Our Manchester United fans here in the Transfer Tavern would love for their most successful players to take over the reigns at Old Trafford in the future.
Following David Moyes sacking, Ryan Giggs was given the job for the final games of the season. Many of the punters in the bar believed that this would be his destiny and given the job on a full-time basis. Indeed, the following season he played understudy to Louis Van Gaal though, after Jose Mourinho came in, the Welshman decided his future lay somewhere else.
In the past week, Giggs has been given the Welsh job on a permanent basis, his first managerial post. As you can imagine, our bar staff are eager to see if Giggs can succeed in a managers role as much as he did as a player, and no doubt he’ll be leaning on his former mentors for some worldly advice.
So having said that, our landlord takes a look at two things Giggs must do in the Welsh job to prove to Ed Woodward he can be the next United boss…
Classy style of play
United have a strong history of quick and exciting attacking football, and many of the fans became very disgruntled under LVG’s slow and measured style, which would have surely not agreed with Giggs.
Woodward could be looking at how Giggs will set up his Welsh team and what style he chooses to play with the resources at hand. Although a national job is completely kettle of fish to a day-to-day club job, many of the regulars are still very interested in how he’s going to take the role.
Handling the Pressure
Being the United manager puts a bright spotlight on the man in charge, something most bosses are not used to. Being under constant scrutiny, having to deal with big personalities and egos makes the job a unique position.
With Giggs being a former United player too, the spotlight would be brighter than normal. Woodward will surely be looking to see how Giggs can handle the pressure on a smaller scale in the Welsh job. After being successful in recent years under former boss Chris Coleman, Giggs needs to take this Welsh team forward.
