CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:36 am
Walesonline
Tuesday 25th February 2014.
CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Cardiff City must show faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, insists Wales boss Chris Coleman
After a tough weekend at the office, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be given the backing of Cardiff City's board - says Wales boss Chris Coleman
Wales boss Chris Coleman insists Cardiff City can learn a lot from West Ham by showing their faith in beleaguered boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian has come in for some heavy criticism after only one win in seven league games since succeeding Malky Mackay as City manager, with some fans believing he should be sacked if Cardiff are to retain their top-flight status.
But Coleman insists Solskjaer will “come through it” and points to West Ham’s recent renaissance as evidence that clubs should stick with under-fire managers.
“It’s tough losing like that at home [4-0 to Hull] to a team who are in the relegation dogfight with you,” said Coleman.
“Ole will be hurting, soul-searching. Out of everyone there he will the man hurting the most but he will come through it.
“Six weeks ago I was at a West Ham game and Sam Allardyce was getting tortured and people said he was going to get the sack.
“West Ham stayed strong, now they are 10th and they will stay up.
“If you look at the stats of managers who change club quickly and what happens.
“Nine times out of 10 they do not even stay the same, there is no improvement, it gets worse.
“Fair play to West Ham, they did the right thing and stood by their man.”
Coleman insisted there was always a possibility that Cardiff would be relegated under Mackay and questioned some of the pre-season hype which suggested they could become an established Premier League club sooner rather than later.
“Even if Cardiff get relegated, which was a possibility even when Malky was there, you can’t get carried away,” said Coleman, who managed Fulham in the top tier from 2003-07.
“Cardiff have only been in the league two minutes. I heard people saying if they could stay in a year or two there was no reason they could not be a stable top-10 club. That is complete nonsense.
“When you get in that league, which is hard enough to get into, it’s even harder to stay in it. It is incredibly unforgiving.
“If you are Cardiff or Swansea you need to be looking to finish fourth from bottom and everything else is a bonus.
“That’s not me being defeatist. You cannot get carried away.”
But Coleman believes Solskjaer will be a better manager for his current difficulties at Cardiff.
“Management is completely different to playing,” said Coleman, who yesterday named a 23-man squad for the friendly with Iceland at Cardiff City Stadium on March 5.
“You may have had a great playing career, but as a manager when the heat is on and you do not know where the next win is coming from, that is when you find out a lot about yourself.”
Tuesday 25th February 2014.
CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Cardiff City must show faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, insists Wales boss Chris Coleman
After a tough weekend at the office, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be given the backing of Cardiff City's board - says Wales boss Chris Coleman
Wales boss Chris Coleman insists Cardiff City can learn a lot from West Ham by showing their faith in beleaguered boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian has come in for some heavy criticism after only one win in seven league games since succeeding Malky Mackay as City manager, with some fans believing he should be sacked if Cardiff are to retain their top-flight status.
But Coleman insists Solskjaer will “come through it” and points to West Ham’s recent renaissance as evidence that clubs should stick with under-fire managers.
“It’s tough losing like that at home [4-0 to Hull] to a team who are in the relegation dogfight with you,” said Coleman.
“Ole will be hurting, soul-searching. Out of everyone there he will the man hurting the most but he will come through it.
“Six weeks ago I was at a West Ham game and Sam Allardyce was getting tortured and people said he was going to get the sack.
“West Ham stayed strong, now they are 10th and they will stay up.
“If you look at the stats of managers who change club quickly and what happens.
“Nine times out of 10 they do not even stay the same, there is no improvement, it gets worse.
“Fair play to West Ham, they did the right thing and stood by their man.”
Coleman insisted there was always a possibility that Cardiff would be relegated under Mackay and questioned some of the pre-season hype which suggested they could become an established Premier League club sooner rather than later.
“Even if Cardiff get relegated, which was a possibility even when Malky was there, you can’t get carried away,” said Coleman, who managed Fulham in the top tier from 2003-07.
“Cardiff have only been in the league two minutes. I heard people saying if they could stay in a year or two there was no reason they could not be a stable top-10 club. That is complete nonsense.
“When you get in that league, which is hard enough to get into, it’s even harder to stay in it. It is incredibly unforgiving.
“If you are Cardiff or Swansea you need to be looking to finish fourth from bottom and everything else is a bonus.
