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| Maradona has been poised with a Premier Leage move. |
You can afford one wrong decision at high level club football, just one. Sacking Sam Allardyce was that one. Had Anuradha J. Desai - representing Venky- signed Diego Maradona as Blackburn Rovers coach, that would have meant a second and a really dreadful beginning to their Premier League venture. It seems the new owners of the Lancashire outfit have been led by a Public Relations firm rather than someone with football expertise. If they were seeking publicity, they've got it. Middle table Rovers are today's papers stars having won the media's attention over rumours of Tevez quitting Manchester City as well as Manchester United's low-profile victory over rivals Arsenal. That doesn't necessarily mean that they will be both overcoming their bad moment of form and contending for Europe League positions in a fortnight.
However, I am quite convinced Venky Group's conversations with Maradona -or Maradona's representatives- weren´t as serious as they appear to be. They had to have known how bad it would have been for Blackburn Rovers Premier League future. Maradona taking over any top-flight English club is at the moment totally nonsense, even being in charge of a winning team such as Manchester United.
Time hopefully may prove me right. I am on the side of those criticising new Blackburn Rovers management for sacking Sam Allardyce. He has a proven track record of good coaching in English clubs, he es even a candidate for the England Football Team manager along with Tottenham Hotspurs' Harry Redknapp. "Big Sam" was loved by the crowd and arguably the best gaffer a team like Blackburn could presently have had. The team wasn´t even in bad form, having won three of the last six games and losing the other three. This decision was an unexpected bombshell, a cover letter as it were, signed by new management saying they aim the best and they need the best but not quite understanding that they already had it. A high profile manager doesn't really necessarily make a winning team and for the Premier League you've got to have the right person, the one who really knows the competition like the back of his hand. Clearly that was Allardyce.
Simply put, Maradona would have been a huge mistake. First, his club experience as a coach is not good enough. He barely reaches 50 games as gaffer taking into account his spells at minnows Deportivo Mandiyú, first division Racing Club and Argentina Football Team Manager. Not even 50. He is just starting, so what a tremendous challenge that would have been for "El Pelusa". Not only for coaching in the Premier League, but also for bearing the pressure of having to get results at the short term. Clearly, the commotion over Maradona thing is just because he is perhaps the best footballer of all time. That has given him enough credit to monopolize headlines for the rest of his life.
It is said that a coach is someone who has something to teach the players. I wonder what lesson "El Diego" might give if he has been all but an example outside the pitch -and sometimes even worse on the grass-. Ossie Ardiles, the only I can remember coaching an English team, wasn´t half as successful as Maradona as a player and his impact as a manager in the UK wasn´t that important. All of these despite the fact that he played in several Premier League -it wasn't called that way by the time- clubs and he was highly recognized by the press and the fans. This is also not the first time Maradona's name comes up as a coaching choice for a Premier League side, it happened at the beginning of the season with Aston Villa and it´ll continue to happen. If something "El Diego" has had since he started in football has been good PR agents.
The last news from the club about who will be at Blackburn Rovers bench put caretaker Steve Kean as the most likely contender to end the season in charge. I don't even know what to call this move, since they just sacked Allardyce to appoint Kean as a caretaker. I suppose it does not need words, simply because I know that despite the statement from the new owners that they won't go to the market I'm well aware that they will do so as soon as they have a high profile gaffer or a media celebrity one -I'm thinking of you Sven- willing to appear in the photo.Let´s see what lies in store for the Rovers. They don't look that bad, as far as players are concerned, but this-halfway-through-the-season-changes don´t help a lot, do they? They intend to follow the so-called Manchester City method (spending big money to achieve results in short term), wich appeals the fans, but the outcome is never certain.
However, I am quite convinced Venky Group's conversations with Maradona -or Maradona's representatives- weren´t as serious as they appear to be. They had to have known how bad it would have been for Blackburn Rovers Premier League future. Maradona taking over any top-flight English club is at the moment totally nonsense, even being in charge of a winning team such as Manchester United.
Time hopefully may prove me right. I am on the side of those criticising new Blackburn Rovers management for sacking Sam Allardyce. He has a proven track record of good coaching in English clubs, he es even a candidate for the England Football Team manager along with Tottenham Hotspurs' Harry Redknapp. "Big Sam" was loved by the crowd and arguably the best gaffer a team like Blackburn could presently have had. The team wasn´t even in bad form, having won three of the last six games and losing the other three. This decision was an unexpected bombshell, a cover letter as it were, signed by new management saying they aim the best and they need the best but not quite understanding that they already had it. A high profile manager doesn't really necessarily make a winning team and for the Premier League you've got to have the right person, the one who really knows the competition like the back of his hand. Clearly that was Allardyce.
Simply put, Maradona would have been a huge mistake. First, his club experience as a coach is not good enough. He barely reaches 50 games as gaffer taking into account his spells at minnows Deportivo Mandiyú, first division Racing Club and Argentina Football Team Manager. Not even 50. He is just starting, so what a tremendous challenge that would have been for "El Pelusa". Not only for coaching in the Premier League, but also for bearing the pressure of having to get results at the short term. Clearly, the commotion over Maradona thing is just because he is perhaps the best footballer of all time. That has given him enough credit to monopolize headlines for the rest of his life.
It is said that a coach is someone who has something to teach the players. I wonder what lesson "El Diego" might give if he has been all but an example outside the pitch -and sometimes even worse on the grass-. Ossie Ardiles, the only I can remember coaching an English team, wasn´t half as successful as Maradona as a player and his impact as a manager in the UK wasn´t that important. All of these despite the fact that he played in several Premier League -it wasn't called that way by the time- clubs and he was highly recognized by the press and the fans. This is also not the first time Maradona's name comes up as a coaching choice for a Premier League side, it happened at the beginning of the season with Aston Villa and it´ll continue to happen. If something "El Diego" has had since he started in football has been good PR agents.
The last news from the club about who will be at Blackburn Rovers bench put caretaker Steve Kean as the most likely contender to end the season in charge. I don't even know what to call this move, since they just sacked Allardyce to appoint Kean as a caretaker. I suppose it does not need words, simply because I know that despite the statement from the new owners that they won't go to the market I'm well aware that they will do so as soon as they have a high profile gaffer or a media celebrity one -I'm thinking of you Sven- willing to appear in the photo.Let´s see what lies in store for the Rovers. They don't look that bad, as far as players are concerned, but this-halfway-through-the-season-changes don´t help a lot, do they? They intend to follow the so-called Manchester City method (spending big money to achieve results in short term), wich appeals the fans, but the outcome is never certain.
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Umm Maradona,mejor jugador que entrenador y persona,pero bueno.
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