Erik ten Hag | 2022/23 & 2023/24

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Yes I think so too.

These new guys coming in are looking to be best in class appointments by Sir Jim. Can't say Ten Hag is best in class manager. Ten Hag is a goner for sure.


I think they'll go for someone relatively young, charismatic , hugely ambitious and who's philosophy on the game will align with theirs, while being comfortable in this potential set-up and may have history in the PL already.
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I think they'll go for someone relatively young, charismatic , hugely ambitious and who's philosophy on the game will align with theirs, while being comfortable in this potential set-up and may have history in the PL already.
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Yeah, I can picture it being De Zerbi, I think Alonso will go Leverkusen.
 
You have mentioned 16 players there - I wonder what the general consensus would be about those players being of the required standard to win the league and challenge for the champions league? My opinion is, maybe, 4.

I'm not even saying top 4, I'm saying it should be good enough to play decent football
 
I think they'll go for someone relatively young, charismatic , hugely ambitious and who's philosophy on the game will align with theirs, while being comfortable in this potential set-up and may have history in the PL already.
Yeah, I can picture it being De Zerbi, I think Alonso will go Leverkusen.

Sebastian Hoeneß is also worth a closer look.
 
I think they'll go for someone relatively young, charismatic , hugely ambitious and who's philosophy on the game will align with theirs, while being comfortable in this potential set-up and may have history in the PL already.
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Oh I'd 100% support this move.
 
Is that true about de boer? :lol:
It was a rumour, but he managed to really fall out with a bunch of the players, especially the defenders, in his short time there. Some snippets:

‘The former Ajax and Inter boss was made aware of cliques in the squad who had been upset by him playing in training, something that baffled De Boer as, if anything, professionals should be motivated at being shown up by a retiree more than 10 years their senior in many cases rather than threatened by it.’

‘De Boer would pick balls out of the sky, swivel on the spot and then ping one into the top corner in front of the Palace squad. It was unnecessary and smacked of arrogance.’

”Introverted’ is one way to describe De Boer. Those who have worked with the Dutchman over the past 77 days might offer up far less complimentary descriptions. ‘Difficult to get along with,’ said one Crystal Palace source. ‘A bit of a weirdo,’ said another.’
 
I will stand by what I have said before, he will have time until either end of next season or very deep into it regardless of results (even if we continue being as inept as we have been for the last several months and are lingering in bottom half) and I expect him to be fully supported in the market come Summer.

And it won’t even take much for him to stay beyond next season, our standards are that low.
I read Berradas outlook on managers is if they are not improving the team in two seasons then they are not the right manager, so on that condition he will be gone in the summer, unless we improve dramatically
 
I dont want to see ETH sacked until the end of the season and only if performances do not improve. On a mischievous note if we are looking for a new manager in the summer how would the people on here feel about Xabi Alonso. Putting aside ill feelings because of his playing career, He has Leverkusen flying in Germany and every manager he has played for speaks about him having an incredible football brain and could be the next great manager with some saying he could be a new Pep. It could be an inspired appointment with the new setup being muted.
 
I dont want to see ETH sacked until the end of the season and only if performances do not improve. On a mischievous note if we are looking for a new manager in the summer how would the people on here feel about Xabi Alonso. Putting aside ill feelings because of his playing career, He has Leverkusen flying in Germany and every manager he has played for speaks about him having an incredible football brain and could be the next great manager with some saying he could be a new Pep. It could be an inspired appointment with the new setup being muted.

I wouldn't mind him with a structure in place that will enable him to replicate at OT what he's currently doing in Leverkusen. The Bundesliga is a great environment for young managers to thrive and make a name for themselves, exactly because they are being trusted by their clubs. And most clubs in Germany are more than willing to embrace new technologies and methods to assist the manager in his job. At United, the refusal to even understand why change is necessary has created an intolerably toxic environment. On here, you get many people suggesting that the manager should have minimal input in who comes and goes (can't blame them) without even realizing how detrimental this can be to a strategy that has the delegation of duties at its core or how it can steer away possible candidates for the job.

I don't care that he played for Liverpool, either. It's not that we're going after Gerrard. In my eyes, he's one of the best holding midfielders ever, with a skill-set and football brain that allowed him to play for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and win everything there is with his NT. A classy player on the pitch, very calm, measured, respectful and informative as a manager. He definitely seems like someone who would approach the job with the appropriate respect and without prejudices, if he believes that United are the best option for him. Does he imagine himself getting the big money in the PL by landing the gig at Anfield? He probably does. I also think he'll be disappointed because, the way i see it, Klopp isn't going anywhere. Who knows, if he's as good as people think, perhaps there's a great football story to be written here.

