Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 I have been sacked by Watford after just over nine months in charge, yeah the squad was worse than what I thought it was and Gino Pozzo's way of running the club in terms of scouting is about doing things on the cheap. With a few more quality additions and a bigger wage budget we would be higher in the table, but the rot starts at the top. So this is what I can say. I came into pretty much a very difficult situation, where the playing squad thought they were way better than they were and the results don't lie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ben_ Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Sahajpal Oberoi said: I have been sacked by Watford after just over nine months in charge, yeah the squad was worse than what I thought it was and Gino Pozzo's way of running the club in terms of scouting is about doing things on the cheap. With a few more quality additions and a bigger wage budget we would be higher in the table, but the rot starts at the top. So this is what I can say. I came into pretty much a very difficult situation, where the playing squad thought they were way better than they were and the results don't lie. I often flick through other threads and I've looked at this one - where you've taken Basel to ninth place and Watford to 21st - as well as your old one where you had nine jobs in ten years and was sacked at most places: it makes me ask, why? How are you setting up tactically to fall on your face this often? How do you approach each game? I'm not trying to dictate how you play nor saying I am in any way better than you - just asking as I certainly would struggle to find enjoyment following the career path that you've had. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, _Ben_ said: I often flick through other threads and I've looked at this one - where you've taken Basel to ninth place and Watford to 21st - as well as your old one where you had nine jobs in ten years and was sacked at most places: it makes me ask, why? How are you setting up tactically to fall on your face this often? How do you approach each game? I'm not trying to dictate how you play nor saying I am in any way better than you - just asking as I certainly would struggle to find enjoyment following the career path that you've had. In the previous thread, "Do I know where I am going?", I set up in a very Sean Dyche-esque way where the football is attritional, boring and is based on marginal gains. So the style of play was like if I go 1-0 up, I will sit back and defend. This one is more like what the best suited tactic is according to my assistant manager and I just play the game naturally without any interference on my end. Even the substitutions that I make are suggested by the assistant manager. The Basel stint, it is very misleading. So I had a lot of wins at the start and towards the middle of the season, at around February, results were crap, so basically I got sacked for a bad month. The Watford stint, my God, the players are overrated. There was no team cohesion and I was grinding out wins and draws whenever I could, it was only towards the end of my tenure that I went on a mad losing streak. My replacement Malky Mackay is not doing any better and they are now at the bottom of the Championship needing a miracle to survive as they are still within touching distance of survival in the Championship. Edited August 9, 2023 by Sahajpal Oberoi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 We now have a new job. I am now the manager of Sunderland. Sunderland, is obviously a huge club and were pretty much mainstays in the Premier League for a long time until their decline when they went to League One. They are now back in the Championship and are hoping for better times and here I am hoping that I can bring it back. This is what the squad looks like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 We have started off our job at Sunderland with a couple of wins in the league, really happy about that. We also confirmed the permanent signings of Josh Wilson-Esbrand from Manchester City for 28 million pounds after his loan spell at Sunderland and Xavier Simons from Chelsea for 6 million pounds after his loan spell too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helginho Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Good start at Sunderland, I hope you can keep it up next season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Helginho said: Good start at Sunderland, I hope you can keep it up next season. Thank you very much, I hope I can keep it up as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 We finished 17th in the EFL Championship with Sunderland. Brighton, Crystal Palace and Ipswich got promoted to the Premier League this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 What happened in Europe (2023-24 season) Part 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) What happened in Europe (2023-24 season) Part 2. Edited August 10, 2023 by Sahajpal Oberoi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 What happened in Europe (2023-24 season) Part 3. And what happened in England Part 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 What happened in England (2023-24 season) Part 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 A lot of transfer activity has happened lately. Jewison Bennette has gone to West Ham for 6.5 million pounds. Niall Huggins has gone on loan to Cambridge. Nikola Maksimovic has gone to Al-Shamal for 2.6 million pounds. Abdoullah Ba has gone on loan to Nancy. We have got two new signings on loan. Mauro Bandeira has come to Sunderland on loan from Arsenal and Caleb Watts has joined on loan from Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sat0urn Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 To add to Ben's point - it is actually refreshing to see a career thread where the player doesn't always win, keep up the good work my friend! But I do have one other question - in all of your threads I've read so far, the amount of injuries to your players is just enormous. Do you have some insane training schedules, or is it just your luck? