Could a former player do the job?

[NotTheMarketLeader]

50 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

I personally think we will see Wes or Kasper as Head Coach of the club one day, perhaps 10 years from now and possibly even as a combo of manager / assistant manager. Kasper especially always comes across as intelligent and articulate and the owners clearly love him. Cambiasso is also a possibility given how decorated his club career was. 

 

But if such a thing happened, then the player(s) in question would have to prove their managerial ability somehow first. E.g. coaching the U23's / Reserves or being succesful with another team, even if that team is in the lower divisions or abroad. For Cambiasso, perhaps he's the sort that could be given it straight away but even decorated players like Gerrard and Lampard in this country have had to go to the Championship / Scotland before being handed a Premier League job. 

 

When we get to that period of time then I wouldn't be against it. In fact I'd quite like it because then perhaps we would start to have a "Leicester City way" or at least an identifiable nature with players who achieved the title in charge to hopefully see us punch above our weight again. But whoever is in charge has to be good at their job or at least show potential to be good at there job. It's a results orientated business after all!

Wes ? 

 

For the sake of getting involved in this thread. Cambiasso is the only choice. Jose (when he was a good manager) once said when he was asked what he did when he was unsure what to do in a game...,

 

“I ask Cambiasso”

 

Lets face it, it worked when Nige said “Esteban, I cant buy a win. What the **** shall we do?”

 

The rest is history.

[les-tah]

i see no other option other than to put Morgan in charge next year and revert to 15/16 style.

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

We're not a Manchester United or a Barcelona or a Real Madrid.

 

There is nothing to 'get' at Leicester. There is no 'Leicester Way' or a specific brand of Footie that we're famous for.

 

Those 3 aforementioned clubs have had success promoting from within because those clubs have an easily identifiable style of play that has served them well. 

 

Not sure I particularly agree with United or Madrid.

 

Madrid's "style" is buy the best players in the world and United only have a "style" because their fans are nostalgic for Ferguson, "play wingers and attack" isn't really a style. 

 

I actually don't know that there's a great deal to "get" at any club, really. I think it's a concept that's blown out of proportion because the press like to dramatise what Guardiola did at Barcelona. 

 

Ultimately, him being La Masia alumni who'd worked with Cruyff helped him understand the young players the academy was producing because La Masia was still working to the principles Cruyff had put in place years before. But I dare say it wasn't essential.

 

Guardiola's understanding of space, tactically, and his being hired by Laporta with the instruction that he'd rebuild the squad using what was available from the academy was more essential than him actually "getting" Barca on some existential level. 

 

But I definitely agree that there's nothing to "get" here. I do think our fans have a leaning towards appreciating graft and work ethic over show ponies but I don't particularly think that's a "culture."

 

[foxes21]

10 hours ago, shailen said:

I think we need to get someone for the future. To work with the youth team now and promote internally when there is a chance. Happened with Pep and Zidane amongst many others.

 

Someone to understand the club from top to bottom before taking the reins.

Would love to see a Morgan, Huth & Wasilewski trio in the youth set up . Didn’t Wasilewski do some scouting for Anderlecht when he retired?

[Guest WarehamFox]

Gary Rowett is free! 

[AKCJ]

15 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Not sure I particularly agree with United or Madrid.

 

Madrid's "style" is buy the best players in the world and United only have a "style" because their fans are nostalgic for Ferguson, "play wingers and attack" isn't really a style. 

 

I actually don't know that there's a great deal to "get" at any club, really. I think it's a concept that's blown out of proportion because the press like to dramatise what Guardiola did at Barcelona. 

 

Ultimately, him being La Masia alumni who'd worked with Cruyff helped him understand the young players the academy was producing because La Masia was still working to the principles Cruyff had put in place years before. But I dare say it wasn't essential.

 

Guardiola's understanding of space, tactically, and his being hired by Laporta with the instruction that he'd rebuild the squad using what was available from the academy was more essential than him actually "getting" Barca on some existential level. 

 

But I definitely agree that there's nothing to "get" here. I do think our fans have a leaning towards appreciating graft and work ethic over show ponies but I don't particularly think that's a "culture."

 

Not specifically talking about styles of play, more that there are players that I look at and think "He's a Madrid type player" or "He's a Barca type player".

