Laurent Blanc as manager?

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Manchester United have approached Laurent Blanc to take over from Louis van Gaal as manager, according to reports in France.

Blanc made 75 appearances for the Red Devils between 2001 and 2003 and is currently Paris Saint-Germain boss, where the Frenchman has won back-to-back Ligue 1 titles.

Le 10 Sport say United have made contact with the 50-year-old to take over the reigns at Old Trafford either during the season or at the end of the campaign.

Current United manager Van Gaal has found himself under an enormous amount of pressure as a result of the side’s performances this season.

It’s understood Jose Mourinho is also on a shortlist of candidates to replace the Dutch boss.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/08/manch...is-van-gaal-as-manager-5611437/#ixzz3whRGyrGW

Laurent Blanc?! :wenger:
Still can't believe he's thought of as a top manager in the high echelons of football management.
No thanks!
thoughts?
 
Member 5225 said:
Manchester United have approached Laurent Blanc to take over from Louis van Gaal as manager, according to reports in France.

Blanc made 75 appearances for the Red Devils between 2001 and 2003 and is currently Paris Saint-Germain boss, where the Frenchman has won back-to-back Ligue 1 titles.

Le 10 Sport say United have made contact with the 50-year-old to take over the reigns at Old Trafford either during the season or at the end of the campaign.

Current United manager Van Gaal has found himself under an enormous amount of pressure as a result of the side’s performances this season.

It’s understood Jose Mourinho is also on a shortlist of candidates to replace the Dutch boss.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/08/manch...is-van-gaal-as-manager-5611437/#ixzz3whRGyrGW

Laurent Blanc?! :wenger:
Still can't believe he's thought of as a top manager in the high echelons of football management.
No thanks!
thoughts?
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Why not, whats wrong with him?
 
Problem with him is despite doing a very good job at PSG at the moment, we won't know how good he is until he goes to a more competitive league.
 
With Ancelotti gone to Bayern and Pep seemingly leaning towards City, how many other top managers are available? I wouldn't mind Mourinho or Blanc.
 
In a world where Mark Hughes is being talked up as a potential candidate, I think Laurent Blanc would be acceptable.
 
Stack said:
Why not, whats wrong with him?
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Is he world class? What has he actually achieved?
Doesn't seem to be a huge personality or a genuis footballing mind.
(maybe I was so annoyed at him as a footballer that it's affecting my judgement on him as a manager)...
 
Member 5225 said:
Is he world class? What has he actually achieved?
Doesn't seem to be a huge personality or a genuis footballing mind.
(maybe I was so annoyed at him as a footballer that it's affecting my judgement on him as a manager)...
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What are you basing this on?
 
Member 5225 said:
Is he world class? What has he actually achieved?
Doesn't seem to be a huge personality or a genuis footballing mind.
(maybe I was so annoyed at him as a footballer that it's affecting my judgement on him as a manager)...
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Was a great footballer.
 
He's a good manager, and is most likely going to renew at PSG. Luckily for you he probably isn't high in our thoughts, nor us in his.
 
He managed to break Lyon's seven year dominance Ligue 1 with Bordeaux of all teams. Can't be that bad of a manager. Not sure I'd want him here, but it's not that absurd of an idea.
 
Blanc could be fantastic but we really don't know what he could do in this crazy league.

The proven articles are Pep and Jose. Why take a pass on either of them for Laurent?
 
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hah yeah not much tbh.
Was so average for us, he totally annoyed me.

Plus didn't he have a major feck-up at Bordeaux and also at France?
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The season after he won the league with Bordeaux, they were running away with the title for most of the season and then completely threw it away at the end. I guess you could consider that a major feck up, but the fact that he got them there in the first place was very impressive.

Definitely underperformed with a talented France team, but in knockout cup competitions those things happen.
 
Sigma said:
Problem with him is despite doing a very good job at PSG at the moment, we won't know how good he is until he goes to a more competitive league.
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He's already won the same league with a different team when it was very competitive. Did very well in Europe with them too.
 
I remember how they topped CL group with Bayern and Juventus, very impressive season.
 
He's a good manager, but it seems to me that he's happy at PSG and they're happy with him.
 
Member 5225 said:
Is he world class? What has he actually achieved?
Doesn't seem to be a huge personality or a genuis footballing mind.
(maybe I was so annoyed at him as a footballer that it's affecting my judgement on him as a manager)...
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Wasn't his footballing mind one of his biggest assets as a player? I remember Fergie raving about his knowledge and understanding of the game, and in his book about how he analysed the training sessions at United. He had him marked as a promising coach years ago.
 
diarm said:
Wasn't his footballing mind one of his biggest assets as a player? I remember Fergie raving about his knowledge and understanding of the game, and in his book about how he analysed the training sessions at United. He had him marked as a promising coach years ago.
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ugh just seems so bland
 
lem8sh said:
I'd take anyone at this stage over Giggs/LVG
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I'd gladly give him a go if pep and mourinho aren't available, but at least mourinho is so he should be the obvious choice, yes he can be an ass but not as much as LVB.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
He's done fairly well in the CL.
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So did Moyes.