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 hour ago, sat0urn said: To add to Ben's point - it is actually refreshing to see a career thread where the player doesn't always win, keep up the good work my friend! But I do have one other question - in all of your threads I've read so far, the amount of injuries to your players is just enormous. Do you have some insane training schedules, or is it just your luck? Thanks. I don't think the injuries happen that often, it is just that I post an update about it when it happens so maybe because of that it looks like my players get injured a lot. But yes, small injuries, they happen quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 We will face Grimsby in the Carabao Cup first round. Also there are a few transfers that have happened. Luke Mbete has joined Sunderland on loan from Manchester City. I bought my former player from Watford, Dylan Levitt for 10.5 million pounds to Sunderland. Also Jack Clarke went to Watford for 6.75 million pounds and Daniel Ballard went to Al Wahda for 7.5 million pounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 There are a few more transfers that have happened. Ross Stewart went to Tenerife for 5.75 million pounds. Callum Wilson (no, not the Newcastle one) went on loan to Larne. Jay Matete went to Blackburn for 1.1 million pounds. Trai Hume went on loan to Blackpool and Isaac Lihadji went on loan to Lugo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 England won Euro 2024 on this save. Also we signed Andros Townsend from Everton for 500k pounds. Joe Anderson went on loan to Dundee. Adam Richardson went on loan to Yeovil. Also, Dillon Turns went on loan to Northampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 We drew in the opening league game of the season and we have progressed to the next round of the Carabao Cup after winning against Grimsby on penalties. Also Shea Charles joined on loan from Manchester City and Marshall Burke moved on loan to Bolton and Marvin Zeegelaar moved on loan to Charlton Athletic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 We will face Fleetwood in the Carabao Cup second round. Also we got our first league win of the season. Josh Robertson went on loan to Mansfield and Matthew Burgess went on loan to Stevenage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Pierre Ekwah has gone on loan to Western United in Australia. We have two more loan deals we have completed. Omari Hutchinson and Harvey Vale have joined Sunderland on loan from Chelsea. We lost our first league game this season and we also progressed to the next round of the Carabao Cup after beating Fleetwood on penalties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Aji Alese has gone to Mainz 05 for 1.3 million pounds. Malcom Ares will join Sunderland on loan from Athletic Bilbao. Aaron Ramsey has joined from Aston Villa for 10.5 million pounds. We are going to face Chelsea in the Carabao Cup third round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 This Sunderland side is one I am building from the bottom which means a lot of youngsters are being given a chance. So we have to be patient. Also I have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 This is what the league table looks like after the first 9 games of the season, we are currently midtable but it is still very concerning, we don't score enough goals and our wins have been fortunate, but you know I will take it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Our job at Sunderland is under jeopardy and we need to turn things around ASAP at the club. We need a string of wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Three board meetings in succession means that we are facing a fight to keep our job here at Sunderland but a draw against Swansea who are flying high in the league eases the pressure just a bit. We need to win games to properly ease the pressure on us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 We need a turnaround of form ASAP and we need to score more goals. Changes are definitely needed to get better here at Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakinDIT Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Oof looks bad for your future with Sunderland. What were the board expecting from you this season? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 hours ago, ShakinDIT said: Oof looks bad for your future with Sunderland. What were the board expecting from you this season? The owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus expects me to be very ambitious. With the current state of the squad, we need to sell to buy so we have to build very slowly, so I am also in the process of promoting youngsters hoping that things will work out, but right now we are in a rut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 We look really bad at the moment, the squad is crap. I've had to promote youngsters to supplement the squad and the team does not score enough goals, we need to certainly improve to have better odds of surviving in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 We are barely hanging on to our job here at Sunderland. We need to improve our squad in the next transfer window and hope that things fall in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Board meeting after board meeting means that we are under huge pressure to turn things around here at