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Old 08-23-2018, 12:02 PM   #460
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The biggest thing for me is that he seems to know how to manage the egos and personalities that come with managing a big club, and IMO that is probably the biggest thing a manager a big club needs to be able to do.
This.

First time it has been mentioned in the whole debate and is by far probably the biggest skill that a modern day manager has to possess. The ability to manage multiple different personalities, cultures, situations and gain their confidence.

What made SAF so successful was that his players WANTED to play for him. It has been said than more than one (see multiple) player that they considered him a father figure. Someone that they considered always had their back and their best interests at heart. I don't see that with Mourinho ... at all. Was Martial right in The US? I don't know but I feel strongly that the situation would have been different under Fergie.

3:00 gives you a glimpse of the sort of relationship Fergie had with his players.



It has also been said more than once that Fergie was more than capable of tearing a strip of you but also been repeated by many that after that the issue was finished and done and dusted. Never repeated and moved on from. I don't see that from Mourinho. I see a resentful angry man. A miserable unhappy person.

Some players got the hairdryer on a regular basis, some more than others, some .... never because he didn't feel they would benefit from it. Cantona was one. Lee Sharpe with a funny example telling the story of the changing room post kung fu kick.

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Bottom line. We're all in the workforce, and some of us have played sport to varying levels but the common theme is you perform better for a boss that you actually like, and that ... at the end of the day you feel has your back.

On another note the biggest mistake made by any manager post Fergie was Moyes on day 1. Fergie left his backroom team in place and strongly suggested to Moyes that he retain them for stability during the transition phase. But of course Moyes knew best and got rid of the very infrastructure of success.

Given what I've said above, my way out here suggestion would be a Martin O'Neill/Keane combo. Someone that has the man management skills with someone that gets the United way. Only concern would be O'Neill's tactical awareness.
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