Quote Originally Posted by WTF11 View Post
Postacogliu (or however you spell it), to Mourinho, the (not so) sublime to the ridiculous!

If (still an if, not a when), promotion is achieved, we need a manager who can;

1. Be a force to be reckoned with when new players are being lined up, needs to build THEIR team, not some DoFs idea of what that should be.

2. Adept at creating a team ethos, crucially being able to handle egos, and the blending of the skills and psychologies of the few players to be retained and those of the incomers, changing room atmosphere another key.

3. Equally adept at dealing with the media, and by that I don't mean dismissing them at Posta-whoever does, or insulting them as "the special one" is wont to do. Need the meedja on our side, not against us, it will be hard enough without having the 5th estate on the outside pi55ing in.

I think an English coach (if you could find one that fits the above (and more) would fit the "mood music" of a renewed LUFC out to stay put in the PL, however I suspect it won't be, which is a shame (IMHO) bearing in mind the journey that both new squad and new manager could be embarking on.
So are you touting for the possibility of any Leeds job interview initiating global team building ?

To be fair all tongue in cheek but if DF gets the financial backing that Norwich defo did not give him then its all 'Vorsprung durch Technik' !

Too many still wrapped up in the legacy of the past regarding Head Coach roles as those 24/7 around them are crucial too.
A coachs backing is crucial for implementing a style because it provides the foundation for players to thrive, fostering a cohesive team & hopefully promoting a high-pressing, fluid style of play that we yearn for into the making.

Without that support, its difficult to implement the complex tactical intricacies & player versatility that defines the requirement for a successful team nowadays.

Of course what constitutes 'success' is another matter nowadays in the grand scheme of things or as the Germans will say regarding Norwich City 'Geiz ist geil' apparently anyway.

My reference to Mourinho is unlike some, in that I dont want Leeds to be everyone favourite team as I actually like the 'us against everyone' mentality to focus on.