Memories...
Thursday, January 10, 2008
ON THE END OF BIG SAM'S REIGN
I woke up to the news of yet another EPL manager being sacked. Its quite sad. Always thought that Big Sam was a good manager, just that he needed more time.
And time is certainly something which the fans & the club chairmen nowadays are not prepared to give. The Magpies started the season strongly, n only witnessed a dip in form in recent months. Why they sack the manager so fast is really beyond me. After all, every team goes thru its ups n downs curve.
I also read before that Big Sam had actually brought a lot of changes to Newcastle's training environment, diets, exercise regime etc. Poor chap. All these changes he made probably still need more time to take effect. Plus he didnt have Michael Owen for such long periods, while other major signings like Joey Barton visibly failed to impress.
If they appoint Alan Shearer as the new manager, they ll prob have to wait a long time again before he can win them any honours. Strange as it may sound, but I always see Shearer as more suitable for international football management, akin to the likes of Klinnsman, Van Basten, Bilic, Dunga, or Donadoni. At Club management level, u need a lot of experience before u can win anything.
Well, I guess it depends on what the fans want at the end of the dae. U can play attacking football pleasing to the eyes n still get relegated, or close to relegation. Happened to Newcastle in the past before, n of coz their rivals Middlesbrough as well.
Let's see what Shearer (or any new gaffer) can do.
