Michael Beale makes ‘not a manager’ point as new Sunderland boss explains….

Michael Beale makes ‘not a manager’ point as new Sunderland boss explains Rangers problem

Sunderland confirmed former Glasgow Rangers boss Michael Beale as the club’s new head coach on Monday afternoon

Michael Beale has stated that he does not want to be ‘the manager of the whole football club’ as the new Sunderland manager, after explaining why his ten-month stint at Rangers ended in failure.

Beale’s tenure in Glasgow ended in October when the Scottish giants failed to win a trophy, and the 43-year-old revealed he was ‘drawn in a number of different areas’ during a turbulent period north of the border.

Before that, the former Chelsea manager had enjoyed success with QPR, taking the Rs to an automatic promotion slot before leaving for Rangers with the club just outside the play-off places. And Beale is certain that he can improve even more at Sunderland.

 

 

“I went into QPR as a head coach and I originally went into Rangers in the same role, but there were a lot of changes with people leaving and I got pulled in a lot of different places,” he told the club’s official website.

“What I’m really comfortable with is the alignment throughout the club, and my role as a head coach being in line with that.” I’ll have comments and suggestions about other areas of the club, but I want to be the coach of the team, not the general manager. As a result, this was a good fit. The conversations went quite well, and there is a lot of area to cover.”

Given that he inherited one of the country’s youngest squads, Beale’s experience as an academy coach is likely to have made such conversations easier, while new boss Kristjaan Speaking comes from a similar background at Birmingham City.

“I’m coming into a staff that I like, there’s one or two in the staff that I’m familiar with from my past in academy football, and I’m looking forward to tapping into the good work that’s already being done,” he added.

“Because I’m a hands-on coach, I’m on the field every day.” My experience is in on-field coaching, and that is where I excel – on the field with the players. In that regard, I’m determined to lead from the front.”