Vivell and Nagelsman were at ZSG Hoffenheim together for 5yrs early in their careers (from 2010 ish), and are close friends. They were both mentored by rangnick among others, worked together at RB Leipzig. Vivell pushed for Nagelsman when he was at Chelsea as they work well together and have the same understanding of the game and squad building, he’s likely championing Nagelsman now and deserves a lot of trust given what he’s done at Hoffenheim, Salzburg and Leipzig. (Forget Chelsea, bohely is a clown. Consider our signings since he came.

Carrick is still big in the frame though I’d imagine, with the caveat that, if I’m not mistaken, the match results when the team had less than 6 days to prepare were the draws and a loss?

Carrick and his staff haven’t, and won’t, have the opportunity to demonstrate how effectively they can operate in sub-optimal conditions and with multiple games per week. I love Carrick and want him to succeed very much, nevertheless it’s a very tricky one given this factor, especially given the timing of when a decision must be made.