How Can Manchester United Improve?

How can Manchester United improve: Director of Football.
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Manchester United’s need for a sporting director has been an issue since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.
Ferguson’s involvement in club life was so complete and his influence over the various departments was so profound, that his departure was always likely to necessitate a structural redesign and create areas of obvious weakness.
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[@inBODwetrust13]

You missed a huge element with Ferguson's retirement; it coincided with David Gill leaving as well. The club was run by both of them, and neither were appropriately replaced

[@TimVolkovPhD]

Exactly

[@stupotsoley]

Absolutely, I'm surprised Gill wasn't mentioned at all here considering the massive part he played during that era

[@Fabian_White]

Very true.

[@Callumet]

@@stupotsoley gill vs woodwards is like stale milk vs fine wine

[@jamiesimms7084]

Very well said. Do you know that there were elements of their jobs that crossed over as Fergie did more than just simply coach and manage and Gill did more than just look after recruitment? This was agreed between the two of them and was not something written into a contract so it isn't defined as part of the job role. Also at board level there was change. So even if Manchester United had of appointed a direct replacement for David Gill when they hired David Moyes there would still had been a gap where things weren't being done. I'm not sure why Alex Ferguson hasn't spoken on this. It's not only the people who were needed but also the jobs being done, we are missing both. We are missing key people but there are gaps in the key processes. So when people talk about a Director of Football because it's in fashion. I always wonder why noone is saying we need a David Gill. We didn't have a Director of Football before because we had both Gill and Fergie collaborating and going above and beyond their jobs when doing so. So people say things like we can't rely on a manager like we did with Fergie so we need a Director of Football. All the while failing to take into consideration that we already had a better formula. We don't need a Director of Football we need our original structure with its necessary people back.

[@phillbozz853]

Louis van gal said it in an interview that Manchester United doesn’t have people interested in football

[@ingsve]

That's partly true. This is especially the case with the board from what I've read. Only two of the Glazers, Avram and Joel are interested in football. The others couldn't care less. Some of them even had trouble understanding the concept of paying for transfers since that is not how it's done in US sports. That situation creates a problem because Avram and Joel are in a minority in the board so it can be a slog to get things through.

[@phillbozz853]

ingsve bu honestly if some Arab buys our club I don’t want everything to change like City did (stadium sponsor)

[@ingsve]

@@phillbozz853 Ya, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. A more preferable possibility that apparently has been discussed is Avram and Joel buying out their siblings so that they can avoid the infighting within the board.

[@salsabila786]

@@phillbozz853 I'll take the (real) Arab owners any day, they would not leverage the club to buy them. The debt put on by the Glazers has huge interest levels that the club needs to pay that goes out of the club each year. We would be the richest club in the world (not top 5) if we didn't have the debt put on the club the Glazers used to buy the club. I hate City but the structure of that club from a sporting perspective is now ahead of United. The advantage Fergie and Gill built up is gone and now United are playing catch up to City and even Liverpool (never thought I'd be saying this so soon after Fergie's retirement).

[@rushawntaylor9477]

They are stuck in their old ways and are afraid of change of a different mindset we should take this road still the same road we have been taking for how many years

[@nathanhailu9185]

Tifo is spoiling us during this quarantine time.

[@hakim6158]

Arsenal replaced Wenger with five people and we still fucked it up.

[@sourav8911]

It's bcs arsenal are already fucked up when wenger was there

[@djibrilr6s]

@@sourav8911 No they weren't until 2017

[@sourav8911]

@@djibrilr6s really 13 year without the title only competing for top 4 and fa cup

[@ibrahim3687]

DJ19Real arsenal were shit from 2008 mate

[@rickenfatania]

Oh please he signed a bunch of French talent when he arrived, he couldn't convince Zidane or any of the French backline to join and was exposed as a fluke. Consigned to history once Mourinho arrived, Fergy fought back and adapted. People forget that.

[@crimsonglory7823]

As pointed out, one of the biggest issues was the recruitment where players who could sell more shirts and bring in more endorsements was prioritized over players who would actually fit the system and improve the club. Since OGS came in though, it's visible that the approach has changed with the signing of young, hungry players who fit the system Ole is trying to play and as a fan, I'm pleased with the direction we're going in.

