Post by townmeadleftover on Nov 27, 2018 17:43:21 GMT
I reckon his ego is likely to put him in the HK club, it'll be interesting to see how much of a bounce it gives the Macclesfield players though and whether they put some results together
I reckon his ego is likely to put him in the HK club, it'll be interesting to see how much of a bounce it gives the Macclesfield players though and whether they put some results together
Yeah he seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder so can see it going south pretty quickly.
There's a thin dividing line between confidence and arrogance. He crosses that line. He's told the Macclesfield players they have got one of the best defenders in the world now managing them. Well I've news for them.
He wasn't even one of the best defenders in London - He was a very fine player. But great players don't always make great managers - see Dannie Bulman article on Tony Adams for more proof. He may well get some success at Maccesfield - it helped Paul Ince forge a career in management until the wheels came off at Blackburn
It's also (despite what others say) very low risk. If it goes wrong he will blame everything but him (lack of resources, poor players, race) whereas if it goes well he will soon be poached by better clubs than Macclesfield.
I can see lots of Harry Kewell in him - someone has given him a chance - he'll look for the first exit point possible and then it'll go wrong and he'll be on the management scrap heap.
Management is far more brutal than playing professionally
The other low-risk aspect is that the bar for the Macc Lads is already set very low, ALL he has to do is avoid relegation to be judged a success this season..
..without suggesting it is easy, it is not exactly mission impossible either.
