We've hired one top manager without knowing what were really getting (LvG), one top manager who again I don't think Ed realised what he was getting, but if he had followed it through and backed him last summer the whole thing might have worked out differently imo, one utter disaster (Moyes), and one manager who should have just been kept to what he was brought in for as, the interim manager, but having made the decision to keep him to then not fully back him in the summer is just scandalous, and I really hope the fans don't forget that, Ole never really had the credentials for the job, and now arguably has a worse squad than Jose spat his dummy out with last season, so non of this can be his fault.
I’m not saying he is the solution but after the previous three knobs at least he is likeable while I suffer the disappointment of overpaid pricks playing abysmal football ruining my bank holiday weekend
a) It is a different world to then of course and you are probably right
No he literally almost got Chelsea relegated the season before we hired him.
Different circumstances.
We've largely played abysmal football under Ole too.I’m not saying he is the solution but after the previous three knobs at least he is likeable while I suffer the disappointment of overpaid pricks playing abysmal football ruining my bank holiday weekend
So we should give every manager 300m net spend and see which will stick?
Yes that is fair enough. Point I was making was more we didnt dominate any of the games to the extent we were creating a lot of chances, we could very easily as much be on 0 points now as we could on 9
You mean counter attacking at home against Crystal Fecking Palace is the right way to plan.
Today was terrible but it’s still the players, weirdos on here talk about pogba being the next ballon dor winner. He is not fit to lace the boots of some of our legends.
Dont agree, was never the same manager since he went to Madrid for me, was on the way down with a hell of a lot to prove when we hired him. Thought he was the wrong choice but maybe the only choice at the time though I did think if he could take over the side and manage like a Man Utd manager in style of football, attitude and be successful he would have proved himself a genius....sadly he did as I feared and tried to turn us into CHelsea and rather than the confident arrogant but great manager he was, we got the prickly sulky one of the last few years beforehand
Its a rebuild, it will take time but feck me we arent giving this project a chance. But seeing Lingard running around isnt helping.
Like Pep and Koop? Those who are the best currently in the league?
Rough few months. They were sitting like 16th or something. This just a few years after his horror season at Real.
He thinks Jose was a world class manager when we hired him.
How you work that out? It’s August. See how these players fitness is in a few months with our thin bare squad. Shaw has already broken down.
We were about 3 years late appointing Jose. We were also late appointing LvG. Obviously both were better appointments than the likes of Moyes and Ole and so far it shows.
Yes - same Klopp. Klopp, despite the bad season was one of the most sought after managers at the time. Isn’t that correct?
Fitness in pre-season is up 50% from the previous pre-season, or 'from the previous off-season' as I wrote above. It's from an article by the Athletic. Here's the full quote:
Horrible record and not many top clubs would accept that , but there are that many snow flakes out there who just want Ole due to shear sentimental reason. Personally think he isn't good enough to manage Utd but then again he isn't helped out by Woodward or the glazers, he just reminds me of a puppet. I never wanted Ole as the full-time manager as I wanted him to be a club legend and this management stint might hinder this.
Don’t see the point when players are strolling around just like last year. Couldn’t the fact the World Cup happened last year have an impact on that? I fully anticipate these players gassing early. Squad is so small.
Still had one title in him. I’d be pretty happy with that in hindsight.
I don’t want one title win though, I want progress and good football. Not much to ask from the worlds biggest club (apparently)
Still beats the hell out of 82 crosses against Fulham.
The buck starts at the top, he is the problem but isn’t going anywhere soon so what do you do keep replacing the manager?Still beats the hell out of 82 crosses against Fulham.
Long term vision is preferred of course but you need the right man for the job and Ed can’t identify it. Which is the sad state of affairs.
I agree. We should keep the ball and make them chase it, instead of plowing the ball into row z. Especially considering Palace did such an excellent job timewasting. Correct me if i'm wrong, but haven't it been a long time since we've scored from a direct freekick?
Loss for words. 3 wins in 16 games is worse than Moyes.
When someone is not up to the job you boot him and learn from that experience. I hope we learn from the current experience and don’t appoint a nobody with the task of monumental rebuilding job.
They are clearly pressing more than last year, at least pre-OGS. You can even see James, and other attackers pressing the opposition goalkeepers and defenders at times. They tried to do it under Ole last year, and managed to do so up until the PSG game. The point in improving fitness over the off-season is to have them continuing to press more in more games without getting too fatigued long-term.
