Michael Carrick was the name chosen to replace Ruben Amorim at Manchester United until the end of the season and few believe that his stay could extend beyond that period, which keeps the discussion around the man who will remain at Old Trafford alive. And, in this matter, Rio Ferdinand seems to have a different idea.
At a time when there is talk of Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti or Julian Nagelsmann as potential candidates for the position for next season, the former central defender red devils believes that another approach will be more appropriate, based on what has been seen in recent years.
“We’ve had all types of coaches. We had the wily, old Louis van Gaal, we had José Mourinho. Probably not at his Chelsea peak, still a huge name, with great character. We had the young man, with rising coaches like Ten Hag and Amorim. Then we had the local legends, who know the club», he contextualized.
Rio Ferdinand is one of the most renowned commentators in England (Photo IMAGO)
“Now we probably need to go down the lunatic path. We need to invest in passionate people, a bit of style gunslinger that you throw yourself into it, that you don’t let yourself be intimidated by the media», he defended.
«When I say lunatic, I only see two people at the moment. [Antonio] Conte jumps out at me right away. I think he is someone who would jump at this opportunity straight away. I think he arrived at Chelsea and Napoli when they were both in tenth or eleventh place and won the championship on both occasions. Therefore, he knows how to enter and stabilize a team», he defended.
«On the other hand, you have someone who can coach the team and implement a style of play and an identity very quickly. He has already done so at three clubs, De Zerbi. We need elements from these two coaches and I would be completely satisfied with hiring either of them», he said.
At the moment, Conte leads Naples and De Zerbi leads Marseille.
