Just an interesting point to bring up, could U21 coaches potentially be the next step in football for teams to become success' in this era of football?
I know of a lot of U21 sides who now want to play "Total football" as it is known as nowadays. It's based on possession and creative players going forward as well. This is seen by many fans now as the "correct" way to play football and it's the way fans want to see teams play. Not like the WBA sides, no disrespect intended.
But this Total football is the way teams want to play and the way a lot of U21 sides play, could the U21 coaches be the way forward? If you look at a lot of clubs, that does seem to be working well for them. Hoffenheim's young manager playing this type of football has seen them stay up after he took over them from bottom last season and now they are one of the best performing Bundesliga sides. If you look further down, Jaap Stam is also installing the same system at Reading and they now also sit in 3rd place in the Championship as well now.
So for some it seems to be working well. Is this the sort of risk that maybe a team like Swansea need to take? With them being bottom of the PL and struggling. I know they've just appointed Bradley, but could it be worth the risk?
U21 coaches
posted on 19/11/16
Wtf? Under 21s coaches being promoted is an age old thing.
posted on 19/11/16
in this world of hate we must spread love
posted on 20/11/16
It has been working recently in the last couple of years, so it's just a point to raise.
posted on 20/11/16
Total football is nothing new. The great Dutch team of the 70s were famous for it!
posted on 20/11/16
I know that is nothing new.
But most U21 teams are taught (especially in England) to play that style, even if that isn't the way their current team play. So the WBA U21 side will be told to play with possession and to have quick and creative attacks, yet their first team is a completely different style.
The point is, could it be the successful U21 managers that go on to be some potentially good managers in the future? Because they are teaching the young players to play, the "right" way?