Having said that, i think that, for the time being, INEOS will focus on their network to find solutions. Potter and De Zerbi seem to be the frontrunners, if ETH gets the sack. The latest tweets indicate that our new CEO is familiar with Brighton's model and the managers it "creates". I think they'll start there and look to expand their network rather than going for what may seem like another oddball managerial appointment with zero groundwork behind it.
 
I'll see where Leverkusen finish this season before lavishing too much praise on them and , more importantly, Alonso.
No doubt he's doing a good job but we've been here before and I'm a little surprised he's already being earmarked as Ancelotti's replacements at Madrid so soon.

I personally think you need to have a big personality to manage a top club, alongside obvious very good managerial capabilities.
I don't think Alonso has much personality, if I'm being honest.
 
I'll see where Leverkusen finish this season before lavishing too much praise on them and , more importantly, Alonso.
No doubt he's doing a good job but we've been here before and I'm a little surprised he's already being earmarked as Ancelotti's replacements at Madrid so soon.

I personally think you need to have a big personality to manage a top club, alongside obvious very good managerial capabilities.
I don't think Alonso has much personality, if I'm being honest.

Alonso looks as boring as Mauricio Pochettino. Both really good managers mind.
 
Does he imagine himself getting the big money in the PL by landing the gig at Anfield? He probably does. I also think he'll be disappointed because, the way i see it, Klopp isn't going anywhere.
That might not bother him. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Alonso replace Tuchel in München after this season. He has that standing there that they would go for him, and if he wins the league they have a good reason to sack Tuchel. Can still take over Liverpool or Real after that
 
That might not bother him. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Alonso replace Tuchel in München after this season. He has that standing there that they would go for him, and if he wins the league they have a good reason to sack Tuchel. Can still take over Liverpool or Real after that

That's a possibility and a scenario that wouldn't surprise anyone. Although i feel the Bayern Munich job is a tricky one for managers who still have everything to prove at the highest level. You can win a couple of easy league titles to put on your CV, but ultimately, it's the CL campaigns that everyone is looking at for proof. Not even someone as established as Pep has avoided that measure stick. Real Madrid have always been a very particular and idiosyncratic club. Nobody can tell whether they are a good match for each other until they try each other's company. Might go well, might go awry as well. I also believe that a lot of their recent success is down to both Zizou and Carlo keeping as simple as possible. Not exactly the group that would welcome headstrong system managers with open arms. As for Liverpool, i believe that Klopp will retire there. His brand of football is just as perfect for the PL as was Ferguson's back in the day. He'll manage to keep then as top competitors with a few tweaks here and there. Anyway, as i mentioned, i don't think Alonso's on our radar in this transitional period. But it's not always as straightforward as it looks.
 
I think the first three PL games after this little break will be make or break for him... I really hope we will see massive improvement after some time to really put some work into the training and work with his players, plus Martinez and Casemiro coming back, and Hojlund who started to show some muscle..

Wolves AWAY, West Ham HOME, Villa AWAY.. I really think we need a minimum of 7 points there for him to keep his seat and play needs to improve..

Then Luton AWAY and Fulham HOME after that just need to be 6 points and convincing wins.. Then you have the City game where you can show how much you have grown .
 
If ETH survives this season and gets a long-term contract, the best I see him doing is finishing within 5 -10 points of the league champions of the next few seasons, whoever it might be. There's just too many flaws in his style over 38 games.

If all the planets and stars align, we might fluke one single PL or CL but I see that as very unlikely.

He's not a bad manager, but he's not really a multiple PL winning one either, even with a good structure behind him.
 
I think the first three PL games after this little break will be make or break for him... I really hope we will see massive improvement after some time to really put some work into the training and work with his players, plus Martinez and Casemiro coming back, and Hojlund who started to show some muscle..

Wolves AWAY, West Ham HOME, Villa AWAY.. I really think we need a minimum of 7 points there for him to keep his seat and play needs to improve..

Then Luton AWAY and Fulham HOME after that just need to be 6 points and convincing wins.. Then you have the City game where you can show how much you have grown .
There's no chance he's getting 13 points from the next 5 games.
 
If ETH survives this season and gets a long-term contract, the best I see him doing is finishing within 5 -10 points of the league champions of the next few seasons, whoever it might be. There's just too many flaws in his style over 38 games.

If all the planets and stars align, we might fluke one single PL or CL but I see that as very unlikely.

He's not a bad manager, but he's not really a multiple PL winning one either, even with a good structure behind him.
What? That would be a good return and he will be regard as a good manager if Pep and Klopp are still in EPL.

