These odds are pure guesswork at the moment based on punters gut instinct on the next manager.
When more info comes from the club we will see a front runner emerge.
Ole Sack Watch
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When more info comes from the club we will see a front runner emerge.
Blanc has been managing in Qatar for a year now. He hasn't managed a single European team ever since he left PSG in 2016. Don't think that will be a good choice at all unless he's just for few months. Knowing us though we might end up hiring him permanently if he wins his first few games so yeah better to try and sign a permanent manager from now to not repeat history.
Apparently he's not enjoying living in Paris. I have no idea if that's true but have seen it repeated a lot across different football outlets. Agree though, very unlikely.
Yup, agreed
Where? What hints?
Nope Jose brought them both through.
Lucien Favre anyone?
he's available atm.
he's available atm.
More like they were both forced on the team considering they have been here until now and weren't sacked alongside Mourinho.
Is Ted Lasso available?
Ole needs to go, but if it’s going to be Brendan Rodgers, don’t bother.
We are in a precarious position in our CL group, and would get in a manager who has been very poor in Europe. No thanks.
We are in a precarious position in our CL group, and would get in a manager who has been very poor in Europe. No thanks.
Lost his way at Dortmund but his overall record there is very impressive.
If they sack Ole
They have to sack Mckenna, Carrick and Phelan (all extended their contract 1 week ago till 2024)
Mckenna, Carrick and Phelan Have the biggest responsibility
Ole doesn’t know nothing about tactics and coaching, they did all that (terrible) job
They have to sack Mckenna, Carrick and Phelan (all extended their contract 1 week ago till 2024)
Mckenna, Carrick and Phelan Have the biggest responsibility
Ole doesn’t know nothing about tactics and coaching, they did all that (terrible) job
Imagine them getting all excited about the "PE teacher" finally getting sacked - only to see him replaced, permanently, with D. Fletcher.I agree. Some posters seem to be panicking about the use of 'caretaker' and the (low) possibility of them becoming the permanent manager
Part of me (a very petty and sadistic part) would enjoy that.
My thoughts exactly. I'd absolutely hate for any of our coaching staff to take over but if it gives us time to look at managers under contract then I'd take it till the end of the season. What's another 6 months after the shitshow we've been seeing for the last 8 years?
Unless Barca poach him first then someone like Ten Hag would be worth the risk. Just because he's not available now doesn't mean he won't be at the end of the season. A progressive, modern thinking manager. What sort of witchcraft is this?
is he not Newcastle bound ?
Best English option
Ranieri would have been a joy as caretaker.
Considering sacking is not even stage of preparing the bid.
Why isnt Luis Enrique on that list
IMO you’ve got it more right than most.
OK so there’s a lot of hate being directed at the man but he has actually done a decent job since he’s been with you and what good would sacking him now do for anyone?
He’s maintained your position towards the top of the premier league and got some good results against big teams (especially us) during the process. I think the vitriol towards him is due to an expectation that you’ll win stuff, which is fair I suppose but it doesn’t mean that he’s not good at his job, it just means that he’s not been exceptional so far.
If I had a say in things then I’d keep him until the end of the season while interviewing and agreeing a start date for Conte or Zidane et al.
I don’t think either would want to jump in suddenly and take over a squad with so many older and / or static players in it because they’d want to put their stamp on the way you play and you simply can’t play modern high press football with your current squad.
I’d want the new manager to be introduced into the club in an observers role by early March, so that whoever it is can form relationships with the rest of your club management structure, and appreciate & identity what they need to change from day one of wearing the big hat.
That way you’d know who you need to pay off or sell and what kind of players you need to bring in, in the summer window, to play the expansive possession football that the likes of Conte / Zidane will insist on.
I don’t think that changing your manager right now has any logic because, despite some pantomime dame wailing from the childish and hysterical, you’ll finish in the top 4 if you don’t change anything and bringing your new man in now would signal to certain players that they’re not wanted, thus fermenting dissent for the rest of the season and possibly derailing the top 4 finish that Ole has already proven himself comfortable in achieving.
What does the Ole out crowd want to do - bring in Fat Sam tomorrow to save you from the relegation that certainly isn’t on the cards?
Don't know much about that.
But anyway, I'm not even sure our board know him so it's totally unrealistic
I have, bro. See the link above. Pogba spoke out after Leicester defeat and Ronaldo also hinted at something in midweek.
he wont come due to national role, otherwise he was my pick ahead of Conte
Why is Rodgers mentioned wtf
Why wouldn't he be?
And Benitez
He's not getting anywhere near OT.He needs to be given 5 more years imo because sacking him will not solve every other problem we have therefore it's not worth doing.
Because it’s just a random list made by sky who know nothing at this stage imo, they’ve just thrown a list of names together most will recognise.
My personal favourite, tactically and in terms of man-management.
But he probably isn't the man for such a big club, fans, media etc.
For his teams to work out well, he needs patience and silence..
Tuchel did. I think the appeal of managing Manchester United and players like Ronaldo, Pogba, Bruno, Rashford etc. is enough for any manager to jump at the opportunity.
They might need to pay a higher signing on bonus than usual or whatever but it's almost two complete seasons (it's only October!), I don't think he'll say no. Seriously, it's either us or some club in worse state like Spurs for him. The answer is easy.
I prefer Conte to Zidane, at least he's proven across multiple clubs.
Because he's not really that good and our rivals have 3 of the best managers on the planet.
He'd be a good choice for caretaker.
He's Irish?
We basically already have him
Yep. Comes across as quite sensible when it comes to pressure. So United probably not for him. But as you mentioned, he is a brilliant tactician.
Would have loved for him to take over the national team after the euros. But unfortunately he wasn't interested.
He'd leave Leicester like he left Celtic, if he had a shot at one of the top 3-4 jobs in English football
Wow, multiple clubs. Zidane won 3 champions league's in a row. Then won La Liga without Ronaldo in his second stint. Either way, looks like Zidane is out.
You know he lived in Paris for 2 years as a player too. He knew what he was going to in that sense so I doubt that is true.
This. We don’t have to keep him around because he’s a club legend, but at the very least he deserves it to be handled the right way. I’d like to think he was informed this morning. He looked like he was expecting it anyway.
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