That sounds great to be fair. Is there anyone else out there that would be a good hire?Ten Hag, he uses positional play. It's a balanced style that suits technical players and where some great athletes can also shine. I think taht it's more conducive to consistent high level football and I want us to focus on the younger players, the likes of Sancho, Greenwood, Mejbri and Van de Beek.
Absolute mystery to me too mateI find the British media's love in with Pochettino bizarre. He's a good coach and that's about it. What does Ferguson apparently see in Pochettino?
Fergie was a big fan of the way Southampton played in his last season.I find the British media's love in with Pochettino bizarre. He's a good coach and that's about it. What does Ferguson apparently see in Pochettino?
I find the British media's love in with Pochettino bizarre. He's a good coach and that's about it. What does Ferguson apparently see in Pochettino?
Of course the employer has a say, you can't unilaterally break a contract with fixed terms without cause. You can't buy the contract unless there is a buyout clause which is illegal in France. So in this case unless PSG are willing to accomodate Pochettino, it would end in court.Now is as good a time as any to ask - with managerial contracts, its not a case of the employer having a say is it? His contract is just bought out by the interested party I assume?
Tuchel reached the CL final where PSG played fairly well. Tuchel outside of the last season where he was limited by injuries and covid, did an excellent job and did far better than Pochettino.Poch had proven both at Spurs and Southampton that he could have his teams play the kind of modern football people crave about on these boards. People suddenly pretending that isn't the case anymore make me chuckle. He's proven in the PL and is a manager playing modern football, the likes that help dominate games and compete with the very best given enough resources.
The PSG stint won't change that. We've seen Tuchel waste his time in France winning those Ligue 1 trophies and do nothing much in Europe despite having top talents in attack yet he was competitive with Dortmund in the Bundesliga despite Bayern unfair financial advantage over them and got himself a European Trophy with Chelsea once he inherited a more balanced squad compared to PSG.
Poch will do the same as Tuchel with PSG, reach a CL final, win the French league and not do much in European competition despite having a team housing some world class attacking talents, simply because of how that team is built which doesn't afford system manager the means to properly implement their imprints. Hard to do much system wise when your front 3 won't bother putting in the defensive work or general work rate needed to make it work.
It's fair to say that I could be completely wrong and Pochettino ends up being a great fit. But I think that when you look at his body of work we are in Rodgers' territory.That sounds great to be fair. Is there anyone else out there that would be a good hire?
I wouldn’t hate Potch coming in but it does seem very safe, and like you say potentially a hire for getting top 4 and not much else.
You have just described United.Poch had proven both at Spurs and Southampton that he could have his teams play the kind of modern football people crave about on these boards. People suddenly pretending that isn't the case anymore make me chuckle. He's proven in the PL and is a manager playing modern football, the likes that help dominate games and compete with the very best given enough resources.
The PSG stint won't change that. We've seen Tuchel waste his time in France winning those Ligue 1 trophies and do nothing much in Europe despite having top talents in attack yet he was competitive with Dortmund in the Bundesliga despite Bayern unfair financial advantage over them and got himself a European Trophy with Chelsea once he inherited a more balanced squad compared to PSG.
Poch will do the same as Tuchel with PSG, reach a CL final, win the French league and not do much in European competition despite having a team housing some world class attacking talents, simply because of how that team is built which doesn't afford system manager the means to properly implement their imprints. Hard to do much system wise when your front 3 won't bother putting in the defensive work or general work rate needed to make it work.
Hard to press aggressively when your entire front line isn't willing to do so. PSG will never be able to entirely play aggressive football because of their front 3. All of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar are strollers on the pitch. I've seen Messi let a guy half a meter away from him with the ball just walkz through while he watches him go on without even attempting to put a leg in.
This serial loser would be yet another underwhelming appointment. Why can’t we have good things for once? Just get RR as interim and throw all the money at ETH in the summer.