[@ingsve]

Ya, from all the stories in previous years it seems like the manager simply gave a bunch of names to Woodward and then just waited to see what they got. Even Van Gaal has said that he didn't really get the players he wanted. The difference now is that Ole seems much more involved in the process and he is much more adamant in getting his first choice rather than just dropping a few names and hoping for the best. I think the difference is that both Van Gaal and Mourinho was used to working under a director of football who would just take care of stuff like that but United doesn't have that structure so it's needed that the manager actually takes a more active role just like Ferguson did. That's what Ole seems to be doing. To me Ole is acting a lot more as a manager than either Van Gaal or Mourinho who seem to have acted more as head coaches than anything else which is also why a lot of structure at the club deteriorated especially under Mourinho since no one was overseeing the big picture.

[@Writeous0ne]

well you might take this badly but... Aside from bruno fernandes i think your recruitment is still poor. for someone who is aiming to be a premier league and champions league contender. harry maguire is a solid defender yes but he's nowhere near 80 million, hes not even top 20 centre half in europe. daniel james has pace but hes never gonna get you more than 10 goals and assists a season. then theres the fact you still play lingaard and hes another daniel james who wont contribute many goals and assists. de gea has been average for a couple of seasons now. luke shaw is a liablity. rashford needs to play a full season in an attacking team. i think adding on to this OGS hasnt really got a style of football whats going to take MU anywhere, hes very conservative and defensive... quick counter attacks with average wingers wont work.

[@ingsve]

@@Writeous0ne Forget the price for Maguire that's irrelevant. If you instead look at CBs actually worth buying and that actually are available then there are not that many out there that are better. When you say Maguire is not even top 20 then I'm guessing you are counting a lot of players like Ramos, Chiellini or Pique who are not players you would even consider buying at their age. Add to that players from rivals such as Van Dijk who would never go to United from Liverpool then suddenly a lot of good CBs are simply not anyone you would consider buying. Remember also that Maguire was bought because the team needs leaders as well and not just for his abilities. James is a cheap player from the championship bought as a stop gap since we are desperate for wingers. He's not bought to be the one leading the team to league titles. Hopefully he will be along for the ride as a rotational player but if you think he's what United are pinning their hopes on then you are mistaken. Lingards time at United will not be long for this world. He has not stepped up this season and he will likely be sold in the summer.

[@Writeous0ne]

@@ingsve yeah so basically everything i said is wrong? because you are biased? i think the reality is a lot of united fans are getting over hyped when nothings really changed. still not getting the best players, still spending ridiculous fees, still not playing a type of football whats going to make them rival liverpool and city etc. united need a better manager whos going to play a pressing attacking style. they need to get rid of all the dead wood and recruit younger players with some huge potential. with the set up liverpool and city have got right now, they are gonna be the big 2 for the next 5 years at least. united with OGS are going to be top 6 strugglers.

[@ingsve]

@@Writeous0ne Did I say everything you said was wrong? I was talking mostly about your comment that recruitment was still poor which I disagree with. I think Ole's recruitment has been spot on so far for what it is. I agree that there is still more work to be done. But I don't agree that any of the signings have been poor. I agree that Lingard is poor but I pointed out that that has nothing to do with Uniteds future since he will likely not be part of it. I agree that De Gea has been shaky. I wouldn't mind giving Henderson a chance to see how he handles it. Shaw has been very uneven but I think Williams gives options on the left so that's not the highest priority just yet. When it comes to Solskjaer I do agree that I'm biased and I do think he has a winning style of play but the team has not been able to implement it this season. We have lacked the midfield with confidence and creativity so the attack has stranded in midfield which has ruined any sense of style of play. So that's something that needs improvement but Bruno helps alot with that and Pogba could potentially as well when he's fit and playing.

[@Haraamcore13]

5 uploads at once?! Damn...tifo really baddin’ this ting up.

[@BayernNow]

they were like nah. Screw schedules

[@ninstagram]

They don't have anything else to do mate

[@dyslexofficial2798]

That Athletic money

[@c.c2234]

"Baddin this ting up" ?

