In my opinion, I would be delighted if he became our next manager. No experience of managing in the English football league but has generally done well wherever he has been. Only 35 years old and has worked under the likes of Mourinho.
He has instilled his attacking brand of football across all age groups in New Zealand so fits in with the youth development side as well.
What are the options? Take on another manager who has been around the block a few times and invariably failed a few times or take on a fresh up and coming manager with new ideas?
I think in Tony's last interview he stated, "the next manager would definitely be experienced and have managed at this level before", but, you never know, I'm sure over the next couple of weeks every man and his dog will be linked to the job?
Big risk...when we say that then it might be good to pause and analyse why...and if it is do we need to add uncertainty to a team that will be on the edge under normal comparisons of wages, age, squad size, speed, power and skill. Can we afford an inexperienced manager who likes to attack. We saw what Warnock did and it was and is the right way to play...maybe
Warnocks style when he came in was certainly what we needed. I couldn't however, sit through a full season watching that brand of football.
I'm with you there.
It was just what the doctor ordered and frankly it was the only way to get results with the players at Warnock's disposal so this is not a criticism of Warnock at all. But let's face it we played with no nonsense centre backs, full backs who rarely got over the half way line and a midfielder who sat loyally in front of the back two (plus Smallwood in there for good measure). It was incredible to watch us grinding results out against the odds, but it wasn't pretty.
If Warnock had stayed maybe he would have changed some personnel and changed that methodology himself. We will never know. He has generally in his career been a 442 man - get it wide early and get crosses into the box. Nothing wrong with that if you have the players to do it. With us though it was (needs must) one up top, trying to break in support and make what you can of set pieces.
Its the old dilemma isn't it? We all want to stay up, and we would all like to do it playing exciting attacking football, but can we afford the players who might be able to achieve both?
