Rio Ferdinand has picked two crazy managers to be considered by Manchester United in the summer. The Red Devils parted ways with Ruben Amorim earlier this month who became the sixth permanent manager to be sacked since Alex Ferguson's retirement.
Manchester United's struggles with managers
Manchester United have appointed big names like Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Erik ten Hag over the last decade. However, they have not been able to achieve that level of success.
Rio Ferdinand has claimed that the red Devils have tried every kind of manager but things have not worked out. He has requested his formed club to find a lunatic manager and has suggested two names
The former English defender has picked Antonio Conte and Roberto De Zerbi as the two managers he would like to see at Old Trafford. He told BBC, via the Daily Mail:
"We've had every type of manager now. We've had the wily, old Louis van Gaal, we've had Jose Mourinho. Probably not at his Chelsea peak but still a massive name with great character. We've had the young, upcoming managers like (Erik) Ten Hag and Amorim. Then we've had the local legends who know the club. We now probably need to go down the lunatic road. We need to go down the people that are passionate and a bit gun-slinger type that just go at it, who won't have it from the media."
He added:
"When I say lunatic, there are only two people that I'm looking at right now. (Antonio) Conte jumps off the page to me. I think he's somebody who would jump at the opportunity. I think he came into Chelsea and Napoli when they were both tenth or eleventh and won the league both times. So he knows how to come in and stabilise."
He concluded:
"On the other hand you've got someone that can coach their team and get a playing style and an identity very quickly. He's done it at three clubs already, and that's De Zerbi. We need elements of both of those two coaches and I'd be absolutely fine by getting either of them.'
Both Antonio Conte and Roberto D Zerbi are in jobs at the moment and doing solid jobs at their respective clubs. Conte won the Serie A title last season with Napoli while Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 under De Zerbi last time out.
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