No to Sampaoli for me for the mess he made of Argentina in 2018From his wikiArgentina suffered a heavy 0–3 loss by Croatia due to "a defence left exposed, a midfield that was overrun and an attack that was blunted"sounds all too familiar
Zidane is my favourite non-Villa player ever, so based on little except that (and 3 European cup wins as a manager obvs) I’d want him. Would make the McGinn song a bit jarring mind.
I'd love Bielsa
Quote from: Villa in Denmark on September 21, 2022, 05:30:02 PMNo to Sampaoli for me for the mess he made of Argentina in 2018From his wikiArgentina suffered a heavy 0–3 loss by Croatia due to "a defence left exposed, a midfield that was overrun and an attack that was blunted"sounds all too familiar It was a mess but that group of players just didn't suit what he wanted to do, look at his Chile record instead. Last 16 in 2014 world cup and then won Copa America the following summer.
Quote from: N'ZMAV on September 21, 2022, 09:03:38 PMI'd love BielsaNot for me. I'm sure it would be a fun ride but as others had it's not sustainable. And trying to adapt to his system with our squad would be more likely to lead to relegation than top 4.
If the alternative was Southgate I'd rather keep Gerrard... or Lambert.
I have a friend who is a Juve-supporter (he was born that way, to be fair) and he said he'd rather watch Villa than Allegri-ball. Imagine.
I'd have a dream team of Remi Garde, Eric Black and Trevor bloody Francis before Southgate.
Quote from: Risso on September 21, 2022, 03:05:50 PMWell if we had a vacancy and Tuchel, Poch and Zidane fancied a crack, I wouldn't say no to any of them. It's hard to know how somebody like Zidane would get on at a team which isn't like playing on easy mode though.Poch and Tuchel have both proven they can get results and improve sides without having vast amounts of money or talent immediately at their disposal (Tuchel at Mainz, and Poch at Southampton and to a certain extent Spurs). Zidane, not so much. I think he'd be a gamble, as winning with Real Madrid in Spain is a bit like winning with Rangers in Scotland. He might be a great manager, but he really might not be.I think we'd be a really attractive option for a top manager looking for a three-year project, and looking to know he's not going to get the sack for not getting silverwear every season. I think Tuchel would be VERY motivated to prove his premier league credentials, but clearly something went wrong at Chelsea towards the end, but I do think he's capable of building a Klopp-like empire wherever he ends up.
Well if we had a vacancy and Tuchel, Poch and Zidane fancied a crack, I wouldn't say no to any of them. It's hard to know how somebody like Zidane would get on at a team which isn't like playing on easy mode though.