He's the football editor of Sports Illustrated and he blocked me on twitter 18 months ago after a difference of opinions on whether Suarez was signing. I would like to point out that I was right.
Dalglish resigned/sacked?
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He's the football editor of Sports Illustrated and he blocked me on twitter 18 months ago after a difference of opinions on whether Suarez was signing. I would like to point out that I was right.
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Two reasons really. He appears to have been given all the credit for the way Swansea play football when it was Martinez that got them playing that way years ago and secondly one season in the Premiership isn't anywhere near enough experience to manage one of Europes biggest clubs. European experience, preferably a European winner, is a must imo.
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Jen Chang's appointment won't have any link to the DoF or Manager, he's just a PR guy. If Begiristain has got the DoF job (and if it is him, I suspect he has already been appointed but not announced) then of course there's the Spanish (and Catalan?) link. I'd rather have Guardiola though, who appointed him at Barca and what's he doing with his time now?
Jen Chang's appointment won't have any link to the DoF or Manager, he's just a PR guy. If Begiristain has got the DoF job (and if it is him, I suspect he has already been appointed but not announced) then of course there's the Spanish (and Catalan?) link. I'd rather have Guardiola though, who appointed him at Barca and what's he doing with his time now?
Im not seeing Guardiola as next manager of Liverpool i'm afraid BaZ
These DOC & DOF etc..positions are just mythical.
Every time a manager who's been managing a club long term and deserves some respect (like Wenger) or is managing and has been a legend on the pitch (like Dalglish) loses his job these positions get mentioned and to my knowledge no club who are worth their salts have had one.
No-one ever 'goes upstairs', it's just paper talk.
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Suarez better watch himself around this Chang guy, sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
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Barca do. Txiki Begiristain was Barca's old DoF
Ok, that's one assuming it's a fact, I'll take your word fir it.
But that may be exception that proves the rule, it don't happen often.
To be fair, a lot of clubs in Europe have similar structures (with varying levels of control) to the DoF/Head Coach set-up.
And iinm, Begiristain's actual title at Barca was "technical director".
I'm not really talking about continental sides, just PL ones.
Any other position other than manager doesn't exist and no manager who's been either ousted or left his post ever fills this fabled, elevated role yet the media repeatedly speculate that the outgoing manager might go upstairs and oversee off pitch affairs. It's just BS
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I'm not really taking about continental sides, just PL ones.
Any other position other than manager doesn't exist and no manager who's been either ousted or left his post ever fills this fabled elevated role although the media repeatedly speculate that the outgoing manager might go upstairs and oversee off pitch affairs. It's just BS
It would appear as if a Director of Football/Technical Director position at Liverpool does or will exist. Agree with what you say about sacked managers moving upstairs being BS though, however there's no talk about Dalglish moving into any Director type role. In an ideal world he'd go back to his academy/ambassador role but it's too soon for that now.
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You should be rooting for AVB, he might bring the physio along with him
Yes it is the same person, not some random woman stuck next to her
http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheManagement/0,,10268~919813,00.html
Joined Chelsea in 2009..... so the only reason for wanting AVB near a club has gone
The only person who looks like a woman who was at the club a couple years ago AVB could put back on the bench at Liverpool is........ Torres