Not as bonkers as them for considering taking him back. I couldnt bear it if he came back to this club in the future.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | W15 D2 L4
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The true mark of genius... making it look easy and effortless; making it look like it's just luck. Ole is a genius!
Ole has genius quality, the genius simplicity about him... I was actually quite upset and irritated by what Ince said but there is a way in which Ole is making it look easy... making it look like anyone could do it. It's only when you think how many records he is breaking that it becomes clear that there's something going on here.
What is even more comforting for me is that he is definitely not doing anything out of character - he is just being himself. This is comforting because I know that I won't wake up tomorrow and be dealing with a negative manager... I won't wake tomorrow and be dealing with a manager who has no respect for Manchester United. I feel like I can trust the man first and foremost, even before I trust the manager. I trust that he has a heart for Manchester United exactly as I do... not because I make a living of it (I certainly don't); but simply because I love this club... I'm a fan through and through... and he is too.
Honestly, I would actually like that they just tell us already that they've given him the job... what's the point in waiting? (well, apart from the superstitious among us...
) It's not like the world is wondering anymore...
Ole has genius quality, the genius simplicity about him... I was actually quite upset and irritated by what Ince said but there is a way in which Ole is making it look easy... making it look like anyone could do it. It's only when you think how many records he is breaking that it becomes clear that there's something going on here.
What is even more comforting for me is that he is definitely not doing anything out of character - he is just being himself. This is comforting because I know that I won't wake up tomorrow and be dealing with a negative manager... I won't wake tomorrow and be dealing with a manager who has no respect for Manchester United. I feel like I can trust the man first and foremost, even before I trust the manager. I trust that he has a heart for Manchester United exactly as I do... not because I make a living of it (I certainly don't); but simply because I love this club... I'm a fan through and through... and he is too.
Honestly, I would actually like that they just tell us already that they've given him the job... what's the point in waiting? (well, apart from the superstitious among us...
) It's not like the world is wondering anymore...
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It's really only a half Loss. He is still morally undefeated
That's brilliant
I wonder who genuinely made the suggestion to approach Solskjaer? It must have been Ferguson. I can’t credit Woodward with that kind of insight.
The most significant thing that separates Ole from Jose/LVG/Moyes IMO, is the unquestionable love for the club. You just can’t buy that!
W14 D2 L1 ... but actually it is W14 D2 L0.
The only loss was a two-game affair, and at the end we won it, so the loss doesn't count!
Not sure the draw against Pool counts too since the wind, injuries, sun and rain made it impossible to win
. At least I remember hearing it from the other manager that day.I had a dream about Ole the night before our win yesterday. It was the most rawkish thing that ever happened to me. But he was my friend in the dream.
I love Ole. It's absolutely inconceivable that he doesn't get the job.
I love Ole. It's absolutely inconceivable that he doesn't get the job.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Toricharito/status/1103314215799013377
Some Norwegian odds expert is getting a new tattoo!
Some Norwegian odds expert is getting a new tattoo!
Loving, positive, humble, realistic, pro active, low ego! While we have Mourinho massive ego, negative, reactive, self centered. LVG deluded, stubborn, negative, massive ego. Moyes loser, negative, low confidence, reactive.
Imagine winning the UCL in spain against Bayern with Ole as our manager
Gosh sounds like something written in the stars. Might be possible. Football, bloody hell!
I'm sure this point has been made before, but this basically renders Ole undefeated. How can his 1 loss be counted as a loss when it was just half-time?
Welcome on board, good sir!
Id be really surprised if it was anyone other than SAF.
When SAF decided to rustle the couch cushions at Old Trafford for 1,5 mill to buy Ole, who knew he was purchasing United’s man of destiny? Both as a player, and now seemingly as a manager.
This is an absolute fairytale.
This is an absolute fairytale.
He’s a special person really, and I understand why the players love him.
He got a question if he would like to know if he got the job so he could plan for next season. The answer is so incredible. He said he doesn’t mind, because he’s already planning for next season irregardless of not getting it. He’s a fan either way and wishes the same success for us with or without him. Just, wow!
He got a question if he would like to know if he got the job so he could plan for next season. The answer is so incredible. He said he doesn’t mind, because he’s already planning for next season irregardless of not getting it. He’s a fan either way and wishes the same success for us with or without him. Just, wow!
