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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1710 on: October 21, 2022, 10:58:03 PM »
I never really studied Emery until tonight. Wow, he has quite a phenomenal CV. What went wrong at Arsenal?

He'd be a very, very good appointment here.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1711 on: October 21, 2022, 10:59:52 PM »
I never really studied Emery until tonight. Wow, he has quite a phenomenal CV. What went wrong at Arsenal?

He couldn't/can't speak English. He likes Peaky Blinders though.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1712 on: October 21, 2022, 11:00:06 PM »
I never really studied Emery until tonight. Wow, he has quite a phenomenal CV. What went wrong at Arsenal?

He'd be a very, very good appointment here.

Yes, as I say, I never really looked into him. His record is something else. He has pretty much everything we'd want from our Next appointment. I don't remember him at Arsenal but I guess following Wenger was a tough gig?

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1713 on: October 21, 2022, 11:00:39 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1714 on: October 21, 2022, 11:04:39 PM »
Was Howe still available when we sacked DS?

He'd have been a decent succession fit so annoying Purslow was getting giddy at appointing his hero as manager which has cost us 12 months.

No, took Newcastle about a week before

If we’d sacked Smith when the writing was on the wall we could have gone for Howe. If we’d sacked Gerrard a few weeks ago we could have gone for Potter. And I reckon they would both have snapped our hands off

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1715 on: October 21, 2022, 11:05:25 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

Won the league last year with them for the first time in about 20 years

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1716 on: October 21, 2022, 11:05:50 PM »
I never really studied Emery until tonight. Wow, he has quite a phenomenal CV. What went wrong at Arsenal?

Not much.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1717 on: October 21, 2022, 11:06:54 PM »
I never really studied Emery until tonight. Wow, he has quite a phenomenal CV. What went wrong at Arsenal?

Not much.

I think it was because they are entitled twats

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1718 on: October 21, 2022, 11:07:36 PM »
So am I, though. This could end in tears.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1719 on: October 21, 2022, 11:07:47 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

I don't know a lot about him, but it seems he actually coaches players to play to a pattern, and to get the best from them rather than cosplaying as Alex Ferguson.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1720 on: October 21, 2022, 11:08:08 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

Won the league last year with them for the first time in about 20 years
And how does that differ from Gerrard?  Sporting have hardly ever been out the top3.

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1721 on: October 21, 2022, 11:08:36 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=63352.0

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1722 on: October 21, 2022, 11:11:28 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

I don't know a lot about him, but it seems he actually coaches players to play to a pattern, and to get the best from them rather than cosplaying as Alex Ferguson.
Yes a coach appeals to me. But if Gerrard was a massive mistake and entirely unqualified, what has Almorim achied?  At least Gerrard was familiar with British football and the PL

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1723 on: October 21, 2022, 11:15:47 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=63352.0
There’s 69 pages.  Anything in particular?

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Re: Next Manager Speculation/Hopes
« Reply #1724 on: October 21, 2022, 11:24:31 PM »
Can someone explain why Almorim is significantly more qualified than Gerrard was when we appointed him?

I’m not necessarily against him, but see it as a gamble.  Has he achieved anything at Sporting in what is essentially a 3 team league?

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=63352.0
There’s 69 pages.  Anything in particular?

Just the important bits.

To summarise, Sporting are a club very much like Villa, okay we now have great owners but Sporting are massive but every bloody year they fail to deliver. Amorim comes in, shakes it up and smashes both Benfica and Porto out the water.

He's fucking special.
He speaks English.
We'd be lucky to have him.
Villa fans would love his values - a Portuguese Dean Smith.
We ain't getting him.

 


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