Hva er det som gjør at at en klubb plutselig leverer langt over evne, ikke bare i en enkelt kamp, men gjennom en hel sesong? I dette tilfellet har vi som mener at god og motiverende ledelse er det som er aller mest avgjørende for gode resultater over tid fått et fantastisk godt bevis på hvordan det stemmer. Den viktigste grunnen til Stabæks suksess både forrige sesong og denne sesongen heter Bob Bradley og har vært trener for laget.
Og for de som måtte lure på om han er oppskrytt og at en fotballeder i verdensklasse aldri kunne ha funnet veien til lille Norge, så vil vil jeg anbefalle rangeringen "50 Best Managers in the World 2015" fra i sommer på fotballnettstedet FouFourTwo.com, der Jose Mourinho er nummer en (men han har slitt i månedene etter), foran Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Diego Simeone og Massemiliano Allegri. Jurgen Klopp er nummer seks, men det var før han dro til Liverpool. Louis van Gaal er nummer 16. Og som nummer 24 på listen over de beste fotballtrenerne i verden er Bob Bradley. Nettstedet fourforurtwo skriver dette om hvorfor:
"Describing himself as an “OK player who was nothing special,” Bradley decided very early on that his future was as a coach. So far it’s been a good call. Taking his first job at Ohio University in 1981 began a long and successful career in coaching. These days the vastly underrated 57-year-old can be found keeping Stabaek at impressive heights in Norway’s top flight, as they continue to defy the odds by fighting Rosenborg at the top. At the start of the campaign they were tipped to finish towards the other end.
It comes after he expertly navigated political tensions in Egypt during his two-year stint as head coach from 2011, taking the underperforming African nation to within one game of the World Cup despite the devastating Port Said Stadium massacre that left 72 dead and halted the country’s domestic league for two years. Bradley’s ascent has been steady. He landed his first senior coaching role with the Chicago Fire in 1998, delivering an MLS Cup and two U.S. Open Cups. While spells with Chivas USA and the MetroStars didn’t bringing silverware, it did allow Bradley to foster young talent and develop a reputation as a skilled and detailed coach.
He was handed the reigns of the U.S. national team in 2006, and won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007. However, his biggest achievement came at the 2009 Confederations Cup, where his side ended Spain’s 35 game unbeaten run with a 2-0 win before narrowly falling to Brazil 3-2 in the final. Overachieving seems to come naturally."
Nå har Stabæks byggmester Bob Bradley takket for seg. Han skal videre og gå løs på nye utfordringer i Frankrike. Det er bare å takke for de to sesongene han hadde i Stabæk, men også for at han bidro til at den norske tippeligaen ble mer underholdende og bedre enn den ville vært uten denne amerikanske trollmannen.
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