In his debut game as the club’s manager at Ibrox, the veteran manager nearly pulled off a massive scalp. He thinks the team has what it takes to defeat both Celtic and Rangers in the upcoming campaign.
In addition to saying that Aberdeen CAN fight Celtic and Rangers the following season, Neil Warnock disclosed that he left the club in order to save money. After Barry Robson was fired at the end of January, the seasoned manager took over, however he lost all six of his league games in charge.
After leading the Dons to the Scottish Cup semi-final, he left, leaving Dave Cormack and the board, with help from German football consultancy organisation BPTC, to continue their hunt for the club’s next permanent manager.
Ahead of the match against Livingston, Peter Leven is still under investigation; nonetheless, Warnock maintains that he did not wish to stay in Granite City and accept a wage on “false pretences,” according to the Daily Record.
Even though the Englishman’s stint in the Scottish Premiership lasted only 34 days, he shared his thoughts on how the Glasgow giants can be knocked from the top spot.
Warnock stated, “It was my decision to go; I just felt that it was right for both parties really,” in an interview with the Daily Mail. I simply didn’t feel like I wanted to accept money under false pretences.”I believed that if they saved the money, it would be preferable. I told Dave (Cormack) that I thought someone fresh should have a look at it and see if they could stay for at least six or seven weeks.”They really need to bring in some guys who can play at that level if they want to be competitive next year. My key piece of advise was that.Instead than signing athletes based only on data, get players who they know can perform at that level.
But, in order to succeed, they will require four or five Scottish Premiership-caliber players. Even though I was there for only six games, I know it sounds ridiculous, but if you can find some of your own players who can perform at that level, you have a chance.”
Furthermore, Warnock acknowledges that he is shocked that he hasn’t been replaced as Aberdeen’s manager by now, but he maintains that when he left the position, he KNEW the team would escape relegation.
“I assumed they would have had a new manager by now,” he remarked. They won’t have any trouble staying up. That was never a question in our minds, I believe.All of the weaker teams were still left to play, and we should have won points. It’s a decent squad, but I think they need four or five proven players at that level.
“The only thing I regret is that we gave up silly goals when we had the opportunity to win games.”Of the five games I thought we should have won, three went to us.
Even the Rangers’ loss was caused by errors. I believed that both objectives were avoidable. The St. Mirren goals were, quite honestly, a complete farce. to give in as we did.
“Therefore, Ronnie (assistant Jepson) and I were certain that we wouldn’t be abandoning them. They’ll probably finish in the middle of the standings, at which point the new person will take his time, assess the team, and make his own decisions.”
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