Zinédine Zidane at the head of Manchester United, it always makes Red Devils supporters dream! What’s more today with the advanced contacts between Thomas Tuchel and the English federation for the position of coach of the Three Lions. Unsurprisingly, Erik ten Hag’s team has had a distressing start to the season, with only two victories in seven Premier League days and two draws in the Europa League. The sidelining of the Dutch technician is being studied during this international window…
Thomas Tuchel, already contacted by the leaders of Man United last spring (before the extension of Ten Hag), was presented as the favorite to try to revive the residents of Old Trafford. Before the announcement of the negotiations between the former coach of PSG and Chelsea with the FA, the British bookmakers had lowered the odds of Tuchel coach of MU from 2 to 1.38! Michael Carrick (stationed at Middlesbrough) is at 4, Ruud van Nistelrooy (who is on the first team staff) at 5 and Gareth Southgate (free) at 7.
Mancunian fans vote for Zidane
“Zizou” is well cited by betting sites across the Channel as a possible new coach of Manchester United, but the odds concerning him have increased from 33 to 40 in recent days… However, the three-time winner of the Champions League on the Real Madrid bench came second in a poll proposed by the site
Manchester Evening News on the estate of Ten Hag. The Ballon d’Or 98 received 16% of the votes, behind Tuchel showing 29%. Logic. Who would want Gareth Southgate as manager?
However, the chances of Zidane taking on such a difficult challenge are slim. He would have no guarantee of success in England, in such a competitive championship and in a country unknown to him. When he took power at Manchester United almost a year ago, Sir Jim Ratcliffe obviously dreamed of bringing in the legend of French football. Especially since Jean-Claude Blanc, former manager of Juventus and PSG now general director of Ineos Sport (the subsidiary of the British billionaire), has already met Zidane in recent years. However, the native of Marseille is just waiting to become coach of the Blues…
