16 Mar 2026 10:55:28
Lots of talk about the manager's job, for the only good candidate would be Enrique at PSG, geat experince, won trophies, and plays attrative football. There was huge pressure at PSG, but he got rid of the big egos and built a very good young team. My fear is if Pep goes, City will go for him.
16 Mar 2026 11:30:10
Ooohh, we better be careful if there is only 1 good candidate. Absolute nonsense.
16 Mar 2026 11:30:38
100% nailed on for City.
16 Mar 2026 11:32:18
You didn't fancy joining the thread below then?
16 Mar 2026 11:44:28
We finish top 4. Carrick deserves it. Get him a couple of good mids and beef up other areas and we are good to go. Many big names have come and gone with us and elsewhere and stunk it up.
16 Mar 2026 12:28:42
Lots of candidates. None guarantee success.
Carrick has done well as interim, no doubt.
I think we still need to widen our net and take others into consideration.
Lots of good coaches out there.
There is no magic wand, no right or wrong answer at this stage.
There is no need to panic or make any knee jerk appointment.
Bide our time and wait.
Appointing Carrick may be the way to go; it's 1 option. Im very calm about it. No need to rush or panic.
Looks like we will get CL football next season, so that will help for both player and manager recruitment.
It looks like at least 1 of Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea will miss out. Ideally Liverpool, as it makes their recruitment more difficult.
16 Mar 2026 13:53:53
If Carrick gets top 4, then he deserves a shot at the full-time job.
There may be better qualified coaches out there, but nothing is guaranteed. We need someone who fits our club, and there is no obvious candidate.
16 Mar 2026 14:17:40
I don't get the Zidane love, and neither he nor Simeone speaks English well.
Enrique feels special, and his English is excellent, but I don't see him leaving PSG.
16 Mar 2026 14:20:45
Just leave Carrick as the interim, on that basis.
16 Mar 2026 20:47:43
AJH, hearing Bale talk about Zidane as a manager was interesting. He intimated that Zidane's success was primarily down to the respect for his playing career. More of a motivator than a tactician. Worked at Madrid because he had world class players capable of working things out on the pitch for themselves.
Not sure if he'd be much use at a different club, probably why he hasn't coached in 5 years. I can see him as a future France manager.
Enrique is a different class. Seems to be more interested in the character of his players than over complicating things tactically. Would be a dream manager for us.
16 Mar 2026 22:31:45
I'm with Ken on this one. Let's see how the end of the season plays out and go from there. There's pros and cons to keeping Carrick or replacing him. Do our due diligence on other candidates, and then, when the season is over, make an informed choice.
If it's Carrick, then I'd have no qualms, but the same goes for Nagelsmann etc. I'm just enjoying us atm, and as long as that continues, then I'm happy.