⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Lida93]

Even in the dream land, I wouldn't want to believe Marescas coaching Manchester united after just been fired by Chelsea. What are the parameters the united board will be using to judge Marescas expertise especially his recent job with Chelsea, or do they want to count the Club World cup he won as case study to give him a trial, of course that's not enough. I believe Amorim should have be left to finish the league, he assembled this crop of players Manchester united have now, so he should have been allowed to stay till the ending of the season.

I have always had my reservations about the board of Manchester United and how they run the affairs of the club and now my suspicions have been confirmed after coach Amorim revealed how he was being treated at the club and how they board usually interfere in the affairs of the dressing room which ordinarily should be a restricted area for the manager and his staff, however I think the sack was harsh for someone who has done such a great job since his arrival at the club.

[kawetsriyanto]

Here we go; Chelsea management has agreed to bring Liam Risenior as their new head coach according to Fabrizio Romano.
Liam Risenior Will replace Enzo Maresca as the new Chelsea head coach, he has also been doing well for Strasbourg, now he is here to start another future in the Premier League with Chelsea.

TBH, I'm surprised Chelsea changed Enzo Maresca with Liam Risenior. As far as I know, Liam Risenior never won a single trophy. Meanwhile Enzo Maresca won a single trophy with Leicester City before he moved to Chelsea at least. The performance of Strasbourg also wasn't really impressive. Under Liam Risenior's management, Strasbourg got bad results in the last few matches (3 losses, 2 draws). I don't understand what Chelsea management expected from Liam Risenior.  

Can Liam Risenior succeed in the Premier league? Can he be different from the likes of Amorim and others that have been doing well in other leagues and come to the premier league and finds it difficult? Let’s see.

I'm trying to trust him but I am not really sure that he can succeed in EPL since I don't see something special with him. Considering his achievement in his previous clubs, I assume he won't be different from Amorim and other failed coaches in EPL. However, I won't judge him to fail easily, I still expect him to struggle and surprise us!

[sokani]

To be fair, up until Amorim I honestly thought they did not have any good sense in picking good managers. Sir Alex Ferguson was their last good manager, and after that they ended up a series of terrible managers.

Don't just look at what managers did before, look at what they did after too. Mourinho? Managing Benfica and royally screwed up his last few jobs. Solskjaer? Dude left and became a UEFA worker. Erik Ten Hag? Literally fired after 3 games at Leverkusen. Amorim was the only one I had hopes, and even that failed miserably.

To be clear, the board did not want to sack Amorim because of the results, at least not now. Even Sir Ratcliffe said in one of his recent interviews that Amorim has the backing of the board. He cited Arteta as an example. How he struggled during his maiden season at Arsenal and how he has transformed to be one of the best managers in the league. So they wanted to stick with Amorim for a while, but his rant after the game with Leeds United led to his sack.

[asriloni]

Seems like Strasbourg have found a replacement for Rosenior, they have agreed to appoint  Gary O’Neil as their new head coach.  Well let’s see what he does with the Strasbourg team this season. They are currently  the 7 in the French Ligue 1 this season.

I rated O'neil as an average manager. I believe's just a merry-go-round manager for strassbourg. He's been managing bournemouth and Wolves one season, and it's all ended with average - bad result. This is why i said it's not a wise decision to sign him. Why would not they sign Lampard who is cooking at ceonventry instead of him?

I believe having Lampard will be much more useful than him. Sorry, but this is just a bad transfer.

[KTChampions]

What a strange theory, Maresca didn’t show anything at all at Chelsea (unless, of course, you attach much importance to that summer tournament in the USA). Amorim's dismissal was unexpected on the one hand (as it seemed the management had given him a full season no matter what), but on the other hand, it became unbearable to watch the endless points dropped against the underdogs. These points would have easily secured United a top-four place, even with a poor performance.

Strange, strange theories...... The scenario might be this, Maresca is sacked, following Amorin is sacked --> Maresca is interested in Man United --> Amorin is interested in Chelsea.

