Wolves fan here - don't shoot me. Nuno's been a fantastic manager for us but I'm not sure he's right for Arsenal, at least right now. A few things...
His style requires a pre-season as it's extremely tactical. Some players take several months to adapt. Traore, Dendoncker and Jimenez all took several months to get going or even to play.
Players love him or hate him as he doesn't do egos. Either you work for the team or you don't play.
He'll play young players - someone here asked that.
He hates the press and we can predict what he'll say every week. That's fine if things are going well but won't be if they don't.
Our game is based on forcing errors and playing on the break. We do have the odd fan that still struggles with this and being too defensive minded at times is still his biggest flaw. Cost us badly against lower teams last season as he wasn't flexible enough. We've seen it this season too but suspect that's more down to energy management. Recently we've been more attacking thankfully because our early games were awful to watch and results not great either.
His team are important - our injury record for 2.5 years is insanely good and I understand we're a leader in sports science now.
At Wolves he has a say throughout the entire club - his philosophies now pervade all our youth teams.
He does great work improving individual players but he needs time to do that. From Doherty and Coady to Traore and Jimenez - has to be seen to be believed.
"a rising young manager with a progressive philosophy to bring in fresh ideas to the club (with the downside being that it may take more time than preferred for the vision to come to fruition)"
That is exactly what Nuno is.
"He doesn't tinker or rotate much, players are pushed close to burn out at times"
I don't think the latter is true.
"Wolves looked very leggy for a spell last season before he would rotate any."
It wasn't rotation but tactical changes that we made. We didn't look leggy last year but we did early this season. Our first halves were dire and we were playing a holding game with lesser players then going more attacking later in games with planned subs. Problem was we conceded a goal then played on the back foot too much so he switched it about and results improved.
"He also barely changes tactics, I hate Emery's constant change but I think Nuno is a little too far the other way."
We have a very rigid way of playing but he does change tactics. He did last year and this year when changes needed to be made, but it isn't overnight because he needs the team to fully understand them first.
"He didn't do great at Velencia and Porto, the Porto fans disliked him for being overly negative."
Being over defensively minded is his biggest problem. Sometimes we're great to watch but other times it's infuriating. I mean, losing twice to Huddersfield. Deservedly too. Tactics were wrong in both games. Too early to say if he's learned from that.
"Likes 3 at the back which I am not a fan of."
Works a treat as long as you have attacking wing backs.
Finally, I doubt he'd go mid-season and wolves fans will be gutted if he does. Personally I think it'd be a mistake. Nothing against Arsenal but a mid-season move won't suit him at all and I don't think fans would give him the time he needs. His defensive football didn't endear him to Porto fans and I don't think Arsenal would be any different unless it was winning trophies.
His style requires a pre-season as it's extremely tactical. Some players take several months to adapt. Traore, Dendoncker and Jimenez all took several months to get going or even to play.
Players love him or hate him as he doesn't do egos. Either you work for the team or you don't play.
He'll play young players - someone here asked that.
He hates the press and we can predict what he'll say every week. That's fine if things are going well but won't be if they don't.
Our game is based on forcing errors and playing on the break. We do have the odd fan that still struggles with this and being too defensive minded at times is still his biggest flaw. Cost us badly against lower teams last season as he wasn't flexible enough. We've seen it this season too but suspect that's more down to energy management. Recently we've been more attacking thankfully because our early games were awful to watch and results not great either.
His team are important - our injury record for 2.5 years is insanely good and I understand we're a leader in sports science now.
At Wolves he has a say throughout the entire club - his philosophies now pervade all our youth teams.
He does great work improving individual players but he needs time to do that. From Doherty and Coady to Traore and Jimenez - has to be seen to be believed.
"a rising young manager with a progressive philosophy to bring in fresh ideas to the club (with the downside being that it may take more time than preferred for the vision to come to fruition)"
That is exactly what Nuno is.
"He doesn't tinker or rotate much, players are pushed close to burn out at times"
I don't think the latter is true.
"Wolves looked very leggy for a spell last season before he would rotate any."
It wasn't rotation but tactical changes that we made. We didn't look leggy last year but we did early this season. Our first halves were dire and we were playing a holding game with lesser players then going more attacking later in games with planned subs. Problem was we conceded a goal then played on the back foot too much so he switched it about and results improved.
"He also barely changes tactics, I hate Emery's constant change but I think Nuno is a little too far the other way."
We have a very rigid way of playing but he does change tactics. He did last year and this year when changes needed to be made, but it isn't overnight because he needs the team to fully understand them first.
"He didn't do great at Velencia and Porto, the Porto fans disliked him for being overly negative."
Being over defensively minded is his biggest problem. Sometimes we're great to watch but other times it's infuriating. I mean, losing twice to Huddersfield. Deservedly too. Tactics were wrong in both games. Too early to say if he's learned from that.
"Likes 3 at the back which I am not a fan of."
Works a treat as long as you have attacking wing backs.
Finally, I doubt he'd go mid-season and wolves fans will be gutted if he does. Personally I think it'd be a mistake. Nothing against Arsenal but a mid-season move won't suit him at all and I don't think fans would give him the time he needs. His defensive football didn't endear him to Porto fans and I don't think Arsenal would be any different unless it was winning trophies.
