How to fix Man United
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to take sporting control of Manchester United. But where should his priorities lie?
What would Jon Mackenzie do if he was given total sporting control of Man Utd? Here’s his five-point plan for Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
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Something that seems pretty clear at Man United is that they've fallen into this big club curse, where they have the perception they can't afford to take 1 step back to take 2 steps forward. They've taken many steps back, yes, but always seeming in panic, overpaying for players, rushing managers, getting managers with completely distinct identities. It's not only due to the lack of a sporting director. When/if the right person comes, they will probably need to accept the process that arsenal went through and we can see it with Tottenham: get the players you need for your strategy, sell the players that do not fit in the plan, even if that means that in the first season or two you will be a bit average and will not promise titles or even top4 to anyone.
I think that's been a fundamental problem under Ten Hag, he picks players to attack the big teams and away from home ignoring the fact we are not controlling those games and are spending most of the time without the ball.
The sporting director is a part of solving this but really the whole leadership structure needs to change, from CEO down. At the moment, everything revolves around the manager. Ten Hag is completely exposed and has to deal with all the heat. It's all on him to perform right now or he's done for, there's no one saying that this is a 3 year project and taking some of the attention away.
@@PhantomRaspberryBlower last season was very different tho
In case of Tottenham I feel it showed the need to have the manager and the club on the same side. For example Udogie and Sarr who were both club's choices have shown to be a great buy with the right manager in Ange. But then you see the likes of Spence, Sessegnon, Clarke and also academy players like Skipp and Tanganga who were shoved into the first team under managers that didn't exactly want or need them, spending the time sitting on the bench instead of developing, so we end up stuck with these sidelined players who don't suit the system and are unlikely to sell them for significant money.
Adding the fans demands and trying to satisfy their wishes makes it all even more complicated, especially for United whose fans have expectations higher than most clubs
I also asked a question which tifo even quoted in the summer episode about Man Utd. And I think ten hag doesn't really have an answer for it, which is: he is stuck with a lot of players who are good in transition (Bruno, Rashford, Sancho when he wasn't out, center backs who aren't amazing off he ball, even hojllund to same extent). But he wanted to introduce a completely different playing style without overhauling key areas and it didn't work. He is stuck with a playing style he doesn't really want or know how to coach and the club made so many bad decisions that it's too late to overhaul. Last season wasn't particularly impressive either, they had 2-3 good months and a pretty mediocre year apart from that. They mostly benefited from most top4 contenders being MIA
Villa got Monchi and they are something else this season. Micheal Edwards was intergral in how L’pool did their recruiting & the benefits were seen on the pitch. A good sporting director does make a difference.
This is what Utd fans have been saying since 2014.
The glazers made the conscious decision to hire Woodward as head of recruitment, a decision no sane Utd fan accepted from day 1.
What makes it worse is the reason why the glazers hired him (followed by arnold) - it’s not because they think they are talented recruiters, it’s because they literally don’t care about the football.
Hence the protests.
It mental how in 2023 people are only just twinging on to the reason why the protests have been a thing since 2005 lol.
I would have given a limb to have Monchi at Liverpool, what he did at Sevilla was a miracle
@@samwize28literally bro and they think sacking Ten haag is gonna solve the problem
@@arthur_168 a Klopp Monchi partnership is too terrifying to contemplate lol. It’s quite telling when Edwards left L’pool stuttered a little in terms of recruitment & sales. They seem to have picked up steam again. Szobo & Gravenberch look like gems.
@@km3455 don't forget MacAllister. Absolute bargain.
Maybe a season in the championship would help them
Maybe a trip to Disneyland would help them
Maybe a week in an asylum would help you.
Like 1974 rasford would play for city like best law not best sorry
@@mrshrimpeugene you mean Law?
Make that 2 😂
UTD could've had one of the best sporting directors in Rangnick who would've in his words perform "open heart surgery" on the club, instead of doing that they bottled it put 2 experienced guys in charge and threw ETH into the deep end
ETH didn't want rangnick
@@xixReactguess what? That’s exactly how a club shouldn’t be run. The tail shouldn’t wag the dog. I’m sure Ten Hag would’ve loved to have guys like Julian Alvarez who Ragnick wanted United to sign. The sporting director should run the club so the Ten Hag can focus on actually trying to get a tune out of the players.
