Who replaces Ten Hag?

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If it actually was only a few games to remind everyone who'd forgotten that Southgate is a dire club manager then it wouldnt be so bad

But if he is the first appointment by the new owners and first appointment by so many new hires, then how long will they stick with him out of desperation to not look like total morons right out the gate? Probably at least an extra year or two longer than it would normally take.

A Southgate hire is dooming the club to probably 18 months plus of misery and more time wasted, and the end of any faith in the owners or new directors.

He was a horrible club manager back in, what was it, 2005? Who knows what evolution may have occurred since then?

But he wouldn't be my first choice :D
 
So you're done with defending the indefensible with Murtough and Ole, and now and it's full steam ahead team Ashworth/Southgate?

Stuff about Fifa-like managers is rubbish. Fans want a manager who has a body of work that suggests they can succeed here. That is all fans want in a managerial hire. Whether that comes from winning major trophies or in building teams that play attractive football in the best leagues.
Oh so like De Zerbi then, with his long list of honours, maybe the likes of City are wrong for keeping an eye on him too eh?

People clamour for an appointment like a De Zerbi but also turn their noses up at someone like Ruben Amorim. The mind boggles.
 
Not Southgate.. the usual suspects are trying there best to push him to OT.. the ex scousers mainly , funny how he's not linked with the dippers job as Hollywood Smiler is off at the end of season... I'd rather back ETH at least another season with less injuries and a better squad..
 
Oh so like De Zerbi then, with his long list of honours, maybe the likes of City are wrong for keeping an eye on him too eh?

People clamour for an appointment like a De Zerbi but also turn their noses up at someone like Ruben Amorim. The mind boggles.

I'd take De Zerbi or Amorim locked in on 10 year contracts before I'd take Southgate on a 10 day trial.

It's the situation with Bodgers all over again. If we hire someone like Southgate everyone will want him out before he's even in the door. It doesnt matter if he has it in him to succeed or not, you cant succeed in any club if the fans all want rid of you by default.
 
I started a thread about this that didn't get much traction, but when you look at Southgate as a fan who also follows basketball and American football, what you see is a guy perfectly suited to be the #2 for an attacking manager and whose job it is to coach the back 4 (defensive co-ordinator in football, and the term is used more and more in basketball at the pro and college level, not sure about in European basketball, for example Thibodeaux the Knicks coach got his job as a head coach by running the defense for a title-winning Celtics team) and be a good man manager, but that sort of thing isn't common in football, which still has a very "one guy in charge" sort of deal.

Southgate has done a good job for England, but the truth is he probably just isn't quite tactically adept enough for a job like United.
 
Its pretty hilarious how the pundits most keen on sending Southgate to United are the pundits who hate us this most.
 
Its pretty hilarious how the pundits most keen on sending Southgate to United are the pundits who hate us this most.
All the English pundits will talk him up for a top job but none of them want him anywhere near their club, the Alan Curbishley treatment
 
Not a very inspiring choice. I'd rather keep ten Hag than go with Southgate.

If we are getting a new manager, we need someone with a bit of charisma and personality, someone who players would run through a brick wall for.

Southgate is a personality vacuum, players would probably be falling asleep during his team talks.
 
It’s quite obviously a rumour that gets clicks. There has not been one reputable source that has said this and I don’t know why people are even entertaining it.

Sky is running with the story the whole morning. This is not the first in two weeks we have been linked with him.
 
Sky is running with the story the whole morning. This is not the first in two weeks we have been linked with him.

Slow news day.

Does anyone think that INEOS would be briefing the press on this if they wanted him? I doubt it.

Suspect that all kinds of potential candidates are being assessed, as with numerous roles at the club.
 
I really hope this is sarcasm
It was a bit but I’ve noticed how United being linked with either an english player or manager seems to raise the hackles of quite a few people on here at the moment I’d love a Bellingham rice or grealish here but no to fussed on Southgate
 
Southgate wouldn't be my first choice, but I will say I think the job he's done as England manager is far better than most give him credit for. Hard to judge how he'd do in club management since the 2 roles are so different, and he only managed one club before (and it was ages ago). He's undoubtedly learned a lot since 2009. Whether it's enough to succeed as Utd manager, I'm not sure, but there doesn't seem to be many realistic options.

Alonso certainly seems out of the question (unfortunately, as he would have been my first choice). Brighton's defensive frailties this season have given me doubts about De Zerbi. I think Tuchel's a great tactician, but it can't be denied that he's fallen out with a lot of different squads now, and I certainly wouldn't call our bunch a particularly professional lot. Maybe Nagelsman, but aside from that, not sure what the alternatives are. Perhaps Xavi could be a shout?

I definitely don't want ETH here longer than the end of this season. Amazing FA Cup moment aside, our defensive weaknesses this season have been completely unacceptable. We're among the absolute worst defences and despite the criticism Onana's got, he's actually prevented more goals than nearly every other keeper in the league.

