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[Football] Gus Poyet to Swansea City is the word, how good is he?
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Palacefinder General
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Walesonline lists some very underwhelming potential candidates, including wor Gus.
He's the Leon Knight of football management.
Great in his first season, then his ego and attitude take over as he becomes convinced of his own brilliance. He then gets sacked or/and falls out with every club he subsequently goes to, never realises his full potential, but instead becomes a surly journeyman who's p****d his talent away.
Great in his first season, then his ego and attitude take over as he becomes convinced of his own brilliance. He then gets sacked or/and falls out with every club he subsequently goes to, never realises his full potential, but instead becomes a surly journeyman who's p****d his talent away.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Only thing I give Poyet credit for is teaching El Abd and T. Elphick to at least attempt to play the ball on ground and undo an entire prior coaching lifetime of Clear Yer Lines Hoofball. Like teaching toddlers to walk. Tho the end result was a prolonged to-you-Tommy, to-you-Adam period of play followed by the inevitable pass back to Ankergren who would then do the hoofball so they didnt have to. It was comically peurile to watch. And lost all respect for Poyet very earlydoors. We get a penalty at Withdean. Does the manager in his first senior position watch the penalty being taken and maybe learn something useful that might just give him that edge somewhere further down the line? Nope. Clown just turns his back to the field of play and stands behind the dugout mugging to the South Stand. Should have been slapped down with a club disciplinary first time he did it. Instead he and his ridiculous ego were shamefully over-indulged. ****
SweatyMexican
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Harsh. Poyet did a lot for this club in its transition from tinpot league one relegation outfit to championship play off contenders.
I’m not saying he was perfect. But the Gus Bus(tm) got everyone pulling in the same direction and it was just what we needed at the time.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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First Albion manager in yonks to have the purse strings loosened. Guess we'll never know whether that was some form of inbuilt Poyet know-how or whether the cards all fell in his favour and somebody else could have done the same with less drama. His subsequent car-crash of a managerial career provides a possible pointer tho eh?
Great post. A huge contrast in our football up to May 2011, from the first two Amex seasons.
More powerful and pacey opponents, with better opposing managers, so often negated our previous strengths. Leaving those passing triangles amongst our back 3.
Megazone
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Once Bloom came in, we were no longer tinpot. Bloom came before Poyet. It was Slade who stopped us from relegation. His poor start to the following season is why Bloom got rid of Slade and decided to appoint Poyet. We had high expectations and Bloom had splashed some cash on new signings i.e. Elliot Bennett. Poyet walked into a team who were massively underachieving. This 'Poyet turned our club around' is a massive exaggeration. it's very similar to when we claim CH took us from near relegation to promotion to the Prem which again isn't quite true.
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Exactly. Bloom and Slade delivered many of the quality players, who thrived for the Albion and went on to bigger things.
Icy Gull
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Potter may well benefit from the players currently here then? Different approach just like Poyet and CH brought about when they took over
I hope so.
But up at elite PL level, our snails pace football with Propper and Gross, simply doesn’t cut it against athletic opponents and savvy opposing managers.
So in the same way that TB brought in Calderon, Orlando, Lopez, Buckley, Bruno and Bridge for Championship football, TB will have to spend this summer to get 3 or 4 far better first-teamers in.
LamieRobertson
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Makes sense as they will more than likely have to rely on ‘youth’ again next season
BensGrandad
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I think that a struggling Championship clubs chairman will see him as the saviour around October/November time.
It’s the Chelsea job or no job for Poyet, as he knows he’s amazing.
Icy Gull
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If I were a Chelsea fan I’d prefer him over Lampard.
Probably end up at Reading at the second time of asking though
LowKarate
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Poyet managing Frank Lampard’s Chelsea would be a most interesting spectacle / power struggle.
The job I think will come years too early for Lampard. He’ll be up against the far more experienced Guardiola, Klopp and Pochettino, and Chelsea no longer blow all the opposition away by being the only club with an owner prepared to bankroll a squad of world class players.
Dirk Lehmann's Python
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Remember though he's got a years grace. They've just sold their best player and can't sign anyone, so the pressure is off a bit and they'll need to utilise the current squad inc the many youngsters out on loan...
I agree in normal circumstances it's too early but with the transfer ban it could be ideal for him.
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