But I'm not quite so sure they do actually know what to do regarding the manager situation.
According to reports, United's trip to Villa tomorrow will determine what INEOS do with Erik ten Hag. The result seems to be all that matters in deciding the Dutchman's fate.
We also know that on Tuesday there is a meeting in London where the MUFC bosses including Sit Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth, Jason Wilcox, Joel Glazer and more, will come together in which they will discuss the manager situation, among other things I don't doubt.
If it is about this one game and it's result, I say sack him now because I can't see us getting anything at Villa Park. That is a hard place to go for any team playing at any level let alone when you're down in the dumps like we are. Just ask Bayern Munich.
So this decision to sack or keep him based on this one particular game makes no sense to me.
Before tomorrow's trip, it was both the game at Porto and Villa that will cause INEOS to take action one way or another. Again, I must say that those are two difficult places to go to when you're playing well. When you're shite, the chances of winning diminish almost to naught.
Because we've gone from one game to another and we're still no closer to deciding whether to keep ten Hag or not, tells me that INEOS are unclear as to what they actually want to do especially with the aftermath should they show ten Hag the door.
I also don't believe that the managerial market is that good. I'm not saying that there aren't top coaches out there but there are many reasons as to why trying to bring certain ones in could be problematic.
The fee to get them out of current jobs; how they are behind the scenes; and just overall quality, are all factors to take into consideration when making their decision.
With Erik ten Hag we saw a united fan base in terms of who the supporters wanted as replacement for Ralf Rangnick two years ago. There was a large portion who preferred the Dutchman over Mauricio Pochettino. The club obviously went with ten Hag which was somewhat surprising because they never really do what the fans want.
Unfortunately though, things haven't worked out (so far) with the former Ajax manager but at least most of the fans wanted this manager.
When looking at the market now, everyone is split on their choice as the replacement for ten Hag should he get sacked.
Many names have been thrown around with his current assistant and ex-Red Ruud van Nistelrooy looking like he's sitting in the driver's seat. Other names such as Thomas Tuchel, Simone Inzaghi, Graham Potter, Gareth Southgate, Zinedine Zidane and Julian Nagelsmann are all considerations whether by the club or just fans wanting certain coaches regardless of whether it's realistic to bring them in or not.
And this is what I'm saying. Out of all those managers, fans are saying that Ruud should get a chance, or Tuchel is the best, that their preference is Inzaghi or when it comes to me, Nagelsmann is the only one out of this group that I would like to see replace ten Hag.
As he and a couple of others are probably hard to get considering the former Bayern manager's position as head coach of the German national team, that particular manager is most likely out of the question.
Unlike when ten Hag was available, none of these managers make me hard like ten Hag did a couple of years ago.
INEOS have also backed the Dutchman both in the transfer market and publicly. They spent around £200m this past window on five different players (Zirkzee, Yoro, De Ligt, Mazraoui and Ugarte) and prior to the Liverpool game, CEO Omar Berrada and Sporting Director Dan Ashworth both came out in support of the manager.
Berrada:
"Erik has our full backing and we’ve worked very closely together in this transfer window. We're going to continue working very closely with him to help him get the best results out of the team" via The Daily Mail.
So are they willing to throw all that away? Are they willing to do so based on what seems like one result?
I believe that by now, they should've known whether they want to keep the manager or not.
Will the new coach even like the current players? Surely they'll want to get rid of some and want to bring in their own. This will potentially mean that money has been wasted on ten Hag despite the club appearing to not have a lot, and having to start a rebuild again.
So that is why I ask whether they do know what to do or not. One game shouldn't decide ten Hag's fate. It should've been known by now imo.
What if we play well and lose? What if we play badly and win? Will the result still be the only thing that matters?
It's just unclear to me at the moment.
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