The New Manager Thread

[Kenneth]

Broner, did you ever get back in the club?

Stop it.


Quality thread.

[Tee]

PTP don't lie to him a WUM is a womans bum

So what does that make a mans bum then?

[Reece]

Pellegrini obviously had a lot of big name players to keep happy last year. Does anyone know how he did in that regard? Did any of them come out moaning?

Does he have a wife called Montse? And two you girls? A goatee?

[Craig_H]

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[el matador]

hiddink - all the way.

plays progressive football and allows fullbacks to push up which will suit johnson.

Good fitness levels and high energy game plan.

[Reece]

Has this been posted yet?

So what`s next for Liverpool?

I`ve been receiving a lot of emails from readers on this site asking for my thoughts on who should replace Rafa Benitez at Anfield. I`ve got to be honest, it`s a scenario I didn`t really want to be speculating upon as my opinion that Rafa deserved a lot more credit for his work at Liverpool - and my belief that he should have been allowed to continue in the face of very difficult circumstances at the club - has been well documented throughout. My views have not changed on that matter.

But, if you are asking me for my personal opinion as to who would make a strong candidate to bring stability to the club, then I would have to suggest that Quique Sanchez Flores – the Atletico Madrid coach – ticks far more boxes than many other names out there, in my opinion. At 45 years of age he is a rare combination of youth and energy combined with experience (including at a big club, Valencia, where he oversaw two successive qualifications for the Champions League and took the club to a quarter final), he has experienced management overseas (Benfica), he is incredibly bright, is excellent in dealing with players and in building strong relationships, tactically very astute and – perhaps most importantly – is very good at turning things around, as he has done at Atletico Madrid. He would have no problem working with Liverpool`s back room staff – many of whom are Spanish and, what Anfield needs right now is evolution not revolution on the playing side. He would understand the systems in place while introducing his own ideas that would enable Liverpool to play the typically non-English football style that the fans crave. And he also speaks English.

Sanchez Flores did agree a one-year extension to his contract at Atletico Madrid very recently, but the lure of taking charge at Liverpool would prove too strong to turn down.

You only have to look at the fantastic job he has done in a short space of time at Atletico to see that he has the credentials to solve many of Liverpool`s problems: he took charge at the Vicente Calderon on a short-term basis in October 2009, filling the vacancy created by Abel Resino`s sacking. He inherited a struggling, lethargic, inconsistent club punching well below their weight with the threat of relegation on the horizon and was able to oversee a remarkable reversal in fortune, restoring belief and consistency to the side.

Atletico ended up reaching two cup finals under his guidance: ironically, beating both Liverpool and Fulham (Roy Hodgson another name linked with the Liverpool job) to win the Europa League, Atletico`s first major trophy since 1996.

There are even a few players at Anfield who would love to see Pako Ayestaran return to the club – a candidate for the perfect assistant to Sanchez Flores as someone who knows the players and the club to help ease Quique into the role? I know that critics will immediately denounce this suggestion purely because Sanchez Flores is another Spaniard; but we should judge the man not the cover of his passport – and since when, in the modern game, did nationality become a benchmark of credentials?

A couple of other names spring to mind: Gregorio Manzano has just finished an outstanding season with Real Mallorca, guiding them into the Champions League following a season which many, at the outset, predicted relegation. He is vastly experienced and considering what he has just pulled off at a bankrupt club: is there anyone better at working within a limited budget?

Or perhaps, if long term stability and continuity is the goal, then Roy Hodgson could bring his experience and expertise to be combined with a younger, assistant coach who could be groomed as his successor.

http://www.guillembalague.com/blog_desp.php?titulo=Liverpool%20should%20consider%20Quique%20Sanchez%20Flores&id=458

I hadn't even considered Flores, but he would certainly be an interesting candidate for me.

[Shaggy]

Yeah I'd be interested in Flores too.

[Kenneth]

Has this been posted yet?

http://www.guillembalague.com/blog_desp.php?titulo=Liverpool%20should%20consider%20Quique%20Sanchez%20Flores&id=458

I hadn't even considered Flores, but he would certainly be an interesting candidate for me.

Fair play. Bring it on.

[Craig_H]

Does Flores have any connection with Torres, or did their paths not cross via Atletico?

[Reece]

In fact can you add him as a new option in your poll please

[Fierce]

Has this been posted yet?

http://www.guillembalague.com/blog_desp.php?titulo=Liverpool%20should%20consider%20Quique%20Sanchez%20Flores&id=458

I hadn't even considered Flores, but he would certainly be an interesting candidate for me.

Interesting. Pako too? I'm sold. Make the call Reece

[Reece]

Does Flores have any connection with Torres, or did their paths not cross via Atletico?

That article says he only took over at Atletico in Oct 2009, so it wouldn't appear so no.

[Craig_H]

In fact can you add him as a new option in your poll please

You're kidding arent you?

Shaggy couldnt add sand to a beach

That article says he only took over at Atletico in Oct 2009, so it wouldn't appear so no.

Shame. Anything that might help keep torres, would be helpful.

[Reece]

I did vote for Pellegrini but I'm changing that to other:

Quique Sanchez Flores

[Reece]

You're kidding arent you?

Shaggy couldnt add sand to a beach

I know but I figured it might be fun watching him try.

Shame. Anything that might help keep torres, would be helpful.

Indeed