[Poll Added] Hypothetical: Next manager after Jose Mourinho

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

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BlueHaze said:
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.
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I hope Juve or PSG get him because i'd rather have Allegri or Tuchel but yeah I can see that. Espeically Bayern, it'll give Zidane the chance to win the league somewhere else and enhance his reputation.
 
JMack1234 said:
I hope Juve or PSG get him because i'd rather have Allegri or Tuchel but yeah I can see that. Espeically Bayern, it'll give Zidane the chance to win the league somewhere else and enhance his reputation.
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I think it depends on if Juventus win the CL or not. If they do Allegri will most certainly leave as he has nothing else left to achieve there and Zidane will probably take charge there. If not we will be in the mix with the other clubs.
 
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JMack1234 said:
I hope Juve or PSG get him because i'd rather have Allegri or Tuchel but yeah I can see that. Espeically Bayern, it'll give Zidane the chance to win the league somewhere else and enhance his reputation.
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I would personally definitely want Zidane over them. People say he did what he did because of his squad but you have to be something special to win 3 CL titles in a row, he's the first manager in history to do that. I also think real played very well under him and it was obvious during his years there that he promoted a positive brand of football and on top of that he did wonders when it came to motivating his team. I think give him the players he wants and he would be a massive upgrade on Mourinho and would probably make us title candidates within 2 seasons.
 
I hope we don't get Allegri. His style is more negative than positive and I want to see us playing attacking football again.
 
McKenna as instant interim until January break, and if things don't work out give a 1,5 year contract to Jardim or someone similar who's available. Surely can't get any worse, we need someone to stop the bleeding.

Someone who plays Pereira, Fred, Bailly, Dalot and Martial regularly. Not someone who wants new deals for Smalling, Jones, Young, Valencia, Herrera and Mata because of their mentality in a boring setup.
 
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We've had 3 mad choices all things considered. Just no more mad choices.
 
If we aren't already speaking to managers for the summer, then things are worse than feared.
Now, we need to get someone that fits the club's identity. Don't give a shit if he's not won anything. Someone who believes in building a team, improving players, getting the best out of players and getting a team to play a proper brand of football while giving young players the opportunity to improve.
Only after these will trophies come, not the other way round.
 
Adisa said:
If we aren't already speaking to managers for the summer, then things are worse than feared.
Now, we need to get someone that fits the club's identity. Don't give a shit if he's not won anything. Someone who believes in building a team, improving players, getting the best out of players and getting a team to play a proper brand of football while giving young players the opportunity to improve.
Only after these will trophies come, not the other way round.
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Well said
 
Didn't Zidane's agent say that he doesn't fancy working in England, or was that the media mumbling?
 
Adisa said:
If we aren't already speaking to managers for the summer, then things are worse than feared.
Now, we need to get someone that fits the club's identity. Don't give a shit if he's not won anything. Someone who believes in building a team, improving players, getting the best out of players and getting a team to play a proper brand of football while giving young players the opportunity to improve.
Only after these will trophies come, not the other way round.
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I agree, I used to be very sceptical regarding succession post SAF but not any longer. I would give the job to Eddie Howe with Rene Mulensteen as assistant.
 
My first choice is Pochettino but that's very unlikely, so from the available managers I would prefer Jardim. He has the advantage of working with Martial before and knows how to get the best from him. His Monaco team played some very attacking football before they sold all their best players.
 
Seriously at this stage I'd take any top league manager that plays attacking football. I'm not even joking. I want to enjoy watching my club again. Poch, Eddie Howe, Giggs literally anyone that has an attacking mindset. Zidane would be ideal.
 
Fundamentals:

- Attacking football
- Press out of possession
- Pick the team on merit
- Give youth a chance if they deserve it

That’s really not asking a lot, it should be a basic requirement of any big club, but not a single manager since SAF has had even two of these. We’re so shambolically run it’s a joke.
 
I'm going full muppet and saying Pochettino. Even if it costs as such as a star player would to get him out of his contract. Full muppet. Then spurs can buy back Bale with the money.
 
We need the DOF first (if we are going that route as a club) otherwise Pochettino would be the guy if we are looking for the next all encompassing figure.
 
