Latest Marcus Schopp interview on Radio Dee Dar Duck

[Young_Nudger]

……. have I misunderstood what was being said here ???

On a few occasions he refers to the need to change playing style so young players can develop.
That is to say - he didn’t say change style of play so games can be won - but said change style of play to improve individual players.

He very much sounded as though he was reading this from a script given to him and drilled into him by the owners.

Of course the owners will want the ability of players to improve - if a player improves then obviously that player will then attract a big bid from another club.

But Schopp needs to be very careful here - his main priority isn’t to improve the saleable value of individual players - his priority is to WIN GAMES.
There’s a big difference between the two.
Because if he doesn't win games then these owners will drop him like a sack of potatoes - no matter how well individual players have improved.

After listening to the interview I got the impression that the owners watched the games and enjoyed the success of last season - but they weren’t totally happy with it because the style of direct football didn’t put young players such as Styles, Brittain and Palmer in a good light i.e. in the shop window..

It wouldn’t surprise me to hear that when Schopp was interviewed there was more emphasis placed on playing a style that developed young players - other than actually winning games.

Is anyone else getting that impression when listening to Schopp’s interviews ???