tomtheblade
Active Member
What i've found most refreshing in Wilder's approach is that of his mentality towards margins of victory.
I get a sense that many managers, good and bad, have been in the game so long that they operate with a pragmatism of lesser expectations. How many times do you hear before or after a game, comments like 'It's a good place to come and get a point', or 'We did our best but they're a top side so let's take the positives'
This demonstrates a mentality of striving hard to get the minimum possible return they expect. Even relatively successful managers like Warnock are guilty of this: aim to nick a 1-0 or a 1-1 against a decent side, be content with a 1/2-0 win against lower teams, and expect little vs quality teams.
Wilder, on the other hand, seems to demand excellence at every level, and at all times. He will defend the team on a bad result if they've put in a good performance, and equally will not hold back on criticism even in victory if he thinks performances haven't been up to scratch. This is exactly what you'd expect from a top manager and a high-performing side.
This is what makes us so exciting to watch right now. We know that every player on that pitch is drilled to strive not just for a narrow hard fought victory, but for total domination of the opponent and a comfortable 3/4 goal victory. Of course we won't always achieve that, but i think we have a far better chance with this approach.
For far too long we've failed in so many painful ways because we've come so close to success and fallen at the end. Why? I would say we put ourselves in that position by not aiming for much higher margins of victory. Perhaps we have the man at the helm now to put that to bed
I get a sense that many managers, good and bad, have been in the game so long that they operate with a pragmatism of lesser expectations. How many times do you hear before or after a game, comments like 'It's a good place to come and get a point', or 'We did our best but they're a top side so let's take the positives'
This demonstrates a mentality of striving hard to get the minimum possible return they expect. Even relatively successful managers like Warnock are guilty of this: aim to nick a 1-0 or a 1-1 against a decent side, be content with a 1/2-0 win against lower teams, and expect little vs quality teams.
Wilder, on the other hand, seems to demand excellence at every level, and at all times. He will defend the team on a bad result if they've put in a good performance, and equally will not hold back on criticism even in victory if he thinks performances haven't been up to scratch. This is exactly what you'd expect from a top manager and a high-performing side.
This is what makes us so exciting to watch right now. We know that every player on that pitch is drilled to strive not just for a narrow hard fought victory, but for total domination of the opponent and a comfortable 3/4 goal victory. Of course we won't always achieve that, but i think we have a far better chance with this approach.
For far too long we've failed in so many painful ways because we've come so close to success and fallen at the end. Why? I would say we put ourselves in that position by not aiming for much higher margins of victory. Perhaps we have the man at the helm now to put that to bed
