News: The 2025/26 Season (P)Review Thread [R]

Puff piece on bbc, Southgate saying role of manager has changed to head coach and how he is fully ok with working like that.

Reads like he is shoving his nose up Wilcox arse.

Given timing this better not be a coordinated media strategy with the club to soften up supporters for the summer switch <vomit> …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgk8rgpgkpyo

 

I think you have to wash your hands of it. If they hire Southgate, the end will come even sooner.

 

Player says things “different” under new coach shock

Am over judging players and managers on words. Performances and results like Saturday are what matters.

Next six weeks we gave a good mix of games home and away against different oppo so will have a much better idea of where we are heading.

* Sun 25 Jan: Away vs. Arsenal (16:30)
* Sun 01 Feb: Home vs. Fulham (14:00)
* Sat 07 Feb: Home vs. Tottenham (12:30)
* Tue 10 Feb: Away vs. West Ham (20:15)
* Mon 23 Feb: Away vs. Everton (20:00)
* Sat 28 Feb: Home vs. Crystal Palace (15:00)

 

Keep Steve Holland regardless of who comes in. If Wilcox is the real manager and Hoiland is the real coach, then Southgate just has to be cheerleader.

Yes, I actually said that. I honestly dont think it matters who the manager is at this point. Look at all the guys weve had. Weve had world class manaager,s weve had young upcoming managers, weve had guys with their own philosophy. Maybe we need to look for something different with the next manager.

Why does anyone think Tuchel would be good, when he fought his way out of CHelsea and PSG. Same with De Zerbi, these guys can be aggressive and expressive in the media. I wont assume that Glasner is automatically a 3CB, reactive manager because of what he's done as Palace. But look what he did in GErmany.

I just waffled all around and still dont know who i want to be the manager.

 

Aside the Southgate thing I like the Steve Holland appointment as assistant. Someone credible who has actually been at a top club (Chelsea) during some successes and failures under some top managers too.

People saying we dont want to do the Ole thing with Carrick. Why not?

(Big) If Carrick and his management team get top five with good football I would be fine with keeping things going as also fairly uninspired at new manager options.

Still feel inconsistency is most likely outcome with finish outside CL places. Hope to keep being surprised to the upside like yesterday.

 

If carrick can get use sesko to win against compressed teams, and continue to play counterattacking, ENTERTAINING, football…





fvck yes he can stay.

 

Carrick may also be the exact model and mentor Kobbie needs. If he can help him read the game better and neutralize his quickness issues by being one step ahead mentally, then even more of a heck yea.

 

Steve Holland knows the issues of breaking down a low block having come up against it many times.

Here he is breaking down how top teams get a front five in attack to overload oppo.

He is by reputation from players he has coached actually very good at coaching patterns of attack.

 

Are we getting excited again ?

 

We live in the gaps / margins between the depressions …

It could just be fleeting, so rule 32

 

Winning on Saturday was fun but we've seen this before:

New manager bounce. More freedom to play. Better formation to suit the players. More energy. United DNA. United way and so on. Cliche after cliche.

We might even draw or beat Arse at the weekend. But then lose to Fulham and normal service is resumed. We just know it's coming...

 

TBF, we got no “new manager bounce” from Fletcher so that first match from Carrick felt good. Lol

 

Finally Rio speaks out, the disrespect he gets from clown pundits

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I am well over Scholes and Butt - this latest with Martinez and Butt coming out after and calling Martinez immature and childish after their pre-game comments...

 

The sad thing, like most old people they defended themselves, saying it wasnt personal. I mean you attacked Martinez for his height, Seems pretty personal to me.

I just wish the players would bring up Scholes biting his daughters toenails. ********ing weirdo.

I really wish, they'd just be immature and talk shit back. Tell Gary he's the most overrated RB in PL history. Tell Nicky Butt he was a the water boy for the team for most of his career, especially after his good form in 2002.

 

Lisandro Martinez's goal for Manchester United at Burnley earlier this month should not have been ruled out by referee Stuart Attwell, the Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has said.

However, the KMI Panel supported the decision of VAR official Craig Pawson not to intervene and give the goal.

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What bullshit.

Nothing more “clear and obvious” or game-changing than a ref ruling out a goal for a foul that they concluded should not have been awarded. Obviously exactly why VAR exists.

Happy to (correctly) throw the ref under the bus but VAR not intervening must be protected at all costs it seems