[Poll Added] Hypothetical: Next manager after Jose Mourinho

Who would be your current choice for next manager after Jose Mourinho?

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We haven't won the top place for 6 years now, so the main question is "who is going to win us the Premiership?"

Sure, I want us to play attractive, attacking football with finesse, but more than that, I don't want to count 10+ years without winning the premiership. If I had to choose one over the other, then I'd prefer the trophy.
 
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ayushreddevil9 said:
Feck no! Imagine boring football week in week out!
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I don't think he does play boring football though, I'd imagine its boring to watch when you're losing to it, I doubt very much atletico fans find it boring.
Much like when mourinho first went to Chelsea.
People raved about the mourinho machine, they just won games and that was that, nobody on here would complain if we were top of the league playing less attacking football, that's the problem, when it works though you hear a lot of moaning from the opposition all the same.
Simeone plays high pressure football, everyone puts in a shift and with a far inferior budget he has been able to mix it with el classico every year
 
Lookatu said:
I don't think he does play boring football though, I'd imagine its boring to watch when you're losing to it, I doubt very much atletico fans find it boring.
Much like when mourinho first went to Chelsea.
People raved about the mourinho machine, they just won games and that was that, nobody on here would complain if we were top of the league playing less attacking football, that's the problem, when it works though you hear a lot of moaning from the opposition all the same.
Simeone plays high pressure football, everyone puts in a shift and with a far inferior budget he has been able to mix it with el classico every year
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They hardly put pressure on the opposition, very low risk football, even Griezmann is expected to track back. A lot of people here are going on mental rants about how Jose should have been sacked for "shit football" alone, not the results. I expect the same people going even more mental if we get Simeone and fail to win anything.
 
klsv said:
They hardly put pressure on the opposition, very low risk football, even Griezmann is expected to track back. A lot of people here are going on mental rants about how Jose should have been sacked for "shit football" alone, not the results. I expect the same people going even more mental if we get Simeone and fail to win anything.
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It's precisely because players track back that the team in possession is under pressure though no? Everyone works as a unit to win the ball back.
That's not what's happening at United at all.
I think people will forgive that style of football seeing every player run if his socks off and battle for 90 minutes and if it puts us top of the league it will prove that Klopp and pep haven't actually changed the game forever like we are led to believe.
 
Gareth Southgate. Would like to see a few more tactically proficient displays from him, but he’s doing everything else right so far.
 
Pochettino is kind of meh for me. He doesn't even play attacking football that much and his Spurs team do look tactically clueless a lot of times and especially in the big games.
 
Mcking said:
Pochettino is kind of meh for me. He doesn't even play attacking football that much and his Spurs team do look tactically clueless a lot of times and especially in the big games.
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Really? I’ve always found his spurs to play pretty good football. I suppose it’s all in the eye of the beholder....but I usually enjoy watching spurs.
 
T00lsh3d said:
Really? I’ve always found his spurs to play pretty good football. I suppose it’s all in the eye of the beholder....but I usually enjoy watching spurs.
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I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
 
Pass and Move said:
Gareth Southgate. Would like to see a few more tactically proficient displays from him, but he’s doing everything else right so far.
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Pass and Move said:
I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
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Wait what, you on a WUM or am I missing the white text? You said you want Southgate here. Man who got relegated with Middlesbrough and is now doing well for a side full of some of Premier League's best players during like 10 - 15 matches in a year and should manage United, while Pochettino is doing the same in full season with a squad he pretty much built himself and it's not warranted. I don't want Poch here but really can't follow your logic here. Not even going to get into Alli and Dembele being better than Pogba.
 
Pass and Move said:
I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
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I assume this post is a pisstake. If it wasn't meant to be, it definitely is
 
klsv said:
Wait what, you on a WUM or am I missing the white text? You said you want Southgate here. Man who got relegated with Middlesbrough and is now doing well for a side full of some of Premier League's best players during like 10 - 15 matches in a year and should manage United, while Pochettino is doing the same in full season with a squad he pretty much built himself and it's not warranted. I don't want Poch here but really can't follow your logic here. Not even going to get into Alli and Dembele being better than Pogba.
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The Dembele and Alli points were referencing some well voiced Spurs supporter's opinion.

