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It is unlikely that Man United will be willing to wait until the summer of 2025 to recruit a new coach, currently Ruud van Nistelrooy has been given the trust as interim coach until the club finds a suitable candidate. Van Nistelrooy will take charge of Man United when they face Leicester City in the EFL Cup, but it is uncertain whether United will find a permanent successor to Ten Hag before they host Chelsea in the Premier League. It is likely that Man United will move quickly to find the right coach because they are currently in dire need of the right figure to fix everything that Ten Hag has destroyed.

According to this article, the 2024 Ballon d’Or result was leaked in the early hours of the morning, it is being speculated that Vinicius Junior is the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or award with 630 points. But then I see this post from Fabrizio Romano and I don’t know which story to believe, even though for me Fabrizio Romano is the more trustworthy source.

It is strange if the winner of Balon D'or changed suddenly. The criteria of Balon D'or isn't based on the current performance only, it should based on many considerations. I don't want to try assuming the change of the winner because Real Madrid has just defeated by Barcelona with 4 goals. It is nonsense reason, it doesn't deserve to change the chance of winning Balon D'or.

Anyway, Rodri seems to have nothing special with his performance currently. Sure, the role of De Bruyne is bigger than Rodri in Man City. If Rordi can win some prestigious trophies, I think it is because he is lucky. He is in the right team that has the chance to win the regular trophies in each season.

Yeah, everyone surprised that Man United board was trying to keep Ten Hag for a long time. The board may try to believe in Ten Hag because Ten Hag could won 2 trophies (FA Cup, EFL Cup) in England domestic competition. But this season, Ten Hag seems to have no chance winning any trophy. This is why Man United board finally decided to sack Ten Hag.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy seems not a too bad option for the coach. I think Ruud Van Nistelrooy deserves to manage Man United until the end of the season. However, I heard a rumor that Xavi will be appointed to be the head coach of Man United. They are reported in negotiation with Xavi.



Source: Man Utd 'make contact' with ex-Barcelona boss Xavi

Immediately after that loss I was convinced Manchester United wouldn’t stick with him for long again, moreover they seemd to have this planned out perfectly because when they actually hired Ruud Van Nistrooy as assistant coach I was more concerned he will be given the opportunity too take the job at a later date and here is his opportunity and hopefully if he can take it then they wouldn’t be actually going for anyone else again.

I don’t understand what you meant by the Manchester United problem is already solved because I still see many problems beyond the head coach. Some of the players will actually be questioned but for their loyalty to the club, watch the last few matches and see how the players were wasting off chances. A new Manager will have to take a big stand against them.


Definitely agree that the player needs to prioritize more playing time seriously, a talent like that shouldn’t be on the bench. A move to Liverpool will be good one or better still to Manchester city as they need a new attacking midfielder. I don’t see think he needs to actually be strong physically because other players are there like Odegaard without strong physics he just simply needs to be more technical than the rest nothing else

I think Arda should leave Real Madrid for his own sake. I don’t believe he can develop himself in a team where he constantly stays on the bench. Liverpool wanting to transfer Arda is a great opportunity for him, and he’ll definitely get playing time there. However, if Arda Güler transfers to England, he’ll need to work harder to improve his physique.

Finally, United have taken ths bold step to sack Ten Hag who has been given a long time to transform the team but failed. I am happy that United lost to West Ham for making it easy to kick Ten Hag out of the club, because he has always survived not being sacked.

One problem is already solved, and the next should be how the new acting manager will be able to improve and liberate United to gain back their best performance, so that they can fit in for UCL spot competition again.

If only Ruud van Nistelrooy had been interim coach for quite a long time or even until the end of this season, then it is very likely that he will not sign any new players and he will utilize the players that Man United already have. So whether Man United will be improved or not will really depend on his capabilities. But, if in the near time, it turns out that Man United gets a replacement for Ten Hag, so I guess the new coach will most likely have his own list, and maybe there will be some players who will be kicked out and some will come to Old Trafford.

I’m surprised that it took this long for Manchester United to sack Erik Ten Hag. This is a decision that should have been made last season. That would have given Manchester United enough time to scout for a new manager. Sacking a manager in-between season is not always a good idea. Now they have to do with Ruud Van Nistelrooy until they can get a proper manager.

Alonso is indeed linked to be a substitute for Ancelotti, but is he able to handle a team as big as Real Madrid. If you talk long -term it might be true that giving a chance to him is a good choice. But Real Madrid are a big team and they will definitely consider the ideal coach so that they can continue to be in competition to get champions. All possibilities are still quite speculation because Pep Guardiola could have become the successor of Ancelotti, even if he saw the history of it was impossible because he really loved Barcelona.

yes, they are still the same team, and maybe with a new coach who will replace Ten Hag, the hope is that a little improvement can be made from MU's current performance. whether MU is also ready to burn their money in the transfer market this season or not will also be the success of their new coach. if with the same team, it will all depend on whether the players can follow the instructions and new game strategies that will be applied to the team.
at least MU management heard what the fans said from last season.

Based on last season’s performance, and trophies, I think Vinicius Jr deserves it because he won the Champions League, Laliga and others last season compare to Rodri who just won the Premier League with Manchester City last season. Moreover, Vinicius Jr was one of the best players in the Champions League last season, he took Real Madrid alongside other players to win the League.

