Ronald Koeman

[KingLeo10]

Xavi is the best bet at discovering the next Guardiola. Surely has the football brain to be an elite manager. Man's head is like a book on football and tactics.

If he fails, then it's time we go for big names.

I'm convinced Xavi would do a better job than Koeman.

Is also a strong personality. One of the best attributes of Pep (for mostly better and sometimes worse at times like with Eto'o) is his strong personality.

Koeman is more a stubborn coward than a strong personality. He targets relative no names like Puig to flex while doing nothing about carcasses like Busquets and Pjanic.

 

[JamDav1982]

Is also a strong personality. One of the best attributes of Pep (for mostly better and sometimes worse at times like with Eto'o) is his strong personality.

Koeman is more a stubborn coward than a strong personality. He targets relative no names like Puig to flex while doing nothing about carcasses like Busquets and Pjanic.

Koeman is not scared to take folk on regardless of their position in squad.

Neither Busquets or Pjanic play regularly. Coutinho and Griezmann are dropped/taken off early frequently.

Has always had a straightforward approach when will tell players how sees it. Some players react to it some dont.

Folk add arms and legs onto it as rate Puig higher than him and have to have reasons for it about 'targeting' Puig etc.

 

[Horatio]

People wanted a NO man. There you have it.

 

[serghei]

People wanted a NO man. There you have it.

I think the list of requirements was a bit more extensive than just that.

 

[serghei]

Is also a strong personality. One of the best attributes of Pep (for mostly better and sometimes worse at times like with Eto'o) is his strong personality.

Koeman is more a stubborn coward than a strong personality. He targets relative no names like Puig to flex while doing nothing about carcasses like Busquets and Pjanic.

I don't dislike Koeman in terms of mentality and personality. His case is different than EV and Setien. I am willing to accept a manager getting in conflicts with players to maintain his authority in the team. It is important for the manager to be respected and obeyed. Hell, I'm a big fan of Pep and I thought he was terribly wrong with Eto'o and some others as well. It happens. 24 players in the team and you can't always please everyone.

I just think that he is not the profile we need in terms of the football we wanna play. We need somebody with a vision and philosophy who would develop the team gradually in the direction we want. Xavi is far more likely to do that than Koeman is.

His decisions on the field in games, and even before games leave a lot to be desired. I expect Barca to not be successfully pressed by a team like Eibar, or our manager to be tactically dominated by Eibar's manager.

A top manager fixes the issues in 10-15 mins. Doesn't let half a game pass by with us trying to build from the back with 3 defenders stepping on each others' toes.

 

[Messigician]

He's shit

End of story.

 

[Devils]

Rafa Benitiz was a better manager for Real Madrid than Koeman currently is for Barca.

Sheesh!

 

[Horatio]

Legend.

 

[Gari]

Jos? Mendilibar (Eibar head coach): "The difference between Madrid and Bar?a is that when Madrid start to move the ball, they do so faster than Bar?a." [via ser]Koeman screaming at some players to move the ball faster and foward
Some of the players are bums.They look tired, why?I saw Koeman showing his hands to the players - hit on goal, they don't hit.

 

[FC B]

Man whatta joke of a manager he is.

 

[serghei]

Jos? Mendilibar (Eibar head coach): "The difference between Madrid and Bar?a is that when Madrid start to move the ball, they do so faster than Bar?a." [via ser]Koeman screaming at some players to move the ball faster and foward
Some of the players are bums.They look tired, why?I saw Koeman showing his hands to the players - hit on goal, they don't hit.

Good thing we've kept a fast pass and move player on the bench until min 90.

 

[Laplacian]

Xavi is the best bet at discovering the next Guardiola. Surely has the football brain to be an elite manager. Man's head is like a book on football and tactics.

If he fails, then it's time we go for big names.

I'm convinced Xavi would do a better job than Koeman.

How about we let Xavi become the next Guardiola at some other European club, and THEN we sign him considering he wouldn't think twice to come to us? Rather than taking a huge unnecessary risk, wasting precious time and resources for a manager with literally 0 experience on the European level. We've been buying "no-name" managers for almost a decade now in hopes of finding the "next guardiola" and they've almost all been rather disappointing. Shouldn't we start trying something different now and go for managers with a track record of playing solid football at a high level within the past 3-5 years? Don't you think after trying the exact same thing multiple times and failing warrants a new approach? Don't you think a high level coach would do well to bring the club back to an acceptable level?

Or do you really want us to go for the exact same approach that has been failing us for the nth time in a row...?

 

[BarcaOG]

i cant stand the very real possibility of getting thrashed by mbappe, neymar and co... there is no nobility whatever in losing like that to psg...

 

[Messigician]

i cant stand the very real possibility of getting thrashed by mbappe, neymar and co... there is no nobility whatever in losing like that to psg...

Boohoo people like you wanted Valverde and Suarez gone and big surprise we're in the shits now

 

[Rory]

I'm no fan of his but have all of the awful mistakes leading to goals come from a poor tactical setup or from terrible mistakes from players who regularly make mistakes? If it's the latter then Koeman so far should be on about 6-9 more points. The silly mistakes at the back and in goal have been the biggest reason for me why we are in the league where we are.