26 May 2024 08:15:45
Waiting for the view of Ken the oracle on yesterdays tactics and performance. Personally I saw a group of players definitely not lost by ETH. Still sack him given that he apparently has known for weeks that he's a dead man walking? Not for me. I think ETH showed his true colours and deserves a chance going forward. In fact I'd say we would be foolish to lose him to yet another rinse and repeat excercise. That has been my view consistently and not only in the euphiria of the cup win.
26 May 2024 08:33:58
Fizz, there are reasons for him to get the sack, and reasons not to.
Tomorrow he showed he can play a XI, that can beat Pep in a final.
Something we have never done as a team even under sir alex.
He has actually earned another season in my eyes,
2 major reasons:
That was a performance where it never looked like we were going to lose.
He would have stability now. We've always sacked manager and restarted again. This time maybe we stick by a man and see what happens. Weve done it with jose, ole, moyes, lvg, where they have a bad season and next year we get a new coach. Perhaps it is time we as a club ride the tide and see what happens next year.
{Ed025's Note - im not so sure backpass, yes it was a good performance yesterday against what looked to me a tired city side...but im taking nothing away from UTD who thoroughly deserved the win, but one swallow does not make a summer mate and the rest of the season was appalling so sticking with ETH would be a massive gamble imo..
26 May 2024 09:11:06
Match posts fizz. Never once do I fall to pursue any coach or the team when they win. Done within 20 mind of the game. Great win great performance. Why would you think I would think anything other than that.
26 May 2024 09:17:31
I know the recency bias kicks in.
And I am honestly 51:49 split on keeping him and letting him go.
But I'm not too confident about who comes next and if there is someone I could really back.
I do not like Tuchel, Poch would not be a huge upgrade and Mckenna is untested.
Of course we have to see what the board decides, but I could take another season of eth.
But I truly hope the medical department and injuries is given a second look.
26 May 2024 09:37:31
ETh needs to be kept and backed in the summer.
Allow him to bring in Todibo/ Bremer, Branthwaite, De Jong, O’Riley (nobody has mentioned him but for me he’d be a fantastic signing from Celtic), Olise, a cheap backup striker (Morata? ) and back-ups at keeper and left-back.
Clear out Lindelof, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony etc.
Hopefully no commentator’s curse here, but EtH cannot possibly be as unfortunate with injuries next season. Let him build - none of the other options to replace him are particularly exciting, either.
26 May 2024 10:04:18
ETH has won 2 out of the 5 major trophies since SAF left in the same number of years. Granted this was a terrible PL campaign, but despite this he still has the backing of the large majority of fans.
Its clear they will wait for him to return from his holiday so the buzz has settled.
If Ineos want to start their era off by ignoring the fans, it doesn't bode well.
26 May 2024 09:13:44
Ed025,
You make a good point. I'm a fan of EtH. I'd like him to have a other season, given that the current available options aren't that appealing. McKenna needs at least a season in the EPL under his belt.
{Ed025's Note - i think your right about there not being much out there MH..