Next Manager Poll

Who should manage us next?

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USREDEVIL said:
De Zerbi..eww. Especially when Tuchel, Iraola, Nagelsmann, and Enrique are not out of the question. Even Ancellotti is arguably possible. At least until they say no. And "no" means "no" girls....
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What is he doing here between all these winners?

Do we never learn?
 
Giggsyking said:
What is he doing here between all these winners?

Do we never learn?
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He is a great manager but I think he can only be at a club that isn’t in Europe. His style of football is too intense and chaotic that they seem to drop off for periods of a season.
 
macheda14 said:
He is a great manager but I think he can only be at a club that isn’t in Europe. His style of football is too intense and chaotic that they seem to drop off for periods of a season.
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There is absolutely zero evidence he is a great manager. We are not Bournemouth.
 
USREDEVIL said:
I like him. Who made you the manager savant?
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And it is okay to like whoever you want, but by now, I thought our fans learned the lesson of appointing unproven managers. At least Amorim and Ten Hag actually won something, Iraola has won nothing. We can not sink that low.

This club should be managed by elite managers, otherwise we will be here with the same question in 10 months time.
 
Giggsyking said:
There is absolutely zero evidence he is a great manager. We are not Bournemouth.
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If you read the rest of my post I was saying he wouldn’t work with us. But you can be a great manager that fits with a lower positioned club. Glasner is a great manager. He wouldn’t work at a big club. Frank is a great manager but he doesn’t work at a club with European aspirations.
 
OverratedOpinion said:
I think De Zerbi would probably do a good job here. I just really hate the way he acted about Greenwood.
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Yeah I liked the football he was playing with Brighton, however that whole Greenwood stuff would have really put off the GLINEOS hierarchy
 
macheda14 said:
If you read the rest of my post I was saying he wouldn’t work with us. But you can be a great manager that fits with a lower positioned club. Glasner is a great manager. He wouldn’t work at a big club. Frank is a great manager but he doesn’t work at a club with European aspirations.
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Agree, what united need is an elite manager who knows what's he's doing and not crumble under pressure. There are not many of those like Ancelotti and Enrique. Maybe Tuchel to a lesser extent. The rest of the managers in the list above carry much higher risk of failure. Conte would be much safer choice than the young managers but his football is boring.
 
macheda14 said:
He plays great football. I wanted him went ETH was on his way out, but he will 100% push to bring greenwood back if we approach him, which I could see being a sticking point as the club know they can’t. Rightfully so. (To anyone who wants to respond and say we should bring him back, please don’t we don’t need that conversation in here).

He’s just such an explosive character that I don’t see how he would work with our seemingly fragile execs.

I’m hoping for Nagelsmann or Xabi which are both pipe dreams.

Enrique would be top, but never happening
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I don't think that will be a big issue, we plan to do a midfield overhaul in the summer and that should, if done well, create balance in the side which will enable him to imprint his style on the team. Carrick also plays a possession based style so the transition won't be drastic.

He is smart enough to know that Greenwood is a no go area here, I don't think he is that idiotic.

What matters most, regardless of the manager, is how we construct our squad. Mbeumo, Amad, Sesko, Bruno and Cunha have the makings of a top attack. Get the midfield base right, sign a central defender who combines pace, technical ability and combativeness and you have a team ready for his brand of football.

The key is Sesko, if he gets it together like he is threatening to or if a coach can get through to him then he could lead our revival because he has the potential to be unstoppable.
 
croadyman said:
Yeah I liked the football he was playing with Brighton, however that whole Greenwood stuff would have really put off the GLINEOS hierarchy
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I don't think anyone in both camps care enough about what Gweenwood did to have a strong stance against him, it's just the optics. Under the Glazers, Arnold and Co were ready to rehabilitate him in the first team and would have done so were it not for the PR nightmare it became.
 
Out of that list, Enrique is head and shoulders above most candidates but seriously doubt he’d join.

Next is Tuchel but don’t think he will give up the England gig just yet and nor do I see the FA asking him to leave.

Conte is my realistic choice, think he can be tempted back to manage us but oooof, the fireworks!
 
Previous PL experience is just laughable. Did Conte, Pep, Slot, Klopp manage Brighton or Fulham before they went on to win the league with bigger teams? Clueless board.
 
Looking at the options, Carrick offers continuity and long term stability but the step up may still be too big at this stage. Alonso would be close to the ideal modern coach but I cant see him coming to Utd. Glasner and De Zerbi are solid tactically but I am not sure whether they have the authority for a club of Utd size. Conte would bring short term results but his rigid style and constant demands dont suit a squad that needs evolution. Emery has PL experience and achieved good results with Villarreal and Villa but he appears to struggle at the very top level with clubs like PSG and Arsenal. Maybe his level is better suited to mid table projects rather than elite title challengers. Ancelotti is an interesting option given his experience and success but at his age, its hard to see him returning to club football. The standout choice in pure football terms is Enrique. He has the pedigree and would give Utd a clear, modern identity. But with PSG backing him and the project still ongoing, its hard to see him leaving anytime soon. That makes Tuchel the most realistic and sensible option. He has a proven ability to win while managing top dressing rooms. He may not be a long term romantic choice but right now Utd need competence and authority. Tuchel fits that brief better than anyone else available. Whoever the club decides on, we need a manager who can handle big egos and deliver under pressure at a club of Utd size.
 
