Who should replace Frank Lampard?

[Curtis]

I know; Frank was amazing so let's keep him...

You act like theres two choices keep Frank or go for biesla. Theres a multitude of other options, frank wasn't capable but biesla's high energy style doesn't suit our team either

 

[CielosGrises]

If I had a choice, Pochettino - but no idea why he'd come here at this time.

 

[Harryflashman]

Bielsa will probably have a dossier of 20-30 players that he thinks would improve our squad enough to keep us up - Dyche will have Ashley Barnes.

Can the dossier play wide up top ? Seems more likely we’d see the dossier out there than actually bring players in for him .

 

[Drico]

Agree i want change and time to build a team, yes it wont be fixed this window but long term we need change in this squad. Said about

I want change yes but dont want somebody come in add more to it. I want a manager to come in like todesco a fixed formation and go from that a bring specific players in to fit the system then if that manager moves on you bring in another who can fit the style to carry on. Like what brighton have done

All very fair and logical, but then you must remember we are owned by Farhad Moshiri.

If there's one thing Farhad likes, it's a superstar manager. Now, that manager may be a superstar purely because of his playing career, like Koeman or Lampard, or he might be a superstar because of his managerial career, like Ancelotti or Benitez, but he likes a superstar. Bielsa is right up his street.

It is what it is.

 

[TyphooToffee]

I seem to remember a lot of us didn't want Eddie Howe. I know he's had a lot of money to spend but look what he's done with players who were already at the club. Players like Joelinton, Almiron and non-ginger version Longstaff.

 

[Billy Dean]

People hating on Bielsa but asking for Pochettino, Corberan, Gallardo. Bielsa was their inspiration

 

[Willie Thorne]

Chris Wilder. Get the lads on the keg.

 

[Kev The Rat]

if it was between Dyche and Bielsa then its Bielsa all day long

 

[Nasseline]

When you take all the horrible decisions the club has done into consideration, I can
easily see them appoint Bielsa.

 

[Drico]

You act like theres two choices keep Frank or go for biesla. Theres a multitude of other options, frank wasn't capable but biesla's high energy style doesn't suit our team either

Forget suiting our team. They've been indulged and suited for far too long. We need a big bazooka to save this season: something nuts is about all we have left to roll now.

 

[Curtis]

All very fair and logical, but then you must remember we are owned by Farhad Moshiri.

If there's one thing Farhad likes, it's a superstar manager. Now, that manager may be a superstar purely because of his playing career, like Koeman or Lampard, or he might be a superstar because of his managerial career, like Ancelotti or Benitez, but he likes a superstar. Bielsa is right up his street.

It is what it is.

Didn't he also want vitor as well? But I think you're correct he seems fixated on a percieved big name in some context

 

[KindofBlue]

I will raise my hand and admit I am a fan of bielsa and his football style with the one exception of his concept of man marking. I also believe that we will go down if we hire him as we just do not have the style of players needed to pull that off this season and get enough points to stay up at the same time.

He will take no guff from anyone especially a meddlesome board. I do like that.

Sadly if we want to stay up we need to go with someone like Dyche who will play the ugliest football imaginable and hopefully scrape us enough points.

Best of both worlds for me is hire a temp to save us and bielsa in the summer so he can implement his system. We need a phillips type to anchor the system and some players with high motors. Iwobi and Onana would do well in a fluid bielsa system.

Interesting times.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Tbf Bielsa only signs 1 year contracts so that’s a plus. Fits perfectly with our manager strategy.

 

[Nasseline]

if it was between Dyche and Bielsa then its Bielsa all day long

Why?

 

[mikel_88]

All very fair and logical, but then you must remember we are owned by Farhad Moshiri.

If there's one thing Farhad likes, it's a superstar manager. Now, that manager may be a superstar purely because of his playing career, like Koeman or Lampard, or he might be a superstar because of his managerial career, like Ancelotti or Benitez, but he likes a superstar. Bielsa is right up his street.

It is what it is.

Agree with you is why i hope therwell is the one making this choice, club has to back the dof and try for long term structure. But honestly you cant even think what the mess of this board will do