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It’s fairly obvious that there are only two real candidates for the Manchester United manager’s job. It also seems like people are making it known who they’d prefer. There seems to be a lot of passive-aggressive tension around the subject.
There are rumours floating around that Sir Alex and the United players would like to see Mauricio Pochettino while others in United’s hierarchy and Ralf Rangnick would prefer Erik ten Hag.
Some former players and journalists have also revealed who they’d prefer.
Young up and coming coach Erik Tan Hag is older than Mauricio Pochettino.
— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) March 23, 2022
Personally i would go for Pochettino but Ten Hag is the massive favourite of United fans to take the club forward. That’s if it is a clear choice between the 2.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) March 23, 2022
Judging by my replies, a sector of United fans are *extremely* passionate about getting a 52-year-old whose older than Guardiola and, bar a stint at Bayern II, has never worked outside the Eredivisie.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 23, 2022
Personally think Ten Hag would be perfect for City, as he could just walk into a coaching role, and doesn't have to concern himself with all the other elements you have at United. That doesn't make him perfect for United.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 23, 2022
Ajax are almost the polar opposite set-up.
The momentum seems to be heading towards Ten Hag.
Reports Ten Hag has been interviewed this week . If formal interviews have started and with it being such a public process I would expect a new manager announcement within a week or so.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) March 23, 2022
Who do United fans want ?
But we also need to keep this in mind.
United fans who want Ten Hag,
— UtdArena (@UtdArena) March 10, 2022
How many *full* Ajax games have you watched this season?
And this.
Louis van Gaal: "Erik ten Hag should join a football club, not a commerical club. Manchester United is a commercial club." pic.twitter.com/W2WPXgVWk7
— (@TheEuropeanLad) March 28, 2022
You can read more about the two candidates here: Pochettino and Ten Hag.
Most of us have probably picked a side by now. Instead of writing a piece on why one is better than the other, I decided to do this poll which might reveal why there’s no unanimous choice.
Some of these questions might seem a bit bizarre at first but just answer them truthfully and it’ll make sense later.
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Should Manchester United get a good manager?
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Should Manchester United get the best manager available?
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Is Mauricio Pochettino a good manager?
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74%
Yes
(1509 votes) -
12%
No
(254 votes) -
13%
So I’ve been told
(266 votes)
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Is Erik ten Hag a good manager?
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69%
Yes
(1412 votes) -
2%
No
(41 votes) -
28%
So I’ve been told
(575 votes)
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Is Mauricio Pochettino a great manager?
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16%
Yes
(329 votes) -
38%
No
(753 votes) -
45%
Potentially
(897 votes)
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Is Erik ten Hag a great manager?
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14%
Yes
(291 votes) -
9%
No
(181 votes) -
76%
Potentially
(1502 votes)
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Who was the most tactically sound Manchester United manager post-Fergie?
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2%
David Moyes
(41 votes) -
49%
Louis van Gaal
(996 votes) -
37%
Jose Mourinho
(753 votes) -
11%
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
(230 votes)
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Were any of the managers post-Fergie good enough tactically?
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2%
All of them were
(47 votes) -
0%
Moyes was
(4 votes) -
1%
Moyes and LVG were
(31 votes) -
0%
Moyes and Jose were
(8 votes) -
0%
Moyes and Ole were
(1 vote) -
2%
Moyes, LvG and Jose were
(43 votes) -
0%
Moyes, LvG and Ole were
(7 votes) -
0%
Moyes, Jose and Ole were
(0 votes) -
14%
LvG was
(248 votes) -
27%
LvG and Jose were
(456 votes) -
5%
LvG, Jose and Ole were
(88 votes) -
6%
LvG and Ole were
(115 votes) -
5%
Jose was
(96 votes) -
2%
Jose and Ole were
(36 votes) -
2%
Ole was
(42 votes) -
26%
None of them were
(434 votes)
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Do you think Poch — at his best — has the tactical nous to compete with our rivals in the Premier League?
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Do you think Ten Hag — at his best — has the tactical nous to compete with our rivals in the Premier League?
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Who among the post-Fergie brigade had the greatest personality?
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1%
Moyes
(26 votes) -
26%
LvG
(520 votes) -
34%
Mourinho
(670 votes) -
37%
Ole
(739 votes)
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Did David Moyes have the personality for the job?
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4%
Yes
(82 votes) -
52%
No
(973 votes) -
35%
Has a personality but was not a good fit for United
(661 votes) -
8%
Not a big personality but was a good fit for United
(154 votes)
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Did LvG have the personality for the job?
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43%
Yes
(803 votes) -
11%
No
(208 votes) -
42%
Has a personality but was not a good fit for United
(787 votes) -
2%
Not a big personality but was a good fit for United
(39 votes)
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Did Jose have the personality for the job?
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33%
Yes
(618 votes) -
15%
No
(279 votes) -
50%
Has a personality but was not a good fit for United
(942 votes) -
0%
Not a big personality but a good fit for United
(12 votes)
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Did Ole have the personality for the job?
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35%
Yes
(653 votes) -
27%
No
(515 votes) -
14%
Has a personality but was not a good fit for United
(273 votes) -
22%
Not a big personality but was a good fit for United
(408 votes)
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Does Poch have the personality for the job?
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51%
Yes
(899 votes) -
17%
No
(300 votes) -
14%
Has a personality but doesn’t feel like a fit for United
(250 votes) -
17%
Not a big personality but seems a good fit for United
(298 votes)
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Does Ten Hag have the personality for the job?
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51%
Yes
(847 votes) -
8%
No
(138 votes) -
7%
Has a personality but doesn’t feel like a fit for United
(131 votes) -
32%
Not a big personality but seems a good fit for United
(530 votes)
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Who did the best job post-Ferguson?
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1%
Moyes
(20 votes) -
12%
LvG
(223 votes) -
35%
Mourinho
(646 votes) -
51%
Ole
(951 votes)
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Who did the worst job post-Ferguson?
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65%
Moyes
(1193 votes) -
7%
LvG
(142 votes) -
11%
Mourinho
(209 votes) -
14%
Ole
(265 votes)
Poll
Is Pep Guardiola a great manager?
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Is Jurgen Klopp a great manager?
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Who is the better manager?
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If you could have one of them, who would it be?
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Does the structure above the manager concern you?
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81%
Yes
(1399 votes) -
1%
No
(34 votes) -
12%
Think Murtough and Fletcher will change that
(214 votes) -
4%
Think Woodward leaving will change that
(80 votes)
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Can United be successful under this ownership?
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Have United been successful under this ownership?
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6%
Yes
(117 votes) -
18%
No
(319 votes) -
74%
Yes but Sir Alex
(1263 votes)
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Again, can United be successful under this ownership?
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Could Pep Guardiola be successful at United?
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Could Jurgen Klopp be successful at United?
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Have you voted for Pep as the better manager and answered yes to the question of if he could be successful at United but picked Klopp as your preference for United?
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Who is the better manager?
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Again, should Manchester United get the best manager available?
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61%
Yes
(967 votes) -
2%
No
(32 votes) -
36%
The best manager currently available might not be the best for United
(565 votes)
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Who would you like to see managing Manchester United going into next season?
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