My thoughts on managers in Premier League
To write about managers in England without mentioning José Mourinho is impossible. I will however give you my thoughts on a lot of other ones as well.
The difference of coaching the top teams and the rest is huge, ask David Moyes. He got to test the atmosphere in Manchester United after he had success in Everton. No matter who, replacing Sir Alex was never going to be easy. And Sir Alex has had a huge impact on my idea of a successful manager.
Success can be measured in different ways.
- Always winning titles
- Building a "dynasty" like Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger
- Build a club through youngsters and by doing so create a familiar feeling with fans and locals. This way the economy is not at risk.
The reason I wrote this post is probably Jose Mourinho and the present talk about him trying to build a dynasty. I am not sure if he has used those words himself. However, he came back to Chelsea again. The club in his heart.
At the moment he is not getting the results he needs and the team is a long way from winning the title this year.
When listening to the media covering the Premier League. It is quite clear. Mourinho is having a certain way, as he called himself "The Special One". And when he is winning titles, everyone is accepting his ways. When he does not get results though, the way of Mourinho is harder to accept.
A lot of the talk is about the comments from Mourinho regarding Arsene Wenger. The media calls him obsessed with the Arsenal manager. Is it because of Wenger being able to create this dynasty that he has with Arsenal?
Mourinho have been talking a lot about Wenger not winning titles. But like I wrote above, there are other ways to be a successful manager. Even though you are not winning titles every year, creating something lasting in a club is a success in itself.
Today there are way too many clubs that changes managers very often. And I have been following Manchester United since I started following Premier League. Sir Alex was there from the very beginning. And he was always there.
Since I was used to that, the team always having the same manager. The long-term planning. The club has not been suffering from a manager having to play with players that another manager brought to the club.
The fact that one manager brings players in and then is replaced must be tough on the players as well. They might end up being in a club with a long contract where the manager is not using a tactic where he has a role.
Arsene Wenger is a great example on a manager that has created something big in a club over the course of many years. He has had long periods where he did not win any titles. But lets be honest, Arsenal is not a club where the expectations is to finish top of the league table each season.
He has not been using large amounts of money during the transfer windows until recently. Özil was the first star he bought in a long time (if I am not mistaken). He was a quality signing since he was already known as a top top player. Otherwise Wenger has had a good run of players from France and the academy. That way the pressure is lower, since he has not spent a lot of money on the squad.
Wenger had a few years that was his golden ones. "The invincibles" of 02/03 I believe it was. I guess you could argue that when those players retired or left on transfer they were never replaced with players of the same calibre.
And that shows us what this developing young players and buying cheap can mean in a negative way. Wenger built a great team when it worked out perfectly. But then he was unlucky with some transfers, players prone to injury for example.
And nowadays, Arsenal are having a real problem with injuries. A lot of players are often sidelined by injuries.
Walcott and Diaby standing out though with long problems that kept them off the pitch. If those two players would have been healthy and developed better and then constantly performing week in and week out the past few years might have looked a bit different.
Another thing I like about Wenger is his calm. He has been manager for one of Manchester Uniteds biggest rivals but I am not having a negative attitude towards him at all. Sure there has been big issues between the clubs, for example in I believe it was Charity Shield when there were a lot of suspensions after Ruud van Nistelrooy has been treated badly in the game after he missed a penalty.
There and then I suppose Wenger were defending his own players in the media etc. But that is how it is. He has to defend his players. But at that time I probably disliked him for defending that behaviour.
But he does not go about it the same way Mourinho does. Mourinho is doing a good job of keeping the attention from his players by doing all the provocative things that he does. So in that sense, he is doing a good job. However I have to say, I prefer the way Wenger does it. He is not hurting other peoples feelings like Mourinho risks doing.
Van Gaal at Manchester United could definitely be considered the opposite of Wenger. He came to the club stating that he would only be there for the three years that he signed on for. And he has been spending astronomical amounts of money bringing in new players.
