Nothing is decided, yet “everyone” knows that Michael Carrick is done at Manchester United and will be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. Work is being done to finalize deals and keep track of the financial side of sacking Carrick after a few months as permanent coach, then buying Pochettino off with the US national team. Since he retired in 2013 as a United player, Paul Scholes has seen 11 permanent and interim managers come and be kicked out. He has only one concern about bringing the Argentine to Old Trafford.
Mauricio Pochettino is set to become the eighth permanent Manchester United manager after Sir Alex Ferguson, after talks accelerated this week. In an interview on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Paul Scholes draws an analysis of Pochettino as the new boss at United.
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“He’s a great guy. I think he has the presence to lead a big football club like Manchester United. He has the respect to do that,” Scholes begins.
Now to the one small concern.
“He’s working with young players. It’s obvious Manchester United won’t do that. My only slight concern is that we’ve been a little too late to the party. I think we’ve done it in the past. You look at [Louis] Van Gaal, his best year was probably behind him. [Jose] Mourinho, again, I think his best year was probably behind him,” the United legend said.
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Then we’ll see.
