I really worry that we're going to hugely regret this decision. In Redfearn we have a manager in place who has proven himself able to get the best out of the squad, who the players clearly trust, who knows the club inside and out, is not afraid to give academy products their chance, and whose teams play attractive football. Now we're getting a new guy who will have to learn everything about the club and the players from scratch, while under massive pressure to keep up the results that Redfearn was getting. Anything less than 10 points from the next four games will be viewed as a step backwards. In the meantime, I'm not sure that Cellino's view that Redfearn will now happily go on running the academy having proven himself up to the task of getting wins running the first team is a rational one. Far more likely is that another club with a managing vacancy will come in for him. Given Cellino's record with "head coaches," it's quite possible that by the end of the season neither Cellino nor Milanic will be at the club.
Only at Leeds would we take a manager who's got the team in top-two form and tell him, "You're not good enough - we have someone from the middle ranges of the Austrian league in mind to replace you." Cheers! Sean -----Original Message----- From: Errand Fivefold <errand.fivef...@talk21.com> To: Jim Moran <j...@jimmoran.co.uk>; nattan <nat...@sky.com> Cc: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Mon, Sep 22, 2014 7:36 am Subject: Re: [LU] Darko Who? Verner tHe LiTtLe YeLlOw DaFfOdIl @}-,-'-- ________________________________ From: Jim Moran <j...@jimmoran.co.uk> To: "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> Cc: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:27 Subject: Re: [LU] Darko George Graham. On 22 September 2014 12:16, nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > Like the rest of the support I was hoping that Darko, if he comes in, > would be in favour of youth players and an exciting passing game - > continuing the good work done by Redders - looking at one persons comments > on the YP pages this seems to be almost the opposite of what he stands for > ! Hopefully either the poster knows nowt or Massimo has told him what he > wants (more of the same) otherwise all this current optimism could come to > an abrupt end !! > > > "Darko is a top-man, but his football is ultra conservative. He basically > never changes system and tactics – in Graz, after no succes whatsover, he > tried to change just after one year, because his striker Robert Beric left > the club and the flat 4-4-2 wasn't possible with the players left. > Otherwise: ALWAYS flat 4-4-2, many long balls, stable defense but no > spectacular football and very inconsistent results – can't remember a > winnig streak with 3 or 4 wins in a row. And after more than one year Darko > wasn't able to solve the massive problems in central midfield. He played > with two defensive midfielder and the gap between them and attack was > outrageously large. A problem he multiple confirmed himself. So no fluid > game most of the times. And don't expect Darko as one of those new > generation german coaches, which are highly regarded in Austria too. I mean > the Klopp-thing, with pressing, aggressive and direct offensive > counter-attacking football. Darko is > more of an old fashiond coach, what doesn't has to be bad. With the right > players, he can get some decent results, especially versus big teams. Sturm > beat magnificent Red Bull Salzburg away, but struggled against small teams, > when they had to dictate the game." > > > DAVE > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
