Is Ally the Man for the job? - The McCoist Thread

[Daniel Amokachi 0]

Anyone would be better than McCoist.

 

Our management is one area we should be prepared to pay handsomely as well.

[foggy dewhurst 0]

Where is John Greig these days? Too proud to simply come to Ibrox as a fan?

 

if he does turn up at ibrox i hope he pays his way in no more freebies .

[Daniel Amokachi 0]

Like Falkirk? Norwich? Celtic under Mowbray or Burns?

 

You're just coming out with the same old stuff all the time that just doesn't make much sense.

 

You can play to win and that can be ugly or aesthetic and if you succeed you win.

 

You can play to look good and if you succeed you'll look good, but that does not mean you'll win. Playing "nice" football does not win games - there is no cause and effect there.

 

The Harlem Globe trotters are probably great players but I doubt they'd win the NBA. They don't have a team trying to stop them playing for every second of the game.

 

I doubt you've ever played competitive football, as it will be rare to get a team who goes out just to "look good". Most players want to play good football but when they get into the game it's not that easy and I doubt you'll go along to your local park to enjoy the beautiful game on display.

 

It's this kind of attitude that stops the crowd getting behind the team and helping them win.

 

I'd rather the manager worked out the best way for the team to win, rather than the best way to look good.

The sides that can keep possession and pass the ball accurately are the ones that tend to win all the big games and trophies across Europe. Playing turgid, shite football may win you some success in the short term but the big teams across Europe will never play it.

 

The British game (including England) is so far behind the rest in terms of attitude and methods and it's backward beliefs such as yours that holds it back. Did you see England in the Euro's this season? Their poor football got them to the quarters as usual but then they got outclassed by a superior side that played much better possession based football.

 

I imagine you are the same sort who wonders why we keep getting embarrassed in Europe by the likes of Malmo, Unirea and Maribor despite often winning the SPL.

 

Focusing on skilful technique and general passing does not guarantee success but in the long term, the sides that deploy it will be the more successful ones.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Daniel Amokachi

[kuznetsov 0]

Anyone would be better than McCoist.

 

Our management is one area we should be prepared to pay handsomely as well.

 

Neil Lennon?

[Kenzie1 0]

nakamura, mcgeady and sean maloney were known for staying behind and practicing their speciality skill. Why not our players? all3 technically sound and 2 of them dead ball specialists too. we have no players with a technical ability even close to those 3.

 

to answer you question about trapping a ball, not many, our touch, control and quick passing is abysmal. we dont have any players who look comfortable on the ball. a horrible indication of the training they are getting.

 

 

Not a lot there to disagree with. :-))

[Guest Hakker_crues]

I cant believe what im reading after the first game. The club and staff (and some players) have just come through the toughest time in its history, ally has practically built a new team thats never played a game together, no pre season etc we thumped a poor east fife side 4-0 In our first competitive game. Ok we didnt get the right result v peterhead but its hardly a crisis! We will still win this league at a canter.

[forlanssister 3,059]

nakamura, mcgeady and sean maloney were known for staying behind and practicing their speciality skill. Why not our players? all3 technically sound and 2 of them dead ball specialists too. we have no players with a technical ability even close to those 3.

 

to answer you question about trapping a ball, not many, our touch, control and quick passing is abysmal. we dont have any players who look comfortable on the ball. a horrible indication of the training they are getting.

 

Reminded me of this:

 

â??All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.â?

 

When Orwell wrote this statement he was referring to the post-revolutionary society in Animal Farm and not directly to elite sport. But what did Orwell know that can guide the psychology of professional sport and how successful managers apply these principles to their teams.

 

In any team each player brings a unique set of attributes to the group and there will be some players in the team who have more influence on the rest of the team than others. Sven-Göran Eriksson called these players â??cultural architectsâ?. These are the players who the rest of the team admire; they set the attitudinal and behavioural â??normsâ? for the rest of the group. This is what Orwell was referring to when he made the point that people contribute different amounts to any society, or in our case, sports teams.

 

Eriksson deliberately set out to select David Beckham as his â??cultural architectâ? because of Beckhamâ??s ability as a player and his model professional attitude off the pitch. Eriksson knew that the rest of the team would follow Beckhamâ??s lead with regards to adopting an exemplary professional attitude to their sport.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson had Eric Cantona as his cultural architect at Manchester United in the early 90â??s. When Cantona first arrived at United he started staying behind after morning training to take extra practice. The group of younger players coming through â?? Scholes, Beckham, Butt, and the Nevilles â?? saw their talismanic leader doing extra training and thought â??If itâ??s good enough for the best player in the club then itâ??s good enough for usâ?.

 

Cultural architects can have a massive positive influence on their teammates though it is vitally important to make sure that they promote the behaviour and attitudes that are important to improving the performance of the group. Whether it is in sport or business it is important to select your cultural architect wisely to help you be successful.

Equally, if one is a cultural architect oneself, it is worth considering the question â??Am I truly representing values that are in keeping with and relevant to the organisation I am involved with? Am I demonstrating behaviours and ways of being that others are actually capable of modelling and adopting themselves in a useful way?â?

 

Through the concept of cultural architects, whether in sport or business, even those who are not the overt leaders can nonetheless lead and inspire. These are concepts we explore on our Leadership & Management Development courses, delivered both in-house and at our training venues throughout the UK. We also explore the importance of leadership principles through our professional sport psychology consultancy services.

 

http://www.watt-works.com/2011/11/george-orwell-eric-cantona-and-cultural-architecture/

 

[andy steel 0]

Shame our cultural architect was Bazza, then.

[der Berliner 3,286]

Three days on and he and his still haven't given up.

[kuznetsov 0]

we need him right now to come in and fix this mess ally has made.