I think the only reason he is being kept around is because Woodward is heavily invested in him. In my view, the Glazers will demand far reaching changes the moment the club is forced into another expensive managerial pay off and that's on Woodward for jumping the gun. It seems this will drag on for another few months and we now have a kind fixture list until the international break so maybe a few wins could buy him time but we clearly aren't progressing with him.He clearly has, we are a laughing stock for keeping him on due to some strange obsession that this isn't his fault.
I agree with this but the problem is that our manager has already been given a ready made excuse by the fan base and the media that the squad isn't good enough and he is now doing a Moyes, in the latter part of his doomed rein, batting time until he reaches the summer window. Zero accountability because it's not his fault and he has signed a couple of good players so with time he is Fergie 2.0!There was a thread a few months ago before the season started on what we as fans expect from Ole. There were four options and one of them was something like 'not finishing in the top four but showing good performances'.
Think that was the one I chose because I accepted that Ole would need time to build his philosophy - a bit like what Lampard is doing at Chelsea.
Unfortunately, unlike Lampard's Chelsea, we haven't seen any sort of game plan or where we want to go with our football. We struggle to know how to break teams down unless its on a counter, and as the manager, Ole needs to come up with strategies in order to do this.
People will argue our team isnt good enough, and while we definitely need quite a few creative players, we should still be showing more, in my opinion.
I watch teams like Villa, Norwich, Brighton and Sheff Utd playing some really good football and creating loads of chances, and cant help but think we should be producing better.
Our play still seems rigid and the tempo is embarrasing. Soemthing needs to change!
This result is meaningless to me. Partizan absolutely dominated us and we come away with a smash and grab win having parked the bus for dear life. There's no positives to be taken from this match at all really.Lingard as lone striker really was absolutely inspired.
Christ, how can a win feel so empty? He hasn’t got a clue, he’s got no idea how to turn this around. The worst thing was that they actually looked the better team, Lingard effort aside did we actually create a chance from open play? Absolute shite. Woodward needs sacking for letting it come to this too, fecking idiot.
Playing 3 CB's against the team 5th in the Serbian league in the Europa League, we are an embarrassment.
Playing 3 CB's against the team 5th in the Serbian league in the Europa League, we are an embarrassment.
So, yeah, we’ve literally gone over 180 minutes in the Europa League with our only shot on target being the penalty tonight. It’s astonishingly bad.2 games in raw in europa league with zero shots on target.
Well they did knock out Molde to get into Europa so you've got something thereSounds a tier above our managers usual level.
I just want to take a minute and say that this abysmal football is coming from a guy who claims he knows "The United Way" What a god damn joke this is. He's a fraud collecting massive wages when the reality is he doesn't even have what it takes to manage Wolves.
I really couldn't care less that some people want him to stay for 2 more years thats all on you but the truth is managerial wise he's an absolute clown. I'll always love him as the player but the manager holy feck he needs to retire. No football fan deserves to watch this shambolic style of football ever being played.
People call him defensive manager. I don't think he is a defensive manager, he is just not a good manager. Each game is confirming that. We still look unstable at the back and our players don't know what to do with the ball. That's just bad management not defensive.
We do that every game, regardless of whether it's Liverpool, Partizan, Rochdale or West Ham on the other side. And people are saying that he showed his tactical nous by nullifying Liverpool. fecking mental.We looked like a Jose Mourinho team tonight; parking the bus and hoping to hit on the counter.
Ole has caved.
Sounds like a relegation fodder manager
It’s an away game and we aren’t in the greatest form
He won, disgusting.
SHITE
Wow 6-0, that’s embarrassing on us.Ole laying the foundations but looks like the concrete has been poured on the players in the trench he's hiding in.
AZ showing us how to wallop Astana while we struggle with a late 1-0 at OT
I just noticed Alkmaar defeated Astana 6-0. The same Astana we barely defeated by an individual skill from Greenwood in 73 minute. Let that sink in.
People will tell you that he can't implement a style until he has signed 11 players and shifted 20 out. He has been given a ready made excuse and doesn't need to deliver. Also helps that his wagon is stitched to Woodward's so the latter will protect him and the club will drift for the foreseeable future.Tend to agree with this. We're shaky at the back, cant string two passes together, dont shoot. Eye bleeding stuff. I'm not sure what his style is supposed to be defensive or attacking. Whatever it is it's awful
Yeah, it’s not like we’ve never narrowly beaten someone we should have hammered before...
It’s like Twitter this place now. Brainless goons everywhere.
I just noticed Alkmaar defeated Astana 6-0. The same Astana we barely defeated by an individual skill from Greenwood in 73 minute. Let that sink in.
