Mike Phelan
When Solskjaer was appointed caretaker manager in 2019, Phelan was his first new appointment to the coaching staff as assistant manager.
Michael Carrick
Since retiring in 2018, Carrick has worked as a first-team coach for United.
Solskjaer kept Carrick as a member of his backroom staff with the Norwegian ideally wanting his staff to have strong links to the club.
Kieran McKenna
McKenna started his coaching career at Tottenham where his playing days were cut short at the age of 23 due to a persistent hip injury. His work was so impressive at United that he was elevated to the first-team staff by former boss Jose Mourinho following the departure of Rui Faria. Has remained there ever since and is a hugely popular member of the backroom staff, working as a first-team coach.
Martyn Pert
Pert had previous spells at Watford, Fulham, Coventry, and Cardiff, where Solskjaer first came across him in January 2014.
Darren Fletcher
Now technical director
Richard Hartis
Richard Hartis worked for United as head goalkeeping coach for 10 years between 2000 and 2010. He then left to join Solskjaer at Molde before following him to Cardiff. Since then, he has had stints at Leeds United and at the FA as a national goalkeeping coach. Hartis was a member of the England U17 that won the World Cup in 2017.
Richard Hawkins
Former deputy head of Sports Science with the FA, Richard Hawkins joined United in 2008. He has returned to prominence under Solskjaer, helping to keep the players at peak physical condition as head of performance.
Ed Leng
Leng joined United as lead sports scientist from Melbourne City having previously worked at Tottenham’s academy.
Michael Clegg
Following in his father Mick Clegg’s footsteps, Michael Clegg re-joined United in Jul 2019 to work as their strength and conditioning coach. Previously, Clegg had been a trainee player at United, making 15 starts at the club, before working at Sunderland under Roy Keane.
I would say a totally overhaul of the back room staff is needed more then new players. We got a coach from Fergusons time, Which has long gone.
A Jose mourinho reject in Kieran McKenna. Carrick and fletcher only there because pals with Ole. A goalkeeping coach who went with Ole to Molde and Cardiff 🙄. An lead sport scientist from Melbourne City having previously worked at Tottenham’s academy. And a reject from Roy Keane Sunderland in Michael Clegg.
And we wonder why 80% of our matches are utter dire to watch.
Manchester United Coaching Staff
posted on 28/5/21
Coaching staff collectively has been mediocre under ole. We are one of the most poorly coached teams in the league. Whoever is in charge of taking first team drills has been doing an abysmal job. Ole has to take decisive action about his back room staff this summer if he wants to keep his job.
posted on 28/5/21
comment by Scott The King McTominay (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
You can focus on the systems, tactics and patterns of play as much you like, but the real issue is that we aren’t a well drilled team. We’d be a very good team if we were. And that’s the biggest issue I have with this management, as whilst I don’t really like the style, it would at least be much better to watch if it was drilled as well as some of the very top coaches have their teams, and would likely bring better results.
Tuchel had Chelsea better drilled in two and a half days than we’re after two and a half years. It was funny listening to Neville talk about how impressive that he’d drilled this so side quickly. He said he doesn’t know how he could even do that.
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Spot on
posted on 28/5/21
GK coached should have walked after the final. Entire team and the GK scored their penalties. It should be on him as much it’s on our DDG.
posted on 28/5/21
comment by StringerBell (U11749)
posted 18 minutes ago
When was the last time we took risks?
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giving ole the job?
posted on 28/5/21
The last time we took risks was probably the second half against Roma at OT.
posted on 28/5/21
Hey used to it lads according to the Telegraph Ole is being “rewarded” with a new three year contract.
posted on 28/5/21
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
The fullbacks starting narrow isn’t anything to do with statistics, as far as I’m aware.
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It wasn’t you then. It was not to do with fullbacks starting narrow. It was to do with both full backs getting drawn in to the centre so they are double marking and leaving an attacker free where they should be.
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Ah; the opposite side FB (to the ball) being drawn in to double mark the opposite forward (potentially leaving opposite wide players/fullbacks free to attack the corner of the penalty area)?
Again, I’m not sure that’s come from the analysis guys; but just about every defensive setup does that nowadays.
posted on 28/5/21
Question : how many relegations do these people have among them as coaching staff ?
posted on 28/5/21
Again, I’m not sure that’s come from the analysis guys; but just about every defensive setup does that nowadays.
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Really. I haven’t seen any other team do this like we do. Even the teams that concede more than we do. No defensive set up should have a full back coming into the middle to pick up the same player the CB is picking up leaving his own man free to kick the ball into the net.
posted on 28/5/21
This article here covers it, VC: both why opposite fullbacks are instructed to come in narrow to the FB/CB half space, and how, as you’ve pointed out, it can cause problems with high quality deep crosses, particularly if there’s poor communication (from the GK/midfield) and no cover from the wide players tracking opposition fullbacks/midfielders making runs from wide areas (which is a problem at United right now as the wide players do relatively very little defending).
https://totalfootballanalysis.com/tactical-theory/tactical-theory-defending-crosses-bundesliga-tactical-analysis-tactics