What will constitute to a "Prem success" according to you?
A coach who has had success in Premier league before?
Almost all managers who have won premier league, have come from overseas.
We need to believe
Your question is a pretty important one; how do you define success? I think that for the moment, the definition of success has to be lowered from title challenge/ CL win (the classic Utd definition of the last 30 years) which I think you are a long distance away from, to establishing an effective and organised style of football, moving with the times. If I was the next Utd manager I’d be cutting my losses on a whole bunch of players- your central midfield for a start, centre backs who aren’t comfortable on the ball, and full backs who can’t consistently attack and add width. I think it’s a tough one, and the short term effects of say, getting rid of Maguire, AWB, McTominay, Fred, Bailly all at financial losses will mean tough times in the short term. But I don’t see another way. Of course you have to believe, I mean literally what other option is there. I just think it’s an awful lot to ask of a relatively young manager without much experience outside of Holland, where Ajax are by far the biggest and richest team.
I know city had money to burn when Pep took over, but he was absolutely ruthless in getting rid of pretty much the whole defence and GK. He realised that you can’t do things by half, and I think that’s been Utd’s problem recently. They’ve brought managers in and on paper committed to wholesale changes but I don’t think they’ve ever really heard the balls to follow it through. To be prepared to sell or bench big money players on huge salaries at whatever cost to the finances of the club. Just my opinion, i definitely don’t have all the answers!