At least Maresca gave a good trophy in the club world cup, that's their good achievement.
That is what is bitter for Amorin, the underdog team cannot win, say against Wolves this team is very underdog, but Amorin cannot win only hold a draw.

Thinking like this, the manager is not satisfied, 1 point achieved is not enough, poor performance continues to haunt him.

Yes, I immediately thought about such a possible reshuffle when I learned about Amorim’s dismissal  That would be funny.
It's clear that the poor performances against outsiders were the last straw for United's management, but if you look at it from another perspective: United is in the race for the top four. Was Amorim really expected to at least participate in the title race? On what basis? As a United fan, I was also exhausted by these draws, but on the other hand, if these had not been draws but victories, then United would have been practically at the level of City and Aston Villa. I still don't know how to fit all this into my head 

[Polkeins]

To be fair, up until Amorim I honestly thought they did not have any good sense in picking good managers. Sir Alex Ferguson was their last good manager, and after that they ended up a series of terrible managers.

Don't just look at what managers did before, look at what they did after too. Mourinho? Managing Benfica and royally screwed up his last few jobs. Solskjaer? Dude left and became a UEFA worker. Erik Ten Hag? Literally fired after 3 games at Leverkusen. Amorim was the only one I had hopes, and even that failed miserably.

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

Amorim had a very difficult legacy left by Ten Hag and at the beginning of this season, United played very well and beat Chelsea, Liverpool and a very good Sunderland, but then a streak of unstable play began, which let Amorim down.
In addition, Amorim asked for reinforcements and the purchase of midfielders, but instead, Mbeumo, Cunha, and Sheshko were bought. Sheshko seems to have no idea what to do on the field and although the transfers of Cunha and especially Mbeumo were generally successful and United even started winning, the player purchases were made by United's management rather than Amorim.
I think few people would want to take charge of United now, given the constant change of coaches.

[Tonimez]

Even in the dream land, I wouldn't want to believe Marescas coaching Manchester united after just been fired by Chelsea. What are the parameters the united board will be using to judge Marescas expertise especially his recent job with Chelsea, or do they want to count the Club World cup he won as case study to give him a trial, of course that's not enough. I believe Amorim should have be left to finish the league, he assembled this crop of players Manchester united have now, so he should have been allowed to stay till the ending of the season.

I have always had my reservations about the board of Manchester United and how they run the affairs of the club and now my suspicions have been confirmed after coach Amorim revealed how he was being treated at the club and how they board usually interfere in the affairs of the dressing room which ordinarily should be a restricted area for the manager and his staff, however I think the sack was harsh for someone who has done such a great job since his arrival at the club.

Manchester United management board has been the long time problem of Manchester United. It used to be glazers family and their selfish interests until last year when Radcliffe acquired a larger percentage ownership. Globally, every team also has this problem to some extent but I think Manchester United and Chelsea are the worst of them.

Ruben Amorim did a fair job regarding the conditions surrounding his activities but failed to create the old Manchester United we need. It will take someone who knows how to combine his actions with the management's choices and interests to make anything out of Manchester United team. What baffles me most is that even Alex Ferguson who has been in the system of coaching now tries to influence the recent coaches decision after joining the management team. I do think that his contribution will grant Man U managers a little autonomy to allow them play their styles and choice of players for each game.

Manchester United fans can now see that it was not easy for Eric Ten Hag and he even lifted titles. Now you have two opponents as Manchester United manager, the management and the other clubs.

[jakdanyel]

Darren Fletcher seems to be the caretaker manager for Manchester United now. But who's going to be be in charge of the team up next you think?

Solskjær like in the rumours or someone else? I mean I really don't see any better future for this team no matter who takes the job. The squad is weak. Nothing like the real Manchester United we know. A big transformation is which they need now.

[marcous]

Darren Fletcher seems to be the caretaker manager for Manchester United now. But who's going to be be in charge of the team up next you think?

Solskjær like in the rumours or someone else? I mean I really don't see any better future for this team no matter who takes the job. The squad is weak. Nothing like the real Manchester United we know. A big transformation is which they need now.

