⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Jewan420]

So sad to see Carrick leave, I felt like they should have given him more time, I saw his vision but the results wasn't comforting for the board bit is bringing in Pochettino any better ? I feel like Pochettino is a glorified Amorim and even though you give this certain managers players, they will always say you didn't give them enough mean while managers in Bournemouth and Brighton are making it work, players should not the problem

The Manchester United board have been very patent with him. I am not sure most major clubs would give a coach such chances to change the fortune of the club. He came in as a savior of the club but unfortunately he couldn't sustain the momentum.

United a willing to pay $10m (£7m) release clause in Mauricio Pochettino. It shows that they really want the services of the Argentine coach. Why pay such an amount when there are good coaches that don't have such financial obligations. The club believes that the current United States national team would do a good job.

It seems that we should start demanding a change of manager again after a while.
I think we should open a prediction thread and it wouldn't hurt to have a reward system there. The question of the prediction thread will be - How long will Mauricio Pochettino last at Manchester United? Another question can be added here - How many managers will Manchester United change in the next two seasons?

It seems that this will be very interesting. I don't think Carrick has had enough time to correct his mistakes. Only 10 games is not enough to solve the problems of the team. His performance last season was great, we have to admit that.
Best wishes and condolences to Mauricio Pochettino! I am very worried about what his reputation will be when he leaves Manchester United!

[SatoPrincess]

It's sad to see that this how it ends for Carrick after pulling a surprising stunt last season, when no one expected he made the unthinkable happened. This season we expected more from him but sadly it didn't go well for him. Manchester United were patient enough with him, the performance is just not improving and they had to part ways.
I didn't expect Manchester United to permanently sign Carrick after last season's success, he tried but we should know he can't do much with a team like that.

In my opinion I think Pochettino is an upgrade and that's what the team needs right now. He might not be the best in the world but he's got experience to make the team better. He may also not compete for the league but the team will stop being a laughing stock with him in charge.

Carrick had it coming. The team has been very poor this season, they look more like a relegation team than a top EPL team. It’s funny that Manchester United sacked Carrick only to hire Pochettino. It’s a no-win situation in my opinion. There is no miracle that Poch can do with this squad, it’s just going to another disastrous season for the club as the issues go beyond the manager. Let’s see if INEOS are going to back their new manager in the transfer window.

[ndutndut]

Manchester United have now had 13 managers in 13 years, this is including interim managers, since Alex Fagie left the club.
Is it that Manchester United is expecting more from today's coaches or the coaches are below standard; or management is the real fault.

Names of the managers after Alex Fagie...

David Moyes
Ryan Giggs (interim)
Louis van Gaal
José Mourinho - He tried and doesn't deserve a sack, but the effect of Sir Fagie was intoxicating UTD
Ole Gunnar Solskjær - Also doesn't deserve a sack, he was better than Arteta then, but see Arteta now
Michael Carrick (interim) - Was excellent in the few matches he played
Ralf Rangnick (interim)
Erik ten Hag
Ruud van Nistelrooy (interim)
Ruben Amorim
Darren Fletcher (interim)
Michael Carrick
Mauricio Pochettino - will he succeed?

Is Pochettino the man to bring back the lost glory?

Having 13 coaches in 13 years is certainly not a good thing; this is very bad and can be seen as a cycle of decline for Manc United that hasn't ended yet. Every change made by Man United is always followed by hope because the management is looking for someone new who can bring back the club's glory. There are many things that have made Manchester United fail, not only because of poor management but also because Sir Alex Ferguson failed to build and leave a strong foundation at Manchester United.  

Carrick's journey at Manchester United initially showed a sharp change in fortune. After replacing Amorim he recorded 11 wins in his first 16 matches and even managed to secure victories over Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea, which are big teams, ultimately helping Man United qualify for the Champions League. Because of that, in the end, the coach changes made by management that weren’t fundamental had long-term impacts on Man United. Even now, if we look at Man United, they don’t even touch the core issues of the club. They only focus on changing the coach, even though the main problem isn’t the coach, especially if we look at the list of coaches you shared. Man United should actually be able to learn from mistakes that have happened before.

[SFR10]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I think after a few games, results might improve a bit since United players will try to impress their new manager in order to earn a place in his starting eleven, but that effect will eventually subside and without the backing of the board to sign the right players, I expect to have similar discussions in less than a year.

