I'm definitely on board for this trainwreck, come what may, but the Neville hiring is a little bit on the nose. Couldn't they have hired someone with a better record and less baggage?
I'm definitely on board for this trainwreck, come what may, but the Neville hiring is a little bit on the nose. Couldn't they have hired someone with a better record and less baggage?
Neville's career also ended 10 years ago. it shouldn't comprise a majority - or even a significant minority - of the reason he was hired. Also, look at Thierry Henry. Probably a top five player in the last 50 years, and a terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible manager.
I think you're right that the FO got blinded by the "big name", and that's disappointing.
He's a relentless, notorious micromanager. He is one of those guys who was soooooo good as a player, but he couldn't really communicate/teach how to play to his players - his attitude was basically "just go do what I used to do", even if he didn't say it in those exact words, and then he'd get exasperated at his guys when they couldn't play like prime Thierry Henry. Which no one can!
That level of frustration led him to micromanage players both at training and in games, and that's just not a recipe for success. He won four of his 20 games in charge at Monaco, and then went to Montreal and won 9 out of 29. He's currently in charge of the France U21's, for some reason, which I don't know how it's going but I can't imagine it's all that much better.
All of this makes me sad. Henry is my favorite modern player of all time, and I was hoping he'd be a good manager, but it just doesn't seem like he knows how to get players to do what he wants them to do.
I'm definitely on board for this trainwreck, come what may, but the Neville hiring is a little bit on the nose. Couldn't they have hired someone with a better record and less baggage?
There’s the brevity I’ve been looking for in this whole situation.
Better record, less baggage: PLEASE.
I think management is starry-eyed. Like DC with Rooney... Heck, I get it. Nevilles career was amazing.
"Nevilles career was amazing."
Neville's career also ended 10 years ago. it shouldn't comprise a majority - or even a significant minority - of the reason he was hired. Also, look at Thierry Henry. Probably a top five player in the last 50 years, and a terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible manager.
I think you're right that the FO got blinded by the "big name", and that's disappointing.
Say more about Henry being a terrible manager?
He's a relentless, notorious micromanager. He is one of those guys who was soooooo good as a player, but he couldn't really communicate/teach how to play to his players - his attitude was basically "just go do what I used to do", even if he didn't say it in those exact words, and then he'd get exasperated at his guys when they couldn't play like prime Thierry Henry. Which no one can!
That level of frustration led him to micromanage players both at training and in games, and that's just not a recipe for success. He won four of his 20 games in charge at Monaco, and then went to Montreal and won 9 out of 29. He's currently in charge of the France U21's, for some reason, which I don't know how it's going but I can't imagine it's all that much better.
Then there was the chair incicdent:
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37505196/thierry-henry-gives-monaco-player-killer-stare-not-tucking-chair-in
All of this makes me sad. Henry is my favorite modern player of all time, and I was hoping he'd be a good manager, but it just doesn't seem like he knows how to get players to do what he wants them to do.
Thanks.
Ya, I feel the same way about him. Too bad.
Neville's *PLAYING* career was amazing. Coaching, not so much. In fact, not at all.