Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

Mark Critchley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Messi outshines Mbappe and Haaland + why Amorim for Milan? · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

Translation of ideas on the training ground, I think, was a big thing. voice-verified

And when Carrick came in, there was a big contrast between just how simple and clear his idea was and how convoluted and exact Amarim's needed to be. voice-verified

It's interesting listening to James there and him saying that Amring's gone in there in some hotel suite in Milan in front of the Duma or whatever, and he's blew them away. voice-verified

Because I can imagine that. voice-verified

I can see it. voice-verified

Because I was there. voice-verified

I've sat in rooms with him. voice-verified

And he is a very compelling personality. voice-verified

He's a very charismatic person. voice-verified

Exactly. voice-verified

I think that's a huge reason why he was persuaded United to appoint him and why he won them over. voice-verified

And to be honest, it's a huge reason why he won over a lot of journalists. voice-verified

Won over is a bit strong, but you always had a little bit more rope than the results perhaps deserved, if you like, because you felt that, look, if someone's got the personality to turn this club around, it's him. voice-verified

But even after those 14 months, I'm still sat here wondering just how good a manager he is. voice-verified

If he's not, all due respect to his achievements in Portugal, voice-verified

He's not going to be coming up against Rio Ave, Estoril, Casa Pia, these teams that are, some of them, League One standard, to be honest, in that Portuguese first division. voice-verified

It's a very different level and he still is untested, unproven, certainly, at that sort of level. voice-verified

So it's going to be fascinating to see how he gets on. voice-verified

He did want to be the manager, not the coach, as he famously said. voice-verified

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