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Is there anything to suggest we are really going to promote a director of football anytime soon?
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Other than Solskjaer mentioning it you mean?Is there anything to suggest we are really going to promote a director of football anytime soon?
Chelsea have been without a DOF since November 2017 so maybe there aren't that many suitable candidates to step into roles this size out there.I am not sure why we have not announced a director of football if Ole was appointed. After all they wouldn't appoint a new manager just weeks before a director of football was appointed who will have ideas of his own about the direction of the club - surely there must have been some discussions?
The alternative is that it was a load of PR guff to mask the fact we appointed the cheapest possible option as coach who would be so deliriously happy to get the role that he wouldn't kick up a stink regarding quality.
I really hope I am wrong there and this summer sees major changes at all levels at Old Trafford.
Utd employed a firm of headhunters to look into this a while back so I’mChelsea have been without a DOF since November 2017 so maybe there aren't that many suitable candidates to step into roles this size out there.
That sounds like something a S&P 500 company would do, which is textbook Woodward. Hiring headhunters to scout a DoF because you are clueless about it, feck me they are incompetent.Utd employed a firm of headhunters to look into this a while back so I’m
Not sure what they want or what’s out there.
It might be that they go without a DOF and all the stuff around Mitchell etc is pure conjecture
Agreed. They are nowhere near hiring a DOF or deciding which direction they want to head in.That sounds like something a S&P 500 company would do, which is textbook Woodward. Hiring headhunters to scout a DoF because you are clueless about it, feck me they are incompetent.
The worrying thing about it is that they could possibly have no strategy. Just hire manager after manager hoping for the best. When something doesn't work 3 times in a row you may want to try something different.Agreed. They are nowhere near hiring a DOF or deciding which direction they want to head in.
It’s fine if Utd don’t want one; SAF and Wenger had Gill and Dein respectively to do the job without interfering with the playing side. I just think it would be good PR if they let us know what the strategy is.
I think most big UK-clubs use Nolan Partners when hiring professionals like this (City, Chelsea, Liverpoop etc). Probably to get help «structuring the process».Utd employed a firm of headhunters to look into this a while back so I’m
Not sure what they want or what’s out there.
It might be that they go without a DOF and all the stuff around Mitchell etc is pure conjecture
Not sure it’s an ego thing. He felt aggrieved being pushed out when Moyes came in and now that he’s been re hired I think he wants assurances the set up and role are clearly definedI think most big UK-clubs use Nolan Partners when hiring professionals like this (City, Chelsea, Liverpoop etc). Probably to get help «structuring the process».
The part about Mike Phelan is a bit interesting;
First there is a press brief that he will not sign unless there is a change in stucture in the club. Then the OGS-quote about him being more than just an assistant manager.
It feels like Mike Phelan want some sort of director position. Considering that was his position in Australia it is not that surprising, maybe? I can also imagine that he felt a bit «surpassed» when OGS got the interim manager-job. He was probably higher than OGS in the Man Utd hierarchy in 2010 when Ole left. So maybe his ego would feel better working in a position next to him? Not for him, next to McKenna and Carrick?
Just speculations of course.
Good point. He wasn’t sacked “by Moyes”, he was sacked by the club at Moyes’ request, so while I’m sure he’s loving being back it’s hardly surprising that he’s being cautious. And if he refuses to sign up because he thinks doing without a DOF is bound to lead to disaster, I will admire him for it.Not sure it’s an ego thing. He felt aggrieved being pushed out when Moyes came in and now that he’s been re hired I think he wants assurances the set up and role are clearly defined
1. Make VDS our DoFThrow money and get VDS.
If we bring VDS, it should be as the CEO not as a DOF since he has never been a DOF. I doubt anyone would be against it.1. Make VDS our DoF
2. Have VDS convince de Ligt
3. .???
4. Profit
I'm down
DoFs are not managers, they are supposed to be with their team on the long haul rather than someone who jumps ship the moment a big ship calls for them. No DoF worthy of respect will step down from his job mid season willingly. Any DoF appointment was always going to be an off season appointment rather than one mid season.Why have we still not done this?
This should have been put in place the moment SAF retired, that way we would’ve had consistency in our signings for the last 5 years.
Instead we hand the keys to the managers, which leads to us signing a big lump like Fellaini one moment then a small technical player like Mata the next.