[Nightwatchmare]

It is what it is at the end of the day, let's see how Pochettino will transform the team when he arrives since Manchester United board thinks that coach is the problem of the club. Most United fans are saying that Pochettino is the right man for the job. They will still be the same people that will condemn Pochettino when things starts going the other way. It's sad that Carrick has cut ties with Manchester United, i expected the club to give him more time but it was as if Manchester fans was about to slaughter his throat. Club's management are really ungrateful, that is why I like coaches who prioritise the paycheck so that if they are sacked they will leave with a big bag. I can't believe that after Carrick's performance for Manchester United last season, the club is not able to consider his struggles and wait a bit longer before taking final decision.

I do not know where you got the information that most Manchester United fans are saying that Pochettino is the right man for the job because after the experience Manchester United fans had on the coaches brought to Manchester United after Ferguson end his long regime as Manchester United coach i do not think they would be so quick to say Pochettino is the right man for the job rather they will wait to see how he will perform before judging him. Micheal Carrick knows what will happen to him if he fails to meet up with the expectations of Manchester United management and fans after he agreed to be Manchester United coach, so do not say Manchester United management could not consider Michael Carrick's struggles after his performance for Manchester United last season.

[Floczy]

Carrick had it coming. The team has been very poor this season, they look more like a relegation team than a top EPL team. It’s funny that Manchester United sacked Carrick only to hire Pochettino. It’s a no-win situation in my opinion. There is no miracle that Poch can do with this squad, it’s just going to another disastrous season for the club as the issues go beyond the manager. Let’s see if INEOS are going to back their new manager in the transfer window.

Well statistically pochettino is a better coach that Carrick, if you go through the both coaches you will understand that there is actually a significant difference between the both of them in terms of achievements, and poch takes the lead.

So they can put their hopes on these achievements he has, and pray for better results, if transfer window opens he could make some changes to give the team more quality (that is if Manchester united has enough money), but for now we can't tell how his performance may be, probably he could surprise us like Carrick did late last season  

[Alonso_]

BREAKING: Crystal Palace are progressing in talks with Thomas Frank to take over as manager if, as expected, they sack Pierre Sage]

It seems not only Manchester United want a change for their head coach. Crystal Palace are suffering a lot. The club has decided to get a new coach.
Thomas Frank returns to England. Terms are not yet agreed but talks are continuing between Palace and the former Brentford and Tottenham boss

Crystal Palace sacking their manager in Sage was long over due, the team is playing terribly, and they’re in the 20th position and struggling to win games, Crystal Palace wasn’t this bad when they were playing under Oliver Glasner who is now with Nothingham Forest and are also struggling, Crystal Place made the right decision to hire Thomas Frank who I think is going to be a good manager for Crystal Palace considering his record with Brentford who was a brilliant team under Thomas Frank, I would wish Thomas Frank all the best in his new job considering he is confirmed as the next manager of Crystal Palace, good choice from Crystal Palace.

[Somto9Light]

I think after a few games, results might improve a bit since United players will try to impress their new manager in order to earn a place in his starting eleven, but that effect will eventually subside and without the backing of the board to sign the right players, I expect to have similar discussions in less than a year.

This is a reoccurring pattern by Manchester United players, they did it when Amorim came newly but as time goes they began to underperform. Manchester United owners has failed to rectify where the actual problems are coming from, which is the players but they think that coaches are the problem. They will continue to change coaches every season if they continue this way and it will get to a time when coaches will begin to be scared of coming to Manchester United because they will already feel that can't succeed over there. The board already know what to do which is to evacuate unproductive players and sign quality young talents that will be willing to fight in order to save the glory of the team.

[Renampun]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

I think there's nothing he can do right now.. Even in terms of the experience he has, he doesn't have that impressive experience that could make people optimistic that his presence at Man United would fix things.. Especially with how chaotic Man United is right now.. He's just another manager waiting to be fired because he's still not able to improve Man United's performance. So if Man United stays in the relegation zone, it's already expected that the management still can't bring in a coach who's at least more proper and experienced to handle Man United.

[KTChampions]

It seems that we should start demanding a change of manager again after a while.
I think we should open a prediction thread and it wouldn't hurt to have a reward system there. The question of the prediction thread will be - How long will Mauricio Pochettino last at Manchester United? Another question can be added here - How many managers will Manchester United change in the next two seasons?

It seems that this will be very interesting. I don't think Carrick has had enough time to correct his mistakes. Only 10 games is not enough to solve the problems of the team. His performance last season was great, we have to admit that.
Best wishes and condolences to Mauricio Pochettino! I am very worried about what his reputation will be when he leaves Manchester United!

