Much better than The dross served up against Liverpool, City and Watford. Shame we couldn't hold out for the win.
Still, not a "United" performance; we should never expect to be under the cosh like that.
So you want to go to the home of the in- form team and deserved league leaders with two inexperienced academy lads whilst dropping our two most effective performers?
With Fletcher and Murtugh being relatively new in their posts, to have someone as knowledgeable as Ralph come in to advise should be invaluable.
Like JSP intimated, Conte would bring immediate improvement, given the quality of our squad. However, that may be worth sacrificing for longer term...
I'd be tempted to start Rashford on the left. Use the pace of Rashford and Sancho and the ball over the top to make the Chelsea fullbacks weary of pressing too high.
Interesting. The two year consultancy could be more useful than his stint as manager, though he needs to do a pretty great job at that if we're to finish top four. Would be great though if he could once and for all put in place a proper management structure.
Ajax have a 100% record in a group that contains Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon. They're capable of beating the top boys.
However, we're still in it, so there's only going to be one winner.....
His reputation was mainly built by building the foundations for all the Red Bull football stable, not just in terms of sporting achievement, but in corporate structures as well. The guy is probably one of the best footballing business brains out there.
It could be the case that United know who they want and can get them at the end of the season, hence the interim approach.
Maybe it's Poch, maybe Ten Hag. Both would be positive appointments. Ten Hag would be the more left field given his lack of coaching outside of Ajax. Plus he's supported in...
He'd be stupid, especially being a family man, to leave his job without an almost certainty of another to take its place
We don't know what's being said or to whom. We are assuming that United are interested. Big assumption.
Don't let your anti-Pochness get in the way.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/nov/11/aston-villa-confirm-steven-gerrard-as-new-manager-as-he-leaves-rangers
Big risk for both parties. I think Gerrard will need to be on the top of his game just to match Dean Smith.
Quite a few outlets running the story. Rogers verbally agreed and wants to come at end of season, United want him now.
Who knows, could all be nonsense.
Sorry, I didn't understand your first point. Are you referring to Murtough and Fletcher?
I'm not sure we're organised enough currently to have a distinct style. What I'd hope is that it's being worked on in the background so we don't have to rely solely on the next coach to work things out.
To build continuity, essentially.
Clubs like Barca, Bayern, Dortmund, Ajax and City to a lesser extent, have had protracted periods of relative success and a distinct style of play even though they've worked through squads and managers.
The DoF should help foster a vision of play and the...
Always got the feeling YCCC associated itself more with the Yorkshire golden triangle (the wealthy, pastoral area between north Leeds, York and Harrogate) than glance back over its shoulder towards Bradford.
That may well be true, but also consider many homes are still occupied during the working day so still heated. Also, many offices are continually air conditioned, which I suspect is energy intensive. Especially in the warmer months.
Likewise, having more people work from home would help build local businesses and communities.
Plus, surely a policy to eradicate unnecessary commuting has great green credentials.
Why more time? If Ole was going to show any tactical acumen, it would've happened by now.
Doesn't matter who comes and goes if the coaching team struggle with the basics.
It's a shame because on his day he's truly world class. Those days, at least under this regime, are few and far between and as JSP intimated, when he's not on it, he's a liability.
I don't think you build a team around Pogba; you drop him into an already well functioning team to take it up that...