Honestly... The way Ole managed that game... I'd say that was Quieroz era SAF in Europe. We've been knocked out like this in the past and been made to look naive or second tier. That though, that was top tier management.
I was already sold on Ole, but it's like I still can't believe what I'm seeing. The potential is crazy.
Will Phelan be kept on? And will we bring Muelensteen back? These are the main questions now for me.
Phelan will obviously be kept on if he wants it, seems completely unlikely and unneeded to bring back Muelensteen when things are working well with the current setup.
The Caf gave Ole a pass before the match, as long as we weren’t embarrassed the match was a write off. OGS was having none of it, he only went and done it! Absolutely beautiful!
So would you avoid signing any new players given things are going so well with the current squad?
Muelensteen was credited by Ferguson as the man who helped coach Ronaldo and create that amazing attack we had between 06 and 09. If he really is that good, he could make the setup even better.
If Jose end s up at Madrid again,he's starting up a new tier of manager merry go round
Chelsea - Inter - Madrid -Chelsea- Utd - Madrid?
What a daft question
of course I wouldn't. We're in desperate need of investment across the squad. I think you have to keep faith in McKenna and Carrick personally, with the experience of Phelan and Ole, it's a good mix. Too many cooks spoil the both.
GIVE HIM THE JOB NOW.
He's the man for it. However, he will need help in the transfer market.
He's the man for it. However, he will need help in the transfer market.
I used to wonder how Ole as a sub would come off the subs bench and score so regularly.
Now I see him as a manager and its obvious - he has a fantastic ability to read the game from the stands.
Now I see him as a manager and its obvious - he has a fantastic ability to read the game from the stands.
That cant make comfortable reading for Chelsea fans either. Especially as theyll have run out of new managers to hire in a couple of seasons, so he'll end up there a third time by default.If Jose end s up at Madrid again,he's starting up a new tier of manager merry go round
Chelsea - Inter - Madrid -Chelsea- Utd - Madrid?
Can't see him ending up at Madrid. They're not that stupid, surely?If Jose end s up at Madrid again,he's starting up a new tier of manager merry go round
Chelsea - Inter - Madrid -Chelsea- Utd - Madrid?
They should go for Abelardo, the coach of Alaves who are fourth in La Liga. But he played for Barca so they probably won't.
The managerial field is so weak right now. Thank god for OGS.
Don't give him the Job until end of the season -
Don't break this form we are in by interrupting things unnecessarily.
He's getting the job, the fans know it, the ex players, the current players, he himself to a degree - just don't change it right now.
Give him the job at the end of the season & whether this guy is our long term manager or just a di matteo - it doesn't matter because both are a success.
Don't break this form we are in by interrupting things unnecessarily.
He's getting the job, the fans know it, the ex players, the current players, he himself to a degree - just don't change it right now.
Give him the job at the end of the season & whether this guy is our long term manager or just a di matteo - it doesn't matter because both are a success.
Words can't explain how good it is at the moment.
During them 6 years with the bad management outside and on the pitch, seemed like we never return to something close to what we been used to over the decades. Wasn't so much trophies im talking about, it was the woeful football and nothing close to what you would say is United.
It's actually incredible at the moment.
It's a no brainer. Anyone still fantasizing about a spurs manager need to have a look at themselves. A manager has landed on our lap who gets the club and is currently doing as good a job as anyone could have every imagined.
If he's not convincing you now, nothing will.
Hopefully our XG starts improving as well, seems another mark against him, another pointless load of dung invented nonsense for the modern game
Season looked over at end of year.............now we have a chance at 2 (will technically 3) trophies and a strong finish in the league. Ole the magic man
During them 6 years with the bad management outside and on the pitch, seemed like we never return to something close to what we been used to over the decades. Wasn't so much trophies im talking about, it was the woeful football and nothing close to what you would say is United.
It's actually incredible at the moment.
It's a no brainer. Anyone still fantasizing about a spurs manager need to have a look at themselves. A manager has landed on our lap who gets the club and is currently doing as good a job as anyone could have every imagined.
If he's not convincing you now, nothing will.
