I remember Liverpool fans used to argue which player was board signing and which player was Rodgers signing (unsurprisingly all failed ones are Rodgers when he was poor).
Feck dude, let's just pretend this car crash of a conversation never happened.
Sure, I agree, cheers.
Actually, that was what I actually meant. Adapting or changing tactic to the players at his disposal can also means that ETH is flexible to tweak a bit here and there in his style of play.
Spot on!
This is one of the biggest myths in football. It’s a team game for a reason.
Exactly. People seem to completely ignore what happened to an all conquering Real Madrid when they only had good managers like Benitez or Lopetegui.
We were shocking last season. We went through two managers who both underperformed. All our players had a crisis of confidence and we’re visibly playing worse than their top level. If you think that is the limit of these players then we are miles off in our estimations. We comfortably finished 3rd and 2nd the years prior without ever really looking great but at least better than last season. I honestly don’t see how you can expect the same position in the table with a new manager and a massive summer budget. You’re basically saying you don’t think ETH is capable of getting us playing us better than this past season and that’s an incredibly low bar.
Yep there’s been too many examples to count of good players underperforming only for the right manager to come into play.
As mentioned here, some of those players were former Ten Hag players that really didn't fit into the Ajax philosophy and mostly the really reliable journalists who mentioned that Ten Hag wanted those players.
Exactly!
It is a team game, but United have failed to build a balanced team since SAF.
I literally told you the opposite, I told you that we finished where we deserved and had no free fall because that's an irrefutable fact. I'm also telling you that a decent coach wouldn't see us finish easily in the top 4, though a very good manager that has a crucial impact could.
And in the vast majority of those seasons we have had a shocker and sacked the manager. If we I do you expect ETH is the real deal then he will get top 4 or at least get very close. If he’s not up to it then he will falter and be unable to improve us from the shambles we have become this season. Managers have to earn that confidence through meeting minimum expectations. At a minimum we should be better than Arsenal, Spurs and West Ham next season who all have comsosderably weaker squads and less transfer money this summer. A real world class manager worth his salt would be looking at Chelsea as well for what they are.
Like I say it could honestly go any which way.
Yeh we’ve failed to build a team due to the failings of our hierarchy and managers in combination. However, just because we’ve failed to do it doesn’t mean we should just abandon trying to as that’s the end goal of being a decent team. Many of our individuals have shown much higher levels either for Utd or elsewhere and we should be elevating players not making them regress. Frankly that’s not in the players when it’s happening to every single one of them.
Yeh sounds like you’ve checked out mentally which to be honest is reflective of me this last third of the season and I honestly don’t blame you. I am however optimistic that ETH will lift is out this shambles provided he can sign the right players this summer.
Welcome!
Oh well n truly checked out!
Well I hope you’re right.
He doesn't have full control over player recruitment. That's exactly what the whole football structure under Murtough is designed not to do. Ten Hag obviously will indicate his needs, will be part of the conversation, and I think it's been said that he has a veto (no players he really doesn't want). But he won't run the recruitment side, that's not his job.
This is the way
They're so bad at. Even the ones that roll up their teammate's leg when they try to control it. They're professional footballers FFS.
Great post. Thank you.
It's funny because the CAF cried out for a DOF for years.
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Looks like he thought Woodward was a clown
Who is his only follower?
So what do you mean exactly by 'big influence/control' and what is your claim based on?
Positive if van Gaal isn't slating the setup.
"He has a lot of confidence. So, who is I to say something about that", then gave a little smirk.
. But seemed like not many noticed his joke.