Originally Posted by
Smjffy
Given I took quite a hiatus, this thread has been a bit of an eye opener but what on earth happened to Yevrah?
Or rather, not so much him, but a fair few of you. He's probably not assed but it does seem like a bit of a free for all at times and I always had him down as a well liked member of the forum, certainly didn't see him getting leapt on half as much as I have since returning.
On topic:
Poch would be a decent name to bring in but he'd have his work cut out for him given Man United have created more problems for themselves such as bringing back Ronaldo (not that he's a bad signing, of course) and he's hardly making magical movements over in France considering what he has at his disposal. That said, listening to a TalkSport club earlier (yeah, I know) Danny Murphy suggests that United would be better served bringing in an interim manager and waiting for a big game big name manager to come available. I don't see too many of those who you'd automatically think of becoming available anytime soon and if an interim is the way they go (Carrick I believe) then what is the point because if he does what Solksjaer did whilst interim then you're essentially being forced into the same position of having to settle for what you got, no?
It does make you wonder just how serious Mourinho was when he said 2nd was one of his greatest achievements. Not that the football was any good (less so in recent weeks/months) under OGS but even though I've enjoyed the demise, what is the point in bringing any new manager in if you're not going to completely tear up the script. There is no Man United Way, it was Alex Ferguson's way and no one is going to replicate that so why not just go a different direction. If they brought in a few midfielders which I think is possibly the weakest area, got rid of the hangers on who just don't add anything and added competition instead of clear backups that exist in the club already then it might not be so bad for them, as it is, the backline pretty much writes itself (Varane will be decent but too injury prone).
They should wait and use Carrick to do the dirty work so the new manager comes in without the sideshow of who stays and who goes. Pogba for example should be gone regardless, yeah he's got talent but he's been there now for four or five years and has done the square root of sod all. Even this process so soon after getting rid of Solksjaer just strikes you as a complete shambles in the making.
Not that I'm arguing but still. Thoughts?