@@karmaascendant3936ten hag specifically said that if he didn’t have control over transfers, he wouldn’t have taken the job. He is perfectly content with how things are run
@@xixReact As a consultant.
But even then, why is Ten Hag the one making these decisions? Same with transfers, a competently run club would have a Sporting Director or DOF whose job it is to make those decisions. United doesn't have one.
@@uncertified-banger5595 Save your breath. Some football fans are just born with selective memory. Honestly its a wonder anyone can have serious football conversations any more.
This is actually amazing. This is the first time I've understood how a club runs as a system and it really helps to draw out where dysfunction could come into it. Completely agree with the breakdown; it would be an applicable plan at the highest level to any normal business. I'd be super curious to understand how SAF operated when he was there. Was he effectively Sporting Director / Manager or was running a club a simpler task.
I think SAF had full control over pretty much everything to do with the club from the football perspectove but now times have changed and you need a DOF to work in harmony with your manager, so your manager only has to focus on what he was brought to do
Harvard interviewed Sir Alex Ferguson and published the case paper. His vision was to build a club from the foundation up, starting with the academy. He also managed football players as a player portfolio and figured out that players should be refreshed roughly every 4 years (he sold most of them very early and only kept a couple above the age of 30). No player had more power than him, which he felt destroyed clubs and created a toxic environment. He criticises clubs that purely drive all club decisions based on immediate match results. There's a lot more in the paper, but just to give you a taste. Quite an interesting read, and helps you understand why Man United should not sack Ten Hag. You can find it on Google.
SAF didnt spend a lot of time with in the training round, that allows him to have more distance. He always have a long term vision - except his very last seasons, because he knew it was over for him - because at the very beginning, the board telle him it was a long term project - and he keep this idea. Even when Arsenal or Chelsea went to challenge him.
But he was very good with the short term - for example how he used mindgame.
He was just a genius, what he did isnt possible anymore - there's far more staff in clubs today.
He change his main assistant every 2 to 4 years, someone usually young, to always I imagine challenge his knowledge and never become in late with innovation
Plus, it was never him alone : it was him for the sporting department, and David Gill for the financial one. We always forget Gill but he was here since 1997 and he leave at the same time than SAF.
So based on the video you watched, what is the reason behind the club's downfall??
Yes SAF was doing the job of 2/3 men on his own
A Football Director lol
Something so simple, yet under the idiotic Glazers, a phrase missing from their vocabulary.
It’s because they don’t care. They have their dividends and the club value is sustaining, so nothing else matters.
@@samwize28 a football director would have tripled their profits or halved their costs by promoting through the youth team and selling assets at the right time.
They could have sold ronaldo to Saudis for 50million but they chose to beef with him instead. Harry Rashford Martial Lindelof have all overstayed their welcome by atleast 2 seasons and yet their toxicity remains at the club.
I'm not even a UNITED fan but it's clear for all to see.
@@shadow_realm47 hence the line that ‘the glazers are fantastic businessmen’ is a complete myth.
Malcolm glazer was savvy and was able to abuse a (now closed) loop hole in being able to leverage debt for a takeover, but the kids are silver spoon morons.
Morons + not caring about football = modern day MUFC.
And yet people still show confusion when Utd fans dare protest these people lol.
Glazer's inherited their money from daddy and like most trustfund baby's have have a chip on their shoulder to prove that THEY can be successful alone. Appointing a Sporting Director means that they don't get the credit if something goes right.
@@shadow_realm47 100% Agree
The Glazers have wasted £60 million on sacking managers and their backroom staff in just 10 years.
