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Leeds United: Rosler lines up Rob Kelly as assistant
Phil Hay
published 18:49 Monday 25 May 2015
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New Leeds United head coach Uwe Rosler has lined up former Leicester City boss Rob Kelly as his assistant as Elland Road.
Leeds are close to securing the first addition to Rosler’s backroom staff and look set to name Kelly as Rosler’s number two later this week.
Fifty-year-old Kelly is a vastly experienced coach in his own right having managed Leicester in 2006 and 2007 and worked at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion.
He acted as caretaker manager in spells with each of those clubs but left his most recent job at West Brom after Tony Pulis took over at the Hawthorns in January.
In his younger years, Kelly carved out a short playing career at Leicester and Wolverhampton Wanderers but was forced to retire through injury at the age of 24.
He would be the first of a number of appointments which Leeds intend to finalise after naming Rosler as their head coach on a two-year contract last week.
The German is set to recruit a separate first-team coach and United will also bring in a specialist head of recruitment to assist with their transfer strategy this summer.
Speaking last week, Rosler said: “I’ve been given the licence to bring in an assistant, a first-team coach and a head of recruitment. I’ll assess the staff who are in place.
“This is good timing because I’ve got time before the players return (from holiday) to speak to the different departments and see what’s in place. I want to give everyone a chance - staff, players - to be on the journey.â€
Assistant Coach kanskje? :)
Quote from: Rudi G. on May 25, 2015, 21:22:43
Assistant Coach kanskje? :)
...husk at Pearson forsnakket seg og kalte Rösler manager under pressekonferansen (men I admit you got a point... ;) )
Regner med at det stemmer når det står i YEP. Det er en grei løsning med en som har erfaring fra flere år i ch.ship og kjenner engelsk fotball godt. Symbolsk også viktig at han er britisk. Det hadde blitt for mye med italiensk eier, tysk trener og norsk hjelpetrener!! :) Jeg bare føler at tålmodigheten er mindre overfor utenlandske eller ukjente trenere (Hockaday) fra fansen. Derfor er det klokt å ansette Kelly.
Jeg er faktisk glad det ikke ble Gunnar Halle, som mange hadde håpet. :) :)
Quote from: Asbjørn on May 25, 2015, 21:24:30
Quote from: Rudi G. on May 25, 2015, 21:22:43
Assistant Coach kanskje? :)
...husk at Pearson forsnakket seg og kalte Rösler manager under pressekonferansen (men I admit you got a point... ;) )
Hørte det, han tenkte sikkert med seg selv etter glippen, hva skjer nå :D
Jon Howe â€@jonhowe1971 · 4m4 minutes ago
Bit of #lufc trivia. This infamous young lad also goes by the name Rob Kelly
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CF4EejrWgAEkUxH.jpg)
;D
Quote from: Rudi G. on May 25, 2015, 21:50:35
Quote from: Asbjørn on May 25, 2015, 21:24:30
Quote from: Rudi G. on May 25, 2015, 21:22:43
Assistant Coach kanskje? :)
...husk at Pearson forsnakket seg og kalte Rösler manager under pressekonferansen (men I admit you got a point... ;) )
Hørte det, han tenkte sikkert med seg selv etter glippen, hva skjer nå :D
Røsler brukte også ordet "manage" om sin rolle ovenfor både Cellino, støtteapparatet og laget i løpet av dagens sending. Jeg begynner helt ærlig å se mindre og mindre forskjell på en manager og headcoach :p
Ja. det var ganske stor forskjell på det Hockaday skulle gjøre og det Rosler har ansvar for nå. Hockaday skulle nesten bare ha ansvar for "coaching" pluss "noe inflytelse" på spillerkjøp.
Cellino har kanskje innsett at ikke mange gode trenere vil finne seg i en slik avgrensning. I alle fall ikke Rosler. :)
tydeligvis i boks nå.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/cellino-finally-providing-framework-for-success-1-7279816