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No. I don't want Mourinho 2.0.
Don't think it'd be like that at all. Would reckon the below would make far more sense:Trying to imagine what a Conte team with this squad would look like (given a couple of likely/possible signings)...
------------------------Keeper
---------Lindelöf----Maguire----Shaw
Hakimi----------------Rice--------------James
--------------McTominay---Fred
-------------Fernandes---Rashford
Just looks fecking dire before you even have to watch them play
All his successful sides were actually quite good going forward and scored plenty of goals. The problem with him is he's a psychopath and throws a tantrum whenever he doesn't have complete backing in the transfer market with his #1 options, so it would be short lived anyway, but he's undoubtedly a top manager while he's there.Depressed seeing over half say yes. feck me, we are in a state.
Wan Bissaka would be bobbins as a wing back, I think he'd just want to buy new there, and I think he'd love a bit of Dan James as much as he likes Moses.Don't think it'd be like that at all. Would reckon the below would make far more sense:
------------------------------Henderson-----------------------------------
--------Lindelof--------------Maguire--------------Shaw------------
AWB--------------Pogba---------Bissouma----------------Telles
---------------------------------Bruno----------------------------------------
---------------Greenwood----------------Rashford-------------------
That's a pretty fecking good team all things considered. All you'd need is a DM/CM who's comfortable holding the midfield - gone for Bissouma but there are several candidates (Rice, Tchouameni, Soumare if not Leicester bound, Camavinga, etc.)
Yeah, you're spot on with AWB. In an ideal world Shaw and Telles would be the wing backs but neither are particularly good on their right foot. I'm also a huge fan of Hakimi so if he's available then the back 3 becomes AWB - Maguire - Lindelof with Hakimi / Shaw as wingbacks.Wan Bissaka would be bobbins as a wing back, I think he'd just want to buy new there, and I think he'd love a bit of Dan James as much as he likes Moses.
Also, aren't his midfields usually one sitter (Brozovic) and a couple of triers (Vecino, Barella)? I'm struggling to see him putting Bruno and Pogba in his middle three.
NoHypothetical situation - would you take Conte at United ? Do you think he would be a good fit ?
Unlike other teams he has managed , we won't sell players , we invest decent money every year.
Unfortunately, I don't think AWB would cut it as a CB even in a three, mainly because he can't head the ball for toffee, but I think the positional mistakes he makes already at RB would be amplified as well. Just really can't see a role for him in the system Conte likes.I'm also a huge fan of Hakimi so if he's available then the back 3 becomes AWB - Maguire - Lindelof with Hakimi / Shaw as wingbacks.
Yeah, that would definitely be a lot easier on the eyes than what I'm imagining it'd be!Conte's midfields have varied depending on the squad generally - at Juve it was Vidal - Pirlo - Pogba, with Pirlo sitting and the other two shuttling box to box for the most part. At Chelsea, it was more of a true midfield partnership - Kante with one of Matic or Fabregas depending on the opposition. I don't think a midfield of Pogba / Bissouma / Bruno would be untenable from Conte's perspective - especially given Bissouma's positional nous.
Perhaps Van Gaal was a ridiculous take, but Mourinho is not. Whatever one thinks of Jose, he’s still “one of the best managers in the world”.Conte is at his prime and his peak years as a manager currently. He's hasn't failed with a single team so far.
LVG was past it and Mourinho was entering his last years at top football.
What a weird comparison. Love or hate the guy, Conte is currently one of the best managers in the world.
I didn't say Mourinho was a bad appointment back then. I was a huge fan of the guy myself.Perhaps Van Gaal was a ridiculous take, but Mourinho is not. Whatever one thinks of Jose, he’s still “one of the best managers in the world”.
There’s not a lot about Conte that would give me confidence of better days ahead for United.
We don't exactly play eye-catching football now, so I don't get this argument.No winning a league title isn’t worth watching a season full of boring, defensive football.
We’re not doing that atm. Unless you see 3 shots in 120 minutes and no tactical plan as attacking football. So if we’re to play shite, we might as well look well drilled and capable of winning something. You can surely see the temptation.Can we not play pleasant attacking footie for once