So Woodward/board got the managerial appointment right according to you. So he is competent in that department. He makes the club a lot of money so he is competent in that department as well.
The only issue you seem to have is not buying players. Is that the case?
Fair enough this squad is unlikely to win the league but it definitely should get 3rd.
The biggest issue is not whether he has gotten this managerial appointment right or not, the issue is that we have no coherent strategy & vision in place to build up our football operations. Ole's vision & style is very different to Mourinho's, who's style & vision was very different from LVG. We end up with a bad mix of players who were suited to very different footballing ideas. Even the scouting department is working on different visions, dictated by whoever is in charge of the first team. So in one year they may be looking for players who are oriented towards playing possession based football but the next year they have to start looking at players who have physical, mental & footballing characteristics to play Mourinho ball.So Woodward/board got the managerial appointment right according to you. So he is competent in that department. He makes the club a lot of money so he is competent in that department as well.
The only issue you seem to have is not buying players. Is that the case?
Fair enough this squad is unlikely to win the league but it definitely should get 3rd.
If this is true then Ole should get a better coaching staff if he wants to keep his job. It's obvious we are badly coached or to put it this way - our coaching is not good enough to compete with the best.I have said this at least once before, but i think its wort repeating for some context
In 2017 i was on a flight to Manchester and sat next to some guy in his 40's from Molde. He was on his way to Liverpool, but despite that he was a decent bloke and we of course got talking about football. He claimed to be good mates with Daniel Berg Hestad who is a "Molde legend" but also was club captain there for most of his career and of course played under Ole there. Anyways this guy claimed that Ole was not a "handa on coach" at all. He would of course have a plan/vision for how he wanted the team to play, did the team talks and stuff like that, but the training sessions themselves he was very little involved in. Either he was just observing and a lot of the times he was not even present. Now of course this was just some bloke on a plane, but i dont understand why he would lie about it
Anyways, i dont really know if our coaches are good or not and i honestly cant tell if we are badly coached or not. During our winning run post lockdown we looked well drilled and organized and this season we look like we never have even played football. Football is not that mechanical so i dont get how people can be so certain in this whole "coaching is the sole reason we are shite" explanation.
Anyone who thinks Giggs is the one to be the next manager of Manchester United should be put in a mental hospital.
Thats nice but my point is it has sweet fa to do with us not winning the league.
I think Fred the Red meets these requirements too then, if the major requirement for a manager of Manchester United is to be "true to the values of the club" I don't know why we even bother trying, might just give up.Putting words in my mouth.
Ole has been the best managerial appointment since SAF - because he is the only one true to the values of the club. He isnt the best manager. He's given us a glimmer of hope but it's obvious the board are letting him down
The way the club is run will never give us title winning success - that isnt the aim of the owners/board
If this is true then Ole should get a better coaching staff if he wants to keep his job. It's obvious we are badly coached or to put it this way - our coaching is not good enough to compete with the best.
Ole isn't the problem - he's the best managerial appointment we've had since SAF and deserves more time and credit for what he is trying to do.
Ole has been the best managerial appointment since SAF - because he is the only one true to the values of the club. He isnt the best manager. He's given us a glimmer of hope but it's obvious the board are letting him down
Smiley sad facewhat is Ole bringing to the picture?
Oles actually the manager who would struggle by far the most under a DOF/Sporting Director if it is to be believed he leaves the coaching to the likes of Carrick and McKenna.
Any director of football would be asking him, what the feck is his role then? Because if we do change structure, transfer activity/squad make up would be under a DOFs remit. If Carrick and McKenna are the guys in charge of the training ground, what is Ole bringing to the picture?
It doesn't.I don’t get how it being in debt helps to be honest? Real Madrid have pretty much been in debt since I’ve known football. I’ve witnessed them win 5 Champions League titles.
I’m going to say that the manager is more important and our chances of finishing higher than City increase I’d we swap managers regardless of debt. I don’t think it matters if we swapped debt positions.
