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Abjectly
Not only did they lose, they lost fairly abjectly. Not only did they lose abjectly but their supporters were not backwards in vocalising their concerns about the manager. Not only did they lose abjectly and the supporters voiced their concerns, but the defeat left them just one place off the bottom of the league.
Anyone think that the vote of confidence from NESV for Roy Hodgson means anything at all?
Now if Hodgson was to leave, there would be a big problem in replacing him. Many people want Kenny Dalglish to take over but I can’t help feeling that those people are letting their hearts rule their heads. No, it will need to be a really big name who has a proven track record at a big club in Europe. If only someone was available…
News
In other news yesterday I noticed that Galatasaray coach Frank Rijkaard has left the club by mutual consent. The Dutchman led the Turkish side to third place in the league last season but they have struggled a little this time out, currently sitting in mid-table.
Galatasaray announced,
“As of 20th October 2010, coach Frank Rijkaard and assistant coach Johan Neeskens have left the club by mutual consent.”
Rijkaard had a wonderful playing career in which he won the Eridivisie five times and the Champions League once with Ajax and Serie A twice and the Champions League twice with Milan. Add to that winning the European Championships with Holland and you have a career right up there with the best.
Adept
After turning to management, Rijkaard quickly showed that he was equally adept at that role as well.
He was appointed as coach of Holland in 1998, leading his team to the semi-finals of Euro 2000, where they lost to Italy on penalties. After he left that role he had the one real blemish on his career where at Sparta Rotterdam, he suffered relegation during his only season in charge.
Rijkaard then moved on to become Barcelona coach in 2003. In a five-year spell at the club, he led them to two La Liga titles and a Champions League triumph in 2006. Awards for UEFA manager of the year, best coach of the year and World’s best club coach all followed.
Credit
Many people believe that Rijkaard should take a huge amount of the credit directed at Pep Guardiola for the magnificent way Barcelona now perform. He has done a reasonable job in Turkey where the role is about as difficult as it gets.
When Rijkaard took over at Barcelona the club was in the doldrums. They hadn’t won anything for four years and the fans were becoming disenchanted with the club. They had a new president and managerial board and hopes were just beginning to rise.
If only Rijkaard could find a job where a huge club was having a bad time but had recently got new owners and were ripe for the task of taking back to their past glories…
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