With forecasts like those, you should head over to Polymarket   I don’t recall the exact figures, but it seems that even before the match against Aston Villa, the odds of Carrick being sacked before 2027 implied a probability of over 50%, though not by much, meaning that those who placed this bet effectively nearly doubled their money in a very short period. As for Pochettino, I don’t think high demands will be placed on him right now - he didn’t prepare the team for the season. I’m 99% sure he’ll remain in charge until the end of the season. The biggest risk is that he might get fired at the start of next season, and the whole cycle will simply begin all over again  

[Pi-network314159]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I think after a few games, results might improve a bit since United players will try to impress their new manager in order to earn a place in his starting eleven, but that effect will eventually subside and without the backing of the board to sign the right players, I expect to have similar discussions in less than a year.

It's like a pattern that's easy to know if now, I agree with you, the players will start to perform as a mess of impressing the coach. Manchester United will not be long on the relegation side of the table, the players will start performing to win games, the fans will start to praise the players and coach after moving from 19 on the point table to 12 position or better position. After some months the old Manchester United will be back and the fans will start again to demand for his sack forgetting all the good times. The cycle of hiring and firing will continue if they don't address the real issues, most of us here sharing different opinions on the club seemed to know more of what's happening at Manchester United than or the owners of they know what to do but prefer to ignore it and allow the club to continue staying where they are.

[Giwagi56]

BREAKING: Crystal Palace are progressing in talks with Thomas Frank to take over as manager if, as expected, they sack Pierre Sage]

It seems not only Manchester United want a change for their head coach. Crystal Palace are suffering a lot. The club has decided to get a new coach.
Thomas Frank returns to England. Terms are not yet agreed but talks are continuing between Palace and the former Brentford and Tottenham boss

Crystal Palace sacking their manager in Sage was long over due, the team is playing terribly, and they’re in the 20th position and struggling to win games, Crystal Palace wasn’t this bad when they were playing under Oliver Glasner who is now with Nothingham Forest and are also struggling, Crystal Place made the right decision to hire Thomas Frank who I think is going to be a good manager for Crystal Palace considering his record with Brentford who was a brilliant team under Thomas Frank, I would wish Thomas Frank all the best in his new job considering he is confirmed as the next manager of Crystal Palace, good choice from Crystal Palace.

The coach deserve to be sacked, Crystal Palace performance this season is so poor that you won’t recognise the club again, a club that produced many top players, Crystal Palace have lost many matches this season and they need to get a new coach before the international break over, sometimes I watch Crystal Palace like the players are ready to play but i still believe that it is the coach fault.

Coach is always the one who to blame when things is not going well for the team, getting a new coach will be very difficult because there is no good coach out there, although there some coaches that will not do well in other club but when they join another team they change their tactics.

[Agbamoni]

Michael Carrick actually improved Manchester United's performance last season, made them to become more competitive and to the fans, reawakened their spirit to dream big again. That was why many people including non fans of the club who wanted the club to return to competing for the biggest trophies wanted him to get the permanent job at Manchester United. It's just unfortunate that he couldn't replicate the same feat when he became the permanent manager. I think he can still succeed and do better with other clubs in Europe.

In what way did Michael Carrick improve Manchester United? It was obvious Casemiro made Michael Carrick look like he knew what he was doing all this period. Carrick never had a football tactic. He never made any substitution that impacted a match. Casemiro was scoring on passes from Bruno Fernadez last season, through corners and outside shots. Casemiro left United last summer. Since then, Carrick has had no clue that his strategy wasn't working.

[SatoPrincess]

Carrick had it coming. The team has been very poor this season, they look more like a relegation team than a top EPL team. It’s funny that Manchester United sacked Carrick only to hire Pochettino. It’s a no-win situation in my opinion. There is no miracle that Poch can do with this squad, it’s just going to another disastrous season for the club as the issues go beyond the manager. Let’s see if INEOS are going to back their new manager in the transfer window.

Well statistically pochettino is a better coach that Carrick, if you go through the both coaches you will understand that there is actually a significant difference between the both of them in terms of achievements, and poch takes the lead.

Well, the same thing was said about Carrick when he replaced Amorim but that didn’t last long. I would have imagined Manchester United would hire Eddie Howe, Conte or Nagelsmann, however, it appears the Glazers have decided once again who their yes-man will be. Recently, I have come to the conclusion that the Glazers are not bothered about United’s performance so long as they are making money as a club.

[Abu-Naim]

As per Romano's latest confirmation, Carrick is already sacked by Manchester United following MU's verbal agreement with Pochettino. So we can expect Pochettino to come to Old Trafford in the coming days.

