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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think the thing with Jose and Ole’s record is that It just shows that a flawed squad remains flawed no matter who the manager is.
Similar thing with Zidane and Real Madrid right now.
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Well....yes and no. Of course you cant make bricks without clay, so the squad is what it is and there are limits to what you can expect from it.
However, the manager also has a say in the construction of that squad, not unlimited carte-blanche mind you, of course, such is the nature of reality and competition. You cant just get all the players you want and nobody else can, thats just not realistic.
That said though, you can operate the squad you have to the best of their strengths, that takes courage and intelligence though, but lower-end teams do it all the time, parking the bus, hitting on the counter, etc.
You cant take Watford and set them out to play like Real Madrid.
A manager should take the squad he has and assemble his tactics to play to the strengths of the players and assets he has available.