mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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There's an aspect of me that thinks he could be absolutely perfect for what they need. They have to go one of two ways, the strict authoritative manager who will take no sh** or the manager who is seen as an extension of the playing squad.Please please please appoint Southgate.
That would be absolutely hilarious.
Personally, I think the latter may be better for them. Man United (however annoyingly) used to have a real sense of pride in the badge etc around them. For any sort of criticism levelled at Southgate, even the most-anti GS person going must surely acknowledge he has completely changed the feeling around England. The players look genuinely happy to be there, proud to play for their country and it doesn't appear to be a slog anymore.
United have gone Moyes, Van Gaal (nutter), Mourinho (nutter) and Ten Haag (Sancho out etc). None of that appears to have worked. Maybe it's time for someone who is seen as being on the players side.
Maybe that's what United need. Sure, it may be cheesy, but a guy coming in on day 1, hitting home the values of the club and what it means to play for them but also appearing approachable etc.
Or it could be sh**. Who knows.