Hopefully that's the last we see of Matic starting a game in the league. He's still a useful player for when we need to defend a lead in the last 10 mins or the league cup games. Play donny with Fred or Mctom.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 2021/22 Discussion
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Hopefully, I wouldn’t count on it though. Ole doesn’t seem to like VdB for one reason or another, but on paper you would think he could do a job there.
With the sheer winning mentality and good feel now in the team I think we can win the title on pure attacking vibes. The so called «mentality monsters» will be a side note for a team with Ronaldo and Cavani in the team
Ole's main work focus this season will be practicing his trophy lifting smile and stockpiling a good selection of champagne.
In his spare time he will be sanding and varnishing DVB's bench-splintered bum.
Good times ahead! 21 incoming!
In his spare time he will be sanding and varnishing DVB's bench-splintered bum.
Good times ahead! 21 incoming!
I don't think any United manager has had as much pressure as Ole is about to have this season. This year he has to win PL or CL or he has failed. Lack of silverware with this squad would be inexcusable.
Often we hear posters say, "Pep/Klopp would never win the league with our team" well now they most certainly would. Pressure is on Ole and I hope we can bag one of these trophies this year.
Often we hear posters say, "Pep/Klopp would never win the league with our team" well now they most certainly would. Pressure is on Ole and I hope we can bag one of these trophies this year.
It felt like Zidane and Real just fitted like a glove considering his longstanding connection with the club. Don't get me wrong, he done an amazing job there, which is sometimes downplayed. But I have my reservations that he would be a success outside the bubble of Madrid. I could well be wrong and maybe he would be a cracking success either here, or at another club. But I admit that I do have my reservations.
It would be mad to suggest, or even think, that Ole shouldn't, or won't get the season to see what this fantastic team that he has assembled can do. Should the season be a failure, then his role will come under serious scrutiny, and rightly so.
The Ronaldo transfer has obviously raised the stakes and expectations, and Ole wouldn't be naive enough to think otherwise. But feck me, I was excited for this season as it was, but now I feel like a kid at Christmas! I honestly expect us to have a really good season. Things feel so positive around the place and Ronaldo wouldn't have come back if he didnt think we were serious contenders.
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Agree completely. Zidane could do it if he want to PSG or City and copied what Pep has done. Go to the best team, with the most money, buy whoever you want and win stuff, but I don’t see him fitting a team like United that are pretty unique.
Let us get to that conundrum after winning the lot.
No manager in the world (including Poch) doesn't have perfect squad. One needs striker, one needs depth, one needs better defenders, one needs few players etc....
Ole has class players on every position now (including depth) with average options for one shaky position. Fred and Matic are not top tier players but feck me, we are behaving like they are championship players. And even if they are, it is up on manager to compensate that. Because it is manager's job ffs. Manager's job is not to name first 11 on a match day and that is it.
Ole has top tier defence, top tier 2 midfielders and top tier attack. No more excuses. Trophy and title challenge till last day is a must.
I'm sure we all have City as one of the favorites even as they are without a striker. A title challenge must be expected of the squad even without a top DM
Spot on.
Let's see what Ole can deliver with Ronaldo. I am very critical of Ole as he does not have tactics to break down opponents. Ronaldo is someone with individual brilliance. I don't think he can make any excuses of not winning anything. There are 3 cups and 1 title to win and if he doesn't deliver one of them then he has to go.
just wishful thinking
Diabolical manager, getting by on individual brilliance.
Shocking performance today, lucky to get all 3 points.
Shocking performance today, lucky to get all 3 points.
Disgusting game.
Ronaldo will gift him a lifeftime contract by winning the League Cup and clowns here will say that he deserves it.
Ronaldo will gift him a lifeftime contract by winning the League Cup and clowns here will say that he deserves it.
Always said this. Luck and individual brilliance saves him, always.
Boom! Record-breaker!
the blind-spot in midfield is going to end up costing him his job I think
we can't continue like this and keep getting enough points
we can't continue like this and keep getting enough points
We looked diabolical today. Really need to fix up that midfield, the space behind Fred is the size of an ocean. Worried that James plays so often, the guy is a dud.