[@frieza2235]

See what Corona can do for you my friend

[@ingsve]

Manchester United have approached several people including Pochettino, Rangnick, Darren Fletcher, Rio Ferdinand and Edwin Van der Sar for the role of sporting director but the consensus has been that United at this point lacks the structure to support a sporting director. Instead Ole has set himself with the task of future proofing the structure and opening up communication channels between the various departments. This includes revamping the transfers process so that there are now four different teams working on transfers. Two teams initiate deals and then Woodwards team steps in and finalizes the deals, then there is also an academy transfers team headed by Nicky Butt. As it stands it seems that more work is needed before a sporting director can he appointed.

[@iwantgoals1566]

ingsve Why would we consult Poch for the sporting director role??

[@ShivneilPratap-ManUtd]

iwantgoals 15 😂😂

[@iwantgoals1566]

shivneil pratap It’s true though, last time I checked, he was an elite manager. Or am I missing something?

[@ingsve]

@@iwantgoals1566 Possibly because someone thought he would be good for the job I guess. It's not unheard of for people to gp from manager job to director jobs or the other way around.

[@zidanerealist2292]

@@ingsve we've never been In for pochettino as dof. What u on about.

[@GandWizard]

Q: How Can Manchester United Improve? A: Do you have an hour? (like Leo Beenhakker, asked around 2000 about how German football could improve)

[@darkleader5962]

The answer was lose 5-1 to England causing a total turn around In approach

[@GandWizard]

@@darkleader5962 Well, in that case Man Utd is as good as saved, as I can easily see them losing 1-5 to Bayern Munich.

[@alohatigers1199]

GandWizard Bayern is not the problem. You have other clubs to worry about than just Bayern. That’s the problem: Other than Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, apart from Red Bull clubs, no German club will ever reach the league title. None of them will reach the Europa league. None of them will taste a trophy. If German clubs want to be Tottenham because that’s the only success they will ever get then by all means but why stop there? That’s the problem, the problem is the 50+1 rule. Again, apart from Bayern and Borussia Dortmund and other Red Bull clubs, any German club will never reach a title unless they have an owner. You can’t expect an owner to give you money for the club because he has 49% of the club. That’s what’s holding German clubs back. I’m not saying owners like Woodward and the MAN U board doing terrible things BUT that’s the gambling you’re willing to take and that’s why you have fans demand them OUT. That’s why Man U fans demand for a new owner. If German clubs find a new owner that is NOT competent, that’s just it.

[@chazclifford327]

Leo would forever be a legend to my country Trinidad. Took us to our first an only world cup in 2006

[@GandWizard]

@@chazclifford327 I remember the 0-0 against Sweden, rooting for Trinidad&Tobago as the underdog... Here in the Netherlands he is also a legend because of the highs (Real Madrid, Feyenoord, Ajax manager), lows (1990 World Cup) and colorful personality.

[@Judas08]

When Moyes choosen to be coach. United missed on signing Cesc Fabregas and Thiago Alcantara. At the end of his reign, Toni Kroos agent Sascha Rieter met with Moyes and agreeing a personal move for Kroos transfer to United. A month after that, Moyes were sacked replace by interim Giggs for 4 games. The deal with Kroos were still on at that particular time (before the World Cup). After that LVG guide Netherlands to 3rd place and choosen to be United boss. A week after that, Toni Kroos request Sascha Rieter to cancel the transfer to United. Because him and LVG had some issued back when LVG still coaching at Bayern. Fall out with Bayern's board for his salary then Kroos opted to move for a cheaper deal to Real Madrid and the Rest is History. (source: My cousin, a very close friend with Toni Kroos)

[@paramchavan9872]

And man was that great for us.

[@ozeirGD]

I know this story from the news back in 2015. I don't remember which platform but this story is already known back then.

[@end_games1306]

Wise ? Your cousin is friends with Kroos?

[@OptimusDelta]

Kroos made the best choice.his career has now been defined with success.if he went to united he would have no ucls or title let alone a three peat.good for him and real.

[@becksdennis8339]

Fahim Bijoy as much as i love united this can be said with any player they missed out on.

[@djsilentmist6295]

Banter aside as I'm not a man united fan Ole may not be the best tactician but he has really stabilised the club; Good signings, clear plan for youth and talented etc. If he's to leave whatever manager with the same idea comes will have a good chance of succeeding

[@Castiel_01x]

It's sad that the potential of clubs are ruined by stupid boards. United, Barca, Arsenal are few examples.

