CMS General Discussion Thread

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@CO88LER5 wrote:
@Danimal5981
On a "real life" matter, I was wondering whether you'd given any thought recently to the ongoing struggles of ten Hag at United. He's not managing to achieve the success he had at Ajax yet; in fact, it seems the team has regressed from last season and quite a few fans are now questioning the signings he's made.
I was also wondering what you thought about Antony, who seems to be getting the most criticism...

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Antony first, when I heard Man U were willing to pay the € 100 mln, I was rolling on the floor laughing. At Ajax, he had his moments sure, but that's also due to the opponents Ajax face in the domestic league. He's a playful, creative player but I think he's in over his head: midtable Spanish team is where see him end up, or a top team in a smaller league.

About Ten Hag: it draws back to how we fill in the role of head coach in Holland. That somehow is incompatible with how they do things in England, which is why Erik ten Hag, Ronald Koeman, Louis van Gaal and Ruud Gullit have all fallen short. Guus Hiddink is the only one who was an actual 'manager' more than he was a 'head coach' but he only worked on temporary base at Chelsea. Ten Hag would do excellent in the German Bundesliga I believe and his approach would also work in La Liga in Span; but not in England - Dutch coaches don't do well as managers generally speaking.