For sure, I do not want Southgate. I think Frank fits the head coach position down to a tee and will happily trust a recruitment team, like he's done at Brentford. What I would say he's more tranistion-based, than possession-based, but that doesn't bother me personally. He certainly has charisma, but has a touch of the Keegans about him with his meltdowns post our games. Certainly is a risk and a big step up, but he does deserve a shot at a bigger club in the league, so I understand it.
I think he has shown he deserves an opportunity to see what he can do at the next level, he's clearly a good coach and with INEOS appearing to be moving to that kind of structure, he's a solid choice for that transition.
For sure, but I think that's more a tick in Frank's box than a mark against him. Apologies if that is what you mean too!
Of course, but you only get experience by getting opportunities. You've previously mentioned Arteta as a good coach, no? He didn't have any sort of pedigree to suggest he'd do as well as he has.
I think it's unfair to say Frank isn't highly rated. In the league, I think he'll be one of the most respected. He's the 2nd longest serving manager in the league, now Klopp has gone.
He was one of the main candidates for the Chelsea job.
I mean it's Chelsea. They're not exactly known for good decision making lately.
It's a bad decision to go with Maresca over Frank in my opinion.
Who has turned United down?
If Ten Hag had taken us as far backwards as Frank took Brentford this season he'd have already been sacked. Appointing him would be epitome of change for the sake of change.
To be fair, he lost all his best attacking players for most of the season (Toney, Mbuemo), in an already low quality squad. I think you can let him off this season.
Why? Ten Hag isn't afforded that luxury for being without any proper defence for basically the entire season, despite that defence being absolute critical to the way the team both defends and attacks. And that's without the ridiculous injuries everywhere else on the pitch too. It's not one rule for one, and one rule for another.
I am consistent with Ten Hag on this? I was never in the camp to sack him because of this and other factors, but understand the need for change. I think losing a player like Toney to Brentford, is very different to having injuries at United. The squad should be constructed better.
It should be constructed better, but that's on the club rather than the manager isn't it. Part of why I expect things to improve over the next couple of years now we are finally building a proper structure and will hopefully start letting players go who we know aren't good enough but are paid at a level we cannot replace them without them leaving.
He was missing key players in an already poor and lightweight squad. Somebody else said it on here a few weeks ago, if Kieran McKenna keeps Ipswich up next season and ends up turning them into a stable PL club, many United fans will be clamouring for him in the next few seasons and rightfully so. Thomas Frank took up a Brentford team a few years ago that's probably on a similar level to Ipswich this year and they've never been in danger of being relegated. Brentford are now considered a stable PL club who are capable of giving the top teams in the league problems. He's done an incredible job there.
️If you’re going 6/7 CBs deep and both LBs are injured I’d say it’s not just a case of squad construction but even if we take that approach United should plan transfers better as a club regardless of manager.