The Southgate comment isn't contradictory. Poch has been at Spurs a while, and I've not been impressed by him considering the squad he has. He's not been bad, but I don't think he's done anythign exceptional either. Southgate has done a lot right with the England set-up, the only thing I'd like to see is some performances that demonstrate some advance tactical nous, which may or may not be proven after some more matches.
 
Pass and Move said:
I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
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Alli isn't better than Pogba and 'we don't all know'.
As for Harry Kane, that comment is just silly. Like a primary school kid in his first year talking about his hero without knowing anything about football and other players. Probably the silliest comment I've seen on the caf for a while and that's saying something considering the level to which some posters have stooped.
Whether you think it or whether Spurs fans do. Then again, they've been title-less since 1961. That does tend to make them desperate.
 
Mcking said:
Pochettino is kind of meh for me. He doesn't even play attacking football that much and his Spurs team do look tactically clueless a lot of times and especially in the big games.
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Yeah the Juventus game really put me off him. The way he got tactically outclassed in the 2nd leg for a supposed top manager was really strange. They'd done all the hard work in the 1st leg dominating the Italian champions away from home and then took the lead in the 2nd leg. From there he just needed to manage the game but they just kept going forward and Allegri quickly made changes, brought on two fullbacks and turned the game around. His in game management is quite poor.
 
Not really put off by Poch's European mistakes. Have read from longtime fans age 40ish and up that even though SAF had that amazing cup win for Aberdeen he never quite got it right for us in Europe for a long time. It was a learning process. Some managers start out tactically naive
 
I think this list needs updating - the likes of Koeman, Ancelotti and Pep aren't coming here.
 
Pass and Move said:
I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
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The players mostly weren't this when he got there so he has developed them to this level. They also have a 1st team and no squad depth. Who is their back up to Kane?what CM do they have?there are average in the middle of the park. If they had a Modric one other CM and a quality RW they could win the league but they didnt get funds in the summer. United and City have 50 million players on the bench.
 
Pass and Move said:
I really haven't ever been impressed by him tactically. Seems neat enough, but considering his players it's not unreasonable to expect even more than what he's achieved.

World cup winning GK
Arguably the best CB in the league of the last few seasons
Two England international full backs, including arguably our best performer at the WC
Alli - better than Pogba as we all know
Dembele - Would keep Pogba out of the team as we all know
Eriksson - arguably the best CM in the prem over the last few seasons besides de Bruyne and Silva
Dier - England 1st elevener-ish
Kane - Worlds best ever striker, just not as athletic as Lukaku

I really don't think he's done anythign to warrant promotion to a larger club than Spurs considering the talent available to him.
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Yes but he brought or bought most of those players through and developed them into a good team. With the transfer budget he would get here, it might be the difference between 2nd-3rd to 1st
 
Greck said:
Not really put off by Poch's European mistakes. Have read from longtime fans age 40ish and up that even though SAF had that amazing cup win for Aberdeen he never quite got it right for us in Europe for a long time. It was a learning process. Some managers start out tactically naive
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You could argue it was always his biggest weakness. I'm sure he'd be the first to admit he was very disappointed by only winning it twice.
 
Greck said:
Not really put off by Poch's European mistakes. Have read from longtime fans age 40ish and up that even though SAF had that amazing cup win for Aberdeen he never quite got it right for us in Europe for a long time. It was a learning process. Some managers start out tactically naive
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Worth remembering when SAF took Utd back into the European Cup/Champions League no English club had played in it for 6 years after the ban because of the Heysel Stadium disaster. Football on the continent had changed dramatically over those years, but no one in England had any experience of it at all. I don't think any English club got past the group stages until 96-97 season when Utd got to the semis and were knocked out by Dortmund. It was a massive new learning experience for all English clubs (Arsenal had failed and Blackburn) But nowadays we have four clubs in it every year so the context is very different and we have a much better understanding of the style and tactics of teams across Europe.
 
