I don’t think this is recency bias and I’ll try to be as objective as possible. Here’s what I want from the manager of Man Utd in the format of a question and answer session.
Q. Does he have a love for the club?
A. Yes. For me he is a club legend. His peak career coincided with the greatest manager of all times greatest moments. He bleeds united.
Q. Will the players respect him?
A. Yes, he’s been there and done it as a professional. The entire squad will respect him and there can be no sulking from players who aren’t picked because it’s solskjaer, arguably the most recognizable impact player from the bench in the history of the game. No-one can say the phrase “you have to be ready to take your chance when it comes” with more conviction than Ole.
Q. Does he get the best out of players on the pitch?
A. It sure looks that way. The level of talent he now has at his disposal far succeeds what he had at Cardiff and in Norway but in 6 games we’ve seen improvement from too many players for it to be coincidence. He’s playing to each individuals strengths and it’s working for the benefit of the team.
Q. Is he tactically sound?
A. Yes, as proved against Tottenham. I said it in the match thread the day before the game that spurs play very narrow and you need to get at them in the spaces vacated by the fullbacks, and Ole executed this to perfection. We absolutely battered them in that first half yesterday and it was down to Ole and his teams tactics. The celebration from the coaching staff after the goal was basically them saying “IT WORKED!”
Q. Can he attract big names
A. The jury is out on this one because we don’t know, but right now I don’t think big players would want to come just because of Ole (unless they are united fans). If he keeps the style up and achieves top 4, then players will be looking at him as an up and coming brilliant manager who very clearly gets along with players. We offer one of the biggest stages in the world to perform on, but whether or not Ole can be the reason players want to join remains to be seen.
There are other pre requisites but for me these are the main ones. The guy has 6 wins out of 6 and the best form in the premiership right now. Yes he had a great run of fixtures but every top team has had easier teams in recent weeks, so the 100% start should be heralded for what it is, a fecking miracle compared to where we come from.
I’ll wait and see how he responds to adversity before I give my final seal of approval but right now if I’m making the decisions in the summer, Solskjaer is the number 1 candidate.
Cripes
