ETH already speaks better English than Pochettino imo. Pochettino struggles to complete sentences in English from what I've heard from him.
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I think the job has been given to ten Hag already. The club are gonna keep quiet and stay respectable until Ajax's season comes to a finish.
That's my take on it.
That's my take on it.
Wouldn't he have a better command of the language than most English or British players in United's squad? I doubt he had spoken of his intention to one of his cronies by saying, "Prem soon come."
The Ancelotti link, hopefully, isn't true.
Yeah guaranteed that Fergie will be really pushing for Pochettino which will influence the board no matter how much Ralf pushes for Ten Hag.
I don't really get the anti-Ancelotti stuff to be honest. I can only imagine the people slating the idea haven't read the article:
This is how the article opens for what it's worth, surely there can't be too many better 4th or 5th choice options than Ancelotti?
This is how the article opens for what it's worth, surely there can't be too many better 4th or 5th choice options than Ancelotti?
I don't think Pochettino would be a bad appointment either. I would definitely prefer ten Hag but would be happy with Pochettino as well.
EtH would also be more fun to listen to in press conferences imo.
EtH would also be more fun to listen to in press conferences imo.
I feel like he should have got the job either instead of Moyes or LVG, that ship has already sailed for me
Regardless of the rag i dont think Sami Mokbel is that bad from what i remember
The issue is one of continuity to my mind.
We hired Rangnick as interim manager even though it was obvious that his style of football would involve the sort of teething problems you don't normally look for in an interim manager.
That makes sense if the club have decided they have a specific profile of manager in mind for the permanent role and want to start moving in that direction now. Whether the permanent manager ended up being ETH, Poch, Graham Potter or whoever, in all those cases Rangnick's approach would be closer to theirs than Ole's was. So you hope his work this year makes the transition easier for them.
Whereas I'm not sure that's the case with Ancelotti. In other words either you have an idea of the type of manager you want or you don't. If they do then they shouldn't hire managers who don't fit it, even if that means having to continue on with someone like Rangnick until a qualified choice becomes available. If they don't then what are they actually doing?
I think he gets fed bits of info from management companies of players and agents, he has very close ties with the Sancho camp as everything he's reported regarding him has been true.
Top 5 candidate's for the job should be.....
1 Erik ten Hag
2 Luis Enrique
3 Ralph Hasenhüttl
4 Mauricio Pochettino
5 Christophe Galtier
1 Erik ten Hag
2 Luis Enrique
3 Ralph Hasenhüttl
4 Mauricio Pochettino
5 Christophe Galtier
I find that hard to believe that a man who worked with no DoF or football structure at Utrecht would be against a club where the structure is slowly being rolled out.
Also Ancelotti in 2022?
Perhaps he doesn't want to go through that shit again especially at a club of United's magnitude. Ancelloti is doing well with Real, what's the beef?
Ancelotti? What are we a retirement home? Maybe 10 years ago.
I don't know that I think he has the job, but if/when he did have the job then that is very much how we'd handle it I think. It's been reported a few times that we have a particularly good relationship with Ajax as a club and I'm sure we'd be very concious not to destabalise their season in our approach.
If Ten Hag does get the job then do we have to say fair fecks to the board for once? “Rangnick until the summer, then Ten Hag” was what most of us on here were asking for as soon as Ole left, but decided the board probably had no idea who either of them were.
Yeah, that was and still is my preferred choice, it would be fair play. But then the real work starts.
More kudos to Murtough, Rangnick, and then Arnold/executive board. IF, IF, IF that happens. Then nobody should complain until they do eventually.
I think board does read the Caf
Cocks out lads
I think this as well. Just too much smoke with Ralf, Arnold and even Mortough for it to be a nothing burger.
Nothing wrong with Ancelotti, but just like Mourinho his best days are behind him. Just like Mourinho he would have been a perfect appointment in 2013, but now it's a bit too late for that.
Let's say Utd/Ajax/ETH, have all agreed to a deal, would Utd start asking him who he wants to come in during the summer or wait until season is over?
We won't hire Ancelotti. People should remember agents talking to these journalists have their agendas
at this point I'm gonna be a bit gutted if we don't get ETH
will be like wanting Klopp to replace Fergie but ending up with Moyes again
although in fairness Poch will be a much better consolation
will be like wanting Klopp to replace Fergie but ending up with Moyes again
although in fairness Poch will be a much better consolation
I can see Ancelotti being hired for only reason: we’re waiting on Enrique/Poch. I would have also added ETH after his contract ends, but then the reports that he’s studying English stopped that train of thought.
