Who will be the next manager for Manchester United?

[MenInG]

HE is gone!

So a bunch of names being thrown about but who is likely to become next manager?

 

[jagatk]

Smart decision would be a DoF and Pochetinno as manager. Woodward will most likely not hire a DoF and then sign zidane, it's a real pity that woody isn't being sacked alongside Mourinho.

 

[MenInG]

Must be a dream job this one - should have people queuing up for this

 

[MMHS]

It's still one of the biggest job in Soccer world. Clubs like MU, Real, Liverpool, Juve, Bayern, Barca, Arsenal or AC are not built on Oil money - I don't see them struggling to find sterling names for the most coveted job. And there are some really HIGH profile names available. I think Rafa should be added in list and may be Luis Enrique as well. Spanish people don't give a damn about their national team - it's all about the two Mafia there. Otherwise, Spain has produced the best soccer talents in Europe, with lots of Latino & East European playing for them as well, yet their success at international level compared to talent pool is abysmal, and people are happy as long as El Clasico is the best soccer deal in world.

I think, it's a philosophical call - if ManU wants to rebuild in a glamorous way, probably best guy to take the job is Carlo (Ancellotti) - brilliant, brilliant Italian tactician, who knows how to get things done and he'll get players that money can buy. The formation & tactics he used against PSG at the home game, then at Liverpool was outstanding, and he knows English Soccer as well. Players like Pogba, Fred, Alexis, Mata ... should flourish in his tactical game, which is based on possession rather than speed. Also MUs biggest weakness is non existent defense - Mou wanted to solve it by parking bus. Carlo can rejuvenate the MU defense with current bunch of players through his Italian organization.

Personally, I would like to see Eddie Howe - young British Manager, who has raised from the bottom ala SIr Alex and he is at the right age for another 25 years.

 

[MenInG]

Reminder this is a poll! You can put in your favourite choice

 

[PetroDollars]

i voted ole, he has done well in management and can be given a trial run as a caretaker, plus he knows the club

 

[Hasan123]

I wouldn't go for Zidane if I was the board. He doesn't have a reputation of rebuilding a team. I think he needs to prove he can rebuild a team.

If I was Manchester United I would go for Pochettino. He fits their core philosophies. Develops youth , plays attacking football,and has the personality for the job. I think he would take the job as well.

 

[Markhor]

Roy Hodgson should come in to steady the ship.

 

[Mamoon]

It's still one of the biggest job in Soccer world. Clubs like MU, Real, Liverpool, Juve, Bayern, Barca, Arsenal or AC are not built on Oil money - I don't see them struggling to find sterling names for the most coveted job. And there are some really HIGH profile names available. I think Rafa should be added in list and may be Luis Enrique as well. Spanish people don't give a damn about their national team - it's all about the two Mafia there. Otherwise, Spain has produced the best soccer talents in Europe, with lots of Latino & East European playing for them as well, yet their success at international level compared to talent pool is abysmal, and people are happy as long as El Clasico is the best soccer deal in world.

I think, it's a philosophical call - if ManU wants to rebuild in a glamorous way, probably best guy to take the job is Carlo (Ancellotti) - brilliant, brilliant Italian tactician, who knows how to get things done and he'll get players that money can buy. The formation & tactics he used against PSG at the home game, then at Liverpool was outstanding, and he knows English Soccer as well. Players like Pogba, Fred, Alexis, Mata ... should flourish in his tactical game, which is based on possession rather than speed. Also MUs biggest weakness is non existent defense - Mou wanted to solve it by parking bus. Carlo can rejuvenate the MU defense with current bunch of players through his Italian organization.

Personally, I would like to see Eddie Howe - young British Manager, who has raised from the bottom ala SIr Alex and he is at the right age for another 25 years.

You are over-selling Ancelotti. A yesterday's manager whose stock is falling in the modern game, and whose track-record in league football is quite unimpressive. Besides, there is a reason why he finds himself in Napoli after the massive flop show at Bayern.

He is a very safe and reliable interim option (that is if he was unemployed at the moment), but he is not someone who is going to challenge Pep or Klopp. Benitez is in the same boat, even if we ignore the Liverpool connection. Managers like them can prevent the ship from sinking further, but they cannot transform the club or bring new energy.

Furthermore, Man United's nightmarish experience with other 2000s managers like Mourinho and van Gaal means that they will stay away from the likes of Ancelotti, Benitez etc.

Howe is undoubtedly the most promising young British manager, but again, he is not going to be considered because of the Moyes experience. Man United is in a very critical stage at the moment. If they do not get their house in order within 2-3 years, they will in grave danger of becoming a mid-table team for a very, very long time. They are not in a position where they can take risks with the likes of Howe who have no big club experience.

