Newcastle seeks coach for billion-dollar project

Newcastle’s current situation is a huge boost for the club. A huge injection of funds can help to develop, as it did with Manchester City. But for such a project an experienced coach is needed and the current coach Steve Bruce does not have the necessary qualities. Who can take his place?

So far, it is confirmed that the English coach will be coaching his 1000th game at the shrine of St. James’ Park against the unlucky Tottenham. Still, there is no need to prove where the management will want to go in next January’s transfer window.

Thanks to a piece of paper called Financial Fair Play alone, the club can easily spend up to £190m. And no one can say B either!

Hundreds of ideas, visions or dream goals must be forming in the new owner’s head. Yet in the final analysis, one man is key. The kind of person who can turn everything into reality. If we can compare it to a familiar story.

For example, Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, Hans Flick in the days of Bayern Munich or Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. Perhaps this is what we can imagine in place of the ambitions that will prevail at the headquarters. To find a modern coach for the current times.

One serious candidate is Frank Lampard. There is no need to describe the career of such a well-known football personality. From Derby County to Chelsea and then a stop called “rest” and waiting for a new engagement.

A willingness to rely on young players, to play the card in attack while his defensive play fades. Above all, the control and drawn-out play from the middle of the pitch has put paid to a well-paced career.

I guess that’s how you can talk about the coaching of a London legend. Huge transfers at the start of the 2020/21 season helped to get him sacked at the Blues. Even so, he was the one who helped the Champions League triumph this year and made the German’s job a few percent easier.

The list of names also includes Italian stormtrooper Antonio Conte. Exactly the type of coach who enjoys physical football with fast forward play. Typologically very similar to the Premier League. Like Frank, he has experience at Chelsea, where he even won the league. Plus he’s thrown the English Cup on top.

Yet he left it all behind to take a peek at Inter Milan. But there, a well-paced partnership underlined by Scudetto ended due to a financial misunderstanding. We dare say there will be exactly no such unrest at Newcastle, as the Conte-Magpies connection sounds really interesting. Shame not to try that particular option.

Apart from the London favourites, they have got the recently very controversial coach Steven Gerrard. Let’s now leave aside the current problems that are catching up with his team beyond footballing qualities. We need only look at the way he led Rangers to a golden league win.

An attacking style with possession of the ball on his kicks. Immediately when it comes to losing, you need to fight back the lost meruna. If possible, in the quickest time possible. No wonder Liverpool have eyed him as a replacement for Jürgen Klopp. Both coaches prescribe exactly the same style of football.

Steven will go for a technical striker who pulls off the play with the help of the fringe defenders, or a skilful midfielder. At the same time, he also helps himself with skilful players who open up space on the pitch with their movement.

Gerrard cannot be taken as the hottest handcuff in the battle for the Magpies manager. Still, he is worth a mention. He did his job in Scotland. He has nothing more to prove. Mainly, his dream is to coach in England. So why not now?

Lastly, there’s Brendan Rodgers. For fans of the best league in the world, he’s best known as the popular coach at Leicester City. Last season he managed to deal with many injuries or the indisposed Jamie Vardy for example.

Even so, he set the pace of the game with his squad and managed to fight for promotion to the Champions League again. He may have failed, but he can’t just say no to the ambitious project that United will be luring.

He prides himself on tactical discipline combined with creative football. The ball has to be constantly in motion. Every pass must have a clear idea beforehand. This sport can’t do without that. Moreover, this is exactly the kind of thing the Irish coach is aware of. Maybe that’s why he’s been proving his qualities for some time now.

Yes, you’re right. There are more well-known football matadors in the speculation that we haven’t listed. But this is a group of four talented individuals who have dedicated their lives to the game. At the same time, they’ve made the most of their qualities.

Source: The Telegraph