Magath Planning Major Changes

We all know the squad is in need of an overhaul. It also appears Khan isn't reluctant to put money into the club. The Riverside development is still on track. He's paying off a number of coaches who have been dismissed this season. And we were active in January and it wasn't limited to the expensive Mitroglou signing.

But one of the warnings we heard about Felix was what happened at Schalke and how he had a penchant for a "raving hire and fire" policy and of buying in players without a clear plan for their usage, resulting in players being played out of their normal positions regularly. We've already seen a little of the latter.

Now this article doesn't sound too alarming, but it did ring that bell for me of those warnings. Guess we'll have to wait and see what he does, and also what he's enabled to do.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...t-Craven-Cottage-even-if-Fulham-beat-the-drop

 

Not terribly shocking. A lot of people here have long been calling for a first team squad overhaul.

Positive signs? He's big on youth, and by all accounts, our youngsters show a lot of promise. That certainly bodes well.

Potential problems? Unless your name is Fergie or Arsene (ok, maybe not even Arsene, the way things are going), managers don't generally have long lifespans with a single club, and as our brass has shown this year, they will not hesitate to dismiss someone they feel is not up to the task. Allowing a manager to remake a club requires patience. I hope we have it.

 

What's more lazy? The rumors the writers come up with or the knee jerk reaction to dismiss them all as lazy journalism?

Since I've followed Fulham, a significant number of our signings have had some tie to the manager. Naturally, a lot of the reported rumors don't pan out, but the thinking behind them isn't too off target.

I just hope that whatever plan we adopt for how to build the team is one that we feel we can continue with and after Magath. I don't want to see a bunch of signings followed by a radical departure when the new manager is hired (like we saw when Jol took over). The average tenure of a Prem manager is at or under 2 years, so no, I wouldn't bank on Magath being here all that long. Swansea have done a good job of putting in a system that they've been able to maintain through multiple manager changes. The Monk appointment would seem to be a departure, but it's too early to say that for certain.