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Would you take Conte at United?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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I look at their squad and I don't see it. They had a great period where some of their key players peaked at about the same time. Now, you can argue most of those players are over the hump except Son. Kane will still score lots of goals in the right system but he's not as mobile as he was before he started getting regular injuries.
Its difficult for me to look at the Spurs squad and think its reasonable to expect them to be playing Champions League football. Conte would make them better than they are. However, when you look at the players he had at Inter last season and compare to Spurs...He's going to want replacements and then you're banking on Spurs having the cash to give those.
In a decent position, how? Decent in that Ole delays the inevitable even further?
Yep. I think people who have set their sights on Ten Hag will be disappointed — I don’t think he’s coming here. I think he we will get Rodgers.
Honestly there are no good options until 2023 outside of maybe ten Hag who isn't a guarantee himself. Almost all talented managers moved this summer.
We will be fecked. The manager pool is tiny.
I don't want fecking Rodgers. Ten Haag is possible but a year away. We are a joke.
I don't want fecking Rodgers. Ten Haag is possible but a year away. We are a joke.
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4 of the best managers in the world are going to manage in the Prem.
None at United. We have a guy from Molde.
How incompetent is that?
I like Ten Hag and Potter but come on man, you can't look at the the accomplishments of these 3 coaches and then say Conte is the wrong one.
Potter especially is a risky appointment.
Too passive and too wrapped up in nostalgia.
The team in shambles, an incredible squad being wasted on a manager out of his depth and frequent embarrassing results topped off by the worst result of them all.
But does Old Trafford get angry? Do they feck. They can't be seen to be annoyed at our lad, Ole. They'd rather continue politely golf-clapping shit results instead of getting angry.
I'm not going to spit my dummy out over Conte going to spurs. But if we do end up with Rodgers then I really can't be arsed.
The club would be top of the Champions League group and likely to qualify, if they beat City they will be level with Pep - the club isn't as far up shit creek as some would have you believe.
I suppose if you factor in the fact we usually give managers more time than any other club it would be a longer term appointment than your average for a manager.
Personally speaking, for me it would represent a short term appointment compared to what my preference would be. I prefer the long term strategy personally, not through some naive traditional preference for United specifically, just because I don't think our owners and board are organised and savvy enough to move from one manager to the next and sustain any sort of continuity like Chelsea for example.
I think the board fancy Poch and will see how it pans out with Ole in the coming weeks/months with one eye on PSG's results and how he's doing in Paris. I'd like Ten Haag myself, because I think that's the style of football we need to transition to. So I'm not gutted if Conte goes to Tottenham although I respect him and expect him to do well there, it comes back to personal preference and gut feeling I suppose. A large section of fans just want us to compete immediately and I understand that's a fair opinion.
I'm hoping Xavi takes up the Barca offer and becomes their new Head Coach. Poch could be out of a job come the end of the season so he definitely would be a strong candidate.
The thing is with Conte/Ronaldo you're basically talking the shortest of short term approaches, 18 months to get it right and who knows what damage will be done to some of our brighter talents who will spend a considerable amount of time sitting on the bench, all the while we'll be horrid to watch, to me there's got to be more than either/or when it comes to football style and success.
Didnt conte turn the spurs job down in the summer?
Yeah joking aside, if that happened I would lose my sh*t
I think I already have though, the club in general and results this season have stewed my brain.
I make it that they will go for a new manager.. I’m obviously not a psychic or someone with inside knowledge, so I’m only making an educated guess, but I can’t see Conte changing his mind 4 months later. Fair enough if I’m wrong, but I don’t see it happening.
I don't know, managers emerge every season - what if Potter wins the FA Cup or qualifies for Europe with Brighton? Or some unheard of German manager brings their club top four? Football moves very fast and Man Utd need to ensure they're well positioned to onboard the next top manager. Pep hasn't won the Champions League in ten years and is still widely regarded as the greatest.
The problem is for the majority who don't want Conte (like me) we prefer Ten-Haag, however he cannot be obtained mid season and getting Conte in now ends that plan so it might be we have to take a bit of a hit this season to wait for Ten-Haag, far from ideal but we can't have our cake and eat it unfortunately , also that's not to say Ole should be here until the end of the season, it might be we have to get a care taker in until the end of the season, who that is though i am not quite sure.
He is flying to London mate. Tottenham will accept his terms this time.
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I agree with this, even though I struggle to understand it. Pochettino isn't a better coach than Conte. IMO he's nowhere near Conte.
There's a fairly high chance that Poch will be fired by PSG this season. So he should be available if it all goes completely belly up for Ole. Still...
Has everyone missed the last 12 years. There's no way we're going for someone like ten Hagg.
We will go for someone who is a free agent or stick with Ole.
You guys are living in cuckoo land.
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Conte is about to join Tottenham. Contract could be for one and a half years.
Those accomplishments only came when he was given a chance by Juve after a topsy turvy career which wasn't anything to write home about. Potter would be a less risky appointment than the Conte Juve hired.
feck this club.
Yes, because they didn’t match his ambition. Levy is probably now quite desperate and if Conte does go there it will be because he’s been given assurances that he will be financially backed.
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Silver lining being Conte will likely be available in the Summer even if he goea to Spurs. There's a very good chance Levy won't be ambitious enough for him.
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If this actually happens and we feck this season up because of this downright... (If I speak I'm in big trouble) board, I think I'm seriously gonna stop watching football until the Glazers are out of this club.
Why that short a contract?
I would rather wait and get the right replacement than select someone just because they happen to be available right now. I don't see Conte staying more than 2-3 seasons judging by his career history, then we get to this same stage again. Ten Hag for example could be here for 5+ years and really transform us similar to what Klopp and Guardiola have done.
Conte knows it will take our joke of a board another 1,5 years to sack Solskjaer.Why that short a contract?
And we could have taken that short a contract.Why that short a contract?
hahaha conte pimping himself out like no tomorrow.
first trying to get the man utd job, now he's accepting the tottenham one. Sounds desperate to get back into managing.
first trying to get the man utd job, now he's accepting the tottenham one. Sounds desperate to get back into managing.
Your wrongness gave me momentary hope
It sums us up perfectly. From the greatest manager of all time to a situation where all our rivals have better managers than us. Conte is a fantastic manager but thankfully for us he can cause no harm being at a club like Spurs.
This is hilarious. Conte to Spurs because Ole will survive literally anything.
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