MANCHESTER UNITED DECISION TO PICK POCHETTINO OVER SOLSKJAER NEXT YEAR APPEARS UNREALISTIC
Mauricio Pochettino to replace Ole Gunner Solskjaer after the current season comes to an end? This seems to be conversation taking the center of attention in the underbelly at Manchester United football club.
The Red Devils coming into the 2019/20 season were given higher expectations of surpassing the head-turning achievement displayed by the Manchester United team by flipping a mid-table performance received during Jose Mourinho’s last season in charge into a top-six Premier League table finish. An eye-catching achievement that was worth rewarding Ole Gunner Solskjaer a permanent status as Manchester United manager with the clear expectation of watching Ole Gunner Solskjaer transform Manchester United into a top-four team and possible trophy contenders within the range of a three-year plan. Bearly in the midway point of the season with Manchester United facing the clubs' first minor turbulence after yet another managerial transition and Manchester is swarmed with news of the Red Devils possibly hitting the reset button yet again.
The most recent news coming out of Manchester has seen confirmation of Ole Gunner Solskjaer safety in his job as Manchester after numerous reports from England suggested that the Red team in Manchester is prepared to replace Ole Gunner Solskjaer with the recently available ex Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochetino. Pochetino became a fan favorite in Old Trafford after the Manchester United fan base watched the Argentine manager lead Tottenham to back to back remarkable seasons where Spurs consistently finished above Manchester United and with the leadership of Pochetino, Tottenham were able to make the champions final in the 2018/19 campaign were Spurs were beating by eventual champions, Liverpool. With the popularity of Mauricio Pochetino grown to an eye-catching level at Old Trafford.
While Manchester United fans continue to maintain a healthy level of fixation on the idea of having Mauricio Pochettino as the Manchester United manager, the improvements done by Ole Gunner Solskjaer as the Manchester United manager coupled with the support Solskjear is receiving from the Board of Directors at the moment makes the probability of Mauricio Pochetino taking over as manager before the end of the current season a slim to nothing chance of happening. Manchester United is currently adrift of the Premier League table but with a large number of games still left to play this season, Solskjaer is still left with time to win the Manchester United fans over again if Solskjaer can secure a top-four finish by the end of the 2019/20 Premier League season.
Everton, Newcastle, Watford, and Burnley. Do these teams sound familiar? To any strong fan or observer of the English Premier League, there will be no doubt that these teams will stand out because all three teams are currently involved in this season's English Premier League competition. While the past two weeks have witnessed Manchester United face off against two of some of the toughest teams in the Premier League so face in the form of Tottenham and Manchester City, Manchester United will know that the rest of December will bring about massive opportunities for the Red Devils to secure all 12 points against four beatable teams in Everton, Watford, Newcastle, and Burnley. Four teams Manchester United can defeat and must defeat if Manchester United is to stay relevant in the race for the top four spots in the Premier League table.
How does the race for the Premier League table’s top four play a factor in Manchester United's decision for the future manager? Pride, Prestige and a massive financial surplus. These are all the benefits waiting for any European team able to not just qualify for the Champions League competition but teams able to qualify for the group stage, knock out stage, the quarter-final, the semi-final and the final of the UEFA Champions League competition with financial assets set to increase for each stage of the competition and financial assets available for teams able to qualify for each stage of the competition.
Fair to say that Manchester United ltd has indeed missed out on a fair chunk of financial assets available during the clubs recent poor run of either not qualifying at all for the UEFA Champions League competition or earning qualification to play in the Champions League competition but only making the quarter-final stage as Manchester United's most recent Champions League experience in 2019 will attest to. With Champions League qualification apparently the number one priority on the agenda for Manchester United, manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer will know that whilst the Manchester United board of directors continue to support the Norwegian manager, the patience of Manchester United’s Board of Directors will easily evaporate if Manchester United fails to secure Champions League football in the space of this season and next season under the management of Solskjaer.
At the end of the day, Manchester United is bound to consider two important factors, which manager can deliver UEFA Champions League football consistently and which manager can get the best out of the Manchester United squad? While they have been numerous rumors about the clubs board of directors expecting any Manchester United manager to be able to get the best out of any Manchester United squad without spending a massive amount of money to cut cost and increase personal profit, this idea appears to be irrelevant. The recent clarification from Manchester United vise president has laid to rest the idea that financial gain will influence the decision of Manchester United football club when considering whom the Manchester United manager will be as we move into next season and as we move towards the future.
The expectation from Ole Gunner Solskjaer is simple, direct your team to win more matches, secure top four this season as Manchester United builds on returning to a level worthy of earning the Premier League trophy and Solskjaer will be able to safely have a position as Manchester United manager in the future.