Yes Potter would be a pragmatic choice however he comes with no cache and unlikely to meet the criteria of the owners of the richest club in the world. Zidane ?
You won’t get the managers currently at the top of the tree, that’s down the road. We started with Mancini after Erickson and Hughes. Then they put the back room into place and brought in Pellegrini as a safe pair of hands. It’s not just about the manager, it’s the whole set-up.
If you haven’t read them the two books about Pep at Bayern give a fabulous insight into building a clubs and a team. Now think where you are compared to City, Liverpool, Chelsea.
At the moment they’re the only three real contenders for the league. Then you’ve got the next tier, United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Everton, Leicester, West Ham etc, the teams either punching above their weight or in a rebuilding state. If you’re not careful you’ll be like we were with Hughes, good players, but no plan, a team full of mercenaries, there for the money. This is United’s problem at the moment. To compete with the best teams you need to be able to offer them the biggest stage. So until you achieve Champions League football, consistently you won’t attract the best players. Would Haaland even consider Newcastle no matter how much money you throw at him?
Dammed with faint praise and file next to Mike Harding's you don't sweat much for a fat lass....finishing sixth in five years time is not what the new owners aspire to.
Breaking into the top six is harder than ever. You may find it takes longer than that to get there. Potter or someone like Arteta who knows how to build a structure is what you need. We’ll see how it goes, but if moaning Maureen ever turns up we’ll know you’re just a Northern Spurs!