Manager Wish-List Thread

[RunTheTrap]

With all the signings that we have made, which coach would want to work with them? I don't like the idea of bringing another coach who can only work with specific types and names. It's costly and hard to find what they want, especially in they're into niche types like Arteta and Pep.

 

[RWB]

Chris Coleman is available. Seems suitable.

 

[Joestlaachmkr]

Your thoughts on the next manager then?

A proven world class manager who has already won multiple titles, and someone who has shown their
qualities more than once.

That said, i’m not writing of Ten Hag. But he would certainly not top my list.

 

[MartiSaka]

KSE will be creative and think outside the box and probably hire a coach from their NFL franchise.

 

[Baki]

A proven world class manager who has already won multiple titles, and someone who has shown their
qualities more than once.

That said, i’m not writing of Ten Hag. But he would certainly not top my list.

Conte

 

[ChefMan21]

My top 5 in no particular order:

Conte - hard bastard, has proven himself time and time again

Southgate - apart from the Euro 2020 final, which I think he'll have learnt from, has done very well with the England side

Paula Fonseca - like the fact he turned down a role because they wanted him to be more defensive. Convictions

ten Hag - for all the reasons others have said

Gallardo - just feel like we should at least take a punt and ask. Could very well be better than all those mentioned above.

 

[asukru]

Any of these would/should be one's we should be looking at to come in immediately along with a new DOF: (Campos, Rangnick or Overmars)

Antonio Conte
Erik Ten Hag
Zinedine Zidane
Matthias Jaissle

 

[Macho]

I voted Conte but lmao @ him working with this team I can’t see it at all.

It’s more of a Potter team. Or sadly a Martinez team, luckily he has World Cup.

We should have got Benitez.

 

[Joestlaachmkr]

I just can’t help, but still be annoyed as hell that we didn’t brought in Tuchel as a replacement for Wenger back in 2018... just imagine how different things could have been today?

Tuchel was my personal fav to eventually succeed AW, and it really sucks to see him at the helm of Chelsea today.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Chris Coleman is available. Seems suitable.

Let's just pray none of the fans call him a prick. Otherwise, he'll go on a long winded rant about him having a wife & 6 kids.

 

[SA Gunner]

We going to be left with either Edu or Arteta when the axe finally falls, so my hope is that the next manager or DOF is one who is proven and top class.

My choice would be axing Arteta and bringing in a short term excellent manager. First prize would be a longer, proven option like Rodgers right off the bat, but I likely see the club going for a two year option just to tick us over for now and get our relatively massive investment to work.

 

[Barry]

My top 5 in no particular order:

Conte - hard bastard, has proven himself time and time again

Southgate - apart from the Euro 2020 final, which I think he'll have learnt from, has done very well with the England side

Paula Fonseca - like the fact he turned down a role because they wanted him to be more defensive. Convictions

ten Hag - for all the reasons others have said

Gallardo - just feel like we should at least take a punt and ask. Could very well be better than all those mentioned above.

Southgate and Gallardo are interesting names which not many people on here have mentioned before.

Southgate seems to be universally unpopular on Arsenal Mania for some reason, but he has done a fantastic job with the England team, not just in terms of results, but also building a culture within the squad. He has also previously worked in a transformative role as England Technical Director, reforming our youth development and coaching. Think it would be impossible to get Southgate now ahead of the World Cup, but he's a classy guy and would be a great pick imo. We would have an inside track on England's talent pipeline as well.

Gallardo is a really interesting dark horse pick as well. Seems to have a fantastic record with River Plate although it's a gamble whether he could translate that to the Premier League.

 

[SA Gunner]

My top 5 in no particular order:

Conte - hard bastard, has proven himself time and time again

Southgate - apart from the Euro 2020 final, which I think he'll have learnt from, has done very well with the England side

Paula Fonseca - like the fact he turned down a role because they wanted him to be more defensive. Convictions

ten Hag - for all the reasons others have said

Gallardo - just feel like we should at least take a punt and ask. Could very well be better than all those mentioned above.

Fonseca I group with Potter and De Zerbi, with Graham ahead of the other two.

Inspired choices and would definitely be something positive to look forward to. I just dont see it happening with the mess we're in at the club, at his moment.

We need a very experienced, steady hand to help us right now... not someone who will be thrown in the deep end and forced to deliver, against the odds.

 

[dashsnow17]

Fonseca I group with Potter and De Zerbi, with Graham ahead of the other two.

Inspired choices and would definitely be something positive to look forward to. I just dont see it happening with the mess we're in at the club, at his moment.

We need a very experienced, steady hand to help us right now... not someone who will be thrown in the deep end and forced to deliver, against the odds.

Favre appears the obvious choice, no?

 

[Rimaal]

They're staying with Arteta until the club burns down and the roof crumbles over their vacant heads.

 

[Rex Stone]

My top 5 in no particular order:

Conte - hard bastard, has proven himself time and time again

Southgate - apart from the Euro 2020 final, which I think he'll have learnt from, has done very well with the England side

Paula Fonseca - like the fact he turned down a role because they wanted him to be more defensive. Convictions

ten Hag - for all the reasons others have said

Gallardo - just feel like we should at least take a punt and ask. Could very well be better than all those mentioned above.

Can actually us getting Southgate. Really wouldn’t be shocked.

 

[dashsnow17]

Can actually us getting Southgate. Really wouldn’t be shocked.

You'd need to do what they're doing at Utd, bring in really good assistant coaches who actually know football to help Ole with the tactics and leave him to the man management and PR stuff. Put Southgate in charge of the coaching and we'd be relegated by February.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

ten Haag with Overmars would be interesting.

 

[Riou]

Can actually us getting Southgate. Really wouldn’t be shocked.

One of the very few managers out there, that I would pick Arteta over right now.

Would prefer the "Dream Team" combo, of Martinez and Henry, over this clown.

 

[SA Gunner]

Favre appears the obvious choice, no?

To me at least, and I'm sounding like a stuck record now too

Look, I take on board the fact that Favre is usually good for two seasons, before either moving on or getting the sack. Added to that, his poor run of three games at Dortmund in 2020/21, with the losses to Koln and Stuttart, really disappointed me as I expected him to continue to work his magic. I do think he would have weathered that period had he stayed.

But I do think, all key metrics considered right now (availability, good track record in similar situations to ours right now across leagues, working with youth, working with existing resources, making it to the Champions League) makes him the best option for our club at the moment.

I do not think we are settled enough at the club yet, to go for another project manager or another heavy spender for that matter. We need someone to come in and use our current resources and tick us over until the end of next season. Thereafter we SHOULD have a competent back office in place, and hopefully a squad ready for our next serious manager (Conte, Potter, Rodgers, Rose/Nagelsman, etc).