Agree with you and perhaps add one of G.Neville,Giggs,Scholes to the coaching team.
Our options are limited, who next?
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Hoffenheim midtable at the moment. But as far as I know, they've lost a couple of players.
Jardim if it was up to me, and I think he would come now aswell. He is a manager that is good at adapting to formations similar to ours, is good at man management and has also coached Martial before which is a plus.
I honestly don’t at the minute. It feels like we’ll never get back to where we used to be.
Conte would be more.of the same style though
Hockey. Anyway, very progressive coach. One of the best among this excellent generation of argentinian managers, imo. In terms of style.
I don't think we will ever be as dominant as we once were with Fergie in charge. My problem with the current team is that it lacks an identity. I doubt we'll win the league for many years but that does not mean watching United cannot be enjoyable.
He's definitely not the ideal scenario but I didn't think he was as bad as Mourinho (in general). Usually I seen some sort of proactive plan from his Chelsea team.
Well that's right up united street then, they love to be spending mega bucks for absolute
100% agree! Stop on!
Also if Pogba starts his Ego trip Zidane will just head butt him in chest!
I would happily take Espirito Santo.
Heart says Giggs.
Head says Allegri.
Heart says Giggs.
Head says Allegri.
Anyone. It's a squad full of very good players. Zidane doesn't immediately strike me as the right guy, but who knows. The Madrid players seemed to enjoy playing under him, but he's a legend there...having happy players is half the fight though. It's not about breaking them like you would a horse, it's about encouraging them. So yeah, anyone who can do that.
100%, we're not playing crap football because Ed didn't buy Jose a 3rd defender, or because our owners are American. The players don't care. The coaches don't care. It's a simple game played by morons. Just get someone to point them in the right direction and let them go.
100%, we're not playing crap football because Ed didn't buy Jose a 3rd defender, or because our owners are American. The players don't care. The coaches don't care. It's a simple game played by morons. Just get someone to point them in the right direction and let them go.
Carrick as caretaker manager till end of season and then Potch. It may delay us winning something for some years but he mentors players and has a good brand of football. We need a system more than anything else.
The difficulty with appointing Zidane, among other difficulties, is that he is still probably a better player than the majority of our squad. How would he feel taking over a squad full of players with such poor technical ability.
We have chased big names to replace SAF and it has gotten us nowhere. We need to appoint someone who is United to the core and will get the team playing with pride or will bin anyone not pulling their weight. It is difficult to judge the former players as so few of them have done much if anything in terms of coaching but I lean heavily towards giving it to Neville or Scholesy with a good DOF to sort out the transfer business.
I am firmly in the never Zidane camp. With far more talent than us he did not come close to challenging for a League title at Real, the cup success is impressive but still involved a large slice of luck and stellar individual performances in one off games. Overall he showed he had no appetite for a rebuild there and was hated by a number of his players at the end including Ronaldo and Bale, it was telling that the vast majority of the Real squad were totally not bothered when he decided to resign. I also gravely doubt that he would want the job if offered anyway, he is going to flounce around on French TV until the PSG job comes up again.
I am firmly in the never Zidane camp. With far more talent than us he did not come close to challenging for a League title at Real, the cup success is impressive but still involved a large slice of luck and stellar individual performances in one off games. Overall he showed he had no appetite for a rebuild there and was hated by a number of his players at the end including Ronaldo and Bale, it was telling that the vast majority of the Real squad were totally not bothered when he decided to resign. I also gravely doubt that he would want the job if offered anyway, he is going to flounce around on French TV until the PSG job comes up again.
Sign Conte who can get crucial wins and has experience. Sign a technical director. See how Conte does till the end of the season. If he does well sign his players. If he is average sign a longterm manager Simeone or Allegri.
I'm honestly not sure who we could get. Most top coaches are tied down at their current clubs, we missed the boat on Tuchel and Sarri, Jardim has Monaco in the relegation places (possibly due to the club selling all it's stars but still). Zizou looks like the right option on paper but I'm very sceptical he can replicate his Madrid success. Maybe we'll go for a left field option like a Fonseca/Howe/Nuno but I doubt this a lot.
Hadn't thought about that. Maybe not him then.
i dont think zidane is the right man but dont know who is.
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I want him gone, but yeah there isn't anyone out there for me.
Interim atm. I'd take someone for a year with the target of improving the movement and passing.
The pool of top class attacking managers is really shallow.
Interim atm. I'd take someone for a year with the target of improving the movement and passing.
The pool of top class attacking managers is really shallow.
A manager who is under 50 years of age
A manager who plays attacking football
A manager who has won something
A manager who gives youth a chance.
just find someone who meets the credentials above and I'd be happy.
A manager who plays attacking football
A manager who has won something
A manager who gives youth a chance.
just find someone who meets the credentials above and I'd be happy.
To be honest, I'm not all that worried about this part at the moment. The attacking football/giving talented youth a chance I'm fully on board with, is there anyone like that knocking about Europe not already tied to a good club?
I’d take all of the above (of course) but I’m actually past caring about whether they’ve won trophies already or not.
