would like to see Ole with a good defence to see how he would really gets on with the role as our manager. If he carries on like this it would be ruthless for Ed to get rid of him
Completely disagree. Dalot could have covered down the left like he did on the right later on. We needed energy and pressing from Lukuku, he gave us none of that, he had absoubtly no impact, which is what you need from a sub when under pressure.
I think we believe that whoever comes in will do a better job than a noodle salesman, magic isn't necessary for improvement!People seem to think it's some magic person who comes in and knows exactly the right players to buy, and somehow works perfectly in dovetail with the manager.
beanyman should have a better version soonAny post match interviews yet?
yeah I'm not disagreeing that Lukaku didn't do what we needed - I wouldn't blame Ole for that, though
Oh god I remember Van Gaal's first few games well. After so much excitement heading into that season we couldn't buy a win culminating in the 4-0 loss to MK Dons.
think it's a combination of old age / stubbornness that says I will change you into the player I want in the position I think you can play vs someone who to be fair has nothing to lose and is doing the complete opposite and making players happy. Don't get me wrong, there's a heck of a lot he's doing behind the scenes that we don't see and Ole is not just a "keep players happy coach" but I think perhaps Jose came in an had to put his stamp on the squad which you have to do at £10m a year. Ole doesn't have to do that so instead goes the route that makes player feel loved - with good tactics etc too of course.One thing I find strange is that we have had 2 of the most decorated and celebrated managers of all time yet a big part of this improvement has been common sense.
How could Van Gaal and Mourinho not figure out that happy players playing in the right positions and in a system that suits them will offer better results than a team of square pegs in round holes who are terrified to misplace a pass?
He has entered into my top five. Pochettino is still number one. But Ole has me thinking that might be a more fitting choice than my other favorite in Zidane, Marco Rose and Erik ten Hag at the moment
No need to take a decision now. He needs to show he can consistently develop tactics to beat the big sides. But tbf so far his record on that front is 100%. In 6 weeks we'll have played Spurs, Arsenal, PSG and Liverpool. Let's see how we come through that.
5 consecutive wins and we're still 6th! Mourinho I hate.
Seriously I was impressed with Ole today. This team look like a team, not a group of individuals. This guy deserves this job, no doubt about it; we don't need Poch or Zidane.
It annoyed the shite out of me watching Lukaku jogging back after having been on for 5 minutes and we're holding on by a thread.Completely disagree. Dalot could have covered down the left like he did on the right later on. We needed energy and pressing from Lukuku, he gave us none of that, he had absoubtly no impact, which is what you need from a sub when under pressure.
We had eight shots on target against Spurs. When was the last time we did that against a top4 rival away? For all the tlak about De Gea saves let's not forget that they did absolutely nothing in the first half.
I think PSG is a lost cause with this defense. Ole can't work miracles, it will be all we can do to restrict the number of goals we will lose by.
Sadly, I have to agree with this. Our biggest problem is Matic; a good DM could cover for our defensive flaws, Matic offers nothing in that area, a complete liability and the reason our defenders are always on back foot.I think PSG is a lost cause with this defense. Ole can't work miracles, it will be all we can do to restrict the number of goals we will lose by.
The feck? A dopey loss in the league cup was one of your worst days as a United fan?!That 4-0 MK Dons day was probably in my top 2 worst days as a United fan. The entire world was laying into us for it too, which we deserves
Looks awful
He gets the United. He learnt a lot from the boss.We need to see what happens when we go behind or lose a game. What manner do we respond?
I want Ole as much as the next person but everything is great at the moment, we need to see what Ole looks like when things aren't great.
Right. I will put my neck on the line and say that i want OGS as our next permenant manager.
It isn't just a reaction to 6 wins on the spin it is so much more than that. It is the was he conducts himself, his man management. The way he sets us up, the way he speaks. He is exactly what we need. He just gets the club, the fanbase and the culture.
We are seriously weak in the air at the back without Smalling. So, it was a bit easy to see why we kind of struggled with all the crossing and long balls in this match where they have quality forwards. It is not exactly easy for him to fix it with what he does not have unless we put the tree man as back 5.
The only thing that made me wondered with this game is Ole not doing much to stop Eriksen in the 2nd half once he started pulling a lot of strings.
Anyway, we have to be fair on Ole. He is working out a lot along the way and we can only judge him at the end of season as a whole. He didn't have his pre season, his playing plan with his type of players, time to train his way etc. We can't really expect him to hit the ground running perfectly against top teams in the table at this point.
So far, everything is positive and much better than what we could have hoped for.