Sunderland. We absolutely need something to work in our favour. I am preparing for the next transfer window to strengthen the squad so that we have a chance of surviving in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 We have got a win after a very long time in the league and yeah the owner of the club completely slashed the transfer budget because of an inability to manage finances properly and a worse than expected financial performance, so we have to sell to buy. Robbie Fraser has joined Sunderland on loan from Rangers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Some transfer business has been done. Alex Bass went to Huddersfield for 89k pounds. Dan Neil went to Hearts for 950k pounds. And, Joel Burgess joined Sunderland on loan from Bolton Wanderers. Things have improved marginally but we still have a lot of work to do to salvage the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Few transfers have happened. Charlie Blackwell has gone to Nottingham Forest for 200k pounds. Leon Dajaku has gone to Al-Orobah for 325k pounds. Daniel McIntyre has gone on loan to Newport County. Dennis Cirkin has gone on loan to Lugano. We also forced a replay in the FA Cup against Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 We have brought in a couple of players on loan. Elkan Baggott has joined Sunderland on loan from Ipswich Town. Also, Alex Robertson has joined on loan from Manchester City. Our league form is suffering and we are on the brink. We need some confidence injected into our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 Our form is spiraling out of control and we need something, anything to inject some confidence in this Sunderland squad. Also, Tyler Onyango joined the club on loan from Everton and Daniel Obolo went on loan to Bromley. Marvin Kaleta has gone on loan to Altrincham. Also, Omari Hutchinson, Harvey Vale, Caleb Watts and Mauro Bandeira's loan deals are now over and they have gone back to their parent clubs. We have been knocked out of the FA Cup as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 I have been sacked by Sunderland after just over 9 months in charge. Slightly better experience than Watford, ultimately couldn't turn things around in the end. We had to sell to buy, so there were a lot of good players that left just in order to balance the books. This was a better experience, it was not due to a lack of effort, the players gave their 100%, it just wasn't to be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 We now have a new job. I am now the new manager of New York City FC in the MLS. It is a way out of English football. And NYCFC is a very fascinating club. I went to their stadium in real life and the passion the fans were showing is great. It is a different model of working compared to the English game and I am fascinated about the type of players we will have at the club. It is a good way to develop my craft in management and I am hoping for a good learning experience. This is what the squad looks like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 We played our first couple of games as the manager of New York City FC. It did not start off with a winning start. We also signed Dorlan Pabon on a free transfer until he was waived later in a matter of a couple of days. (Yes, MLS rules, I know and I am still getting used to it.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Our start to life as the manager of New York City FC has been shaky, we need to respond quickly, some of these players are talented but we need that clinical edge especially in front of goal. We signed Dennis Taylor and Oscar Opazo on free transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 We initially signed Roberto Pereyra on a free transfer and then he was waived a couple of days later. Also we got Jalen Hawkins after he was waived by Cincinnati. And we got Fashion Sakala from Atlanta United in a trade deal in which Diego Fagundez moved from NYCFC to Atlanta Untied. We also are holding our own in games but we need that bit of luck to win games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 What happened in Europe (2024-25 season) Part 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 What happened in Europe (2024-25 season) Part 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 What happened in Europe (2024-25 season) Part 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) The wins have started to come finally for this NYCFC side. 3 in a row and I am really happy, hopefully we can keep the good times rolling. Timothy Jarvis went to Vancouver FC for 4.9k pounds. Edited August 22, 2023 by Sahajpal Oberoi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 We sold Nico Benalcazar to Monterey Bay for 0 pounds. Also, Aldair Gutierrez joined the club through the waiver system from Colorado. Results have dipped a bit but I am still confident that we will find some good form soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Luis Diaz (not the Liverpool one) went to Houston on a trade deal and we claimed Xavier Valdez on waivers from Houston. The Leagues Cup draw has happened, we have FC Dallas and Atlas, from Mexico in our group. We also lost the league game against Minnesota. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 The Leagues Cup has started and we have started off with a win. Also, Malte Amundsen went to FC Midtjylland for 2.9 million pounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahaj Oberoi Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 We qualified for the next round of the Leagues Cup but our job at NYCFC is under threat after losing another league game and we need things to turn around fast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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