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Hasenhüttl’s house of horror

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on October 28, 2019

WHAT CAN you really say after a 9-0 drubbing except sorry? You had to feel some sympathy for pale-faced Ralph Hasenhüttl, facing the TV cameras after a seismic home defeat that extended Southampton’s current run to one point from five league games. Southampton have said they have no interest in sacking Hasenhüttl, but look at the fixture list and see what’s on the horizon – two trips to Manchester City in a week, in the League Cup and Premier. So, things won’t be getting better in a hurry. What price an impromptu sacking in the corridoors of the Etihad? When a club gives a manager an immediate “vote of confidence” they really have no choice. They are not going to express a vote of…

Categories: Premier League

Tagged: football managers, Leicester City, Premier League, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Southampton, St. Mary's Stadium, top slot

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Football Media Watch: Klopp, Liverpool and the pursuit of dynastic excellence

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on June 4, 2019

EVERYONE loves Jürgen Klopp, even those that do not especially warm to Liverpool Football Club. The current talk is of the popular German coach presiding over the creation of a “dynasty”, not the first time we’ve heard this from Liverpool or indeed a number of clubs, who can afford to talk boldly when things are going well. However, Liverpool are arguably the only club who have created the much-coveted concept of a self-renewing dynasty – witness the passing of the baton from Shankly to Paisley to Fagan to Dalglish. Many clubs have spoken about it, even Chelsea when Mourinho returned, but in truth, nobody has the patience or perspective to construct something that would require a high degree of hard work. Managers come and…

Categories: Books & Media

Tagged: featured, football managers, Juergen Klopp, Liverpool, Media, Premier League, UEFA

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Management – it’s business, not personal

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on January 23, 2019

FOOTBALL MANAGERS at the highest level don’t seem to be too upset when the axe falls. For a start, you never get to hear about the end of a managerial reign, most victims undoubtedly sign NDAs (non-disclosure agreements), the tool of the employer who feels uncomfortable about sacking an employee. The corporate world has long used these documents to silence people that have been “terminated” because their face doesn’t fit anymore or the end of year headcount needs to be reduced. Football seems to have adopted a similar approach, issuing bland statements that include terminology like “mutual consent” and empty messages of gratitude for what the manager has done. However, we can all see through it – if the club was that grateful, they…

Categories: Culture

Tagged: featured, football managers, Non-League, Premier League

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Football Media Watch: Campbell’s kingdom

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on December 4, 2018

AFTER some years bemoaning the fact he hasn’t had a chance to become a manager, the eccentric character that is Sol Campbell has been appointed “gaffer” at Macclesfield Town, the 92nd-placed club in the Premier/Football League structure. The Guardian’s Daniel Taylor said that Campbell doesn’t always realise how he comes across, referring to some of the comments he made when being given the job. At the press conference to announce his arrival, Campbell congratulated Macclesfield for hiring a manager that was previously one of the greatest footballers in the world (!). Confidence has never been too much of a problem with Campbell, but football – indeed sport – is a world that punishes those that show too much self-belief when they fail. He has…

Categories: Books & Media

Tagged: featured, football managers, Football Media, League Two, Macclesfield, racism, Sol Campbell

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