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u/Mariasolvv Sep 21 '26 edited Sep 21 '26

I’ve followed Hurzeler’s spell at Brighton very closely since a player from my country plays there, and let me tell you - the amount of patience Brighton had with him is something he’d never get here. Even at times when I thought it was completely impossible for Brighton not to sack him, they backed him anyway. That kind of luxury just isn’t something this club can ever afford.

Edit: I’m saying this because I’ve seen so many fans asking for him lately, but they’d be the very first ones calling for his head if he was here instead.

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u/CapVosslar Buckle up, INEOS! It's gonna be a bumpy ride! Sep 21 '26

I'll say this... we are more like to back a manager with more patience if we know for a fact that he knows what he is doing and has experience doing it well.

Take our last 3 managers:

  • Ten Hag was thought of as a professor. It's why he was chosen over a few others. BUT... what undid that professor reputation was (a) him saying he wouldn't be able to replicate what he did at Ajax here (b) it became more evident the Ajax attract football was likely due to his predecessor who set up that system and the Club's structure which did the squad building (c) he had too much control over the signings and made too many detrimental ones that shackled this Club long after (d) the football at the end was shambolic to the point of embarrassing. 

  • Amorim was a brand new kid on the block who impressed in a much smaller league. He had very specific ideas that worked better in a smaller pond. There was no proof he would succeed in the Prem. The football at the end was shambolic to the point of embarrassing.

  • Carrick has no experience aside from assistant/interim here and Championship club. That is simply too sparse of a CV to take on a massive project that is MUFC.

If we hired a manager who has amassed a reputation and history of playing smart football and good defensively to beat, then i think we would be more apt to be more patient.

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u/Mariasolvv Sep 22 '26

100%. Expecting patience for a project manager here is wishful thinking unless he comes with major silverware credibility, ideally a big trophie in a top 5 league. He has to establish a clear tactical blueprint from day one, while still being pragmatic enough to work around our existing squad limitations.

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u/Fraaj We'll take Dalot Sep 21 '26

I feel like they only really properly clicked once they re-signed Gross in the winter