Why do United managers fail?
From Van Gaal to Amorim, United have appointed managers to atone for the last one rather than to build the next thing.
“All my successes have been built on my failures” - Benjamin Disraeli
There is, I believe, an underappreciated reason why post SAF-managers have all failed to have long, sustainable & frutiful tenures, chasing PL and UCL titles.
But in addition to that - or rather, as a product of that - United keep making the same mistake when selecting managers.
With every mangerial appointment, the club has been trying to correct the last guy’s sins and mistakes. If you analyze the picks carefully - as well as what was briefed to the media at the time - you’ll notice this clear & problemtaic trend.
It’s been an extremely, almost comically reactive approach.
Instead of thinking what the next person could bring to the table, how his ideas fit the squad, whether the game model can evolve, is it a match for the PL, it’s always been about atoning for the last person in charge.