Solskjær is on the list speculated by some media as Amorim's replacement, and the other two names are Zidane and Maresca, For the last name I don't quite believe it.
Solskjær and zidane are probably pretty good candidates, the problem is Solskjær has been their coach and ended up the same, zidane we know, he is a coach who wants a club that is already formed, not a club that is a mess like Man Utd at the moment and he is also waiting to become a national team coach.
I think it's likely to take a while for them to find a suitable replacement.

[GbitG]

My question would be why is he leaving Al Hilal for Barcelona all of a sudden, and why is Barcelona doing this deal out from nowhere because from my knowledge, does Barcelona really need this player and is he going to have enough playing time, and considering his age he would be better fit for the Seria A, I think he would have suited Inter Milan more, and he would’ve enjoyed his playing time with Inter Milan.

I don’t really think he is going to be playing enough game, because there are players in his position like Balde, Hector who are playing well, Well I don’t know if this players are injured, so it will be more wise for him to get more playing time, well I would think he isn’t considering having more game time to himself, anyways it’s a good business for Barcelona considering whatever reason they want him.

Due to financial criticism, Laporte is already seeking for those player who can play for his team with lower wages and like to play for Barcelona with a little wages. So that's why when Deco heard that João Cancelo is express his wishes towards Barcelona by offering himself then he offered him a loan deal with minimal wages. So after submitting to La Liga the injury suspect Andres Christensen of La Liga allow him to make a decision for new signing in Winter window. As well as La Liga also allow them to used 80% wage of Andres Christensen to sign a new players....

However, the deal João Cancelo is absolutely right like he it really good move for Barca because they already lacking with some defensive driving but I think after the deal of Joao Cancelo Hansi Flick will have now more options to rotate the player for better performancs.

[Mayor of ogba]

Am surprised that this news hasn't gotten to this thread yet, guess I will be the first. According to Romano; REUBEN AMORIM HAS BEEN SACKED!!!
Following his 1-1 draw against Leeds, Reuben Amorim has been released as the head coach of Man United because of several factors, and plus a not so excellent performance, it is said that Darren Fletcher, the under 18 team coach has been appointed interim manager following the appointment of a new head coach.

What you guys think of this ?

It is a welcome development for Manchester United. Let's be Frank that Amorim is not good for Manchester United and his sacking is not a surprise to me. If Amorim was at a ruthless as Chelsea he would have been relieved of his duty since last season. He was due for sacking since last season but somehow the Manchester United management decided to give him more chance to see if there were more things left in his empty head. But Amorim has proven that he has nothing more to offer. There were high expectations on him and he just couldn't deliver. If you are a manager that's drawing against wolves at home and draw against Leeds in succession what else is left inside of you absolutely nothing. He should go back to Portuguese league were he is fit.

Ruben Amorim's performance at Manchester United wasn't impressive, but I won't say that he's not good enough for Manchester United because ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as Manchester United head coach, the coaches Manchester United management hired to mined the affair of Manchester United performed below Manchester United fans' and Manchester United's management expectations, so I don't think it's Ruben Amorim's fault for his awful performance at Manchester United. Manchester United relieving Ruben Amorim of his duties won't solve Manchester United's problem because the next coach Manchester United will hire will still not be good enough for Manchester United. If Manchester United can't identify the reason why the coaches that have coached Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson retired failed to bring back the glory days at Old Trafford, I don't think a positive change will happen at Manchester United.

[Frankolala]

Darren Fletcher seems to be the caretaker manager for Manchester United now. But who's going to be be in charge of the team up next you think?

Solskjær like in the rumours or someone else? I mean I really don't see any better future for this team no matter who takes the job. The squad is weak. Nothing like the real Manchester United we know. A big transformation is which they need now.

Currently, there's no concrete information on who's gon be the next coach of Manchester United. It's a pity to see them been down for so long without any hope of revival. Nobody knows when United problems would be solved. I don't know if it's from the management, coach, players or the three combinations.

