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2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Next Man Utd manager: Southgate and Potter would be WORSE than Ten Hag as clear top candidate once eyed by rival emerges
THE best candidate for the Manchester United manager’s job has been identified.
But top options Gareth Southgate and Graham Potter would both be WORSE than current boss Erik ten Hag.
ReutersErik ten Hag is only the seventh-best fit to be Manchester United manager[/caption]
GettyHe pips Gareth Southgate on the list but both are well off the leader[/caption]
Dutchman Ten Hag is clinging on to his position as Old Trafford chief after going five matches without a win.
And now data gurus Carteret Analytics have crunched the numbers and worked out who would be the ideal fit to take the reins at United.
And it is Ruben Amorim who comes out at the top of the pile.
Ironically, the Sporting Lisbon boss was a target for arch rivals Liverpool when they replaced Jurgen Klopp before settling on Arne Slot.
But now, if United’s chiefs look at the numbers, he could be approached for the potential vacancy at Old Trafford.
Amorim was handed a top score when the numbers were crunched.
The data analysts show Amorim scoring extremely highly for ‘Strategic Intelligence’, a measure that looks at a manager’s ability to set their team up for victory. He also scored incredibly high for his ability to transform matches during games.
Those attributes put him clear of Zinedine Zidane in second with the ex-Real Madrid boss pipping Simone Inzaghi on the podium.
Thomas Tuchel has already been linked with replacing Ten Hag and the German comes up as the fourth best candidate for Manchester United in the data.
Kieran McKenna – the Ipswich boss who was previously a coach at United – is fifth, just narrowly edging out Ten Hag’s current No2 Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Interestingly, Ten Hag is said to be the seventh-best fit for the Red Devils.
That places him directly above free agent Southgate, who is admired by the Ineos bosses and is available after quitting from his role as England gaffer following the Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
Southgate scored particularly poorly in the ‘Tactical Command’ measure. This looks at a manager’s ability to transform a match during the game – something many England fans who felt he was too often tactically outwitted will concur with.
Middlesbrough’s Michael Carrick, Roberto De Zerbi of Marseille and finally Brentford boss Thomas Frank complete the list of the 12 managers who were looked at.
Carteret Analytics, quantitative analysis experts who have built a series of algorithms that utilise a huge amount of raw data, looked at a number of areas.
Objective achievement, strategic intelligence, tactical command, attacking coefficient, shot creation and conversion, possession and formations over the past six seasons were all taken into consideration.
When Ten Hag was first employed by Manchester United, their analysis correctly warned fans of the Red Devils not to expect all out attacking play, and that rather than have a specific style, he adapted his tactics match-by-match.
Their latest number crunching now indicates where Manchester United should turn next.
And although Inzaghi is third on the list and largely beats Ten Hag in most areas, he does play a far more defensive style of football that may not be popular with the United hierarchy and fans.
Amorin’s preferred 3-4-3 formation would be a shake-up from the 4-2-3-1 under Ten Hag.
With the Manchester United hierarchy meeting this week to discuss their options, the data suggests they could improve on Ten Hag, but they must be careful because things could get even worse.
Why NOBODY is the right man to replace Erik ten Hag at Man Utd
SunSport's DAVE KIDD says Erik ten Hag's time at Man Utd is up… and explains what's wrong with all the potential candidates to replace him.
THIS is a mid-table squad at an underachieving club, with a lot of unwanted players on big money.
And Ratcliffe is an instinctive cost-cutter who may not pay top dollar to the next manager.
If this club wasn’t called ‘Manchester United’, it wouldn’t be an especially desirable job.
The good news for United is that their new sporting director, Dan Ashworth, is a very decent judge of a manager.
He has been instrumental in three previous managerial appointments — Gareth Southgate for England, Graham Potter for Brighton and Eddie Howe for Newcastle.
None were wildly popular at the time, all were conspicuous successes.
Interestingly, Ashworth’s No 1 choice for the Newcastle job was Unai Emery, who turned him down to stay at Villarreal but has since proved that judgment right by excelling at Aston Villa.
Emery may well deliver the coup de grace to Ten Hag on Sunday — especially with Bruno Fernandes suspended and Kobbie Mainoo an injury doubt.
And the Spaniard would be an excellent fit for United — yet there is next to no chance that he would abandon Villa’s Champions League campaign to take the Old Trafford job, not least because he isn’t a stark raving madman.
