Next Manager?

Martinez seen in StAlbans.

 

Francesco Guidolin (strong Pozzo links )

 

I have just seen that Yourm Um has been linked

Old but experienced, and probably available cheap

 

That's the one. He ticks all the boxes for me, apart from the 'hunk' one.

 

Di Marzio's talking like Ranieri's a done-deal.

"Sir Claudio #Ranieri back in #PremierLeague , from the miracle #Leicester to the new challenge to #Watford"

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/1444651147734683656

 

Terms Agreed: Ranieri set to be appointed new Watford manager - Sources - Football Insider (footballinsider247.com)

 

Someone to keep us defensively sound?

 

Ranieri ? Good god.....
We really are a joke.

 

Uff 4-4-2 looms.

 

Watching Brentford with much envy right now. An assistant, who then succeeds and goes on to be a successful manager? With brilliant recruitment, what a dream.

 

Ken Furphy

 

Fab. Let's make our one prem quality player redundant.

 

He most certainly would not be my choice but good luck to Ranieri if this is correct

 

Agreed. He's an upgrade on XM for sure, but then again who isn't? Hopefully he can make a better job of it than he did at Flam.

 

I’d be happy with ranieri tbh.

 

I'm happy with anyone but Xisco.

 

If true ,could be bloody brilliant or a complete disaster . But a premier league winning manager nonetheless.

 

Mental seeing people turn their nose up at Ranieri after the clowns we've appointed through the years.

Potentially past his best to some extent, but still a proper manager with proper pedigree. The man won the Premier League ffs, and even now he's coming in off the back of doing a very good job at Sampdoria in Serie A.

People rambling on about Fulham, do you think we're going to get someone in with a perfect record?

 

Pardew? Hughes? QSF?

 

Dee Knee’s gon m8.

 

I thought Mahrez played for Leicester, didn't do too bad under Ranieri

 

I would take Ranieri

 

He was calling in to ask my advice on whether to take the job. Later today you'll find out what I told him.

 

Just because he played 4-4-2 at Leicester, it doesn't mean he'll play 4-4-2 for us tbf

 

Just looked more at his time at Sampdoria, did well last season, but crucially and coincidentally, the season before he came in for a sacked manager after 7 games and kept them up. It was also his decision to not extend his contract.

 

That managerial expert off the telly turned his nose up at Ranieri 7 years ago and his boys won the league! While I'd settle for 17th by the skin of our teeth (truthfully I wouldn't be too disappointed with going down as long as we show fight!), and while I'd have preferred Diego Martinez, Ranieri has shown that he's still got it, and would surely be a big upgrade on Xisco

 

Ranieri may well be appointed as the next head coach, but I would not place too much trust in information from this website. Is this not the same website which reported that they had been informed by a club source that Kucka would be out for three months when he was injured? Kucka returned after two weeks.

 

All upgrades on Xisco.

 

Sampdoria's formations used last season:

 

Looking at Watford's next 10 fixtures. I just cannot see us picking more than 4 points. Therefore, Ranieri will be sacked before Christmas, is my prediction.

 

I'd be happy with any head coach/manager with an ounce of tactical nous!

 

I think it's moat important that we pick our formation irrespective of the players that we have.

 

Well, considering our paucity of centre backs, I think we can discount playing much 3-4-3/3-5-2 this season, but it's the kind of mixture of formations you'd come to expect from a manager nicknamed 'The Tinkerman'!

 

Forthcoming fixtures are currently only being played on paper.

With the right man in charge, no more injuries and a bit of luck too I’d be more hopeful than some of picking up some reasonable points.

Southampton are winless, Leicester not firing, West Ham losing every match after a European tie, etc. Clutching at straws but we play some of the big four straight after Champions League too, so they might rotate a little (or a lot).

It’s a tough run on paper for sure but it would be a dull game to follow if we all knew the results in advance.