Kjetil Osvold's Cat
Kingsley Black
I'm not talking about a deep-lying playmaker, but Pep the manager who is almost like a disciple of Johan Cruyff in the way he goes about management and was clearly hugely influenced and inspired by being a player under him, in the Dream Team era:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...diola-exclusive-interview-johan-cruyff-unique
Nigel Clough talks about Brian's ways clearly and eloquently here, but how come the simple but brilliant methods have not really been copied by himself or other ex Forest players particularly closely, and not been implemented in a 'new' but Clough-esque Forest?:
I know Forest and Nottingham are not as 'big' as Barcelona the team or city, but didn't Brian set the blueprint to follow to at least ensure similarly entertaining football should have been a given on Trentside since his retirement, and if (as Pep did) improving on the trophy haul (more than 2 European Cups is unlikely for a start!) is not realistic then surely being a top flight team that can give anyone a good game on our day and treats cup competitions as something to aspire to go far in should/could have been more achievable if somebody had been devoted to following the ways they learned under his guidance in their playing days?
Now Forest, despite the admirable efforts of PM so far, are just another club in many ways. But Barcelona have used Cruyff's inspiration much better, and it's largely due to an ex-player going 'Back to the Future' in essence (with some adjustments of course). I know Pep has left Barcelona now of course but you know what I mean!
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...diola-exclusive-interview-johan-cruyff-unique
Nigel Clough talks about Brian's ways clearly and eloquently here, but how come the simple but brilliant methods have not really been copied by himself or other ex Forest players particularly closely, and not been implemented in a 'new' but Clough-esque Forest?:
I know Forest and Nottingham are not as 'big' as Barcelona the team or city, but didn't Brian set the blueprint to follow to at least ensure similarly entertaining football should have been a given on Trentside since his retirement, and if (as Pep did) improving on the trophy haul (more than 2 European Cups is unlikely for a start!) is not realistic then surely being a top flight team that can give anyone a good game on our day and treats cup competitions as something to aspire to go far in should/could have been more achievable if somebody had been devoted to following the ways they learned under his guidance in their playing days?
Now Forest, despite the admirable efforts of PM so far, are just another club in many ways. But Barcelona have used Cruyff's inspiration much better, and it's largely due to an ex-player going 'Back to the Future' in essence (with some adjustments of course). I know Pep has left Barcelona now of course but you know what I mean!