My feelings on Poch sway quite a lot. I feel like things have got very stale at Spurs, so a new challenge is exactly what he needs, but he still hasn't delivered maybe what he should have with that squad, which worries me.
 
Judas said:
My feelings on Poch sway quite a lot. I feel like things have got very stale at Spurs, so a new challenge is exactly what he needs, but he still hasn't delivered maybe what he should have with that squad, which worries me.
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I think a lack of investment after 15/16 season hurt them. That's when they should have slapped the cash down on some quality players.
 
Judas said:
My feelings on Poch sway quite a lot. I feel like things have got very stale at Spurs, so a new challenge is exactly what he needs, but he still hasn't delivered maybe what he should have with that squad, which worries me.
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I think he has flaws. But I don't understand people making out like his squad is amazing.
They're a very good team with one extraordinary player.
He should have won a cup or two and done a bit better in Europe but I don't think the squad is capable of doing much more than they have done .
I do agree that he's taken them as far as he can. That much is obvious.
I hope we are in discussions with him among others.
 
Poch did well with the Saints. Improved the team no end, got them playing some great football and came 8th. Moved to Spurs. Improved the team no end, better players but even so, came 2nd. It would only stand to reason he could improve us in the same way. Improvement seems to follow him wherever he goes so whether he has won anything or not he has a great record.

Improvement and attractive football, not a bad CV.
 
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Why is Eddie Howe not an option?

Yes, I'm serious. I know it's cool on here to shit on british managers, but Howe is a young attacking minded manager who will only get better. He could also be here for a long time & give the club stability, while playing entertaining football, and actually give the club an identity again.
 
RedNed77 said:
Agreed. Not sure we’d win anything but press conferences would be much more fun and he’d probably go for a 1-1-9 formation, he’d be the perfect antidote to the last 5 years.
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The club would fall into administration within a month of King Eric taking charge.

But what a month it would be.
 
Why not Blanc? He’s proven he can handle big jobs (France & PSG) and plays attacking, positive football with a true philosophy and direction. Not a sexy pick but neither was Emeri at Arsenal and it’s working well for them so far.
 
I think we've been down the proven route and it hasn't worked out. I think we should take a look at someone like Howe, Fonseca, etc who both in my opinion are very good young managers who have the potential to enhance our playing style and implement a footballing indentity which has been missing for too long.
 
If Poch is starting to get tired of life at Spurs then we need to go an get him. However, i'm certain we'll get Zidane.

Why? If you'd visited Madrid in the last few years and seen a Real Madrid shop you'd of noticed Zidane front and centre in all photos. He is marketing dynamite and that's all our board care about.

Don't get me wrong I think Zidane is a very good manager. You don't win three Champions Leagues on the bounce and a La Liga if you're a muppet. I just think he's the sort of manager who will walk into a team of superstars, find the right system and then manage them. Whereas we need a coach who will finally give us an identity and Poch is that guy.
 
JMack1234 said:
If Poch is starting to get tired of life at Spurs then we need to go an get him. However, i'm certain we'll get Zidane.

Why? If you'd visited Madrid in the last few years and seen a Real Madrid shop you'd of noticed Zidane front and centre in all photos. He is marketing dynamite and that's all our board care about.

Don't get me wrong I think Zidane is a very good manager. You don't win three Champions Leagues on the bounce and a La Liga if you're a muppet. I just think he's the sort of manager who will walk into a team of superstars, find the right system and then manage them. Whereas we need a coach who will finally give us an identity and Poch is that guy.
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I wouldn't be so sure about Zidane wanting to come here without CL football. I can definitely see Bayern, PSG and possibly even Juve being interested so it's not like other top clubs won't be in for him. Why would he chose us over the others?
 
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