 

Players like Icardi - Madrid.

Players like Dybala - Barca.

 

If that makes any sense idk.

[Finnegan]

Kinda but by that logic wouldn't you think Isco and Modric were more "Barcelona" and Dembele and Rakitic were more "Madrid"? 

[The Doctor]

21 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

I do think our fans have a leaning towards appreciating graft and work ethic over show ponies 

So, Iain Hume for manager then?

[SheppyFox]

We have an elite level manager, getting great results. 

[Randy Morgan]

I agree with Matt. Esteban Cambiasso is the man for the job!

[mazarron fox]

2 hours ago, mozartfox said:

I am not criticising anything ffs.  Do people read on here? The topic was do people think someone from within can do the job.  My view is no.  The next person coming in might want to instil more wholesale changes in how the whole playing side is set up instead of staying with what we have i.e new coaching methods throughout all levels.

 

I note you do not mention scouting and recruitment.  Please read properly before responding.

 

BTW. check all my posts and you see I have never said I am in the Puel out camp.

Not wishing to be pedantic but you said quote ‘ we need to change everything ‘ so having read your post again I stand by my comments. In my reply I did mention recruitment, coaching I didn’t feel I needed to as we sit 7th in the league and 2nd in PL 2.

[fazzyfox]

Not at the moment but every time I see Kasper in a post match interview I can envisage him being a future manager and with the nature of Goalkeepers playing longer he could see out his playing career here whilst starting the process of integrating with coaching and potentially step from that to management.

[z-layrex]

6 hours ago, FilbertFrog said:

Another disguised “Claude out”  Thread

 

I dispare at how fickle we have become 

Honestly makes me ashamed to be a Leicester fan.

[Jon the Hat]

Solskjaer is this seasons Robbie DiMatteo, the right man to lift the mood (although not likely to win the CL) but not for the longer term.

[Nalis]

13 hours ago, HankMarvin said:

Yes get Ade badbuy back as manager to make nacho feel less shit 

Imagine he came back as manager and was actually a genius hybrid of Pep and Klopp

[berniethebolt]

Id probably let Mancini have a stab!

[ClaphamFox]

Of all the possible reasons to appoint somebody as manager, is there another as stupid and irrelevant as the fact that they used to play for the club?

[koop.]

Give it Barry Hayles

[Guest MattP]

Rarely works, even less likely to work with our fanbase. I still can't forget the amount of morons who wanted to put Steve Walsh in charge of this club about 15 years ago.

[Guest Bob Hazels shorts]

Managers used to cut their teeth in the lower leagues and work their way into a bigger job. Obviously doesn't always work.

 

Most of the best managers haven't necessarily been good players.

 

 

[mozartfox]

2 hours ago, mazarron fox said:

Not wishing to be pedantic but you said quote ‘ we need to change everything ‘ so having read your post again I stand by my comments. In my reply I did mention recruitment, coaching I didn’t feel I needed to as we sit 7th in the league and 2nd in PL 2.

Well if you are happy with Scouting and Recruitment, that is fine by me that is your view.  But I am not.  Far too many cock-ups which have cost us zillions. So IMO, if and when there is a management change, I hope it is extended much wider over other footballing aspects.  Root and branch review would not go a miss.

[Richard]

Give it Walshy til end of season

[Trav Le Bleu]

14 hours ago, TK95 said:

For the record, I don't think Puel is going anywhere soon so this is hypothetical.

 

I do sometimes wonder if an appointment from "within" would ever work for us.

 

You see United under Solskjaer. On paper you'd say he wouldn't warrant a job like that but a man who knows the club and its values and will get the fans onside no matter what.

 

A bit more trickier for us in the sense we aren't blessed with a history of former players going into management. But would a Neil Lennon or Esteban Cambiasso be worth a punt for example? The former was linked with us after Pearson

You see United under Solksjaer, but they haven't actually played anyone that good yet, plus remember the first few games under Shakespeare?

[Cincinnati Fox]

Yep get Steve Walsh in.

big man and little man up top and score goals from set pieces. 

[Crispin LA]

Esteban Cambiasso for me. Without him we would not have achieved the great escape and the players even said that he was a great motivatior fom them