[Zackz5000]

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

For how long will they continue with that experiment? I think the question should be how many good managers are out there? And not whether Manchester united will be able to choose better manager. The likes of Eric Ten Hang, Solksjaer or Pottechino are out there without job but can any of them succeed at Manchester United? The truth is Manchester United current squad are very average and even well experienced coach will find it difficult to succeed with them. As for sacking Amorin, they did nothing but right because that's what he deserves and every working club with a vision will do the same thing.

Manchester United current squad are not that average there some good players there and i was thinking with time Amorim will use that team and do well because Amorim was trying to build a team. If Manchester United should hire any coach now they will still sack him because he will give them a quick result they were expecting but if they can give any coach time and buy some good players Manchester United will perform better again.

[mv1986]

I have seen several games of him in the past when he played so well, but I think his biggest problem was to maintain a high level over a longer period of time. Now from the standpoint of quality, I never understood why he so early decided to leave Europe and go to Saudi Arabia. He still had a few great years left in the tank and should given it another try. He will still be at a good level, but leaving for Saudi Arabia and then going back to Barcelona, I don't really know what his chances are in this one.

I don’t think it wasn’t so early but rather was going there when the Frenzy of leaving to Saudi leg was so high plus he didn’t had much of an option then because Barcelona and other European clubs then were not able to meet the fees set by Manchester city for him then and it was Al Hilal who matched that plus with a better wage and that was the tempt

Well, sure I understand the basic reasoning and probably not a lot of players would refuse the offer. I just think he will now have a hard time coming back. It is not impossible to still play well, but all this Saudi Arabia craze has taken away a good number of high quality years from many players. I know it was their own decision, but that's a good example of how money could eventually undermine sports instead of making it better. I remember when Mbappe got this crazy offer from Saudi Arabia, what a mess it would have been if he went there.

On the good side of things, there are still players turning these offers down. It is not very often, but some still do it.

[katanic97]

I just didn’t understand why they didn’t give him more time. A club like Manchester United needs to return to its former paths, but that requires a lot of time. They could have at least tried with Amorim for one more season. I agree that this looks like a cursed club, but every manager who has come in after Ferguson has either fallen into obscurity or had their career almost destroyed.The board has to find a solution if they want the club to regain its former glory, but in my opinion that is almost impossible. The players who have arrived are good, but once again they haven’t adapted the way they should have. You mentioned Sesko and Cunha , two top quality players who need time to adapt, and now it will be even harder for them because Amorim is leaving

Everything is different, and there's no chance of a club this bad ever returning to its former glory. The latest rumors suggest Ole has been reappointed as manager, and as expected a vicious cycle is beginning to spin at the club. Not only the club's top brass, but almost all fans are still stuck in Manchester United's past and unprepared for the current reality.

I hadn’t read that, but if Ole does return, it would truly be a vicious cycle with no way out. If only the squad were changed a bit, i think the club could come back to life. But as long as the board keeps making the wrong decisions, unfortunately nothing good will happen.I’m not a Manchester United fan, but they always felt like a top team in England to me ,  back when Rooney and the rest were playing, and of course when Ferguson was in charge. Sadly, as you said, everyone keeps talking about and living off past glory, and that glory was a long time ago. I hope they manage to change at least something for the better at that club

[Zoomic]

To be fair, up until Amorim I honestly thought they did not have any good sense in picking good managers. Sir Alex Ferguson was their last good manager, and after that they ended up a series of terrible managers.

Don't just look at what managers did before, look at what they did after too. Mourinho? Managing Benfica and royally screwed up his last few jobs. Solskjaer? Dude left and became a UEFA worker. Erik Ten Hag? Literally fired after 3 games at Leverkusen. Amorim was the only one I had hopes, and even that failed miserably.

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

I have these to say here...
1. Alex Ferguson is an exceptional Manchester United coach, but after him, we also had 2 good coaches; Mourinho and Ole.
2. Amorim is not a good coach, or lemme say he is not fit to handle a club like Manchester United. I wonder how he tricked them and sustained himself for this long.
3. Manchester United needs a world class and a proven coach like Jürgen Klopp and Zidane. They don't need to experiment any further.

[eightdots]

To be fair, up until Amorim I honestly thought they did not have any good sense in picking good managers. Sir Alex Ferguson was their last good manager, and after that they ended up a series of terrible managers.

