The Man Utd fans don’t want to stop at just Michael Carrick this time, with Jason Wilcox also squarely in the firing line.
Having overseen the hiring of five managers in less than two years at Man Utd, including interims and caretakers, Jason Wilcox needs to answer to Man Utd fans.
Michael Carrick will surely be sacked, but the fans want to see shake-up above him as well, since they have clearly failed at their jobs.
Now, it has emerged that a Julian Nagelsmann update means that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has surely made a decision on Wilcox as well.
Julian Nagelsmann Man Utd manager update
There aren’t many managers right now who are available to start immediately by virtue of being without a club, which would also save United money.
Therefore, Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann have emerged as the frontrunners after leaving Newcastle and Germany respectively.
It has been reported numerous times that the United hierarchy is firmly divided into two camps. Christopher Vivell is vouching for the appointment of Nagelsmann, while Wilcox is pushing for Howe.
This feels like a crossroads moments in the hierarchy, where the next head coach will also define who gets to stay in the boardroom for the next big decision.
The Athletic report that the hiring of Nagelsmann is “unlikely”, which means the Vivell has been overruled, and Wilcox is ruling the roost once again.
That’s not going to do any good to Man Utd fans, who have been frustrated to no end with Wilcox as he has shown no qualities that make him qualified to appoint the next manager.
To be fair, neither has Vivell, but Wilcox has failed multiple times, so surely Vivell should get one chance to implement his structure.
He comes from the Red Bull school of clubs which are the gold standard of player development and game model, while Wilcox’s City success has an asterisk next to it and that, too, as an academy director.
As it stands, it looks like Ineos keep digging themselves deeper into this hole by listening to Wilcox, who is clearly not equipped for the job he’s doing.