Back in January we discussed Mauricio Pochettino, who yesterday left Southampton to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur. He is without question the hottest management property in the most bloated league in football.
He was also an unemployed flop a little over a year ago.
In reality, Pochettino is a good manager but he is also the latest in a long line of faux guru-managers, the aura of divinity around him is illusionary. He was sacked by Espanyol in December 2012 with the club bottom of La Liga after 13 games, after propelling them up the league from a similar position two years earlier. Espanyol’s problems were not Pochettino’s problems. The club strategy had been failing for years, Pochettino was not the first manager to suffer as a consequence, in fact, he was the club’s third manager in a season when he took over.
He joined Southampton, who were on a different trajectory. Southampton have been producing some of the best youth talent in the UK for a decade but a series of self-harming boardroom battles saw the club competing in the third tier of English football. In Nigel Adkins the found a man who won two consecutive promotions and had them comfortable in the Premier League.
Then, in January last year, Southampton made one of the ballsy-est decisions in football history. They sacked the successful Adkins and replaced him with the aforementioned unemployed flop.
Chairman Nicola Cortese, who was an outsider to the football industry, figured that Adkins could only take the club so far and that, with the appointment of a man in-tune with the new strategy, Southampton could make a real breakthrough at the top of the Premiership.
Pochettino did what Cortese wanted, not through obligation, but through instinct. Unfortunately for Southampton, Markus Liebharr, who appointed Cortese, died, and his daughter-and-heir, Katharine, figured the family had spent enough of their fortune on an English football club. With strategy tending towards a breakeven point, Cortese resigned. It was inevitable that Pochettino would follow.
What are the lessons for us?
Forget looking for a guru, it’s all about the strategy. Get the strategy right, only employ people who are instinctively aligned to it, and employ an intelligent, tactical student, even if he can’t speak the language.
CQN Event in London
Lisbon Lion John Hughes is joining Brogan Rogan, Auldheid and Angela Haggerty for a CQN Question and Answer evening at the Manor Club, Wimbledon, on 21 June. The event is ticket only, so let me know if you would like to attend, celticquicknews@gmail.com
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his tome, All the Best.
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BMCUW
Thanks for that.
However!
Anyone who might have overheard me when I was on the ‘phone to you yesterday might dispute that!
HH!!
His English must be good. He had his own TV Series……………….
Dan Pet Rescue!
:-)
Daniel “Fergus” Petrescu…………..has a ring to it mind you……….
bankiebhoy1
Blair Spittals dad is a good TIM.
HH
Mick
http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-extern…renor-12660696
Dan Petrescu has a chance to train in British football, “Celtic coach wants to bring”
Dan Petrescu be reached in British football. Petrescu is close to signing with Glasgow Celtic, even after he finished working with Dinamo Moscow, Romania received offers to continue in the East, one of the most tempting proposals coming from the Spartak Moscow. Collaborator, Dumitru Stângaciu, says Petrescu was contacted by several formations, but the proposal seems to be the Scottish authorities.
Stângaciu referred to the offers came from the East to Petrescu, without giving too many details about the teams that have contacted the Romanian technician. “We are in an extended vacation.’m not saying that I would have liked a little leave because I needed, but I hope to find as soon as a team. were real discussions Southampton Spartak Moscow, but nothing materialized. came and choice in the Arab world. personally I do not do this, Dan Petrescu’s the one who negotiates. When I announced, I go with him where high five. From what I know, it could be a Celtic club that wants to bring Dan coach.’s also been an offer from a team from China, but do not know much about it, ” said Dumitru Stângaciu the Ring. Dan Petrescu was dismissed on April 8, from technical management Dinamo Moscow after defeat in the championship with Anzhi Makhachkala, score 0-4. Coach aged 46 years is based on the August 18, 2012. ago week, Celtic ran out of coach Neil Lennon after employment has ended. Neil Lennon, aged 42 years, former Northern Ireland international was Celtic captain and the coach was appointed in March 2010 to replace Tony Mowbray.