Given ETA may not last the season, it could be higher soon.
that tie tho😂
I am disappointed he isn't wearing a comedy sized bowtie
When you didn't want to wear a tie but the Bos says you must 😂
as a man united fan in my opinion the club needs is:
1. a long term project and a manager: i'm okay with finishing mid table for a few seasons if that guarantees success for a coming decade or 2, what we really need a footballing identity and not signing players here and there, signing players who would adapt into the system and coordinate with the manager and play some actual football
2. better medical team: ten hag still hasn't played his best XI because of the injury crisis we have been since the start of the season
3. better training facilities: because of poor training facilities our players get injured more often, even some championship clubs have better training facilities than carrington
4. a better scouting team and academy: we should also be finding top talents from europa and latin america and training them to world beaters rather than relying on other clubs, clubs like barca manage to stay in top 2 most of the time even during an injury crisis because they have a world class academy, and clubs like ajax, brighton, dortmund, etc. sell their academy players with huge potential for big money which helps them in the market too (although ik ajax have been in some turmoil lately)
5. a proper sporting director: signing of mason mount still hasn't made any sense and his performances have been poor, we need a sporting director who would work with the manager and the board for signing the best talents around europe who would fit in the system rather than signing just for the sake of it
6. removing deadwood: club needs to be more strict with removing deadwood, phil jones basically spent his entire career sitting on the bench for united, maguire might get a new contract because of his promising performances lately, rashford got a new contract because of a 3 month purple patch, united really need to move on from players
There are teams with none of what u mentioned that play better football than us. Explain that.
@@Haraamcore13 any team which currently plays better than united they'll be having atleast one or more of them
agree - manchester united have been notoriously bad at getting rid of players until they leave on a free transfer or outstayed their welcome. too much player power in dressing room which has contributed to an entitled and toxic team culture that is cancerous. how anthony martial has outlasted so many managers defies belief. but you can throw other names that are deadwood like lingard, bailly, van de beek
@@jamesdang2499 yea....blame martial again. He has better goal/minutes played than most of your favs. Why don't u look at the manager who spurned the chance to buy Kane so he could get Rasmus who has the same agent as him.
@@Haraamcore13 not sure how you can defend martial. Yeah he's not the worst but hes not MU quality. A team like Manchester united should have gotten strikers such as aguero or haaland (which they messed up on). He is injury prone and he lacks desire and hunger is plain lazy on the pitch. And this contributes to said problem of the whole squad. The fact there are still fans that defend him show how much the standards have dropped. Martial is not a talented prodigy anymore. He is 28 years old. There's already a track record of getting a lot of older strikers of recent times already - CR7 v2, ibrahimovic, falcao, cavani where they do well for a bit and drop off. The point on harry kane is valid but if united are building for the future then kane is not it. This squad won't contend for the league anytime soon so buying kane would result in then replacing another player AGAIN. thus the cycle would continue.
You kinda pointed out the problems at Chelsea in this too.
We have invested in long term without considering the immediate short-term success. I hope Todd watches this.
Always great content on this channel. So well executed and presented.
Keep it up guys
Yeah, they got the whole “burn everything down and put a brand new system in place” bit.
But really focused on 2030, without thinking about the 7 years leading up to it, assuming a top 4 club was a given, sponsorship would fall over themselves.
All destination and no journey.
The pause to reflect bit, might actually be the most important
This is evident from the long term
year contracts being handed out at the club. Such a massive risk if a player does not perform. seems like financial losses are an inevitability within this model.
at least chelsea have new owners utd have had the same owners for 20 years
Hope Todd doesn't 🙂
Chelsea have been considering the short term but its not gone to plan. Yes they signed a lot of young players who aren’t the finished product but they also signed ‘win now’ players like Sterling and Nknuku and already had experienced players in Silva, James and Chilwell. They’re trying to blend youth with experience.
It's not an impossible job neither is it difficult. Arteta and Klopp were given multiple seasons AND allowed to finish outside the top 4to clear out the deadwood and implement their vision. Look at them now. Y'all really think Erik couldn't do the same with another 2 seasons barring massive injuries? United cannot keep recycling managers after every 18 months.
Both club have technical directors to make sure that if the managers had a string of failures, the players would be useful to the next manager. Some of the players that was cleared out are useful to the teams till the end.
That’s great, i wish there’s similar video to fix my life
Appointment a life director 😂
i gotchu:
Step 1: Maintain open body language, stand tall, make eye contact, and engage in social interactions to appear welcoming and receptive.
Step 2: Be present in the moment, minimize phone use, and approach interactions with genuine curiosity instead of relying on distractions.
Step 3: Be punctual and take responsibility for mistakes, openly admitting faults and learning from them.
Step 4: Develop an internal locus of control and take responsibility for your actions, believing that you have the power to influence your own outcomes.
