21 Dec 2020 10:18:27
I was reading last week that Ole has changed his back room staff, not sure I've seen it mentioned on here, the assistant manager Mark Dempsey (who was with Ole at Cardiff) has been moved to the academy and isn't working with the first team anymore with Phelan, Carrick and McKenna having their roles changed slightly.

I think this shows that Ole or somebody at the club realised something needed changing, there was definitely a change in mentality yesterday with Ole mentioning he got the players going before the game in a different way to force the fast start. It's probably just a coincidence that it came after the back room shake up, but it must have been done for some reason so who knows?


1.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 10:45:57
To me the coaches and Ole himself seem undynamic during matches, sitting expressionless on the bench. Maybe it's unfair of me to suggest that means they're not effective in other ways, but I'd prefer a bit of shouting and emotion, hell even running up and down the touchline then sliding on their knees.


2.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 10:54:30
Time will tell.


3.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 11:18:01
Ole doesn't sit on the bench stone faced all game though. He does get up and shout but Sky won't show that because it goes against the agenda. Its more apparent when your in the stadium and can watch him yourself but it'll be awhile before any of us are back at games.


4.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 12:34:12
I think someone to organise the defence would be a good move, they’re clearly decent players but positioning isn’t great. I’d be desperately trying to find a top defensive coach to come an and help.


5.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 13:16:08
AJH i think the £80m worlds most expensive defender who is also the captain should be organising the defence.


6.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 14:12:34
True Mort, Ole also stands up and blows kisses to the opponent manager and players to distract them but "Sky won't show that because it goes against the agenda. Its more apparent when your in the stadium and can watch him yourself but it'll be awhile before any of us are back at games. "

When its not on TV and no one in the stadium then how can anyone say whether he is yelling or not. I haven't seen in it for 2 years.


7.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 14:29:44
We have seen plenty of passion from Ole sat on the bench when we have scored etc. But in the last two games we have saw more fight from him. Think back to the end of the Sheffield United game and the his response to the early goals yesterday.

Not all managers need to to be bouncing up and down. It works for Klopp- but for others it wont. He could be on the touchline like arteta doing sign language for 90 mins. It looks like has more of a clue than he really does.


8.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 17:07:50
not sure whether I've only just noticed but mckenna seems to have been on the touchline a lot more lately, when he was with the academy I used to watch a lot of their games and his academy teams played fantastic attacking football, who knows, maybe he is having more of an input.


9.) 21 Dec 2020
21 Dec 2020 20:33:26
Wiggy,

I am hoping this is the case, McKenna’s academy teams were brilliant and I was so hopeful when he was promoted.


10.) 22 Dec 2020
22 Dec 2020 09:58:46
its alway mckenna that is on the touch line, the cameras just don't show you

ive seen ole animated on the touch line.