Best manager to suit our current squad.

Oo0AahCantona said:
Seen it phrased around a few threads of late that we need another rebuild, players are crap etc.

We can’t afford another rebuild even if that was the case, we’ve just spunked 600m on ETHs old Ajax mates.

Who is the best manager in world football that could work with what we currently have and how would they play?
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Surely you mean best available manager.
 
It's surprising how INEOS missed out on Flick when he was available for any job for the whole year. Now I am making myself believe that Flick is just reaping the benefits of what Xavi built. I'm going to send some emails to Xavi.
 
devilish said:
We can name a horde of managers but most won't be coming to United. In my opinion we need a manager that

a- he understands the EPL and what Manchester United is all about. I know that such a thing is a bit cringy but we had too many managers who spent hundreds of millions on players from some shit league and on tiny CBs only to notice later on that such things do not work in the EPL. They ended up with them leaving and us footing the bill for their mistakes. The next manager must know what the EPL is all about and the constant media attention United gets.

b- he needs to be good in man management and he must make do with most of what he has. We can't have another manager who expect half the squad to just vanish so he can bring his mates

In my opinion Emery would do the trick. He had managed two clubs in the EPL already and his tactics aren't that different to what we've got, he had worked at Arsenal so he knows the pressure of managing a top EPL club. As interim I'd go for Mancini. He's EPL proven and his tactics won't require a serious overhaul of our squad
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Pochettino would be in the picture if he was available.
 
Just bring Ole back till the end of the season.If Mckena is IT, bring him at the end of the season,also on a short term contract (max 2 years).

Zero transfer control or football style decisions from the managers should be the norm at our club unless they really earn it over a long period of time. We really should give our managers way less power than we do.

Red Bull model should be our aspiration. Top to bottom football structure, where the manager is solely responsible delivering a project that is clearly defined from club football structure.
 
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I feel like Amorim would work.

Was previously critical that his play requires lots of legwork from the wide areas but I think only Naglesmann eclipses him for a manager where they provide a good foundation to build from.
 
At this moment, a psychologist has a higher priority rather than a new manager. The whole team has lost passion in playing club football. It looks like they have lost the hunger and winning mentality for the manager even for the club.

Back to the topic, just bring back Ole or Carrick and finish this season. Don’t expect much to the league, local cups, and the europa cup. Just let this go until the end. Then a huge clearance is much needed.
 
I honestly don't know anymore.

Since SAF and those well balanced squads we had under him it really didn't matter how good/accomplished the managers were, none of them had much success.

Moyes, van Gaal, Mourinho, Solskjaer, Rangnick, Ten Haag

At one point you have to think it's not a manager problem ...
 
Should appoint David Moyes as interim until the end of the season. He would tighten the margins and get results. He gets to restore a bit more of his reputation while we qualify for Europe and can review at the end of the season.
 
GameOn said:
I honestly don't know anymore.

Since SAF and those well balanced squads we had under him it really didn't matter how good/accomplished the managers were, none of them had much success.

Moyes, van Gaal, Mourinho, Solskjaer, Rangnick, Ten Haag

At one point you have to think it's not a manager problem ...
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If it's not the manager, and it can't be the players as we have changed so many. Then what is the problem?
 
I'm honestly not sure what our best 11 is with everyone fit and available and it's hard to see where everybody fits. We have some players that look like they could thrive in a more possession based system and some that i'm sure would just love us to defend deep and counter, especially against the big teams.

We do need change though. This won't get better otherwise.
 
The-Mezzala said:
Potentially Iraola looking around the league. I also like his style of football. We should get him now before another club comes in
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Fully agree.. I watched the whole of the Villa Bournemouth game yesterday, and Bournemouth were excellent.. Players seem to know their roles, they keep the ball well and create chances from different avenues.
 
It's a big ask to find the right manager but basically we need someone who will play youth players since they are arguably our best hope right now. Even if inconsistent in some cases, the likes of Garnacho, Hojlund, Mainoo, Amad and Yoro are really our best bet to arrive to some semblance of a team.

We also need someone who will be able to drop underperforming players and has a big enough personality to put the likes of Bruno and Rashford on the bench when they are underperforming.

We also need someone who can get a tune out of the new players.
 
KiD MoYeS said:
Problem is, our squad is very much a Ten Hag squad.
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Nah. The squad is much better now than what EtH inherited. For the first time since Moyes I don't think a new manager has a squad excuse. Yes it lacks some firepower and we need a new left back but that's something the new manager can figure out.

Our other squads were fill with mediocre, old garbage on inflated wages. Our squad only has Antony (assuming Sancho is gone) and Rashford is the only one on such wages that were stuck with him for some time. Other players we could more easily get rid off if we wanted.
 
