Mauricio Pochettino’s Manchester United Moment
\n\nIt looks set in stone. Manchester United are reportedly parting ways with head coach Michael Carrick and have agreed terms with a familiar face, according to The Athletic. Mauricio Pochettino, the current USMNT coach, may be heading to the red side of Manchester, as he was always predicted to. Just seven years too late.
\n\nPochettino’s career is often judged as pre-Spurs and post-Spurs, and his Premier League spell, at Southampton and then Tottenham, was extraordinary. His sides play high-octane, flowing football, are among the fittest in the country, and are built around utility rather than specialists. It never brought silverware, though a Champions League final and genuine title challenges with a young Spurs side are commendable. His best quality might be that he develops young players, gets the best out of what he has, and does it without making you watch an eyesore.
\n\nSo the positives are there. The question is whether he suits what United need right now.
\n\nThat depends on a question United have never properly answered: what are they building? A long-term project, or revenue, commercial growth and the odd trophy along the way? If the aim is quick results and a…
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