SAF should be the last person to ask for advice
Exactly.
It will be like wanting Klopp to replace Fergie but ending up with Brendan Rodgers in 2013, because he got Swansea and Liverpool playing decent football at that time.
Getting ETH will be Rangnick's "first real test".
Imagine after all the heated arguments about Poch vs Ten Hag, all the analyzing of both their pros and cons, all the statistics and opinions, name calling, everything. Walls of text.
And we go for Ancelotti .
Prime Manchester United.
Or Brendan Rodgers.
I really hope we don’t go for Poch over ETH. Feels like he’s past it in some ways, especially after this final season at Spurs. Sadly it also feels like the safe option for the board and with SAF pushing for him I can see it happening.
Fingers crossed for Erik; my mates in Amsterdam are understandably not too happy.
Fingers crossed for Erik; my mates in Amsterdam are understandably not too happy.
It’s really hard to judge Poch’s work overall. Tottenham put together an excellent squad and had Kane’s peak years. Yet, they never spent the way the top sides do so even top 4 was an achievement. Criticising them for not winning the league is very harsh on anybody managing Spurs.
With PSG, it’s the opposite. Anything other than total domination is failure. Their squad building is very suspect at times but they have enough quality pieces to still be one of the best teams in Europe.
I’m some what fascinated by what Poch could do at Utd given our resources. We are somewhere between Spurs and PSG in terms of talent and resources so it will really show what he’s got when going up against Klopp and Pep (over time of course).
That being said I’d rather ETH. I just find what he’s doing so much more exciting. He feels like the guy who could imprint a new style of play on our club that we then see for decades.
All of the stuff I'm seeing on ETH and I am absolutely sold.
The system he implements, the movement off the ball, high press, utilising full backs, high line.
That being said, we do not have the squad but give him 24 months of recruitment and time with the core squad and I think we could really reap the rewards.
Ideally he brings Daley back so he can explain how the systems work and what is needed from a players perspective. Senior pro and useful player I believe we shouldn't have sold.
If he can select mobile, technical players who can operate best in his system over the summer and over the winter windows, I'm all for it.
The system he implements, the movement off the ball, high press, utilising full backs, high line.
That being said, we do not have the squad but give him 24 months of recruitment and time with the core squad and I think we could really reap the rewards.
Ideally he brings Daley back so he can explain how the systems work and what is needed from a players perspective. Senior pro and useful player I believe we shouldn't have sold.
If he can select mobile, technical players who can operate best in his system over the summer and over the winter windows, I'm all for it.
I’m just worried whoever manages us will still have to pick Maguire and Rashford and be hamstrung by the suits above.
Social media FC and the top 4 trophy being the target whilst past expensive mistakes having to be utilised.
Hopefully I’m totally wrong and we will finally start acting like a top football club again but I just can’t see it and this is the reason I don’t see Ten Hag coming in and being allowed to build his own team. Poch to me seems more likely to work under certain restrictions.
Social media FC and the top 4 trophy being the target whilst past expensive mistakes having to be utilised.
Hopefully I’m totally wrong and we will finally start acting like a top football club again but I just can’t see it and this is the reason I don’t see Ten Hag coming in and being allowed to build his own team. Poch to me seems more likely to work under certain restrictions.
Goldbridge is that you?
I don’t need Social media to form opinions thanks. This club was in the mud a good while before all these fan channels popped up.
If you have a more positive view of the club going forward, I’m happy for you.
Yes let's hope. The fact its generally reported its RR choice and one article I read RR has Arnold's ear, so if true looking good.
Agree. His time has gone.
Sami Mokbel always seems to crop up on reputable news for Daily Mail doesn’t he? Interesting if the ETH story is remotely true.
Maybe we could try and poach Tuchel with Chelsea getting their cheat code removed?
Maybe we could try and poach Tuchel with Chelsea getting their cheat code removed?
The fact Woodward has gone and he ran everything means we have to give the board a clean slate at least until the new season starts. He was a dictator and everyone else could have said the opposite and he still did it his way for all we know
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