TravellingMackem
Winger
Haven't all female Prime Ministers in this country been forceably removed from power by their own party? Doesn't really help your argumentSame was said about women in politics. Once players got over the initial novelty, they’d respond if they thought the manager was good.
I don't think the gender would be an issue. What would be an issue is the step up. I don't believe that the standard even at the top of the women's game is particularly high, not even as high as the lower leagues in the men's game, therefore whilst she stands out above the other managers at that level, I'm not sure whether that is a reflection of her ability or the abilities of others she is competing against. Truth is we don't really know if she's any good or not, as it's nigh on impossible to compare without mere speculation. The fact that Phil Neville was abysmal in the men's game but generally very successful at the women's level says a lot though.Fair enough, it is a valid point (although possibly shouldn't be). There are almost certainly a number of players who would initially have an issue with a female manager. There is that player/manager dynamoc in any dressing room to a certain extent, and it would initially be amplified. A top quality manager should be able to win over the team, and move on anyone they can't.
There are a number of discussion points as to why it would be difficult. My issue is more with the mindset "of course she can't, she is a woman."
It would be interesting to see how she gets on, so we have a marker, but at the moment it's no different to suggesting that the local PE teacher that just won the Durham U12s cup is qualified to manage England, unfortunately. It's all just pure speculation, of which someone needs to take the chance on a manager from the women's game and see what happens in order to provide an actual benchmark.
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