The Athletic has drawn up a list of alternative managers who work at 'underperforming' Premier League teams can get started. For example, the names of current Feyenoord coach Arne Slot and Xabi Alonso are mentioned as possible successors to Erik ten Hag at the ailing Manchester United.

The English medium examines all teams in the Premier League and determines which teams can perform below them. Based on data and playing styles of other coaches, it suggests which managers would be best suited to take over from the current coach and pull the club out of the doldrums.

The Athletic starts immediately with the biggest disappointment of the season: Manchester United. Ten Hag's team has had a difficult season with ups and downs, with Ten Hag's dismissal being a constant theme in the English media for months.

“Two logical candidates immediately presented themselves: Xabi Alonso and Roberto de Zerbi,” the medium begins. “They dominate their games with a lot of ball possession and through their football through the center.”

Then the news website comes with two names outside the top five competitions. “Ruben Amorim (Sporting Portugal, ed.) and Arne Slot are two managers who have been associated with a move abroad for some time, and that is not without reason.”

“The 4-2-3-1 formation that Slot uses might best suit the tactics and playing style of Manchester United,” suspects the site, which in addition to those four names also suggests Graham Potter as the new coach.

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace, which is fourteenth, is recommended the names of Jindrich Trpisovsky (Slavia Prague) and Jesse Marsch (clubless after being dismissed from Leeds United).

Michael Carrick, who won the FA Cup with his Middlesbrough on Tuesday, and Ajax target Kjetil Knutsen are also interesting options for Palace, according to the Athletic.

Burnley
At Burnley, where manager Vincent Kompany and his team take a disappointing nineteenth place, Giovanni van Bronckhorst's name is presented as an alternative. The Dutch coach recently saw a trainer fall to Besiktas.

His name is mentioned in the same breath as Steven Gerrard, who is not exactly having a good season at Al-Ettifaq, and Steve Cooper, recently fired at Nottingham Forest.

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