Rodri on the other hand is a good player and the best midfielder in the world, but him as a Midfielder deserves to have good number of sits, which I think Kevin De Bruyne has more than him and other midfielders also have more than him. Therefore, since it is complicated, I think one of them deserves the award but in my opinion, Vinicius Jr should be the winner.

the club tried honestly to have copped with him this long even though he's proven to be one that's not ready for any form of improvement. With tougher times all lined up in the coming days, the decision is a necessity that will determine how far they will go this season. If after this sack the players starts playing well, the implication would be that they where underperforming just so ETH can be sacked.

make it to top four by the end of the season? It's like you've forgotten that they only sacked ten hang and not the entire Manchester United team. The current quality of the United team don't have what it takes to make it to top 5 of the table at the end of the season. They need to sign fresh players that are ready to play for the team before thinking of making it to top 6 or else, the struggles might continue even after the sack of Teng hang.

Your observations are genuine. Would the coach come into the football pitch to play with the players? He has already given them instructions and will be on the sideline to keep monitorng and inspiring them. But I saw a set of nonchalant and wasteful players in the game against West Ham. Manchester United deserved to win that game by three goals but all the effort was wasted.

Erik Ten Hag had a successful career in Ajax and I am sure he is a good coach. Maybe he can flourish in any other club that accepts him. But his poor performance in United might be a slight distraction for big clubs to sign him. You shouldn't also blame the fans, United is a big club that has always been in the top four positions in the League. The call for the sack of the Dutch coach has lasted for a long time, he just has to go. A new coach is needed to diagnose what is really wrong with the club.           

Later tonight at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the 2024 Balon D'or winner will be announced and while most of us were expecting Vinicius Jr to be given the award of the best footballer in the world, there's a report that just hit the media space that the Brazilian winger will bo longer be given the award. I even read another report few minutes ago that Manchester City's Rodri is expected to be named as the winner of the award today. What's your opinion about this latest development

Finally, after a series of bad matches, the management made the right decision for MU, They are currently 14th in the Premier League with just 11 points. There were reports in the summer that MU would sack Ten Hag but that did not happen. And that has cost MU a much larger compensation. The reason is that they have extended Ten Hag's contract until 2026. However, firing Ten Hag is probably necessary because if it continues, MU may "fall to the bottom of the abyss".

Currently, I think the names of Brentford coach Thomas Frank, Sporting Lisbon's Ruben Amorim, Borussia Dortmund's Edin Terzic, and former Barcelona coach Xavi are considered potential candidates for the head coach position at Old Trafford.

This is good news for the club i think this is the best thing that will happen to the team, Ten Hag has not really impressed this season they have lost lots of matches and dropped too many points. Losing to a team like West Ham that has been struggling and have been losing to other teams means that Ten Hag is performing poorly and the best thing is to question him, they should have sacked him even before now but he is lucky that United management is always patient with their coaches.

Van Nistelrooy chances of succeeding is very low but the deal is not not a permanent deal so they will now be looking for other coaching options there are currently some few available options but no one knows for sure who their next manager would be.

Arda Guler mainly plays as a winger, he only competes with Rodrygo and Brahim Díaz. However, it seems hard to compete with them, they often showed good performance as well. I actually want to see him as a starter in El Clasico but he didn't get a chance to play.

Real Madrid are always interested in young talents. However, Real Madrid can't sign all of them. Haaland is one of the young talents that Real Madrid couldn't sign, he joined Man City. Well, it is surely difficult to reach the level of Kroos and Modric. They are above the level of average players. Kroos and Modric became the irreplaceable players in Real Madrid midfield line for many years. I don't see current midfielders who have the similar capability as Kroos and Modric.

I knew, some might think Ten Hag would be there until the end of season. He had a good start with United. He won two trophies for United. But, things went downhill for him very quickly. I think it is best to sack him. They're very close to the relegation zone. They have no choice other than to replace him with a better coach.

And if Manchester United let him stay there much longer, it has the same meaning as if they let the club play in the Championship next season. I hope he learned that if his own stubbornness costs him his career.

I'm only wondering who the hell is going to be his replacement. Xavi?

The news of the dismissal of Manchester United former coach Erik Ten Hang, was not a surprised to me. I anticipated that over the weekend and that is the reason I was not offended after we lost to West ham United. Assuming that Erik Ten Hang managed to win against West ham, his sack would have been delayed for more miserable performance.

Which day dismissal of Manchester United coach, the club stands a chance to see themselves in the top four this season. This is because the body language of the New coach will make the players to sit up and ignite some kind of competition for fight of playing time. This is a welcome development.

I was thinking he still has this season or next to complete his stay on Manchester United, perhaps the club management has seen that if they allow him the club will get worst, well if sacking him will be the solution then is fine after all is been long this issue of sacking has been spreading so if truly the information is correct then nobody is surprised about it and I'm sure that it will be a big relief to the fans because I no of so many people who has moved from loving Manchester United into going for another club instead do to the consistent failure of the club, so they should try and hire a good coach this time if not they would be laughed out.