Good post and I agree with pretty much every word of that.Its a bad appointment by PSG, same as it was with Tuchel.
PSG are caught between two ideas. They can see that in the CL they're out organised and out pressed by teams like City & Bayern, so they go for systems type managers who could implement that style of play. But they can't bring themselves to build a first team that that can actually do it, they're too hooked into star names. So we get the absurd marriage of a manager known for high pressing hard working front lines trying to work with Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, probably the least hard working front line in high level football.
PSG should just continue with the kind of managers they had in the past - Ancelotti/Blanc types - who will get a tune of what they've got and just find a formation and style to suit those players. Zidane would be perfect. They need to forget the systems managers, no matter how trendy they are, PSG just aren't prepared to do what it takes to build a team to match.
As for Poch, you can't blame him going for a job like PSG in way, but in all honesty it was a bad move and the Messi purchase made it harder to play like he wants. I wouldn't personally read too much into his time at PSG, I don't believe for one second that the team is anything like how he wants. I suspect his plan would just be to take the league win for his CV this season, cross his fingers in the CL, then leave in the summer for a club more in tune with how he sees the game.
For me it's not love but simply the fact that he has shown with Ajax that he can implement a tactical approach that suits top teams. He wouldn't be first choice if the likes of Tuchel or Klopp were available but they aren't and unlike someone like Pochettino I have nothing to question is attitude when it comes to bringing a winning mentality.I don't get the love in for ETH either. He's only managed 2 top flight teams. He's won 2 league titles with Ajax, his CV is hardly glittering and he's two years older than Poch but Poch has significantly more experience.
I wanted Poch when he was available last time and if we can get him this time around he'd be my choice. He's not on the Pep/Klopp/Tuchel level at the moment, but Spurs didn't give him the resources and PSG havn't given him the control so perhaps we havn't seen his true level yet.
Read the BBC Sport article:I just dont get why people think we can get him from PSG?
The difference is that United only have 1 player who fit their front 3 description(Ronaldo) and you can make up for 1 lazy player while it's almost impossible to do so with all your front line being lazy.I just dont get why people think we can get him from PSG?
You have just described United.
It should be same way it is for a player contract, shouldn't it? Meaning that if the selling club get's an offer they like, they can ask the player/manager to break the contract, allowing them to sign a new contract with a new club. This is all pending on the player/manager agreeing a new contract with the new club of course, not like American sports where the clubs can trade the contracts themselves.Now is as good a time as any to ask - with managerial contracts, its not a case of the employer having a say is it? His contract is just bought out by the interested party I assume?
The second one is amazing, he joined a PSG team that had star players like Mbappé and Neymar. Did he expect these players to be sold to accommodate him?Read the BBC Sport article:
He probably also feels that he is going to be sacked by PSG within the next 12 months and would probably prefer to make that step on his own terms, rather than missing out on the job he seems to really fancy.
- He wants to be a football manager and a not a first team coach, as he is at PSG. The United structure is what Poch wants to operate in.
- He doesn't like the galacticos approach at PSG.
- Living in a separate country from wife and kids, although admittedly London-Paris and Manchester-London is not much different. Poch would need to move the family to the NW or he's gonna age exactly how Ole and Mourinho did living away from their family.
Don't forget to mention his time at Southampton where he successfully implemented his high energy, high pressing football. Some people simply want to pretend Poch has no pedigree for some weird reasons. The guy is proven in the PL and plays the sort of football everyone in here craves.He came in January to PSG when they were 3rd, he finished 2nd. This year they are 1st and 11 points clear after 14 games. Unbeaten in their CL group, which is a fairly tough group (includes City).
He's not quite the disaster you are trying to make out. And that's without mentioning his time in the PL with Spurs, who did nothing of note before or after Poch but did look good under him.
