Many on the this forum seem to compare the United rebuild to Liverpool's under Jurgen Klopp c2015. They correctly cite that like Liverpool, United, one of Europe's biggest clubs, were in terminal decline. Like Liverpool back then, it has been years since United last won a trophy. Like the 2015 Liverpool team, United have wasted millions on dead-enders (remember the millions Liverpool's squandered on Any Carroll, Mario Balotelli and Christian Benteke?) United have done likewise only on a grander scale. Like Liverpool pre-Klopp, United have no discernible footballing philosophy or playing style. Like Liverpool, United have gone through a succession of managers, yet are are no closer to improving overall performances. We turn our attention to Liverpool, not just because of these similarities, but fundamentally because of how they have managed to fix things, arrest the slide and rediscover their position as one of the best clubs in Europe.
But is Liverpool the right comparison for United or should it be PSG? Like PSG, United are the highest payers in their league. Like PSG United have under-achieved relevant to the scale of their investment and expectation. Like PSG, at United, there are a group of high profile players, who clearly wield power and feel emboldened enough to undermine and intimidate the manager. Reading Ralf Rangnick's post match comments, following the Liverpool defeat, he seemed to go right to the heart of the issue - the players. Rangnick eviscerated the playing staff suggesting that: "six, seven eight maybe 10 new players" may need to be brought in. If so and assuming that he was not talking about first teamers, not squad players, that is a resounding vote of no confidence in the entire first team! For whatever reason these players have not responded to Rangnick, the supposed mentor of the very manager (Klopp) that we hope that Erik Ten Hag will emulate.
In terms of volume, United's rebuild may well have more similarities with Liverpool's, but on the actual points of distinction it may well have much more in common with what is required at PSG. What do you think?
But is Liverpool the right comparison for United or should it be PSG? Like PSG, United are the highest payers in their league. Like PSG United have under-achieved relevant to the scale of their investment and expectation. Like PSG, at United, there are a group of high profile players, who clearly wield power and feel emboldened enough to undermine and intimidate the manager. Reading Ralf Rangnick's post match comments, following the Liverpool defeat, he seemed to go right to the heart of the issue - the players. Rangnick eviscerated the playing staff suggesting that: "six, seven eight maybe 10 new players" may need to be brought in. If so and assuming that he was not talking about first teamers, not squad players, that is a resounding vote of no confidence in the entire first team! For whatever reason these players have not responded to Rangnick, the supposed mentor of the very manager (Klopp) that we hope that Erik Ten Hag will emulate.
In terms of volume, United's rebuild may well have more similarities with Liverpool's, but on the actual points of distinction it may well have much more in common with what is required at PSG. What do you think?