Lopetegui?…..fecking hell it gets worse.
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So let me get this straight. We were embarrassed by Villa, Leicester, Liverpool, City, drew to Atalanta. A two week International break was the perfect time to sack him. Nothing happens. Get smashed by Watford. The board has an emergency meeting that every single person in the media is aware about. Ole is sacked but replaced when Fletcher and Carrick, who are already involved with the shambles on the pitch. How are we this badly run?
Surely you always have a back up plan should things go wrong. I read a few years ago Southampton always have a list of up to 8 managers they would contact should they need to sack the manager. Where is the succession planning?
Surely you always have a back up plan should things go wrong. I read a few years ago Southampton always have a list of up to 8 managers they would contact should they need to sack the manager. Where is the succession planning?
Sadly, I don’t think the great man’s health would hold out, plus this would be history repeating itself with another Busby move. I’d rather Ferguson’s last game in charge be as a champion.
I think the squad is 1-2 midfielders away from being world class. We need to sell an attacker or 2 for squad balance but this squad on paper should excite most managers
Good post. These are my thoughts, I haven't a clue who should be next manager, Conte would have been perfect, and that is so frustrating.
We need someone to shake the team up and inspire the players, get some organisation, and see the season out.
But I have no idea who that person is. A flamin' shambles, and that's the responsibility of the Board.
So Conte then.
We are idiots for missing out on Conte when he was available a few weeks ago
You’d think that after Liverpool and City they might have seen this coming, wouldn’t you?
I’m set on ten Hag, for no other reason than he feels like an exciting and dynamic proposition with what he’s doing at Ajax.
For some reason I am against Zidane because he is such a “Manchester United” Woodward Disneyland sort of appointment.
My lack of knowledge of both (other than their achievements) only highlights how ridiculous my reasoning is, but I have never had my first choice become United manager ever (I wanted Howard Kendal when Atkinson was fired), and I feel the board should recognise that’s it’s all about me and they should give me what I want.
I am more than happy to be quoted if ten Hag is a car crash or Zidane is a champion.
If we end up with Duck Dodgers, mines a pint (several), and I’ll see you at the Throstle’s Nest.
For some reason I am against Zidane because he is such a “Manchester United” Woodward Disneyland sort of appointment.
My lack of knowledge of both (other than their achievements) only highlights how ridiculous my reasoning is, but I have never had my first choice become United manager ever (I wanted Howard Kendal when Atkinson was fired), and I feel the board should recognise that’s it’s all about me and they should give me what I want.
I am more than happy to be quoted if ten Hag is a car crash or Zidane is a champion.
If we end up with Duck Dodgers, mines a pint (several), and I’ll see you at the Throstle’s Nest.
We let him slip.
I hope it's an eighteen month contract, whoever it is.
I like the Lopetegui shout. Would prefer him over Ten Hag.
Like many have said, Conte was the answer. An elite-level manager was available and we lost him because we couldn’t make a decision that was clear as day after the Liverpool defeat. Our board deserves everything they get…
Desperate times need desperate measures! We are showing relegation form at the moment so this means there is only one man for the job - Fireman Big Sam! 
Didn’t he last 5 minutes at Real Madrid?
I'd say McFred are shitting it this morning.
My preference would be a British manager who can help putting the right structure in place and sets out to play modern high pressure football as we see Shitty, the scousers and Chelsea play. Best candidate to meet those requirements is probably Potter.
This is not a grossly unbalanced squad. A decent manager will get a great tune out of this team. Organise the defence and watch. Banish Fred and see what VDB can do and create a style of play.
Can anyone name one potential manager that is likely to join mid season.
I dont think Zidane wants the job and the rest is not going to break contract mid season for these lazy players.
From the players performance in the last to games we sound be happy to avoid relegation.
I dont think Zidane wants the job and the rest is not going to break contract mid season for these lazy players.
From the players performance in the last to games we sound be happy to avoid relegation.
Remains to be seen how missed an opportunity Conte was.
Good. Not great, in my opinion. Performed at the same level with Celtic as Lennon did.
His FA Cup win was very good, and perhaps great (that being said, cup is cup), but Leicesters performance in the league is probably where they should be with a squad like that. What Moyes did with West Ham last year, and is doing this year, is probably more impressive in my opinion.
Furthermore, his failure this year is all the more telling for Rodgers.
A great cdm is the spine of any team. We have been missing that for years.
No manager can fix that
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Was wondering where the feck this Julen Lopetegui nonsense was coming from then I took a quick look at the La Liga table and realised Sevilla are top of the league. That's the extent of the research done on him by the people in charge...
I have no idea what Lopetegui has done to be rumoured and hopefully it's just his agent doing a good job.
https://forum.monchismen.com/t/opinions-on-lopetegui/1053/54
The stats support what they say. Solid defensive coach in La Liga (through high possession and not letting his players dribble say the stats) but boring. So basically exactly what you'd expect from a manager who has the 4th/5th best team in Spain finishing 4th every season by building a solid defensive unit around what good but not great Spanish players do best (pass the ball). They switch it a ton, more than any other team in the league, which again makes sense if you play a bog standard 4-3-3 and look to keep high possession to keep clean sheets. Sevilla scored 54 goals 2 years ago and 53 last year, which is worryingly low.
https://forum.monchismen.com/t/opinions-on-lopetegui/1053/54
The stats support what they say. Solid defensive coach in La Liga (through high possession and not letting his players dribble say the stats) but boring. So basically exactly what you'd expect from a manager who has the 4th/5th best team in Spain finishing 4th every season by building a solid defensive unit around what good but not great Spanish players do best (pass the ball). They switch it a ton, more than any other team in the league, which again makes sense if you play a bog standard 4-3-3 and look to keep high possession to keep clean sheets. Sevilla scored 54 goals 2 years ago and 53 last year, which is worryingly low.
How come?
He completely failed at Real Madrid even if it was impossible to follow Zidane and he had to deal with Ronaldo's departure.
Why does the manager have to be British?
Is Valverde not a better option than Lopetegui?
I bet it's gonna be Rodgers. Our amazing board were probably like "What name should we brief to media so that even Rodgers would sound like an amazing hire?" and they came up with Spanish Moyes.
The Lopetegui better be links coming from his side.
He is nowhere near deserving of the job.
He is nowhere near deserving of the job.
Says the poster who had to check said table to see how Sevilla where actually doing but had his mind made up about Lopetegui anyway…
Because I would prefer somebody in charge who understands the British football institution that is Manchester United. Ethnicity isn’t important, as long as it’s a Brit.
But why do they have to be British to understand the club and its ethos?
Do you think Klopp doesn't understand Liverpool?
Its arguable and there are better candidates. BUT if its Lopetegui vs Brentan I'm taking Lopetegui every f'n day of the week.
A manager that infamously couldn't handle the Madrid dressing room getting a United job. What could possibly go wrong? But I'm sure the being top of the table in November while Madrid and Barcelona are a mess trophy is high on our recruitment criteria.
Living in The Netherlands I can ensure you most Dutch don’t really understand just how big the club is and what the club is about.
Fair enough, but Ole knew how big the club is and what it's about and it didn't help him much.
Maybe Ten Hag would understand the club. Maybe he wouldn't.
Do worry that Lopetegui is another Emery. Good manager that plays boring football and ultimately won't get us to where we want to be.
In reality, neither should be in the conversation.
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