02 Feb 2020 12:55:23
I remain of the opinion that OGS was given the managers job because, after using his interim spell to look around and make enquiries, the club discovered there was no other suitable candidate available and wanting the role. But. but. we're Manchester United! How can this be? Well, there's only conclusion a half way intelligent executive can come to, isn't there? We've mismanaged the post SAF period appallingly. We have been making the same mistakes again and again, looking for a magic potion that will bring immediate success.
How do you get out of such a vicious circle?
1. Stop repeating the same mistakes. Buying big names who don't really want to play for your club is not the answer.
2. Clear the house of malign and ineffectual influences wherever they may be. Examine what's worth keeping, and what's not. For contractual, financial and practical reasons - whatever else is going on there's still 50-60 games to be played - it takes time.
3. Reset the table, establishing a base from which a top manager and top players, looking in, can conclude that this club is once again a desirable proposition with potential to bring success to all involved. Winners want to be involved with winners. Who wants a job at a troubled high street retailer when there's a fast paced higher paying one with a future at a tech start-up?
There are not many of us who are of the belief that OGS and Carrick are the ones to take us back to the top. I don't believe Woodward thinks they are either. But perhaps they can at least take us through steps 2 and part way through 3. If they succeed only in setting the table, they will have been a success.
There is no point then in judging Ole relative to a Klopp or a Guardiola, neither of whom were the first step in the renaissance of their clubs anyway. Ole isn't a tactical genius and he doesn't have the tools at his disposal anyway. Give him a break. He was hired because, unlike most of the mercenaries out there, he can be trusted to try and do what's best for the club.
We are going to have to wait a few more years before United are back at the top. It won't do any of us any good to throw a wobbler, calling for his immediate firing, every time there's a poor performance. Relax.
02 Feb 2020 13:08:05
The question is, do the club have a credible plan?
If so, can they actually implement it.
02 Feb 2020 15:14:21
Completely agree with that Shaw. Just one more addition.
While resetting the club, the coaching team are learning all the time. As the first team, set up and culture improve, so does the skillset, tactical nouns etc of the coaching set up.
Against better teams we have a very good record. If we can get the set up to crack dominate and beat the so called lesser teams in the league, we could look a very different club in this league.
It is also impossible to ignore the injuries this year. We have had an incredible record of injuries to all of our key players through the season. Squad depth has been tested in a year when we were re-setting and bringing through youth. To put it simply, we rolled the dice and lost.
02 Feb 2020 16:23:51
Dodgy beating the so called lesser teams requires a tactic bit more refined than defend for your lives as gk makes incredible saves and hopefully get it right in attack on counter.
Also everyone keeps harping on about the injuries but seems to ignore that ole has been his own enemy there. We lost pogba for months to a game vs rochdale, rashford to a stupid fa cup rematch. Ole talks about fatigue given the number of games we played in last month while ignoring that he played full strength teams vs likes of tranmere, even the city away game, that was already lost given the score line and injuries we suffered but for some stupid reason this guy keeps thinking that just because he fluked it vs psg it will keep happening again.
02 Feb 2020 17:21:46
If you look at how we've done against the better teams the results flattered us let's be honest about that. Those results just paper over the cracks for me. Did we outplay city the other day? Did we hell we scored a half chance and they should have scored 4 or 5 it was a lucky win.
03 Feb 2020 01:43:39
We were 1 goal away from going through. Man utd never die, never lose just run out of time.
You wanted us to throw the matchbecaise the players were a bit tired? If he'd of done that you'd have been the first on here to say he's small minded. Maybe in your eyes he just can't win 🤷â€â™‚ï¸.