Honestly I had no idea that he had stated that he would not stay for a long time at the club. I was kind of hoping that the club was going for a long-term resolution.
But thinking about it, I can understand that this might have its advantages. After having had Sir Alex for such a long time it might take a few years before the club figure out in which direction to go.
Van Gaal is definitely a manager that has proven himself. As we speak some accuse Manchester United for playing boring football. They have not scored a lot of goals recently but on the other hand, they have not conceded goals either.
They have been winning the possession in the games. And honestly. Is this not a really well executed tactical win?
Most of the money have been spent on expensive attacking players over the past few years. The defence has been suffering a lot. They have had a lot of critics. Now Chris Smalling is considered the best centre back in the entire league and they are not conceding goals.
I love it!
Being in possession, wearing the opponents down while not conceding goals. That is a way of playing football that I support. I don't need the exciting all out attacking football when you score 4 goals each game. I admire the tactical football where the defense comes first.
When writing this I realize why I like Mourinho in a lot of ways. He is great at building defenses that works. And he can do the defensive substitutions to shut down a game. He is one of the managers that always has come to a club and won trophies. I believe he wants to build a dynasty and I hope that he can do that in Chelsea.
I would appreciate having him as the competition. It is good for the league to have profiles and of course, great managers.
The latest one to take charge of a big club in England is Klopp. Even though Liverpool is not always in the top four. They will always be considered a big club due to their history and fans all over the world.
The entire world wondered where he would end up after he resigned from Dortmund where he built something fantastic. And now he is in Premier League. I like it!
He has been known to use a high press system where his team wins the ball fast and can go straight for goal. I believe that might be successful in Premier League but he will have to get some new players in and be able to rotate the squad correctly for them to manage that style over an entire season.
One thing that many points out is the defenders. When so many players pressure the opponents high up, the defenders will need to be able to shut down the times when the opponents play through the first wave of Liverpool players.
Some consider the current defenders to lack that ability. I believe however that they might. Look at Manchester United. They have the same defenders as they did have before but now it works well.
Can Klopp do it? Time will tell.
After finishing this post I realize I will want to add a few names from clubs further down in the table. But that is another story!
- Building a "dynasty" like Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger
- Build a club through youngsters and by doing so create a familiar feeling with fans and locals. This way the economy is not at risk.
The reason I wrote this post is probably Jose Mourinho and the present talk about him trying to build a dynasty. I am not sure if he has used those words himself. However, he came back to Chelsea again. The club in his heart.
At the moment he is not getting the results he needs and the team is a long way from winning the title this year.
When listening to the media covering the Premier League. It is quite clear. Mourinho is having a certain way, as he called himself "The Special One". And when he is winning titles, everyone is accepting his ways. When he does not get results though, the way of Mourinho is harder to accept.
A lot of the talk is about the comments from Mourinho regarding Arsene Wenger. The media calls him obsessed with the Arsenal manager. Is it because of Wenger being able to create this dynasty that he has with Arsenal?
Mourinho have been talking a lot about Wenger not winning titles. But like I wrote above, there are other ways to be a successful manager. Even though you are not winning titles every year, creating something lasting in a club is a success in itself.
Today there are way too many clubs that changes managers very often. And I have been following Manchester United since I started following Premier League. Sir Alex was there from the very beginning. And he was always there.
Since I was used to that, the team always having the same manager. The long-term planning. The club has not been suffering from a manager having to play with players that another manager brought to the club.
The fact that one manager brings players in and then is replaced must be tough on the players as well. They might end up being in a club with a long contract where the manager is not using a tactic where he has a role.
Arsene Wenger is a great example on a manager that has created something big in a club over the course of many years. He has had long periods where he did not win any titles. But lets be honest, Arsenal is not a club where the expectations is to finish top of the league table each season.
