Next Manager Poll

Who should manage us next?

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TRUE NUMBER 9 said:
Carrick & Holland with the 4-2-3-1 system works and has transformed a season that was perilously close to going down the pan into one of genuine optimism.

The run in is upon us and if they continue along this current path, then I see no reason why they should not be retained.
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Starting to agree with this. I'm not going to pretend to know much about the managers from other countries being talked about, but any hire is a risk as we've proven many times over now.
My only concern with Carrick is his ability to recruit to build a squad efficiently. He's obviously not had the opportunity to prove whether he's capable of this or not, but in most other big clubs you'd have someone above the manager making the decisions on signings, but the system for this at United is unclear. Signings under Amorim have turned out positive, and it seemed he wasn't completely in control of who was signed, so hopefully this is a moot point, so the job can be simplified to just managing the team which he's proven to be good at.
 
Overhaul FC said:
1. Klopp
2. Enrique
3. Carrick

I only say Klopp because he's mad enough to take the job, as we're now underdogs with a younger squad. He's only one of two managers that should be offered the job ahead of Carrick.

Klopps and Enrique's teams could win the Premier League, both have also got to champions league finals and won the champions league with more than one team.

Only the elite should stop Carrick getting the job full time. I've enjoyed how solid he's made us, he's added control which should be unsurprising considered how he played the game himself.

For years we've looked like a bus could be driven through our midfield and that's now not the case Vs any opposition. Carrick being given two more midfielders, another striker and winger could be special and I'd like to see it, if we can't tempt Klopp or Enrique.
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There is no way in a million years Klopp would come here.

He's back at Liverpool this weekend for a charity match.

In his own words he said,

"What I know definitely is that I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100%. That's not possible,"
 
Enrique, Nagelsmann, Carrick + Xavi and McKenna as backup options. I'm not sure about Xavi but would rather him than someone like de Zerbi despite no PL experience, maybe I'm wrong. Also know McKenna is bit odd choice but I'd rather him than some of the names mentioned.
 
BorisManUtd said:
Enrique, Nagelsmann, Carrick + Xavi and McKenna as backup options. I'm not sure about Xavi but would rather him than someone like de Zerbi despite no PL experience, maybe I'm wrong. Also know McKenna is bit odd choice but I'd rather him than some of the names mentioned.
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Should definitely be Enrique and Nagelsmann in the top 3. An elite coach could take us back to the top. But I’m quite happy even if we decide to stick with Carrick. To get us 3rd from 7th or wherever we was is a good achievement and it doesn’t seem like it’s similar to Ole as he was purely counter attack… Carrick wants more control in games
 
DJ_21 said:
Should definitely be Enrique and Nagelsmann in the top 3. An elite coach could take us back to the top. But I’m quite happy even if we decide to stick with Carrick. To get us 3rd from 7th or wherever we was is a good achievement and it doesn’t seem like it’s similar to Ole as he was purely counter attack… Carrick wants more control in games
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Yeah also think Carrick is more sound and sensible coach than Ole. He was good at Middlesbrough as well. Not sure he has potential to be great for us but wouldn't replace him with some of the names from list on this poll.
 
croadyman said:
Yeah I'm fully on that only Enrique over Carrick train now. Like I have said many times I'm a big fan of Nagelsmann but he has plenty of time to manage us in the future.
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Yeah, the biggest thing that worries me about Carrick is his assistants. They are clearly not good enough. We need him and the club to not do any of the "loyalty" crap and replace them for the next season
 
Enrique will stay at PSG until Guardiola leaves and take over City.

I think people overestimate the pull of United.

We are not the 2nd biggest club in the world.

We can barely pull world class players from other top clubs. I don't understand why we can suddenly get Enrique out of last years CL winners.

The only reason he might want to is if he wants to directly compete against Guardiola & Arteta which is a slim possibility.

Zidane was a name people talking about a few months ago. Why waste his reputation winning a treble of CL'S at Madrid to come fail at a disorganised club like United where every manager has to live under SAF's shadow of success and expectations.

Nagelsmann seems like an experiment but an experiment I'm happy to take but neither do I want to lose out on Carrick's ability to simply win. Nagelsmann is more complex and can lead to failure

In an ideal world considering Carrick is an ex players, I'd tell him we are going for Nagelsmann but will give Carrick the job through interim if Nagelsmann is sacked. Or we give Carrick the job and get Nagelsmann after if he doesn't have a job.

I think Nagelsmann is the manager Chelsea will push for even though I wouldn't mind him as ours.
 
