Powell got Charlton promoted back to the Championship in 2011/12, they finished 9th in 2012/13, 3 points of the play-offs...and he is a club legend in the eyes of a lot of Charlton fans.recordmeister wrote:How does a great manager get you to the bottom of the table? That doesn't seem to make any sense.
Not sure of the details, but I have the feeling there financial constraints and issues at Charlton. This blog site gives some info, including Kermorgant's views on their new owner:
http://addickschampionshipdiary.blogspot.co.uk/
One thing is for sure, my fellow student of EU agricultural policy, Wyn Grant, a major contributor to this blog, was not happy with Powell's style of play. His suggestions to the new manager are:
•Don't use players out of position
•Use substitutions intelligently and don't delay them
•Don't fail to have a Plan B and if possible a Plan C
•Tell the players not to hoof the ball as if they were in the non-league, but pass it along the ground to another Charlton player (clue: they will be wearing red shirts
•Don't defend too deeply
•When defending corners don't have all in the players in the box, but leave one or two upfield as an outlet. They only get in each other's way and obscure the goalkeeper's vision
•The bloke with the beard is our first choice goalkeeper
Oh - and there are already rumours about Powell for QPR.