The options are actually quite limited. Zidane is the popular choice but both come with their baggage. Zidane is a great motivator who will surely improve the likes of Pogba, Martial and Rashford individually, but I am not sure if he has what it takes to handle a sinking ship. After all, he left Real Madrid right before their rebuilding phase.

Man United has to be very shrewd with the next appointment. They cannot afford a fourth consecutive mistake.

 

[Slog]

Whoever it is will likely be sacked in a couple of years.

The bookies choice seem to be Zidane but I am sure he will be a disaster. For me I would go for Allegri. He won’t come right now but for next season he can and the challenge will excite him. He is the only one from the current set of managers who is available and has actually shown he can rebuild a team and improve it. He has been at Juventus long enough to seek another challenge and one outside Italy. An issue I see is that he maybe wouldn’t want to miss out the chance of managing Cristiano.

Asides from him I see no other realistic options

 

[MMHS]

You are over-selling Ancelotti. A yesterday's manager whose stock is falling in the modern game, and whose track-record in league football is quite unimpressive. Besides, there is a reason why he finds himself in Napoli after the massive flop show at Bayern.

He is a very safe and reliable interim option (that is if he was unemployed at the moment), but he is not someone who is going to challenge Pep or Klopp. Benitez is in the same boat, even if we ignore the Liverpool connection. Managers like them can prevent the ship from sinking further, but they cannot transform the club or bring new energy.

Furthermore, Man United's nightmarish experience with other 2000s managers like Mourinho and van Gaal means that they will stay away from the likes of Ancelotti, Benitez etc.

Howe is undoubtedly the most promising young British manager, but again, he is not going to be considered because of the Moyes experience. Man United is in a very critical stage at the moment. If they do not get their house in order within 2-3 years, they will in grave danger of becoming a mid-table team for a very, very long time. They are not in a position where they can take risks with the likes of Howe who have no big club experience.

The options are actually quite limited. Zidane is the popular choice but both come with their baggage. Zidane is a great motivator who will surely improve the likes of Pogba, Martial and Rashford individually, but I am not sure if he has what it takes to handle a sinking ship. After all, he left Real Madrid right before their rebuilding phase.

Man United has to be very shrewd with the next appointment. They cannot afford a fourth consecutive mistake.

Benitez won 2 La Liga with Valencia with a wage bill 1/4th of Real or Barca and then won an UCL with Liverpool that finished 5th that year in EPL, couple of years later he made the Final of CL again and kept Liverpool in CL SF for 4 years running - something cheque book managers like Guardiola can dream off.

Carlo won Bundesliga with Bayern in his only year, and won German Cup as well, therefore not sure how it was a flop show. He has won EPL, Serria A & French League. Has won 3 CL with 2 Clubs. (I am sure, you haven't checked Ancellotti's profile : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti).

But I agree, MU has burnt hands with Mou & LVG, therefore might look for a younger Manager - they actually went for Jo Mou after failing to land Pep & Klopp. Whoever is appointed, must be given time thins time - at least 3 years, otherwise he'll face the same fate like Mou. I think, Klopp has summarized Mou's departure perfectly - "Jose had achieved too much, too early for MU, which created an out of proportion expectation for their squad ....". This is just after Mou's usual rant before Liverpool game, which actually tells lot about Klopp. But, he is right - after LVG, Mou won 3 Cups for MU in his 1st season and finished runners up to CFC, then he got better of his own ego

As it looks, it's almost certain Zidane is going to take charge, only time'll tell if it's good or bad; but one thing for sure - we'll see some of the best French players in MU shirt : Varane, Pavard, may be Dembele, Tolliso, Fekir, Hernandes, Kante .....

 

[shariqnoor]

Zidane won't come to United. He loves Juve and is waiting for his time when Allegri's contract runs out in 2020.

Pochettino is the best bet right now even though he hasn't won anything of note but at this moment in time, United needs to get their free flowing attacking flair football back. For 5 years United has been subjected to boring football and that doesn't fly with the fans. Pochettino will come in and play the expansive football that United needs.

Ancelotti is a has-been manager. One of the best a decade ago but not anymore. Plus he's a good cup manager, not a good league manager. Benitez on the other hand is very solid. To have kept up Newcastle with that kind of squad and relatively 0 investment is nothing short of a miracle from him.

 

[MenInG]

Manchester United are expected to appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager on Wednesday.

The Premier League club appeared to make the announcement by mistake on their website on Tuesday evening, but the page was later deleted.

Solskjaer, 45, scored 126 goals for United in 11 seasons at Old Trafford.

The former Norway international will succeed Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday, and will have ex-United coach Mike Phelan as his assistant.

Solskjaer manages Norwegian side Molde but their 2018 season has finished for the winter and does not restart until March.

United briefly posted a video on their official website on Tuesday which featured Solskjaer scoring the winner in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 1999. It was captioned: "Solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the Treble with THAT goal at Camp Nou..."

Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg welcomed Solskjaer's appointment on social media, writing: "Great day for Norwegian football. Good luck keeping control of the Red Devils." She later deleted the tweet.

Solskjaer's first game in charge of United could be against Cardiff City on Saturday - he was relegated from the Premier League with the Bluebirds during an eight-month spell as manager in 2014.

He is in his second spell as Molde manager and signed a new contract earlier this month.

United, who are sixth in the Premier League, will look to appoint a permanent boss at the end of the season.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46612442

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. <br><br>He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, together with Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUFC</a></p>— Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1075319598872969217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[IAJ]

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?279592-Jose-Mourinho-sacked-by-Manchester-United

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[Mamoon]

Benitez won 2 La Liga with Valencia with a wage bill 1/4th of Real or Barca and then won an UCL with Liverpool that finished 5th that year in EPL, couple of years later he made the Final of CL again and kept Liverpool in CL SF for 4 years running - something cheque book managers like Guardiola can dream off.

Carlo won Bundesliga with Bayern in his only year, and won German Cup as well, therefore not sure how it was a flop show. He has won EPL, Serria A & French League. Has won 3 CL with 2 Clubs. (I am sure, you haven't checked Ancellotti's profile : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti).

But I agree, MU has burnt hands with Mou & LVG, therefore might look for a younger Manager - they actually went for Jo Mou after failing to land Pep & Klopp. Whoever is appointed, must be given time thins time - at least 3 years, otherwise he'll face the same fate like Mou. I think, Klopp has summarized Mou's departure perfectly - "Jose had achieved too much, too early for MU, which created an out of proportion expectation for their squad ....". This is just after Mou's usual rant before Liverpool game, which actually tells lot about Klopp. But, he is right - after LVG, Mou won 3 Cups for MU in his 1st season and finished runners up to CFC, then he got better of his own ego

As it looks, it's almost certain Zidane is going to take charge, only time'll tell if it's good or bad; but one thing for sure - we'll see some of the best French players in MU shirt : Varane, Pavard, may be Dembele, Tolliso, Fekir, Hernandes, Kante .....

Ancelotti was a great manager in his time, but he is outdated now. He was unceremoniously sacked by Bayern after 15 months in charge because the dressing room and the hierarchy were not prepared to go back to 2000 era football after having the luxury of being coached by Pep.

His CL track record is brilliant, but ultimately it is a competition that boils down to 5-6 games. A bit individual brilliance and some factors going your way can be the difference between a QF exit and a Final appearance. However, he has won only 4 league titles in over two decades of managerial career, coaching some of the most illustrious clubs in Europe. If United bring him on board, Manchester will remain blue and the gap between Liverpool and Man United will only widen. He would have been an inspired choice in 2009 but not 2019.

As far as Benitez is concerned, his achievements in an era when Wenger was ruling the Premier League hardly mean anything today, He failed to take Liverpool to the next level after Istanbul Miracle and has hardly done anything at the top level in the last decade. A good cup manager who is the right fit for a club at NUFC's level, but he is hardly to going to go toe to toe with chequebook managers even if he gets a blank cheque. Moreover, the disaster at Madrid and the way he was bullied by the big egos there has ensured that he will never manage a top club again. The likes of Pogba took on Mourinho - imagine what he will do with the "Spanish waiter".

What Man United needs now is a manager who will not only lift the players but also the club on the whole. Someone who will make the fans count days to the season opener, and tried and tested names like Ancelotti and Benitez (who has never been respected in Manchester) are hardly going to create a buzz. Their fate will be no different to Van Gaal and Mourinho.

Considering all things, Zidane indeed seems like the best fit. Tactically he may not be at the same level as Pep and Klopp, but he is arguably the most respected idol in football and will have the dressing room worship him. Players like Pogba, Martial and Rashford will give their everything on the pitch for him. In addition, there are not many young players - especially French ones - who will not be eager to play for him.

On a side note, I think it is time for you to accept what Pep has done for football in the modern game and the influence that he has had. He is unquestionably one of the greatest of all time with and also one of the biggest influencers in history of football. Not many coaches can create an identity and be a benchmark for other managers regardless of how much funds they have at their disposal.

 

[shaaik]

Zinedine Zidane I think.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Solskjaer has been appointed to keep the fans happy being part of the CL winning team etc. He has done little to nothing in managment and was pretty awful in the PL. The team will play better but its too to finish in the top 4 or win the Champions League baring a miracle.

Zidane can't speak English so I guess they will try to snatch the Spurs manager but imo it wont matter unless the club changes the way it works. Man Utd has become a commercial enterprise rather than a football team. They have the players to do well but need to change their style of play into a more attacking set up.

 

[PakLFC]

Why is Klopp not on the list?

 

[MenInG]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to be doing well!