Gotta have a little patience
Posted on 10th February 2009 at 13:10
Fabio Capello is doing a great job as England manager at the moment and is even hugely popular with the baying tabloid press pack.
There's one major reason why the Italian is being given much more freedom than Sven-Goran Eriksson - no, not the fact he keeps his little general in his pants, but the fact that there's hardly any English contenders putting pressure on his position.
Blackburn, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough have all put their faith in young English managers in recent times, but Messrs Ince and Adams have already been sacked after a matter of months in charge - and Gareth Southgate is on borrowed time at The Riverside, with the Teessiders in serious danger of being relegated to the Championship this season.
So why were Adams and Ince such spectacular failures in the top flight? Ince performed heroics at Macclesfield and MK Dons, while Adams failed to impress at Wycombe but seemed to play a huge role in Pompey's FA Cup success and solid Premier League form.
Both players had glittering playing careers, winning titles and lifting cups aplenty - and they were managed by the cream of managerial talent such as Wenger, Ferguson and Houllier so surely picked up some tips along the way.
These track records would impress lower-league players, but when you're managing international players who have huge egos and bigger bank accounts than their managers, I think you need age and experience for them to listen to you.
A case in point comes at Fratton Park, where David James, Sylvain Distin and Sol Campbell have been the foundations on which Pompey's success has been built in recent seasons.
As soon as Adams took the managerial reins from Redknapp, their form went down the pan, while the younger players such as Glen Johnson still impressed as they'll look up to Adams and be impressed by his playing achievements.
Adams is only a matter of years older than Pompey's ageing trio, so it must've been hard to take him seriously, especially when it was clear he was out of his depth.
A good manager needs to build up a wealth of experience in dealing with all situations within 90 minutes of a football match, and it makes much more sense to do this outside the all-seeing eye of the Premier League, where every decision is evaluated by pundits, journalists and fans all over the globe.
Both Adams and Ince made the jump from League Two to top-tier management - and they were soon found to be horribly out of their depth.
Steve Bruce is doing a cracking job at Wigan and flying the English flag - but he had many seasons in charge of Palace, Huddersfield and Birmingham under his belt by the time he stepped into the hot-seat at The JJB.
The Premier League is an incredibly hard league to manage in, as World Cup winner Luiz Felipe Scolari has found out after being sacked as Chelsea boss.
Hopefully Adams and Ince will make a return to the top flight at some point in the future - but they need to be patient and lower their sights if they are develop their own managerial style and become a more permanent fixture.
There's one major reason why the Italian is being given much more freedom than Sven-Goran Eriksson - no, not the fact he keeps his little general in his pants, but the fact that there's hardly any English contenders putting pressure on his position.
Blackburn, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough have all put their faith in young English managers in recent times, but Messrs Ince and Adams have already been sacked after a matter of months in charge - and Gareth Southgate is on borrowed time at The Riverside, with the Teessiders in serious danger of being relegated to the Championship this season.
So why were Adams and Ince such spectacular failures in the top flight? Ince performed heroics at Macclesfield and MK Dons, while Adams failed to impress at Wycombe but seemed to play a huge role in Pompey's FA Cup success and solid Premier League form.
Both players had glittering playing careers, winning titles and lifting cups aplenty - and they were managed by the cream of managerial talent such as Wenger, Ferguson and Houllier so surely picked up some tips along the way.
These track records would impress lower-league players, but when you're managing international players who have huge egos and bigger bank accounts than their managers, I think you need age and experience for them to listen to you.
A case in point comes at Fratton Park, where David James, Sylvain Distin and Sol Campbell have been the foundations on which Pompey's success has been built in recent seasons.
As soon as Adams took the managerial reins from Redknapp, their form went down the pan, while the younger players such as Glen Johnson still impressed as they'll look up to Adams and be impressed by his playing achievements.
Adams is only a matter of years older than Pompey's ageing trio, so it must've been hard to take him seriously, especially when it was clear he was out of his depth.
A good manager needs to build up a wealth of experience in dealing with all situations within 90 minutes of a football match, and it makes much more sense to do this outside the all-seeing eye of the Premier League, where every decision is evaluated by pundits, journalists and fans all over the globe.
Both Adams and Ince made the jump from League Two to top-tier management - and they were soon found to be horribly out of their depth.
Steve Bruce is doing a cracking job at Wigan and flying the English flag - but he had many seasons in charge of Palace, Huddersfield and Birmingham under his belt by the time he stepped into the hot-seat at The JJB.
The Premier League is an incredibly hard league to manage in, as World Cup winner Luiz Felipe Scolari has found out after being sacked as Chelsea boss.
Hopefully Adams and Ince will make a return to the top flight at some point in the future - but they need to be patient and lower their sights if they are develop their own managerial style and become a more permanent fixture.
2 Comments
Capt\'n Pompey
Posted on 2009-02-11 09:26:39
Adams was a rubbish appointment to begin with at Fratton park
Mr. Tickle
Posted on 2009-02-12 11:11:39 :
I agree with Capn Pompey, Adams isn't a proven manager at any level, it may turn out that he's a valuable member of backroom staff in the ilk of Kidd but NOT a manager
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