So long Jesse Marsch, we hardly knew you. In truth we all hated you from
the start , with your American ways and tight white trousers š.
Seriously though, the board has to make the right appointment now.Ā It
will determine whether we consolidate over the next few years, or
continue to struggle with one manager after another. A Potter (Brighton
version) would be nice. Have a team which punches above its weight,
bloodying a few big noses along the way.Ā Let's face it - unless the
49-ners have more money to throw away, sorry invest, we will not reach
the dizzy heights of the top five / six.Ā And that will be fine with me
and, and I suspect most of us here.
I would be interested to know who the list think might be the right man
for the job.Ā Talk so far has been of Corberan, Pochettino and Bielsa.
All three should be able to get more out of this squad.Ā If it was up to
me, I'd try to get Pochettino until the end of the season and give him
the option of staying if he keeps us up. If Bielsa feels he has learnt
something new and wants to take up the reins again, I would be happy
with that as well.
For now it seems Chris "Brutus" Armas will be the guy in charge, which
is weird given his friendship with Marsch.Ā Lets hope we don't keep him
after beating the scum in the next two games.
As for Marsch, he will likely get another gig sometime soon, and maybe
will have learned from his experience here, and become a better coach.Ā
He seems a nice guy so best of luck to him.
It is times like this that I miss the Voice of Football. I'm sure
Chantal would have a pome for Jesse. š
On 07 Feb 2023 15:50, John Lee via Leedslist wrote:
I simply donāt understand why Marsch couldnāt see the all-too-obvious failings
in his tactical approach - heās either incredibly arrogant, and couldnāt
possibly be wrong, or just plain dumb? The failings were there for all to see
at the end of last season, so itās not a new thing. I have to concede I feel
very happy heās gone.
One reporter at the press conference asked about Bamfords comment (isolated, no
runs from midfield, 2 defenders on him), he was just being honest and open. It
would be interesting to know what player pressure fed into the board decision?
Just seen report on BBC Look North that while the club would like to have
someone in place by Sunday, contractual discussions may mean that isnāt
possible.
On 7 Feb 2023, at 12:13, Simon McNally via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org>
wrote:
As you say, shocking that he ever got near the job at Leeds given this record.
Itās everything weāve seen at Leeds. Not able to break teams down, everything
rushed and narrow.
They need to get it right this time.
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Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 12:08:56 PM
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Subject: [LU] Dont want to kick a man when he's down but this seems very true
Remember that Boro piece on Orta? Well, someone's just shared a piece on Marsch from a
USA forum entitled "Jesse Marsch might not be very good." It's from a year ago,
and it's terrifying. Won't share the whole thing because it's badly written and rambling.
But some bits are jaw-dropping when you consider we'd tracked him for years and knew him
better than he knew himself.
"At New York teams worked out that you set a low block and play over him. The book
on how to stop them was written, and things didn't go well. They did inexplicably beat
Toronto - the best MLS team of all time. More on that later."
"In his biggest game, NY go a goal down and the opposition set a low block. Marsch
can't adjust tactics. They do have 20 shots chasing the game, all of them fail on some
sort of mishit pass/shot because there's no time. They press harder than they've ever
pressed . They create chance after chance after chance. Then in the second half after a
slight change from the opposition they create nothing."
"In Salzburg, he took Haaland and an exciting team to an expected league title (a
very fortunate points deduction to their rivals helped). In the CL they look good against
Liverpool and not good against worse teams. Fans complain that he's a mediocre coach who
can't make adjustments."
"Leipzig are unanimously expected to qualify for the champions league. After 14
games they're 8th and have lost three in a row. Leipzig are unable to deal with low
blocks. They have a knack of looking good against good sides, and not so good against
less good sides."
"Marsch tactics work very well when you have an opponent who like time on the ball.
You can press and disrupt. Bit if teams play on the counter or hit long balls over the
top, Marsch's teams all come up short."
"Marsch has coached at three teams. All of which reached unprecedented heights in
his absence."
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