MADE IN ENGLAND: Eagles are paid a bet on men with trophies. It will definitely fly higher

“He has won world championships, European Championships, Champions League, titles in England and Italy, cup competitions in both countries. He’s a real fighter. We met twice on the lawn. The first fall after the World Cup in Germany. That’s when Spartak Moscow and I came to Milan for a Champions League match with Inter. The home team won 2: 1. The second duel took place four years later when I played for West Ham. Vieira worked in Manchester City.

When he led Nice last season and ran into the European League in Slavia, I was curious how his team would present itself. But they did not meet the form at all, they lost twice and it must be said that they deserved it. Slavia played in top form at the time and was clearly better.

When he signed for Crystal Palace in the summer, I was intrigued. He signed a three-year contract, which shows how much they promise. And at the same time as the club, after the entry of another American investor, weaves plans to attack the forefront of the competition.

Vieira’s entry into the Premier League was not really dazzling. They did not win the first three rounds, then they defeated Tottenham to wait for five rounds to win. However, they drew four times. And most importantly, they play very nice football.

Crystal Palace does not hide its great ambitions. They joined the team well in the summer. They got two stoppers. Andersen, a Danish representative, and Guehi. Their backs are covered by Tomkins, with whom I still played for West Ham. In addition, they brought Gallagher from Chelsea. And it was he who shot triumph over Everton with two hits. Edouardo, whose fans can remember from Celtic matches against Sparta, is also a new face. Or midfielder Hughes.

Vieira sticks to the four-three-three lineup. The team’s speech is a lot of football. They keep moving, they play from the goalkeeper. It can be seen that the game is not a coincidence. And the results will definitely come. They have a quality staff. And Vieira is a very progressive coach.

It confirms the trend of foreign coaches in the Premier League. And especially their extraordinary success. After all, in the top five clubs of the current ranking, only West Ham has a coach from the Islands (Moyese). And when that statistic expands to the top ten, we’ll only assign Leicester, led by Rodgers. Then Burnley, Brighton, Newcastle, Norwich and Aston Villa have coaches who are not from continental Europe.

Twelve Premier League clubs have foreign coaches. Tuchel leads Chelsea, Rangnick is in Manchester United, Arteta in Arsenal, Hasenhuttl in Southampton, Bielsa in Leeds, Klopp in Liverpool, Guardiola in Manchester City, Lage in Wolverhampton, Vieira in Crystal Palace, Ranieri in Watford, Frank in Brentford, Conte in Tottenham and Benitez in Everton.

The theory that only English coaches can succeed has long prevailed. They adhered to a traditional English school. And because they were successful in the Premier League, the club management did not want to embark on that journey. But in Europe, clubs suffered. When their owners saw the success of foreign coaches at home and beyond the English Channel, they turned around.

Today, only Burnley is an English-style footballer. He doesn’t have a very good pass, they play very easily. But also because that’s exactly what they put together a team. And because they have a great typology, they are relatively successful. Definitely in terms of participation in the Premier League. But others bet on younger European coaches. Tuchel, Guardiola, Klopp or Arteta show how good they are. And the clubs are losing their trust. “