Michael Barton

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

It will end the way it always ends but what I hope Poch brings is

Discipline with consequences

Player power banished. None of this ‘build the team around him’ nonsense

Release / sell the shite

Fitness levels increased

Not rely on counter attacks

Good recruitment

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

If Pochettino is doing the next 2 USA matches I wouldn’t be surprised if United keep Carrick on another week before firing him to save someone else taking training

I’m still half expecting him to become a coach for Poch or another junior role at the club

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Why wasn’t Carrick backed like Amorim was?

Amorim

Dorgu €30m
Cunha €75m
Mbeumo €75m
Sesko €75m
Lammens €20m

€275m

Carrick

Tielemans €40m
Santos €55m
Baleba €75
Darlow Free
Rashford (was described and I read my notes, ‘like a new signing’ €100m

€270m

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Many saying why is Carrick at Carrington is they’re sacking him?

Maybe Poch will find a little role for him in his team?

Maybe there’s an under something team he can help out with?

Maybe there are several vacancies around Carrington he could pick up?

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

‘What’s Pochettino won?’

I’ve seen this banded around quite a bit today and it’s a fair point UNLESS you are someone that advocated Ole and Carrick as both are barely qualified to manage a championship side yet have been spoken like they’re prime Pep

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Social media breaks it on Monday night. Several days pass with insane levels of speculation. He carries on doing his job (fair play to him) then they sack him Thursday as it’s respectful to do it to his face 😬

[utdreport @utdreport]

The #mufc hierarchy would prefer to inform Michael Carrick of their decision face to face, so there may be no official confirmation from the club until Thursday [@ChrisWheelerDM, @NathSalt1]

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

When LVG, Jose, ETH and Amorim left they were all passionate and felt let down and as a result have a poor relationship with the club. There’s only ole that left proud of what he’d done, that he’d left the club in a better place. Hopefully Carrick goes that way too

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

@Altgthr Booted garnacho out. Offloaded Hojlund and the gk too. Set standards which had consequences and created a good team spirit

It must have had some effect on the playing squad as they were doing a lot better last season than they are right now

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

I liked Amorim and he did some fantastic off field work but statistically his United record was horrendous. I didn’t expect the next PERMANENT manager to out do him with an even worse statistical record 😫😂

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

We’d have won the league this season if Poch had been manager from the start 😀

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

If Carrick felt he hadn’t been backed, how impactful would it have been if he’d resigned in the summer?

Instead he earned a few £100k more and probably secured an ambassadorial role for life

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

I see campaigns of hate already against managers who may or may not get the role 😬

Complaints of player power but demands whoever comes in builds the team around their favourite player

Most toxic fan base by far 😫

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

It will be interesting to see where Carrick goes next. No doubt the big European clubs will be sounding him out over the next few months. I wonder if Jonny Evans will follow him to his next club or build on the experience he gained and start managing himself? Watch this space

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Going forward for the club

No more interims
No ex players

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

If Carrick does go this is my revised list of best permanent managers post Fergie

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Rubin
ETH
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Ole

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

The manager pool is poor but Pochettino is in the pool of big name, experienced managers. Would much rather him than Howe

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Poch out

Just practicing for 18 months time 😀

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Pochettino has gone to odds on now as next manager. I reckon he’s gone tomorrow

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

@ClairClair211 💯

[Michael Barton @mrmichaelbarton]

Now everyone accepts the managers were never the problem, what a colossal fuck up it was letting this guy go 😒

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇪🇸 OFFICIAL: José Mourinho wins the La Liga Manager of the Month award for October.