12 Jun 2021 15:22:31
The comment on here about some fans loving Ole and believing in him had got me thinking.

Honestly, I like the guy and would love him to succeed. But fundamentally, he isn't a very good manager. I don't see how anyone can think otherwise.

I'll give you that he has improved the mood around the club. It was rubbish before he came when Mou was here and he has improved that.

But tactically he isn't great. All he seems able to do is set up for the counter attack, which is the simplest strategy to implement. Any manager should be able to do that, especially if you have a very fast front line and someone like Bruno or pogba to make the long pass. But you need more than that at the top level. The majority of managers in the PL would be better than him tactically.

In game management isn't great. We've seen countless times when we've been desperate for a change and it either hasn't come, has come too late, or has been some kind of mind boggling defensive change when we need to be more attacking. Almost every manager would be an improvement on Ole here.

So what does he bring that is at least as good or better than his peers? It's team spirit and feel good factor within the dressing room.

So what to do?

It's obvious!

Get a good manager in.

Ole takes over as Fred the Red!

1.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 15:38:54
I think he still had a lot of dead wood that aren’t good enough to clear. The games that your implying we need an attacking change, we have had all the players capable of making an impact on the pitch already. We need depth before ole can actually make the changes you want him to. We have improved and play a lot better but you can’t compare it too when we had fergie as the team and manager were all world class.

Remember fergie took 3 years before it clicked for him.

2.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 16:00:46
Yeah, true, but fergie had a little more experience that Ole, to the point where it was believable he could make something of what he had, where as Ole doesn't have the experience to enable that belief.

3.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 16:03:34
Gazza, I wanted Ole to succeed. Unfortunately he doesn't have the nous of a top class manager.

He shows favoritism towards certain players and literally burn them out.
His in-game management hasn't improved in 3 years.
This will be his 4th season in charge and still we don't see a pattern in attack or playing style.

He has been failing continuously in the knockout games. So how can we be optimistic with him in charge?

4.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 16:36:57
Nobody would be dumb enough to compare Fergie's situation to when he just arrived at United to that of Ole's. Fergie had proven himself at Aberdeen, breaking the duopoly of the old firm in Scotland and bettering Real Madrid in Europe. Like a poster said any manager could have come in and change the mood at United, just do the opposite of what Mourinho did. So to class that as an achievement under Ole like he worked some kind of miracle is laughable. Let's give him a chance and when he doesn't deliver we can continue blaming the board/ owners and players for Ole' ineptitude as a manager. No wonder he stated he doesn't oversee/ handle the coaching sessions, because he knows his limitations. A single celled organism has more tactical acumen than Ole.

5.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 17:00:53
Is it that hard? don't Let players try and be bigger than you, sort your team and make them listen. Be there if they need you and make them be the best you can. How hard can it be? I have managed 30 plus staff and some did not like me, I am the manager and you will do the best you can and I will help you achieve it.

6.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 18:05:10
Ole hasn't done enough to get the sack is the simple truth. He will only go if we fail to get UCL.

I think Ole is sorting some of the mess out and whoever comes after him will have a good balanced squad and much better place than the team Ole took over.

7.) 12 Jun 2021
12 Jun 2021 21:30:24
To be fair, seems He’s almost more suited to the DoF role to set the culture, Atmosphere and football direction without having to go into the detail on the training ground. Leave that to a quality head coach.