If they get the goalscoring right then that will sort out itself. What we need, above all else, is to bring in a bloke that has a recent track record of getting team to score goals and play attacking football.
A maverick. Somebody that will want his team to keep the ball and get at the opposition. If that means he’s some 35 year old from Germany, the hipster choice, then just go for it.
Since Ferguson has retired we’ve employed all of Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho. Not one of them valued fast, attacking football like the man before them. We need to mix it up. And I believe we can, because we’ve already got some great players at the club that can fly given the opportunity.
Laurent Blanc obviously.
So I've heard.
I'm with you. What Mourinho and LVG have proven is the club needs a manager than they can rebuild with, rather than rely on to build for them. The club needs to quickly sort out the recruiting method, with the technical director we are supposed to get who can work hand in hand with the new manager on transfers. A technical director with experience in dealing with agents and transfers, so we can get players suited to the philosophy of the club in terms of both skill and personal values. Instead of hiring a manager, we should hire a coach who is willing to build with the club rather than concern themselves with legacy issues. This is why I would honestly prefer a British personality who fully understands the gravity of managing utd or a young hungry manager, rather than a guy like zidane, who might not even want to stay in man utd long term. The goal is to get a coach willing to stick with the club, bring a style and pattern of play that fans want and the club can afford to want, while respecting the conservative nature of the club. In hindsight, post sir alex, if we had this structure in place, we should probably have hired Quieroz or Mulensteen to give a continuity to the club. As of right now, I would suggest Eddie Howe ( as his football even for a lower side has recieved praise), Giggs, Carrick, Mckenna or Nicky Butt.
I think it was always blindingly obvious that replacing SAF - as in bringing in a new manager to continue the success rather than a like-for-like replacement which is/was impossible - was always a big task, but it's shocking really the way the last five years have panned out, the football has been about 75% dreck and United have now regressed rather than moved on from Fergie. Some consolation in the form of two domestic Cups and an EL I suppose, but never a convincing team that looked to be heading somewhere.
If Mourinho goes, the scrutiny that whoever comes in is going to be under will be huge.
Aside from Zidane - who I'm really not sure about - I don't know who else stands out as an obvious candidate. Pochettino is always mentioned, but he is still relatively unproven, no trophies to his name.
If Mourinho goes, the scrutiny that whoever comes in is going to be under will be huge.
Aside from Zidane - who I'm really not sure about - I don't know who else stands out as an obvious candidate. Pochettino is always mentioned, but he is still relatively unproven, no trophies to his name.
We just need to find the bolded and stop worrying about getting a manager that's won something.
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Tuchel is really not a good pick. Very confrontational media wise and is more an idealist than a proper coach. Very overrated manager that gets praise because his team play pretty passes. We have had this philosophical manager before in LVG. They key is for recruitment to be top notch, hence the technical director, then get a manager who can get us scoring.
Ranieri is currently without a club, there are worse candidates for an interim manager.
Carrick/McKenna in the interim, they can’t do any worse than Mourinho, there is no way back for him.
Take some time looking for a replacement, appoint the DOF straight away and rebuild the club.
Take some time looking for a replacement, appoint the DOF straight away and rebuild the club.
At this point I really don't care if they've won something.
All I want is to enjoy watching United again, someone that can coach the players to play with fluidity and confidence, someone that we can really get behind and know that we want to keep them in charge for a while. Zidane isn't an option for me as I believe his head will be turned by another job in a few years time, and he may not have the same hunger after already winning the Champions League three times.
Looking for someone that has won trophies isn't the answer. Getting someone that coaches an entertaining brand of football is, and trophies will be a natural product of that. We've been managed by dinosaurs for the last 5 years, lets inject some freshness into the club!
All I want is to enjoy watching United again, someone that can coach the players to play with fluidity and confidence, someone that we can really get behind and know that we want to keep them in charge for a while. Zidane isn't an option for me as I believe his head will be turned by another job in a few years time, and he may not have the same hunger after already winning the Champions League three times.
Looking for someone that has won trophies isn't the answer. Getting someone that coaches an entertaining brand of football is, and trophies will be a natural product of that. We've been managed by dinosaurs for the last 5 years, lets inject some freshness into the club!
Didn't he win the La Liga in his first full season?
The next choice has to be about footballing style ie. attacking but also personality.
We've been ground down the last five years by the miserable style and negativity both on and off the pitch, we need something to smile about.
We've been ground down the last five years by the miserable style and negativity both on and off the pitch, we need something to smile about.
Wenger till end of the season and see what happens.
He will get on with Alexis, Pogba. Martial et all and get some better football played.
After that I don't know.
He will get on with Alexis, Pogba. Martial et all and get some better football played.
After that I don't know.
Laurent Blanc as manager, Zidane as DOF, the french connection.
Not Zidane as manager, Cantona as DOF?
Well said. Exactly what needs to be done. A list of those 5 is what is needed.
Any coach with a semblance of an idea of what it means to play attacking football would be an improvement. As long as we put an end to playing this archaic brand of football, I really don't care who.
I would think Pochettino would be top target.
Then sign Pavard, Hernandez, Kanté, Griezmann, Mbappé.
