GW11: FPL Early Thoughts | Man Utd New Manager Bounce? 🤔

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Mo (1:16)

Hi everyone, welcome to Final Forts. Hopefully you're all enjoying an international break, right? Tom, how are you finding it, mate?

Tom (1:23)

Mate, it has been dull. I am missing FPL. So hopefully chatting to you today can just bring it all back. There's a lot to discuss.

So yeah, hopefully brings back the FPL juices. What about you, man? How you've been doing this international break?

Mo (1:39)

Not too bad. I've been really busy with other stuff. So it's helped Occupy to void a bit without no foot worn FPL, but it was helps going into the international break with a nice game week. That always helps. When you've got an international break and you go into it with a red arrow, Tom, it's never great. So I think that's made things as I've gone into the international break with a little swing, so I'm happy about that.

I'm not the biggest fan of international football. I don't mind the tournaments, but these, it's like you can tell we just love the Premier League and we just won it every week. And after this international break, I think we're in for a roller coaster, Tom, loads of games.

Tom (2:15)

Yeah, I think it's like 10 game weeks in 45 days, something absolutely ridiculous. Next international break is March as well. So happy days, mate. Happy days for Fantasy Football.

Mo (2:26)

Yes, exactly. We're going to be enjoying this Christmas period for us. That FPL and football, it makes Christmas even more special. But stuff's happened, though. It's international break. Let's before we even delve into all the hot topics we've got for this week.

Carrick, he's gone.

Pocatino's in for Manchester United. What do you think? Like, what do you think of that replacement?

Tom (2:49)

I feel like it's an appointment that I would have probably expected maybe five years ago.

I don't know if he's at the same calibre he was like compared to a few years ago, you know? I mean, he's not had a great time with the US national team either. So I do just feel like it's a poison chalice, ultimately Manchester United. I feel like there's been so many good managers that have gone there. And have still not been able to turn things around. I feel it's just rotten at the core. So I feel like whoever they put in charge, it doesn't really change anything. They'll probably go through this normal cycle where results will pick up. They think they're back and then give it about 18 months. And we're in the same position, having the same conversation. So that's how I feel about it. What about you, man? What do you think? Good appointment or bad?

Mo (3:34)

I liked him when he was in the Premier League. Like you said, it's been a long time since he's gone. So a lot could change in that time. Like you said, whether he's at the right level, as he kept up with modern day football, you know how taxis have changed and whatnot.

I hope he does well. Even though it's for Manchester United, I'd sincerely mean that. And, but what I will say, there was one manager I thought if they could have got, and they've probably tried, who I think would have helped them get out of this slump. And that is Unai Emery.

I think he would have been the absolute best, best, best option by a distance. And he was the kind of manager I think I would have given him a job, say five year contract. Do not disturb him. You leave him alone. Even if you come 16, 16, 16, you leave because, I don't know, turning into Tom Man Utd, but just quickly to finish that. They get nervous. They've come second before, third before. And it's like, as they were dominating for 20 years and second place, they consider that as losing. I think they had to sort of chill a little bit after Sir Alex left. They have to regroup and go, we're gonna have about five years or whatever it is, a bit of difficulties. But they refused to accept it and were doing very strange things with managers and sign-ins. It's like panic set in. Yeah. They came second a couple of times. I think they won a trophy and still sacking and panicking. Anyway, if they got Unai, I would have been sitting here saying to you, within three, four years, they will be ready. Like they would be ready. Honestly, with this one is a complete unknown. But bringing it back to FPL, it's not just the Manchester United chat. Let me go to, we've actually got a little graphic here.