| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves 11:30 - Apr 28 with 1391 views | MattFinish |
Ruben Selles coaching career prior to Saints
Began his career as a fitness coach at Aris Thessaloniki.
2009 moved to Villareal as a fitness coach to the youth team
2010 moved to Shinnik Yaroslavl in Russia as assistant manager in the Russian second tier and was back at Aris Thessaloniki as assistant coach by start of 2011 season, Aris finished in the bottom half
In 2012 Mad Dog was ousted again and went as assistant manager to world renowned Neftçi PFK in Azerbaijan.
In 2013 he then went to Strømsgodset Toppfotball in Norway where he spent two seasons as Chief Data Analyst.
In 2015 he was appointed assistant manager at QarabaÄŸ and was out the door 2 seasons later when he moved to joined Danish club Aarhus GF in 2018
He didn’t last long before moving to manage the Valencia U18 team. The season before he arrived they finished third. He was there two seasons and they finished 13th & 16th respectively
At the start of the 2021 season he joined F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager. While he was there Copenhagen dropped from runners up to 4th place 10 points behind the leaders. The season after he left Copenhagen were champions
And this is the man that Sports Republic entrusted our Premier League survival to.
It’s staggeringly incompetent by SR
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| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:47 - Apr 28 with 1336 views | MattFinish |
You could literally have taken any manager from the 72 clubs below the PL and they'd have done a better job than Mad Dog | | | |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:55 - Apr 28 with 1327 views | dirk_doone |
I posted this in the Selles thread:
It's a shame he's never played football in his life or we could try him out as our new No.9.
Mind you, even though he's never played football before, he couldn't do much worse than our current strikers.
PS I wonder how he's able to demonstrate football skills to the players in training. I guess he shows them videos on a laptop. It must seem odd to them being coached in football by someone who's never played football. Would you take driving lessons from someone who's never driven even if he could show you where he wanted you to go on Google maps?
I posted this on Saintsweb but I'll copy and paste it here. This is the type of manager we really need:
Little Girona, a club that's spent nearly all of its history in the lower leagues, is currently having the best season in its history. This month, with Gazzaniga in goal and Romeu in midfield, they've drawn away to Barcelona and beaten Real Madrid at home. Why? Well the appointment of MÃchel as their manager seems to have had a lot to do with it. He's been something of a promotion specialist, getting 3 teams, Rayo Vallecano, Huesca and last season, Girona, promoted to La Liga. But now he's proving he can compete at the highest level against the likes of Ancelotti and Xavi, with far more limited resources. The biggest fee they spent was £5 mill for Romeu. Most of their players have been brought in on free transfers or loans or for next to nothing, including their striker Castellanos, who just scored 4 goals against Real Madrid.
MÃchel is still only 47 and is obviously one to consider if we want a manager to get us promoted next season.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-girona/transfers/verein/12321
I know there are 1 or 2 exceptions but 90%+ of the most successful managers today played football at a high level themselves, including the very best: Guardiola and Ancelotti. Even in the Championship the most successful manager is ex-Man City captain, Kompany. That's why I'd give serious consideration to Fonte. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 12:03]
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| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:56 - Apr 28 with 1326 views | BLEEDRED |
What a stellar career! Top six club for him next season, maybe in the 10th level of the football pyramid. |  | | |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:56 - Apr 28 with 1324 views | Southamptonfan |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:47 - Apr 28 by MattFinish |
You could literally have taken any manager from the 72 clubs below the PL and they'd have done a better job than Mad Dog |
Not with that team. Fans are giving excuses for these inept, lazy players who couldn't even beat Grimsby of league two. We could have had Mr Blobby as manager, PL players should still have beaten Grimsby. A lot of focus on all the managers who have all failed, yet nobody seems to be wondering WHY they ALL failed? These players need to take the blame too and ultimately the owners for bringing in a load of dross, managers and players, yes men, on the cheap, players with bad attitudes, no strikers. Theo as our main striker? And he is the best of the bunch - says it all. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 12:00]
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| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 13:03 - Apr 28 with 1232 views | MattFinish |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:55 - Apr 28 by dirk_doone |
I posted this in the Selles thread:
It's a shame he's never played football in his life or we could try him out as our new No.9.
