After losing 0-5, 0-2 to Liverpool and Manchester City, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still does not seem to be sacked by the United top brass. On Monday, the famous host actually flew back to Norway for a holiday. We don't know the real reason for the delay in changing the manager at the top of Manchester United, but the lack of a suitable replacement is certainly one of the reasons. Conte, who was previously hyped in the media, is actually not within the consideration of manchester United executives, and the two sides do not even have any substantive contact.
Could it be that The United hierarchy really endured this, even until the end of the season? In the opinion of Manchester Evening News reporter Omar Garrick, it is not necessary. Because there are now 5 idle managers to choose from, they can immediately take over the whip of Manchester United. who? They are Zidane, Lonnick, Loew, Fonseca and Steve Bruce.
To be honest, seeing the list of managers recommended by Omar Garrick, it is estimated that the interest of many Manchester United fans has suddenly decreased by more than half. In addition to Zidane's relatively high voice, the other four have almost never appeared in United's managerial candidate list.
Almost every time the media offers odds for a new Manchester United manager, Zidane will be at the top. In the latest list, Zidane is second only to Rogers and Pochettino, ranking No. 3. Considering that the other two are still on contract and unlikely to take over midway through the season, this means that Zidane is the number one favourite among the idle managers.
So is it possible for Zidane to join Manchester United? Of course we haven't heard him say it ourselves, but we know that Zidane is a very thoughtful and principled manager. As long as he feels that the coaching environment makes him feel uncomfortable, he will firmly choose to leave. After leading Real Madrid to the Champions League for 3 consecutive years, due to differences with real Madrid senior management in terms of team building, he voluntarily resigned from the manager's position. It is a manager of a rare club in football, and it is still a top giant like Real Madrid.
And we can probably feel from the media reports that Zidane has little interest in coaching Manchester United. On the one hand, perhaps he really intends to succeed Bande-Deschamps into the French national team; on the other hand, he is afraid of the chaos and lack of planning within Manchester United.
The other four are very likely to take over immediately, especially Lonnick, who has always been interested in coaching Manchester United. Back in late 2019, when Solskjaer was in a crisis at the end of 2019, Lonnick was one of the candidates. In addition, Longnick also put forward his own views and suggestions on the establishment of manchester United in the interview, which seems to be hoping to attract the attention of the top management of Manchester United in this way.
In fact, the former Hoffenheim and Leipzig manager is indeed a good choice. He is in the same field as Klopp, known as the "father of high-level pressing", and he is also very good at unleashing the potential of young players. Given the success of German coaches like Klopp and Tuchel in the Premier League, United executives can actually try to think about Lonnick.
Of the other three, Loew is slightly more famous, but he has been coaching the German national team for the past 15 years and lacks club experience; Fonseca has been rumored to be with Newcastle before, but it has never been resolved. Bruce has just been out of Newcastle and also has Red Devil DNA, but the coaching ability of these 2 people is not convincing.
For The Manchester United hierarchy, next summer is certainly the best time to change managers. However, if the team's record is still not much improved, the change of coach is inevitable. They can consider hiring an interim manager, and if they can lead the team through the crisis and have a good coaching performance, they can consider regularizing, just like when Mourinho was fired to hire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. If you are worried about being too hasty and repeating the mistakes of the manager, you can also consider not turning right and deciding after the end of the season.