The list narrows - De Zerbi, Sir Gareth, Poch

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Bastian

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If we are changing managers, it seemed most people wanted either McKenna or Tuchel. Where are people now in terms of these potential appointments? (I'd stick with Erik).
 
Burt man reporting Poch isn’t going to be considered
 
The Gareth possibility is giving me serious anxiety, I know it's BS but the longer it takes the worse we're going to panic
 
Stick with Eric, though I'd be ok with Poch. Glad Tuchel walked away, massive relief
 
Neither, but definitely definitely not Southgate.
 
EtH for another season if these are the only options please.

Southgate is such a Woodward-esque signing. Makes me shudder just thinking about it.
 
A very uninspiring shortlist.

Southgate, an international manager that has not actually succeeded in his role, and has relegation on his club CV.

Pochettino, a manager who's best form was for Tottenham years ago and gives no indication he's a bona fide winner. Wouldn't ETH be better...he actually wins stuff, Pochettino only wins when it's very hard not to.

De Zerbi, a manager for Brighton who started off firing on all cylinders but produced nothing substantial in terms of progression.

I'd say De Zerbi of this insipid list. I would at least put him in the talented manager category, rather than the neverbeen or shopworn category. Nothing about his current trajectory screams give him the Man United job but maybe he's a manager for a project with his play style, who knows, it's speculative.
 
Best we can hope is that United have an ace up their sleeve who nobody in the media has picked up on yet
 
my preference

Dezerbi
ETH
Poch
Frank
Southgate

I'm not particularly excited about dezerbi either

but I'd be worried about buying a bunch more players for ETH and then he gets sacked before Christmas anyway

Poch seems too weak minded for this job and I don't rate the other two much
 
Stick with ETH and give McKenna a bit of experience with Ipswich and maybe get him in 12 months depending on what the situation is then.
 
I’m not gonna lie I’m starting to feel so sorry for Ten hag. The way they(Ineos) have been acting like clueless idiots since the fa cup final, i don’t doubt that they really rate Southgate and won’t be one bit surprised if they hire him. I thought since February they have been doing their due deligence behind the scenes regarding the style of play and the outcome of manager but here they are. Meeting different managers without sacking the current one and without hiring a new one.
 
This INEOS lot may end up being just as clueless as the others. Certainly until they get their actual men on the ground who know football and not some cycling guy who is mates with Southgate or whatever.

Please keep Ten Hag. Best thing that could have happened on the managerial market this summer was McKenna staying at Ipswich. That’s the long game for us if he continues his trajectory, and Ten Hag continues his.
 
De Zerbi would be interesting. He'd overhaul our build-up play at least.
 
What a poor showing it's been so far, interviewing candidates before sacking the current manager.

Identifying Southgate as a candidate is also disgraceful, he'd take us further down the league table.
 
Does this really need another thread?
 
Ubik said:
Does this really need another thread?
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What's wrong with it? It's a narrowed version of the larger ones. The Tuchel or Mckenna thread had loads of discussion, is that a bad thing?
 
Rozay said:
This INEOS lot may end up being just as clueless as the others. Certainly until they get their actual men on the ground who know football and not some cycling guy who is mates with Southgate or whatever.

Please keep Ten Hag. Best thing that could have happened on the managerial market this summer was McKenna staying at Ipswich. That’s the long game for us if he continues his trajectory, and Ten Hag continues his.
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Agreed, granted the managerial market isn't amazing at the minute but the options we've been left with are concerning. I think appointing Southgate would make me give up on the new owners already.
 
Brexit means Brexit :wenger:

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If the idea is to get the most out of what we have then none of the mentioned will succeed, simple really. Not De Zerbi not ETH and certainly not Southgate will have a good next season. Best in class gets us the standard Glazer practice we had for years.
 
Poch? The man who has just led the World XI to their first soccer aid defeat in 5 years? Losing to Frank Lampard in the process? No thanks.
 
If our owners seriously consider giving the job to Gareth Southgate, I’ll be at super league levels of outrage.
 
Hopefully England go out of the Euros in disgrace at the group stages to put an end to this waistcoat nonsense.
 
Bastian said:
What's wrong with it? It's a narrowed version of the larger ones. The Tuchel or Mckenna thread had loads of discussion, is that a bad thing?
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Just feels like the exact same discussion as the replacement thread. Dunno though, whatever helps get people through the malaise :lol:
 
Leaks? What’s leaks? Seems nothing has changed. The poisoned chalice that is united is supped from unabated.
 
Bet no one thought we'd be ending up managed by Gareth fecking Southgate when they were backing Ineos. :lol:
 
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