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Agree but they prob don't want to pay Poch off to get Zidane.You really think PSG don't have the money to pay Zidane whatever he wants? Money is irrelevant to them. They just turned down a 200 million transfer for Mbappe just so they can show Madrid the middle finger. State clubs like City and PSG don't care about money.
Why are we still pretending most clubs pay up their managers contracts when they leave? Most clubs just continue to pay the old manager until they get a job elsewhere.Agree but they prob don't want to pay Poch off to get Zidane.
Yeah, I hear ya. But that doesn't mean it's not what Ed is trying to do, thinking he can get them to lower the 10m pay off. Because let's face it, the same is true. What's 10m when you have 60b?Qatar pull $60b worth of oil out of the ground each year. If they want Zidane, they can sack Poch tomorrow and bring him in without noticing any more than you or I would notice rounding up the price of a can of Coke to the nearest Euro.
It''s weird because I kinda want Poch.
So theoretically I suppose I want City to hammer PSG as it probably makes it easier for us to get Poch.
But if Poch gets hammered by City then I'm gonna be less keen on Poch.
It''s weird because I kinda want Poch.
So theoretically I suppose I want City to hammer PSG as it probably makes it easier for us to get Poch.
But if Poch gets hammered by City then I'm gonna be less keen on Poch.
They want Zidane. But if it becomes a posturing exercise, I can imagine them playing hard ball with Poch just to spite us. Similar to how the Mbappe thing played out.The football played by PSG has very little resemblance to Poch's preferred style. He's a bad fit there.
They want Zidane. But if it becomes a posturing exercise, I can imagine them playing hard ball with Poch just to spite us. Similar to how the Mbappe thing played out.
The current coaches should've been sacked along with Ole to be fair...
What was the fecking point of getting rid of Ole if we kept the morons under him? Carrick and McKenna have now been part of 2 failed regimes and the club want to keep them?!
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What was the fecking point of getting rid of Ole if we kept the morons under him? Carrick and McKenna have now been part of 2 failed regimes and the club want to keep them?!
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I thought so as well but hold on, might not be such a bad idea after all. Obviously strip them of influence and descisonmaking but it won't be the worst idea to have the new guy have a clue of the on and off the pitch team dynamics before his arrival. They can be dismissed at the end of the season once the new guy feels familiar enough.What was the fecking point of getting rid of Ole if we kept the morons under him? Carrick and McKenna have now been part of 2 failed regimes and the club want to keep them?!
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Why are we still pretending most clubs pay up their managers contracts when they leave? Most clubs just continue to pay the old manager until they get a job elsewhere.
"sources have told ESPN, football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher given the responsibility of identifying and assessing candidates to replace the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer".
Please, not Poch.
Only Ten Hag, in the summer.
Murtough didn't have anything to do with appointing Jose, unless you can provide evidence.??
[Citation Needed]. First I'm hearing of this. Why would anyone accept that given there are a bunch of incentives for performance on top of the base pay that they won't be getting?
First big test and all that.
Murtough was the one responsible for getting Jose after LvG, so it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in his abilities. Anything else noteworthy he did for us?
I agree with this. Ten Hag gives me the same vibes as Klopp / Nagelsmann. Not that the play styles are similar - just one of those managers that's ready to make the step up to a big club and achieve great things.
Having a competent caretaker is the big question mark. We need to get someone of the same mould as Ten Hag to ease the transition. Someone with a foundation in positional play preferably and not just a big name like Blanc.
Murtough didn't have anything to do with appointing Jose, unless you can provide evidence.
A bit of both. Of all the 4 however Ole was the most deserving of the sack. We gave him more time and backing than any manager and with genuine quality players not like the scrubs we bought LVG. We also overhauled our Sports Science Department, Academy Department and even hired a DOF/Technical Director under his tenure. The level of stock we invested in Ole doesn't make the higher ups(despite them being money grabbing cnuts) to blame as much as the past because we genuinely gave him a fighting chance but he still fell shortIt's the same old discussion on here really.
We have had Moyes, LVG, Mourinho and OGS and all have failed to bring back the successes of the past.
Were they all numpties?
Or are we not setup, as a club, for success at the elite level?
He put in place a scouting network which is described by the guys at TGG (link you've provided) as being very impressing as far as the personnel that have been brought in to make up the scouting network, which has been put into divisions domestically/Europe/world with figure heads at the top. He's also created a data science department from scratch, which we never had, shockingly for me.I'm not really sure. He has been around with the club since the Moyes days and I know he did some player development work (signed Hannibal etc.) and overhauled our scouting system in 2017 (https://trainingground.guru/articles/man-utd-scouts-summoned-for-meeting-after-huge-overhaul)
I don't know if he was influential enough by 2016 to be making decisions about coaches.
