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greasy ginfers
For the best part of a decade we've been through several managers, with several styles of football, to varying levels of success.
None of these experiments have proven to be very successful, and you'd wonder how a club so big could not see that the style of football radically changed in the years after SAF.
Our post-SAF managers could have their styles described like
Has the United style of football ever been something that could be implemented by a successful manager that didn't play for United, or is it just an emotional reaction to a bye-gone era?
Some at United have stated that it's promoting youth, playing English/Irish talent and using width to sling crosses in - but is that an actual style of football or just something we associate with the club as key parts? The promoting youth has always been important, and so is promoting English/Irish talent, but is the rest just emotional waffle?
None of these experiments have proven to be very successful, and you'd wonder how a club so big could not see that the style of football radically changed in the years after SAF.
Our post-SAF managers could have their styles described like
- Hard to break down, really defensive teams with a little bit of hoofball. Uninspiring and you'd question any United-calibre player wanting to play such a minnow-like style.
- A modern-enough possession based style, but reliant on a very disciplined skillful team. This one arguably needed the most time to work. It was boring, very hard to watch and frustrating, but might have had potential with the right set of players.
- Hard to break down, but with a more ruthless attack and bully smaller low-table teams. This was a failed experiment, as the coach unfortunately could not keep his players from wanting to stab him with a rusty copper pipe.
- A club hero, taking over his boyhood club. Immediate bounce, and players responded to his man-management tactics. However, the lack of tactical direction and coaching style was arguably devoid of anything other than "let the lads play
Has the United style of football ever been something that could be implemented by a successful manager that didn't play for United, or is it just an emotional reaction to a bye-gone era?
Some at United have stated that it's promoting youth, playing English/Irish talent and using width to sling crosses in - but is that an actual style of football or just something we associate with the club as key parts? The promoting youth has always been important, and so is promoting English/Irish talent, but is the rest just emotional waffle?