Howe would be another good candidate to succeed Ten Hag but, although he has become frustrated on Tyneside, the Saudis would surely not allow Ratcliffe to poach Howe, as they reluctantly did with Ashworth.
Potter is available but his Chelsea experience and lack of charisma would make him a tough sell.
Which brings us to Southgate, who remains close with Ashworth and is an excellent man-manager who was seriously considered by United last spring.
Yet, despite having led England to two of their three major finals, Southgate’s reputation for over-caution was only enhanced during the Euros.
Mauricio Pochettino, passed over twice by United, is out of the equation having taken the United States job.
Thomas Tuchel would be a popular and gettable option but, despite being a fine coach and a very engaging man, he is considered something of a loose cannon.
Likewise, Roberto De Zerbi, now at Marseille after his brief Brighton stint sparkled then fizzled out.
Kieran McKenna — a gifted former United coach who has won back-to-back promotions with Ipswich Town — is an intriguing candidate but the imminent vacancy may come a year or so too soon.
Marco Silva, the extremely under-rated Fulham boss, has been on United’s radar and should not be discounted.
Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim, last season’s ‘next big thing’, was passed over by West Ham as well as Liverpool this summer and is not an easy man to pin down.
Zinedine Zidane, who has taken over from Alan Curbishley as a 20-1 shot for every Premier League job, is a ‘figurehead’ manager and not an Ashworth type.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former United goal machine who joined Ten Hag’s coaching team in the summer is the bookies’ favourite. Simply because he’s in the building and he’s Dutch.
So, yes, getting rid of Ten Hag is the easy part.
ReutersRuben Amorim is the top pick according to the stats[/caption]
ReutersZinedine Zidane could also be well suited to the Old Trafford job[/caption]
GettyGraham Potter was way down on the list[/caption]
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2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on My ‘fun’ opinion-sharing side hustle made me ‘$60 richer’ in just 20 minutes and it was ‘really easy’
A SIDE hustle that only takes minutes to complete could make you some quick cash.
The unique job requires minimal effort and virtually no expertise, but hasn’t been discussed much.
TikTok/alisontalksmoneyA TikToker’s 20-minute side hustle has the potential to make $60 in minutes[/caption]
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“This is a side hustle I’ve heard practically no one talk about,” TikToker and finance influencer Alison (@alistontalksmoney) noted in a recent video.
It involves providing your opinion through a focus group, something many brands will set up to improve sales of a product or service.
The brands will pay members of the group for their time and thoughts.
Alison said she signed up to take part in a focus group involving cat food and documented her journey through the process as much as she could.
“It’s 20 minutes, and I’m making 60 bucks,” she told viewers.
In the clip, Alison could be seen walking into a building and signing in before being taken back to a room.
While she couldn’t reveal much about what happened due to a non-disclosure agreement, Alison was able to tell viewers that she was given “vision tracking goggles” and went through a “simulated shopping experience.”
She was instructed to look at a few pictures that appeared and answered questions before leaving with $60 in cash.
Alison called the experience “really easy, interesting, and fun.”
“I would totally do something like this again,” she expressed.
EXPERT ASSISTANCE
To get started, the finance influencer recommended viewers check out One Click Hustle, a website that helps those interested in making money through the gig find focus groups and product testing.
For $30 per month, subscribers get access to a detailed job board with “thousands of research studies and product tests.”
There’s also a subscription level at $45 a month with extra features to help with mastering the side hustle as a consistent passive income stream.
One Click Hustle claims on average that those who participate in at least five focus groups make around $750 from them.
Side hustles and tax implications
Extra income you make from side hustles may need to be reported to the IRS.
If you receive more than $600 in gross payouts from a selling platform like eBay, the site will issue you a Form 1099-K to use in your tax return.
Individuals should calculate their adjusted gross income, taxable earnings, and deductions for the year.
Once they have that, they can use the 1040-ES form to calculate estimated taxes.
An estimate of $1,500 for 10 focus groups was also estimated.
Those who are uninterested in a membership could do thorough research for available focus groups on their own as well.
OTHER OPTIONS
If it doesn’t sound right for you, there are a few other simple side hustles that require a bit more time but can be considerably more lucrative.
A writing gig that only requires your laptop could help you earn $192 per hour, for example.
If you’re a dog person, it might be worth checking out a walking and babysitting business that could get you $600 per day.
A woman has even made around $1,000 extra per month by doing others’ laundry.
