the red devils
i've been feeling rather riled up lately regarding the state of the team i support. it has been in a state of decline for the past 3-4 years now with little improvements being made. sure, they won the league, but anyone can see that this team is nowhere near what it once was.
and then today after getting more annoyed by their incompetence in signing players to shore up/replace glaring weaknesses in the squad, a moment of clarity finally descended upon me.
what makes a club? it is the fans, the players and the history. how empty it would feel if a club simply got rid of its players the moment their performances dip, regardless of their past success, loyalty and hard work. it is especially cold when their loss in ability is purely resultant from aging and getting past their prime.
i now realise what the manager have done in the past years was to allow his old, aging, injury-ridden squad to play to the best of their abilities. sure, they might not be as fast, as skillful or as exciting as they once were, but he used them in ways that brought the best out of them. he could just as easily have gotten rid of them for new, younger players, but he remained loyal to the men that have worked for so long with him.
that's what good management is all about isn't it? bringing the best out of your men and giving them all the support they need to flourish. we'll just have to wait and see whether the new manager has this quality in him too.
and then today after getting more annoyed by their incompetence in signing players to shore up/replace glaring weaknesses in the squad, a moment of clarity finally descended upon me.
what makes a club? it is the fans, the players and the history. how empty it would feel if a club simply got rid of its players the moment their performances dip, regardless of their past success, loyalty and hard work. it is especially cold when their loss in ability is purely resultant from aging and getting past their prime.
i now realise what the manager have done in the past years was to allow his old, aging, injury-ridden squad to play to the best of their abilities. sure, they might not be as fast, as skillful or as exciting as they once were, but he used them in ways that brought the best out of them. he could just as easily have gotten rid of them for new, younger players, but he remained loyal to the men that have worked for so long with him.
that's what good management is all about isn't it? bringing the best out of your men and giving them all the support they need to flourish. we'll just have to wait and see whether the new manager has this quality in him too.
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