Another Soccer Club Appoints a Young Inexperienced Manager - Right or Wrong?
With the walkout of Keane at English Premier League Club Sunderland and under pressure Ince at another Premier League Club Blackburn, both young inexperienced managers, is it too much to expect in such a high pressure, almost instant results expected environment that such inexperienced managers are not given enough time to make their mark.
Now another inexperienced young ex-premiership player has been given his chance - Lee Clark (Fulham and Newcastle United) at Huddersfield Town. Although Huddersfield is not a Premier League Club, it is in the next division down, in the Championship, they have a long term plan even though Clark will be the fourth manager there in tow years! Clark has only managed Norwich's reserve team (another Championship Club) for the last couple of seasons or so. So what has he got, why have thee club's management teams (read Chairmen) made these risky decisions. Well, I guess they are cheaper (no experience, right?), young, enthusiastic, possess lots of energy, have great ideas (probably naive ones but hey!) but have they got innate people management experience to deal with all levels, all types and abilities of player. Generally this tends to come with age and of course lots and lots of experience.
However and I think this makes a huge difference, they have this embedded in the manager's back up team. Now Huddersfield have two highly experienced and successful individuals to give Clark all the help he needs. He has Derek Fazakerley who has immense coaching experience with England, Manchester City and Newcastle United and Steve Black a great motivational, performance and fitness coach with experience at Newcastle Falcons Premier Rugby Union side, Newcastle United and personal fitness trainer to Jonny Wilkinson. This is potentially a great combination. Clark can use his own football experience as a quick passing midfielder, draw on his strength of character and then all has to do is listen (to his back up team). We'll see!
Keith
Keith Irving
iStadia
Now another inexperienced young ex-premiership player has been given his chance - Lee Clark (Fulham and Newcastle United) at Huddersfield Town. Although Huddersfield is not a Premier League Club, it is in the next division down, in the Championship, they have a long term plan even though Clark will be the fourth manager there in tow years! Clark has only managed Norwich's reserve team (another Championship Club) for the last couple of seasons or so. So what has he got, why have thee club's management teams (read Chairmen) made these risky decisions. Well, I guess they are cheaper (no experience, right?), young, enthusiastic, possess lots of energy, have great ideas (probably naive ones but hey!) but have they got innate people management experience to deal with all levels, all types and abilities of player. Generally this tends to come with age and of course lots and lots of experience.
However and I think this makes a huge difference, they have this embedded in the manager's back up team. Now Huddersfield have two highly experienced and successful individuals to give Clark all the help he needs. He has Derek Fazakerley who has immense coaching experience with England, Manchester City and Newcastle United and Steve Black a great motivational, performance and fitness coach with experience at Newcastle Falcons Premier Rugby Union side, Newcastle United and personal fitness trainer to Jonny Wilkinson. This is potentially a great combination. Clark can use his own football experience as a quick passing midfielder, draw on his strength of character and then all has to do is listen (to his back up team). We'll see!
Keith
Keith Irving
iStadia
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Clubs increasingly seem to be looking for something different. For a lot of them, they have to either buy that at a premium or take a risk on someone relatively unproven. It's either that or get a middle of the road guy, a relatively safe(ish) pair of hands but someone you can't expect anything great from.
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