Step 5: Practice active listening and encourage others to share their experiences, avoiding dominating conversations with personal stories.
Step 6: Promote positivity by speaking well of others and seeking to understand their perspectives, rather than putting them down.
Step 7: Be consistent and authentic in your behavior, presenting your true self to others rather than adopting different personas.
Step 8: Actively plan and work towards positive changes in your life instead of wishing for things to be different passively.
Step 9: Engage in activities that make you feel strong and embrace challenges, avoiding the path of least resistance.
Step 10: Foster a positive self-image, recognizing your worth and potential for growth, and believe in your capacity for redemption.
you can only fix United by the following:
1. infinity stones snap the glazers out
2. time travel and take out baby glazer
3. Clone a 1999 Sir Alex
Excellent idea, why didn't anyone else think of that? 😂
It's the only way
I really like the idea you contrasted about immediate and long-term targets. It feels like now United is being spoiled by history. They are being spoiled by the fact that SAF is the mastermind of the previous success. This is however in conjunction with what Mourinho said when he was at Man Utd that Man City had already built their team before Pep Guardiola came. As far as I liked Man Utd last year, I realized how the solution implemented by Man Utd only covers the immediate target (e.g. Champions League spot). Watching the Bayern Match last night I felt like there is no identity at all in how United plays. It almost feels like the players like teenagers scrambling everywhere when out of possession. I think it is slightly better when we have possession though. It almost felt like we were only playing football when we had advantages.
Ferguson his last title was won in a PL with a top that was already on the decline for several seasons with a United team that was miles behind the standard of the elite teams that could beat every title winning team he ever produced. His legacy is a trophy room, on the field his legacy was rubbish.
Thank you tifo for making me understand that a club performsnce and functions depends on sporting director and not on managee.these days i was believing manager is the one who controls most of things in club but its erong.a good sporting director handles all issues and problems in club and keeps the balance of club
The fact that they have been free floating without a sporting director for so long is insane
Good video, Jon. Notice how none of these include sacking the manager.
Food for thought for some of our more trigger-happy brethren.
What do you mean by trigger happy brethren? Doesn't make sense. Fans don't control anything, if they did, Ole would have been sacked in his first season. There was so many "Ole out" social media movements and they didn't bulge. As long as Eth doesn't cost Joel Glazer money by missing out on CL, he's safe. Fans opinion doesn't matter. Ole didn't win anything for 2 seasons and wasn't sacked because he consistently made UCL. LVG won fa cup with a young team and was sacked because he didn't meet the financial targets
"Trigger happy"
Dude.. .United have lost over HALF of their games this season.... that's not trigger happy, that's a pretty reasonable trigger if you ask me.
The results haven’t been amazing, but Ten Hag’s league win percentages last season and this season are 60.5% and 56.3% respectively.
Fergie’s first six seasons saw league win percentages of 33.3%, 57.5%, 34.2%, 34.2%, 42.1%, and 50.0%. So in which of Fergie’s first six seasons would you have been calling for his head?
Ten Hag’s overall results since he came to the club are literally better than any manager we have EVER had, including Fergie and Mourinho.
What the hell are you smoking?!
John is really growing into the new more prominent role, podcast has got better as time has gone on, and this video was excellent. Love to see it
John better transfer than Bruno!
Just here to say I’m loving the latest format and editing. Keeping football analysis fun and interesting.
are we all going to ignore the tie? 😂😂
Nahh😂😂😂
I can’t take my eyes off it. Can’t even tell you what this video was about.
what tie?
Good question you can't because every solution we try to find gets screwed by the board and the Glazers. I agree that we need a transfer overhaul, implement data from the off, reflect on each dept's processes and don't forget the human element but if we can't find the right sporting director then there is no chance for success
Reducing player power is the correct step, but the fans must be patient. No more old forwards who can't do high-press like CR7
Or young forwards.who don't want to do high press
@@thisricardopalma Yes, it means Man United should recruit a high-pressing monster like Julian Alvarez instead of a finisher like Lautaro Martinez
I feel like people in England are just waking up to the importance of sporting directors. There seems to be this idea that a club is run by the manager, but they are only a small part of the club and are often constricted by those around and above them. For example how often do you hear "he spent X amount on this player or that player" as if it was the manager negotiating the deal, or the only person who makes a decision on who the club tries to sign.