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Turnip said:
Starting to agree with this. I'm not going to pretend to know much about the managers from other countries being talked about, but any hire is a risk as we've proven many times over now.
My only concern with Carrick is his ability to recruit to build a squad efficiently. He's obviously not had the opportunity to prove whether he's capable of this or not, but in most other big clubs you'd have someone above the manager making the decisions on signings, but the system for this at United is unclear. Signings under Amorim have turned out positive, and it seemed he wasn't completely in control of who was signed, so hopefully this is a moot point, so the job can be simplified to just managing the team which he's proven to be good at.
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He wasn't in control at all. Neither will be Carrick. Which is a good thing.
 
The two I wanted were Enrique and Nagelsmann if we can't get those id probably prefer Carrick to the other names floating around
 
Fr. Todd Unctious said:
Way things are panning out I think you'd have to give it to Carrick. No less a gamble that those outside of Enrique, Nanglesaman, Ancelotti etc....
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What exactly has Nanglesaman done or achieved to be mentioned along Enrique and Ancelotti , his team's struggle when asked to take initiative his claim to fame was relative success while starting quite young hasn't pulled up any trees since steer clear I would say .
 
While he’s obviously a world class manager with a clear philosophy and a strong pedigree, our current squad simply doesn’t fit the type of football he wants to play. His high pressing, possession-based style would probably force another big squad overhaul, with several players likely being moved on because they don’t match what he demands. We’ve been through enough rebuilds and resets already, the last thing we need is more disruption right now.


Carrick, on the other hand, has come in and actually improved results with the players he’s been given. We’ve climbed the table and looked a lot more solid under him without any major drama.


Enrique also likes full control over recruitment and the way the team plays, which I reckon would clash straight away with Jason Wilcox and the current set up at the club. Plus, he seems to need superstar level talent to make his system click, and I’m not sure we have enough of that right now without spending big again.


Enrique might be elite on paper, but the upheaval, the adaptation to the Premier League, and the potential power struggles make it feel like a massive gamble. If he stays at PSG, then fair enough but even if he was available, I’d much rather stick with the momentum we’ve built under Carrick.
 
gajender said:
What exactly has Nanglesaman done or achieved to be mentioned along Enrique and Ancelotti , his team's struggle when asked to take initiative his claim to fame was relative success while starting quite young hasn't pulled up any trees since steer clear I would say .
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Absolutely this
 
NewGlory said:
Yeah, the biggest thing that worries me about Carrick is his assistants. They are clearly not good enough. We need him and the club to not do any of the "loyalty" crap and replace them for the next season
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Can I ask why?

Steve Holland was assistant manager for multiple successful Chelsea teams and had been credited with his defensive nouse, clearly made us more defensively solid.

On the recent TOTD podcasts, Andy Mitten has credited Woodgate and Evans, for there apparent good work on the training ground.
 
I’m starting to buy into the view that maybe managing United really is quite different from most clubs. Maybe a steady safe pair of hands is the way to go. 4-2-3-1, solid assistants, let the scouting department do their thing, keep developing youth pathways. Maybe there is something to this knowing how the club works stuff that often gets rolled out about us. Carrick seems a safe option currently, or alternatively an Emery type who will just come in and manage calmly and professionally.
 
MCDC said:
Can I ask why?

Steve Holland was assistant manager for multiple successful Chelsea teams and had been credited with his defensive nouse, clearly made us more defensively solid.

On the recent TOTD podcasts, Andy Mitten has credited Woodgate and Evans, for there apparent good work on the training ground.
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Holland was assistant manager 10 years ago. Then for 10 years he was Southgate's assistant at England National Team, playing the most defeatist, boring and backwards football imaginable. Woodgate is championship-level. That combined with Carrick himself being inexperienced. When Holland coached under Mourinho, maybe all he needed to do was move cones. Carrick needs more support than that

Next season we will be playing EPL and UCL, no more kids gloves. And it will be CRUCIAL to qualify for UCL again, which will be much harder
1. Because we will be playing more games, more injuries, more tired players, more rotation for the squad that doesn't even have decent starting 11
2. This year we got very lucky by others being shit, and tired from playing in Europe. Cannot expect the same next year

Appointing Carrick with Holland and Woodgate, all but guarantees that we will be what Newcastle is this year - mid-table in the league, missing out on UCL next year. It is a disaster for Newcastle (they are losing players) it will be even bigger disaster for us
 
I'm surprised we've seen a few of the International managers sign new deals in a World Cup year when we all know a poor performance will get them sacked (Who am I kidding it's all for the payoff I know).

I'm rather realistic with this whole saga. For me Enrique was never going to come. As someone mentioned earlier, the pull isn't there at the moment.

