Schhhhteve won a title over there, can't be that hard?

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Pardew didn't really have a style. The change looked more like: tap it sideways across the back four then lump it forward.

As for Frank:

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Whether he is right, I don't know, but I suspect he might be interviewed with the junior teams in mind for the long term.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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This is a very good point.

The likes of Kai Kai could excel under De boer.

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I thought we wanted someone who wouldn't use us as a stepping stone?

On balance I think the Ginger One would be the right choice for us at this stage of our development in the Premier league. We are still trying to establish ourselves after all.

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I may say I'm kind of qualified to a serious opinion. I saw Ajax play quite a bit under de Boer, and while getting results his tactics are always and that means pretty much always based on possession and control. His record in European football with Ajax was poor, partly because of this.
To watch, the build up from defense would quite regularly be so slow and tedious that it was simply very often extremely poor to watch. A plus might be that he definitely thinks utilizing wingers is the way to go That would be the only main point we have in our squad that I can see suits him. Other then that, lets face it, we are not a possession based, control football playing team and to think we can convert to that short term seems very ambitious to me.
He went to Inter, and stuck to his philosophy. Pretty much like van Gaal at Man United. Now that is something that scares me , as there is no doubt that unless he would adapt to both the Palace culture and develop an understanding of the English game and what fans want he will be a failure. The comments here that he would be great for the youth set up lack all substance, as traditionally that is a strong pont of Dutch clubs and Ajax in particular. Him bringing through youth at Ajax had far more to do with the available quality and set up then with Frank himself.

Other then that, he is a likable guy, mad about the game and often misunderstood for a grumpy person as he naturally has a big frown.