08 Nov 2016 10:09:20
hi edds any news on stevie gerrard seen reports linking him to celtic and was wondering if lfc would offer him some sort of coaching role we know he hasn't got the legs to carry on but he's a lfc legend any views on this edds.

{Ed001's Note - what on earth do we want him back at the club for? He has not proven himself to be a quality coach, like he did as a player, so what need to we have for him? He needs to go and learn the role first, before we should even consider him. He was a disruptive influence in his later years as a player, he should be kept well clear until he has seen what life is like on the other side, away from his pampered existence. Then we can see if he has the talent off the pitch he had on it.}

1.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 10:26:59
Not sure if his other mentors would take him back, Rafa and Brendan? Hell No.

2.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 11:24:30
Ed01 what do you think about the comments made in the media a while back that the FA need to keep hold and fast track former top players into coaching. I found the comments pretty laughable considering the main reason put forward that this would be good, is because their experience of playing at the top would translate to them being top coaches. This must be a kick in the teeth for any aspiring coach who has worked hard but is overlooked just because he/ she didn't play the game at a high level. Why should former player be fast-tracked just because they played the game, it doesn't make them any better at coaching than someone who hasn't.

{Ed001's Note - it is just stupidity from media morons with no idea what they are talking about. 99% of the best coaches in every sport have never been high level at the sport they coach in. The skillsets are completely different. Just fast track the best coaches, the best players do not need fast tracking.}

3.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 11:49:55
I agree, wasn't Arrigo Sacchi a shoemaker or something before he was appointed the manager of Milan?

{Ed001's Note - I think he was a shoe salesman, prior to managing. Hence his quote about not realising you needed to be a horse first before you could become a jockey.}

4.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 13:12:35
By the way, slightly off topic, what did/ do you think of Sacchi? People in England never seem to put him among the best managers ever.

5.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 13:33:03
Wenger was an electrical engineer i think.

6.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 19:01:48
What?
Sacchi? Not one of the top coaches?
Have you been talking to leek?

Sacchi is easily one of the best ever IMO.

7.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 20:03:47
Geez he wins the Champions League twice, takes Italy to World Cup final for first time in 20 years (with a team that was considered weak), innovates in a league which was a byword for conservatism and yet isn't considered one of the greats. i'm not sure why not. His Milan side were fantastic.

8.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 20:19:16
Wenger actually tried to play football at AS Nancy but was not good at it so he did try to be a footballer. As for the great Arrigo Sacchi, if you want to know how good he was as a manager, look no further than to Jeugen Klopp as Klopp himself, stated in an interview, that Sacchi along with Wolfgang Frank (his Mainz coach and a Sacchi disciple) are his two footballing and managerial idols.

9.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 22:04:11
Ed, I couldn't agree with you more.

10.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 22:48:38
I didn't say I didn't think he was one of the best ever. I'm just wondering why public opinion in England never seem to class him with other greats.