Said a similar thing on the Viera thread - if we had had better coaches over the last few seasons, maybe some of our purchases or youth products would have developed quickly (or at all).

Last proper coach we had for developing players was Redfearn - players need managing and coaching to get the best out of them - that's where a manager earns his money - and our recent managers have not had much experience, or shown much aptitude, for getting the best out of players.

Hopefully Bielsa being famed for that will change that now. Think it's a shame Viera won't get the benefit, although i guess Bielsa has not seen enough in him to want to keep him, whilst seeing Phillips much more positively.