Andersen
17-08-2007, 09:04
Faldt over denne artikel på nettet fra The Guardian, som jeg simpelthen må dele med Jer. Hvad fanden skal man så gøre som manager, spørger man sig selv.
HARD-DONE-BY MANAGERS (2)
After the summer sacking of Fabio Capello, we asked which manager had been most hard-done-by. But one man we missed was Austria Vienna coach Hermann Stessl, who was done up good and proper by his board ...
Here's Hermann Dörfler to take up the story. "He became coach in 1977-78, but because he was so young - 37 - he only got a half-year contract," says Hermann. "But he was successful: Austria Vienna won the title and reached the Cup Winners' Cup final before losing to a great Anderlecht side. The next year he won the league and his side lost to Malmö in the semi-finals of the European Cup - the furthest an Austrian side have ever gone in the competition - but was sacked halfway through the following season."
It doesn't end there. "He returned to Austria Vienna in 1985-86: the team did the double and were only knocked out of the European Cup by Bayern Munich after two amazing matches. Not good enough: he was sacked again."
It still doesn't end there. "He went back for a third stint in 1992-93, won the title ... and was sacked again. So in four-and-a-half seasons he won four titles, one Austrian Cup, reached a European final and semi-final ... and was sacked three times." Nobody will be able to beat that, is what we're saying. But, if you can, you know the drill.
HARD-DONE-BY MANAGERS (2)
After the summer sacking of Fabio Capello, we asked which manager had been most hard-done-by. But one man we missed was Austria Vienna coach Hermann Stessl, who was done up good and proper by his board ...
Here's Hermann Dörfler to take up the story. "He became coach in 1977-78, but because he was so young - 37 - he only got a half-year contract," says Hermann. "But he was successful: Austria Vienna won the title and reached the Cup Winners' Cup final before losing to a great Anderlecht side. The next year he won the league and his side lost to Malmö in the semi-finals of the European Cup - the furthest an Austrian side have ever gone in the competition - but was sacked halfway through the following season."
It doesn't end there. "He returned to Austria Vienna in 1985-86: the team did the double and were only knocked out of the European Cup by Bayern Munich after two amazing matches. Not good enough: he was sacked again."
It still doesn't end there. "He went back for a third stint in 1992-93, won the title ... and was sacked again. So in four-and-a-half seasons he won four titles, one Austrian Cup, reached a European final and semi-final ... and was sacked three times." Nobody will be able to beat that, is what we're saying. But, if you can, you know the drill.