My apologies in advance but here’s what some independent financial experts are saying about SNP claims that we’ll all be better off following a “Yes” vote:-
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TALLYBHOY
Aye,that was the topic of discussion for the day.
Anyone criticises my accent,I just swear at them. They always understand me then!
Mike?
Aye………
My sympathies…………
BRT & H
What a wonderful address….and what a magnificent voice for oratory Maya has. Inspirational.
JJ
Dan Petrescu – manager.
Danny McGrain -assistant manager.
‘The Dan and Danny show.’
HH!!
Got to go. Hope we get some news soon on a new manager, DP or whoever.
Does Dan Petrescu have any sons!
Who are the sons of Dan?!
HH!!
Dan Petrescu, interesting, very interesting…
bankiebhoy1
Mike? Who’s that
Mick
Former Celtic coach – Miodrag Krivokapić
any connection to the latest name?
or, am I howling at the moon again?
http://www.celticfc.net/tickets/away
KevJungle,who misses, Murdo Macleod’s – ball-winning,hun-skelping,title-winning,net-bursting,Jungle-party-inducing-displays,in the hoops
10:12 on
29 May, 2014
Former Celtic coach – Miodrag Krivokapić
Wasn’t aware Miodrag had left Celtic u17’s
Petrescu
Sacked from his last job following a 4 – 0 defeat by a bottom of the league team.
Reminds me of someone else…hmmm
Otherwise, could be an interesting appointment. Let’s wait and see.
lionroars67
10:15 on 29 May, 2014
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Neither was I.
As I said – howling at the moon.
Only the appointment of moyes will be acceptable or someone of the same experience would guarentee group stage get the finger oot celtic dont want another braga
All I kno about Dan Petrescu’s managerial style is tha the insists the players wear proper black boots, none of these gazebonian fluorescent flip flops.
Had a very interesting chat to my friend last night, a former Celt, now part of the coaching team with an English side.
Watch this space for news on his arrival as part of the new Celtic managerial/coaching set up.
Petrescu as is coyle pish idea
Dan Petrescu with his old Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke as his assistant. Would be happy with that.
Igc spill the beans
Dan Petrescu was born in 1967!
An omen?
HH!!
IGC 10:22 on 29 May, 2014
I really hope he didn’t point anything out to you.
IGC
Choccy?
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME
Hell,no!
igc
How is Joe these days?
Gary67-the translation read as if spoken by the big polis in ‘Allo ‘Allo.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
10:21 on 29 May, 2014
All I kno about Dan Petrescu’s managerial style is tha the insists the players wear proper black boots, none of these gazebonian fluorescent flip flops.
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You can mock all you want, but Gazebonia are 5 places above Scotland in the FIFA rankings…
It’s Cahrlie Nocholas i tells yeez. Doesny speak a word of English.
MWD says Aye
!!Bada Bing!!
10:27 on 29 May, 2014
Gary67-the translation read as if spoken by the big polis in ‘Allo ‘Allo.
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Good moaning to you too!
MWD
Unfair. Charlie does speak words of English, they’re just not necessarily in the right order!!
Pope Francis still 1500-1. Personally I see him as more a Director of Football. Perhaps Cardinal Keith O’Brien taking the 1st team coaching role…?
Team talks in Latin….
FWIW….
I’d be happy(like Pharrell) if any of the following four names
got the Celtic managers gig.
1. John Collins
2. Roy Keane
3. Mark McGhee
4. Owen Coyle
In particular, in Owen Coyle’s case it has to be recognised that he dissed Celtic’s job offer the last time for exactly the same reasons that, Neil & BJM left.
The two main challenges for the in-coming manager will be, to successfully negotiate the historic anti-Celtic establishment and, the increasing snobbery that is now so evident amongst large swathes of the Celtic support at the minute. imho
Getting the right manager and coaching staff is a massive decision and we have to get it right. Whoever comes in has to hit the ground running with recruitment of players and plans for the qualifiers. So there may be a trade between speed of appointment and getting the right man (or woman??).