Rio Ferdinand thinks of Queiroz to lead United

A great of world football is looking for a coach. The 4-1 defeat to Watford last weekend for matchday 12 of the Premier League left Ole Gunnar Solskjaer out of office and Michael Carrick as Manchester United’s interim manager.

Names such as those of Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pocchetino have sounded for the Red Devils bench and a club leader proposed another, known in South America for his recent time with the Colombian National Team. This is Carlos Queiroz, whom Rio Ferdinand sees as a good option to fill the vacancy left by the Norwegian.

“What about Carlos Queiroz? I think if Manchester United calls him, he will stop everything he is doing“commented the former defender in your program Vibe with Five streamed by YouTube. Regarding the Argentine’s possibility, he added: “I don’t think Pochettino will leave PSG in the middle of the season. I think United is the pinnacle for him, a club he would like to go to, but he has many things to do at the PSG and you have to respect it. And PSG is not the type of club that lets the coach out. “

Long period without directing clubs

Queiroz was with the Tricolor since the beginning of 2019 directing in the Copa América that year, in which Colombia reached the quarterfinals being eliminated on penalties by Chile, and the first four days of the South American Qualifiers, ending his cycle after the defeats suffered against Uruguay (0-3) and Ecuador (6-1) in November of the previous year.

Now the Portuguese, who was Alex Ferguson’s technical assistant at Manchester United, is in charge of Egypt, with which he advanced to the third and final phase of the African Qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022 and already planning participation in the Arab Cup and the African Cup of Nations in December and January, respectively.

Queiroz has five games with this team, four of them official, and remains undefeated with a balance of four victories and a draw for a performance of 86.6%. Before Egypt and Colombia, he led Portugal and Iran. His last club-level job was as an assistant with the Red Devils. after his departure from Real Madrid in 2004.