That's true but you have to question why he didn't push to sign another ball playing CB in the summer instead of spending big on Mason Mount.
I’d love to really know , not speculate, who ETHs targets and preferred signings really were. I’d also love to know how often United don’t get their managers top picks like Kane or FDJ.
I mean, I like Hoijland and think he could be a super player , but he could equally be he a martial 2.0 . You could imagine him at United in 10 years time still wandering around the corridors of United , sometimes injured , sometimes he’s on form for a few games (usually near contract renewal time) and Joel still extends his contracts because he believes he’s the danish Haaland or he’s a decent book value.
The glazers having any opinion and sway on football matters makes me puke a little in my mouth. They haven’t a breeze and should stick to just taking money out of the club.
One thing never considered here is how having such a mish mash of players makes it so hard for managers. You get some really motivated players, playing alongside players who don’t have the drive or the professionalism to raise the bar CONSISTENTLY. This must be galling for the quality players.
Makes me think of Moyes and the fellaini signing. For all the talk of Moyes being out of his depth, the fellaini signing was the nail in his coffin. I remember how Van persie was so angry with Ferguson for retiring after he signed and he was nowhere near the same player only a few months after winning the league with United. I’m sure the Fellaini signing helped allay any fears RVP had about standards dropping.
When you see a struggling United opt for a Hoijland over a Kane, this is a kick in the teeth for any player hitting their 30s. They won’t see the benefit of a promising talent and they know you are going to get inconsistency with martial the pathetic back up. This, after Weghorst was the clubs solution last season. I mean that alone would drive most mad.
Remids me of the club “building on 2nd spot” with Fred and Dalot. How are you supposed to catch Man City with that sort of “ambition”? This is what our club does, it try’s to do just enough to be there or there abouts in the top 4 race. That must kill really ambitious players and drive our managers mad. Are we not a super club with super ambitions? This is what we sell players/managers and then the club falls short every single time.
Players don’t join Brighton, Newcastle or even spurs, with the idea that they may win the league or the CL. Indeed qualifying for Europe is generally the level of ambition that’s very acceptable at these clubs. As such managers inherit squads of players who are at the level they are gunning for and have less egos to manage. Not just that, many of the squad are players still looking to prove a point. Many United players think they’ve made it just by being at United.
There is no winning culture at United because there is no winning culture at the club. On field success is not a priority and it shows. United is the only club that doesn’t need to succeed on field (and our owners even brag about it) , that’s what separates it from all the other top clubs whose priority is on field success. When we need that bit more to go that bit further we get Fred/Dalot, that encapsulates the true ambitions of the owners that undermines managers and our teams.