Hopefully our XG starts improving as well, seems another mark against him, another pointless load of dung invented nonsense for the modern game
Season looked over at end of year.............now we have a chance at 2 (will technically 3
) trophies and a strong finish in the league. Ole the magic manJust keep things as they are. I don't want to jinx this run we are on. Can't we just give Ole the job without saying he has the job? So say 5 years down the road Ole is in charge but we still call him the "interm manager"
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I thought from the start that you could tell by his body language that he believes every word that comes out of his mouth. Ole is a man shaped by United and for many things, there is only one right answer. For him, United is a way of life, and it defines how you do things. No doubt, if a player isn't buying in, he'll be shipping out. His first goal coming in seems to have been getting everyone on or off board. Looks like almost everyone is buying. I swear, these guys would smash into a brick wall for him.
As for his tactics, it just took him this long to figure out what he had to work with. And with Bailly as an example, he's still experimenting. I don't look at that situation last night as a tactical error so much as a tactical decision that didn't work because Bailly simply couldn't do it. Difference being, a tactical error wouldn't have worked no matter who you put in. And I agree, you're spot on, that Ole is adaptable to the situation.
They really need to get the permanent deal done so the press will quit asking the same questions every interview. That said, I'm pretty sure he already has the deal. He's made enough comments that tell me he's hiding something. He's answering those questions almost too easily, too casually. Good answers, but his delivery is... different... when he gives them.
Ole has answered every one of my misgivings...
When he was given the job, I was exactly upset because Mourinho had lost the plot, but I thought it was another example of United sentimentality or bowing to Fergie (a la Moyes). All I hoped was that we would survive the season without embarrassment.
I was sceptical that some of the big stars would not have the respect for him to work for the manager. I knew the local and academy lads like Rashford, Lingard and McTominay would respond to him. I knew the ones with no better options like Smalling, Shaw and young would respond. I also thought the ones that aren't necessarily the best players but are loyal and seem to "get" United would respond (Mata, Herrera, Lindelof). I was very worried whether those that could find a better option elsewhere would respond. Why should Pogba, De Gea, Lukaku and Martial respect him? After all, he hasn't achieved much in management and they don't necessarily have the affection for the club (and Ole's achievements here) that the others do.
How wrong I was. He has got everyone at the club responding to him.
Initially it was just man management and an arm round the shoulder etc. However, I reckon he has shown that he also has the tactical nouse to go with the spirit. He has tactically managed his way through many difficult situations and made big changes when needed to change the course of the game.
Top 4 now looks likely and we overcame the biggest obstacle in the CL since Keane and co. turned it around at Juventus.
There will, rightly, be uproar if he isn't given the job full time after this turnaround.
When he was given the job, I was exactly upset because Mourinho had lost the plot, but I thought it was another example of United sentimentality or bowing to Fergie (a la Moyes). All I hoped was that we would survive the season without embarrassment.
I was sceptical that some of the big stars would not have the respect for him to work for the manager. I knew the local and academy lads like Rashford, Lingard and McTominay would respond to him. I knew the ones with no better options like Smalling, Shaw and young would respond. I also thought the ones that aren't necessarily the best players but are loyal and seem to "get" United would respond (Mata, Herrera, Lindelof). I was very worried whether those that could find a better option elsewhere would respond. Why should Pogba, De Gea, Lukaku and Martial respect him? After all, he hasn't achieved much in management and they don't necessarily have the affection for the club (and Ole's achievements here) that the others do.
How wrong I was. He has got everyone at the club responding to him.
Initially it was just man management and an arm round the shoulder etc. However, I reckon he has shown that he also has the tactical nouse to go with the spirit. He has tactically managed his way through many difficult situations and made big changes when needed to change the course of the game.
Top 4 now looks likely and we overcame the biggest obstacle in the CL since Keane and co. turned it around at Juventus.
There will, rightly, be uproar if he isn't given the job full time after this turnaround.
I dont buy into this idea that Ole not being officially the manager is somehow contributing to our good form.
I mean, even if it was true, if things are going to go to shit as soon as it becomes official, wouldnt it be better to know that now than at the start of next season?
The reason not to make the appointment official was to keep our options open. But I dont think we need options anymore, I think we all know what the right thing is. So let's just make it official.
If anything I think it may give a second wind to the feel good factor around the place.
I mean, even if it was true, if things are going to go to shit as soon as it becomes official, wouldnt it be better to know that now than at the start of next season?
The reason not to make the appointment official was to keep our options open. But I dont think we need options anymore, I think we all know what the right thing is. So let's just make it official.
If anything I think it may give a second wind to the feel good factor around the place.
Another one that is baffling: after all the injuries to forward players, we now have 3 goals in each of the last three games.