Any suggestions? 1. Must of course be relatively unknown and see the job as a stepping stone to later glory 2. Must accept that it's a must to sell a player as soon as they look good and let someone else choose to replace said player with a younger cheaper and most likely inferior version thereof 3. Must never utter the word "experience" in a press conference unless someone questions you about whether you are a fan of Jimi Hendrix 3. Must be prepared to understand that when you leave the club, you will fail in your next job and be unemployed thereafter relatively promptly.
I think we need to change the general approach, as this 'start with the style, find someone to fit' approach isn't working as advertised. Struber's press isn't the same as Stendel's press, and we've ultimately recruited a new group of players to fit Struber's approach, rather than having a ready-made squad available or someone to pick up and run with. Many of Stendel's picks (Bahre, Dougall, etc) quickly fell out of favour under Struber, and were replaced. I'd expect the same thing when a new pressing coach claps eyes on Ritzmaier. God knows what Frieser, Christie-Davies and the other new recruits make of things if the coach who played a part in selling the club to them leaves so quickly (similarly for the new coaching staff we've just recruited). There's no evidence that we've mirrored the playing style throughout all levels of the club since we adopted this approach, so I'd prefer to find a coach who can work within our recruitment structure (not easy) but doesn't necessarily have a playing style dictated to him first. Let someone sell to us their vision of how they'll use our existing players and the limited recruitment we can offer them. I'm aware this sounds a bit close to the infamous Davey Dossier, but let's at least recruit with an open mind.
