17 Apr 2024 10:59:32
Rumours had a bust up with Antony too, soon he won’t even be able to field a team of 11 that even speak to him…….
Amount of nails in that coffin no one will be able to even lift it!
17 Apr 2024 11:56:14
These players need to grow up and start performing. They have become far too used to downing tools.
Hopefully all this will change under INEOS come the summer.
17 Apr 2024 12:29:08
Such an inspiring leader, great man manager is Ten Hag, reminds me of the Klopp and Redknapp, players just love playing for him.
17 Apr 2024 19:13:11
Utd Road if I could unlike your comment I would. ETH may not be your ideal but reports on him from lots of players is very positive. Do you want his relationship with the players to be all roses and sunshine when they clearly aren't acting like professionals. Fwiw SAF fell out with players too. The primary issue is the players. I don't think ETH can be judged either positively or negatively at all at this point.
17 Apr 2024 21:27:29
So if he can’t be judged positively or negatively he must be bang average?.
17 Apr 2024 21:37:00
Fans on here change their mind more often then they change their saggy, stained Y-fronts.
Pretty sure under Ole very few fans were giving him any credit for keeping the players happy, or being easy to get along with.
In fact I'm pretty sure most wanted a manager who would "put a rocket up the players behind", be demanding and not want to be the players friend. A disciplinarian who'd set high standards, and punish players for being late, or disrespectful.
We get that in EtH, and suddenly "he's not easy to get along with", "players don't like him", etc.
17 Apr 2024 21:46:40
If you’re post hand the big thumbs up Ed’s have I’d like it twice ?
Thank you for finally positively comparing EtH and SAF.
I really didn’t have the courage to liken Eric’s man management to our best ever manager. Maybe EtH read his book on leadership!
17 Apr 2024 21:53:07
Spot on Shappy. Now we need someone to come in and give Rashford a cuddle.
17 Apr 2024 22:34:29
I’m pretty sure changing your mind after receiving more information and evidence is just as healthy as regular changing of underwear. Being too proud to change your underwear isn’t an admirable quality or hygienic.
17 Apr 2024 22:43:44
Utd Road of course it is. But you're on for changing your underwear because you heard a rumour somewhere that you'd forgotten to change it. That has nothing to do with hygiene. My point is that managers and players will always have ups and downs and, given the results, we should expect there to be plenty of unhappy players. You've decided to base a comparison of ETH against renowned man managers. Anyway from your comments you're probably around 12 so it's not much point arguing with you.
17 Apr 2024 23:50:41
Don, it would appear the “argument” is lost when you resort to insults.
As you say managers have their ups and downs (no more underwear metaphors) but hopefully an FA cup and an LvG exit would be a wonderful end to the season.
Btw I’m not 12 however I still find it very uncomfortable that you’re thinking about me changing my underwear, 12 or not.
18 Apr 2024 07:45:53
DonRed and Shappy, good posts. Insults? A bit snowflakey methinks. ??.
18 Apr 2024 11:49:51
I'm not ETH's biggest fan, but I find it hard to criticise him for taking a hard line with some players over their behaviour.
If you want to criticise him, do it for his tactics, and failure to get the team playing to his vision.
18 Apr 2024 14:55:46
Excuse me @Shappy, but have we really got that?
Any true disciplinarian would have dropped Rashford weeks ago. He would not have tolerated the night clubbing in Ireland. He wouldn't have let Antony waste a position in the team week after week. He would have sorted out the dressing room leaks. He would crack down on social media likes and huffs. He would sort out the rancid relationship with certain social media hacks and all told, he would have created a far different culture to the one we have now. A professional, team focused, results orientated culture.
I see things happening around the team that rarely seem to happen anywhere else. So no, those of us that wanted more discipline are still waiting. More than discipline, I want a coach that earns the respect of the players in such a manner that discipline as a verb, rather than an adjective, isn rarely necessary. A manager who walks in and respect just happens. Example. Ancelotti. The man oozes class and the right to be respected. I don't see that in ETH. In fact I haven't seen that since Sir Alex.
18 Apr 2024 15:31:25
You can have strong disciplined principles and beliefs without keep putting people on the naughty step and stopping speaking to them you know! That’s just childish and small club mentality behaviour, there are dozens of managers who are very disciplined in there approach that’s respected by players, it when you get no respect for the person who is trying to install discipline the problems start!
18 Apr 2024 15:37:35
Great Post BRD.
20 Apr 2024 00:56:33
He made Antony a priority and we paid 86 million pounds for him that in itself is a sackable offence. 86 fu*King million.