Spurs under Pochettino did great while Paul Mitchell was behind the scenes pulling the strings. Just as Southampton were with Paul Mitchell prior.
Pep takes the credit at City, but where would he be without Beriristain?
Or Klopp's title winning side without Edwards.
Emery is getting all the credit at Villa, but Monchi's recruitment has been vital this summer.
Dan Ashworth was the mastermind behind Brighton under Potter, and now is the man behind Howe at Newcastle.
Recruitment is the biggest expense at a football club and one of the biggest factors in success.
Bringing someone in who is looking at the bigger picture to oversee this process is the best way to have a consistent and logical recruitment process, maximising your chances of success.
For me Paul Mitchell or Dan Ashworth are the best options for a club like Manchester United. With Mitchell being far easier to recruit than Ashworth who would be difficult to get out of Newcastle.
Thank you for telling us about your feelings for English people
Man U had Rangnick, one of the best in the World, just 2 years ago
And he leave with horror
PSG did the same with multiple competent guys
But some clubs are just too bad to be save, because of what is coming from above
@@jhpfdijtuiweruothe’s right!
@@silvesta5027 Thank you for telling me that you are having the same feelings and emotions as the OP
@@jhpfdijtuiweruot No problem. I’m glad you understand the importance of sporting directors
Not really,
but the fix would be expensive,
for one: let Rashford leave, there are takers who are interested for 100m, cash in, He's a VERY good player when it suits him, but "when it suits him" should be all the time,
there's a host of deadweight United could ditch.
Out:
Sancho
Rashford
Antony
Mount
Dalot
Eriksen
Van De Beek
Martial,
Evans
Lindelof
raise a solid 250-300m from that lot
Then:
Establish a PROPER Double Pivot with some actual midfield quality and ability to control the midfield.
Sign an attacking RB to provide an alternative to AWB.
Sign a veteran striker to tutor Hojlund and take the pressure off of him
sign a new RW who can cut inside like Antony, but... can also do literally a single thing other than JUST cutting inside on to his left.
sign a backup left-footed CB so that you can stop playing Shaw at CB...
IN:
Zambo Anguissa
Barella
Frimpong
Gerard Moreno
Kubo
Inacio
These ins/outs should leave a reasonably balanced net
4-2-3-1 Formation:
GK: Onana/Bayindir
RB:AWB/Frimpong
RCB: Varane/Maguire
LCB: Martinez/Inacio
LB: Shaw/Malacia
CDM: Zambo Anguissa/Casemiro
CDM: Barella/Mainoo
RW: Kubo/Pellistri
CAM: Bruno/McTominay
LW: Garnacho/Diallo
ST: Moreno/Hojlund
Man Utd need to appoint a sporting director who is sporting, from Sporting Lisbon...
😂 Sporting Clube de Portugal
I find purchasing the in-game editor helps.
they won't do that
instead:
sign a lot of players for 60M
RALF RANGNICK PLEASE
They just need a full rebuild. Liverpool and Arsenal have shown that the clubs successful in the 90s/2000s are very old fashioned until you get the long term, visionary manager in and turn the club over to them. Utd keep trying to short cut their way back to the top but everything is so far behind other clubs now that it'll take a few years - no more Varane, Ronaldo or Casemiro signings, they need modern players who could fit in at the better clubs (Maguire for example cannot play in a good attacking team because of his limitations)
They need to get a new young manager in give him the reigns for 4 years, take their lumps and let him rebuild all parts of the club just like Klopp and Arteta have.
Honestly it’s so simple but everyone apart from the people in charge can see it.
Clear out the entire playing squad who everyone KNOWS have too much power & very little hunger to prove themselves. Rashford, sancho etc
A proper wage structure, stop paying excessive wages where the base pay is already 200k+ , have performance based incentives. Why are rashford , sancho etc going to care if they have a bad game when they still get 250k+ a week regardless of if they have a stinker or MOTM performance.
Sign players who have the right character and are hungry to improve and have the correct mentality. Take chances on players before they make the move to a Brighton, psv , Ajax etc
Imagine United had sign caicedo before Brighton, you’ve got a CDM for 4.5M for the next 10 years and you don’t need to go and sign Casemiro for £70M, Alvarez for £15M you don’t then need to sign Rasmus for £72M.
