Kim Hellberg - Now’s the Time

[Magic_Michu]

He gets my vote for next manager. He looks to be one of the most exciting coaches in Europe at the moment.

We were interested in him before and the Swedish league ends tomorrow so it makes sense that now would be a good time to go get him.

This article on him from a couple of years ago is an interesting read:

Kim Hellberg’s Värnamo – A Tactical Analysis

Kim Hellberg’s Värnamo – A Tactical Analysis Kim Hellberg’s IFK Värnamo are one of the most tactically inventive sides in Scandinavia, let’s have a look at them shall …

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[monmouth]

Smacks of a cross between Russbot and Potter? Both had articles on their ‘philosophy’ and ‘tactical approach’. I’m not sure I can take another reinventor of football, if that’s what he’s marketed as (I can’t be arsed to read it, soz )

 

[Ringwood]

Has there been a decent record of Scandinavian managers in the Championship?

 

[tardylum]

Based on Widell and Inoussa I am taking any praise and hype about somebody from Sweden with an attitude of believing it when I see it.

 

[PenlanJack]

We need a manager with experience, the only manager with relevant managerial experience we appointed was Potter, and that was probably our best season since we've been in this division

 

[Smurph]

Our best season because we actually won a few games, which hadn't been the case for 2 season prior to that.

 

[Magic_Michu]

We need a manager with experience, the only manager with relevant managerial experience we appointed was Potter, and that was probably our best season since we've been in this division

Potter had only had a few seasons in the Swedish league - a bit like Hellberg

 

[Swanjaxs]

Give over ffs

 

[Swanjaxs]

I'm off to support Wrexham, fuk this shit.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

If we do sack Sheehan and appoint him, I'll be keeping the receipts, put it that way. But no doubt all the people starting Sheehan Out threads will be very happy with another laptop coach.

Personally, I think it would be absolutely insane to parachute a coach from a third-rate league into probably the most competitive and evenly balanced Championship season in decades.

 

[Magic_Michu]

If we do sack Sheehan and appoint him, I'll be keeping the receipts, put it that way. But no doubt all the people starting Sheehan Out threads will be very happy with another laptop coach.

Personally, I think it would be absolutely insane to parachute a coach from a third-rate league into probably the most competitive and evenly balanced Championship season in decades.

We did it with Graham Potter… he went on to do ok

 

[eteb]

If we do sack Sheehan and appoint him, I'll be keeping the receipts, put it that way. But no doubt all the people starting Sheehan Out threads will be very happy with another laptop coach.

Personally, I think it would be absolutely insane to parachute a coach from a third-rate league into probably the most competitive and evenly balanced Championship season in decades.

So what then, we persist with this crap hntik
Jan and spend another £15 mil and blame the players again?

If we had a SEMBLANCE of a plan I'd agree with you, or actually created decent chances every game.

We don't. We do fucking nothing. There's no tactical plan. It's crap Andy and I cannot see how you can defend it anymore

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

We did it with Graham Potter… he went on to do ok

Potter got given a full preseason. Had parachute money.

And had several players to work with who had played Premier League or went on to play Premier League.

The club, our current squad, and the division as a whole is a totally different kettle of fish now.

Imo if keeping Sheehan is a risk of relegation, putting Hellberg in is an even greater risk.

 

[tardylum]

Any manager is a risk. Potter had managed in Europe and had success there plus culturally probably was more aware of the league and what was required.

I have never seen a Hellberg team, just like I had never seen Inoussa, Widell, Yalcouye or Stamenic play before. Any time there is a new manager or player from an unknown league we only get the praise whereas with players from our league we get all their fans telling us the good or the bad or we have our own opinions from playing against them. Maybe he is the saviour of our club but there is no guarantee and he is coming from the same place as some of our signings who have underwhelmed and were presumably signed based off the same evidence by the same people.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Any manager is a risk

Yes, but we're not playing about here are we.

All we've been hearing from the Sheehan Out brigade for weeks is how they're worried about relegation. They're all so concerned that that's where we're heading, despite our apparently brilliant transfer window.

So perhaps I'm alone here, but sacking the current incumbent then plonking a bloke in his place who has never even worked in English football, never mind the Championship, doesn't strike me as reducing risk of relegation. Does it?