Mind you, even though he's never played football before, he couldn't do much worse than our current strikers.
PS I wonder how he's able to demonstrate football skills to the players in training. I guess he shows them videos on a laptop. It must seem odd to them being coached in football by someone who's never played football. Would you take driving lessons from someone who's never driven even if he could show you where he wanted you to go on Google maps?
I posted this on Saintsweb but I'll copy and paste it here. This is the type of manager we really need:
Little Girona, a club that's spent nearly all of its history in the lower leagues, is currently having the best season in its history. This month, with Gazzaniga in goal and Romeu in midfield, they've drawn away to Barcelona and beaten Real Madrid at home. Why? Well the appointment of MÃchel as their manager seems to have had a lot to do with it. He's been something of a promotion specialist, getting 3 teams, Rayo Vallecano, Huesca and last season, Girona, promoted to La Liga. But now he's proving he can compete at the highest level against the likes of Ancelotti and Xavi, with far more limited resources. The biggest fee they spent was £5 mill for Romeu. Most of their players have been brought in on free transfers or loans or for next to nothing, including their striker Castellanos, who just scored 4 goals against Real Madrid.
MÃchel is still only 47 and is obviously one to consider if we want a manager to get us promoted next season.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-girona/transfers/verein/12321
I know there are 1 or 2 exceptions but 90%+ of the most successful managers today played football at a high level themselves, including the very best: Guardiola and Ancelotti. Even in the Championship the most successful manager is ex-Man City captain, Kompany. That's why I'd give serious consideration to Fonte. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 12:03]
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Jose Fonte is a good shout, let's face it he couldn't do any worse | | | |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 13:59 - Apr 28 with 1153 views | SaintNick |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 11:55 - Apr 28 by dirk_doone |
I posted this in the Selles thread:
It's a shame he's never played football in his life or we could try him out as our new No.9.
Mind you, even though he's never played football before, he couldn't do much worse than our current strikers.
PS I wonder how he's able to demonstrate football skills to the players in training. I guess he shows them videos on a laptop. It must seem odd to them being coached in football by someone who's never played football. Would you take driving lessons from someone who's never driven even if he could show you where he wanted you to go on Google maps?
I posted this on Saintsweb but I'll copy and paste it here. This is the type of manager we really need:
Little Girona, a club that's spent nearly all of its history in the lower leagues, is currently having the best season in its history. This month, with Gazzaniga in goal and Romeu in midfield, they've drawn away to Barcelona and beaten Real Madrid at home. Why? Well the appointment of MÃchel as their manager seems to have had a lot to do with it. He's been something of a promotion specialist, getting 3 teams, Rayo Vallecano, Huesca and last season, Girona, promoted to La Liga. But now he's proving he can compete at the highest level against the likes of Ancelotti and Xavi, with far more limited resources. The biggest fee they spent was £5 mill for Romeu. Most of their players have been brought in on free transfers or loans or for next to nothing, including their striker Castellanos, who just scored 4 goals against Real Madrid.
MÃchel is still only 47 and is obviously one to consider if we want a manager to get us promoted next season.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-girona/transfers/verein/12321
I know there are 1 or 2 exceptions but 90%+ of the most successful managers today played football at a high level themselves, including the very best: Guardiola and Ancelotti. Even in the Championship the most successful manager is ex-Man City captain, Kompany. That's why I'd give serious consideration to Fonte. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 12:03]
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Playing a the highest level is no guarantee that you will be a good manager.
Only 471 players have played in a World Cup winning team since it's inception, so that would suggest only 1,000 players have actually played in a world cup final, that is the highest level, yet most don't make it as football managers.
Perhaps we should get back Jan Poortvliet a good career as a player at the top level including playing in the World Cup Final of 1978
Out of the 22 England players in the 1966 squad, few became managers and perhaps only Jack Charlton could be said to be actually successful.
Even Alan Ball's managerial career was fairly short and had only 3 1/2 seasons in the top flight with 2 of those seasons ending in relegation.
