Weigman : Potential pro male team Manager?

Risky. Despite the major channels championing the women’s game as they can still afford it, the standards and competitive quality are streets apart.

Undoubtedly she has ability in the women’s game but at the Wrexham old boys proved a couple of months ago against the recently retired USA World Cup winners (7 a side) no comparison.
 
Apart from potential immediate financial rewards & I assume she’s not exactly skint - why would she want it?

The women’s game is so obviously growing apace - most surely accept women’s athletics, tennis, marathon running etc etc as perfectly acceptable versions of traditionally ‘male sports’ so I’d question why any manager with her track record (& potential) would want to abandon her core area of expertise.

Would there be an equal call for a Wimbledon ladies’ coach to move over to adopt a male player?

Having said that, if she feels that’s her next step on her career path, good luck to her.

Irrespective of gender, she’s obviously a bloody good coach.
 
I think if your a good man manager in any occupation, you can move to other teams, or organisations and still be successful. Therefore, I can't see why she wouldn't be successful in the men's game. She is certainly tactically aware and has achieved success with both Holland and England.
 
Wilburrabbit said:
Risky. Despite the major channels championing the women’s game as they can still afford it, the standards and competitive quality are streets apart.

Undoubtedly she has ability in the women’s game but at the Wrexham old boys proved a couple of months ago against the recently retired USA World Cup winners (7 a side) no comparison.
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Thats a physicality issue Wilbur, not a tactical awareness, man management one.
 
Bend it like Suddick said:
Physically we can't, but until it happens are we sure tactically that a woman wouldn't cope?
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That's my point though. It's a totally different game and tbf it's not just physically different that's quite a simplistic argument to say that. Could she adapt.... Maybe she could but my point stands that I'm not sure if her current skills are transferable or not. Until it happens though nobody will know
 
She quite possibly may not want to. She may not see it as a promotion if her head is with the ladies team, which it obviously is right now.
 
Bloodtangerine said:
Of course a woman could manage a men’s football team. Frankly anyone who genuinely thinks otherwise is a bit backwards tbh
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I don’t think it’s that simple. I’m not saying she won’t have the skill set, it’s if the players will respect/accept the appointment (appreciate that says more about the players than her).
Also the focus on the first one will be off the charts, so it’s also about coping with that aspect.
Finally she’d need to hit the ground running, to buy some time whilst the madness dies down. Hopefully then she could just be judged as a manager, rather than a female manager.
 
C’mon, give the lads a break, men’s football should be men only and women’s football should be women only.
 
Critchknows said:
That's my point though. It's a totally different game and tbf it's not just physically different that's quite a simplistic argument to say that. Could she adapt.... Maybe she could but my point stands that I'm not sure if her current skills are transferable or not. Until it happens though nobody will know
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Most of the international womens' teams are coached by men, who have coached men's football most of their careers. If they can "adapt" to the women's game why couldn't a woman "adapt" to the men's game?

With regards to the respect from the players, that would be earned on the training ground along with the track record of winning a world cup or two; beating sides coached by men in the process.
 
Sky have spent millions promoting women’s football over the last 12 months and now all of a sudden women should be managing mens premier league teams and the England national team. Talk about the Emperors clothing.
 
PNENIL said:
So why's it never happened then?
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The vast vast majority of managers are ex players. Women’s professional football is in its infancy in this country in its new revival. It’s only now we are becoming aware of managers like Serena and Emma Hayes
 
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Meliora said:
Most of the international womens' teams are coached by men, who have coached men's football most of their careers. If they can "adapt" to the women's game why couldn't a woman "adapt" to the men's game?

With regards to the respect from the players, that would be earned on the training ground along with the track record of winning a world cup or two; beating sides coached by men in the process.
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😂😂😂 At what point did I say she 'couldn't' adapt. I simply questioned whether her skills were transferable or not. Also when did I mention anything about respect either. I think your trying to argue against a point that's not even been made
 
I view it from the other way around previous to Weigman taking over we had two men managing the Ladies and they weren't half as good as this female.
Emma Hayes is brilliant but that's with coaching women not men.

Nothing wrong with people from the same gender getting the best out of their athletes but that probably ain't PC.
 
She might be off to the US after this tournament. USA pay the highest wages for women in world football and they're in desperate need of a quality coach. We will have a fight on our hands to keep her, no matter what happens.
 
Not read all of the thread but a resounding yes from me. She's clearly got that X Factor that top managers have. 4 major finals in the last 4 tournaments is an outrageous record.

I really liked her post game huddles and she just exudes total confidence and a state of calmness throughout these games. Almost as if it's nailed on her team will win. When England were totally under the cosh and down to 10 players she didn't bat an eyelid.

She's the real deal. Although she does have the look and air of a female Sven Goran Eriksson about her.
 
not sure myself. Think there's a massive difference between managing the elite womens teams who seemingly are all technically very good and have plenty of time on the ball to then trying to make her mark in the mens games which would probably be first at a lower level where players are nowhere near technically as good.
 
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Dollar Thief said:
Would you give the manager who wins any Sunday morning cup a job as a league manager?
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No! Their fitness levels alone would see them off and they’ve not had 10 Stella’s and a curry the night before
 
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She is always going to be better then SOME of our male managers ,but is she a good one . I think not ! There were times where substitutes should have been made for tiring players . There was games were the team should have played keep ball ,but attacked and lost possession . She seems to just sit there most of the time and let the game play out. I think she is lucky that she has good players ,and they rode their luck in a couple of games.
 
Dollar Thief said:
Would you give the manager who wins any Sunday morning cup a job as a league manager?

Let's be honest, most Sunday morning football teams would beat the England women's football team.
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No they wouldn’t even though no doubt they would try to kick them off the park assuming they could catch them and they look more than capable of looking after themselves.
I almost get the feeling you haven’t even actually watched their games.
 
Wizaard said:
Because the game is run by old white men fearful of change.
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So do these old white men run every club in the country? Because any club ..league or non league are free to appoint anyone they want. Is Simon Sadler one?
I'm not questioning the ability of a women to manage a men's team I'm asking the question why nobody has .
 
I think women and men's football are best enjoyed on their own terms rather than compared too much. Too many top women's teams have male managers with limited experience of women's game.
 
I’d be very surprised if a men’s professional football club would offer her a contract, there are thousands of ex male
professional footballers with coaching badges who are out of work that deserve a chance. Is this thread a wind up🤷🏿‍♂️
 
no9 said:
I’d be very surprised if a men’s professional football club would offer her a contract, there are thousands of ex male
professional footballers with coaching badges who are out of work that deserve a chance. Is this thread a wind up🤷🏿‍♂️
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If they deserve a chance surely they will get one. No need for them to be threatened by a woman if she‘s not up to the job is there now.
 
I would interview her for the Blackpool job.

Only one question necessary: Would you play CJ Hamilton as a right back?
 
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