30 Aug 2015 17:24:29
Just thought I'd share my opinion on Ronny Deila. Obviously I've never been behind the scenes but the impression he gives me is that he wants to build a winning team through technical ability and hope to find a winning strategy but he doesn't have the players to adopt that approach and depend on it entirely. I'm not saying those things are not important because they are but I'm a firm believer in the old fashioned method of building a team spirit where the players feel invincible, have a strong sense of togetherness and would go to war for each other on the pitch. I thought O'Neill and Lenny did that bit quite well and some of our other past managers were excellent in that department. Ronny gives the impression of being too quiet, timid and weak to play that role. The master of course was Ferguson at Man Utd. He had his players believe they were unbeatable and his ability to create a combined dressing room atmosphere of self belief and fear was magnificent. Under him Utd players had a siege mentality and they'd have given their life for him if he had asked. He was an incredibly passionate manager in every sense. Ronny Deila doesn't have that quality and when you're using players who are of average standard it's almost compulsory if you want success. Look at Aberdeen, quite a lot of journeymen in their squad and a large number of average players but he has them believing they're better than they are.
30 Aug 2015 18:53:30
Oops, when talking of Aberdeen I meant to say Derek McInnes, not he, just in case you thought I was saying that RD makes them think they're better than they are! lol
30 Aug 2015 23:08:40
How the hell , do you know whether Deila is quiet or not with the players .
The one thing he won't do is go into the dressing room and hurl abuse at a player or groups of players . He works on the things they have done well , and has a quiet word in private rather than ridicule a player in front of his peers .
The roaring and shouting that the like of Stein had perfected , no longer works and Fergie probably was the last to get away with it .
Nobody new could do it , players wouldn't accept it .
31 Aug 2015 08:42:42
Settle down old bhoy lol