Bit of a strange situation for a club that's been very meticulous wrt. their planning in recent years. If the senior players had reservations about Ancelotti's methods, he shouldn't have been afforded a second season. Really doubt they'll be able to find a good medium term manager while the season is underway. Dunno what Hoeneß and their decision-makers will do with the Enrique links, but I'd consider the season a wash in terms of the European competition, keep Sagnol as an interim (or give someone else a rolling contract) and try to concentrate on domestic honors. Then make Pochettino or Sarri an offer they can't refuse in the summer. Both of them are exceptional trainers (which was a reportedly a concern under Carlo) - and primed for a step up to the absolute elite with Sarri's Napoli playing some of the most exhilarating football in all of Europe - very much in line with the kind of positional play Pep professed. Pochettino is probably the better choice of those two, though: way more cosmopolitan than Sarri, young enough to build the medium term future around while they refurbish the squad given the decline of some landmark players, and seems to suit their apparently preferred 4231 tactic with a measured mix of defensive resolve and cutting edge in attack. Even though I admire Nagelsmann - and for all you know he could be the next Lattek, he doesn't quite seem to be ready and could do with more experience.
It was a relatively logical decision that time, as the two thought he would be the perfect coach to make a few adjustments and then they are more stable and ready to win the CL and that Carlo won the CL with Real was proof enough for them. A little bit like what Heynckes did, when succeeding van Gaal.
They hugely underestimated the whole situation though, as the team was tactically on top after Louis, Jupp and Pep and Carlo's teams were never known for intense pressing and attacking early as a complete team. It started with Klopp in Germany and Jupp was smart enough to recognize, that there is only one solution to have a chance against a TEAM like Dortmund. EVERYBODY must work their socks off and nobody is allowed to be lazy. The result was that machine that won the triple in 2013. Then Pep came and developed the team even further and did the micro-management with all of them.
IMO its a nightmare to be Pep successor and an old school coach like Carlo is the total opposite of Pep and exactly that was not needed. I just can imagine the rolling eyes of all of them being part of a pre-pressing-era-training and all the important stuff they have learnt all not needed anymore. What a terrible decision by them. They are getting senile and I cannot remember being that scared for the future ever before. Reschke gone, that laughable DoF topic that ended in hiring a clown like Brazzo instead of Lahm, cos he wanted too much power. I was a big fan of Hoeneß for decades, but nowadays he really makes me sick and I m starting to despise him. Whenever he opens his mouth I could start to puke.
If these senile idiots hiring somebody else than Tuchel or Nagelsmann, then there is no hope anymore. I rate Pochettino and Sarri, but they are both not available and not needed. Enrique must be a bad joke. One game was enough to see, that Sagnol must leave his seat ASAP.
