Though I feel like there's almost zero chance of Jose going before the summer, my hope is that whoever we hire has three specific qualities.
1/ A specific idea of how to play in possession — how to control games and create chances consistently. I don't really care what the style is — it could be Hasenhuttl's Klopp-like counter pressing or Rodgers' possession/short-passing based system — but I am just so sick of watching Jose's reactive deep block and counter. Plus, I don't think it suits a lot of our players who were bought to play in Poch's possession system.
2 / This one is a little less specific, but I want somebody who is looking to build something sustainable at the club. In his entire career, Jose has never stayed more than 3 or 4 years at a club and in recent years, he's almost always left the club in a worse position than he found it. He clearly targets short-term gains at all costs, and unless we totally change our wage structure to compete w/ the Liverpools, Uniteds, and Citys, we're never going to be able to compete at the top unless we build something over the long-term. Jose has never been that person, and I hope our next manager does.
3 / A real commitment to player development, especially young players. I guess this is one spot where you could argue that Jose's been ok, but none of our young players have really improved under Jose (I don't count Ndombele) and have mostly stagnated. I also think that comes to the transfer market, where we invested in seven new players, none (Besides Rodon) of which you'd really consider a young, up-and-coming player.
I don't hate Jose as much as some, but I just think he's a bad fit for our club. I don't think it's our divine right to win anything, but I do think a club of our stature should be playing much more interesting and exciting football than we have since he came to the club.