bosnian_red
Worst scout to ever exist
Why do people keep bringing up that the board has to back the new manager as if they didn't do this with previous managers? We back them too much if anything. Look at Salah with Liverpool and Klopp. Klopp wanted Brandt, board gave him Salah, he adapted and made it work.
Look at United's history post Sir Alex.
Hopefully Ten Hag gets confirmed, as he is the first truly positive coaching appointment that ticks a lot of boxes. Ticks the important football coaching boxes, not "intangibles". And hopefully the player recruitment is more streamlined and less reliant on the manager, but even then, I don't hate the manager having a big say. It hasn't worked for us recently but that could also just be because of the managers we had having dumb targets.
Look at United's history post Sir Alex.
- Moyes is the only manager who can say he wasn't backed with signings. A lot of change at the time, nobody understanding the task at hand with the squad. Got 1 season. Understandable the way it all panned out, was always a shit appointment
- Van Gaal. Spent a feck ton. Sold a player like Di Maria right after signing because they didn't get along. Spent big on Memphis and then didn't really use him. Got 2 seasons. Wasn't backed though?
- Mourinho. Signed Pogba, Ibra, Mkhitaryan. Then signed Lukaku and Matic to replace Herrera who was his POTS. Then picked fights with Pogba and everyone. Then wanted Sanchez and didn't want Mkhitaryan anymore. The amount of money spent and turnover we had under him is staggering. The board backed him and again, got rid of some recent signings because that's what he wanted. They drew the line at Martial and Pogba as by that point, they probably were ready to pull the plug on Mourinho. Gets 2.5 seasons.
- Solskjaer. Instantly sells our only recognized striker in Lukaku. Gets rid of a bunch of other players. We spend stupid amounts on "his guys" in Wan Bissaka and Maguire. Add Varane/Sancho/Ronaldo this summer. Gets 3 years.
Hopefully Ten Hag gets confirmed, as he is the first truly positive coaching appointment that ticks a lot of boxes. Ticks the important football coaching boxes, not "intangibles". And hopefully the player recruitment is more streamlined and less reliant on the manager, but even then, I don't hate the manager having a big say. It hasn't worked for us recently but that could also just be because of the managers we had having dumb targets.