The idea that Man Utd manager candidates Graham Potter and Gareth Southgate are ‘competent’ in a way Erik ten Hag is not makes absolutely no sense. Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com.
What is competence anyway? Ed, Dara may know how ad revenue and click-bait works but what Dara doesn’t know is a working definition of competence, unless he thinks a manager’s competence is measured by mundanity. So on to a comparison; all the Manchester United manager contenders have a varying air of sh*t about them so will be graded as such. Potter : Seasons – 13 Trophies (3*, really 1) – Swedish 4th tier trophy – 3rd tier trophy – Swedish Cupen Average league position – Swedish 4th tier – 1 – Swedish 3rd tier – 1 – Swedish 2nd tier – 8 – Swedish 1st tier – 6.
3 – Swansea – 10 – Brighton – 13.3 (last season he f**ks off in September and they finish 6th) – Chelsea – We all know how that went Conclusion: Entered what’s agreed to have been a perfect backroom setup in Brighton and did decent, stunk at his one chance at the top in a chaotic club (no excuse for Ten Hag though). Mundane as hell.
Overall grade – straight turd, bad smell, sticky Southgate: Seasons – 14 (have to include U21s otherwise the next section is a bit bleek, read: non-existent) Trophies (1*, really 0) – 2016 U21 Toulon tournament Average league position – Boro Div. mix – 14.6 (relegated and sacked in 11th in the championship for stinking hard) Conclusion: Best .