And last of all get players that suit the system you want to play and clear out the ones that don’t, there’s no point wanting to play tiki taka but your starting midfielder is Mctominay , no point playing out from the back and a high line if your CB’s lack pace and are confident on the ball to play out from the keeeper.
The funny thing is they have a good sporting director in Ragnick even if he only for the advisory position I think that will benefit United for building the foundation.
Aaaand the sporting director position is where real football can learn from American football. In American football, we have someone call the "General Manager" who is head of the "front office." The front office is responsible for both the player acquisition side of things as well as running other elements of the franchise (medical staff, overseeing practice facilities and stadium maintenance, hiring of coaches, data analysis etc). They work with the coach to try to get players that the coach wants but also have long term interests, such as drafting players from the NFL draft, getting good players at a good price, and staying under the salary cap. It takes some of the pressure off of the coach and allows for them to focus full time on figuring out how to get the best out of the players they currently have and in the case of not having a way forward, simply letting the front office know, "I'm really missing this type of player", then let them find that player.
What do think Director of Football position does?
@@bushidobrown6742 Sporting director and director of football are different names for the same function.
something that a lot of people are not paying attention to is that players don't want to come to MANU any more that's why a lot of these players are ETH players because they believe in him and they are ready to reject other teams for him not for MANU
this is SAD but also TRUE
Owners are just milking the fandom behind past glories and appointing anyone who seems competent at that moment in time to manage the football. No sporting director, no data department, changing "project" every other year and relying on agents to get established players. Totally clueless.
Focusing on data perspective, like a company, a football club (especially big like United) needs an across-all-department database for sure. But like many other aspects that United is struggling with, it takes time, around 3-4 years at least.
Great points and the key words were recruitment for the club not just for the manager. Example - the club recruited few under 20’s and also in process of brining up an academy player but the manager want to spend 70 mill on a 25+ year old on long term contract.
5:39 how is that sum work? What is that 229.95 number there? I've got 432.42 mill from the first column. EtH involved in 202.57 which is indeed 46.84% even though that should be rather round up to 47%.
They need marc overmars! He makes rational decisions and has done it superb at Ajax and Antwerpen. Gives a calm vibe to the club and knows what he is doing. Make a video about him please!
i have that tie
Maybe he nicked it from you
why the backround music so loud and why even have it in the first place in tactical analysis xD
Jim Ratcliffe’s role shouldn’t be to emulate what other sporting directors have done but should just focus on what United need - Medical Dept., Player Welfare, Men’s team, Youth Academy and Data Dept. I can understand why many would want Ratcliffe to help with the transfers but United need to fix the system they use before they try to add to it because it hasn’t worked for years.
this guy couldn't even fix the French club and they are ruined atm....what is he going to do at united???? he is just a common hustler of money like most of those involved in the business of stealing money via loopholes.
they're gonna get the guy that did the PSG/Juve Project.
What's with the tie & top?
Great video. Can you straighten those frames up though! 😅
One thing I'd love is if we got away from this fan logic of "We are United and we do X" or we do Y this way or that way.
It's so immature. When I hear fans say "we are united we should be playing high attacking football". No, United is a brand. It's value is in winning. Klopp didn't come to liverpool and say "I used to play this way but i'll play how liverpool play now".
I remember when Jose was winning and people were still complaining about 1-0 or 2-1 wins. "We need to score 3,4,5 and concede less", "we can't be so defensive".
It reminds me of casuals who watch UFC and moan / dislike wrestlers like Khabib. "He's boring", "he doesn't fight properly". It's this child-like mentality of fighting = standing toe to toe swinging.
I'd rather win a season with 1 goal wins than finishing 4th with nice looking fantasy football.
Nice work❤
John just made a video CV for applying to be the sporting director
Its strange at Man U, it seems like an attitude and confidence problem. I would have loved if they kept OGS, he was a good mix of personality, history, player management and skills imo. I still remember how he was yelling at Lingard "One more time and you're fkn off".
I think recruitment has continued with these 'statement signings' like Casemiro which we pretend were still a big club on the pitch, we are not. 70 Million for Hojlund was ridiculous and he has been unable to fix our attack. There's many facets which must be fixed, but for me recruiting the right players at the right price is key. Plus, replacing and overhauling a side that just look like they don't want to be there anymore.
