Nick O'Kranjcar - there you go!
Does Niko Kranjcar qualify for us?Originally Posted by seanfhear
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Nick O'Kranjcar - there you go!
In fairness if you could buy very good players / happen to have very good players ~ Arry did seem to be able to motivate such players ~ Otherwise his managerial record was " Ok "
Anyway ~ Time has moved on for Arry ~ His Dog was very good with money ~ So, maybe his dog could run the FAI !
How would he get Krancjaer, Defoe and Crouch into the Ireland fold??
We might have to rejoin the UK ! ! !
Ealing Green is getting wet!
Storm Isha was a bad one alright but lets keep it on topic.
Another vote of confidence for Hughton tonight.
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Now now don't you remember when things go right it's Chris Hughton good, but when things go wrong it's clearly someone else's fault.
Actually, when he was at Spurs, Levy kept such a tight grip on the finances, that 'Arry didn't even get to see the petty cash tin.
And when forced to concentrate on the playing side of things only, he was excellent. Which is why I think he might have done a good job had he been given the England job in 2012, when it went to Roy Hodgson instead.
But considering he'll be 77 in March, he's got to have passed his (management) expiry date by now.
Well Hughton spoke for himself this evening -
"As a coach I haven't done well in this competition... I take responsibility for this results we have had in this competition"
Throwing away a two goal lead and second place in the group - in injury time - was bad - and the winning goal for Cape Verde in the first game was also in injury time - the one good performance they had was against Egypt and they should have won that game.
The Egypt match, Ghana put 11 players in their own half from the beginning of the second half to protect their 1-0 lead. It was too early to try to hang on, they duly conceded but then took the lead again within three minutes & a further three minutes later it was 2-2. They were in the match, they had played some lovely stuff & Egypt had lost Salah to a first half injury. Why put 11 behind the ball ? They were doing absolutely fine, no need to react so conservatively.
The Salah injury wasn't relevant - he was a peripheral figure in the game and injuries happen. Ghana were without Kudus against Cape Verde and arguably could have won that game if he was playing.
Ghana clearly have a very soft underbelly - they give the ball away in dangerous place and get punished and they also concede very late in games. Hughton was clearly concerned about this. Ghana have been in freefall for years and need to steady the ship before they can start moving forward again. AFCON is a highly competitive competition and several big teams have struggled. I stated before the tournament that Ghana, given where they are at, would do well to get out of the group.
But at the end of the day Hughton himself has acknowledged that it hasn't been good - they have had opportunities in each game to get a better result - and have failed. The game yesterday is probably his last in charge -and we'll see where Hughton might end up next - if anywhere.
But if the FAI are seriously considering Neil Lennon ahead of Hughton (and other potential candidates) then that shows a level of serious incompetence.
The BBC match report makes for grim reading. I mean, **** happens at times but there seems to have been a greater malaise going by comments like -
"If they do exit the competition, the four-time champions can have few complaints, having not only looked lethargic throughout against the Mambas but in their previous outings as well."
"Ghana were fortunate to have amassed a 2-0 lead, with neither of the penalty decisions awarded to them looking exactly clear-cut."
"The first penalty rewarded Ghana's bright start but their urgency disappeared after Crystal Palace forward Ayew slotted them ahead and it was the Mambas who created the better chances in open play."
"The late debacle will increase the pressure on under-fire boss Hughton, whose side have won just one of their past eight matches and are now in danger of a second successive Afcon group-stage exit."
"[Mozambique] are still yet to record a win at an Afcon finals after 15 attempts "
He's definitely done some damage to his reputation over the last week, but I would still favour him over Lennon. I'd hate for the suits to justify Lennon's hiring on the back of that AFCON campaign.
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Doubt Lennon is anywhere near being a serious option and that the journos probably only know as much as we do. For once it looks like the FAI are actually keeping what's happening hush hush and it's mostly guess work from the usual suspects.
Fact he's also been the most vocal about wanting the job to me would show the FAI have shown minimal interest towards him. He knows this is likely the biggest job he'll get linked with for god knows how long and is trying his best to generate some buzz around his name.
"Imagine there's no Lennon,
It's easy if you try.
Unless you have no imagination,
Or you're in the FAI."
Difficult to get excited about Hughton after this tournament though - we need a manager that can get players to play above their weight.. something Hughton seems to have failed to do here.
Gas stuff on Ghanian breakfast TV this morning though as the presenters worked out how many dialysis patients could be paid for and how many villages could be constructed from scratch now that bonuses don't have to be paid to their footballers
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I would be slightly surprised if it's not Carsley at this stage.
Yeah ~ It's a no-brainer for Lennon ~ If all the "chat " doesn't help him get the Irish job it will probably help him get some other job.
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