Quite a statement from an employee at MUTV!
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | W15 D2 L4
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Quite a statement from an employee at MUTV!
I don't think it should be announced until May, keep everyone eager and hungry!! leave it for now Woody!!
It's not lucky that we have the best shot-stopping keeper in the world; it's not luck that we have Pogba, Rashford, Martial and Lukaku getting the chances; it's not even luck that, at this point, we seem to have the best defensive organization in the league (that's down to the management team and the players' preparedness to listen to them). Even in the Spurs game almost all their "gilt edged" chances were well within de Gea's wheelhouse - either long shots or shots on the wide diagonal (a function of the defense being set up to close down the middle and force them out wide). What you see as luck I see as the characteristics of a well organized winning team. Sure there's room for improvement, there always is, but to ascribe the results to luck is to downplay the influence of the management team and the superior skills of the players.
Again, you make good points. But I don't feel like I've ever seen United operate a high press in the Klopp/Pep style at any point. Perhaps I haven't been looking closely enough.
He’s the best
If United don't give him the job it will be a royal feckup by Woodward and the board because he will be managing in the PL next season, United or not.
xG can say what it wants, we looke
He won’t uproot his kids for any old job, so I doubt you’re right about that.
He won’t uproot his kids for any old job, so I doubt you’re right about that.
Spot on. Spurs is the only game where I felt we were under the cosh, the other games were nowhere near as much open.
I think it's amazing that Ole has done as well as he has yet he still has to prove himself despite setting 2 records already as a manager (most wins to start a managerial career and record for consecutive away wins), yet we are ready to just give this job to a manager from another club without a try out. If Ole doesn't get named as our permanent manager then the shit is going to hit the fan...
I think we did the first few games of Ole's reign but then as we saw the fitness wasn't there and we looked knackered after 70 minutes so I think he has dropped them back a bit further and only press that high when we have the numbers in position. Might also be be wanting to get the defensive unit organised first as he said the other day that the defence was being pulled all over the place.
Maybe we will see it next season once they have had a proper pre season conditioning.
The games I felt we were conceding more chances than we needed to were Leicester, Bournemouth and Brighton. I know Burnley did actually score 2 against us but they were literally their only chances. Since Smalling's come in we've conceded less chances and look solid. Against Palace we were missing 5 of our front 6 which meant our "defending from the front" was non-existent compared to previous games, and we really only conceded due to an individual error.
Actually it's probably more like the shit (and loads of it to boot) had already chunked up and spattered the fan and half pooled around the base and caked in places when he took over whilst the board initially tried to do their best to keep on adding huge glops onto it of which ole was having none of.
But yes technically more shit can hit the fan absolutely.
Only in parts of games, and more at the beginning of his reign, and more Klopp-style (sprints upfield towards ballbearer and potential recipients) than Pep-style (packing the team around ballbearer for ten seconds). We actually started with this under Mourinho against Arsenal and City last season. But I don’t think Mourinho trains his teams in a way that would make them able to sustain those kinds of exertions for long, I’m tempted to speculate he was talked into trying it more this season, but we were severely punished trying to sustain that kind of pressure against Brighton and Spurs early in the season, so it was back to Mou’s plan A.
I’m also guessing Solskjær and co started noticing the team was trained for a certain kind of football even before the injuries set in, as in my mind they started to ease up on the proportion of high pressing already after Newcastle.
It’ll be interesting to see how it will look after a full preseason, though. As you can tell, I’m guessing quite a bit so far ...
I think in addition to dialing back the pressing due to fitness issues, it also works as having sent a message: 'As you've all seen, wWe can play that way and get results. So don't try to come at us like you've been wont to do the past few years anymore. You do that and we'll just turn this back on.'
Good post. I guess you need a really decent sized and super fit squad to high press for a whole season.
Thanks for posting. Enjoyed listening to that
since which match has Ole started wearing a Suit and tie?
Since his first match!
I was going to start a thread on this, but I’ll just ask here...
If United DON’T hire him.. Where do you think he ends up?
Surely United’s best performing manager since Ferguson doesn’t stay at Molde next season..
If United DON’T hire him.. Where do you think he ends up?
Surely United’s best performing manager since Ferguson doesn’t stay at Molde next season..
Does anyone see the comparsion to Black Sails series that Ole ( manager) is Captain Flint and Mike Phelan is Hal Gates as a representative of the team’s interests ? Mike looks similar to Gates.
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his record is outstanding
Depends on the weather and temperature, I guess.
I imagine he'd take a job at a struggling Schalke level club and do badly tbh. Then again he could just take the job here and do amazing
I can't remember a match when he hasn't. Sometimes he has a jacket over the top, and sometimes he's wearing a jumper under his suit jacket.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...-news/man-utd-solskjaer-wayne-rooney-15909475
Read what Rooney said about him when they were on the bench together.
Read what Rooney said about him when they were on the bench together.
Rooney still only putting the success down to bringing smiles to players faces i see.
I reckon he's got the job. However, I don't think we should announce it yet. The press and everything will make it a distraction and right now we're in a right old battle to get top four. All concentration needs to be on our games. Let's just get through this without adding anymore unnecessary attention.
This must be the show that airs on US NBC TV tomorrow at 2:30.
That's one of my favourite interviews of all time.
'I took the Cardiff job because I thought if I did well in a tough situation United might consider me'
I drove past this sign yesterday, but couldn't stop to take a photo. It's actually outside Moorside High School, in Swinton, the school that Ryan Giggs attended as a boy.
This is very important. Let’s keep the tension till the end of the season. Also since the players loved him so much they will fight even harder to make sure he gets the job. We know this lot from these past few years and they need the determination. It’s still to early to announce anything.
Sounds like probably a very fair assumption. I think José Mourinho, who did best with a set eleven and who contrary to popular belief knows a whole heap about what it takes for a team to perform at the top, several times has stated that certain types of playstyles is impossible to keep going in three tournaments for a whole season without heavy rotation. With very few exceptions, I think he’s very right about that. (Phew, it’s so good he’s out of the house now!).
Love it
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