Spot on post.
The best managers, when not backed with ridiculous wealth at least, have ambition (which late-era Moyes lacked) but also a degree of pragmatism (which Martinez lacked) as well as the ability to drop their ego and do what is needed to be done in the short term (which Koeman lacked).
Agreed. Conte and Mourinho are two of the very best and don’t think twice about tightening things up with defensive solidity in mind.
I must admit I’m impressed with how quickly Allardyce has got us defending well. I’m not sure if that’s more to do with how bad we were under Koeman this year or if Allardyce is really that good.
In any case I think we’ll be pleasantly surprised by what Allardyce does here.
I think you'll find that Roy Hodgson has transformed Crystal Palace by introducing an 'attractive' style of football.
And I think that Stoke's decline is due more to their large turnover of staff in the summer than any attempt at more expansive play. Their situation has been made worse as their recent big buy seems to have disappeared without trace.
Has he? Genuine question as I’ve not watched them at all. However, I’ve got no doubt that Hodgson was brought in to adapt a more pragmatic approach than under De Boer. The last think Hodgson is reknowned for is his ability to set up free flowing attacking teams.
Stoke have gone from a team where anyone in the league would have feared playing away at, to one that ships goals most weeks. I don’t think that fact and them moving away from a Tony Pulis style side aren’t related.
