I envy pool fans so much.
They were shit when we were on top. Just Look how a manager changed them so much.
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And this is not on Allegri.
Our managers are responsible for this shit.
We were getting there and Allegri took us as far as he could. We needed a further upgrade in players and coach to get to the next level. But then poor coaching hires, expensive risky transfers, distraction by the Super League & Covid set us back years.
They hired an incredible manager that built something special but they also have EPL money that makes them more resilient as an institutions. They're not as financially sensitive as we are that a bad season or a bad transfer or a CL group stage exit sets them back for years. The cost of a single hiccup is much more magnified for us. We can win scudetto next season and still be years behind the EPL clubs.
Once Klopp & Pep are gone we will see how much they've built an institution that can recover and compete at the EPL level on a consistent basis. Utd looked like the most stable institution in the world until Fergie left. Then we realized that their Marketing/Finance department are the only parts of the club that can stand up on its own and keep the money coming without Ferguson. Every other aspect of the club collapsed.