Sarni said:
He's already won the same league with a different team when it was very competitive. Did very well in Europe with them too.
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He's won the league with 8 and 9 points to spare scoring 84 and 83 goals, having the highest goal difference by a lot. Not very competitive in my book.
 
I'm not so sure he'd want to come.

PSG will pay him similar to what we'd offer, he's French and managing the best team by far in France. PSG are also currently a much better side than us.
 
Sigma said:
He's won the league with 8 and 9 points to spare scoring 84 and 83 goals, having the highest goal difference by a lot. Not very competitive in my book.
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He won the league with Bordeaux when it was competitive in 2009.
 
DWelbz19 said:
He won the league with Bordeaux when it was competitive in 2009.
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OK, in fairness to him, I didn't know that. That does make him a bit more credible but the point still stands. That was only 1 year and the French league is quite different to the Premier League. I wouldn't mind seeing him as our manager but I think it would be riskier than some other choices.
 
Bwuk said:
I'm not so sure he'd want to come.

PSG will pay him similar to what we'd offer, he's French and managing the best team by far in France. PSG are also currently a much better side than us.
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The challenge of managing a bigger and better supported club? He's not going to be managing PSG all his career you'd expect.
 
Where's that quote about him not wanting to be a manager but rather a director of football or something like that?
 
I do not really have much of an opinion when it comes to whether or not Laurent Blanc would be a good manager for us(especially since I here is just a coach at PSG). But, I find it silly that people write off Blanc's success with PSG or the season Di Maria is having with them because of the strength of the league. No matter how weak you think Ligue 1 is PSG would curb stomp us right now and would probably do the same to City and Arsenal.
 
We need to ask ourselves what kind of success do we aim to achieve when it comes to making the next appointment. It is strange this idea that on the shortlist, it should be Pep or Mourinho for example as they offer very different things and it screams of a lack of planning and structure. If we want to be a club that is competitive, capable of winning a trophy now and again in the mould of City, Chelsea and Real of the past few years, the answer is simple: we need to invest in players. The identity of the manager is less relevant in that case as all you need is someone pragmatic, competent and experienced, one who is not terribly anal about a specific playing style. Out of the big name managers, the list should include Mourinho, Simeone, Ancelotti, Conte, Pellegrini ... and so on.

If on the other hand, we are looking for Barcelona/Bayern type success as in playing with a clear defined playing style and aiming for the skies by trying to perfect it which would mean dominance over the other top clubs. Only Pep is a legitimate candidate really and if not him, the next target should be someone who has the same ideas, not necessarily playing style, but in terms of having a style. People like LvG or Wenger for example. Even if that next person in line is unproven, they still would make more sense that one from the first category as at least it would mean we have a plan. Blanc is a strange one for me as he doesn't give away much and it is hard to judge his PSG side. But that's the job of the board, they need to have a plan, vision for how we should be playing and what kind of a football club we aim to be. Just sounding out big name managers regardless of their profile screams of panic and desperation. And at a time when bloody City seem to be clear about where they're heading, it is embarrassing to see us acting like some desperate nouveau rich if that is indeed what we are doing.
 
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I'd love Blanc. Pep > Ancelotti > Blanc > Bilic for me. I might be alone on the Bilic boat but I loved his Croatian team.
 
After Pep, Blanc and Poch is not a bad shout.

Blanc's done really with his PSG team; he's pretty much done all you can ask for apart from a Champions League trophy tbh.

What's his record/history so far with promoting/integretating youth?
 
I am more in favor for Pochettino for Manchester United, but Blanc is not a bad alternative. He just does not give youth a chance, but he knows how to develop them aswell. Adrien Rabiot is one youth player that I have been monitoring for awhile and Blanc has done well to develop him. Moreover, he has done well in the champion league and has a good win record; the latter should not come as a surprise. I would not mind seeing him in charge for United next season, if we eradicate some of the problems in this clubs.
 
Bwuk said:
I'm not so sure he'd want to come.

PSG will pay him similar to what we'd offer, he's French and managing the best team by far in France. PSG are also currently a much better side than us.
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Pep is on the move for an ambition. No reason to think Blanc wouldn't have similar ambitions is there?
 
1) Pep
2) Klopp (Obviously won't happen now)
3) Ancelloti (Shame really)
4) Blanc
5) Poch
6) Giggs
7) Simeone
8) Conte
9) Jose

That would be my list. I think Blanc has done a decent job. Yes, I know he has endless resources,but he gets them to play good football and has done reasonably well in the UCL.
 
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