Rado Vidosic’s sacking just two and a half months into the season shows he was never ready for management at A-League level.
After seeing the triumph of Barcelona’s management succession plan involving Pep Guardiola and now Tito Vilanova, it’s a real shame to see Australia’s own ‘Roarcelona’ could not follow suit.
There’s something special about an assistant rising up to pick up the reins put down by his previous boss.
There’s also something special about Rado Vidosic.
He is often spoken of as one of the A-League’s best tacticians; a brilliant analytical mind that can craft almost unbeatable game plans while also picking apart the intricacies of the opposition’s strategy.
But his incredible fanaticism for the tactical side of the game was what led to his downfall.
In a league that has been transformed by ever more impressive tactical developments in recent years, it may seem strange one of Australia’s foremost football strategists has ended as a failure.
But the game is football, not chess.
Weeks ago I wrote on this website of how Vidosic was neglecting the motivational side of the game that his predecessor Ange Postecoglou had mastered and as a result, the team was suffering near the bottom of the ladder.
For someone who most expertly analyses his opponent’s weaknesses, it’s unfortunate Vidosic did not analyse his own shortcomings.
He has now been replaced by former Gold Coast United man Mike Mulvey, who will need to learn from Vidosic’s mistakes, and it seems he already has.
“These guys are winners,” Mulvey said in his first press conference as Brisbane caretaker manager. “They just need to rediscover maybe the hunger, how to get the kill again.”
But it’s also imperative that Mulvey involves Vidosic, now the club’s technical director, as much as is practical.
The former Roar boss is a major cog in the club’s famed footballing philosophy and must continue to be an influence on the team.
Mulvey needs to focus on motivating the players to believe in themselves again while also making the most of Vidosic’s undoubted gifts as a tactician.
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