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IrelandSchmeichel puts United's leadership under scrutiny, not just its manager
Henry calls for patience and Carragher argues for a commanding figurehead in CBS Sports Golazo's fast-starting United discussion.
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- 0:36Schmeichel argues that ownership changes have eroded United's traditions and identity.
- 2:02Asked about Martinez being dropped, Schmeichel says his performances do not justify a starting place.
- 3:11Henry draws on Arsenal's difficult managerial transitions to argue that coaches need time.
- 5:16Carragher uses United's post-Busby history to make the case for a commanding managerial figure.
- 7:33Schmeichel traces the underlying problems to leadership and ownership decisions since Ferguson and Gill left.
Manchester United's winless run has reached nine games when Peter Schmeichel joins UCL Today from Old Trafford. His assessment of the ownership is blunt: "I don't trust these guys."
The former United goalkeeper argues that changes at the club have stripped away traditions and its sense of identity. Alongside Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher, he turns a pre-match discussion into a bigger question: how much can another manager really fix?
The clip drew about 116,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond CBS Sports Golazo's usual full-day audience for regular videos. In the comments, viewers pick up on the issue of accountability, asking why results should be treated as a judgment on the manager alone rather than the people running the club.
Henry reaches for an Arsenal comparison. Recalling the atmosphere around the end of Arsène Wenger's tenure and Unai Emery's spell, he argues that a difficult environment can swallow a manager before he has enough time to change it. "It takes time even for the greatest," he says.
Carragher takes a different route through United's history, looking at the years between Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson. His argument is that the club needs an unusually commanding figure: "It almost feels like this manager has to be special."
Schmeichel locates the deeper problems in leadership decisions since Ferguson and David Gill left in 2013. That doesn't mean he excuses every selection or performance: asked about Lisandro Martinez being dropped, he agrees the defender hasn't been playing well enough to start.
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What viewers say
The bigger question for United is why is the manager the only person who is being judged by the results?
@SenorBentleySee it on YouTubeIt doesn't matter who the coach/manager is. It is not going to be fixed by who is on the touchline. It is going to be fixed by the owners and senior executive management changing the way things are done behind the scenes before stuff is changed on the pitch with the coach/manager.
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Which club's managerial transitions does Thierry Henry use as a comparison in this discussion?
Henry recalls the atmosphere around the end of Arsène Wenger's tenure and Unai Emery's spell at Arsenal.