Robbie Rotten wrote:
Is he though? He's had a few good buys at Fulham, but what of players like Nevland? Riise? Kallio? Andreasen? Andy Johnson? Eddie Johnson? Andranik?
But they are Fulham type of players, he signed them players because he wasn't going to be attracting star players to Fulham, was he?
Robbie Rotten wrote:
He has made many poor signings at Fulham, some of those players being average players in their native Scandinavia. Whilst getting the best from Zamora, Hangeland, Murphy and so on is all good, there are plenty of players who have done little in his reign. Also, it's one thing being able to get workman-like players to work hard and defend, but what of getting players like Gerrard and Torres to unlock the tightest defences? These are players who thrive off pressure management: managers who push them to higher levels, managers who are always demanding and managers who look to improve on their every weakness. No offence to Roy, but I don't know an English manager capable of that sort of detail. Even when he went out of Europe to other nations, he never went there and adopted their philosophies theories, he went there and played the British stuff, the stuff his Fulham side play every week; the stuff I'd be embarrassed of my club doing.
Do you know every English manager and their style though? we don't know exactly how Hodgson coaches his team behind closed doors, he had a very average squad at Fulham but he got them playing and they exceeded all expectations. Fulham played a lot of attacking football too, yes they went away from home and put everyone behind the ball but that's because of the squad he has at his disposal, he has better players too work with now, I'd expect him to adopt an attacking style next season. He did get them playing some attacking stuff at Craven Cottage.
Robbie Rotten wrote:
I don't think this appointment is as straightforward as some like to think, I think he's a good guy, but we as a club, I feel, are so much higher than Hodgson.
But who else can you attract right now? fans unhappy with the board, the club supposed to be up for sale and there's rumours linking Gerrard and Torres with moves away. It's not really an attractive proposition for managers already with a club. A prospective manager doesn't even know who his owners will be and if he will have a job in the next few months. Hodgson potentially can give you a few years of stability while the off field problems sort themselves out.
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