Seen this going around and its a load of bollocks. Even if any of it was true, the only senior players that will still be at the club next season that were here during McKenna's time are Maguire, Shaw, Rashford and McTominay. Maybe AWB too (but probably not).
The Guardian - Manchester United to sack Erik ten Hag after the FA Cup Final
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Seen this going around and its a load of bollocks. Even if any of it was true, the only senior players that will still be at the club next season that were here during McKenna's time are Maguire, Shaw, Rashford and McTominay. Maybe AWB too (but probably not).
A perfectly justifiable decision, especially now there are three in the frame who could take over and potentially do much better.
Should've just been announced he was leaving in the summer instead of letting it leak out the day before a cup final.
Right decision despite the shit timing, because this season was game after game of absolutely terrible football. The football and tactics have been worse than the 8th place finish.
One thing it does ensure though is that everyone will get behind him and the team tomorrow to hopefully give him a good farewell.
Right decision despite the shit timing, because this season was game after game of absolutely terrible football. The football and tactics have been worse than the 8th place finish.
One thing it does ensure though is that everyone will get behind him and the team tomorrow to hopefully give him a good farewell.
I wouldn't blame him if he did but doing something that emotional and chaotic might hamper future job opportunities.
And also, win tomorrow and it's a good reference letter that can lead to higher profile job.
All terrible sources. Doubt any of them have actually heard anything. Probably just putting together something that sounds possible based on those old articles when he was here before. The 2nd article in the 1st link from the Athletic reflects a concern I raised in the other ETH threads though. Most players are stupid and don't show enough respect to managers who weren't players at a high level. They think they know better than them (they don't). If a manager has proven their managerial ability at a high level by winning a CL for example, this can be enough to get past this problem, but without that there's a good chance McKenna would face some of these issues.
Right decision but god awful timing. 24 hours before a cup final.
The glee from those happy to see a man lose his job is a bit sickening.
I give it 6 months before theres a 'leak'. of a whatsapp group of certain players ripping McKenna behind his back about not being good/ experienced enough.
As for the other 2, as per above, but them moaning about them being too disciplined/ technical etc.. there will always be something unless we get the toxic roots out of the squad.
Get in a captain/coach whos willing to knock the clean fck out out of any players leaking stuff
What makes you think that this was leaked by INEOS and not by him? What does INEOS have to gain out of this clusterfeck? The only person who gains out of this is ETH and his dodgy agency. ETH can lose 6-0 at this point and they'll still can come up with an excuse that he was distractted
Another manager laid to waste at the cleats of underperforming players.
we never learn. Terrible move. I'm just furious.
WTF is a cleat.
Yeah, that's why Motta would have been my choice out of the young/long shot candidates. His record at a higher level and standing in the game from his playing career would give him a bit of an advantage in getting senior players onside.
With McKenna, we'd have to purge the squad of anybody who might not fully buy in, as Arsenal had to do for Arteta. Maybe it's what we need, though.
He's a multi millionaire and will be set for life with his pay off. It's not like he's going to be standing in line in the job centre tomorrow.
Great timing, great decision. Not even being sarcastic
I wonder if a lot of them will suddenly remember how to run again
A version of a stud. Like me.
Some players nowadays wouldn't think SAF was of a high enough calibre of player to know what he was doing. Wonder how many of them will turn out to be top class managers.
Disgusting 24hrs out from a final but I guess that’s how the top brass operate.
Still a man doing a job and had rotten luck with injuries along with clown ownership.
Still a circus when it comes to these things.
Well over half of this team are his signings and/or players he has signed.They’ve played his kamikaze tactics and his lack of rotation to a tee this season, and that’s what’s cost him the job. Not “underperforming players” Machiavellian schemers cackling as they end the life of another poor auld manager.
People use you on their footwear to not slip on the mud? There's better careers out there man. Aim higher.
Mitigating points that do not come close to override the simple fact that the overarching reason why he was sacked was down to his own ability (or lack thereof).
Back to square one then. 11 years of failure.
Fair, I suppose. He's made a lot of mistakes, though, and can't have too many complaints.
So what was the point of keeping him until the end of season just for the news about his sacking to be leaked one day before our biggest game this season????
A stud muffin.
I’m done with them. Ten Hag was bad enough. I thought JR might have brought in a bit of class and professionalism
Can he take Onana and Antony to his next club?
He appears out of his depth, no doubt at all, don't like the way this was leaked before the final either. Classless by the club again.
Any player that can turn it on and off when they feel like it. Any player that leaks stuff about manager when they are huffing about something. Any player that has blamed everyone around them and refused to look at themselves when underperforming. I could go on.
In general, any player that tends to disrupt things behind the scenes when they are not getting their own way. Any player that is happy to sit about see a manager sacked to see if their own situation can change, any player like that will likely do it again with the next manager. rinse repeat.
Ten hag has had plenty to answer for this season, but this season at Old trafford, its safe to say plenty in the ground around me are sick and tired of these players once and for all. Theyre getting away with it again
Rinse and repeat. funny lot us united fans. standards, none, compassion or class or human touch nothing what so ever. Yeah shite season, but glad to see the toxicity is going strong while others progress.
you lot can come back to this bloody thread and posts when the MCKenna's, Carrick, Poch or who ever you decide to name is languish in 8th with a negative goal difference next season.
you lot can come back to this bloody thread and posts when the MCKenna's, Carrick, Poch or who ever you decide to name is languish in 8th with a negative goal difference next season.
How is this great timing? Our chances of winning a cup final against our rivals tomorrow have probably dipped from 5-10% to less than 2% now.
It wasn't leaked by the club.
He has been terrible in every conceivable way. Tactically, fitness, physical preparation, transfers, man management. Shocking across the board. He 100% knew this was coming.
Maybe now him and the players can put the issues aside for one day and try to win.
Maybe now him and the players can put the issues aside for one day and try to win.
Stuck it to Erik just before the cup final?
I suppose a positive to take from this, is the next manager coming, almost certainly wont put up with Antony
That lad should be very worried about his future at the club
That lad should be very worried about his future at the club
Will that really inspire the players? "I'm getting fired tomorrow lads but go out there and impress me!"
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