[@becksdennis8339]

I wouldn’t say Barcelona are suffering from a change of the way the club is ran, I would say they are simply suffering from an identity crisis.

[@Castiel_01x]

@@becksdennis8339 sorry but you're wrong. It's clear that this board has been running Barca to the ground but it's the quality already within the team that's holding them in place.

[@becksdennis8339]

Rijo Sam what quality? messi has been carrying them since 2016 and that’s a fact. i’m sorry but what’s your argument that barca isn’t going through and identity crisis? the fact that they had to get a loan to buy a player with 7 goals in 26 appearances should say enough, because aren’t they KNOWN for La Masia?

[@Castiel_01x]

@@becksdennis8339 lol and who do you think caused all these problems

[@becksdennis8339]

Rijo Sam the board, which is exactly my point. they overpay for players and don’t use the academy, therefore identity crisis.

[@ReegusReever]

The best improvement would be a completely new set of owners.

[@rushawntaylor9477]

Ryan and to get ole out and replace him with a more constructive manager like max allegri

[@54356776]

@@rushawntaylor9477 Wash your mouth out son. Ole is the boss for a long time to come.

[@rushawntaylor9477]

Andrew Fishburn He’s going to be there for a long time because used to play for the club and he knows the “Manchester united way” that’s the only reason why he’s going to get more than enough time than he should’ve originally got what has he done

[@iamwhatiam5091]

@@rushawntaylor9477 Allegri is too defensive. We need a manager like Julian Nagelsmann, Marcel Gallardo, Arne Slot, Marco Rose, Erik ten Haag, etc.

[@pphyjynx8217]

@@rushawntaylor9477 that's the only reason? Not his Excellent recruitment and clear ability to beat the best managers in the world on the pitch? All of Ole's signings have been spot on. He's beaten Pep 3 times this season, as well as Mourinho and Pochettino. You seem like you'd be calling for fergie out after he didn't win anything for his first 4 years at the club. Ole's influence is much greater than just on the pitch.

[@Infernus25]

Going in a good direction by the looks of it. If we sign Sancho there are clear signs that we are moving towards the United of old. Young, hungry talent that actually wants to be at the club, will help propel the club back to its previous heights

[@minnumseerrund]

Eh, galactico glamour signings isnt really a sign towards the good old times. Sure, a move for Sancho would be more reasonable than the Pogba-deal, but it's still a huuuuge investment in a player that has more hype about him than titles. Not trashing Sancho nor Pogba, but both could end up mainly benefiting United by selling shirts.

[@heerendradigarse5024]

@@minnumseerrund even ousamne dembele was given the same hype as sancho, we all know what happened to him

[@BigPurp9]

Haraldr Haldefjürd tbh I think it’s a case of killing two birds with 1 stone just like the pogba deal. We’ve been crying out for a right winger since Valencia suddenly forgot how to cross in like 2012. Signing one of the most well known young players in football who also happens to be one of the best in his position isn’t a bad idea. Just like with pogba it might have looked like a signing to sell shirts but, we’d been crying out for a dynamic midfielder since Keane left and a signing of his ilk was long overdue

[@ryan_lmao]

Don skeng to be fair to Valencia, it’s not that he forgot how to cross, he was scared of going forward cause of that injury

[@renatofauzi]

Damn Tifo! That was spot on!

[@shaunakalshi4547]

Spot on!!!!!Every point upto were the mark and a well structured video handling issues faced by United very well.Cheers! It was a great video,guys.

[@MaurickSh]

Damn, Tifo. You have completely blown me away with how in-depth is each of your analyses. Top notch!

[@humza20o12]

That moyes window pisses me off woodward should’ve been sacked immediately

[@roberthobarends1788]

I remember Ozil singing United's praise. He basically begged the club to come and get him. Then we signed Fellaini...

[@sewardo]

The glazers would never sack Woodward because he makes them loads of money

[@SuperpowerFootball]

Hope Kerala Blasters FC with their new sporting director gets this right! 💥

[@convenorbrahmannyam1190]

Malayali???

[@ajaym9868]

അത്രക്ക് വേണോ

[@Tamil_Nationalist]

@@finufaiz stupid mallus

[@vaskoyorgov968]

Lots of content! Thanks for keeping us entertained :)

[@FronkleD]

Great idea for videos would love to see more of this!

