This is Poch at his worst, bland, nice guy but playing a way under power city and doing diddly.
Mauricio Amadaeus Pochettino | Chelsea sack watch
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Van Gaal has said 3rd,4th choice signings was brought in compared to what he wanted. Jose didn't get what he wanted either if he had a choice I doubt he'd sign Pogba. Solskjaer was just happy by whoever Woodward and Judge brought in and would tell the media it was "fantastic"
Poch plays like the underdog against the other top sides, always will imo.
Utter utter bollocks, Mourinho desperately wanted Pogba.
Raiola even claimed Jose wanted him the season before at Chelsea.
Messi, Neymar and Mbappe refuse to press, probably a big reason why Poch wants out of there. He'll have issues with Ronaldo here too but at least he's just one player.
not easy coaching messi, neymar and mbappe....one noticeable difference in the build up play b/w these two
city use their forwards to get involved in the build up where as those 3 up top for PSG just stay around the back four and wait for the ball to be brought to them
city use their forwards to get involved in the build up where as those 3 up top for PSG just stay around the back four and wait for the ball to be brought to them
Agree with this.
His Southampton and Spurs teams used to outrun every other team in the league almost every season, his whole managerial identity is based on a high press.
Pochs playstyle looks same to Ole's from past 2 seasons, pass around at back and hope for counters, shouldn't take long for players to adapt.
complaining about probably the 3 best players not pressing as a train for not playing well is distressing.
Is there any other kind of Poch in most big games?
PochettiNO?
Really don't want him.
And Rashford, Sancho, Martial? Even Greenwood? Our attackers all fall in bottom percentiles for pressures per 90. It remains to be seen if that’s because they don’t want to/are lazy bastards, or it was simply a lack of coaching that made them not do it.
Yes, LVG said he got some of his 3rd-4th choice picks. Again - HIS PICKS. You don't always get your the first choice picks. He wanted Thomas Muller, for instance. That was never going to happen. He still got players HE listed as options.
Mourinho got plenty of what he wanted. Not everyone - no one gets everyone - but a lot. He made something like nine major signings in just over two years.. Deciding he wouldn't have signed Pogba just because you think so doesn't mean United actually force players on managers.
As for Solskjaer just being happy with signings others made, again, it's not based on any fact.
Feel it's hard to judge him on PSG. He had three forwards who all want to be 'the man' and don't play for the team. He simply can't have a gameplan or press. Messi had made improbable job, impossible.
Far from bollocks, the majority of Mourinho choice signings are as hard working off the ball as on it. Raiola claimed, knock yourself out if you want to believe anything that repulsive person says .
To be fair, he knocked Pep and City out of the CL with Spurs.
Smash and grab.
We will be at home with him.
We will be at home with him.
Tuchel came out and complained about the players at psg. I can see Pochettino doing the same when his time is up there. I can see why rumors are coming out that Manchester united, city and Newcastle are trying to save him from that circus. It will take an amazing amount of effort to have this team looking functional. Not even pep or klopp can do it because they love the pressing game. Perhaps Zidane is the one ideal for them.
This game is a weird feeling. On one hand, you can’t beat a city by out possessing them like a Ten Hag philosophy would try. On the other hand, you can’t try to counter like Poch is trying here and letting so much space between players for City to pass their way to goal.
It’s kind of weird but Ole did better against this lot last season.
It’s kind of weird but Ole did better against this lot last season.
When Pogba was linked with Chelsea, Mourinho said that everyone is interested in Pogba but that you can't have everything you want, he then compared him with the Eiffel Tower. I bet people have a theory about how he didn't really want him at Chelsea and just said these things for show.
Ref helped.
PSG look all over the place to be honest, don't see much of a difference to current United side especially off the ball. Would be interested to play them.
Yup my thoughts exactly. ANd yeah, looking very likely right now.
Starting to really hate our fanbase. Pochettino is not even here yet and anyway the hate in this forum is getting to the toxic level under Ole.
All because hipsters can't accept the fact we may not take their hero.
Never in doubt 
They have the same problem as us except they have 3 of them. 3 forwards that don't work properly for the team. You can just about get away with 1 but not 3.
But if we played them, we'd be massacred. Too much individual quality.
I understand they're through but his approach has gone very Mourinho like. Park the bus then hope and pray that one of the famous players scores.
(And just as I type this Mbappe has scored).
(And just as I type this Mbappe has scored).
the football has been significantly better in the second half to be fair.
All this because he doesn’t want him?
We were so bad under Ole and yet most of the players still respected him, including Ronaldo. They were willing to work for him, just looking confused. PSG forward lines are dickheads and will refuse to respect any manager I reckon. When Tuchel and Poch struggled with the players then its the players. Tuchel left them and won the CL. Dont let PSG cloud your judgement when it comes into managers, learn from Tuchel or regret it.
That is possible and very likely, but their general play doesn't look convincing and their forwards rarely get the ball. But that might be City pressing working like a kryptonite.
46% possession at Etihad and about to do the CL double on Citeh, do not want.
"Really hate our fanbase because they don't agree with me."
Imagine happy clapping for a manager who isn't even here yet (and hopefully never will be).
Support our maybe-perhaps-possible future manager or you're not a real fan.
He’s livid here. Kyle Walker allowed to coast in because their forwards won’t do any work tracking back. Get out of there Poch.
As others have said, I honestly have no idea if Poch will be good for us but I think people shouldn't judge him too harsh whatever happens at PSG. Looks a horrible club to manage despite all the great players and you've got a manger who previously made his name and style of football synonymous with intense work ethic having to manage this lot. I bet he'd be far happier with this group of players who, in spite of what some might argue, looked pretty much on good terms with Ole even through the many crisis points we endured under him.
A bit too early.
You can see for that goal there, Messi is just strolling around near Kyle Walker, absolutely no intention of putting pressure on him, it's a complete mismatch for Pochettino to be there, impossible to implement his style on the team when you have passengers who just wanna stroll around, and i'm sure he's had a word from upstairs that he has to play the likes of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe all the time
How dare a manager turn up at the Etihad and get his team playing with over 35% possession.
I haven't said who I wanted in fact I voted for Marco Rose in the poll. However given a choice of Pochettino or Ten Hag I would go with Poch as he is younger and more proven.
Whoever we get though i will support them same as I have always done.
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