The best managers seem to be those that were never quite at the top level, and had the hunger to be a manager |  |
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| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 14:27 - Apr 28 with 1114 views | MattFinish |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 13:59 - Apr 28 by SaintNick |
Playing a the highest level is no guarantee that you will be a good manager.
Only 471 players have played in a World Cup winning team since it's inception, so that would suggest only 1,000 players have actually played in a world cup final, that is the highest level, yet most don't make it as football managers.
Perhaps we should get back Jan Poortvliet a good career as a player at the top level including playing in the World Cup Final of 1978
Out of the 22 England players in the 1966 squad, few became managers and perhaps only Jack Charlton could be said to be actually successful.
Even Alan Ball's managerial career was fairly short and had only 3 1/2 seasons in the top flight with 2 of those seasons ending in relegation.
The best managers seem to be those that were never quite at the top level, and had the hunger to be a manager |
That's true Nick but you could probably name the number of good managers who never played the game on one hand and Selles wouldn't be there | | | |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 14:37 - Apr 28 with 1106 views | SaintNick |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 14:27 - Apr 28 by MattFinish |
That's true Nick but you could probably name the number of good managers who never played the game on one hand and Selles wouldn't be there |
You have got me thinking who have been good managers but never played the game.
Jose Mourinho is one obvious one.
Gerard Houllier Roy Hodgson Andre Villa Boas are 3 fairly recent ones.
Our greatest ever manager Lawrie McMenemy was another
These are just three i can remember there must be a lot more | |
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| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 14:43 - Apr 28 with 1100 views | Springhill_old_boy |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 13:59 - Apr 28 by SaintNick |
Playing a the highest level is no guarantee that you will be a good manager.
Only 471 players have played in a World Cup winning team since it's inception, so that would suggest only 1,000 players have actually played in a world cup final, that is the highest level, yet most don't make it as football managers.
Perhaps we should get back Jan Poortvliet a good career as a player at the top level including playing in the World Cup Final of 1978
Out of the 22 England players in the 1966 squad, few became managers and perhaps only Jack Charlton could be said to be actually successful.
Even Alan Ball's managerial career was fairly short and had only 3 1/2 seasons in the top flight with 2 of those seasons ending in relegation.
The best managers seem to be those that were never quite at the top level, and had the hunger to be a manager |
Look at for instance 2 of your best midfielders from recent years , Lampard and Gerrard .. great players ... managers ???? | | | |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 12:47 - Apr 29 with 846 views | MattFinish |
| Sports Republic - take a good long hard look at yourselves on 14:37 - Apr 28 by SaintNick |
You have got me thinking who have been good managers but never played the game.
Jose Mourinho is one obvious one.
Gerard Houllier Roy Hodgson Andre Villa Boas are 3 fairly recent ones.
Our greatest ever manager Lawrie McMenemy was another
These are just three i can remember there must be a lot more |
Sorry, not wishing to correct you Nick but:
Mourinho played for Belenenses youth team before graduating to the first team setup. He then moved to Rio Ave and played for the reserves scoring 47 times. He left to rejoin Belenenses where he scored a hat trick in a 17-0 Portuguese cup victory. He finished his career in the lower levels of Portuguese football first with Sesimbra, and then for Comércio e Indústria, where he finished his career.
You're right, Houllier was a head master and never played football
Roy Hodgson was a moderately successful youth player with Crystal Palace. He left to play non-league football for Tonbridge and Gravesend & Northfleet. He then joined Maidstone United, where he played and also served as assistant manager. In 1972 he moved to Ashford Town. The following year, he moved to Pretoria, South Africa to play for Berea Park. In 1974 He returned to England to finish his career at Carshalton Athletic.
Yep Villas Boas never played football. He had a very opportune intro into football management. At the age of 16, Villas-Boas found himself living in the same apartment block as Bobby Robson, who was then manager of FC Porto. Following a conversation between the two, Robson appointed him to Porto's observation department.
McMenemy began his footballing career at Newcastle but never made the first team then played for Gateshead
Arrigo Sacchi the legendary Italian national coach never played neither did Carlos Alberto Parreira the Brazil national coach
Brian Kerr Republic of Ireland coach never played and I've googled Ruben Selles, otherwise known as Juan Kerr, but could only find a kick around in the school playground | | | |
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