Jobs if you were the new Manager

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Hornpete, Dec 6, 2019.

  1. Hornpete

    Hornpete Squad Player

    What would you genuinely do?

    "Put Kiko on pwogwam duty" or "play 4 keepers" isn't likely or helpful, what would you do?

    I'd start by telling the players you believe in them and they can do it. "I'm amazed they're in this position, the quality we have". Even if you dont mean it. This is the exact oppositie to what QSF did.

    Then I'd get them playing a pressing game which would give us some positive controlled agression on the pitch rather than passive sittting deep rubbish. Similarly I'd ask them to do everything like they mean it. Tackling, passing, shooting, warming up. Even throw ins.

    I'd play 4 4 2. Because we are not going to score much with 1 up front.

    Will Hughes gets subbed at 55-60 minutes. He can run around like a looney after half time until is puffed. Then he comes off.
     
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  2. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Get Knockaert in
     
  3. Grrwood

    Grrwood Reservist

    Morale building is the absolute must here. The players have never recovered from being smashed in the final, and they were probably just starting to get back into it and then were battered 8-0. There is no belief there and results will not come until this is rectified.

    Then we need to look at distribution and ball control. Also organisation - how many times do we get a throw in and they have no idea what to do with it?! Hell pretty much everything needs drastic improvement really but that's where I would start.
     
  4. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Surely the decorations need putting up first.
     
  5. cyaninternetdog

    cyaninternetdog Forum Hippie

    Strip Deeney of the captain armband and get him out the club asap.
     
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  6. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    1. Resign.
     
  7. Crezzy95

    Crezzy95 First Year Pro

    Demand some decent centre halves in the Transfer Window.
     
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  8. Sort the tea rota...
    Play with all the stuff left in the desk draw by previous managers...
    Put some Xmas decs up...
    Move some furniture around...

    Probably be sacked by the time that lot is done
     
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  9. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    I haven't seen many games this season but from what I've heard the full backs are more the problem, quite the opposite of what people were saying last season!
     
  10. Crezzy95

    Crezzy95 First Year Pro

    Our full backs are just as pathetic. We need to drop Kiko asap.
     
  11. Hornpete

    Hornpete Squad Player

    If janmaats unfit would you play foulquier?
     
  12. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Get that red sofa in the pitch in place of Doucoure'
     
  13. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    Not totally excusing the underperformers, but it could be that many of our players have reached the footballing equivalent of a mid-life crisis as I imagine mid-level footballers do when they regret that they haven't been good enough to play for the top clubs or their national team and never will be, and no doubt failure to get even a top 10 place in the Prem and being battered in the FA Cup final has cemented that. We need to get a manager who will get them feeling positive about themselves, showing them the 2018/19 highlights DVD will hopefully remind them how enjoyable football can be.
     
  14. Crezzy95

    Crezzy95 First Year Pro

    I probably would over Kiko right now. His confidence is actually shot.
     
  15. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    Build the team around Sarr's strengths short term.

    Never pick Kiko again.
     
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  16. R4E

    R4E Reservist

    Teach the full backs to defend (or demand replacements in the January window)

    Instil some confidence in Doucoure, Hughes, Chalobah and Capoue.

    Demand another centre half in the transfer window.

    Play a system that suits the players we have available.

    Get Deulofeu playing for the team and not himself.
     
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  17. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Probably try out the new steak joint one Saturday. Treat the wife to a meal out while the team gets smashed on the pitch. Best get to it before it's boarded up and never heard of again in the Championship.
     
  18. NemoNemo

    NemoNemo Reservist

    Get every single player to earn their place from day 1. The young players would be well up for it and keep the more senior players alert. I'd actually make an example of either Doucoure or Deulofeu to show no one is a guaranteed starter.
     
  19. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Play players on merit rather than reputation.

    Quina needs a run. Doucore needs a rest. Chalboar needs to build confidence, maybe a loan out? Sarr needs a run.
    We need to build some team morale. Reinstate the club table tennis tournament if that's no longer a thing.

    442 or 433, 5 in defence doesn't work when defence is poor and striking is off target, letting goals in will happen, we just need to score more and we won't do that with none or one recognised striker up front.
     
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  20. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Don't get too comfy in the hot seat !!
     
  21. Hornet4ever

    Hornet4ever WFC Forums Last Man Standing Winner 2018/2019

  22. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Be realistic with the post match interviews. Some of these dossers need a good media fisting to bring them back in line. I'm sick of the 'tried their best' 'gave it their all' bullcarp.
     
  23. Crezzy95

    Crezzy95 First Year Pro

  24. zztop

    zztop Eurovision Winner 2015

    To be fair, we could do with a matchday roundabout at the top of Occupation Road.
     
  25. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Well basically it's him , Doucoure and Deeney who get all the headlines .

    What will Pearson think of GD's gloves and tights ?!
     
  26. AndrewH63

    AndrewH63 Reservist

    Wes Morgan on loan then
     
  27. Mighty Mo

    Mighty Mo Reservist

    Go for celebratory Thai buffet
     
  28. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    All sensible stuff, except the last sentence - doesn't Hughes already do that?
     
  29. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    My God. Do you often read this stuff? 'We just gonna'...… 'ect' instead of etc. And so on and so on. Just sitting here breathing gives me more inspiration.
     
  30. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    Get a decent striker in on loan, we need a good one hence why I say loan as we wouldn’t be able to sign a good enough one on the basis we’ll probably be a championship club next season.

    Can’t think who but somebody warming the bench at a big club, or in fact anybody that isn’t Andre Grey would be ideal.
     
  31. Guy

    Guy Squad Player

    Giroud ?
     
  32. Make F3 pour 150 pints at each kiosk just before half time.
     
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  33. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    Practice defending set pieces. Abandon zonal for man to man.
    Practice attacking set pieces. More variation. Get the ball past the first defender for a start.
    Practice counter attacks.
    Make the wide players practice crosses over and over again.
    Strikers extra shooting practice to hit sections of the goal over and over again.
     
  34. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    I would prefer Dwight Gayle to Gray.
     
  35. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    I'd prefer Marcus Gayle now to Gray
     
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