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I was surprised by this a few years ago.

Sheffield United: Graham Arnold 'prehistoric' jibe 'misplaced'

Graham Arnold
Sheffield United chief executive Julian Winter has called Australian coach Graham Arnold's comments about the League One club "misplaced".

The 49-year-old said United were "prehistoric" after having talks about their managerial vacancy.

The Blades have been managerless since Danny Wilson's departure in April.

"I think his comments are misplaced. There's far more to this club than he'd have you believe," Winter told BBC Radio Sheffield.

Arnold, who has previously managed the Australian national side, guided Central Coast Mariners to their first A-League title last season.

"He's obviously chosen to ignore elements of what we did in the interview," said Winter.

"The club is looking to modernise its football structure. We're introducing a head of football operations and we've got an emphasis on recruitment, academy and administration.

"We want a manager to pick up the reins in terms of the culture and introduce a particular way of playing.


There's a little bit more patience required but we're nearly there and hopefully we'll announce a new manager fairly soon

"We want someone with a clear football philosophy that encourages talented players to express themselves and bring about success on the field.

"We set out a detailed job description for the role and Graham had that so it is interesting that his comments came about really."

Meanwhile, Winter has asked fans to be patient while they continue their search for the man to take over at Bramall Lane.

Motherwell boss Stuart McCall decided to remain with the Scottish side after talks, while Port Vale coach Robert Page and former Portsmouth, Blackpool and Blackburn boss Michael Appleton have also been strongly linked with the post.

"It's been quite frustrating in a way that co-ordinating candidates has been so difficult. We need to take our time and get this right," he said.

"We don't want to rush into anything. There's a little bit more patience required but we're nearly there and hopefully we'll announce a new manager fairly soon."

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22771045

If he had taken the challenge he may have been on the verge of the EPL.

Instead 29k people watch him.

LOL I thought you shared this for other reasons ;)

Step up from league 2 yes, but he can get promoted and chased by clubs in higher divisions if he does well. I'd imagine he'd want to work his way up the leagues rather than leave back to Australia which won't help his reputation abroad.

I think Huddersfield might be a club to hold on to their coach regardless of what happens. Go down and try to return stronger within 2 seasons. Massive task of course but a few clubs have done it recently. 

Kruse starting in 40 minutes

Nice assist for Borrello

Berti has a lot think about with Borrello doing well. 

2-0 now, from a Borrello corner.

Dougall starting, Goodwin on the bench.

Great to see Borrello do well, we need to see some wingers like him and Mabil challenge for the wing spots. 

Birighitti will probably need to put in a world class performance against Ajax to keep his spot.

Really happy for Kaiserslautern but Braunschweig fight 90mins at home. They must not switch off. 

Goodwin is pretty much a rotation player at the bottom club in Eredivise. 

Breda with a shock early goal. Birighitti starting. 

Full game and goal for Beadling.

Ansell on the bench for Tondela, kicking off in five minutes.

Good save Birighitti... concedes shortly after, not at fault. Breda under the pump now.

Popovic off the bench in the last minute in a 1:1 draw to Hannover. The match was less than 1km from my flat. Totally overlooked it and had the pleasure of going to my bird's godmothers for coffee and cake.... Missing the start of the Hannover match. Almost home. 

FT 1-2 loss, Ansell unused sub.

Mabil still on the bench. He was starting and scoring. If we had the time, it'd be cool to see Mabil, Borrello, Williams and Ikonomidis on the flanks to gauge the future. 

Did Popovic play for the seniors or 4th Div team?

John Roberts & Pasquali need to be fast tracked . If they are in limbo in a few years time you would have to be looking for reasons why... FFA... our shit domestic comp , youth systems etc

I really hope Pasquali comes through at Ajax. He's in a good environment and by the sounds of it is starting to understand the intensity required to play European football. 

He's young enough to "un-learn" all the things he was shown in Australia as long as he hangs tough and rides the ups/downs. 

Don't coaches need to have the proper licenses to teach at the FFV and Melbourne Victory? He probably got some good training then but probably not to the standard of Ajax

He said the following in a recent interview:

“We train up to nine times a week and have one to two games a week. It’s a different environment and you’re receiving amazing coaching from players who’ve played at the likes of Barcelona and obviously Ajax as well.

“They just pass all their knowledge to the youth. I couldn’t be in a better place I think. If you don’t improve in this environment... I don’t know.

“It’s all down to you. If you put 100% in every day then you going to get something out of it. It’s really good to realize you’ve got the best facilities around you to improve and you just have to turn up everyday and do your best.”

A lot different to what he would have been receiving at the FFV & MV.

Lost 3-1. What on earth was he thinking for the free kick..  100% benched for the next match (presumably).

The latter.

All well and good but I feel something still goes amiss with our juniors. Probably the ability to interpret the knowledge they are receiving.
It's one thing listening another putting into action. Hope Pasquali can do that but past players come on, have obviously been unable to do that. Kaz Patafta , wizz kid ? 

Jong Ajax up in hour and half

Cahill scored for the reserves against Coventry.