21 Mar 2017 11:58:00
Ed002,
I know you are a busy man but was hoping I could ask you a little question/ review?
The top 6 teams managers in the prem could you possibly give me your imput/ opinion of them of how they are doing and maybe the longetivity at the current clubs. I think it's fair to say you not buying into klopp being liverpool messiah? Hopefully you will have time to read through this and give me a little insight into the current crop of managers. Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Well briefly, Conte is a very good manager who is well liked by those who know him and the players who have worked under him - except Stellini of course. Chelsea would like him to sign a new deal beyond 2019 but how long he stays could be determined by interest in him from elsewhere. Guardiola is more difficult to judge as his managerial experience has been at the very top end of the game - but is is clearly continuing to oversee a team performing well but whether he can achieve the Champions League at Manchester City as the owners want is another matter. That will likely determine the length of his tenure. Mauricio Pochettino is doing well at Spurs and perhaps well enough to attract the attention of a leading side such as Manchester United or Real Madrid within the next couple of years if progress is sustained. Mourinho will probably stay for two more seasons but is volatile enough to depart earlier. He doesn't like Manchester and his family is still in London - plus he does not have the trust of everyone at the club. You cannot doubt his coaching skills but sometimes other decisions are rather unusual - we will see what happens with Ibrahimovic which is a matter he may just get wrong. Klopp is a good coach but suffers from his inability to adapt - and this cost him a lot in Germany (it is five years since he had his last domestic league success). The likeable clown persona is wearing thin. 2019 may well see Bayern Munich come calling for him. Arsene Wenger has a tremendous legacy at Arsenal and has sustained reasonable success at the club without excelling too often. It is now time for him to move on - it is not a good season and from day one (he nearly left last summer due to another matter) it has been inconsistent. Now the fans have turned.}

1.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 14:37:59
arsenal ....

{Ed002's Note - Try the Arsenal page.}

2.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 14:53:08
will do ed002.

3.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 17:32:47
Superb reply ed002, love other insights and would agree with nearly all you said. Obviously I have Red tinted glasses on (lfc red I may add) and whilst I love Klopp like soooo many fans on here it's good to hear other people's opinions other than lfc fans. Thanks for answering my question and everyone else's you to on here.

4.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 19:55:51
Brilliant review Ed.

5.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 20:00:49
Great read, Ed. Why do you think Bayern will be Klopp's dream job? His BVB affiliation must make him a non-starter for both him and Bayern, right or do Germans not care for that stuff that much?

{Ed002's Note - He would have gone to Bayern if Guardiola had met the deadline they set for saying what he wanted to do.}

6.) 21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017 20:12:26
As it's relevant to this post, regarding Ibra, is the matter mourinho "may get wrong" offering Ibra a contract extension?