Oliver Glasner Is Not A Good Fit For MUFC – Paul Merson

Manchester United must avoid Oliver Glasner as a potential successor for Ruben Amorim, Paul Merson has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, while Glasner has been able to play the three-at-the-back system at Crystal Palace, the story will not be the same at MUFC, because the style of play just doesn’t fit Manchester United players.

He added that it does not matter how adaptable Glasner is as a coach; he’ll need his own signings to make it work.

His words, “What a job he’s done there – it’s unbelievable really.

He’s a brilliant manager. He doesn’t get too up and doesn’t get too down. It’s very impressive. He’s put a team together and they are all very comfortable in their positions. Everyone knows their job in the team. He has the players for the system and that’s huge.

Let’s say Ruben Amorim was manager at Palace now, he’d half have a chance of being a success. Palace have the players to play three at the back. They have the attributes in their squad to play in that system. For me, that’s why I’d be concerned about Glasner going to Man Utd. He’s a three-at-the-back man and it is being proven that it is a system that just doesn’t fit the players at Man Utd. Glasner is not a good fit for Man Utd.

Of course, I’m sure he’d be adaptable, and he’s proven with how he handles the players, but the system he uses is just all wrong for United. Amorim can tell you that.

There’s no rush for Glasner. I think he’s alright where he is, at the moment. However, he will have a problem if Man Utd come calling. It’s been proven over the years that people can’t turn down United. Even though what is going on at the club is not great, the name is still one of the biggest clubs in the world. How do you turn that down? You don’t.

How many times does the Man Utd job come along in a lifetime? Just ask Ruben Amorim. He wanted to wait to join in the summer but moved straight away because you might not get the chance again. Any manager going to United would know they have their work cut out, but they would still not turn down the opportunity. It might never come again.

Crystal Palace have had an extraordinary run under Glasner. Looking back at their 18 games unbeaten, I’m struggling to remember a game where they were lucky or holding on.

They got a last-minute winner on Saturday against Liverpool but they weren’t in any danger of losing the game. It’s just been an incredible run for a really solid team. They are just a really good team.

They play three at the back and have really hard-working wing backs. They have good defenders and a good goalkeeper. The midfield players can pass the ball and protect the back three. There’s a centre forward in Jean-Philippe Mateta, who I have said many times could have done a job for Man Utd. He’s an absolute handful and he leads the line brilliantly. They have had a long line of dangerous wingers, some who have now been sold on, but they continue performing. It’s phenomenal.”

WOW.