Same with Zizu, the amount of times I see him linked to jobs in unbelievable.

One name, which may be a bit left field in all this could be Didier Deschamps. Yes he's had a fair old stint in charge of France, but could he be tempted?

If I was forced to make a choice of someone who could be available right now, it would be between sticking with Carrick or checking if Iraola is interested.
 
NewGlory said:
Holland was assistant manager 10 years ago. Then for 10 years he was Southgate's assistant at England National Team, playing the most defeatist, boring and backwards football imaginable. Woodgate is championship-level. That combined with Carrick himself being inexperienced. When Holland coached under Mourinho, maybe all he needed to do was move cones. Carrick needs more support than that

Next season we will be playing EPL and UCL, no more kids gloves. And it will be CRUCIAL to qualify for UCL again, which will be much harder
1. Because we will be playing more games, more injuries, more tired players, more rotation for the squad that doesn't even have decent starting 11
2. This year we got very lucky by others being shit, and tired from playing in Europe. Cannot expect the same next year

Appointing Carrick with Holland and Woodgate, all but guarantees that we will be what Newcastle is this year - mid-table in the league, missing out on UCL next year. It is a disaster for Newcastle (they are losing players) it will be even bigger disaster for us
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Bollocks, he was assistant manager under Mourinho being seen as a key member of his coaching team. Indeed, it was reported that he was the only one willing to stand up to Mourinho at that time. Why do you feel the need to make things up to denigrate his time there? He’s a very respected coach.
 
Zumbi said:
Bollocks, he was assistant manager under Mourinho being seen as a key member of his coaching team. Indeed, it was reported that he was the only one willing to stand up to Mourinho at that time. Why do you feel the need to make things up to denigrate his time there? He’s a very respected coach.
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Do you have reading comprehension challenges? Where did you see denigrating anything? These are just the facts.

Whatever happened under Mou, was 10 years ago, which is a lot of time in football, and last 10 years Holland was assistant to Southgate, playing the most horrible football, with one of the best generation of players. Not exactly an awe-inspiring resume. Similarly, the football since Carrick joined has been bad, minus Arsenal and City games. Ever since those two the team has been reactive, counter-attacking, and barely scraping results. None of that predicts a top-4 season next season
 
NewGlory said:
Do you have reading comprehension challenges? Where did you see denigrating anything? These are just the facts.

Whatever happened under Mou, was 10 years ago, which is a lot of time in football, and last 10 years Holland was assistant to Southgate, playing the most horrible football, with one of the best generation of players. Not exactly an awe-inspiring resume. Similarly, the football since Carrick joined has been bad, minus Arsenal and City games. Ever since those two the team has been reactive, counter-attacking, and barely scraping results. None of that predicts a top-4 season next season
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Yes - the bit I quoted in bold. Implying he was only moving cones at Chelsea is just childish nonsense. Do better.
 
Im glad to see Enrique is out. I think when we stabilize and regularly hit top 4, then an Enrique can take us over the line. If Enrique walks into this squad as is he will struggle.
 
JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo said:
Im glad to see Enrique is out. I think when we stabilize and regularly hit top 4, then an Enrique can take us over the line. If Enrique walks into this squad as is he will struggle.
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You are assuming Carrick can "stabilize" us and get us to when we can "regularly hit top 4".

I don't know if Carrick personally can do it. It's a gamble. I hope he can, I like him a lot. Always did as a player, I want him to be great as manager, but then there's reality.

And the reality is with Wilcox, INEOS and the assistants he has, it is extremely unlikely. At least if we brought one of the best managers in the world (Enrique), he could demand respect to overcome Wilcox and INEOS idiocy, and he would surely bring serious assistants with him. With Carrick we are lowering standards to the level of breakage. Carrick got us Champions League this season because our squad is not playing anything but EPL and because our rivals are having shit season. Next season will be dramatically different and nothing about the transfer preparation rumors, so far, are inspiring any confidence

The real moment of reckoning will be:
1. Who and how many deep midfielders we buy. Has to be at least 2 and one of them has to be proven, senior midfielder. If we buy one and an unproven - we are in trouble
2. Will we or will we not buy a top left-back. Rumors make it sound like United has no plans to do so, and that's incredibly bad.
3. Will we buy a striker or pretend that Sesko as the sole striker, while playing multiple competitions including UCL is good enough
4. Will Carrick add anybody serious to his assistants group (he can keep Holland and Woodgate for loyalty if he wants, but at least somebody needs to be added)

Problem with Carrick is - he will be ok with whatever Wilcox gives him. Somebody like Enrique would come-in with specific demands
 
Luis Enrique would never turn down an interview for the manager role at Manchester United. Absolute poppycock. Man's played for Real and Barcelona, has managed Barcelona and Spain and would not listen to offers from one the most prestigious clubs in the world on the upswing? The man has the size of an atomic mushroom cloud, of course he'd entertain it.
 
