That's just a personal pecadillo, it means nothing in real terms. Touchline theatrics are mostly cosmetic. Is Arteta what you want?I'm not so sure about this appointment.
I love Carrick and he's done a great job but I want a manager to be feisty on the touchline like Emery.
He instills fire into the players.
Here's hoping that Carrick will prove me wrong.
So you still believe he would want to manage us in his late 50's then because I'm not sure he will come here thenLuis Enrique will eventually come here at some point. It's his destiny. And Real Madrid as well. He will be a very good fit. Great head on his shoulder and a proper character. He might also end up at Real. But for now, Michael Carrick will do nicely. He earned it. Better appointment than most of the previous ones we've had since Sir Alex retired.
It's about building the team with the right characters now.
Luis Enrique is about to be on around 20 million a year. Unless there is a change in ownership, you live in a fantasy world if you think United are offering any manager that much money, or that Enrique is taking a pay cut to manage United.Luis Enrique will eventually come here at some point. It's his destiny. And Real Madrid as well. He will be a very good fit. Great head on his shoulder and a proper character. He might also end up at Real. But for now, Michael Carrick will do nicely. He earned it. Better appointment than most of the previous ones we've had since Sir Alex retired.
It's about building the team with the right characters now.
Yeah would definitely need richer ownersLuis Enrique is about to be on around 20 million a year. Unless there is a change in ownership, you live in a fantasy world if you think United are offering any manager that much money, or that Enrique is taking a pay cut to manage United.
A manager who understands and emphasizes playing through the midfield. Feels good man.
Need to get him some more proper technical players to compliment Kobbie this summer.
I think he’ll do well if we have a good summer which is a real worry with the state of the squad and Europe on the horizon next season. At this point I’ve more faith in Carrick than INEOS who as you mention have been all over the shop since taking over.Ole understood the strikers, etc.
Carrick has done surprisingly well, when he took over i certainly didn’t imagine we’d finish comfortably in the top 4, but it’s been a fecking odd season all around. It’s not like many thought Liverpool would bag 4th after the way their season played out.
Part of the point was a settled identity, building a team around an idea and then having a solid structure where the manager isn’t the core identity of the the club. Not sure how that works out with going from Amorim to Carrick, and i’m not sure if it’s a result of more suitable options not being available (can’t be that difficult) or if the higher ups are convinced that Carrick is the right option.
Hope he does ever so well, but i’m not overly optimistic.
Is the standard of the league poor? I feel that we have at least 5, possibly 6 CL spots. Our performances in the Europe comps were pretty damn good. Casemiro in the Rio interview mentioned that while playing in La Liga, the resource disparity between Real, Barca and to some extent Atletico with the rest of the league is massive. He specifically said that every team in the PL has national team players, all teams have very good players, which is not the case in the other big 5 leagues. 11 of the top 20 clubs by revenue are PL clubs.I mean the current standard of the League at the moment is poor. If it carries on it's certainly there to be won next season - there's a 4 game swing between ourselves and Arsenal.
To be fair, I did agree that we needed at least one adult in the attacking room just to provide some level of goalscoring and not completely rely on the growth from our youngsters. However, my point is: regardless of what you think their floor is, is it not a problem that we now will never see their ceiling because of a formation switch? It’s not like nobody could have seen that coming.I quite strongly disagree with this take on Cunha and Mbeumo. I feel as though the fact that our performances have been absolutely fine (arguably a lot better) when switching to Carrick's 4-2-3-1 from Amorim's 3-4-3 is a vindication of the strategy to essentially just sign two very decisive attackers last summer given how poor our forward line was.
There's nothing massively clever about it but it was, I would argue, a very sensible move since you could say with reasonable confidence that the floor for both of these guys would still be respectable. Maybe we're not seeing them at their absolute best but even then, their level is good enough to secure a top four spot.
This should be the only sentiment on display after what we’ve dealt with over the past couple seasons.I'm made up for him and for us we need a bit of familiarity after the shit shows we've had these last few years yeah he might not be the best manager in the world but where are we gonna find him?
I'm fully behind him and hope he breaks the duck as the first English manager to win the premier league.
I wouldn't say that. I'd rather say that they have been brilliant as floor raisers but perhaps not the ones to take us to the top as bonafide starters. They have contributed a lot to us most likely ending up 3rd, hardly 'fatal mistakes'.Backing Amorim last summer was the fatal mistake from INEOS. Could be Cunha and/or Mbeumo are just decent players we significantly overpaid for which many here worried was the case at the time. Still have hope for Cunha but building the squad for Amorim last summer has definitely blown up in our face with these two signings.
Didn’t say they were though. Carrying on with Amorim was. Though we’ve luckily come out of it with CL football next season so not exactly fatal, which is wild. As well as Carrick has done we’re lucky the league is in flux at the moment or that surely wouldn’t have been possible. But at the end of the day £130m is a fair wedge for two players who look like “floor-raisers” as you put it. But as I said I still have hope Cunha will be more than that.I wouldn't say that. I'd rather say that they have been brilliant as floor raisers but perhaps not the ones to take us to the top as bonafide starters. They have contributed a lot to us most likely ending up 3rd, hardly 'fatal mistakes'.
Emery who failed at the big clubs. He is a typical underdog manager.I'm not so sure about this appointment.
I love Carrick and he's done a great job but I want a manager to be feisty on the touchline like Emery.
He instills fire into the players.
Here's hoping that Carrick will prove me wrong.
What "big clubs" did he fail at? Only one comes to mind us Arsenal and the boardroom support structure and playing squad wasnt there for himEmery who failed at the big clubs. He is a typical underdog manager.
This appointment is fine and the contract makes sense
I’m never quite sure what to make of Emery, especially his teams playing style, but his achievements are pretty impressive.What "big clubs" did he fail at? Only one comes to mind us Arsenal and the boardroom support structure and playing squad wasnt there for him
He's got a good record of winning. His Europa League triple defence is insane as it's with Sevilla.
Manager
Sevilla
Paris Saint-Germain
Arsenal
- Ligue 1: 2017–18[127]
- Coupe de France: 2016–17,[128] 2017–18[51]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17, 2017–18[46]
- Trophée des Champions: 2016, 2017[45]
Villarreal
I am not sure about Carrick getting the job permanently. Would like to see how he manages in the Champions League first. Keep him as interim head coach til Christmas and if we do well in the group stages of the Champions League the give him the job permanently.
I am not sure about Carrick getting the job permanently. Would like to see how he manages in the Champions League first. Keep him as interim head coach til Christmas and if we do well in the group stages of the Champions League the give him the job permanently.
Is the standard of the league poor? I feel that we have at least 5, possibly 6 CL spots. Our performances in the Europe comps were pretty damn good. Casemiro in the Rio interview mentioned that while playing in La Liga, the resource disparity between Real, Barca and to some extent Atletico with the rest of the league is massive. He specifically said that every team in the PL has national team players, all teams have very good players, which is not the case in the other big 5 leagues. 11 of the top 20 clubs by revenue are PL clubs.
Would love nothing more then for him to be the one to help us bring home no.21He will win us PL next season.
