Ultimately, he delivered two trophies. Thank you for that.
He gave opportunities to some young players (Mainoo, Garnacho, etc.) who will hopefully progress further and become important to our future. Thank you for that.
I have no doubt that he wanted to succeed, he seems like a genuinely nice guy, but the problem, as seen with managers far more experienced than him before, was that the club needed a huge overhaul from top to bottom.
ETH dealt with Ronaldo and Sancho the way SAF would have dealt with them - Question me and you are gone. SAF did it with Keano, Becks and other players.
The job was simply too big for him as it was Jose, LVG..
And so, the question is.. "What is the job?"
SAF/Gill.. controlled the club, they were aligned on many things and fortunately most worked out, but clubs aren't run that way anymore.
I completely agree that regardless of who the manager is, the style of play, the ethos of what United are (or want to be) should be the benchmark.
But, for too long we have allowed the manager to do his own thing, backroom then do their own thing and bring in players for commercial appeal and it becomes a total mess.
I do truly believe that we are going in the right direction. ETH was caught up in the before and after with the way things were compared to how are going to be. Sadly, it was right to let him go.
The next manager is coming into a 'supposed' solid backroom.
There is no excuse now.
We have, from what we are told, the best people behind the scenes, we have a vision.
We all know that on their day, our players are bloody good.
So, ETH, Thank you for trying your best. Thank you for the cups. Thank you for giving opportunities to younger players. Thank you for dealing with off-field issues. Thank you for dealing with regime changes.
This is a human. A man. A husband. A Father. Our ex manager.
Let's wish him well.