Job security - arne

[darkstarexodus]

So Slot will probably stay so long as we're on track for the CL spaces, and Xabi or Naglesman to take over in the summer.

I will say it's just further proof this head coach and sporting director set up sounds sensible on paper, but to date, FSG have not made it work. They've tried it twice with two lesser experienced managers (Rodgers and Slot) and it's gone tits up. Nobody should be surprised if the next manager gets equally frustrated. If responsibility is shared then one of Edwards and Hughes need to stop lurking in the shadows and get in front of a camera.

Has anyone really made it work at the top end of a big league? Clubs have sporting directors of varying seniority and influence. Sometimes they have good relations with the manager, other times it's a power play.

But who really does well with a "head coach" outside of less-resourced teams who can't attract/keep a top manager?

No examples in England. What title-chasing club in a top five league actually succeeds with this model?

We did well when we paired the nerds with a world class manager.

 

[juniormember]

Has anyone really made it work at the top end of a big league? Clubs have sporting directors of varying seniority and influence. Sometimes they have good relations with the manager, other times it's a power play.

But who really does well with a "head coach" outside of less-resourced teams who can't attract/keep a top manager?

No examples in England. What title-chasing club in a top five league actually succeeds with this model?

We did well when we paired the nerds with a world class manager.

Haven't all the clubs in all the other top leagues been doing the sporting director + head coach thing for 3 decades at least?