31 Mar 2022 19:29:22
And now reports of Pochettino having his interview. My head is spinning.

1.) 31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022 19:44:24
I read he’d long had it… but what do I know.

2.) 31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022 19:54:33
I think we might be looking at the Liverpool model of Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier Co-Managers and getting both Poch and ETH!

3.) 31 Mar 2022
31 Mar 2022 21:14:18
New interview apparently earlier this week they are saying. Hopefully means its time to get something agreed.

4.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 08:50:09
Be gutted tbh if they go for poch over ten hag we have needed a proper coach for years, just think poch isn't going to get any better and his best is behind him.

5.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 09:17:52
Ten Hag probably better coach but Poch not too shabby either.

Plus his experience of premier league, handling big egos, working with over bearing chairmen/ owners etc….

If I knew ETH could handle demands of United in the premiership, then be clear choice - but we can’t really afford to take another gamble. At moment, need more of a certainty….

6.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 09:57:24
What is confusing about the club talking to their preferred options for the role? Isn't that just standard procedure for any vacancy.

7.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 10:05:04
Both EtH and Pochettino have some great advantages that could make them great options. They both also have a few potential drawbacks, that could ultimately lead to them not being successful.

In truth I don't believe either can or will be successful unless the club structure and management approach changes quite dramatically.

If the club continues to undermine a managers authority by backing the players and running the club based off the spreadsheet and not the team sheet then any manager will struggle.

We all have our views over who would be best, but ultimately we have to just trust the process. If the people hiring for some reason feel they would work better with one candidate or have concerns over another then we have to trust that they know themselves and the job requirements better than we do.

That doesn't mean their choice can't or won't ultimately fail, or that the rejected candidate would have succeeded.

Whoever gets the job, whether that's your preferred choice or not will need full backing and the fans support.

8.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 10:35:23
Not sure this oft-used term 'experience of dealing with big egos' needs to be factored in. It hasn't exactly helped Poch in his last two roles. I'm sure ten Hag is more than capable of dealing with players on all levels.

9.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 12:09:19
Dont get the whole "prem expericence" like its a must,

Did klopp, pep have any experience when they came in?

Jose?

10.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 14:00:26
Bolger, I don't think Prem experience is a must have.

However, it does give a candidate an advantage.

While for EtH in particular he doesn't have any experience in one of Europe's top five leagues.

His experience is limited to one league and mostly for the top side in that league.

He hasn't had to go up against teams like Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter, PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool and City in league competition.

He hasn't managed in a league as competitive and relentless as the EPL, he hasn't even managed in a league similar in terms of pace, and quality.

He was able to take EPL cast offs in Haller, Blind and Tadic and they are some of the best players in Eredivisie.

While what he has done with them is impressive it also shows off the weakness of the league he is currently working in.

When Klopp came to Liverpool he had managed in the Bundesliga, he had overthrown Bayern to win the league.

When Pep came to City he had already managed Bayern and Barcelona. So was experienced managing big clubs and winning titles with them.

When Jose came to Chelsea first time round he had just won the UCL with Porto. While he had a lack of big league experience, the EPL he was coming into was very different to what it is now.

Now the EPL has three clubs in Chelsea, City and Liverpool with genuine title ambitions. A fairly strong chasing pack with Spurs, Arsenal, Leicester and ourselves over the past few years. Teams like West Ham moving into the Olympic stadium and the financial power that brings them. Newcastle's new found wealth and determination to become a top side.

Clubs who are relegation candidates in the EPL have a bigger transfer budget and wage structure than all sides in other European leagues bar maybe the few who regularly compete in the UCL.

Norwich, Burnley and Watford have spent more money on transfers and have a higher wage bill than Ajax.

That's a the step up someone like EtH will have to make. The teams he will be expected to beat easily every week have more financial power than the club he currently manages.

In Pep, Klopp and Tuchel the EPL undoubtedly has three of the current top five managers in the world currently in charge of the three best squads in the league.

Managers like EtH will not be use to the relentless pace of games, playing every 3-4 days for the majority of the season. Up against the best players and best managers in the world.

Maybe he will take to it like a duck to water, or maybe it'll take him 6 months to a year to get to grips with it.

When he has no experience that is the gamble you make.

Experience isn't a requirement, but it does mean that the candidate with experience is less likely to get caught out.

11.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 15:04:45
well his team beat madrid and dortmund in the UCL quite easy aswell as being i think 4 1 up against chelsea, down to 10 men but finished 4 4.


for me i don't really care about what league they have been in as you say jose was in portugal but won the UCL. but so has di matteo.

any manager is a gamble.

12.) 01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022 16:28:17
Football is football the world over. If someone understands the game and is tactically aware then Premier league experience whilst useful should not be the decisive reason to hire a coach.

13.) 02 Apr 2022
02 Apr 2022 15:36:21
It's not an advantage for poch, he's only experienced bottling the league.

14.) 05 Apr 2022
05 Apr 2022 17:26:27
Why is Premier League experience so important, I don't remember Pep, Klopp or Tuchel having any Premier league experience before rocking up in the country.