| Does OGS make the most sense? 07:39 - Jun 14 with 4032 views | Sparky85 |
Have been looking into OGS tactics etc just a comparison with Knutsen. I’ve often thought maybe OGS makes the most sense and here’s why:
Favoured tactic is 4-2-3-1 (Knutsen a 4-3-3)
Plays with 2 in the midfield pivot
Clearly has links with the club
Would maybe result in less staff turnover
OGS plays a mid press and more counter attacking, which is different to McKenna but maybe exactly what we need to do in the prem with less possession.
Knutsen plays a possession based, high press, structured attack.
If it is between OGS and Knutsen, then I think I’m personally still in favour of a complete change with KK. I just wonder whether the club may look at more of the same, which certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing.
I don’t have many negative on either potential appointment should it be one of these 2
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| Does OGS make the most sense? on 15:25 - Jun 16 with 596 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 14:54 - Jun 16 by rickw |
I think OGS would be a huge gamble, I'm happy to ignore Cardiff but he was sacked after 7 months at Besiktas - which isn't abnormal there but also doesn't shout "he's the one" to me...
I think I'd go for Dyche, I think he'd keep us up and establish us as a safe PL team, also the money we're likely to spend will be the most he's ever had!! |
I think OGS is a good personality fit and is someone I would class as an 'Ipswich manager'. I also think he provides some continuity of sorts with a very similar ethos to KM and having worked with Pert/the new recruitment guys before. Circumstances sometimes dictate how well someone does in a job and I feel like we are the sort of place he could thrive. He's not necessarily someone that gets me hugely excited but I can see why we might feel he is a good candidate. | | | |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:15 - Jun 16 with 408 views | Hermann_eats_puffin |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 15:19 - Jun 16 by Hermann_eats_puffin |
On the basis that he's permeably know of some good targets regarding players to go for from France and Belgium (where there is much better value to be had than from in England) I like the sound of Sébastien Pocognoli!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Probably a bit of an ambitious target though given that he's been managing Monaco and an outside bet at best and whether or not he's even our radar is perhaps doubtful although you just never know.
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The more I read about this guy the more I like! This is quoted from his wiki page:-
"Upon retiring from playing at the end of the 2020–21 season, he was hired by Union SG to coach their under-21 team.
After managing Genk's under-18 team and the Belgium under-18 team, in July 2024 he returned to Union SG as head coach of their first team.
In his debut season as manager, Pocognoli guided Union SG to a historic league title, their first in 90 years. After finishing third in the regular season behind Genk and Club Brugge, his side went unbeaten in the Championship Playoffs, winning nine of ten matches. A decisive 1–0 away victory over leaders Club Brugge and a final-day 3–1 win against Gent sealed the title and earned them a first-ever spot in the Champions League league phase."
Yes he's just been let go by Monaco because they didn't qualify for the Champions League but that could be to our advantage because it means he's available.
He's been linked to the Hearts job and Hearts have links to Brighton's Jamestown analytics and Brighton seem pretty good at picking managers and so if he's on their radar as a good manager that's a positive.
He's also said to be a candidate for the Nice job but if we get in there quick maybe we could tempt him with a PL managers job because I don't know if yet he'd be in line for another PL job at this stage of his career. |  | | |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:17 - Jun 16 with 386 views | nrb1985 |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 15:25 - Jun 16 by tractorboy1978 |
I think OGS is a good personality fit and is someone I would class as an 'Ipswich manager'. I also think he provides some continuity of sorts with a very similar ethos to KM and having worked with Pert/the new recruitment guys before. Circumstances sometimes dictate how well someone does in a job and I feel like we are the sort of place he could thrive. He's not necessarily someone that gets me hugely excited but I can see why we might feel he is a good candidate. |
Surely Pert and the gang though will be off to join KM once he pops up?
I like him as a person but really don’t think he’s a good fit for us now other than he knows some of the staff. Has predominantly only managed “big” teams and we won’t be setting ourselves up like that next season.
Would rather have Rodgers tbh. | | | |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:23 - Jun 16 with 344 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Now on BBC sport that he is high on the list. I think it will be him. |  |
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| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:43 - Jun 16 with 275 views | dirtyboy |
I’ve been thinking about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer quite a bit, and I’m now at the point where I think that, if we could get him, he’d probably be a very good choice.
What Ipswich don’t need is a complete change in direction. The club has worked hard to put a structure in place, from the Academy upwards, so that when change does happen, it doesn’t undo all the good work that came before it.
That continuity is what clubs like Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham, Palace and Brighton have done so well. They don’t rip everything up every time there’s a change, as what they've done works.
Solskjær has been to watch Ipswich a few times, knows McKenna well, and you’d imagine they share certain ideas. Personality wise, he also feels like a decent fit. He’s understated, calm and doesn’t come across as someone who thinks he’s bigger than the club. Us Suffolk folk don’t tend to warm to that sort of manager, Lambert and Keane being the obvious.
We can point to Cardiff as a failure, but there were mitigating circumstances in my opinion. They were already near the bottom, and we all know first hand how tough it is for a newly promoted side in the Premier League. He also tried to change them from a that dirteh yella Malky Mackay's physical team into a more footballing side...and he had only half a season to do it... not to mention the whole ridiculous kit colour change situation around the club at the time.
Ultimately, it gave him Premier League experience in a relegation battle. It didn’t work out, but it was hardly a shameful failure.
Besiktas is probably another one to file under experience rather than use as a stick to beat him with. It was a completely different culture. He actually lasted longer than the five managers before him, and they’ve had around 14 managers in the time Ipswich have had Kieran McKenna. That says more about Besiktas than it does about Solskjaer.
I’ve also been boring and watched a few interviews. Harry Maguire has spoken really highly of him (and of McKenna, incidentally) while Ashley Young, with his Ipswich connection, has also spoken well of him.
I also went back to a Rest Is Football podcast from around seven months ago, and he’s been working as a UEFA analyst, so it’s not as though he’s been away from elite football completely.
The more I think about it, the more I think he fits for a number of reasons, he understands the club, he knows the level, he wouldn’t feel like a dramatic change in direction, and he seems the type of character who could build on what’s already been put in place rather than trying to reinvent everything.
He's got experience in an elite environment and will undoubtedly have learned from the Cardiff relegation battle and Besiktas rollercoaster.
There's a fair bit to like and coming second to Pep's Manchester City is impressive is it not? He's likely got good contacts too. |  | | |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:43 - Jun 16 with 275 views | SitfcB |
The more I think about it the more I agree that he will be the right choice.
A natural KM replacement. Knows Pert, KM will give him all the info he needs.
A good transitional appointment IMO. |  |
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| Does OGS make the most sense? on 17:59 - Jun 16 with 119 views | strikalite |
| Does OGS make the most sense? on 16:43 - Jun 16 by SitfcB |
The more I think about it the more I agree that he will be the right choice.
A natural KM replacement. Knows Pert, KM will give him all the info he needs.
A good transitional appointment IMO. |
"we've got Ole Gunnar Solskjaer" works perfectly too... |  | | |
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