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Over the past few years, the profile of a football has drastically changed, amongst others because of the impact of the Bosman-case. Just as with teachers, the total authority of a manager is not as evident as it used to be. So my thought in this thread is: what type of qualities should a modern day coach have?
Here are a few of my thoughts:
- football knowledge: this may seem obvious, but when seeing where some managers place their players, they seem to have no clue of what this one players can and cannot do. Don't go for the "I'm the manager, so I alone know what's best"-attitude, but calmly show your players your arguments. IMO, there are hardly any real flexible players and most of the time, they're used to fill gaps so much they hardly develop their skills on their best spot. A good manager can build up his team that way he can always put each player on his best spot.
- psychological skills: know which player needs protection and who you can be frank with. Not every player needs the same approach a bit of fingerspitzengefuhl is a necessity IMO. Now I know all this "they're professionals, so they don't need motivation"-bla bla, but taht's not entirely true. Some players are mentally not nearly as strng as they are physically and can only perform well under a manager who they knwo they can rely on, who trusts them and gives them a fair chance. And a cool manager who always keeps calm is good, but I also appreciate a manager that lives with his team and shows himself to be a real 12th man (like Martin O'Neill does at Celtic Glasgow)
- media skills: dealing with the media and knowing the impact of your words. A good manager always defends his players at all times (like Martin O'Neill, IMO the best manager of this generation, does) and does not let a certain part of the media (in other words, tabloids), put words in his mouth.
So, there you have it? What are your views on this topic? What qualities should a good manager have nowadays?
Here are a few of my thoughts:
- football knowledge: this may seem obvious, but when seeing where some managers place their players, they seem to have no clue of what this one players can and cannot do. Don't go for the "I'm the manager, so I alone know what's best"-attitude, but calmly show your players your arguments. IMO, there are hardly any real flexible players and most of the time, they're used to fill gaps so much they hardly develop their skills on their best spot. A good manager can build up his team that way he can always put each player on his best spot.
- psychological skills: know which player needs protection and who you can be frank with. Not every player needs the same approach a bit of fingerspitzengefuhl is a necessity IMO. Now I know all this "they're professionals, so they don't need motivation"-bla bla, but taht's not entirely true. Some players are mentally not nearly as strng as they are physically and can only perform well under a manager who they knwo they can rely on, who trusts them and gives them a fair chance. And a cool manager who always keeps calm is good, but I also appreciate a manager that lives with his team and shows himself to be a real 12th man (like Martin O'Neill does at Celtic Glasgow)
- media skills: dealing with the media and knowing the impact of your words. A good manager always defends his players at all times (like Martin O'Neill, IMO the best manager of this generation, does) and does not let a certain part of the media (in other words, tabloids), put words in his mouth.
So, there you have it? What are your views on this topic? What qualities should a good manager have nowadays?