Thread by @AbdelBeheri

[Thread] What does backing a manager mean?

Is it giving him exorbitant amounts of money? Is it giving him his targets? Who was backed more, one who spent 200m or one who spent 60m or one who got his targets?

Money spent equates to backing? That's a false perception. #MUFC

Guardiola at City:

1st year: $236.50m - 10 players
2nd year: $349.25m - 10 players
3rd year: $86.45m - 3 players
4th year: $183.50m - 4 players

4 years: $855.8m - 27 players.

Klopp at Pool:

1st year: $87.89m - 6 players
2nd year: $191.27m - 6 players
3rd year: $200.42m - 4 players
4th year: $11.44m - 4 players

4 years: 491.2m - 20 players

Bielsa at Leeds:

1st year: $12.54m - 10 players
2nd year: $0m - 9 players

2 years: 12.54m - 19 players

I picked those 3 managers because they are regarded as the greatest coaches in the game. I used the word "coaches" for a reason.

Not all their signings have worked out and between the 3 of them only 5 players were promoted from their club's youth academy. #MUFC

Compare that to being drip-fed signings at United. The amount of money is irrelevant if the quantity and the quality are not there. I'd rather United spend 30m on 6 signings that fit the manager than 100m on one player that fit the manager. #MUFC

Backing the manager means getting him minimum 60% of his 1st targets each season. They say Ole spent 214m so far so he's been backed. That's false. In 3 windows Ole got 4 signings and a loan. All 3 managers above got double in 1 window. #MUFC

What this means is that all 3 have been fully backed but not only that, they are allowed a greater room for error on transfers without it effecting the direction of the rebuild. On the other hand, Ole has to get EVERY single signing right or else United are f***ed. #MUFC

Lastly, all 3 managers mentioned are ones I follow & learn from but they chose to buy an entire 1st XI (almost) than coaching already existing players. Why is Ole not allowed the same?

I picked them also b\c of the difference in the money spent. #mufc

Low, Mid, and High but the constant is the high number of incomings. They needed many players at first to quickly implement their style then more to cement it & perfect it.

Don't look at money spent, look at the quality & quantity & if they were the actual targets.

End. #MUFC