Before we get carried away let’s just see how we do this weekend against Villa. Villa are going through a bit of a slump and we should be going into this game with huge confidence.
This is an area where I feel ten Hag has done an outstanding job in. He deserves a lot of praise for how he's managed Garnacho and Mainoo this season.
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It all depends on how they view a poor end to season. For me it would be a poor end to the season if we do not finish in the Top 5. One of Villa or Spurs will fall off and if we are not able to capitalise, that would be a bad end to the season.
Absolutely. Just by having Casemiro back and shaw, our play is much better. Casemiro allows the forwards to express them selves aswell
Surely this is what we expect. they are also both great talents and Antony, who ETH signed for a lot of money, is garbage. We also had a massive hole in the middle of the park that Mount isn't going to fill even when fit and we all know MCT isnt up to it and Eriksen is too old now. The bank account is also empty. So its good to see, but 'outstanding job'. Really? Lets have some perspective
What's Antony got to do with ETH being pretty successful so far at bringing through and integrating academy talent? He has done an outstanding job in that regard.
If that's what they want, fine. But it better result in us playing good football. To make this decision given our performances, they HAVE to know that his systems can work. If we go into next season looking as open and vulnerable as we have, regardless of decisions, INEOS are going to have a sour start to their time here, as given the evidence we've seen, it could be a detrimental decision. We can't waste another season with a bad start.
What has that got to do with what I just said?
This is what everyone has been saying and what makes sense. Let him have until end of season unless we absolutely nose dive, he's had to deal with more off the field issues than anyone, it's only now really settling.
Honestly I’m thrilled both are such big players for us currently, but I struggle to praise ETH a ton for that because it’s not like he made some really tough decisions to play both over other higher regarded players. We had no choice, Garnacho was the only forward that ever looked like creating something often times and we didn’t have a single midfielder that could play deeper apart from Mainoo.
Exactly. I hate the idea of looking strictly at results because if we are the exact same team but happen to scrape more points because our forwards are in good form but every game is ropey, that’s not a cause for celebration.
That won’t happen. You can almost guarantee that City are going to dismiss Pep the minute they realize ETH is available, and with him being settled in Manchester already and them having a better footballing structure in place, he is guaranteed to pick them over Barcelona, Bayern and Real Madrid who will submit concurrent offers.
Meh, think he will be sacked in the summer anyway.
He won't be sacked it will be mutual IMO
Yeah, fair enough. Gone, anyway.
I think Ten Hag won't want to relinquish his power over transfers so they will have to come to a mutual agreement.
He didnt have sole say at Ajax, and the only reason I think he wanted more control here is because he didnt trust our structure (especially given public warnings from LVG).
I'm just going off some of the latest reports. Seems like he doesn't want to lose control.
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...hag-trouble-ratcliffe-gets-started-man-united
All the evidence suggests that the players coming through are having to abide by higher standards in order to get chances in the first team, but also if they do it seems they get games. Its pretty much what we've been crying out for for years as far as I can tell.
He might deserve to see next season but I'm not sure you could justify a new contract, not right now anyway. It's difficult, I think. I don't see INEOS giving him a new contract this year, unless we finish the season extremely strongly.
He will need a "new" contract to stay. He has stuff in there regarding his control over recruitment etc. That needs to be changed. I expect as a reward for agreeing to the new structure they give him a short extension to give him their backing.
True points. In any case, I do think he needs a strong finish to the season for any of this to be considered. If our season finishes as poorly as it begun then I don't see him being kept on.
Dalot last season too. Keep saying it but i just never saw anything outstanding whatsoever about him until he played under EtH for the first half of last season. Still only 24 too.
Of course he'll say yes, what other options does he have? He'll end up back at Ajax if he left United this summer, but certainly won't be getting a job of this calibre again any time soon.
There's an opening at Barcelona and Liverpool coming up, possibly Bayern soon as well and Real Madrid within the next 1-2 years.
I disagree. I think ETH should get credit for developing both Garnacho and Mainoo.
Not to mention the next level of clubs such as Dortmund or Leipzig etc..
He did buy a player for that position (Mount). He was supposed to be the second #8 with Eriksen behind him. Mainoo got a bit lucky because Eriksen's form fell off a cliff and Mount was perma injured.
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Good point. They'll be having a good hard look at him after the football we've played and his achievements this season with such poor players at his disposal.
For me, my criticism of him has to do with the system we've been using. I don't personally think any manager deserves a second chance when they've had a decent amount of time to employ their tactics. He's been really stubborn this season in sticking with the 4141. It doesn't work fundamentally and is the reason, moreso than injuries, we've been as poor as we have been so far this season. Each week we are either winning poor uncontrolled games or losing is a lost week. This season, almost every single week can be considered lost. It's been clear the current system employed hasn't worked since August. He has only attempted to change this once against Brighton, and outside of that, has stuck to the same formation.
Yeah not really
