' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:11 pm
' RUSSELL SLADE '
Previous Clubs Leyton Orient, Scarborough, Grimsby and Yeovil.
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Wednesday 15th Oct 2014
As the new manager of Cardiff, we should get behind Slade and back him to be a success with the Bluebirds.
There is no denying, however, that his appointment has underwhelmed an awful lot of Cardiff fans and the jury is out on how well a bloke who has Leyton Orient, Scarborough, Grimsby and Yeovil on his CV can manage the egos inside the Bluebirds dressing room and the expectations that go with being Wales’ biggest football club.
Some of those expectations and demands may be unrealistic and unfair, given Cardiff are only a Championship team, but the fan base is so huge, the passion so overwhelming, that Slade will quickly learn it is light years away from any other job he has taken on.
The pressures that go with Cardiff City manager are enormous, many have cracked under the intensity and scrutiny, and it isn’t in Slade’s favour that he wasn’t the People’s Choice. Nor, of course, is that his fault.
However, he is Vincent Tan’s choice, the Bluebirds owner believing Slade has served his time in the lower leagues and deserves his opportunity at the higher level.
So the best way to begin winning over the cynics will be to hit the ground running with a top team performance against second-placed Forest.
Slade is at least talking a good game, stating: “It will be down to us to set the intensity and intent that is required from the very first minute. I want to see my side never give up and if the supporters see that I’m sure they will get right behind their team.”
With respect, though, offering 100 per cent in the Bluebirds shirt should be an absolute basic requirement from any professional footballer handed the privilege to wear it.
The fans take that as read, although it’s fair to say it didn’t always seem to happen under the Solskjaer watch.
Cardiff City fans will be hoping to see more intensity and intent than has been on show so far this season.
What we need to see is shape, organisation, tactical nous and a mix of defensive solidity with offensive flair and goal threat.
Plus, of course, consistency of selection which was another thing desperately missing under Solskjaer and was fundamental to the chaos and confusion that dominated his horrendously disappointing nine-month reign in charge.
Solskjaer and Slade are chalk and cheese. One is high profile and glamour, the other (and I don’t think he will be offended by this) more a pie and mash manager.
But Slade has done the hard yards in Leagues One and Two and is adamant he is ready for the daunting challenge ahead.
He has certainly taken no messing to date. The players are not fit enough, he quickly decreed, so Slade has had them in for double training sessions.
He has also determined some players are lacking mentally and wants to bring warriors into the side, men who will offer the leadership, aggression and determination that has been missing.
Slade will have seen things in training that will determine his first team selection, but there is nothing like the heat of match-day battle, with the Cardiff City Stadium crowd justifiably demanding and the opposition players in your face, to sort out men from the also-rans.
As such, it will take time for Slade to work out his best XI... but time is something he doesn’t really have.
Previous Clubs Leyton Orient, Scarborough, Grimsby and Yeovil.
Media
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=149282
Wednesday 15th Oct 2014
As the new manager of Cardiff, we should get behind Slade and back him to be a success with the Bluebirds.
There is no denying, however, that his appointment has underwhelmed an awful lot of Cardiff fans and the jury is out on how well a bloke who has Leyton Orient, Scarborough, Grimsby and Yeovil on his CV can manage the egos inside the Bluebirds dressing room and the expectations that go with being Wales’ biggest football club.
Some of those expectations and demands may be unrealistic and unfair, given Cardiff are only a Championship team, but the fan base is so huge, the passion so overwhelming, that Slade will quickly learn it is light years away from any other job he has taken on.
The pressures that go with Cardiff City manager are enormous, many have cracked under the intensity and scrutiny, and it isn’t in Slade’s favour that he wasn’t the People’s Choice. Nor, of course, is that his fault.
However, he is Vincent Tan’s choice, the Bluebirds owner believing Slade has served his time in the lower leagues and deserves his opportunity at the higher level.
So the best way to begin winning over the cynics will be to hit the ground running with a top team performance against second-placed Forest.
Slade is at least talking a good game, stating: “It will be down to us to set the intensity and intent that is required from the very first minute. I want to see my side never give up and if the supporters see that I’m sure they will get right behind their team.”
With respect, though, offering 100 per cent in the Bluebirds shirt should be an absolute basic requirement from any professional footballer handed the privilege to wear it.
The fans take that as read, although it’s fair to say it didn’t always seem to happen under the Solskjaer watch.
Cardiff City fans will be hoping to see more intensity and intent than has been on show so far this season.
What we need to see is shape, organisation, tactical nous and a mix of defensive solidity with offensive flair and goal threat.
Plus, of course, consistency of selection which was another thing desperately missing under Solskjaer and was fundamental to the chaos and confusion that dominated his horrendously disappointing nine-month reign in charge.
Solskjaer and Slade are chalk and cheese. One is high profile and glamour, the other (and I don’t think he will be offended by this) more a pie and mash manager.
But Slade has done the hard yards in Leagues One and Two and is adamant he is ready for the daunting challenge ahead.
He has certainly taken no messing to date. The players are not fit enough, he quickly decreed, so Slade has had them in for double training sessions.
He has also determined some players are lacking mentally and wants to bring warriors into the side, men who will offer the leadership, aggression and determination that has been missing.
Slade will have seen things in training that will determine his first team selection, but there is nothing like the heat of match-day battle, with the Cardiff City Stadium crowd justifiably demanding and the opposition players in your face, to sort out men from the also-rans.
As such, it will take time for Slade to work out his best XI... but time is something he doesn’t really have.
Re: ' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:25 pm
Still alarmed and concerned by this appointment.. That cv makes awful reading.... So hope to be proved wrong....
Time he doesn't have though....
Time he doesn't have though....
Re: ' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:28 pm
Blackwood_Bluebird wrote:Still alarmed and concerned by this appointment.. That cv makes awful reading.... So hope to be proved wrong....
Time he doesn't have though....
I feel exactly the same.
Re: ' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:41 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Blackwood_Bluebird wrote:Still alarmed and concerned by this appointment.. That cv makes awful reading.... So hope to be proved wrong....
Time he doesn't have though....
I feel exactly the same.
As uncle Vincent will tell anyone who listens Malky was a mediocre manager with a mediocre record at Watford yet he got us up with Vincent's money
Re: ' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:53 pm
Good to speak to you this evening Annis.
I was right he did manage Brighton about 5 years ago for 30 odd games.
But let's give him a couple of games before we pass judgement. At Orient he had the knack of finding players for nothing and moulding them into a fairly useful div 1 team. A big jump to our level these days and I do wonder how he will cope with the egos in our team.However he will have my backing.
Enjoy the game
I was right he did manage Brighton about 5 years ago for 30 odd games.
But let's give him a couple of games before we pass judgement. At Orient he had the knack of finding players for nothing and moulding them into a fairly useful div 1 team. A big jump to our level these days and I do wonder how he will cope with the egos in our team.However he will have my backing.
Enjoy the game
Re: ' RUSSELL SLADE ' " Interesting Read "
Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:08 am
steve davies wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Blackwood_Bluebird wrote:Still alarmed and concerned by this appointment.. That cv makes awful reading.... So hope to be proved wrong....
Time he doesn't have though....
I feel exactly the same.
As uncle Vincent will tell anyone who listens Malky was a mediocre manager with a mediocre record at Watford yet he got us up with Vincent's money
Yeah Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a better manager!
