They'll make an attempt for ETH I think but end up with Xavi. We'll see.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
They do big club things, of course they can.
We have the bank balance of a sheikh but the frugalness of Mike Ashley's Newcastle.
They should go for Ole. He scored a last minute winner at the Nou Camp you know... #BarcaDNA
I think they delayed it but certainly did not delay as much as United will.
Interesting time for older managers, you've got Harry Redknapp, Sam Allardyce, Roy Hodgson, Steve Bruce, Ronald Koeman + a bunch of others who are out of job and possibly won't manage again,
Times change and people get older but usually there's one or two managers coming to an end, where as in the last year there seems to be a lot of managers who have left what will probably be their last job, sad times.
I've never been convinced by Koeman's man management but I have always been impressed with his knowledge of the game during interviews.
Times change and people get older but usually there's one or two managers coming to an end, where as in the last year there seems to be a lot of managers who have left what will probably be their last job, sad times.
I've never been convinced by Koeman's man management but I have always been impressed with his knowledge of the game during interviews.
They are probably going to secure Ten Hag too. feck’s sake
Then sign half of Ajax for cheap when they can.
Xavi could be caretaker till Enrique gives the World Cup a go, then he could return?
In a twilight zone world one of these would happen
-Moyes goes to Barca
-Mourinho goes to Barca
-Ole goes to Barca
There is 0 chance Ten Hag will leave Ajax mid season. Why the feck would he at this point. Ajax are infinitely better at the moment and he will be hot property if this season progresses the way it does.
Koeman / Solksjaer only got the job because of the state the club was in.
Based on?
Koeman is shite, but he's a more accomplished coach than Ole surely? He did very well with our national team, Feyenoord and to a lesser extend PSV. He was decidedly meh in England, but still. What did Ole achieve before United?
So basically this means no Conte to United?
This is going to get ugly if they manage to snap up Ten Hag.
Big chance they hire Conte till the Summer and get a deal signed with Ten Hag to join then. That’s what I’m hearing anyway.
He said Xavi is better, not Koeman.
Why would Conte go to Barca for 6 months to keep the seat warm for a guy who has achieved far less than him in football?
Which is still a bit ridiculous
It’s just what I’m hearing. He doesn’t want Barca full time due to financial constraints but would take it on a part time basis.
So Conte, then Ten Hag.
Doesn't seem to make any sense.
This. Them sacking him Koeman now is actually a good thing for us.
People seem to think big clubs can just snatch whoever they want, whenever they want, but how often does that really happen?
Also, as bad as we are currently, they are in much worse shape than us. Poison chalice if I ever saw one
Ten Hag would be mad to go to Barca in their current state, can't see it happening.
More chance he ends up at Newcastle. What a world we live in.
More chance he ends up at Newcastle. What a world we live in.
Apparently he already ditched Newcastle.
I see, well, erm, yeah I got nothing
Hopefully they go for Xavi. Would be just us to miss out on a highly rated coach.
Hopefully he sees us as a better project (for next year). We may make some daft decisions but we've got some great players and tons of cash.
Flip side to that argument is: if he waits until someone gets them in a better state, he probably wont be offered the job, since the one in charge is doing a good job. If he wants the Barcelona-job, he´ll take it whenever.
How was it not about money? It was finances and results. Barca still owe money on transfers. Of course the financial situation was one if the reasons they delayed sacking Koeman. They didn't want to sack him due to the pay off but they've obviously now decided they have no choice and will have to a find a way to recuperate the money. If they were in a healthy financial state he would have been sacked long ago. When a club has no money they'll tend to hope blindly that things work out. Not sure why that's so hard for you to understand.
"thanks for proving my point". Are you OK?
Except, Fati and Aguero are just coming back from a long injury, and Aguero was terrible last night. And bar those 3 all their other forwards are shit with the exception of Dembele who is a crock. Busquets Gavi Pedri have rarely (if at all) been available together. Their defence is woeful, with the exception of Ter Stegen and Araujo (injured).
Still Koeman has made some questionable decisions and deserves the sack.
ETH has no reason to take a step down from Ajax and go to a club with limited resources, it's not like he's an ex Barca footballer. It'll be Xavi and even if he does okay the pressure from the entitled fans will still mount.
His point is they lowered their standards because sacking him was difficult financially. It's like going for FloppyFloppy cereal instead of Kellogs when you're on a budget. They would have sacked him sooner if they had the money.
In football, shit results gets you sacked. Who knew?
Sometimes…other times humiliatingly horrendous results against your biggest rivals gets you sympathy and help from your ‘dad’ and mates to stay in your job
Xavi is 1/5 and Conte is 33/1 with the bookies so no they're not getting Conte for the season and this wont affect us at all except for showing even more how clueless our owners are.
Fully expecting Nagelsmann getting the sack any minute
They're both shite, but Koeman is shite and also a bit of a prick too.
Will be interesting to see how Xavi fares as a manager.
Yeah Koeman is a massively unlikable cnut. Ole at least seems like a friendly chap.
Harbinger of death. Feel for Xavi if he takes it. He’s basically like their 2nd biggest icon ever.
Imagine showing someone from 2010 this post
