thisisgil
Just doesn't shut up
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Pretty much every speculative news article and bookmaker has the same usual suspects - Lage, Fonseca, Pereira, Benitez et al. These are all solid, if unspectacular choices, but none of the front runners really make me excited for what the future might hold.
But... what if it wasn't any of those? What if the next appointment was a credible manager that wasn't even in the frame up to the point where he was announced? I'm not talking about ridiculous and unrealistic candidates (such as Warnock, Woodgate, Steve Bull or Moutinho in a player-manager capacity) and neither am I talking about managers who lack any kind of footballing credibility, such as anybody who's managed West Brom in the last decade.
Surely, somewhere in the entirety of world football, there are some talented managers out there who are really under the radar
As unlikely as any of this may be, it interests me a lot more than the current managerial race, which if I'm honest, I'm half disinterested with already, let alone after the '2-3 weeks' we'll then need to wait to get some closure. So with this in mind, who might this hypothetical person be?
But... what if it wasn't any of those? What if the next appointment was a credible manager that wasn't even in the frame up to the point where he was announced? I'm not talking about ridiculous and unrealistic candidates (such as Warnock, Woodgate, Steve Bull or Moutinho in a player-manager capacity) and neither am I talking about managers who lack any kind of footballing credibility, such as anybody who's managed West Brom in the last decade.
Surely, somewhere in the entirety of world football, there are some talented managers out there who are really under the radar
- a highly thought of young coach who's working miracles in a lower league?
- a progressive and forward thinking manager on the other side of the world who could really usher in a new era a la Wenger?
- a bright and highly regarded assistant manager who might just be worth a gamble?
- a manager plying his trade in South America with an obscene 70%+ win ratio and a goals per game of 3?
- a statistical student of the game who could help Fosun moneyball their way to the Champions League?
As unlikely as any of this may be, it interests me a lot more than the current managerial race, which if I'm honest, I'm half disinterested with already, let alone after the '2-3 weeks' we'll then need to wait to get some closure. So with this in mind, who might this hypothetical person be?