The more realistic question is that if he can even finish within 10 points behind the champions consistently for the next few years.
 
There's no chance he's getting 13 points from the next 5 games.

I feel he must... A minimum of 11 I think is required... We cannot afford losses against West Ham or Spurs and Wolves, Luton, Fulham must be won.. Any other scenario and we would be drifting further away from where we want/need to be..
 
I feel he must... A minimum of 11 I think is required... We cannot afford losses against West Ham or Spurs and Wolves, Luton, Fulham must be won.. Any other scenario and we would be drifting further away from where we want/need to be..
We're just drifting to the end of the season until he's replaced. It hardly matters at this point.

3 away games in the next 5 will be very few points as we know by now under him.
 
If ETH survives this season and gets a long-term contract, the best I see him doing is finishing within 5 -10 points of the league champions of the next few seasons, whoever it might be. There's just too many flaws in his style over 38 games.

If all the planets and stars align, we might fluke one single PL or CL but I see that as very unlikely.

He's not a bad manager, but he's not really a multiple PL winning one either, even with a good structure behind him.

There's no amount of luck in the world that would ever have him win PL or CL, it just simply is impossible for a coach of his ability and will never happen. If we stick with him it's because we accept top 4 is the goal and we don't actually intend to compete for major trophies.
 
There's no amount of luck in the world that would ever have him win PL or CL, it just simply is impossible for a coach of his ability and will never happen. If we stick with him it's because we accept top 4 is the goal and we don't actually intend to compete for major trophies.
Worse coaches have won those trophies.
 
We're just drifting to the end of the season until he's replaced. It hardly matters at this point.

3 away games in the next 5 will be very few points as we know by now under him.

I feel he has an almost unprecendented preperation period for the upcoming series of games with an almost fully available squad.. He should have time now to implement his playing style, rest the players that need rest, work with the players that need attention and work on the team cohesion.. With an almost entirely fully available squad..

He needs to perform and deliver right now, there are hardly any excuses..
 
I feel he has an almost unprecendented preperation period for the upcoming series of games with an almost fully available squad.. He should have time now to implement his playing style, rest the players that need rest, work with the players that need attention and work on the team cohesion.. With an almost entirely fully available squad..

He needs to perform and deliver right now, there are hardly any excuses..
You mean like last season? He also had a full squad at the start of the season. What do we think is suddenly going to change? Would love to be proved wrong, but the idea there is going to be some huge metamorphosis in how we play seems unlikely
 
There's no amount of luck in the world that would ever have him win PL or CL, it just simply is impossible for a coach of his ability and will never happen. If we stick with him it's because we accept top 4 is the goal and we don't actually intend to compete for major trophies.

I think its already decided that he is gone at the end of the season now that top 4 is pretty much gone, Erik is clearly way out of his depth at this level and im suprised he has lasted this long as the abysmul performance against Spurs should have been the last straw.
 
I think its already decided that he is gone at the end of the season now that top 4 is pretty much gone, Erik is clearly way out of his depth at this level and im suprised he has lasted this long as the abysmul performance against Spurs should have been the last straw.

I still have the feeling he can turn this around.. But being a massive Ajax fan as well and having experienced his impact there as well I'm biased for sure and can hardly blame people who purely judge him on his United stint having lost faith..
 
I feel he must... A minimum of 11 I think is required... We cannot afford losses against West Ham or Spurs and Wolves, Luton, Fulham must be won.. Any other scenario and we would be drifting further away from where we want/need to be..
We've been saying this for some time now. "He needs to do better in the next x games", "if it's that bad at the end of December then sack him" etc, and it's still bad. There's really nothing to suggest things are going to get significantly better in general. Remember, we've been shite for some time now, it's not just this season. He's very likely a caretaker manager now if the new people in charge have any idea what they're doing. He'll probably only get sacked if we drift into near relegation zone. Otherwise, sack him at the end of the season and get someone competent in then.
 
We've been saying this for some time now. "He needs to do better in the next x games", "if it's that bad at the end of December then sack him" etc, and it's still bad. There's really nothing to suggest things are going to get significantly better in general. Remember, we've been shite for some time now, it's not just this season. He's very likely a caretaker manager now if the new people in charge have any idea what they're doing. He'll probably only get sacked if we drift into near relegation zone. Otherwise, sack him at the end of the season and get someone competent in then.

Casemiro and Martinez returning will hopefully improve things... if not, ETH is in even bigger trouble than he already is.
 
Not a chance he is here next season. No where near good enough. Not even in the top 10 best managers in the EPL. If Hes best in class its not a Football management class.
 
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