Has he ruined it for every team trying to stay in the PL?
No matter how poor Burnley's results were last season, Kompany showed no compromise in his tactics. Burnley went down without much of a fight, Kompany goes on to manage Bayern Munich.
Fast forward to this season where Russell Martin has basically done the same thing, leaving Southampton bottom of the table, well adrift of safety. He's been sacked but who is to say that a club with better players don't take a chance on him?
These clubs basically just seem to be Guinea pigs for managers to put themselves in the shop window, with no real concern for the future of the club they're currently managing.
They've seen that playing boring but effective football might have kept these sides up, but it ended up pigeon holing the likes of Hodgson, Fat Sam and Dyche.
Has Vincent Kompany ruined football?
posted 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
Agreed.
Gary O’Neill has used Wolves to put himself in the shop window for big jobs at Tamworth and Solihull, with his exciting brand of suicidal defending and lack of discipline.
posted 4 hours, 7 minutes ago
I'll have some of what you're on !
posted 4 hours, 6 minutes ago
How dare he break the cycle of Pardew, Pulis, Moyes, Repeat
posted 4 hours, 5 minutes ago
It’s goes further back than Kompany. I remember Jose of all people moaning about “schitt on a stick” football - one of the most hypocritical comments ever.
I’ve no idea why every khunt and his dog decided there is only one way to play and Pulis/Allardyce/Hodgson are dinosaurs. West Brom were shiete without Pulis, Bolton have sunk without trace without Allardyce and Palace could go down without Woy unless he is parachuted in again to save them.
Southampton are hilarious though, Hassenhutl was just about keeping them up despite some severe pumpings, some diqhead thought Nathan Jones could do a better job
posted 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
I don't think so but I do see what you're saying to a point, I think on the Guardian pod someone was saying that Martin has selfishly put himself above the club by trying to line it up with his style of play, rather than being pragmatic and giving the club a chance.
Kompany was an amazing player though with a tonne of connections, who played under some amazing managers and I think Burnley actually played quite well in games.
Martin doesn't really have any of that so he's an idiot if he was hoping to fail upwards, I think he'll have to go to mid level Championship at best and rebuild his reputation.
posted 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
no real concern for the future of the club they're currently managing
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doesn't that sum up United?
posted 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
Yes, Kompany should've asked Burnley to sack him