Will Still sticks out the most out of all the managers who have been connected to Sunderland in recent months.
Though not everyone at his present club, Stade de Reims, was pleased with his remarks regarding a potential transfer to English football, they did contribute to the hype surrounding the situation.
has continued to have a highly publicised ascent in football management, prompting the Spanish daily AS to request an interview. and the manager admitting how much he admires Eddie Howe of Newcastle United.
The Sunderland target said to AS, when asked who managers or coaches had most influenced him along the way to where he is: “I was inspired by everyone.” No coach is superior to any other. I believe there are various concepts from the football world that we can take inspiration from. Ancelotti as well, who has committed some truly insane acts. However, we also have Eddie Howe in Newcastle, who is an excellent worker. To be able to use it and avoid sticking to a single style, you must make an effort to record as much information as you can.
There is a possibility. Still might be in command at Sunderland come football season, if the speculations and clues that have surfaced thus far are accurate. As such, he would be Howe and Newcastle United’s local rivals, albeit in separate divisions.
When asked to explain his Reims-style positional play, Still told the Spanish publication, “I define positional play as building an advantage over the opponent so that I can play forward.” That’s what position play is all about, in my opinion. Play as quickly and vertically as you can. Having the ball for hours on end is not something that interests me. I enjoy playing vertically and forward. and establish superiorities while also producing a structure that allows us to go forward swiftly. And in order to be able to steal and attack again, we must respond as fast as we can over short distances when we lose the ball.
