raskolnikov
Well-known member
Same could have been said about Rijkaard or Pep.
You are missing some very crucial aspects of the equation though.
1) No Suarez up to now.
2) Underperforming Iniesta.
3) Stupid Pique.
4) Atrocious Busquets.
5) Alves and Alba switching off at times costing us goals against PSG.
My point is that with the absence of Suarez, plus with so many starters underperforming, blaming Enrique is missing the target entirely.
All use ones yapping looking enrique sacked who exactly would you want as our world class manager. At barca you cant just stroll in and change our style of play as tata found out even though when he did change things around in first half of season we won games and just got unlucky in the league with injuries etc. We need to stop comparing every manager to pep or wel never get nowere its an unneeded burden on our coaches
Heisenberg is cooking
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Tata did far better than enrique so far. Sad fact.
Lomar1o
Active member
wasn't the situation the same and EVEN worse for tata? we crucified him, didn't we? we hated him, we couldn't forgive him that our precious possession was less against rayo. heh...
A football team is primarily made of football players, not managers. You can bring in whatever manager you wish, if your players are not good enough, nothing will change. The role of managers is surely the most overrated factor in football.
When did I say that Tata was at fault for last season? The thing that did us over were the multiple injuries, not Tata.
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Flavia
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This is very, very wrong. A great coach can do wonders even with a limited squad. The tactics played, motivation, fitness regime, etc, play a huge part.
Yeah, in Oct. let's see when it's five games left at the end of the season.
The only manager I can think of that has made a difference in recent years is Diego Simeone. Other than, clubs around Europe perform more or less in line with the money that they have.
DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
No.... Bielsa outperformed with Athletic's individual value in 11/12 and then greatly undermined it in 12/13. Paco Jemez is working with pretty much the bottom of the barrel at Rayo yet they've miraculously stayed up and done well every season with him in charge. An even more magnified case could be made for Eibar who broke their transfer record with Dani freaking Nieto though I don't know enough about the coaching system there to make a comment.
Coaches are absolutely crucial. It's not always dependent on the good/poor form of players because more often than not, players are dependent on the system. It's why Iniesta/Busi are struggling under Lucho and why Messi struggled under Tata. Compatibility with a system is imperative in football, otherwise it all falls apart.
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