England have generally looked pretty defensively solid whenever I've watched them. Maybe that's what interests Ratcliffe and the rest of the backroom team. Theoretically, if we could become more defensively solid and well-organised while maintaining the attacking talents of Mainoo, Bruno, Garnacho, Rashford and Hojlund (maybe adding Joao Neves if rumours are true), you would expect us to look significantly better. There's still a lot of individual talent there.
 
Southgate will never have the chops to manage a club of this stature, I don't care if he wins the next tournament. It's his overall persona, credibility, acumen in games that leads me to think it will never be possible for him to excel at the top of ultra competitive club football.

Maybe, maybe he can transition back into club football and do okay somewhere. Although I have doubts because I think his personality is very much aligned to creating club England and playing the nice guy once every couple of months. He's a good statesman for England that says good things but in club football it's about being at the cutting edge, making great decisions week after week after week, inspiring players that are liable to get bored by you unless you are a cut above.
 
Ive never liked Southgate since his rift with fergie around 2008. Hes a boring souless dull yes man. He is not Man united material.
no thanks.
 
He is mediocre as England manager, risk adverse, never managed a big club and has no charisma.

You have to laugh at these dumb agents and journalists to even think for one second we would consider him.
 
Berrada is city's undercover agent sent here to make sure we dont get any good under new ownership.

This is in reference to Southgate links.
 
You’d think after the complete ass-backwards evaluation of PE Teachers, cone setters - Carrick and McKenna that this forum would learn that they actually know feck all about coaching, if Ashworth believes Southgate is the man, then trust him.

It’s incredible that our most successful national team manager is met with such disrespect and disgust, it actually saddens me.

Fans want this Fifa like manager where we dick teams 6-0 every week or if they’re not Pep they’re shite. EtH was the flavour of the month once.

You say we had the easiest route to the final and anyone could have done it, but anyone didn’t do it Southgate & you got to beat what’s in front of you.

Is he a cup manager or is he more of a league manager? Only time will tell, but this utter disrespect for our most successful England manager never ceases to disgust me.

I hold the belief that even if he won the WC and the Euros he’d still be met with a terrible attitude from the fans.

Remind me when was the last time he won something of importance.
 
I’d rather stick with ETH and take recruitment off his hands. Hopefully we come up with better options or ETH proves his worth.
 
I'm still of the opinion that there's nothing in it and I'll remain that way until someone more reliable comes out with a story - but a little more fuel to the fire...

 
Remind me when was the last time he won something of importance.
“Success” isn’t black and white in the real world there’s nuance to it.

Would you call getting top 4 “success” would you call lesser teams staying up
“Success” - Would you call Wales getting to the semi finals of the Euros in 2016 “success”

Like it or not, he is our most “successful” manager since 1966 - getting us further than any other manager since then - A final.
 
this is all quite a leap. Again I imagine the OP is suggesting that set piece defending can very much a coachable thing that can improve. How many times do you hear players and managers saying it's especially frustrating to concede from a set piece. In a season when our defence has come in for plenty of often fair criticism, it is interesting to think that our defending in open play may not be as bad as we think. Either way, whatever the OP suggests, its a pretty harmless take and has elicited a weirdly defensive/hostile reaction.
He was a horrible club manager back in, what was it, 2005? Who knows what evolution may have occurred since then?

But he wouldn't be my first choice :D

Nor my 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice neither. Southgate is a mid-table club manager, no better than Potter.
 
If going British is Ineos' mantra then I rather we take a punt on Mckenna and give him a proper chance. No southgate or potter ffs.
 
Thankfully the FA are so ABU they would block it. The best part is they actually think he is a top coach.
 
I am not totally against the idea of Southgate. Absolutely not the first choice though.
It would only be worth it if he brings Holland and the whole England scouting network they have over there. You’d expect it’s not going to be a short term success though. Probably consistent CL though? Less of the shit show seasons.
 
Hire Southgate followed by contract extensions to all British players including Maguire. Show the world what a British bid means.
 
I’d rather stick with ETH and take recruitment off his hands. Hopefully we come up with better options or ETH proves his worth.
Unless they can get someone this summer who they genuinely believe will be one of the 3 best managers over the next decade (I could see the logic in taking a punt on Xabi Alonso for that reason, but Southgate is nowhere near) then this is where I sit. Stick with Ten Hag. Don't stamp on his nuts by expecting him to cover all aspects of the club like the Glazers did. Streamline his role to matchdays, coaching and preparing the players. See how he does. If it doesn't improve by November, then reconsider.

I am not totally against the idea of Southgate. Absolutely not the first choice though.
I'd be incredibly concerned if he was anywhere near your first choice. And I'm concerned that you're not totally against the idea. But then there are guys who like women to stamp on their nuts, so who knows what you're into. Nothing good if Southgate is one of your top guys.

I think I'd rather potter than Southgate his football is appalling to watch.
I was vehemently against Potter. Still am. But if it's a choice of him or Southgate then I would let Potter stamp on my nuts and sign the contract with the blood from my crushed bollocks.
 
Roy Keane will say anything for clicks

So do most people to be fair nowadays.

Also worth bearing in mind Neville is 'in' the new layout what with this whole land reconstruction task force they've got going on. He'll definitely have an idea what's occuring, and it doesn't look great.
 
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