Get real lads - there is no way we are forking out compensation. The biscuit tin needs to be replenished. The best bet is to get a good interim who can get results, which is why Moyes would be a safe pair of hands until July.
 
The real question is who is the best available coach to suit our current squad?
 
Snow said:
Nah. The squad is much better now than what EtH inherited. For the first time since Moyes I don't think a new manager has a squad excuse. Yes it lacks some firepower and we need a new left back but that's something the new manager can figure out.

Our other squads were fill with mediocre, old garbage on inflated wages. Our squad only has Antony (assuming Sancho is gone) and Rashford is the only one on such wages that were stuck with him for some time. Other players we could more easily get rid off if we wanted.
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Casemiro?
 
Ancelotti would have been a good appointment right after Sir Alex. He specializes in guiding established players with a recent pedigree and culture of winning like that veteran Chelsea side he took over and his two best sides Milan and Real. He is not someone who will build though and have his imprint on a team that needs to be given a personality. The most successful teams in the PL over the past decade had at the helm club builders who molded their teams in their image; Pep, Klopp and to a lesser extent Arteta. If we are where City are when he leaves, there is no better appointment than Ancelotti but we are not.
 
devilish said:
We can name a horde of managers but most won't be coming to United. In my opinion we need a manager that

a- he understands the EPL and what Manchester United is all about. I know that such a thing is a bit cringy but we had too many managers who spent hundreds of millions on players from some shit league and on tiny CBs only to notice later on that such things do not work in the EPL. They ended up with them leaving and us footing the bill for their mistakes. The next manager must know what the EPL is all about and the constant media attention United gets.

b- he needs to be good in man management and he must make do with most of what he has. We can't have another manager who expect half the squad to just vanish so he can bring his mates

In my opinion Emery would do the trick. He had managed two clubs in the EPL already and his tactics aren't that different to what we've got, he had worked at Arsenal so he knows the pressure of managing a top EPL club. As interim I'd go for Mancini. He's EPL proven and his tactics won't require a serious overhaul of our squad
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Couldn't agree more.

What's really impressive about Flick is how he made a lot of players look better. Raphinha was written off but a lot of people, but a good manager is getting the best out of him.

I want a manager who could get something out of the likes of Rashford and Mount, to get Bruno to his best again, and a lot of other good players that we probably we'll end up selling if things stay the same.
 
Red Rash said:
It's a big ask to find the right manager but basically we need someone who will play youth players since they are arguably our best hope right now. Even if inconsistent in some cases, the likes of Garnacho, Hojlund, Mainoo, Amad and Yoro are really our best bet to arrive to some semblance of a team.

We also need someone who will be able to drop underperforming players and has a big enough personality to put the likes of Bruno and Rashford on the bench when they are underperforming.

We also need someone who can get a tune out of the new players.
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Thomas Frank, PL experience, would take the challenge on, definitely drop Bruno and play his son Eriksen, he’d develop Chido and Rasmus into a ruthless twin danish attack, he’ll get loads out of Amad and he’ll bring Brian Mbeumo who at 25 is rapidly becoming one of the top 3 Right wingers in the PL.

Plus we score a few goals in the first minute of the game!
 
In reality we probably need to give up trying to be a pound shop Ajax and have a coach who specialises in transitions.

We seem to have thought we could evolve into some version of a team that dominates the ball and presses high out of possession, and uses patient build up to score goals. Honestly, I don't see it.

We were better off under Ole until we decided to radically change our playing style. Whether that was to suit Ronaldo or just cos we thought we had to take the game to opponents I dunno. But it hasn't worked and hundreds of millions spent hasn't changed the basic strengths of the squad.
 
Someone said:
Couldn't agree more.

What's really impressive about Flick is how he made a lot of players look better. Raphinha was written off but a lot of people, but a good manager is getting the best out of him.

I want a manager who could get something out of the likes of Rashford and Mount, to get Bruno to his best again, and a lot of other good players that we probably we'll end up selling if things stay the same.
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We all agree but Emery is not leaving Villa for United right now, we should have tried to do this in the summer?
 
Yeah, I think I would go for Xavi, I think this is more if a tiki taka side.

Not sure it's going to work in the prem but holy shit will there be engagement, likes you've never seen.
 
Thomas Frank would be an interesting appointment. Has done underrated work at Brentford.
 
eire-red said:
Thomas Frank would be an interesting appointment. Has done underrated work at Brentford.
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(The obvious counter to what I'm going to say is "well Ten Hag had that")

Part of me would want a manager who's been either in a number of jobs or a job for a few years where they successfully get a 60/65%+ win rate.

I just think that the expectation to win that percentage of games is a unique pressure that should be taken into account.

Still, I was delighted when we appointed Van Gaal, Mourinho and Ten Hag. So I know piss all. Just a factor worth considering possibly.
 
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