Episode 38 - Manchester United SACK Erik ten Hag, Potential Replacements, and Barcelona THRASH Real Madrid

On this episode, Ted and Patrick discuss Manchester United firing manager Erik ten Hag. They run down why he had to be fired, Ruud van Nistelrooy as interim manager, and potential names for the job. Then, Ravi joins Patrick to discuss Barcelona's 4-0 victory over Real Madrid over the weekend. They talk about Barcelona's high line causing problems for Madrid, Madrid lacking a holding striker, and if Barcelona can maintain this form for the rest of the season. Enjoy! Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - United sack Erik ten Hag 00:01:31 - Ruud van Nistelrooy interim manager 00:01:45 - Manchester United’s recent form 00:04:14 - Trends for United 00:04:39 - Could they be better with a better coach? 00:05:39 - What a good and bad manager change process looks like 00:07:24 - The U Curve of coaches 00:10:18 - Could ten Hag’s hurt United? 00:10:56 - Dan Ashworth’s limited early influence 00:11:53 - Who should United hire? 00:12:39 - Pochettino and Tuchel already have jobs 00:13:28 - Could van Nistelrooy stay on? 00:14:29 - Gareth Southgate 00:15:27 - Ruben Amorim 00:15:54 - How do budgets play into the new hire decision? 00:17:51 - Xavi as next United manager? 00:20:05 - Luis Enrique 00:21:12 - Graham Potter 00:23:09 - Eddie Howe 00:24:24 - Mourinho was the most pragmatic of recent United coaches 00:25:05 - Michael Carrick 00:28:44 - Adi Hutter 00:30:57 - Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola? 00:31:47 - Thomas Frank 00:34:08 - The ability of a manager to get player buy-in 00:35:41 - Roger Schmidt and his pressing style 00:37:44 - Julian Nagelsmann 00:39:44 - Should United settle for the least costly option? 00:40:53 - The stress of managing/working for a team 00:41:38 - Ravi joins to talk El Clasico 00:42:46 - The game was closer than the score and Barca’s impressive workload 00:44:33 - Madrid’s gameplan was to be direct 00:45:19 - Was Fermin Lopez the correct choice? 00:46:06 - The technical ability on display 00:46:46 - Substitutions settled the game for Barca 00:47:55 - Casado’s line-breaking pass for Goal #1 00:48:52 - The high line was very impressive 00:50:11 - Lucas Vazquez struggled 00:53:14 - Who should be blamed for Madrid? 00:54:46 - Madrid struggle with a pivot and where was Endrick? 00:56:52 - Bellingham’s lack of forward threat 00:58:52 - Can Barcelona sustain this performance? 01:02:06 - Mbappe moving to the right side? #manchesterunited #realmadrid #barcelona #manutd #eriktenhag #elclassico #football #soccer #podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.