The post Pep/Klopp landscape

There's a real shortage of top quality coaches in the game atm.

Pep, Klopp, Ancelotti, Simeone and maybe Flick are the only ones who you would look at say, they're a safe bet for success.

The others have either been successful at clubs that dominate their respective domestic leagues anyway and they have somewhat failed on the European stage....or they are just up-and-coming managers and haven't really been tested at the highest level.

Alonso, Amorim, Inzaghi & Slot have at least won titles in their league with teams that weren't necessarily the dominant team. Considering what he took over from and the current situation at Barca, I'd like to include Xavi there...but then we know how the Barca ethos can aid in things over there

One thing with Man Utd is that its not as if you have players at their absolute peak which you need to take advantage of immediately or lose that chance. YOu need a rebuild and have time on your hands to do so and the current better players will be even better and the ones you want gone will be gone.

If i were United, this is the sort of timeframe I would be targetting, with a new man starting asap, building something to begin to peak in 2 or 3 years time, built around the likes of Mainoo & Hojlund & Garnacho and the rest of them can feck off.

You sort of want to do what Chelsea have done but in a more gradual and structured way

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 10 minutes ago
One thing with Man Utd is that its not as if you have players at their absolute peak which you need to take advantage of immediately or lose that chance. YOu need a rebuild and have time on your hands to do so and the current better players will be even better and the ones you want gone will be gone.

If i were United, this is the sort of timeframe I would be targetting, with a new man starting asap, building something to begin to peak in 2 or 3 years time, built around the likes of Mainoo & Hojlund & Garnacho and the rest of them can feck off.

You sort of want to do what Chelsea have done but in a more gradual and structured way
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Agree with this, but it's not all about the manager. We haven't ever had the right structure in place to compete. Hence why Jim has been ringing the changes right from the off, such as bringing in the City CEO, getting Ashworth from Newcastle etc... He knows getting the structure right is fundamental to success further down line.

England have never produced a winning manager for the league of their own country (the PL).

And their greatest ever player has never won a trophy.

Quite odd.

Imagine a Spanish manager having never won La Liga, as well as Ramos or Xavi/Iniesta never winning a trophy in their career.

Pretty incredible.

Rooney must of won summink

Will Arteta be the apex manager then?

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comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Gaz Southgate to run the show
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That’s sir Gareth to you

Not sure about apex, but he could be the blue chip manager.

comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face, proud owner of the 100k comment, fack you Michael Edward’s and your 5m, th (U19119)
posted 7 minutes ago
Will Arteta be the apex manager then?

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Not sure Arteta gets the credit he deserves. The current Arsenal side are easily the best one since the invincibles.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 18 hours, 13 minutes ago
I read Liverpool are after the PSV manager, and are even talking to Gary O'Neil.

I expect the PL will take it's turn out of the spotlight, in terms of being Europe's elite, as they say, football is cyclical and the PL hasn't been it's best this season.
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Slot manages Feyenoord, not PSV. Peter Bosz has failed everywhere except PSV and only because Slot had to rebuild a new team after losing a bunch of first XI players.