He has not been using large amounts of money during the transfer windows until recently. Özil was the first star he bought in a long time (if I am not mistaken). He was a quality signing since he was already known as a top top player. Otherwise Wenger has had a good run of players from France and the academy. That way the pressure is lower, since he has not spent a lot of money on the squad.
Wenger had a few years that was his golden ones. "The invincibles" of 02/03 I believe it was. I guess you could argue that when those players retired or left on transfer they were never replaced with players of the same calibre.
And that shows us what this developing young players and buying cheap can mean in a negative way. Wenger built a great team when it worked out perfectly. But then he was unlucky with some transfers, players prone to injury for example.
And nowadays, Arsenal are having a real problem with injuries. A lot of players are often sidelined by injuries.
Walcott and Diaby standing out though with long problems that kept them off the pitch. If those two players would have been healthy and developed better and then constantly performing week in and week out the past few years might have looked a bit different.
Another thing I like about Wenger is his calm. He has been manager for one of Manchester Uniteds biggest rivals but I am not having a negative attitude towards him at all. Sure there has been big issues between the clubs, for example in I believe it was Charity Shield when there were a lot of suspensions after Ruud van Nistelrooy has been treated badly in the game after he missed a penalty.
There and then I suppose Wenger were defending his own players in the media etc. But that is how it is. He has to defend his players. But at that time I probably disliked him for defending that behaviour.
But he does not go about it the same way Mourinho does. Mourinho is doing a good job of keeping the attention from his players by doing all the provocative things that he does. So in that sense, he is doing a good job. However I have to say, I prefer the way Wenger does it. He is not hurting other peoples feelings like Mourinho risks doing.
Van Gaal at Manchester United could definitely be considered the opposite of Wenger. He came to the club stating that he would only be there for the three years that he signed on for. And he has been spending astronomical amounts of money bringing in new players.
Honestly I had no idea that he had stated that he would not stay for a long time at the club. I was kind of hoping that the club was going for a long-term resolution.
But thinking about it, I can understand that this might have its advantages. After having had Sir Alex for such a long time it might take a few years before the club figure out in which direction to go.
Van Gaal is definitely a manager that has proven himself. As we speak some accuse Manchester United for playing boring football. They have not scored a lot of goals recently but on the other hand, they have not conceded goals either.
They have been winning the possession in the games. And honestly. Is this not a really well executed tactical win?
Most of the money have been spent on expensive attacking players over the past few years. The defence has been suffering a lot. They have had a lot of critics. Now Chris Smalling is considered the best centre back in the entire league and they are not conceding goals.
I love it!
Being in possession, wearing the opponents down while not conceding goals. That is a way of playing football that I support. I don't need the exciting all out attacking football when you score 4 goals each game. I admire the tactical football where the defense comes first.
When writing this I realize why I like Mourinho in a lot of ways. He is great at building defenses that works. And he can do the defensive substitutions to shut down a game. He is one of the managers that always has come to a club and won trophies. I believe he wants to build a dynasty and I hope that he can do that in Chelsea.
I would appreciate having him as the competition. It is good for the league to have profiles and of course, great managers.
The latest one to take charge of a big club in England is Klopp. Even though Liverpool is not always in the top four. They will always be considered a big club due to their history and fans all over the world.
The entire world wondered where he would end up after he resigned from Dortmund where he built something fantastic. And now he is in Premier League. I like it!
He has been known to use a high press system where his team wins the ball fast and can go straight for goal. I believe that might be successful in Premier League but he will have to get some new players in and be able to rotate the squad correctly for them to manage that style over an entire season.
One thing that many points out is the defenders. When so many players pressure the opponents high up, the defenders will need to be able to shut down the times when the opponents play through the first wave of Liverpool players.
Some consider the current defenders to lack that ability. I believe however that they might. Look at Manchester United. They have the same defenders as they did have before but now it works well.
Can Klopp do it? Time will tell.
After finishing this post I realize I will want to add a few names from clubs further down in the table. But that is another story!
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