Can gurantee you that they finish second and get us in the RO16 draw.I think that it's only normal that the rumours were cooled down a bit yesterday, especially with both us and PSG having very important games in the Champions League, Can totally understand why they'd do that as PSG need a win at City to help finish 1st in their group to avoid a tough round of 16 draw and we needed a result to guarantee qualifying.
Can see things get more clear after the PSG game tonight moving towards the weekend.
"sources have told ESPN, football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher given the responsibility of identifying and assessing candidates to replace the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer".
You know what, I was thinking about that yesterday after the game. We're guaranteed first now and it only makes sense PSG finish second, Poch joins us Zizou goes there.Can gurantee you that they finish second and get us in the RO16 draw.
If PSG want Zidane that means they need to fire Poch and pay him off. If we want Poch, we need to pay them off. If we don't want to pay the 10m then we can announce that getting Poch is tricky so we're looking at an interim still (Valverde). Then if PSG want to get rid of him, we can negotiate a lower release clause. I think that's what people are getting at. tbh I don't know what is true. There's so much spin around this club these days it's hard to figure out. Normally I'd say it's just journos. But in this case it's Simon Stone, which means it's been briefed. It also makes sense though. We should be trying to find a good interim if we feel like getting our permanent pick is too difficult. Then again, saying it's tricky, could all be about money also and they don't want to pay off both Poch and our coaches that we apparently extended (if the Mail is to be believed).
Fasten your seatbelt, these few days could be fun.
Poch will bring his own team.
Pochettino (or any other manager) should have a clean slate. They should not keep the backroom staff for info sharing purposes only, unless he wants to.
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[Citation Needed]. First I'm hearing of this. Why would anyone accept that given there are a bunch of incentives for performance on top of the base pay that they won't be getting?
First big test and all that.
Murtough was the one responsible for getting Jose after LvG, so it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in his abilities. Anything else noteworthy he did for us?
I agree with this. Ten Hag gives me the same vibes as Klopp / Nagelsmann. Not that the play styles are similar - just one of those managers that's ready to make the step up to a big club and achieve great things.
Having a competent caretaker is the big question mark. We need to get someone of the same mould as Ten Hag to ease the transition. Someone with a foundation in positional play preferably and not just a big name like Blanc.
Can already see it.You know what, I was thinking about that yesterday after the game. We're guaranteed first now and it only makes sense PSG finish second, Poch joins us Zizou goes there.
PSG - United
Poch - Zizou
Messi - Ronaldo
Cavani Vs Old club
Di Maria, Herrera vs Old Club
The last 2 times we were in the UCL we've faced them as well.
It's like it's meant to be.
Can already see it.
We lose the first game 4-1. Poch comes out and says that mountains are there to be climbed. Impressive performance in the second game. 4-0.
Final score: PSG 8 United 1.
Course not but he has plenty of fanbois in hereWith Messi, Mbappe and Neymar and still winning most games by 1 goal diff in the French League. Is Poch really the right manager?
Of course, pay them 10m for a manger that is about to be sacked. Only UnitedGod. If Pochettino is our preferred target just pay PSG and go get him. The sooner the better. We don't need a masterclass in negotiation from Ed Woodward, we've seen enough of those, and they always stink and have a tendency to go on for far too long. If PSG feel like we're wasting their time they won't even entertain our proposal, just look at how they handled the 200M bid for Mbappe.
You don't play mindgames with PSG.
Pochettino will bring his quartet (Well Trio and son) and they are a great coaching team. D'Agostino, Perez, Jimenez have been with him since Espanyol and his son is a decent sports scientist.
He did not. He was head of football development at the time and had nothing to do with hiring Mourinho. He was working on modernising our youth scouting network and youth coaching department. In 2018 he was instrumental in setting up the women's team and recruiting staff for them. He's not had any influence on managerial appointments until now.
They were all backed with money to bring in good players and given support to assemble their own coaching teams. The board aren't great, but the management and performance of the team aren't their fault. All those managers failed through fault of their own, for various reasons.It's the same old discussion on here really.
We have had Moyes, LVG, Mourinho and OGS and all have failed to bring back the successes of the past.
Were they all numpties?
Or are we not setup, as a club, for success at the elite level?
With Messi, Mbappe and Neymar and still winning most games by 1 goal diff in the French League. Is Poch really the right manager?