The Walter Smith management insight that still rings true for Derek McInnes at Kilmarnock.
Derek McInnes insists the recognition he has received for SPFL Manager of the Year is lovely, but he has put in less work for that than he did to keep Kilmarnock in the Premiership last term.
“It is quite ironic,” the 52-year-old admitted. “As tough as it was last season, you probably feel you do more as a manager, you feel that you do a lot of your better work when you have to deal with a crisis and try to make sure we are good enough to get over the line. I don’t think I have become a better manager this year than I was last year.
“In the summer we had the scope, a head of recruitment, we’d already used that head of recruitment to get Vassell and Chambers in January which played a big part. All these support networks that are there for every manager and every manager needs were there for me this summer.“Then you see the level of player we’re able to bring and we maximise the budget afforded to us. It allowed us to be competitive. We’ve made good signings.
“You get nominated but you have probably not, personally, had to work as hard at it. You still need to work hard and keep a motivated group, but the players make it easier. There’s no real secret in that.”
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