Isn't that obvious? Doesnt warrant a reply IMO
That's the right question. But I'm sure there's a different answer. Referring to my previous post, they'll always make money, but being sensible will make them more money.
Will it though? Ed obviously either disagrees or is massively incompetent and blind. Ditto the Glazers. I think the economics of winning aren't as great as we would like them to be.
City have shown that buying success is difficult and very expensive. Ditto PSG. You pay a fortune and there are still no guaentees. Ed isn't going to do that.
The dippers have shown how it can be done right. But you first have to completely reorganise your club to prioritise football over money making. All in the hope of attracting that genius manager. Ed is never going to do that either.
We've also brought in more high profile players in the past 7 years than this current Liverpool.Yeah it's Liverpool who've shown how to prioritise football over money. The club who spent absolute feck all last summer after getting within a point of a title. The same club who tried to furlough their non-playing staff just 6 months ago.
That's the club who don't care about money.
Surely this can't be true. Guess they'll now be justified if they finish bottom half this year because spending significant money on all the manager's first choice targets year on year is the only way to foster minimum expectationsYeah it's Liverpool who've shown how to prioritise football over money. The club who spent absolute feck all last summer after getting within a point of a title. The same club who tried to furlough their non-playing staff just 6 months ago.
That's the club who don't care about money.
"There’s been a lot of money spent but has it been spent on the first choices these managers want? I’m not too sure.
“I think [Louis] van Gaal and [Jose] Mourinho especially had a moan about that. It’s understandable when they aren’t getting the players they want.
“It’s quite clear the players he wanted have not come.”
Well it does. But we all know what you are going to say. We don’t back managers in the transfer market. So it’s one identified problem which still doesn’t excuse poor performance especially when you get £80m CB’s and expensive midfielders.
Yes. By all means get the Glazers and Woodward out of the club so we can have an extra 100m a year on transfers, but even that shouldn't mean we should free up those funds to continue the inflated spending that's being described. Don't back the manager, back common sense and wise club administration. Maguire for 80m for example should have been vetoed but we just had to back whoever was in chargeI think this is one of the biggest problems at this club - we care far too much about what the manager wants or needs. What the manager wants or even needs should be an after thought in the clubs transfer strategy.
Good players rarely become available. They're a rare commodity especially for the right price. If the right player becomes available for the right price the club should be trying to buy them irrespective of if the manager wants him - then you don't end up spending the best part of £130m on players who are just "better than what we have".
If it turns out you've now got a squad of players who this manager doesn't suit, it's cheap to sack him and get one who does. Unless you've got Klopp or Pep, a manager is essentially worthless compared to a squad which cost the best part of £1bn to assemble.
Players are expensive and extremely valuable commodities. Managers are cheap and there's an abundance of them. There are more good managers in football than there are top jobs available. It's why Poch and Allegri are unemployed and the likes of Nagelsman and Rose are at middling clubs.
But what stopped us getting our transfer targets this Summer?
A.) The Manager
Or
B.) Financial restrictions
Scholes opinion
"There’s been a lot of money spent but has it been spent on the first choices these managers want? I’m not too sure.
“I think [Louis] van Gaal and [Jose] Mourinho especially had a moan about that. It’s understandable when they aren’t getting the players they want.
“I think Ole’s been supported. I think Maguire at £80million is a lot of money. Fernandes just in January has been an excellent signing and the form was good especially coming from Fernandes in January time you felt that this team was going places.”
Scholes added: “Towards the end of the season it’s a lot easier to win games. It’s a lot easier to go on a run when the pressure’s not really on.
“Okay, you can talk about pressure to get in the top four but that’s not the pressure United want. United want to be winning leagues.
“You felt at the end of last season he would have got more support in the transfer market to go on again to that next level. But he’s not been given that.
“It’s quite clear the players he wanted have not come.”