[@karlmarxjr7049]

That music almost made me tear up man, chill.

[@rupertclint2061]

Same here bro i was rewinding back those Sir Alex days how we've downfall like this and letting Liverpool winning the titles.. I don't know

[@appiahallan]

It was totally uncalled for 😢

[@khumomatlakane2009]

Interesting username there

[@TangoAFC]

Love the up loads

[@bigglopez770]

Thats my dream job, Sporting Director. And im a Man Utd fan 😂, I hope we find one way sooner tho

[@keshavsrinivasan6832]

This was awesome!! As a fan I was so confused at what we’re doing wrong ,this sure does help!! Thanks!

[@54356776]

Really !? 😂 it's blatantly obvious to anyone with a passing interest in football. Ferguson left > black hole. Ole or Giggs should have taken over straight away or at least have a transition plan with the involvement of Ferguson.

[@ifeanyiolua]

5:44 we know these names from football manager lol

[@jabarireyes4097]

What a coincidence that united recently got a Director of Football

[@whysosad45]

Thank You Tifo!

[@thisdude7569]

we were actually playing really well towards the end of football i think we couldve came top 4 if football continued

[@JB-kd9wg]

this dude no, you wouldn’t have

[@georgenelson84]

@@JB-kd9wg yes we would mate. Did you see our form?😂😂

[@JB-kd9wg]

george _84 you weren’t gonna get past Leicester,Chelsea,Man City or Liverpool so idk as I sed, you wouldn’t of

[@thisdude7569]

@@JB-kd9wg we would have we were favourites to win the europa league after winning 5-0 and we beat chelsea in all the games we played against them this season and liecester arent that tough we will come 4 or 3 im not saying we will come 1st are you on crack

[@richporter4312]

@@JB-kd9wg Leicester who have been shite for a while? I can tell you don't even watch football properly. Just a match of the day merchant lol

[@rahil6455]

Ole has actually taken the club in the right direction in terms of transfers and is making up for the lack of dof

[@rushawntaylor9477]

Rahil he cannot win man utd any titles

[@joshuaduarte4505]

Rushawn Taylor yes he can why wouldn’t he be able to? We would have won the Europa league this season 100%

[@rushawntaylor9477]

Joshua Duarte that’s just wishful thinking and you thinking positively. Realistically he can’t confidently say we’re gonna challenge for the league or even for CL. He doesn’t have pulling power to bring in ANY elite talent, Bruno came here out of pure love which made it easier to get him. So he has to settle for young league 2 players no disrespect to them but they would jump at the chance to play here and also the academy which those players can’t get you were you want to be. But since he played here and knows “the Manchester United way” he’s going to get more than enough time here when there are better coaches out like max allegri, MAYBE Diego Simeone and Rafael Benitez. Van gaal wanted to change the United way but the owners are stuck in their old ways which isn’t working anymore and you see what’s happening now

[@sidekick8983]

@@rushawntaylor9477 Maguire, Vanbisaka, Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho is most likely to join United than any other club. All these players were approached top European giants like Barcelona, Manchester City, Chelsea and others but they chose United who are currently playing in the Europa League. Before joining players and their agents see where the club intends to be in the future and Ole has a pretty convincing plan in place. At the moment every single player is linked with Manchester united for a reason. No matter how unlikely those transfers are, the fact that United is being linked to all these top players is because agents are willing to sell their players to a potential great team of players. I don't see many linked with Arsenal or Tottenham, given that they have some of the renowned managers in charge.

[@rabd9881]

Jose finished 2nd with this team btw, why can’t Ole do the same, especially in a season where almost no other club has turned up

[@9snaga]

Excellent

[@joemarriott3465]

Would love one of these how could your club improve for lower league clubs as well, my team Sheffield Wednesday are a bit of a shambles atm so would probably be relatively easy to do!!

[@se7ensavage707]

Brilliant.

[@mrshdc]

Let's be honest, you cannot hate Tifo's content. So good 👌

[@shalin2898]

Waiting for the Chelsea video to come out 😋

[@noblebean6932]

They should look at some guys who are doing a brilliant job in the Bundesliga, like: Schröder at Mainz Rosen at Hoffenheim Eberl at Gladach

[@iamwhatiam5091]

Ruí Costa at S.L. Benefica, Fredi Bobic at Eintracht Frankfurt, Marc Overmars at A.F.C. Ajax, Luis Gonçalves at F.C. Porto, Paul Mitchell, etc.

