Gary Neville

[yamo123x]

This guy needs to be working at old Trafford, he has proven himself to be a super tactician and analyser, as well as being a true red. Would love to see him as part of managerial team. He knows all about the club and is a winner.

 

[LR7]

I think I read that Fergie asked him to join us when he retired.

 

[jim]

It's hardly a bad deal for him. Paid a fortune to watch football for a few hours a week. Not saying coaching isn't enjoyable too, but not sure many jobs match up to punditry. The fact he's actually good at it is also a bonus.

 

[NewDawnFades]

30:49 from the recent Charlie Rose interview. He was asked, but refused.

 

[Eric'sCollar]

I think it's something that he will consider in the future. There is no rush for him, he obviously enjoys what he has now.

We should stand by his decision.

 

[Church o Choccy]

Can he come back after he gets sacked for finally snapping and assaulting Carragher live on telly?

 

[Raees]

It's hardly a bad deal for him. Paid a fortune to watch football for a few hours a week. Not saying coaching isn't enjoyable too, but not sure many jobs match up to punditry. The fact he's actually good at it is also a bonus.

Building a profile for himself too, I imagine his stock has risen a lot courtesy of the media role and many teams would be prepared to give him a manager's role should he wish to take it.

 

[Carl]

He's got a sweet deal with Sky and the FA. Can't see why he'd walk away from that right now.

 

[#07]

Talksport ~ Gary Neville on Fergie's book, England's World Cup chances and Rooney's form

 

[DocRockter]

After the World Cup, could he be persuaded to come and take a place in the coaching staff?? I think he will help England to perform(and has), knows both the Premier League and Europe styles well and is passionate about the club..

 

[ArmchairCritic]

The same Gary Neville who didn't think we needed a centre midfielder in the summer? No thanks.

 

[I_live_cement]

The same Gary Neville who didn't think we needed a centre midfielder in the summer? No thanks.

Source?

 

[hp88]

The same Gary Neville who didn't think we needed a centre midfielder in the summer? No thanks.

He's a legend, put sometimes he talks rubbish when asked something about United on tv.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Judging by the absolute lifeless crap that England play I'm not sure exactly what Neville would offer us that we don't already have.

 

[Antisocial]

I'm not sure Gary would provide a voice worth listening to on the coaching side of things - not to question his knowledge or understanding of the game, I just think he'd approach things the same way as Moyes, P. Nev and the rest of them seem to. If changes were to be made to the coaching staff then I'd want someone from outside to come in and offer an alternative viewpoint and challenge Moyes with fresh ideas from a different background.

At the risk of being on the receiving end of the managerial equivalent of the old dig about only wanting players that have -inho in their names, I would be interested in seeing some foreign experience added to the coaching team. It was good enough for Sir Alex so it should sure as feck be good enough for Moyes to consider.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

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The fact he listed out those players and said they're champion players just struck me as a bit of a cop out, no idea why Lin(gard?) was listed. There's nothing I would have told you about those players then that I would change now, Jones is a CB, Giggs is too old, Anderson isn't fit enough etc.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

I love Neville but I think he is too ingrained in what football was like in the 90s.

 

[#07]

Actually feel sorry for Red Nev. Next year, after the Scousers win it, Carragher is going to give him so much stick.

 

[Rednotdead]

Everyone who's not a manager is the best manager and tactician in the world and knows far better how to manage a team.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk about it.

 

[redtilldead123]

Not to keen on supporters recommendation at the moment since the majority were in favour of Moyes

 

[itso 7]

I like Gary and I think he has a great insight into the tactical side of the game and possesses the gravitas necessary for a huge job but he is not ready . I think if he became an understudy to a top continental boss he will be able to fuse the United way and the continental way of playing to produce something unique . If he spent a period of time coaching under someone like Guardiola or Ancelotti he will gain some much needed variety which will serve him well over his career .

And I'll admit that my view on this is based on a pre existing prejudice against British managerial tactics bar Fergie .

 

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[Utdstar01]

He's either fecking clueless and deluded or putting on a great act of covering up his displeasure over how shit we are. Souness actually talking sense.

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[IrishMcD]

I agree with him, his point was he wasn't sure some of these players CAN play better. Smalling, Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Matic, Lingard, Rashford, Lindelof.....they either have been playing pretty much like this for years now or are on the way down due to age. If Pep took over this squad there isn't a hope in hell he could achieve anything with them. He'd do, or try to do, exactly what he did when he took over city, sell all the dross and buy better.

 

[Minimalist]

He's full of hot air. Lots of hand waving and strong opinions but no actual answers (and to be fair he says that himself).

 

[Catt]

He's either fecking clueless and deluded or putting on a great act of covering up his displeasure over how shit we are. Souness actually talking sense.

Can you not update us on what he's saying then? Not all of us have access.

 

[Utdstar01]

Can you not update us on what he's saying then? Not all of us have access.

Souness asked him "Is Mourinho is getting the best out of the players he has available to him, Yes or No?" Neville said "I don't know. I don't think they played much better with LVG than they are doing now." Neville went on to argue that only 2 players on the pitch were Mourinho's signings, despite 2 also being on the bench (Fred&Alexis).

 

[Catt]

Cheers @Utdstar01. Neville seems to just back the managers period. Did with Moys, LvG, and seemingly Mourinho. Is Bailly and Dalot injured? He signed Fred this summer but has barely played him.