LVG brings in technical players to play a possession based style then Mourinho comes in, gets rid of most of LVG’s players and signs strong 6 footers to play pragmatically.
We need consistency, we’re wasting so much money.
It’s depressing looking at other big teams progressing then see how we’re run in comparison.
Ideally should have been done a couple of years before he retired, with the last say four transfer windows under his watch being used to ensure a balanced, quality squad with a settled identity ready and waiting for the new manager (who should not have been Moyes).This should have been put in place the moment SAF retired
This might become fact soon.Why have we still not done this?
This should have been put in place the moment SAF retired, that way we would’ve had consistency in our signings for the last 5 years.
Instead we hand the keys to the managers, which leads to us signing a big lump like Fellaini one moment then a small technical player like Mata the next.
LVG brings in technical players to play a possession based style then Mourinho comes in, gets rid of most of LVG’s players and signs strong 6 footers to play pragmatically.
We need consistency, we’re wasting so much money.
It’s depressing looking at other big teams progressing then see how we’re run in comparison.
You find a compromise between the club's philosophy and mid to long term needs (DoF) and the short term wishes of the coach.Out of curiosity, how are people proposing this works with regards to recruitment? Paul Mitchell or Van Der Saar chooses who we sign, and not Ole Solskjær (and our scouts)?
Generally what happens is that the DOF chooses the head coach based on compatibility with a certain style/tactical approach. From that point it's relatively straightforward, they work on profiles more than anything, the scouts scout everything in their area, the DOF and his team sort the players based on roles, availability, qualities, flaws and other relevant criteria. Then the DOF will talk with the head coach and they will determine together where the needs are and the DOF will propose players from his own homemade database, generally the head coach is given several options for a given profile and price range.Out of curiosity, how are people proposing this works with regards to recruitment? Paul Mitchell or Van Der Saar chooses who we sign, and not Ole Solskjær (and our scouts)?
Thank you. By the sounds of things, a good partnership between manager and DoF would be beneficial, although with managers changing you can never guarantee that. But I mean like how a coach has his trusted assistants and fitness staff. Would be good for them to be on the same page like that.Generally what happens is that the DOF chooses the head coach based on compatibility with a certain style/tactical approach. From that point it's relatively straightforward, they work on profiles more than anything, the scouts scout everything in their area, the DOF and his team sort the players based on roles, availability, qualities, flaws and other relevant criteria. Then the DOF will talk with the head coach and they will determine together where the needs are and the DOF will propose players from his own homemade database, generally the head coach is given several options for a given profile and price range.
You find a compromise between the club's philosophy and mid to long term needs (DoF) and the short term wishes of the coach.
All which supports Ole's quote that, 'It's going to take a few years.'Generally what happens is that the DOF chooses the head coach based on compatibility with a certain style/tactical approach. From that point it's relatively straightforward, they work on profiles more than anything, the scouts scout everything in their area, the DOF and his team sort the players based on roles, availability, qualities, flaws and other relevant criteria. Then the DOF will talk with the head coach and they will determine together where the needs are and the DOF will propose players from his own homemade database, generally the head coach is given several options for a given profile and price range.
Spoken like a true innovatorApologies for the length of this post but please take a few minutes to read it.
I see many parallels between United and the England football team.
Both once winners of the biggest competitions.
Both once the team to beat.
Both going through a lengthy period of decline.
Both thinking that changing the manager would stop the rot.
Both getting to a stage where the players no longer performed to their potential.
However, those in charge of the England team eventually realised that the only way to effect a transformation was through innovation.
They transformed the structure from the bottom up.
They transformed the coaching structure.
They invested in St Georges coaching and training centre.
They innovated the way that the age groups were structured.
And they stopped spending millions on random managers and brought in someone with transformational ideas and new ways of working - Gareth Southgate.
For any business to succeed, it has to continually change, continually invest, continually innovate and continually improve the way it operates.
Compare and contrast that with Manchester United.
No real change, no real investment, zero innovation and zero improvement.
Manchester United remind me of once flourishing high street stores like Woolworths, BHS and M&S either dead or in terminal decline.
Overtaken by the new boys like Primark, Aldi and Lidl.
Am I being dramatic or realistic.
He's not Ajax's DoF, he's their CEO. If Glazers want VDS to replace Woodward, then sureThrow money and get VDS.
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