How is what poch did with spurs not impressive? Competing at the top end of the pl table year in year out, reaching a ucl final, while on a shoe string budget? That team Ste listed as amazing for spurs, was assembled by poch in the first place.
But then we defend a manager who wasn’t good enough for Middlesbrough
I don’t even understand this conversation, Pochetino is not my top manager pick, but he is the best choice out of what is available. We likely wont win anything with him, but let’s face it, we won’t win anything major with anyone anyway. If it works, he would make us play good football, he would develop young players, he would build foundation and if and when he hit his ceiling, we could go for someone who is proven winner. But a proven winner ain’t coming to Utd right now, and Eddie Howe is not exactly serial winner anyway.
I like Poch for Utd. Feels like a good fit for the club. The squad will need a lot of work to get him the athletic players he likes, but that’s not a bad thing.
On the Eddie Howe compensation thing. He wasn't sacked. It's a mutual agreement and it's to protect the club from having managers saying they want a break and then immediately taking a different job where they don't get compensated for losing him. We don't have that because we always leave it too late and sack managers when it's way beyond saving
A lot of our fans might not want to hear this but Potchetino's record is exactly what we need right now. Consistent top 5 finishes. We might not win much, but we need a stable base to build from.
I take Howson's point that Poch isnt...great. but he's better than Carrick for sure. More pedigree and more tactical aptitude. Even if our squad isnt anywhere near what he's work with before, it IS better than what we saw with Carrick. The squad is not so bad that we are helpless. We need a floor raiser with actual tactical ideas, and Poch can certainly do that.
I'm not poch's biggest fan, but downplaying his spurs and Southampton stints is crazy
And no one's winning anything when your front 3 refuses to press or defend (PSG)
Wtf is Howson on about? We are 18th not competing for the title. We won't for a long time. It's about surviving and stabilizing. And Poch developed those players he blurts out.
Ste's on a mission to discredit himself at this point 😂
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How is what poch did with spurs not impressive? Competing at the top end of the pl table year in year out, reaching a ucl final, while on a shoe string budget? That team Ste listed as amazing for spurs, was assembled by poch in the first place.
But then we defend a manager who wasn’t good enough for Middlesbrough
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I don’t even understand this conversation, Pochetino is not my top manager pick, but he is the best choice out of what is available. We likely wont win anything with him, but let’s face it, we won’t win anything major with anyone anyway. If it works, he would make us play good football, he would develop young players, he would build foundation and if and when he hit his ceiling, we could go for someone who is proven winner. But a proven winner ain’t coming to Utd right now, and Eddie Howe is not exactly serial winner anyway.
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I like Poch for Utd. Feels like a good fit for the club. The squad will need a lot of work to get him the athletic players he likes, but that’s not a bad thing.
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On the Eddie Howe compensation thing. He wasn't sacked. It's a mutual agreement and it's to protect the club from having managers saying they want a break and then immediately taking a different job where they don't get compensated for losing him. We don't have that because we always leave it too late and sack managers when it's way beyond saving
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A lot of our fans might not want to hear this but Potchetino's record is exactly what we need right now. Consistent top 5 finishes. We might not win much, but we need a stable base to build from.
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I take Howson's point that Poch isnt...great. but he's better than Carrick for sure. More pedigree and more tactical aptitude. Even if our squad isnt anywhere near what he's work with before, it IS better than what we saw with Carrick. The squad is not so bad that we are helpless. We need a floor raiser with actual tactical ideas, and Poch can certainly do that.
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I'm not poch's biggest fan, but downplaying his spurs and Southampton stints is crazy
And no one's winning anything when your front 3 refuses to press or defend (PSG)
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Wtf is Howson on about? We are 18th not competing for the title. We won't for a long time. It's about surviving and stabilizing. And Poch developed those players he blurts out.
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Ste's on a mission to discredit himself at this point 😂
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