 

[Finn MacCool]

Neville was struggling just now to refute Souness' main point. He went off at a tangent talking about the structure at Utd being wrong. I think his stint at Valencia means he always leans towards supporting a manager. And in an ideal world I would agree that the manager at any club must be given time and money. The thing is Jose has had both and whilst he has delivered moderate success at the moment the trajectory seems to be backwards.

 

[Red_toad]

Souness asked him "Is Mourinho is getting the best out of the players he has available to him, Yes or No?" Neville said "I don't know. I don't think they played much better with LVG than they are doing now." Neville went on to argue that only 2 players on the pitch were Mourinho's signings, despite 2 also being on the bench (Fred&Alexis)

That’s about the sum of it.
We lack players who could make a difference against City. Pogba our was a huge miss for us. Team needs a lot of investment and fans are blaming players who are trying but aren’t ever going to be top class players in their position. Caf is an awful place after every loss, real shame the mods don’t step up banning certain posters who just peddle the same bile endlessly.

 

[Litch]

I agree with him, his point was he wasn't sure some of these players CAN play better. Smalling, Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Matic, Lingard, Rashford, Lindelof.....they either have been playing pretty much like this for years now or are on the way down due to age. If Pep took over this squad there isn't a hope in hell he could achieve anything with them. He'd do, or try to do, exactly what he did when he took over city, sell all the dross and buy better.

I'm not sure cause when Walker went for 50m, no one said he's a bargain and most thought they payed too much. I think the same about Stones. I'm 100% sure Pep would improve some of our players but you are right, he wouldn't either bother with the others where Jose seems to stick with them.

 

[Flexdegea]

Think today was the first match he's actually annoyed.

Seems to fuss way too much at the other team, to show he's not bais, but then won't come out and say what the problem is afterwards.


I'm convinced he saved Jose his job before Newcastle match

 

[Mainoldo]

Been saying for months. The guys is everything that is wrong at the moment. I don’t even listen to him when it comes to United anymore. I switched off but I can imagine what he was saying after the game. The usual rubbish.

His the friggin reason the board got scared to sack Mourinho the first time the sack talks came about. All puff not fire from G.Nev.

 

[Igor Drefljak]

Was cringey watching that. It's obvious to everyone, including him, but he just won't say it.
One thing that really annoys me. Professionals just wont come out and say it how it is

 

[Utdstar01]

That’s about the sum of it.
We lack players who could make a difference against City. Pogba our was a huge miss for us. Team needs a lot of investment and fans are blaming players who are trying but aren’t ever going to be top class players in their position. Caf is an awful place after every loss, real shame the mods don’t step up banning certain posters who just peddle the same bile endlessly.

Jose has spent a lot and we've not improved from the first season he arrived. I thought things could only improve after LVG but at least he nailed down a system and knew how he wanted to play. We look like we don't have a clue most of the time.

 

[Foxbatt]

He is an idiot.

 

[Mainoldo]

I agree with him, his point was he wasn't sure some of these players CAN play better. Smalling, Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Matic, Lingard, Rashford, Lindelof.....they either have been playing pretty much like this for years now or are on the way down due to age. If Pep took over this squad there isn't a hope in hell he could achieve anything with them. He'd do, or try to do, exactly what he did when he took over city, sell all the dross and buy better.

Pep probably couldn’t. But that’s because Mourinho spent 3 years trying to create the land of fcking giants.

 

[Utdstar01]

Was cringey watching that. It's obvious to everyone, including him, but he just won't say it.
One thing that really annoys me. Professionals just wont come out and say it how it is

Scholes and Rio did after the Valencia 0-0 earlier in the season but backtracked after probably being spoken to about publicly criticising the manager/team.

 

[Backrow Singer]

That’s about the sum of it.
We lack players who could make a difference against City. Pogba our was a huge miss for us. Team needs a lot of investment and fans are blaming players who are trying but aren’t ever going to be top class players in their position. Caf is an awful place after every loss, real shame the mods don’t step up banning certain posters who just peddle the same bile endlessly.

This is exactly it. 150,000%. Copy and paste it across every single thread 150,000 times.

Said it before but the likes of Rashford, Lingard, Smalling, Lindelof, Matic, Hererra, Young etc etc are not good enough and that’s six players. Not even taking into account the ones who didn’t play today, or the ones like Shaw and Martial who need to improve. Too many players who are not good enough to do it on a consistant basis. I’m sick of reading once every five weeks that we’re all wrong because one of them has had a good game. We’ve forgotten what wins league titles, we’ve forgotten what our standards should be. Good players with high quality who do it consistently.

You can talk about the management, the owners etc but how many do the simple things well? Forget tactics for a second. How many can keep the ball under pressure? How many of them are good decision makers on both sides of the ball? How many are technically good enough and show it 9/10 when they have the ball? How many defenders can defend 1 v 1 and can spot runs around them? How many attackers can hold the ball under pressure and can pick the right pass? If a player doesn’t fit that criteria, for me he isn’t good enough for a team that wants to win the league title. For me, it’s a alarming how few of our players fit into that catagory.

 

[Red_toad]

Jose has spent a lot and we've not improved from the first season he arrived. I thought things could only improve after LVG but at least he nailed down a system and knew how he wanted to play. We look like we don't have a clue most of the time.

2nd last season was an improvement. He stated he got the team to perform above it’s level in finishing 2nd. This season it certainly looks that way.
I do agree with the not having a clue issue. We tend to rely on moments of brilliance over set tactics and coaching.