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I agree with that but it’s something we’ll only know once they start working together, if we find out at all. I seen it mentioned that Carrick didn’t really utilise Danks much and that’s a reason he left, but then he was also ‘given’ woodgate who it’s said he may have quit the job to stay loyal to so who knows. If wicky actually is the guy, his assistants didn’t get visas last time so he may have no choice anyway. Equally if Viveash is as good as his reputation suggests you’d hope he would be fully utilised -
By Changing Times · Posted
Was Danks club appointed? I thought he was Carrick's suggestion? He must be the only one that actually worked out ok, albeit he wasn't here that long. In any case I'm not saying that Viveash is a training ground ornament more that he could end up as one if the new guy isn't that arsed about him being here. Managers tend to have people they want to work with, and when you try to impose someone else on them it may not work because the manager will tend to put less value on their opinions. -
Just to reply to the last point, our last club/scott appointed coach went on to be poached by Bayern Munich, so I’d assume these type of coaches are more than just training ground ornaments.
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By Changing Times · Posted
I feel like I'm hammering the fella, which isn't my intention, but this is pretty much the over the top rhetoric that I'm talking about. What you've said there kinda sounds like flannel to be blunt. Like business speak or corporate jargon. Viveash hasn't been there done that etc. His time coaching at this level has lead to zero promotions. He was part of Coventry gaining promotion from the levels below this, which should have some value I agree, but he has no achievements to speak of at this level. I'm sure that Viveash played his part at Coventry but Robins seems to be doing alright at Stoke without him. I think Coventry struggling a bit after Viveash left possibly lead people to conclude that it was Viveash who was responsible for the good stuff but Robins doing ok without him perhaps suggests it wasn't as simple as that. We've seen it here with assistants either getting credit or criticism for stuff that probably they had little to do with - Higgy with Karanka getting credit, Woody with Carrick getting criticism. We've even had a bit of it with Edwards and Viveash. Hopefully if he does stay he will be a respected voice/opinion rather than just someone who is there because somebody else wants him to be. -
By OldManGravz · Posted
I think the fact he can play both wings is a huge advantage when squad building. At present with Trent not getting a game I think it'll likely be James, Livramento, Hall and Spence as full backs with Burn and Konsa able to play wide from the CBs. O'Reilly may get in but I think it'll be him or Hall, not both of them. Then you got Lewis Skelly but he's not getting a game for Arsenal at present, could change second half of the season for some reason. Fairly certain he only didn't get a game this break because Tuchel was annoyed with his attitude
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