I like the t shirt / tie combo personally
Well, see you later, innovator
Signing players like Varane and Casemiro (win now) and Hojlund and promoting Garnacho (future talents) is a really bizarre transfer strategy.
Good suggestions, but I'd prefer that that Man U wasn't fixed. I like them the way they are now. Or maybe in the Championship.
2 decades of success really has done a number on every other club lol
It is true. ABU syndrome remains. For good reason - United weren't the most gracious of champions or fanbases. City (and even Chelsea to some degree) remember their humbler roots better, I'd say.
@@rhizocarpCity have sold their asses to a petro state and face 115 charges of cheating. Gracious and humble my backside.
United really messed up your childhood eh’😂
i want to see people from Tifo play Football Manager 24 (Game) and use their tactic knowledge to fix some of the teams
Good job you had that hilarious disclaimer at the start 🤦🏻♂️
We’ve been asking for a sporting director for years. Unfortunately united is ran as a business, not a football club. It’s all about making money for the shareholders.
Finally the job interview video they've been building up to all these years. Good luck, smart tie.
Commenting before actually watching the video and just making sure you know that an 'impossible job' is definitely not being a coach at ManUnited, it's being manager of Hansa Rostock.
Ronaldo pretty much exposed the whole club. He gave all the info anyone needs. I remember seeing vids of RM training and at the gym etc, it's insane in a world where fitness is key. Utd don't have updated gyms etc, that alone is enough to fail.
straight to the point, what a vision. great video.
What if the club need to get rid of the sporting director? Do the club have to get a new sporting director who then has to change the whole set up again as it wasn’t his set up? Just a thought?
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I think this subtle (and welcome) audition from Jon for the Sporting Director job @ UTD should be taken seriously.
This video is amazing how clearly and easily I understand the importance of sports director
I like watching Jon Mackenzie explain things. He always does this little body wiggle thing when he's talking
Like an overgrown chicken.
They need to do something about the wages too. Antony is on 220k a week.
Wait, what? The same as Van Djik? And more than 95% of Liverpool's squad?
@@archmaester6594 Liverpool underpays their players that's obvious
@@Major_Okwiri and they're happy about it. That's the privilege of wearing the badge and working for a world class manager.
Meanwhile ManU pays an average player whom no one wanted the same wage as the best CB in the league...
@@archmaester6594 I agree with you and I love how Klop has turned turned average players into World class players who are ready to give everything for their manager
@@Major_Okwirinot to mention quite a few of their players came in as prospects or rejects from other clubs, and were willing to accept a lower base wage
If they sack eth, then who do you think can do a better job?
There isn’t any QUALITY managers left available. You need to trust and fully back someone.
Time. Better defensive pool. More attention to strike and assist rates.
Ever play management sims? Those are always the answers.
Simple really…I don’t know we are always making it seem like an impossible job when the fact is we just keep hiring managers that keep making the same mistakes again and again.
1. Going for big name signings that’s don’t fit the team.
2. Playing players out of position.
3. Favouritism and bias against certain players.
4. Throwing players under the bus.
5. Being stubborn with their tactics and team selection while taking no personal accountability.
6. No pressure because they know they won’t get sacked till after xmas no matter how dire the team is and when they do, they’re comfy with that sweet severance packet.
Every single manager since SAF done the same thing and got sacked.
Sporting directors are the biggest joke in football. In Portugal, Roger Smidth asked for a LB. They bought one he doesn't use for 10millions. When asked why he doesn't play he said "it was the board of bought him" wtf, players should be hand picked by the managers, the Sporting director should work for the manager.
Great video.
I'm available as head of analytics too thnx
Glazers: not my problem
Glazers: but we’re rebuilding the stadium…oh wait, that’s for the Buccaneers.
Most important is wage structure. It’s a total mess and is stifling any progress.
They want to sell Maguire and bring in Pavard…wages stopped it.
FFP is a massive issue for the club. What a joke.
Why an 8 minute long video?
I thought the issue was solely the manager and players? It’s easy to fix right?
That’s what Souness and Redknapp have been teaching us every week?
This is the only thing I'm hanging on to, Nice have a lot of talent we could use...