Don't just look at what managers did before, look at what they did after too. Mourinho? Managing Benfica and royally screwed up his last few jobs. Solskjaer? Dude left and became a UEFA worker. Erik Ten Hag? Literally fired after 3 games at Leverkusen. Amorim was the only one I had hopes, and even that failed miserably.

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

I have these to say here...
1. Alex Ferguson is an exceptional Manchester United coach, but after him, we also had 2 good coaches; Mourinho and Ole.
2. Amorim is not a good coach, or lemme say he is not fit to handle a club like Manchester United. I wonder how he tricked them and sustained himself for this long.
3. Manchester United needs a world class and a proven coach like Jürgen Klopp and Zidane. They don't need to experiment any further.

If Manchester United believes that simply having a good manager will solve the problem, I think they are wrong, because it's not right to look for the problem solely in the manager. The players also make many mistakes, and it's not fair to blame every negative result on the manager.

Manchester United has become a mid-table team in the league, and I don't think that's where a team like Manchester United should be. Many things need to change in the team. The problem isn't just with the manager; there are problems with the players as well. They play very well in some matches and very badly in others. The team's performance needs to be consistent. The manager is one of the people responsible for ensuring this consistency, but the players also need to do something and take responsibility.

[Ale88]

No matter who the replacement coach is, Manchester United won't be successful again if the core issue remains the club's management itself.

That is what I've been saying but many users disagree with this idea. I even had a user telling me that since Bruno Fernandes plays well everything is fine with United Last year they paid like 14-15 million euros to free Amorim from Sporting Lisboa and now they already fired him. It's a joke, there is no other way to describe it. How can you hire and fire every single coach each 12-14 months?

[Tmoonz]

What does Amorim have that made you have high hopes for him? He's left behind only the worst records for the team in their history. Manchester United are constantly experimenting with coaches, trying to choose from some questionable options, but that's currently in keeping with their level, they've become a middling team in the Premier League, it's hard to call them a top team anymore. Do you think they'll choose a better manager this time?

For how long will they continue with that experiment? I think the question should be how many good managers are out there? And not whether Manchester united will be able to choose better manager. The likes of Eric Ten Hang, Solksjaer or Pottechino are out there without job but can any of them succeed at Manchester United? The truth is Manchester United current squad are very average and even well experienced coach will find it difficult to succeed with them. As for sacking Amorin, they did nothing but right because that's what he deserves and every working club with a vision will do the same thing.

Sacking Ruben Amorim is the best decision ever taken by the Manchester United management this year no doubt like what exactly can we count of Ruben Amorim? Like absolutely nothing he ended the league in 15th place last season lost an Europa League finals to Tottenham Hotspurs like Tottenham Hotspurs break their record with Manchester United not even any smaller teams but Manchester United such an embarrassment, then this season what exactly can he show for maybe to say he deserves not to be sacked? Like he should just go back to Sporting CP where he came from.

[Furious 7]

Sacking Ruben Amorim is the best decision ever taken by the Manchester United management this year no doubt like what exactly can we count of Ruben Amorim? Like absolutely nothing he ended the league in 15th place last season lost an Europa League finals to Tottenham Hotspurs like Tottenham Hotspurs break their record with Manchester United not even any smaller teams but Manchester United such an embarrassment, then this season what exactly can he show for maybe to say he deserves not to be sacked? Like he should just go back to Sporting CP where he came from.

But sacking the coach in the middle of the competition and don't forget that currently Manchester United are in the standings which are actually still quite good compared to before that is a condition that could refer to gambling in decision making.

Indeed, during Amorim's coaching until now this may be his best achievement and nothing can really be used as a benchmark that he deserves but replacing with a new coach now it can clearly make the situation worse because after all we must realize that this condition is 50/50.

Now they've re-appointed Fletcher on an interim basis and it's like deja vu from a few seasons ago when Michael Carrick did the same and more recently probably Van Nistelrooy.
Manchester United are burning too much of their money appointing coaches, firing with compensation and this keeps happening almost every season.