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Imagine only beating this Barca 2-0
Fucking lmao
We might get Atalanta in the next round, though
Or Leipzig/Spurs. With a bit of luck we get either Atalanta or Leipzig/Spurs and reach the semi final. There it all depends if we're going to finish our chances.
Valverde was never the issue, usually in football the coach never is (numerous research papers on this), it's the quality of the squad.
Link?
This is a more recent paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecin.12280
The authors also summarize lots of previous papers, check them out on Google Scholar:
No Effects:
Poulsen, R. “Should He Stay or Should He Go? Estimating the Effect of Firing the Manager in Soccer.” Chance, 13, 2000, 29–32.
Koning, R. “An Econometric Evaluation of the Effect of Firing a Coach on Team Performance.” Applied Economics, 35, 2003, 555–64.
Bruinshoofd, A., and B. Ter Weel. “Manager to Go? Performance Dips Reconsidered with Evidence from Dutch Football.” European Journal of Operational Research, 148, 2003, 233–46.
Balduck, A., M. Buelens, and R. Philippaerts. “Short-term Effects of Midseason Coach Turnover on Team Performance in Soccer.” Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 81, 2010a, 379–83.
Balduck, A., A. Prinzie, and M. Buelens. “The Effectiveness of Coach Turnover and the Effect on Home Team Advantage, Team Quality and Team Ranking.” Journal of Applied Statistics, 37, 2010b, 679–89.
Ter Weel, B. “Does Manager Turnover Improve Firm Performance? Evidence from Dutch Soccer.” De Economist, 159, 2011, 279–303.
Negative Effects
Salomo, S., and K. Teichmann. “The Relationship of Performance and Managerial Succession in the German Premier Football League.” European Journal of Sport Management, 7, 2000, 99–119. Stadtmann, G. “Frequent News and Pure Signals: The Case
of a Publicly Traded Football Club.” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 53, 2006, 485–504.
Dobson, S., and J. Goddard. The Economics of Football. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Mixed
Improvement in home games => Tena, J. D., and D. Forrest. “Within-season Dismissal of Football Coaches: Statistical Analysis of Causes and Consequences.” European Journal of Operational Research, 181, 2007, 362–73.
"depends on team homogeneity" => Hentschel, S., G. Muehlheusser, and D. Sliwka. “The Impact of Managerial Change on Performance. The Role of Team Heterogeneity.” Working Paper 3950, Munich: CESifo, 2012.
Obviously the quality of players is the most important, but head coaches definitely make a difference.
[MENTION=5226]Wolfe[/MENTION]This is a more recent paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecin.12280
The authors also summarize lots of previous papers, check them out on Google Scholar:
No Effects:
Poulsen, R. “Should He Stay or Should He Go? Estimating the Effect of Firing the Manager in Soccer.” Chance, 13, 2000, 29–32.
Koning, R. “An Econometric Evaluation of the Effect of Firing a Coach on Team Performance.” Applied Economics, 35, 2003, 555–64.
Bruinshoofd, A., and B. Ter Weel. “Manager to Go? Performance Dips Reconsidered with Evidence from Dutch Football.” European Journal of Operational Research, 148, 2003, 233–46.
Balduck, A., M. Buelens, and R. Philippaerts. “Short-term Effects of Midseason Coach Turnover on Team Performance in Soccer.” Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 81, 2010a, 379–83.
Balduck, A., A. Prinzie, and M. Buelens. “The Effectiveness of Coach Turnover and the Effect on Home Team Advantage, Team Quality and Team Ranking.” Journal of Applied Statistics, 37, 2010b, 679–89.
Ter Weel, B. “Does Manager Turnover Improve Firm Performance? Evidence from Dutch Soccer.” De Economist, 159, 2011, 279–303.
Negative Effects
Salomo, S., and K. Teichmann. “The Relationship of Performance and Managerial Succession in the German Premier Football League.” European Journal of Sport Management, 7, 2000, 99–119. Stadtmann, G. “Frequent News and Pure Signals: The Case
of a Publicly Traded Football Club.” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 53, 2006, 485–504.
Dobson, S., and J. Goddard. The Economics of Football. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Mixed
Improvement in home games => Tena, J. D., and D. Forrest. “Within-season Dismissal of Football Coaches: Statistical Analysis of Causes and Consequences.” European Journal of Operational Research, 181, 2007, 362–73.
"depends on team homogeneity" => Hentschel, S., G. Muehlheusser, and D. Sliwka. “The Impact of Managerial Change on Performance. The Role of Team Heterogeneity.” Working Paper 3950, Munich: CESifo, 2012.
[MENTION=5226]Wolfe[/MENTION]
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