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Huddersfield Town appoint Jan Siewert as new manager
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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.
Wow he genuinely does look like that bloke from the crowd, same hairstyle and beard, everything!
How odd
How odd
36, very young to be getting himself involved in a relegation scrap, a baptism of fire so to speak. Anyone know anything about his style of play for the Dortmund youth team?
He's not involved in a relegation scrap. The club know that they are relegated (bar a miracle), he's there for the future.
This had big Sam written all over it. Disapointed.
He ruled himself out as he couldn't see them getting enough goals to get themselves out of trouble.
Knowing how Huddersfield operate, I highly doubt they even considered him in the first place.
Atleast he is 3 years older than me. Nagelsmann in contrast, makes me feel old and incompetent.
I only just found out Wagner left and I was quite surprised. Very promising manager and I know they were bottom but did they expect any better?
I bet against them staying up but I think their attacking midfield play is so horrendous (worst unit in the league I think, even with Cardiff's squad and Fulham's defence) that I think they could miraculously stay up if they can somehow find 2 decent creative types (wingers or 10s) in January. Like even at the level of a Matty Phillips who can cross a ball for Mounie, or someone temperamental but talented like Grosicki or Boufal if they can get hot for 2 months. There are guys around Europe who can't get a game like Nolito or Inue who would be an upgrade too, if not decisive. I really have no idea how they weren't able to secure a loan this past summer for a star young player from a Prem team happy to get their guy 30 starts, like Wilson from Liverpool or Reiss Nelson from Arsenal or someone else i'm forgetting.
Or if they're gonna go 3-5-2 I think a cheap loan striker whose move has failed because he doesn't seem to have the right attributes to play alone up top but could score goals with a partner, like Gabbiadini or Iheanacho
Hogg sitting deep and Mooy (good passer, works hard) and Billing (mobile, decent technically good size) is a perfectly respectable midfield, their center backs are physical and probably will make less individual errors than they have so far this year and Kongolo is a pretty good left back.
Point is, they're ripe for a season saving January move like Kieran Richardson to West Brom or Dugarry to Birmingham.
Or if they're gonna go 3-5-2 I think a cheap loan striker whose move has failed because he doesn't seem to have the right attributes to play alone up top but could score goals with a partner, like Gabbiadini or Iheanacho
Hogg sitting deep and Mooy (good passer, works hard) and Billing (mobile, decent technically good size) is a perfectly respectable midfield, their center backs are physical and probably will make less individual errors than they have so far this year and Kongolo is a pretty good left back.
Point is, they're ripe for a season saving January move like Kieran Richardson to West Brom or Dugarry to Birmingham.
I agree. But dont understand why they did not stick with Wagner. They had no business in the Premier League, he deserved a shot at getting them back up imho.
Wagner left the club he was not sacked.
I stand corrected.
I read that he left by mutual consent, which is normally code for "was sacked", but having read a full article now, you are definitely fully right.
Anyone else think this was a woman for a split second?
Wagner won't be unemployed for long. Somebody will give him a ring...
Came to post this, would be typical of them to give up on PL points for some PC points
very funny tweet too.
It's funny how hiring the B team manager of a successful Bundesliga club is the strategy of any upper-Championship or lower-premiership club.
Glad they're gone. Awful brand of football.
Might as well have appointed Moira Stewart.
Theyve only got 3 points since he was hired. im guessing when he was hired he must have been told prepare for next season, but still surprising.
8 defeats in 9
Amazing a club like Huddersfield even got to the Premier league, so fair play to them.
But they won't in any way be missed for what they've put in.
But they won't in any way be missed for what they've put in.
Kind funny that they have more League titles than Spurs. Nearly 100 years ago, but still surprising.
Only for City were so impressive last season I’d have given Wagner Manager of the Year. Miracle he kept them up. They are an average Championship team and it showed this season. One of the worst PL teams of all time.
Yeah count me in with this feeling.
Awful. Wagner was a tosser and hopefully won't see them up in the PL again for a while.
For sure. Seriously, a manager would do a good job if he got this Huddersfield side to finish in the play-offs in the Championship, let alone keep them up in the Premier League.
Not sure how people expect a club like Huddersfield to stay up/compete other than the way they did. They aren't funded by a sugar daddy like Bournemouth or have a secret tunnel to every Portuguese player under Mendes' wing like Wolves.
Owned by a fan of the club who was gravely ill during the season They announced profits so regardless of what PL snobs think they'll be fine and prosper with the TV money. I think they improved their training ground too. Fair play to them when you have clubs like Bournemouth not investing in infrastructure at all.
They deserve credit for getting promoted and staying up with the budget of a mid-table/lower end Championship club. But it was going to come to this kind of end in a money league, sadly.
Owned by a fan of the club who was gravely ill during the season They announced profits so regardless of what PL snobs think they'll be fine and prosper with the TV money. I think they improved their training ground too. Fair play to them when you have clubs like Bournemouth not investing in infrastructure at all.
They deserve credit for getting promoted and staying up with the budget of a mid-table/lower end Championship club. But it was going to come to this kind of end in a money league, sadly.
Winning.
Wagner keeping them up last season was one of the best achievements ever in the Premier League.
Ya it was some going he got them promoted in the first place. They just snuck into the play-offs and didn’t even have a positive goal difference FFS! I really hope it was some sort of mutual agreement and Huddersfield didn’t push him out the door because if they have that is shocking.
I’m guessing he wants a break til the end of the season as I’m surprised he hasn’t been linked to more jobs (maybe Fulham) since he left. If Everton get rid of Silva in the summer they could do far worse than appoint Wagner.
Only match I saw them give anything resembling a performance was against United
Next stop, Everton.
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Are they even that? Without Wagner I wouldn’t be surprised to see them struggling back in the Championship.
Sacked after a stunning 1-3-16 record.
Not surprising, it seemed strange at the time trying to replicate Wagner instead of trying something different, especially as Wagner's methods had clearly stopped working. Sol Campbell will probably be knocking on their door in the morning.
Moyesy in!
ah yes, the future!