Manchester United have hit rock bottom, according to their coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. And one of the reasons for it is the coach himself. The vast majority of United fans and TV pundits believe that the Norwegian is the weakest link in Manchester and that the more capable coach is needed. After a 5-0 humiliation against Liverpool, the time is now to change the coach, if United’s brass decides to do it. According to Manchester Evening News, Antonio Conte is interested in the Manchester United role, if Solskjaer is sacked. And while the news is probably correct, everything about this move would be wrong. Why?Ole: ‘This is rock bottom’, Klopp: ‘This is insane’First of all, if Solskjaer is sacked, he will receive a substantial payoff, since he recently signed a contract extension. Manchester United are not an endless pit, but if they sack the manager they need to pay him out and then pay a new one, which will be more expensive. And if they decide to do that, they will want Conte to sign a long-term contract. And that is problem number 1 – The Italian has never stayed in any club more than three seasons, and the only club was his beloved Juventus, where he used to play as a midfielder. Juventus – 3 seasons (three titles) Italian national team – 2 seasons, Chelsea – 2 seasons (one title, one Cup), Inter – 2 seasons (one title).PLAYER RATINGS: Man Utd – Liverpool: Salah’s perfect game against United’s sorry defenseAnd problem number 2 is the reason why Conte is short-lived – his involvement in transfers. There is a pattern in Conte’s behavior (National team not included): he takes over a team, brings instant success, wins a trophy or two, and then tensions over transfer policies begin to rise. Either it’s the wish to be more involved in decision-making in the transfer market, or it’s the amount of money prepared for spending, but he left his last three gigs because of this dispute. And in recent history, only sir Alex Ferguson was the alpha and omega of the Red Devils. Manchester will not give the Italian so much power (unless they are really desperate).##NAJAVA_MECA_5918079##Sources say Conte would want reassurances from United over the club’s direction and that he would not entertain the prospect of having ‘marketable’ players foisted onto him. There is also uncertainty over United’s decision-making at the hierarchical level as the executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward announced that he would step down from the role at the end of 2021. Woodward was responsible for the managerial appointments of Solskjaer, Jose Mourinho, and Louis van Gaal and has been criticized by Mourinho and Van Gaal. Antonio Conte used to criticize even Juventus president Adrea Agnelli, so why not whoever will be in charge at Manchester?Then we come to problem number 3 – timing. The Italian tactician usually takes his teams at the beginning of the season, as he needs time to put his own stamp on the club. Of course, everything can happen for the first time and the Manchester United post is certainly valuable enough for Conte to reconsider, but that would mean that the Italian wouldn’t be able to promise the title straight away.Manchester United humiliated by Liverpool on home soilProblem number 4 is the least important of them all – style of play. Antonio Conte, like most Italians, is a tactical mastermind and he would certainly favor a certain style of play, which is not so attractive or exciting, and would also change his tactics to 3-5-2. His style is not something Manchester is planning in the near future, as the football director John Murtough told the fans in a recent forum meeting that the Red Devils will ‘play fast, fluid attacking football. But, this problem is not such a big deal, because even Murtough would be fine with ditching attractive football in order to win something. And Conte always wins something.