I think it’s been clear for a long time that Carrick will get the job. The rest is just noise from the club to make it look like they seriously considered all options and he was the best. Just as they apparently interviewed a number of coaches in the 23/24 summer, and decided that Ten Hag was the best option. It’s all just nonsense, and there’s no way the club will risk upsetting fans and going with anybody other than Carrick. Even if Enrique was banging on the door, I reckon they’d still go with Carrick.

All I will say is that, given nobody of note wants the job here seemingly, we’re absolutely screwed if Carrick turns out to be another dud. I can’t see where we go from there. Hopefully some top coaches emerge over the next few years in time for us probably needing to replace him.
 
pocco said:
I think it’s been clear for a long time that Carrick will get the job. The rest is just noise from the club to make it look like they seriously considered all options and he was the best. Just as they apparently interviewed a number of coaches in the 23/24 summer, and decided that Ten Hag was the best option. It’s all just nonsense, and there’s no way the club will risk upsetting fans and going with anybody other than Carrick. Even if Enrique was banging on the door, I reckon they’d still go with Carrick.

All I will say is that, given nobody of note wants the job here seemingly, we’re absolutely screwed if Carrick turns out to be another dud. I can’t see where we go from there. Hopefully some top coaches emerge over the next few years in time for us probably needing to replace him.
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I really don’t think it’s that dramatic. Our prospects of sustained growth and success depend far more heavily on our transfer strategy and recruitment efforts. If we have a few more good transfer windows based on smart and thoughtful scouting we'll be much better placed to succeed than we were before no matter who the manager is. If we make repeat the mistakes of the past and end up with expensive duds on long contracts who we can’t shift, then yeah, we’re screwed.
 
MaMa given red said:
There is no way in a million years Klopp would come here.

He's back at Liverpool this weekend for a charity match.

In his own words he said,

"What I know definitely is that I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100%. That's not possible,"
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I have a suspicion that he will end up at Liverpool as DoF if Hughes and Edward’s are headhunted by the Saudis as reported
 
NewGlory said:
You are assuming Carrick can "stabilize" us and get us to when we can "regularly hit top 4".

I don't know if Carrick personally can do it. It's a gamble. I hope he can, I like him a lot. Always did as a player, I want him to be great as manager, but then there's reality.

And the reality is with Wilcox, INEOS and the assistants he has, it is extremely unlikely. At least if we brought one of the best managers in the world (Enrique), he could demand respect to overcome Wilcox and INEOS idiocy, and he would surely bring serious assistants with him. With Carrick we are lowering standards to the level of breakage. Carrick got us Champions League this season because our squad is not playing anything but EPL and because our rivals are having shit season. Next season will be dramatically different and nothing about the transfer preparation rumors, so far, are inspiring any confidence

The real moment of reckoning will be:
1. Who and how many deep midfielders we buy. Has to be at least 2 and one of them has to be proven, senior midfielder. If we buy one and an unproven - we are in trouble
2. Will we or will we not buy a top left-back. Rumors make it sound like United has no plans to do so, and that's incredibly bad.
3. Will we buy a striker or pretend that Sesko as the sole striker, while playing multiple competitions including UCL is good enough
4. Will Carrick add anybody serious to his assistants group (he can keep Holland and Woodgate for loyalty if he wants, but at least somebody needs to be added)

Problem with Carrick is - he will be ok with whatever Wilcox gives him. Somebody like Enrique would come-in with specific demands
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I dont disagree with you on many of the points.

What you're missing is the cheque book isnt unlimited anymore. We are now borrowing against our own debt. The journalists have said this stuff for years, mostly for clicks as they dont actually understand finances, however, financial experts are now saying even with Champions League and sales, we are in peril financially. We could still likely spend over £100mill if they are able to do payment structures and the wages aren't insane, but a summer like last year is not going to happen.

Enrique could put pressure on Wilcox, great. Wilcox can't get blood from a stone. He cant force the Glazers to put their hands in their pockets.

Unfortunately its going to be a few lean years as we owe a clean fortune in previous player sales. We need a few years of Champions League football and lower salaries before we can even out again.

Do we think Enrique is worth the 20 or 30mill to get out of PSG? Sure. But is he going to be able to do much with this current squad? Hopefully 2 or 3 additions?

Or do you wait until you have financial stability and are able to kick on and then grab Enrique?
 
JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo said:
I dont disagree with you on many of the points.