[@ssen468]

hey Tifo love ur informative videos. Can u start an informative channel about the game of Tennis like this?

[@andreiromario1385]

This vid explains how great SAF was. He was not only the head coach. He did everything regard to sporting/footballing aspect of the club.

[@LawrenceRoss1906]

Damn, that was fast.

[@mookkss1381]

Good video! Could you do Barcelona next? Since it's a mess there

[@livewireredb.9953]

Analytics is a very good idea. Anything that can help is welcomed. As much as I like Bruno, his passing accuracy was always a red flag for me but he gets goals and assists which is important. It depends on what you value in a player.

[@jantelovens]

Great video, but I wish you guys would come up with potential candidates for the sporting director job. Edwin VdS, Rio, etc etc....

[@aryannautiyal9362]

Tifo how much of my love do you want!!

[@vPMFreshPrince]

For every team in the league? this is awesome!

[@starredjelly4172]

This is how many people who want football back

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Eh I'm 50/50 on that. None of the big names in football seem to be clear favorites for Champions League..

[@arnoldmasanja8926]

hey @Tifo, can you please do a video on this topic regarding on how the situation is right now at the club? on whether the problem is fixed or not ? and if so, how? and how does the future looks like ahead. Thany you:)

[@flyingaviator8158]

We need a Videon of this format outside of the PL. Barcelona for example!!!

[@davidfraser7927]

Do a vid explaining the greatness of Roy Keane

[@marioferreira6207]

Can you do Benfica next? We never actually recovered well from that Sevilla lost…

[@BeachPleased]

Please bring Patrice Evra back to the Club, sign him as Coach or Staff or whatever... this guy had amazing communication skills

[@luislima3476]

Could you do one of these with Benfica? A club with talented players coming off their youth teams, systematic good sales that make the club have a healthy financial stability but can't even go throw the group stages of the Champion League!

[@HarryWessex]

I miss when Man United were the big club.

[@thomaspoole4174]

Can you do one on AFC Wimbledon please , it would mean a lot to us fans

[@nengnongkitchen9862]

Miss the old days 😢

[@lamreid2495]

Rah tifooo is on a roll today. Sadly Manchester United will NEVER have a sporting director. All things go by wormwood

[@iamwhatiam5091]

Please suggest the best sporting directors suitable according to the brand of football we were associated with Sir Alex Ferguson.

[@ifeanyiobi6958]

Hey please can we get this kind of video for AC Milan as well? 🙏 Many thanks in advance Great videos btw!!

[@vivianwilfred1768]

That was great video. In short your telling to replace you know who.

[@DanielSilva-qc9fl]

5:39 they sound like random fifa scouts lol

[@xBerserkerOfficial]

In terms of signing players, I’d love Sancho & a striker. CB needed too if Bailly/Tuanzebe can’t stay fit. Tonali I’d love to have but that’d be more of a luxury signing for the future

[@jobeed7531]

HEADSHOTak Why a striker? If sancho comes then why still a striker? You have Martial, Greenwood and soon a match fit Rashford? Greenwood is promising and young. Top-heavy team.

[@ATominator9911]

Do Schalke. Please. After you didnt do them on the Transfer Series besides them being the best possible team for that show you could do them now.

[@lucaswr1972]

One thing wrong. In summer 18/19 they signed Lee Grant.

[@bedjostark8442]

For free and third choice goalkeeper, i think that is a good move from united

[@bigglopez770]

Bedjo Stark yea it was because thre is no need to keep Henderson or joel pereira as 3rd choice

[@SteBrazier2K9]

Homegrown quota filled. Much like Carson at City and Rob Green at Chelsea

[@harmansinghsaggu6771]

Do for real madrid and Tottenham Hotspur too

[@bluebillbo]

Now they have one

[@muhdamsyar4800]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ayandas2718]

Do one for Barcelona please

[@John-mu5ow]

Background music sounds similar to the one in Sunderland til I die

[@joefarrell7048]

fernandes is still technically a signing that follows the model of signing high brow players. other clubs such as spurs and city already did the legwork and had heavily scouted him before moves fell through and united got the sloppy seconds. Gives me shades of the fred signing, only difference being it worked out for united

[@oranges866]

Fred did work but it took a season of tragic performances to get him up to scratch.

