Sentences with phrase «inherited as a squad»

We had a big job to do based on what the manager at the time inherited as a squad.

Not exact matches

Inherited a pretty fantastic squad as well with youth gems galore.

The Nou Camp side are ready to offload a number of first team players as incoming manager Luis Enrique looks to put his stamp on the squad he has inherited from Gerardo Martino and Fabregas, perhaps surprisingly, is considered surplus to requirements.

It's not as he's inherited a squad, which makes it harder on most occasions.

New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has said that Wickham has an attitude problem, and has strongly hinted that he will be sold in the summer as the Italian looks to put his own stamp on the struggling squad he inherited from Martin O'Neill.

Despite his great service, it would not be surprising if new Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino saw Fonte as one who could make way in the summer, as he will look to strengthen and put his own stamp on the squad he inherited from Nigel Adkins.

However, Klopp believes he can prize the striker away with a big money move as he looks to rebuild the squad he inherited from Brendan Rodgers earlier this season.

The Blues have been busy in the transfer market this summer, with plenty of players moving in and out of the club as Mourinho's squad starts to take some shape after the Portuguese coach admitted to struggling with the group of players he'd inherited from his predecessor Rafael Benitez last season.

A lot of fans are acting as though United should be feared next season... But LVG had every possible luxury afforded to him, and inherited a pretty decent squad, but IMO has shown tactical stubbornness that would make Wenger blush.

The Reds are set to be active during the next two transfer windows as manager Jurgen Klopp looks to put his own stamp on the squad he inherited from Brendan Rodgers earlier in the year.

The young Northern Irish boss will analyse the squad he has inherited from Kenny Dalglish and look to weigh up the futures of under - performing first teamers as well as those on the periphery that he feels the club can afford to cash in on.

Whoever it is who replaces Mourinho — Hiddink has been mentioned as a caretaker, for what that's worth — will inherit a demoralised, depressed squad that's just as likely to throw it all over as it is to put its shoulder to the wheel.

Cooper's replacement at London Road has already been named as Jim Gannon, but he'll be inheriting a squad hastily and haphazardly augmented by his predecessor and while chairman Darragh MacAnthony has belatedly accepted partial responsibility for the club's plight, his petulant and ill - advisedly public tirade against pretty much everything won't be easily forgotten, not least by the playing staff who came in for the brunt of the criticism.

This will have a serious impact on the summer transfer window as potential recruits will want to know their long - term future will not reliant on a new manager who may well want to make changes to the squad he inherits.

Juan Mata, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Bastian Schweinsteiger have all been deemed surplus to requirements by United's new manager, who wants to trim the size of the dysfunctional squad inherited from Van Gaal in order to make space for what he describes as «fundamental» and «supplementary» recruits.

Back in 2005 as manager of Southampton he seemed more concerned with his own reputation than the Saints» efforts to avoid relegation — constantly harping about the poor standard of the players he'd inherited (commenting after a 4 - 1 defeat to Pompey, «We've got a big squad, and quite a few of the players are not good enough in all honesty.

The squad was, as at Sunderland, a set of inherited players from a previous regime.

Since Mauricio Pochettino inherited this current Tottenham squad and as the season has gone on, it has become apparent that the Argentine simply doesn't have the players to play the style of football that he wishes to play.