Just another chairman rattling his tin and then getting a cob on when thins don't go as expected. Warburton's been a late bloomer and perhaps there'll be another twist yet.
Matthew Benham has made millions from spotting/analysing what others don't see in the game. Pretty sure he knows what he's doing. The fact everyone thinks he's mental is probably music to his ears.
I'd prefer him to Luzon but I'd be concerned they have been so well run and built up over the last 5 years that he is a product of that somewhat. I think it's similar to Howe who has done a great job at Bournemouth but I'd be wary whether he can do as good a job elsewhere. Brighton as well until year were on a clear upward trajectory despite multiple managers because of the investment in their clubs.
The Brentford owner is also majority shareholder in FC Midtjylland of Denmark, and they have some sort of partnership agreements with UMF Selfoss of Iceland and Gulu United of Uganda.
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Matthew Benham has made millions from spotting/analysing what others don't see in the game. Pretty sure he knows what he's doing. The fact everyone thinks he's mental is probably music to his ears.
But he may know a lot and be completely wrong on this. Maybe his best option was to put his chips on Warburton. I think it isn't always around models that brings success, but the people within those models. If you are fortunate to have an excellent manager, it makes sense not to change things and see where he can take you. It is similar for me to managers who have a preferred way of playing. Unless you manage a team with huge resources/wealth, you are not a good manager if you have a preferred way. You can only be a good manager if you are open to finding the best way with what you have got. Warburton looked like a manager who had this and it will only end badly for Brentford IMO.
Matthew Benham has made millions from spotting/analysing what others don't see in the game. Pretty sure he knows what he's doing. The fact everyone thinks he's mental is probably music to his ears.
But he may know a lot and be completely wrong on this. Maybe his best option was to put his chips on Warburton. I think it isn't always around models that brings success, but the people within those models. If you are fortunate to have an excellent manager, it makes sense not to change things and see where he can take you. It is similar for me to managers who have a preferred way of playing. Unless you manage a team with huge resources/wealth, you are not a good manager if you have a preferred way. You can only be a good manager if you are open to finding the best way with what you have got. Warburton looked like a manager who had this and it will only end badly for Brentford IMO.
He may be completely wrong, you're right. But it could be that the manager doesn't make that much difference. If Benham is looking for his manager to buy more into the stats side of things and Warburton isn't prepared to (as this article suggests), then he has to go.
Matthew Benham has made millions from spotting/analysing what others don't see in the game. Pretty sure he knows what he's doing. The fact everyone thinks he's mental is probably music to his ears.
But he may know a lot and be completely wrong on this. Maybe his best option was to put his chips on Warburton. I think it isn't always around models that brings success, but the people within those models. If you are fortunate to have an excellent manager, it makes sense not to change things and see where he can take you. It is similar for me to managers who have a preferred way of playing. Unless you manage a team with huge resources/wealth, you are not a good manager if you have a preferred way. You can only be a good manager if you are open to finding the best way with what you have got. Warburton looked like a manager who had this and it will only end badly for Brentford IMO.
He may be completely wrong, you're right. But it could be that the manager doesn't make that much difference. If Benham is looking for his manager to buy more into the stats side of things and Warburton isn't prepared to (as this article suggests), then he has to go.
But why not let him go when it is clear he can't take them further - they seemed to me to be on a path to the Premiership, and you have to be a fool or completely arrogant not to park whatever ideas you have in that respect and let Warburton get on with it until a natural end is clear.
Matthew Benham has made millions from spotting/analysing what others don't see in the game. Pretty sure he knows what he's doing. The fact everyone thinks he's mental is probably music to his ears.
But he may know a lot and be completely wrong on this. Maybe his best option was to put his chips on Warburton. I think it isn't always around models that brings success, but the people within those models. If you are fortunate to have an excellent manager, it makes sense not to change things and see where he can take you. It is similar for me to managers who have a preferred way of playing. Unless you manage a team with huge resources/wealth, you are not a good manager if you have a preferred way. You can only be a good manager if you are open to finding the best way with what you have got. Warburton looked like a manager who had this and it will only end badly for Brentford IMO.
He may be completely wrong, you're right. But it could be that the manager doesn't make that much difference. If Benham is looking for his manager to buy more into the stats side of things and Warburton isn't prepared to (as this article suggests), then he has to go.
But why not let him go when it is clear he can't take them further - they seemed to me to be on a path to the Premiership, and you have to be a fool or completely arrogant not to park whatever ideas you have in that respect and let Warburton get on with it until a natural end is clear.
They may seem to you to be on a path to the Premiership, but I guess Benham doesn't expect them to go up this season based on the fact they have been a bit lucky.
Let us see what happens next Season to Brentford. Football is being over complicated by people. Too much reliance on data stops players reacting to situations on the field, just look at the England cricket team. You need the best people like fitness coaches, nutritionists, etc the best Coach who is able to motivate and set out the tactics and be flexible when things need changing. Finally you need the best players with good character all playing in their best positions giving 100 per cent effort.
...“For Brentford, our ambition is to get into Champions League qualifying within four or five years. That sounds really ambitious to most people..."
No mate that sounds utterly bonkers.
Talking to Geordie mate yesterday and apparently Warburton is being linked up there (on the basis he's good with Championship standard players presumably...). Can't see that he's a big enough name for them myself but they could do, and probably will do a lot worse.
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His mother's pride...
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https://decorrespondent.nl/2607/How-data-not-humans-run-this-Danish-football-club/230219386155-d2948861
As Disraeli once said lies, damned lies and statistics.