Yakuza_devils said:
Perhaps the permanent manager is already here!
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Today was a great performance, best in years no doubt. But, let's not get carried away. We've seen this in the past. Let the manager and players put this kind of performance/effort for a sustained period of games and then we can talk.

For me, if he can secure CL playing football like this. I wouldn't mind him, but it's very very early for this.
 
If Ole is one of the options in the poll, our current manager should be on there as well.
 
Carrick & McKenna were always the real deal for me. If he keep performance high, Carrick will always be the one for me, there's something special about him and his demeanor, he has a calming and reassuring presence about him.
 
Its too early to be talking about Carrick. Re-evaluate it at the end of the season.

If he wins pretty much every match until May then it's worth considering. Until then it's plan A.

If you get to the summer and you can't agree something with an elite coach like Ancelotti or Luis Enrique then that's the time, based on his record, to factor in Carrick. For example, if Carrick finishes 4th I don't see any reason to swap him for De Zerbi or Glasner.

But right now Carrick hasn't got a record, besides Boro and a few matches, to be judged on. And that record is still competing against Champions League winners and Premier League winners.

Maybe Carrick is our Zidane but he might also be our Solari. Until we have more evidence we can relax when it comes to the sign the contract talk.
 
Red_Orchestra said:
iraola for me, premier league proven with traditional formations. Knows the league well and knows the players well.
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Iraola would be probably my favourite option for me as well and certainly best fit for us. We have players to play great counter attacking football, but this brand of football cannot take us to a regular title challenges. And Iraola is one step forward, very direct but likes to hunt the ball too. It's a perfect blend for our squad with Bruno, Mbeumo, Cunha and Amad. Gettable. Hopefully Berada and Wilcox already done their homework. Alonso, not a chance, he will wait for his chance to go to Pool.
 
Let's not get Carrick away.

Carrick needs more experience at the highest level first. I hope we do our due diligence on managers like Enrique, Alonso and maybe Tuchel.
 
It’s Carrick, you know. Hard to believe it’s not Ancelotti…. think it’ll catch on?

Obviously joking but it was nice to see us play on the front foot all game. Clear he’s gone in and pushed the idea that we should always try and play forward.
 
What today tells us is that we need to find a manager who plays a similar style, because this is what the United fans want to built towards.

No one knows how Carrick will look like by the end of the season, but I still want United to have a top manager who can handle the pressure that comes with the job. The job is so much more than setting up the team the right way.
 
Still Enrique or Alonso for me. Think the way the team is built suits them both, don't need a complete overhaul or anything. We got a lot of solid pieces already, midfield just needs strengthening.

I too am in love with Michael Carrick today, but we might have just had the new manager bounce we always dread when it's against us.
 
I've made this point before but Man Utd are like Real Madrid in that we can't have overly tactical system managers - we need someone at the helm who can get players working hard and playing attacking football, sprinkled with the power of friendship.
 
KiD MoYeS said:
I've made this point before but Man Utd are like Real Madrid in that we can't have overly tactical system managers - we need someone at the helm who can get players working hard and playing attacking football, sprinkled with the power of friendship.
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What’s Vin Diesel up to these days?
 
Well, no way is it going to be Glasner now. Those in charge here do not want anyone who is likely be be outspoken about how shit they are
 
I'm not sure about the shouts for Alonso. He managed a couple of seasons in Germany playing 343 where he made his name which is a system I never want to see again at this club. Moved to Madrid for 6 months and fell out with players and got sacked. Ex-Liverpool player. No PL experience as manager (though I would make exceptions for exceptional candidates like Enrique). Alonso just doesn't seem the right fit at all.

Glasner again back 3/back 5 puts me off. Conte too volatile and defensive, often reverts to back 5 systems though not always, Spurs stint a disaster, not a fit for this club. Ancelotti a bit old and not really a long term team builder, he needs ready made quality team.


Enrique, Tuchel, Nagelsmaan, Emery, De Zerbi, Iraola, Howe are all options I could make peace with for different reasons.
 
Walrus said:
Surprised Frank isn’t on the list. He’s having a poor season with Spurs but he would be my pick. Feels a good fit for United.

With the latest news though I expect it will be Glasner. If he can bring Wharton with him then not a terrible shout, but not entirely convinced by him.
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If he turns it around at Spurs or does well in his next job? Yes. But now? No chance.
 
Mcking said:
Ole getting the permanent job was the right decision. We had two decent years with him.
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Exactly.

This has no bearing on whether I think Carrick should get the job however, but people making out like it was a mistake to keep Ole on. It wasn't.
 
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