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    [Burt, Telegraph] It is looking increasingly likely that Michael Carrick will be appointed on a permanent basis at Old Trafford.
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    [Burt, Telegraph] It is looking increasingly likely that Michael Carrick will be appointed on a permanent basis at Old Trafford.

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    1. whatisbaseball on

      Adding the full context from the article:

      > Roberto De Zerbi is expected to inform Tottenham Hotspur later on Monday whether he is prepared to accept a five-year deal to take over as their new head coach immediately.

      > As Telegraph Sport revealed earlier this month Tottenham have held talks with De Zerbi, who emerged as their No 1 choice.

      > However, until now, the Italian has insisted he does not want to start a new role until the end of the season, but talks are ongoing.

      > De Zerbi has also been of interest to senior figures at Manchester United although it is looking increasingly likely that Michael Carrick will be appointed permanently at Old Trafford.

      > De Zerbi wants to return to the Premier League having left Marseille earlier this year and has always been open to coaching Spurs.

    3. Felicks77 on

      Id prefer nagelsmann but if it’s something like Glasner or Carrick I’d rather take Carrick

    4. PitchSafe on

      Was probably the most likely option with the fact that both Enrique and Nagelsmann are unavailable. Carrick and his coaching team have done a good job as well

    7. carrickshairline on

      Get ready for Solskjaer 2.0. People will turn on him the second we hit a bad run of form.

    8. Rascha-Rascha on

      I don’t get why we would appoint De Zerbi after what he did at Marseille. The level of pressure and the task is similar, trying to get a big club back to the top of their league (and second place is what people expect, really, for Marseille, they understand the challenge posed by the spending that PSG do), except Marseille have been in European football more consistently.

      He did not calm things down, at all. He is a divisive and incendiary personality. He wasn’t able to make his team resilient enough or incisive enough against clubs that they should have been beating, despite a lot of investment in decent players.

      Massive red flags all over the place here. Brighton is really well run, it’s not an indication purely of managerial impact. Plus, he apparently wanted an obscene amount of money from us that summer we flip flopped on Ten Hag.

    9. Unpickled_cucumber1 on

      Really really hope this is the right move. What we have seen so far suggests so as well

    12. WishParticular7385 on

      Don’t mind this at all. If the options aren’t jumping out as top quality (like Luis Enrique), then there’s no need to risk rocking the boat. Carrick is steady, measured, has had a good run. So, a bit of continuity next season will be nice for the players, and creates a steady foundation for the new signings to settle into.

      No one thinks Carrick is the next coming of Pep, but he doesn’t need all the bells as whistles. He’s gotten the team back to the basics, and the basics have been serving well. Let’s just reach May.

    13. discr33t_enough on

      Honestly if Carrick has proven himself with this team in this league, why look anywhere else?

      We’ve had big name managers who have fallen on their faces yet people want other managers because they’re scared Carrick will be Ole 2.0 based on nothing.

    14. heyheyathrowaway485 on

      Not a specific comment on Carrick but I thought Jason Burt was in the untrustworthy tier? I know the Telegraph in general has good journalists but he’s been way off before

    17. Gilburto on

      A reminder that Burt lives in the Burtiverse, and this statement is likely made based entirely on his own opinion and vibes rather than actual sources within the club.

    18. Fisktor on

      If no top managers are available than go for it.

      But i doubt we can continue next season playing like this

    19. rageofreaper on

      Honestly as far as I’m concerned there are only 2 managers that wouldn’t get eaten alive by this job, Ancelotti and Simeone. Neither are available, so Carrick is absolutely the next man up. Just hope we fully back him in the summer and allow him some time even if we hit a wobble.

    22. mrkoala1234 on

      We should drag it out and leave Zerbi hanging so Spurs doesn’t have a manager for the remaining games this season. Wouldn’t want them to have a manager bounce

    23. Benphyre on

      Come on at least interview other managers first. If Carrick still ended up getting the job its fine

    24. alexfcp07 on

      I hope the board doesn’t rush Carrick’s permanent appointment. The ‘interim bounce’ is great, but next season will likely include UCL. We won’t have the luxury of one game per week anymore. We need to be 100% sure he can manage a 60-game schedule across four competitions before committing.

    27. Get_Cheersed on

      Carrick sacked in a season.

      Completely different expectations for an interim than a permanent manager.

      Team actually doesn’t play great football.

      Got very lucky with some results between red cards and moments of quality. Certainly not through a system of football that dominates the opponent.

      The team barely bloody plays, and even then the intensity is not great. What’s the approach going to be when it’s midweek games on top of the league and cup games ?

      Besides the fact he has no CL managerial experience, got sacked by a Championship side.

      It’s an emotional appointment that is going to fool the majority of the fan base due to his legacy as a player.

      This is not best in class and far better managers have come here under better circumstances and still failed.

      Should be be appointed, let’s support him. But I certainly am convinced it’s the wrong decision

    28. LocoRocoo on

      The choice of elite managers out of contract or ready to leave is extremely limited. Look at Madrid going for Arbeloa.

      So, then you’re down to a punt on someone unproven anyway who maybe can’t handle the pressure of the club or the PL. So, I’m quite happy with Carrick in that context.

    29. bobs_and_vegana17 on

      Enrique or ancelotti or naglesmann are the only options I’ll take over carrick to be honest

      But with naglesmann the issue is the wc, we won’t have a window to plan with him unless he’s talking to our camp from behind which isn’t the right thing to do, same with ancelotti

      If Enrique is looking for something new I want us to go all in for him

    30. MyNameJeff0161 on

      No disrespect to Carrick but we should just get Ole back at that point. Should have never been sacked in the first place.