Wednesday, 16 March 2016
We had arrived back from Malaga on Sunday evening. A light training session on Monday afternoon helped ease the players back into their usual routine in time for yesterday. All in all, everything appears to be going well. You can sense the positivity that a couple...
Sunday, 13 March 2016
I decided after the Bilbao game to try and change the shape of the team a little in training. Rather than play two forwards, we switched to playing a lone striker and another attacker just behind. In simplistic terms, I changed the formation to 4-2-3-1. It's probably...
Friday, 11 March 2016
This week had started with some negative news in the form of Tom Carroll rejecting my advances. The midfielder was unsure about committing to a contract when my future at the club was uncertain - in honesty, I don't think a move to Northern Spain ever attracted the...
How Casey Harries has found a football gem in Northern Spain
El Molinón plays host to Real Sporting de Gijón, a largely unsuccessful club from Asturias
When Casey Harries was appointed as manager at Sporting Gijón, many of the clubs loyalest supporters demanded answers. Who was Mr...
Sunday, 6 March 2016
I decided not to make too many changes to the starting eleven. I thought I may have had to rest four or five players, but in the end the only changes I made were tactical.
Guerrero was dropped for obvious reasons, with Daniel Ndi replacing him. Guerrero's previous...
Interesting idea you've got going. There are so many interesting teams in the 'smaller' European leagues and a lot of unrealised potential. Hopefully you can be a success - good luck!