Northampton_Loyalist
Well-Known Member
As in, we do not have any kind of set ethos or playing style. Smith was ever the pragmatist, Advocaat had millions to spend and had us playing expansive football, Warburton wanted to go possession and Pedro fancied a counter attacking game. Going manager to manager is fine, so long as they are not ripping up the work of the man before, in a short space of time, with limited funds. If we are not going to give managers time to fully implement their ideas, and we are not, the succession probably has to look as much at style as anything else. Pedro has bought a bit of a mish mash of styles, he started with 1 formation and dropped it immediately despite targeting players specifically to play that way, but with another appointment on the horizon and with the same limited funds, bringing in a manager who has a defined style that is nothing like we have been playing could well set us back yet again. Perhaps the DoF does not need to look at how he wants us to play and target a manager for it, but look at what we have, how they are best suited as a team already and find a manager that plays in that kind of style, perhaps sacrificing 'name' or ability or potential for something far more pragmatic? It might not lead us to an exciting capture, but it would almost certainly lead us to getting more out of the current crop, therefore allowing cash to be spent in a targeted manner, rather than on a 4th squad in 3 years.