[Albion] Who do you want to become our new manager?

[keaton]

Burnley conceded just 35 goals as they smashed the Championship with amazing attacking football based on passing out from the back. With essentially the same team, that went up to 78 this season as the northerners were pummelled straight back down again.

Ipswich played a similar style of football this season and whilst they managed to score more than Burnley did in 22/23 (92, an astonishing achievement) but the price was 57 goals conceded. They’ll ship many more than 78 next season unless they have a complete rebuild and potentially, a change in style to something like Dycheball. A massive job for McKenna.

Personally, I’d like to see them stay up but if they think they can survive playing the same style of football they are bonkers. If they try, they’ll be punted so astonishingly hard, they’ll end up landing in the Netherlands!

Ipswich did it in a far tougher league. And Burnley might not have conceded that many if they had more faith in the players that got them there and/or signed quality (as most of the teams that stay up do) rather than spendi and a lot on players no better than they already had

 

[Reddleman]

Yep - here’s an article to counter the other one. Hoping for McKenna.

Farioli’s philosophy leaves shackled Nice in a slump and lacking a plan B | Luke Entwistle

Defensive tactics have served side well this season but after recent poor results maybe it is time the handbrake came off

www.theguardian.com

I was about to literally link the same article. I defo don’t want him but he seems to be gaining momentum with the bookies

 

[Reddleman]

Francesco Farioli would be a great appointment

Farioli’s philosophy leaves shackled Nice in a slump and lacking a plan B | Luke Entwistle

Defensive tactics have served side well this season but after recent poor results maybe it is time the handbrake came off

www.theguardian.com

I don’t think so based on this

 

[um bongo molongo]

Francesco Farioli would be a great appointment

This honestly isn’t a dig, but I’ve asked this a number of times and no one has given a convincing answer. On what basis would he be a great appointment?

 

[GT49er]

I can just see the usual boring post match interviews all over again, "it is what it is".
No Thanks

Boringly getting back into the top ten, and maybe a boring season in the ECL - not quite as tough as the Europa - would be fine. I would take a boring post match interview following a tonking of ManU or Chelsea any day!

 

[SeagullinExile]

Francesco Farioli would be a great appointment

I’d prefer this fella too. I’d rather have someone with some top flight experience. McKenna doesn’t have that. Hopefully he’ll stay with Ipswich.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

This honestly isn’t a dig, but I’ve asked this a number of times and no one has given a convincing answer. On what basis would he be a great appointment?

Other than for those pining for RDZ and Farioli being the nearest to him, there isn’t really a basis for it being a great appointment.

 

[Hiheidi]

I’d prefer this fella too. I’d rather have someone with some top flight experience. McKenna doesn’t have that. Hopefully he’ll stay with Ipswich.

Farioli doesn't have much top flight experience at all - a year and a half in Turkey and a year in France. Honestly, I think it's a big risk.
2021: Fatih Karagümrük
2021–2023: Alanyaspor
2023–2024: Nice

Really wanted Fonseca personally.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Farioli doesn't have much top flight experience at all - a year and a half in Turkey and a year in France. Honestly, I think it's a big risk.
2021: Fatih Karagümrük
2021–2023: Alanyaspor
2023–2024: Nice

Really wanted Fonseca personally.

No more of a risk than McKenna imo.

 

[US Seagull]

Only minor changes needed to the mural then, that settles it......

Exactly! It's that kind of attention to detail and costs from TB and PB that let's us remain one of the few profitable clubs in the league.

 

[Hiheidi]

A new name has popped up ..Rydstrom

 

[Hugo Rune]

The Rydstrom philosophy….

 

[Sam Ovett]

I’ve fallen in love with Rydstrom.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Quite a detailed article on Rydstrom here:

Meet Henrik Rydstrom, the Malmo manager playing Brazilian football: ‘We create chaos’

Henrik Rydstrom’s credentials were doubted when he joined Swedish giants Malmo. But his obsession with Brazil-inspired tactics dubbed ‘relationism’ could now be spreading across Europe, writes Lawrence Ostlere

www.independent.co.uk

Seems an intelligent guy.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Quite a detailed article on Rydstrom here:

Meet Henrik Rydstrom, the Malmo manager playing Brazilian football: ‘We create chaos’

Henrik Rydstrom’s credentials were doubted when he joined Swedish giants Malmo. But his obsession with Brazil-inspired tactics dubbed ‘relationism’ could now be spreading across Europe, writes Lawrence Ostlere

www.independent.co.uk

Seems an intelligent guy.

Just read this on twitter. Its a YES from me

 

[amexer]

Whoever it is PB will say they have been watching him for a long time and was always our no 1 choice if De Zerbi left

 

[A1X]

Ryd(ers on the )strom

 

[Baldseagull]

Having studied this guy (Rydstrom) intensly for over 15 minutes, I am in.
It strikes me that we have a few players that are great, but they have not really got a position, so playing without positions so much could suit our squad very well.

 

[Albion my Albion]

I would be a great appointment if you ignore the fact he’s f*cking shit.

I need to get this straight. Who is f*cking shit?

Did you go from first person to third person in your statement?

 

[Swegulls]

A new name has popped up ..Rydstrom

Told you so, a week ago!