Ashley Young said Antonio Conte going to Manchester United to potentially replace Michael Carrick would be a "disaster." The former Manchester United captain made the comments on The Overlap Daily as United's winless slump reached seven matches.
Young's view of Conte
Young said: "He is crazy."
Young said Conte " is a bit like Diego Simeone on the sidelines. You hear him non-stop."
According to SI, Young spent just shy of nine years at Old Trafford and then 18 months at Inter with Conte.
What Young said about training
Young said: "Training is intense, there’s a lot of running. There was a lot that he did. The training sessions were a lot of 11 vs. 11, at times a little bit boring."
Young said: "Meetings were long. If we lost a game, we could go into a meeting and stop literally everything. You could be in there three or four hours. I think that’s one of the reasons why he doesn’t last long at places because, not just the players, the board he tries to test mentally. I think people get annoyed at him and they’re like, no it’s time for you to go."
Warning over Manchester United
Young said: "A lot has been talked about Manchester United’s running stats. If they’re not going to run and Antonio Conte goes in there, it’s going to be a disaster."
Immediately after the final whistle in northern Italy, Carrick made a beeline for the corner of the stadium where the traveling United fans were housed, apologizing for what had just happened.
After the match, Carrick said: "If you don’t run and you don’t run forward and you don’t run back, you ain’t going to win."
Carrick support and Conte background
According to SI, Carrick is thought to still retain the support of the Manchester United hierarchy.
According to SI, Manchester United took more points from the final 17 games of last season under Carrick's interim leadership than champions Arsenal.
According to SI, Conte has held 10 positions in 20 years as a manager.
According to SI, Conte's longest appointment lasted three seasons at Juventus.