This is the first attempt i have at a story, i realize that the forum has been flooded with stories lately, but gonna give it a shot anyway. I´ll try to update it regularly. Hopefully it´ll be enjoyable to read. So here goes J.
Roy Hodgson decided to resign from English Premier League club Fulham after almost 2 years in their service due to personal reasons. With the pre-season about to start the Fulham board decided to employ the unknown portuguese manager Filipe Beleza, which will most likely not please a fair amount of the club´s loyal followers. With the hope to finally push through to the european competitions qualifying spots, that dream seems unreachable now.
A press conference officially introducing the new manager will be scheduled for later today.
Press conference
Reporter:
How do you feel, now that you´ve been appointed manager of Fulham?
There have been a few portuguese speaking managers Mourinho and later Scolari, trying their luck in the Premier League in recent years, do you think you´ll be able to achieve similar goals?
Beleza:
Of course i´m very happy to be given a chance like this. I suppose that´s what every new manager says, ain´t it? Oh well…
To answer your other question, i don´t really like to compare myself to other managers as i prefer to focus on my own career. Mourinho still is well respected among the Chelsea supporters while Scolari has probably been forgotten by now for obvious reasons.
I hope of course, that i can live up to the boards as well as the supporters expectations and even my own expectations for that matter.
Reporter:
Would you care to give us a little insight on your approach to the game?
Beleza:
Well, i´m fairly stubborn when it comes to tactics to be honest. Once i make up my mind i´ll stick to it. Of course there´ll always be little tweaks, but nothing major. What i can tell you is that i definatly like to see attacking football. In my opinion it makes the game more interesting.
Reporter:
What about your expectations for this club?
Beleza:
Well, minimum expecation is to get Fulham to the top half of the league table this season, but i hope that we can achieve more than that. Especially with the right investments and team structure.
Reporter:
Speaking of investments, what will be your approach on the market? Do you plan to make changes to you squad?
Beleza:
I´m glad that the club doesn´t have any outstanding loan depts, not to my knowledge anyway. Hopefully i won´t be in for a surprise later on…
Anyhow, once i´ve had a better look at the full squad and decided on a tactic i´ll make my decisions. I´m keeping an eye out for youngsters and free transfers, but also some experienced players to form a balanced squad.
It is certain that i may be needing to sell some players or loan them out,
since i´ve only been given £3 M for transfers and £2.3 M for wages. We´ll see…
Unfortunately i won´t be answering any more questions at this time. I´ve scheduled an intra-squad match for tomorrow and i´d like to prepare my squad for it.
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Roy Hodgson decided to resign from English Premier League club Fulham after almost 2 years in their service due to personal reasons. With the pre-season about to start the Fulham board decided to employ the unknown portuguese manager Filipe Beleza, which will most likely not please a fair amount of the club´s loyal followers. With the hope to finally push through to the european competitions qualifying spots, that dream seems unreachable now.
A press conference officially introducing the new manager will be scheduled for later today.
Press conference
Reporter:
How do you feel, now that you´ve been appointed manager of Fulham?
There have been a few portuguese speaking managers Mourinho and later Scolari, trying their luck in the Premier League in recent years, do you think you´ll be able to achieve similar goals?
Beleza:
Of course i´m very happy to be given a chance like this. I suppose that´s what every new manager says, ain´t it? Oh well…
To answer your other question, i don´t really like to compare myself to other managers as i prefer to focus on my own career. Mourinho still is well respected among the Chelsea supporters while Scolari has probably been forgotten by now for obvious reasons.
I hope of course, that i can live up to the boards as well as the supporters expectations and even my own expectations for that matter.
Reporter:
Would you care to give us a little insight on your approach to the game?
Beleza:
Well, i´m fairly stubborn when it comes to tactics to be honest. Once i make up my mind i´ll stick to it. Of course there´ll always be little tweaks, but nothing major. What i can tell you is that i definatly like to see attacking football. In my opinion it makes the game more interesting.
Reporter:
What about your expectations for this club?
Beleza:
Well, minimum expecation is to get Fulham to the top half of the league table this season, but i hope that we can achieve more than that. Especially with the right investments and team structure.
Reporter:
Speaking of investments, what will be your approach on the market? Do you plan to make changes to you squad?
Beleza:
I´m glad that the club doesn´t have any outstanding loan depts, not to my knowledge anyway. Hopefully i won´t be in for a surprise later on…
Anyhow, once i´ve had a better look at the full squad and decided on a tactic i´ll make my decisions. I´m keeping an eye out for youngsters and free transfers, but also some experienced players to form a balanced squad.
It is certain that i may be needing to sell some players or loan them out,
since i´ve only been given £3 M for transfers and £2.3 M for wages. We´ll see…
Unfortunately i won´t be answering any more questions at this time. I´ve scheduled an intra-squad match for tomorrow and i´d like to prepare my squad for it.
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