Is Poch attainable at seasons end? I reckon Real will rid Scolari and get Poch in then.
 
reddevil702 said:
Poch, Jardim or Howe in that order.
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I would agree. Poch will be difficult to get, the other two are easy. As someone before said, i would bring in Blanc til the end of the season since he knows the club and has experience and then bring in a permanent manager in summer
 
Can we add Eddie Howe to the list

May as well add Allaydyce, Mark Huges and Pardew too
 
Try and knick that Favre from Borussia Dortmund. Hire Campos the footballing director.
 
We've missed out on a boat load so it's very slim pickings again.

Perhaps a man like Howe deserves a crack. Maybe Jardim and Zidane.

Clubs run by billionaires have a team of football people, we need that as well. Fergie gone leaves a huge chasm to fill.
 
Howe. A manager that seems to have the best years in front of him rather than behind him and can grow adapting his tactics to the team at hand.

The fans more importantly will be much more patient.
 
Aloysius's Back 3 said:
Howe. A manager that seems to have the best years in front of him rather than behind him and can grow adapting his tactics to the team at hand.

The fans more importantly will be much more patient.
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I'm intrigued by the possibility of Howe because I do think he's very talented, but there's a danger that Bournemouth were just on an impressive purple patch at the start of the season, and that they'll end up in a respectable but uninspiring mid-table position. That's still undoubtedly good...but whether it's good enough for a team that want to get back to the top is a different question.
 
Patrick08 said:
I'd like zidane.
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Zidane is good and ppreviously was my choice but I think we need a builder more than anything now. Hiring someone who has no previous for it is a bit risky. We need patience and for me a coach who will develop and improve players within a cohesive system is more important. Zidane will be better in 3/4 years
 
Cheesy said:
I'm intrigued by the possibility of Howe because I do think he's very talented, but there's a danger that Bournemouth were just on an impressive purple patch at the start of the season, and that they'll end up in a respectable but uninspiring mid-table position. That's still undoubtedly good...but whether it's good enough for a team that want to get back to the top is a different question.
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You know the reason I pick Howe is simply because ultimately we can never be sure what leads us to success. Jose was ultimately bought here because he has historically won a title within 2 years at every club ( something points wise he did at United on his 2nd year but not enough) - however he didnt win us the title. That was a manager out of anyone bar Pep that guaranteed us a level of success and it did not happen.

Why is Pochettino better than Jose for United? Or why is Zidane better than Pochettino? Ultimately we have not a clue how the future turns out & some of the best managers of these years have come by pure suprises - normally by ex players at their ex clubs or a manager who is going to grow in to a club at hand.

For me Howe is no different to Klopp at Mainz going to Dortmund. Someone like Butt or Carrick is no different to Pep at Barcelona, Simeone at Atletico and zidane at Madrid.

I ultimately want something different at the club and I want it done quickly and intelligently. If Moyes was sacked earlier could Giggs have got more games so we are no still wondering whether he is a valuable option or not? If Jose is fired does that give us time to see if someone like Howe acts like a rabbit in headlights in his first games (aka moyes) or is he a manager who comes to the club well prepared to make a team plan?

We just need to get rid of failures quick as a way of finding the right manager for us LONG TERM. Thats why I hope for Howe first, then someone like Butt or Carrick before we head back to the likes of Poch, Zidane or Jardim.
 
abdo99 said:
Zidane is good and ppreviously was my choice but I think we need a builder more than anything now. Hiring someone who has no previous for it is a bit risky. We need patience and for me a coach who will develop and improve players within a cohesive system is more important. Zidane will be better in 3/4 years
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A former world class midfielder who famously once said as a player itself said " why put another layer of gold paint on the bently when you are losing the entire engine", won't have the ability to build the midfield we so lack? Who just achieved a feat no manager has earned before with his impressive use of a world class squad?

His management stint at Madrid was some of the best management I have seen in the environment of Madrid, and I feel he is the one who is still a student of the game and wanna improve even further as manager.

He knows the pressure, he knows the environment, he has passion for the game, its not right to say that he won't build a cohesive style, when all he did at Madrid was just that. I think he needs to be that one, as we don't need an overhaul of the squad, just few tweaks and focus on playing football and we will automatically be amongst the mix to win things.
 
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