[@tshego_zar2623]

SAF for someone with shares in the club did little to set up the club for the future

[@purushottambhakat9505]

Video is good but its mostly symptoms and recent history that we know of. I think the question wasn't answered at all. Maybe you could have identified the possible names suitable for the job and compared their characteristics like you generally do with "Sensible Transfers". That said, I really like this channel and the content is usually quite astute.

[@scottlawson1800]

since 2013 they have 60+ scouting personnel around the globe, want 8 more analytics before next season and are desperately lacking a Sporting Director... if there was ever more certainty of how irreplaceable Fergie was

[@chadiejja3424]

Can you do a video like this for Ac Milan

[@gerganapeykovska6101]

imagine what Mourinho would have done if he had received the players he wanted.Finishing second with that squad was amazing and I think he said it was the biggest achievement in his carrier:D

[@jean-paulwalters8408]

The whole of the video is to show that Man U still need a director of football, but have improved their structure at the same time, life after Mourinho, Boateng doesn't suit United's transfer philosophy, neither does Alderweirald, Maguire does, and maybe Mina, but would be a poor signing considering his injury record, and Man U want to copy a similar transfer philosophy to Liverpool, and it's about thinking, life after Jose, and Alderweirald and Boateng weren't the right signings, and we're rightfully not brought to the best of United, maybe not Jose, but United, the team is better than any of Mourinho's Man U squads, and improving, you can't say the same if Mourinho stayed, due to his short-termism

[@davidconn273]

They did Jim Lawlor dirty with that picture haha

[@aaronekka2528]

The video can be summed up in two words. “Sack Woodward”

[@jcxkzhgco3050]

Aaron Ekka If money comes from trees, then sack Woodward off

[@iwantgoals1566]

Jeshua Esher We can afford to pay Woodward to leave his position though. The Glazers just want him in charge because they have an unhealthy attachment to him since he helped them broker the deal to by the club.

[@54356776]

No he is extraordinary at his job, the commercial side, he needs to offload the football side to someone else that's all.

[@rabd9881]

Andrew Fishburn The brand sells itself, not incompetent Woodward

[@stonecold5193]

Bhai kaha se ho aap?

[@georgjacobsen9928]

So this story didn’t first appear at the athletic? the best place to read football

[@Mr.BondJamesBond]

Ay I miss my beloved United , I miss football to get my mind off things

[@TheRedRaph]

Sir Alex was the root of the club. When he retired, there were a lot of vacant places left which couldn't be filled by next manager or manager plus chief executive. United need a director of football, Edwin van der Sar is the best option in my opinion. Woodward can work with sponsorships whole DoF can work with transfers. José was unlucky in almost every area. Academy players in his reign were pretty avarage. They weren't given a chance is also mistake from management side. But still Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford had quality so they came up. Ole was under Sir Alex. He knows how the club and structure works. He restored academy, didn't sign superstars only, made players playing for the badge, positive environment, attacking football. United will be back in 2 seasons.

[@fitzy364]

Mark Goldbridge was saying the other day that the only part Woodward plays in recruitment now is the negotiating and not the decision making on who to sign like he used to

[@wthwasthat8884]

And what would that clown know about it???

[@ingsve]

@@wthwasthat8884 He was reporting on what was in the news you idiot.

[@thomasayling222]

Even if the players coming in have improved it doesn't change the fact we are still hugely overpaying for them! Director of football still needed.

[@ryan_lmao]

Thomas Ayling 43 mil for bruno and 45 for awb and 15 for james are all bargains

[@randyng8409]

ツlethal how is bruno 43 million?and also lets not forget the fact that some of the deadwood earns 60-100k for doing nothing

[@ryan_lmao]

Randy Ng his initial fee was 43 mil, i know there’s add ons but they’re extremely specific

[@thunderers1419]

Can u please do one of these on wolves?

[@christianround2774]

Will be difficult to build the squad they want once Newcastle start to compete more in the market

[@phillbozz853]

Christian Round the have the be careful of the financial things

[@ingsve]

Nah, Newcastle first has to convince players to actually want to live in Newcastle.