Another shocking performance, you really have to wonder what he does all week.
We still struggle for the same issues under him since he came in
We still struggle for the same issues under him since he came in
Everyone already knows my opinion on him so there's no point sounding like a broken washing machine.
All I will say is that he needs to improve on the training pitch because that's where our biggest problems lie.
All I will say is that he needs to improve on the training pitch because that's where our biggest problems lie.
That was shit. Ultimately we won because our quality upfront got us across the line with one special move by Greenwood.
The dynamics of the team is so awful and a lot of things need to improve, otherwise we'll have a lot of shit draws this season.
The dynamics of the team is so awful and a lot of things need to improve, otherwise we'll have a lot of shit draws this season.
Clueless tactically.
It is his inability to make us play better football that will cost him his job
Individual brilliance
Patterns of play
Never win the league with him
Brexit FC
what do we do on the training ground?
Imagine what a good manager could do.
Midfield atrocious
“Lampard/Arteta”
Lucky
New contract.
Patterns of play
Never win the league with him
Brexit FC
what do we do on the training ground?
Imagine what a good manager could do.
Midfield atrocious
“Lampard/Arteta”
Lucky
New contract.
Like crossing the street without checking traffic and somehow getting safely on the other side. Awful perfromance masked by a lucky win.
Greenwood and DDG bailed him out today
Delighted with the win. However, coming up to 3 years as manager, we haven’t progressed as much as we should despite the significant investment in the squad. Tactically we are so poor & we rely too much on individual brilliance. It’s not good enough & won’t lead to winning the big trophies. We have next to no idea how to beat the press, no idea how to breakdown a team that sits behind the ball. Just hope that one counter attack goes our way or one moment of magic can get us a goal. It’s like they don’t get coached in training.
I would say the reason Neville is so reluctant to say Ronaldo will lead us to the title is he knows the manager is not good enough & has shown nothing to suggest he’s going to get us to a PL or CL win. Give this squad to our rival managers & there would be an expectation to win titles. I’m certain these type of performances would be few & far between. We seem to have these performances in 3/5 games. Ole has to win a trophy this year or needs to go.
I would say the reason Neville is so reluctant to say Ronaldo will lead us to the title is he knows the manager is not good enough & has shown nothing to suggest he’s going to get us to a PL or CL win. Give this squad to our rival managers & there would be an expectation to win titles. I’m certain these type of performances would be few & far between. We seem to have these performances in 3/5 games. Ole has to win a trophy this year or needs to go.
Nearly 3 years and we still serve same crap every week. Squad with an amazing potential severely handicapped by our coaching staff. He is our Arteta. Imagine what a good manager could do with this team.
Now we can't get rid of him, it's time to bring in a tactical assistant.
Don't know how Ole seems to pull a result here and there. The fundamentals to a consistent season depends on the build up, passages of play, passing and cohesive movement.
United need to establish an identity with the current set of players and impose that identity on teams. I believe many of the games we observe are a reflection of training, so replacing the likes of Carrick / McKenna seems plausible if the performances remain poor moving forward.
Good result however 2 wins and a draw hardly the worst start for points but performances are terrible with exception of Leeds.
United need to establish an identity with the current set of players and impose that identity on teams. I believe many of the games we observe are a reflection of training, so replacing the likes of Carrick / McKenna seems plausible if the performances remain poor moving forward.
Good result however 2 wins and a draw hardly the worst start for points but performances are terrible with exception of Leeds.
Got bailed out by Greenwood. We're not playing as a team all, at this stage we should be seeing much more than what we're producing on the pitch. Much more.
Get him out of the club now. We were shambles tactically. I was wrong about him, I thought he is a mediocre manager, he is probably less than mediocre.
Yup, there it is. Predictable from the caf.
Our tactics today were to rely on individual brilliance. I just dont think for the players we have, that that is enough.
Posters in here are fuming over Greenwood scoring that goal. And all of them United supporters 
Arsenal at least had something to show from that record
I think you’ll find he’s had 28 games where he was a PE manager who only buys Brexit FC players and that he got lucky and bailed out by 28 individual performances of players he signed or promoted so actually that shows that we need MORE PATTERNS OF PLAY.
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