I think it matters if you think you’re the manager and turn out you’re the coach. If it was me, I would want to be the one who selected my players to fit my team and how I wanted to play. I wouldn’t want to just be given players I didn’t want and just hope I could coach them to success. I would be risking my job for the choices made by someone else.
junker359 on
As someone from the US, having one person coach the team and another handle the personnel side just isn’t a crazy idea. Modern sports have become so complex that it’s too much work for one person to both handle the player management side and also be in charge of scouting, contract and transfer negotiations, maintaining the stadium, etc.
FindingAether on
Both models can work as long as you have competent people in charge. A good DOF can be a great ally ib the board room, support the manager’s vision and help a manager with his weak points and become a great partnership.For example Klopp didn’t want Salah but Michael Edwards and the scouting team convinced him. Monchi and Emery vs Monchi and Sanhelli are 2 different kettle of fish.
If the DOF and the manager are not willing to collaborate and take each other’s input into consideration, and are happy to throw each under under the bus at the first sign of trouble…it will be very hard to run the club.
ZypherPunk on
The teams challenging or winning the PL over the past have all had mostly what would be seen as “Managers”. Maybe City before Pep came didn’t give as much control to the head coach.
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I think it matters if you think you’re the manager and turn out you’re the coach. If it was me, I would want to be the one who selected my players to fit my team and how I wanted to play. I wouldn’t want to just be given players I didn’t want and just hope I could coach them to success. I would be risking my job for the choices made by someone else.
As someone from the US, having one person coach the team and another handle the personnel side just isn’t a crazy idea. Modern sports have become so complex that it’s too much work for one person to both handle the player management side and also be in charge of scouting, contract and transfer negotiations, maintaining the stadium, etc.
Both models can work as long as you have competent people in charge. A good DOF can be a great ally ib the board room, support the manager’s vision and help a manager with his weak points and become a great partnership.For example Klopp didn’t want Salah but Michael Edwards and the scouting team convinced him. Monchi and Emery vs Monchi and Sanhelli are 2 different kettle of fish.
If the DOF and the manager are not willing to collaborate and take each other’s input into consideration, and are happy to throw each under under the bus at the first sign of trouble…it will be very hard to run the club.
The teams challenging or winning the PL over the past have all had mostly what would be seen as “Managers”. Maybe City before Pep came didn’t give as much control to the head coach.
The actual roles at those clubs
Chelsea : Asset Manager
Man Utd : Brand Manager
Caretakers replaced by caretaker managers