You can't, it's too far gone and would take far too much additional money. They will just keep binning managers as they are cheaper to replace than the playing squad. Too many bad transfer dealings, paying too much in fee and wages for bang average players. Club is a total mess from top to bottom, and how much is it going to cost to renovate/replace Old Trafford? as it it is badly in need of it.
I was Man United manager in FM24 and I won the treble in my first season. Beating Man City in the UCL final 2-1. How about that?
Ten Hag having too much control in recruitment is a red herring. He had to reach out to players he knew because the club lacksbthe capability to find and recruit players according to managers demands, we have seen bad recruitment from the club for years, they had no idea how to analyse abd find players that do thing in and off the ball the eay trn Hag wants.
Just me who can't stop staring at his tie? Where do I get one
How SJR can fix Manutd : Step 1 - hire someone to fix Manutd
Sporting director is redundant, since he can insist on a style, but if you want tiki taka but you have Mourinho, it's not going to work. How many managers can get their teams to play like Wenger's Arsenal??
I‘m not sure about the tie without a shirt but good video though
Why serious?
Jon with the Ten Hag hand gesture energy
The idea that the sporting director(s) are meant to control the long term vision of the club is exactly why Pochettino should be fired if he doesn’t change his style of play.
Unless poch wakes up to be a new man tomorrow, his style of play will never be what Chelsea had in mind when they assembled the team. They made a mistake in appointing him, and they should not add any “poch signings” in January because it goes against the club’s long term vision. It would also be recreating the old issue of bloat at Chelsea, and it would create long term financial issues.
All that is well and good but you’re missing out a huge factor in Joel Glazer when you rationalise the processes within United. He is part of everything on paper and appears to be the least qualified.
I think point number five should have been point number one. It’s without a doubt the biggest issue on and off the field. It doesn’t take a sporting director to plan the evolution of a club. It takes common sense. The correct people would honestly fix 90% of the issues. The rest of the points are how to get from fourth to first.
We're big enough to be profitable to our owners even when we under perform on the pitch. It's not a sustainable situation, but we won't improve until profits align with pitch performance
We need sensible (winter) transfers RN!!!
Great video 👍
Prioritize positionally discipline and resilient personality types in scouting data.
I like to think that's how Jon would dress at the Tifo Christmas party
MU had a sporting director (sort of) in Ralf Rangnick. No disrespect to Jon, whom by the way, made an excellent video, but wouldn't Rangnick already made such a plan, maybe more comprehensive?
The only way is to get Glazers out of MU
Maybe I am just getting old, but I could not focus on the content of the video. I was too distracted by the neck tie without a shirt collar to fold over it... just... why?
This is probably close to how Real Madrid are run. Players are bought for the club and not the manager. So, for example if Ancelotti is sacked today, it will have considerably lesser impact on the club and the squad.
Although Real don’t have a Sporting director per se, Florentino Perez and JAS operate the club in a very similar manner where long term objectives are given higher priority over short term goals.
Excellent explanation of the reasons why the structure you outline is necessary for any football club that wants long-term viability at the highest level. The Glazers don't seem to grok any of this....they just dump most of responsibility on whatever manager is in place...and we have plenty of hard evidence that this don't work from the churn of managers we have seen. So the key missing point...that sits above all others...is 'to have owners that understand/care about the ensuing points you make'. And this is why the Glazers need to go. They treat Man Utd as a cash machine and, as long as it it is doing OK (eg near the top), they don't give a damn about real success on the pitch.....or indeed the fans who want this too. The Glazers are just plain thieves who have stolen the club from its fans. Their very dodgy 'business' dealings should be investigated/exposed by some proper journalists....and questions should be asked of the Football authorities and the UK Government as to why this level of greed/theft has been allowed to happen.
it's not theft. they own the club and run it like a business. a business is supposed to make money.
Brilliant video
he knows what he's talking about; he matched his tie with his pocket square!
Get rid of glazers, some of crab coaches & players, build new foundation and recruit better players
Are the crab coaches the ones who teach all the sideways passing?
I find it insane that they still don’t have a DoF. Then again the glazers and the “CEO” would just override the DoF at every opportunity so what’s the point.
jon not having a collar is pretty funny looking but that is the single best tie i've ever seen