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

Finally; Manchester United fans will be happy, but is that the end of Manchester United’s problem? And will Pochetinho bring an end to the poor performance of Manchester United? I think the management are the problem of the team because they are not willing to change. If they can finally allow the coaches to take decisions on their own when signing players, and to let some of these old players go to replace them with good players, the team will be better again and Pochetinho can succeed, but if the management remains the same with no changes, they will sack him again maybe after one season.

[abhiseshakana]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I think after a few games, results might improve a bit since United players will try to impress their new manager in order to earn a place in his starting eleven, but that effect will eventually subside and without the backing of the board to sign the right players, I expect to have similar discussions in less than a year.

It's like a pattern that's easy to know if now, I agree with you, the players will start to perform as a mess of impressing the coach. Manchester United will not be long on the relegation side of the table, the players will start performing to win games, the fans will start to praise the players and coach after moving from 19 on the point table to 12 position or better position. After some months the old Manchester United will be back and the fans will start again to demand for his sack forgetting all the good times. The cycle of hiring and firing will continue if they don't address the real issues, most of us here sharing different opinions on the club seemed to know more of what's happening at Manchester United than or the owners of they know what to do but prefer to ignore it and allow the club to continue staying where they are.

I don’t know whether Man United will be able to get back on track with the arrival of that new manager , but given their current position, they should at least still have a decent chance of getting back into the top ten. There’s nothing worse than being in the relegation zone as we are at the moment , so it seems Pochettino won’t be tasked with any overly ambitious targets in his first season with Man United.

Another question is, will the players be ready for Pochettino’s physical fitness training routines? Because , as far as I know, Carrick didn’t push his players too hard physically when he coached Man United ... so those lazy players are bound to feel the difference when Pochettino arrives.

[bitLeap]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I think after a few games, results might improve a bit since United players will try to impress their new manager in order to earn a place in his starting eleven, but that effect will eventually subside and without the backing of the board to sign the right players, I expect to have similar discussions in less than a year.

A cycle that repeats itself every season, change coach the result is not much different. Performance improves at the beginning and then over time those setbacks happen again and again. I think I've seen this pattern at Man United over the last few seasons. Can a Pochettino break the pattern or still end up with the same result as the previous coach's coach.

[Oluwa-btc]

BREAKING: Crystal Palace are progressing in talks with Thomas Frank to take over as manager if, as expected, they sack Pierre Sage]

It seems not only Manchester United want a change for their head coach. Crystal Palace are suffering a lot. The club has decided to get a new coach.
Thomas Frank returns to England. Terms are not yet agreed but talks are continuing between Palace and the former Brentford and Tottenham boss

Some managers are not just good enough to handle one of the top six clubs in the Premier League Competition, they should simply settle with managing one of the underdog clubs.

It should be the same for Thomas Frank, Crystal Palace remains an underdog club and they should have lined him up as replacement for Oliver Glasner but they didn't. I believe he will make them good enough to avoid relegation. He screwed up everything he has built for himself ever since he move to Tottenham Hotspur. This could be his comeback!

[Issa56]

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I was surprised when I saw the news that pochettino will be the one to replace Carrick at Manchester United, because I was just thinking about how pochettino is going to fix Manchester United. If I will be honest, I think Manchester United performance is going to get worst under pochettino, and he won’t also stay long at Manchester United before he will be sacked. Pochettino is not the kind of coach which Manchester United need right now.

 Let’s wait and see how his performance is going to be when he joins Manchester United, but Manchester United fans shouldn’t expect much from him. Some Manchester United fans which I know are already complaining about the signing, they also believe he is not the right coach for Manchester United right now.

[Mayor of ogba]

As per Romano's latest confirmation, Carrick is already sacked by Manchester United following MU's verbal agreement with Pochettino. So we can expect Pochettino to come to Old Trafford in the coming days.

What do you guys think over this signing? I'm not really feeling optimistic with United's decision to choose Pochettino to continue Carrick's legacy. Poch is not something who can't bad legacy by Carrick. So i think he's also gonna be doomed from the start.

Any opinions?

I also saw the news of Michael Carrick being sacked as I was scrolling through Facebook. I don't know if the Pochettino taking over from Michael Carrick would yield any positive result, we will find out the fate of Manchester United in the hands of Pochettino when Manchester United plays like 5-10 games under Pochettino. The Manchester United team haven't being progressive under Michael Carrick this season, even though some people said that it's because of Manchester United lack of quality players that made Michael Carrick to underperform, for me, I think Michael Carrick is also part of the reasons Manchester United is struggling this season, I like as he's sacked.