"Michael Carrick has Manchester United DNA and, just one game into the interim head coach role at Old Trafford, is being heralded as the club's savior, while the absence of any Tottenham Hotspur DNA in Thomas Frank's background or football philosophy means he is now fighting to save his job. OK, it's not quite that simple, but it is heading that way."
"Coaching a leading football team has now become a zero-sum game whereby you either embrace the club's traditions or do it differently and risk alienating supporters, as well as an increasingly vocal and influential cohort of former players -- worse still, legends."
"When Man United fired Ruben Amorim earlier this month after a dismal 14-month reign as head coach at Old Trafford, former club captain and now pundit Gary Neville gave a clear statement as to what the club needed to pull itself out of a malaise that extends back to Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in May 2013. "Man United have got to appoint a manager that fits the DNA of their club," he said on Sky Sports. "Ajax will never change for anybody, Barcelona will never change for anybody. I don't believe Man United should change for anybody.""
Michael Carrick is being celebrated at Manchester United for appearing to embody the club's DNA after a winning debut as interim head coach. Thomas Frank is portrayed as vulnerable because his background and football philosophy lack Tottenham Hotspur DNA. The phrase "football DNA" often surfaces when managers struggle, serving as a shorthand for dissatisfaction among supporters and influential former players. Gary Neville insisted Manchester United must appoint a manager who fits the club's DNA. United interviewed former players Carrick, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ruud van Nistelrooy before appointing Carrick, who beat Manchester City 2-0 with fast, attacking football.
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