I'm well aware of their record. My point was regarding the claim that what we suffer because we have inexperienced coaches. I'm pointing out some of our previous coaches didn't have huge experience. Kidd had a few years in lower levels and worked in the lower ranks of United. McLaren only worked for a few years. Their experience wasn't the key. It was what they brought to the table. Maybe McKenna and Carrick can bring a lot. Maybe not.
The bad news is that even if you can do that, the manager still needs to have certain capabilities. Like in-game management.
You need a special man with special abilities to head such a coaching set up. A Ferguson.
Kidd rejoined United as youth coach in 1988. Being a former Busby babe, it was common for SAF to take him with him whenever they were interested in signing a promising youth talent. He remained as youth coach till 1991, just 2 years before that famous 1993 FA youth cup win. So in Kidd, Sir Alex had at his side a club legend, who knew the pressures of being part of a successful United batch and who had been coaching these kids at youth level for a reasonable amount of time.
As said before Mclaren was signed at a time when football technology and new football roles were starting to burst into scene. Managers of SAF's generation were alien of such things
Queroz was signed in 2002. The man had ample managerial experience, he brought a continental approach to our game and he could speak at least 4 languages fluently. That surely came handy at a time when football was becoming more diverse. Carlos's signing conceded with some interesting events at United. First of all it conceded with Sven's failure in replacing Sir Alex. That also happened in 2002. It also started the wave of Portuguese league imports with Ronaldo (2003), Nani and Ando (2007) (Carlos had rejoined United during that time). I believe that Sir Alex brought in Carlos as his approved successor just in case he decided to reignite his retirement plans. That make sense since Carlos was too good to be a no 2 and went on to Real the year after signing with us first time round.
Rene and Phelan were promoted at a time when Sir Alex was starting to delegate more work to others. He always praised Rene's grip over tactics, claiming that he was necessary at the club as he was becoming a bit of a tactical dinosaur himself. Meanwhile he praised Phelan's eye for talent in his autobiography. Tactics, training and talent spotting are very labor intensive something a then ageing Sir Alex might not have had the energy to do himself.
Sir Alex's assistant managers were mostly well thought and brought in to cover a purpose or a lack the man might have had. Experience wasn't important simply because that something the old man had in bucket loads. I think even the staunchest of Ole ins admit that Sir Alex was on a whole different level to Ole. Which is for Ole to surround himself with experienced people who understand the game very well is far more important than it was for Sir Alex.
Finally Ole shares alot of SAF's traits. He understand the club, he's loyal and he's a superb man manager. However there are some negative traits that are keeping him down. The main ones are
A- He's tactics and coaching is very limited and quite frankly he doesn't give a damn about it.
B- He's obsessed with having his own men around him and seem quite undecisive in terms of kicking his 'matey's out of the club. We all know deep down that keeping Mata and Grant at the club is stupid.
Things had improved slightly this year when he appointed a set piece coach but its really a matter of it being too little too late