Who should the caretaker manager be?

[Stadjer]

Not being funny, but Ole reeks of Ferguson being involved heavily. I love the guy (Well both of them actually) but I don't think he's the right choice.

Isnt that a good thing? Maybe Fergie could even do a weekly meeting with Solskjaer and talk about the team and give some advise.

For example, at PSV Mark van Bommel has Bert van Marwijk as his advisor and that works well. If there is anyone who would be able to give good advise it is Fergie.

Van Gaal and Mourinho were never going to ask Fergie for advise and Moyes wanted to show that he was the new manager and changed everything SAF left behind so he wasnt going to invite Saf over either. I think Solskjaer would take all the advise and help he can get.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

It will be nice to see Ole and Mike Phelan back at the club.

 

[ash_86]

He had a horrendous spell with Cardiff. And after that retreated back to familiar ground, where I have no idea how he is doing. It's a big gamble, if true. Bit of an unknown quantity. Usually caretaker or interim managers have a lot of top level experience behind them. My personal choice would be Wenger if he is willing to take the job. He knows the league, wants to play football on the front foot and may be able to get the best out of our talented French speakers.

I almost forgot his stint with cardiff. Maybe i'm too emotional at this point . You're right, it might go south if players don't get behind him.

 

[VanGaalyTime]

Genius. Imagine Lukaku with that kind of advice coming at him....

He'd also be good at coaching our defenders to tackle:

 

[Davs]

Rollercoaster of a day... Ole now being the favourite (at the time of writing this post of course) doesn't overly please me.

Absolute club legend for that night against Munich and loved him during his playing days. Lethal infront of goal.

Managerial wise though he's probably my 3rd or 4th choice for a caretaker until the end of the season.

Number one target for me (caretaker) would be Blanc.

Permanent move for me would be Poch.

 

[Orange Tree]

At least we know the training cones will be properly lined up!!

 

[el3mel]

Can't get the seaaon of refusing Ole, what are people expecting from this season anyway ? Best thing seeing some good football, that's all. He's only a caretaker in an already fecked up season.

 

[Gambit]

I'm sold already

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[DomesticTadpole]

What's the issue with Solskjaer as caretaker? It's only for 6 months and then we bring in someone else. At least he isn't a defensive manager and he's not a bellend who will alienate the players

Not sure if some understand what a caretaker manager is and that our season is technically a write off. Yet you never know. If he can lift the spirits then we might do better then expected.

 

[shamans]

As long as it's attacking football.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

I'm sold already

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Brilliant.

 

[MadDogg]

He has done great things even before Monaco, surely leaving a mark at Braga, Olympiakos (remeber when they stunned Arsenal at CL?), and Sporting before making the jump to a depleted Monaco.

Way more proven than Ole, and maybe a better name than Blanc since the frenchman doesn't coach since 2016.

Absolutely. He's pretty much done as much as he has been able to. That's why I'd certainly want him ahead of Ole or most (all?) of the other available options. But he hasn't been at a top tier (or even second tier really) club yet. I get the feeling people are thinking he's a 'bigger' manager than he actually is at this point in time. He'll almost certainly get that opportunity relatively soon, but I'd be quite surprised if he would turn down the role here for 6 months if we actually asked him.

In saying that, it sounds like it's going to be Ole. I'll love seeing him on the sideline personally and I'll obviously hope great things come from it, but I am a little disappointed considering how long of the season is still to go.

 

[SharpshooterTom]

Why not go for Steve Bruce? He least he has experience and would stabilize us, better him than Ole.

 

[RedStarUnited]

We are going sentimental again, god I hope my fears are wrong.

 

[Dazzmondo]

Can't get the seaaon of refusing Ole, what are people expecting from this season anyway ? Best thing seeing some good football, that's all. He's only a caretaker in an already fecked up season.

Main reason for me is we would probably lose against all of the big teams which tends to put people in a bad mood. Against smaller teams should be fine

 

[CallyRed]

At this point I'd take an inanimate carbon rod as caretaker.

 

[Judas]

I'm glad theres plenty on here who think the Ole appointment is daft, glad to see not everyone on here is obsessed with nostalgia.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

If Ole then why not Giggs. Giggseh!

Giggs didn't cover himself in glory the last time he managed us. Also he is the Wales manager and it might not be great him doing two jobs. He might not want to give up Wales and then not get the United job permanently.

 

[ErranMorad]

Cardiff was a poisoned place. Why do you think they had to dig to the norwegian league to get a manager? No one else was accepting.

Okay. However, why didn't he get any other decent jobs since then? And I am not questioning it. I am just curious.