Yes. By all means get the Glazers and Woodward out of the club so we can have an extra 100m a year on transfers, but even that shouldn't mean we should free up those funds to continue the inflated spending that's being described. Don't back the manager, back common sense and wise club administration. Maguire for 80m for example should have been vetoed but we just had to back whoever was in charge
Yes. By all means get the Glazers and Woodward out of the club so we can have an extra 100m a year on transfers, but even that shouldn't mean we should free up those funds to continue the inflated spending that's being described. Don't back the manager, back common sense and wise club administration. Maguire for 80m for example should have been vetoed but we just had to back whoever was in charge
The others are arguable but Rodgers is undoubtably a level above Ole. (And the Pulisic point could easily apply for Bruno)
Rodgers is way ahead of Ole.
Swop them around and we'll be way closer to city while Leicester will be struggling to finish in the top half.
Lampard, Moyes and Arteta I agree at this moment in time. But Arteta is starting his career. Rodgers at Leicester had half a team as good as ours. So the players he had has to be taken into consideration. He is a better coach than Ole for sure.
I think Ole is on borrowed time now, and Poch will take over the reins very soon if results don't pick up.
That would be stupid but then knowing how weird this board is it wouldn't be a surprise.I really hope that Giggs doesn't get the gig even if Ole is sacked. Now some people are pushing that line in the newspapers.
Well if results don't pick up then he'll obviously be gone. Why do so many seem so sure results and performances won't pick up?
Yes, I do agree, but it's the dressing room bust up at half time in Spurs game that concerns me most. I just hope that Ole can control this getting out of hand like last season. Lukaku labeled us as being clanish.Well if results don't pick up then he'll obviously be gone.
Why do so many seem so sure results and performances won't pick up?
Take a look at the league table. It's all over the place. Things will settle down after the international break and the teams who had the shortest pre-season Wolves, United, City and to some extent Liverpool (who haven't been brilliant regardless of picking up wins) will likely see an improvement in performances.
While it's been a terrible start should be careful to draw conclusions after 3 or 4 games, especially given all the mitigating factors and that there seems to be a pattern here which is affecting other clubs too.
I can't see too many more 5-2, 6-1 or 7-2 drubbings for the likes of Liverpool, City or United and I don't see City, Wolves or United being in the bottom half of the table for long.
The squad and coaching staff haven't all gone to the dogs in the off-season and the likes of Aston Villa aren't going to stay in the top 4.
Yes, I do agree, but it's the dressing room bust up at half time in Spurs game that concerns me most. I just hope that Ole can control this getting out of hand like last season. Lukaku labeled us as being clanish.
Yes, but it went on far too long stemming from Mourinho's time here, and as we know the story "one bad apple". I just hope that Ole can manage this.We don't even know if that story is true though do we?
Even if it is, aren't we always told that rows like that are part of football and every team has them, especially after a bad performance?
Yeah it's Liverpool who've shown how to prioritise football over money. The club who spent absolute feck all last summer after getting within a point of a title. The same club who tried to furlough their non-playing staff just 6 months ago.
That's the club who don't care about money.
There is too much made on transfers right now in my opinion.
A valid argument is that Ole has not got the players he wanted this summer, but a more important point is that most of his targets were not attainable or over priced, and he has to make do with the talent he has at his disposal. A top manager works with what he has and, provided he isn't massively short changed, there should be reasonable expectations placed upon him.
Right now Ole has a vast array of talent. Maguire is effective in an organized defence, so is Lindelof. Wan Bissaka didn't turn shit overnight, he was a top right back not long ago, and Telles is a strong LB option.
Bruno is pure output even when underperforming, VDB has bags of potential and you have Rashford on top. For the next games even without Martial and Cavani, Ole has no excuse and no legs to stand on for further poor performances. He's gotten a truck load wrong of late and he has to start getting it right.
I think Fred the Red meets these requirements too then, if the major requirement for a manager of Manchester United is to be "true to the values of the club" I don't know why we even bother trying, might just give up.
