17-11-2014, 17:40
(17-11-2014, 15:11)Towinjustonce Wrote: Get rid, isn't good enough now and never was !! There was always going to be an upturn in results when he got the job as is what happens in most cases. He sets us up not to lose games, never to go out and win them.
Statistically, the upturn is down to a manager departing rather than a new manager taking over. The upturn still happens even if no-one takes over. On average, the upturn last for between 6 & 12 matches so it is worthwhile to sack a manager if you are on the cusp of relegation with 12 matches to go.
Overall, changing the manager is costly because the new manager (if he is any good) will want his own coaches & his own players so it means getting rid of the present squad for practically nothing & paying to bring in a squad of similar standard.
MM could do a lot worse than read the book, Soccernomics, which gives the blueprint for how to build a club so that it punches well above its weight for several seasons as Dortmund have in Germany & Lyon in France. It takes courage & long term planning but it is the only way that Wednesday will ever make the top half of the PL again.
SG cannot do it because he is wedlocked to 442.
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