It’s a mystery to me that people think he is some sort of clogger. His Southampton were brilliant and he took Spurs to a champions league final. I would quite like to see what he can do with funds and being able to build a team he wants.Absolute mystery to me too mate
There is a balance though, right? You can accommodate a few star players who are more focussed on goalscoring and final third play, but you need others to do the hard work and provide that foundation. That's difficult when your owners want an attacking star in every position, including full back (Hakimi) and centre back (Ramos).The second one is amazing, he joined a PSG team that had star players like Mbappé and Neymar. Did he expect these players to be sold to accommodate him?
Ronald Reagan?This serial loser would be yet another underwhelming appointment. Why can’t we have good things for once? Just get RR as interim and throw all the money at ETH in the summer.
Yep, those Español, Southampton and Spurs trophies have really been rolling in since he left…Another underwhelming manager who does not win things. Not sure why people go so crazy about him
He developed Spurs brilliantly. But his work at the end of his time there (post CL final, signing Ndombele and co) and PSG (failing to win the league) has been disappointing.I find the British media's love in with Pochettino bizarre. He's a good coach and that's about it. What does Ferguson apparently see in Pochettino?
I agree with everything you've said, but what's the likelihood of our board making competent decisions like you've said re Rangnick interim (moved to DoF in summer) then ten Hag permanent?Don't get me wrong, I'm a Poch sceptic (my post history will show that). However, Poch is infinitely preferable to me than a Kop cast off like Brentan.
I, personally, want to bring in Rangnick and see him reshape the club's playing philosophy at all levels and then continue as Director of Football. However, whether its Rangnick, Ten Hag, whoever. As a signed up member of the ABB movement, I'll take Poch in a heartbeat if the alternative is Brentan.
They don't want an attacking star in every position, that's completely wrong. PSG have more pure DMs and defensive players than most clubs, they have used Diallo as a left fullback and have the likes of Gueye, Verratti, Danilo Pereira, Wijnaldum in midfield. Too much excuses are made for Pochettino, for the first time in a while PSG have a somewhat balanced team.There is a balance though, right? You can accommodate a few star players who are more focussed on goalscoring and final third play, but you need others to do the hard work and provide that foundation. That's difficult when your owners want an attacking star in every position, including full back (Hakimi) and centre back (Ramos).
A move for ETH would suggest the club is wisening up to the fact that it needs to do a lot more than just hire managers every now and then and throw money at players with no plan. The whole football side needs more attention.I don't get the love in for ETH either. He's only managed 2 top flight teams. He's won 2 league titles with Ajax, his CV is hardly glittering and he's two years older than Poch but Poch has significantly more experience.
I wanted Poch when he was available last time and if we can get him this time around he'd be my choice. He's not on the Pep/Klopp/Tuchel level at the moment, but Spurs didn't give him the resources and PSG havn't given him the control so perhaps we havn't seen his true level yet.
Let's pump the breaks with this whole he isn't a winner narrative. He's managed Southampton and Spurs, and last year took over PSG in 3rd place and finished second. He's probably going to win that cake walk league in France this season with PSG as should be expected from anyone managing PSG. You lots make it sound like Poch not having won a trophy so far is this egregious fact when in reality he's only managed teams that aren't normally in the vicinity of trophies and surprise, surprise he'll probably win one as soon as he's in charge of a team that should be winning trophies.But he isn't a winner, he isn't the only manager that has his team play energetic and organized. Villas Boas does it too but I don't see anyone championing him, yet he has won more than Pochettino. We are at a point where we have to look at more than the bare minimum, unless our goal is just top 4 and being decent in the CL.
As did every team in the league. Not sure why Leicester wildly overachieving means Spurs underachieved. Nonsensical. They were never once in pole position for the title either so they bottled nothing.
United, Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Chelsea were all relatively weak during that time period. It's surprising that a manager as special as Poch was unable to capitalise on that. But then again, it's unfair to suggest lowly Spurs could compete with Leicester.So did Untied, Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest. Not sure what your point is.?