The dispassionate view
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:37 pm
I think one of the main things about SD and Burnley is that they are such a good fit and it’s often overlooked – let’s hope not by Sean who I want to stay.
His methods work with hard working players and a great atmosphere as we are constantly told by the players. Once you make that step up the egos get bigger and the cliques that players are always saying don’t exist at Burnley have to be managed.
If you were on the Everton board what would be your objectives? 1) to make sure you were nowhere near relegation at the end of the season and 2) to make progress to becoming a top 6 side with European ambitions.
SD - I don’t think so on either count.
The only man near to a relegation avoidance banker in the uncertain world of football is Sam. SD may turn them around but it could be a slow process.
A potential manager to get into Europe – ideally someone who has experience of the European market, can handle flair players and understands the European way. SD totally untried and though he might learn too risky at the moment.
SD thrives on commited players, a lot of sports science and a simple system.
I wonder how he would handle the big name who says, “I don’t do that boss I cost x million to do this”. He struggled with Defour who seemingly only got his act together when he realised no one was interested in him.
No guarantee that it wouldn’t take the Dyche way and the Everton way a long time to mesh.
Sports science needs a lot of interpretation and the more a player has to offer the more it’s about a managers ability to understand the player than just figures. I’m not sure SD has fully got that and though players praise his honesty – honesty in this case is mainly opinion and some stats. Football psychology is more than that.
So I think BFS and an experienced European manager is the Toffees way forward and hope they can see this and not take a foolish punt on SD.
His methods work with hard working players and a great atmosphere as we are constantly told by the players. Once you make that step up the egos get bigger and the cliques that players are always saying don’t exist at Burnley have to be managed.
If you were on the Everton board what would be your objectives? 1) to make sure you were nowhere near relegation at the end of the season and 2) to make progress to becoming a top 6 side with European ambitions.
SD - I don’t think so on either count.
The only man near to a relegation avoidance banker in the uncertain world of football is Sam. SD may turn them around but it could be a slow process.
A potential manager to get into Europe – ideally someone who has experience of the European market, can handle flair players and understands the European way. SD totally untried and though he might learn too risky at the moment.
SD thrives on commited players, a lot of sports science and a simple system.
I wonder how he would handle the big name who says, “I don’t do that boss I cost x million to do this”. He struggled with Defour who seemingly only got his act together when he realised no one was interested in him.
No guarantee that it wouldn’t take the Dyche way and the Everton way a long time to mesh.
Sports science needs a lot of interpretation and the more a player has to offer the more it’s about a managers ability to understand the player than just figures. I’m not sure SD has fully got that and though players praise his honesty – honesty in this case is mainly opinion and some stats. Football psychology is more than that.
So I think BFS and an experienced European manager is the Toffees way forward and hope they can see this and not take a foolish punt on SD.