 

[dove]

Why not go for Steve Bruce? He least he has experience and would stabilize us, better him than Ole.

You really want us relegated, don't you?

 

[Scorpy]

If the media reports on Blanc being keen on the caretaker role are true, we should definitely go for him. Having Solskjaer back at the club would be a nice feeling, but it'd only cement the view that this season is a write off.

I was hoping for someone a bit more proven so we can at least have a bigger chance in the cups.

Oh well, at least Mourinho is gone

 

[red4ever 79]

Giggs didn't cover himself in glory the last time he managed us. Also he is the Wales manager and it might not be great him doing two jobs. He might not want to give up Wales and then not get the United job permanently.

Nah not Giggs for me. Couldnt motivate a spider. Blanc and Phelan would be good, or Butt and Phelan

 

[711]

I once read that Liverpool's most successful manager ever in their history, win percentage wise, was Phil Thompson, when he was their caretaker manager.

So that's the answer then, Phil Thompson.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I almost forgot his stint with cardiff. Maybe i'm too emotional at this point . You're right, it might go south if players don't get behind him.

Then he won't get the job on a permanent basis and the troublemakers will be sold.

 

[nimic]

I'm sold already

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Add that to this and I don't see how we can not make him interim manager.

 

[0le]

We are going sentimental again, god I hope my fears are wrong.

What do you mean again? Giggs only took charge as an interim while we waited for a new manager.

 

[el3mel]

Main reason for me is we would probably lose against all of the big teams which tends to put people in a bad mood. Against smaller teams should be fine

Well, then what ? It won't make any difference. There're no exectations whatesover. He'll just be asked to provide good football and stabilize team for rest of this useless season.

 

[Dong Fangzhuo]

He probably wouldn't be my first choice but I'm on board with Ole for the rest of the season. He'll probably try to play a positive style of football and might give some of the kids a chance. This season is fecked anyway and it's not like there are any slam dunk options out there just lining up to take the job for 6 months.

 

[Keyser]

Oh well, at least Mourinho is gone

In amongst all the noise about DoF, Permanent/Interim managers, I keep forgetting this gem, it makes me smile each time

 

[luke511]

I'm sold already

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Even his swearing sounds Scottish, learnt from the best

 

[Judas]

Why not go for Steve Bruce? He least he has experience and would stabilize us, better him than Ole.

Because he's Steve Bruce?

Honestly peoples desperation on here to have people with a link to the club is tiring. We need to move forward.

 

[MrSingh2002]

Ferguson, Phelan, Neville, Rio and Scholes.

Zidane/Poch/Allegri in the summer.

 

[Dazzmondo]

Well, then what ? It won't make any difference. There're no exectations whatesover. He'll just be asked to provide good football and stabilize team for rest of this useless season.

I'd like to see us beat at least 1 of Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, or Liverpool this season personally

 

[Jibbs]

I think Wenger will also know a thing or two about how do get the best out of some of our players.

For example, Martial's finishing always reminds me of Henry. May be Wenger can transform him from a left winger to a striker like Henry.

Pogba is way more talented than Vieira but lacks that discipline and attitude which Vieira had. Wenger can hone that into him.

Also, If we go on to sign Koulibaly, another far superior talent than Wenger had in form of Sol Campbell, Wenger knows how to use it to the max.

 

[manunited1919]

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Journalism at its best.

 

[André Dominguez]

Okay. However, why didn't he get any other decent jobs since then? And I am not questioning it. I am just curious.

He's norwegian, mate. Not even norwegian players get that many credit.

Despite being a legend of our club and 2x champion at home as manager, the nordic leagues are still a niche market. Rich and medium-class leagues prefer to get their managers at other leagues because it's a more calculated risk, so this means that if Ole wants to grow in his career as a manger he has to make a similar path to Adi Hütter until he comes into the radar.

 

[Tonjo]

One of the candidates that United should consider is Carlos Quiros who has some success as assistant to SAF.

 

[el3mel]

I'd like to see us beat at least 1 of Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, or Liverpool this season personally

Honestly don't care much about that but can see the point though.

 

[iluvoursolskjær]

Can't say I've seen any of Ole's teams play, so don't really know how to judge his hypothetical appointment even to an interim capacity.

But tbh I'd be easily pleased at present moment, that dark cloud above the club is gone!! Anything would look bright now.

Edit: it can't be defensive though, no matter what. That is the only thing that can sap out everything good.

 

[Relevated]

One of the candidates that United should consider is Carlos Quiros who has some success as assistant to SAF.

Do you realise how defensive he is? Even with Portugal.

He is 10x more defensive than mourinho.