What you're missing is the cheque book isnt unlimited anymore. We are now borrowing against our own debt. The journalists have said this stuff for years, mostly for clicks as they dont actually understand finances, however, financial experts are now saying even with Champions League and sales, we are in peril financially. We could still likely spend over £100mill if they are able to do payment structures and the wages aren't insane, but a summer like last year is not going to happen.

Enrique could put pressure on Wilcox, great. Wilcox can't get blood from a stone. He cant force the Glazers to put their hands in their pockets.

Unfortunately its going to be a few lean years as we owe a clean fortune in previous player sales. We need a few years of Champions League football and lower salaries before we can even out again.

Do we think Enrique is worth the 20 or 30mill to get out of PSG? Sure. But is he going to be able to do much with this current squad? Hopefully 2 or 3 additions?

Or do you wait until you have financial stability and are able to kick on and then grab Enrique?
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You are absolutely right on finances. We always go back to "this owners cannot get us where we need to be"

That said, not having a big enough cheque book, indeed, won't let Enrique win UCL like he did at PSG, at least not right away, BUT if we SOMEHOW can convince him to come over, whatever breadcrumbs INEOS can give him, he will be more capable of using those than pretty much anybody in the world, including Carrick, no?
 
NewGlory said:
You are absolutely right on finances. We always go back to "this owners cannot get us where we need to be"

That said, not having a big enough cheque book, indeed, won't let Enrique win UCL like he did at PSG, at least not right away, BUT if we SOMEHOW can convince him to come over, whatever breadcrumbs INEOS can give him, he will be more capable of using those than pretty much anybody in the world, including Carrick, no?
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I don't know if we can convince him to leave PSG yet. I imagine he will be asking the questions about recruitment.

Also he doesnt know the league. Hasn't worked anywhere like the Prem where there's more than 1 team to compete with. If he joins United with a weak squad and not enough money to fix it, I'm unsure he will do much better than a Carrick. At least in year one.
 
JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo said:
I don't know if we can convince him to leave PSG yet. I imagine he will be asking the questions about recruitment.

Also he doesnt know the league. Hasn't worked anywhere like the Prem where there's more than 1 team to compete with. If he joins United with a weak squad and not enough money to fix it, I'm unsure he will do much better than a Carrick. At least in year one.
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Well, he is 10-times better coach than Carrick, and I think Carrick would agree to that, himself. So under any conditions he will do better. Whether he comes or not - yes, that's a question and challenge for our owners. He is the best, and we need to do everything we can to get him, because we want to be the best. It's that simple? If we don't succeed, so be it, but I am just not sure United is trying their best.

As for the league. You know, I think we all have exaggerated perception of EPL. And maybe in some years it is somewhat accurate, but I am pretty sure the gap between La Liga and EPL is not THAT huge, especially in seasons like 25/26, in which EPL pretty much sucked. Look at top La Liga teams and tell me their top 4 wouldn't beat any of EPL teams on their day. And those teams get their asses kicked by other teams in La Liga, so...
 
NewGlory said:
Well, he is 10-times better coach than Carrick, and I think Carrick would agree to that, himself. So under any conditions he will do better. Whether he comes or not - yes, that's a question and challenge for our owners. He is the best, and we need to do everything we can to get him, because we want to be the best. It's that simple? If we don't succeed, so be it, but I am just not sure United is trying their best.

As for the league. You know, I think we all have exaggerated perception of EPL. And maybe in some years it is somewhat accurate, but I am pretty sure the gap between La Liga and EPL is not THAT huge, especially in seasons like 25/26, in which EPL pretty much sucked. Look at top La Liga teams and tell me their top 4 wouldn't beat any of EPL teams on their day. And those teams get their asses kicked by other teams in La Liga, so...
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I cannot attest that hes 10 times better than Carrick, definitely more experienced though. I dont think he solves any problems if he arrives right now. I think he solves our problems when we are ready to get to the next level.

Pep, Klopp and so many others struggled in year one.

No other league has squads like EPL bottom half of the table. One need only look at Spurs. Likely getting relegated, yet won Europa League last year and finished 4th in the Champions League table.
 
If Carrick is not going to be the manager next year, his replacement needs to be in place by early June. We can't afford to spend all summer running after a new manager, be it Ancelotti, Enrique, or God, and not give them 2-3 key signings of their choice to start the season with. Seems like we've been playing reset every other year.

I'd far rather sign Carrick to a 1-year contract as soon as next year's CL is guaranteed, give him the summer to get a few key signings (2 CM, ST, LB for me), and tell him a long-term contract will be his if he gets CL for 2027-28.
 
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