Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3116857/Slaven-Bilic-s-strength-man-management-new-West-Ham-boss-treats-players-friends-retains-respect-Luka-Modric-testify-that.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
change and clear out some of the underperforming players too that think they have the right to be in the team.
"With the greatest respect to women, football is the most beautiful thing in the world."
" If you know to share what you own, you live happily and with honor. I am a true socialist. I know I can't save the world on my own; but if there is a struggle against unjustness, I always prefer to be on the frontline, and that is my attitude toward life."
So speaks Slaven, the man, the myth, the manager.
I will support him as I do with all managers, just hope he can deliver the goods.
Sorry Luke,
Why is it you are giving Bilic a realistic target of 14th? Personally I would be disappointed with anything less than 10th and should be aiming at 6th-8th. He will have (pretty much) the same squad from last year at his disposal with money to spend in the transfer window, so imo should be finishing higher than we did last year.
If we don't reach the group stage, I would hope for top 10.
If our style of play is a significant improvement, I would accept a little lower (14th), considering he will be in his first season and have to contend with, potentially, 3 cup competitions too.
He has hardly got the same squad. He's lost Jenks and Song, two key players to last season and our excellent start. He has also lost squad players in Jussi, Demel and Cole. Not big names but certainly experienced in this league.
He has a lot to sort, and not a lot of time. I think he can be given a bit of leeway in his first year. ;ok
We played a lot of entertaining football last year, especially in the first half of the season imo.
I don't understand how finishing lower than we have done previously would be acceptable so long as "If our style of play is a significant improvement"... surely if we have a significant improvement in performance we should expect better results?
I think Song was a key player in about 2 games last season
;lol
Personally I am quite concerned that when Allarydyce has left other clubs they usually get relegated.
I don't know why.
Is it that Allardyce's agent has something to do with it and is in the players ears?
Is it because they are used to playing a certain type of football and the transition is a big one?
I really don't know. However I do believe that whenever you change manager you can't expect to take off immediately. I was having lunch with Angus Kinnear about a year ago and he said that changing managers will usually cost a club 9 points in the first season they take over. How this is measured, I don't know, but I would say it is a transition season in all forms.
Allardyce is clearly not an easy act to follow. The past has proved this. Let's not expect the world from Bilic in the first season. If histoy is to go by then we should be lucky to stay up. Let's not assume top 6. We've all said the squad needs a lot of decent additions and quickly.
I think Allardyce did a great job in many respects but I think Bilic will bring us on further. Just maybe not immediately. Allardyce didn't exactly win the Championship in style in his first year.
I'm very happy with the news, so happy in fact that I'm going to grow a beard in celebration.
Bolton replaced Sam with Sammy Lee and then Megson
Newcastle went to the somewhat out-of-touch Keegan then Joe Kinnear (if memory serves)
Blackburn appointed Kean
I would like to think Bilic has a bit more about him than any of those
Yeah, I know it's not 12 years......
Respect your opinion.
However, a good manager will get the team playing the football he wants fairly quickly, and to be honest I don't think he will have to change much from what the players did in the first half of last season to bring us entertainment along with results. We didn't play hoofball all season so it shouldn't be a massive transition period for the players.
"I think Allardyce did a great job in many respects but I think Bilic will bring us on further. Just maybe not immediately. Allardyce didn't exactly win the Championship in style in his first year."
True that Sam didn't win the championship in style in his first year, however he took over a broken club, had a massive turnover in players and got the ones who remained out of that losing mentality which is extremely hard to do.
Bilic is taking over a stable ship provided by Sam so I expect him to take us forwards, not backwards.
The only thing I would say is that I wouldn't say it is a stable ship right now. 12th paced finish is very stable, but I can't call the last 6 months as stable.
in regards to the new manager, yes I think Bilic is much better than most, but facts are facts and who am I to argue with the CEO of West Ham.
It's the same with Slaven now.
He has players bought by Sam who you associate with a direct style (Collins, O'Brien, Nolan, Jarvis, Carroll) which Bilic will either need to replace or help adapt to a new style. He also has players who have flopped to date (Zarate, Maiga), also signed under Sam. Does he try and turn them around or get rid?
And then he will have his own signings he wants.
Big task.
Rather telling part of his interview on the OS. Seems like we weren't scrabbling around at all but have favoured Bilic for a while.
From meeting Slaven it quickly became clear that he has a real passion and affinity for our Club and a real desire to become its manager dg
Personally id have thought that if you are trying to get a good manager I would have thought that you link other great managers to the post, to keep your original target interested and feel like he is among top opposition.
If we went for mclaren, Pulis etc, Bilic may have thought he was too good for West Ham.
The club have impressed me constantly over the years. They are not perfect but they are going in the right direction.
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/June/9-June/Bilic-The-First-Interview
I'd have thought Slaven Bilic's Claret and Blue army will be sung in August.