“That’s not me being defeatist. You cannot get carried away.”
But Coleman believes Solskjaer will be a better manager for his current difficulties at Cardiff.
“Management is completely different to playing,” said Coleman, who yesterday named a 23-man squad for the friendly with Iceland at Cardiff City Stadium on March 5.
“You may have had a great playing career, but as a manager when the heat is on and you do not know where the next win is coming from, that is when you find out a lot about yourself.”
Re: COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:52 am
carlccfc wrote:Walesonline
Cardiff City must show faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, insists Wales boss Chris Coleman
After a tough weekend at the office, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be given the backing of Cardiff City's board - says Wales boss Chris Coleman
Wales boss Chris Coleman insists Cardiff City can learn a lot from West Ham by showing their faith in beleaguered boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian has come in for some heavy criticism after only one win in seven league games since succeeding Malky Mackay as City manager, with some fans believing he should be sacked if Cardiff are to retain their top-flight status.
But Coleman insists Solskjaer will “come through it” and points to West Ham’s recent renaissance as evidence that clubs should stick with under-fire managers.
“It’s tough losing like that at home [4-0 to Hull] to a team who are in the relegation dogfight with you,” said Coleman.
“Ole will be hurting, soul-searching. Out of everyone there he will the man hurting the most but he will come through it.
“Six weeks ago I was at a West Ham game and Sam Allardyce was getting tortured and people said he was going to get the sack.
“West Ham stayed strong, now they are 10th and they will stay up.
“If you look at the stats of managers who change club quickly and what happens.
“Nine times out of 10 they do not even stay the same, there is no improvement, it gets worse.
“Fair play to West Ham, they did the right thing and stood by their man.”
Coleman insisted there was always a possibility that Cardiff would be relegated under Mackay and questioned some of the pre-season hype which suggested they could become an established Premier League club sooner rather than later.
“Even if Cardiff get relegated, which was a possibility even when Malky was there, you can’t get carried away,” said Coleman, who managed Fulham in the top tier from 2003-07.
“Cardiff have only been in the league two minutes. I heard people saying if they could stay in a year or two there was no reason they could not be a stable top-10 club. That is complete nonsense.
“When you get in that league, which is hard enough to get into, it’s even harder to stay in it. It is incredibly unforgiving.
“If you are Cardiff or Swansea you need to be looking to finish fourth from bottom and everything else is a bonus.
“That’s not me being defeatist. You cannot get carried away.”
But Coleman believes Solskjaer will be a better manager for his current difficulties at Cardiff.
“Management is completely different to playing,” said Coleman, who yesterday named a 23-man squad for the friendly with Iceland at Cardiff City Stadium on March 5.
“You may have had a great playing career, but as a manager when the heat is on and you do not know where the next win is coming from, that is when you find out a lot about yourself.”
9 times out of 10 it doesnt even stay the same,it gets worse,if you look at the stats...well i have..Mr Coleman is wrong..
Re: CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:05 am
My heart bleeds for millionaire coaches who gamble on playing 4-4-2 Man Utd 90's stylee, only to get exactly what we deserve.
Re: CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:26 am
I can't stand it when people say stuff like "the players/manager will be hurting".
Absolute bollox, its the fans that hurt. Its the fans that pay money they cannot afford to watch.
The players/managers have great contracts and great lives and if they lose their job because it didn't work out they get payed up for the remainder of the contract. If only my/other peoples jobs worked that way.
Absolute bollox, its the fans that hurt. Its the fans that pay money they cannot afford to watch.
The players/managers have great contracts and great lives and if they lose their job because it didn't work out they get payed up for the remainder of the contract. If only my/other peoples jobs worked that way.
Re: CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:33 am
porthcawlcasual wrote:I can't stand it when people say stuff like "the players/manager will be hurting".
Absolute bollox, its the fans that hurt. Its the fans that pay money they cannot afford to watch.
The players/managers have great contracts and great lives and if they lose their job because it didn't work out they get payed up for the remainder of the contract. If only my/other peoples jobs worked that way.
You dont think they all can hurt? And is it a contest in who hurt most? The failor or the failed? All hurt! But who bears the weight of Responsebility? Who have to man up and change fortunes? The fans?
Re: CHRIS COLEMAN - ' OLE WILL BE HURTING THE MOST '
Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:42 pm
Coleman actually spoke some sense in that article, think we can take something from that