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03 Apr 2020 09:53:02
Good morning all
One for Ed 001 do you think Brian clough would of been a good manager for Liverpool with his outlook on the game and the way he wanted to play it
And how do you compare his Forest team to our Liverpool team of that same era
Please when have time would love your opinions.

{Ed001's Note - it really depends on whether it is Clough and Taylor or just Clough. Clough on his own fails, Clough with Taylor is a wonderful combination that succeeded wherever they ended up. Even so, I wouldn't have said he would have been as good as the two that bridged his time, Shankly and Paisley, so see no need to change it.

His way of playing would have fitted in very well. It was a similar philosophy to the one we had, though less possession-based, due to having to work with players of lesser ability than Paisley, in particular, had at his disposal. The fact that his Forest team was able to compete with, sometimes even beat, the greatest of all time (imo), Paisley, speaks volumes about the job Clough and Taylor did together.

The problem is his personality. He could ride roughshod over Forest and be in complete control there as he was bigger than the club. At Liverpool he would not have had that same power, even Shanks was unable to get anything like the control over the club that Clough had at Forest. I think that would have hampered Clough's efforts badly. I just don't think it would have been a good fit, whereas he fitted beautifully at Forest. So, thinking about it, great manager that he was at his best, I think we would have seen a similar situation to the one he faced at Leeds. No one can make a success of a job in football when they don't fit the club they are working with. That is just as important as ability when it comes to management. If you swapped Pep and Klopp over, I doubt either would have been quite as successful, simply because neither fits the other's club.}

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03 Apr 2020 10:53:26
What a cracking reply very much appreciate it mate.

{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}

03 Apr 2020 19:37:33
And replies like that are why we appreciate the site Ed’s!

Wishing you and everyone associated with the site good health.

{Ed001's Note - thanks mate.}







 

 

 
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