[@phillbozz853]

ingsve True and also world class players have to be guaranteed trophies

[@c.c2234]

People getting far too carried away with this takeover 😂

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

Manchester United can improve by better coaching. It's about first touch. Phelan and co teach backs and midfielders to have a negative first touch - control the ball, full-stop - then think what to do with it. But this is a counsel of despair. The first touch needs to be dynamic. If an opponent is charging towards you, go past them with your first touch. DO something, GO somewhere, preferably towards the opponents' goal. There's way too much passing sideways and backwards . . .

[@cabdirisaaqdeeq4120]

Plz we want a sporting director

[@DerRoterKaiser]

Despite not being a United fan. I've always maintained that since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, they should have appointment either a manager/player who had been at United or a manager who had a clear philosophy and could be improved by United and vice versa. But going from Moyes (which I'll never believe for a million years that he was Ferguson's main choice) to Mourinho has been a mess.

[@intazarbastien9385]

Id get van der sar for the sporting director or overmars even doing a great job at ajax

[@charlesiroegbu8949]

Please do AC Milan

[@davidlukic6988]

Please do Barcelona

[@Shaneafc1]

Always thought the player recruitment was not the problem, with United having signed some of the best players in their positions who regressed while at the club. Then after leaving, they pick up their previous good form: Depay, Di Maria, Zaha, Smalling, and Lukaku have been playing much better away from the club. This video may highlight the real problem or it may also be one of/ a mixture of 1. Poor coaching/ management of players 2. Pressure from playing at a huge club (from media, fans, pundits) 3. Internal turmoil/ lack of vision/ misaligned goals for staff and players.

[@19daniboy91]

Solskjaer is doing a good as manager for Man United. I think that his signings and vision for the club is showing. No need for a DoF imo.

[@sangharshrai4316]

Make one video on real madrid TIFO !!

[@victorodulate7548]

Hey, I'm here from the future. The problem still persists

[@wesleygarber8078]

Do crystal palace

[@dikoenatsolo5561]

The Athletic money is really working! Five videos! Watch out for FFP

[@iwantgoals1566]

I’ve heard news that Woodward has stepped away from recruitment and will only be involved in transfer negotiations but I refused to get excited about that news because we still don’t have a DOF and I don’t want him anywhere near negotiations. Woodward’s place at the club is concerned with finding our next noodle sponsor not major footballing decisions. If we’ve really changed then why are we, as one of the most powerful clubs in world football, still unable to snap some of the best sporting director money can afford within the blink of an eye. Things are only looking healthy enough for another false dawn and refuse to get excited until Woodward is back in a corner with of the marketing office crunching his calculator.

[@ingsve]

Woodward is not the problem in terms of negotiations. He is known as a very good negotiator. The real problem is Matt Judge. He's the incompetent one. There are some horror stories foalting around about him. "At one point United were trying to sign a very talented Center Back from a German Club. Matt Judge had him in the room with him and started asking him some absolutely ridiculous questions (where do you play, how many games have you played, what academy are you from). The players agent basically stood up and walked out with the player."

[@iwantgoals1566]

ingsve Yeah I heard Matt Judge is the guy that’s been giving out the stupid contract deals like Phil Jones on a 5 year deal and Sanchez half a million per week for 5 years. So long as Woodward and his gang of clowns like Matt Judge are no longer involved with key decision making and we have a DOF I’m happy. But the way I see it, there are green shoots of recovery but we’re not quite out of the woods yet.

[@jamiesimms7084]

We need someone to do the job David Gill did. Manchester United don't need a Director of Football. Manchester United need a structure like they used to have with Alex Ferguson. We need a Gill, a Ferguson and our own structure as this was better than anywhere else.

[@teddyjegede1630]

Do a Real Madrid one

[@scottlawson1800]

I think van gaal had a slightly raw deal at united, the identity to his system could be seen around the fa cup win before he was sacked, but man utd always wanted mourinho as fergies true replacement

[@TheMaestroStudios_]

I need this Tifo Football Voice to explain my life😩

[@SAsportsCareers]

😂💯

[@olivierschaap2580]

please make a episode about dutch side Feyenoord

[@andyshizells1152]

Plz wolves