Poll: Erik ten Hag Sack Watch & Next Manchester United Manager? Sacked. Ruben Amorim appointed.

To sack or not to sack

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Robbo said:
Joking aside, I think they have fumbled the manager situation, but Dan Ashworth is not some clueless idiot, I can't believe he will mess things up like the previous regime.

Nothing would surprise me though :p

I don't think there's an appetite to keep RvN on, they've already made it clear he's interim until a replacement is found.

Options -
  • Ruben Amorim - not likely to leave mid season
  • Southgate - we'll gloss over that one
  • Xavi - could be interesting, his wife posted a picture of him with his son in a Man Utd kit the other day...
  • Thomas Frank - would be a very interesting appointment
  • McKenna - doubt it
  • Potter - might be a good fit under Ashworth but would be risky
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Give it to Ruud till the end of the season and go from there. We have bought "Dutch" total football players it makes sense to keep with a manager with a similar ethos.

I think everyone would love Amorim out of that pick though.
 
Robbo said:
A top manager can turn a squad's fortunes around with coaching and a handful of signings. Look at Villa under Emery. Look at what Nuno has done with Forest more recently. Flick has managed to turn the Barcelona ship around of late, a club also in a bit of a mess.

Managers can change things, they can raise the level of players. Our strongest XI is capable of far better, and can give anyone a game outside of the top 3 or so. Instead it looks like relegation fodder.
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I would argue that is the core fundamentals of a manager's job, getting the very best and maximising everything you can out of your players/staff.

Look at Fergie's last year, that Man U squad had no right to win the league that year.
 
JamesH85 said:
On the contrary, does United still have the pulling power for prime managers?
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Depends on what you'd define as a 'prime' manager? There aren't many really, most of them will be a gamble to some extent.

I think most of them would want a crack at the job.
 
Can't wait for that new manager bounce followed by a slow slide into mediocrity and the next "[Manager] Sack Watch & Next Manchester United Manager?" thread...
 
My general impression of Xavi as a manager is that he seems like miserable-era Mourinho, at least from an interview perspective. Do we want to be even more depressed than we are already? :o
 
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