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Igor the Interim

harr1984 said:
It's what Arsenal do and they are top of the league for running stats. You advocated Ireola who does exactly the same at Bournemouth, they are the third highest in the league for distance covered. If I remember correctly our distances covered were always up there under Poch too.

With us not being in Europe next season it certainly shouldn't be such an issue, and outrunning opposition tends to win you more games. And even if we have periods of being lower on energy, I'd take that over what I've seen for most of this season....
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So why has Igor got a reputation for being a short term manager? I think there is a lot more nuance to the other managers than just "running stats."
 
Robspur12 said:
So why has Igor got a reputation for being a short term manager? I think there is a lot more nuance to the other managers than just "running stats."
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Yeah it's a fair question, I'm not pretending to be an expert on Tudor or saying he is the answer - I simply wouldn't rule him out because it's a difficult squad to manage especially with the players available to him and not easy to get a tune out of them so if he does then I'm at least open to the idea.

He has a reputation for being a short term manager because he has usually stayed in roles for a short time, but that doesn't mean he can't sustain something. He led Marseille to 3rd in the league with 1.83 PPG and he left the club, at Lazio he chose to end things there after a brief spell with 1.9 PPG record. At Juve he was sacked, but there is not a lot to suggest his playing style couldn't work - more off the pitch matters and his happyness I guess....
 
harr1984 said:
It's what Arsenal do and they are top of the league for running stats. You advocated Ireola who does exactly the same at Bournemouth, they are the third highest in the league for distance covered. If I remember correctly our distances covered were always up there under Poch too.

With us not being in Europe next season it certainly shouldn't be such an issue, and outrunning opposition tends to win you more games. And even if we have periods of being lower on energy, I'd take that over what I've seen for most of this season....
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Interestingly I looked at teams who played with the most intensity in the league last season. Nottingham Forest played by far with the least and Liverpool were average. Yet both had excellent seasons. As I say the arguments are always more nuanced in reality.

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Premier League: Which teams ran and sprinted most in 2024-25?

Premier League: Which teams ran and sprinted most in 2024-25?
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