I would prefer if he just referred to them as numbers, they should not be seen as human beings in his eyes.
Solskjær press conference vs Southampton (A)
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Looks like he's leaving gaps in the squad for the academy products doesn't it. Like LVG did. Like the idea myself.
When he named them and Greenwood as our first choice strikers?
Greenwood will somehow be immune from the pressure if one of them gets injured then.
I hear you brother. Sir Alex in his prime would be put to sword here. Glad there was none of this in his first 3 years. We would be swimming in the lower leagues currently.
So let me get this right. If Mason doesn't play there's crying. Ole says he'll play. Crying again.
I hear that, but I am not impressed by it. It's a faceless response to questions, which do not befit the working environment. It's a Press Conference before a weekend of Premiership action... not a cabinet or some flaming committee meeting... he needs to start to show his own personality, because just 'playing on the break...' isn't really going to get him very far.
I would be far more confident in him, if he started to talk about what he feels and wants. He is, at the moment, spectacularly ambiguous, and increasingly contradictory (note the Sanchez situation).
What is he scared of?
I don't want scared people running Manchester United. Because, ultimately, it will reflect on how the team is shaped and performs.. through fear, and reaction.
We need a thread for over 35's. Some of the comments here are fecking ridiculous.
I fear the mental state of the youth.
Mods, can I get an Amen. Please!
I fear the mental state of the youth.
Mods, can I get an Amen. Please!
Caf needs excuses to cry.
When you say what he scared of what are you talking about? Are we still talking about the press conferences?
I have never heard other managers doing that. Not even Fergie, Jose, Pep, Wenger who are/were the best managers in the world. It’s just weird to me. Have you ever managed anyone? It’s not public school, you refer to people by their names like a normal human being.
Yes, he should be deadpan and call the press names, like 'fat man.' While telling them they have no right to ask questions
Riiigt! Pep has never used a player's first name, and neither has SAF
You don't think for a second... the manager... was putting on a brave face and protecting his player in public
Ole has played it perfectly. Sanchez's time here was miserable and we both needed a clean slate.
Is he talking to his wife through that press conference?
That sort of thing could lead to embarrassing situations, like calling Chris Smalling Mike. No experienced manager would countenance such a thing.Riiigt! Pep has never used a player's first name, and neither has SAF
Aye. What he's said in his press conferences is as good as it was ever likely to be. Sanchez was training well and could be option... right up until he's loaned out and Ole admits it's best for both parties. Smalling is down the pecking order in a six-man field, an opportunity arose and he's off to try for first team football elsewhere. He's happy with his forward options (absolute bollocks but what's he meant to say?) and a bit of pressure on the likes of Rashford, Martial, Lingard and even Greenwood could bring out the best in them.You don't think for a second... the manager... was putting on a brave face and protecting his player in public
Ole has played it perfectly. Sanchez's time here was miserable and we both needed a clean slate.
There is a worrying lack of options, never mind quality, in midfield and up front but this squad of underachieving and/or unhappy players has had a reckoning coming for a long time. Now it's here we're left short in a few positions and the board can carry the can for not bringing in more quality in summer, but for me the current situation is preferable to carrying players who either can't or won't deliver what we need on the pitch and paying them all full whack.
Good one
Wow, who knew press conference was so important. If teams are shaped by press conferences then Pep team would have played like drunken monkeys.
I actually think this is the most mental and divorced from reality comment I have ever seen on RedCafe. What the feck!
Weird. That is what he said post Palace game :
It's all good to be positive for the sake of it in the presses but at least he should try to keep his words consistent imo. 5 days ago he says he's a quality player and we don't have much options up front then comes now and says it didn't work for him and we have loads of options up front? Really?
fecking hell, some of the fans must have followed the club only after SAF retired or once Jose took over
This is exactly why Ole does what he does in the press conference.
He cannot go into a press conference saying I don't want Sanchez here, he doesn't fit into the system because you know what? If no team came for him and he had to stay, it would be a disaster. Can you imagine the press? Sanchez causing diving in United dressing room.
He is doing what is needed to keep the dressing room united. But we don't care about Sanchez, Lukaku who we do care is Pogba, Rashford, Martial - and Ole has been brilliant to come out and say pressure on you boys now. The Alexis of this world are no longer here, I trust you and this is your time to shine.
You would be more confident in him, if he spoke what you want to hear so you can criticise the club. Nothing more.
What?!
Was Fergie saying stuff like “Van Nistelrooy did great last week” and “Yeah, I’ve talked to Rooney about it”
This place has gone absolutely mental.
The feck?
SAF always called Becks David, Keane Roy, etc etc.
What bizarro World are you living on?
Yes like Bobby Robson confusing Shola Ameobi with Carl Cort..easily done.
Never use a first name on a footballer
Luckily the fans in the ground, a lot of whom have been there from the very start, continue to be fantastic, and don't drag us to the level of clubs like Madrid and Barcelona when there is a bit of adversity.
We'll get back to where we need to be, and suddenly the toxic ones will make out they were behind us all the way.
Get used to it, till we win the PL title again. Then it'll be, " he talks so much sense," " I love his pressers," " Brilliant answers to the questions."
I wish they'd feck off now!
Love basking in the reflected glory, then love putting the boot in when we're down.
Fickle? Not us, we're Man Utd!
What do you think he should have said? "He's a massive albatross around the club's neck and we want him out at all costs". That would have helped negotiations with Inter.
Positive in public, ruthless in private. He handles all of these difficult situations exceptionally well. It's too early to tell how successful Ole will be as United manager but, in handling the media, he's streets ahead of any United manager since Fergie.
This is a good idea, numbers are gender-neutral too, unlike male names, the ultimate construct of disgusting patriarchial society.
Its silly that so many of you are saying it's too much pressure on Mason when the kid seems to handle pressure fine so far. Effective managers know how to best motivate their players whether theyre 17 or 27. Best to hold our judgment and see how it plays out.
Anything that doesn't contradict what he said in the post Palace presser I guess? It was just 5 days ago, or maybe he should have chosen his words carefully in the post Palace presser? Either ways it looks completely funny how 2 quotes 5 days apart contradict each other to that degree.
Could have said "Alexis is a good player, but he wanted to leave and we received a good offer. We don't have much options up front but I trust the players we have and we can always depend on youngsters" see? Hardly contradicting what he said 5 days ago, and still "positive".
Managers lie all the time. No one believes that they’re telling the truth at these press conferences. Pep said Foden was the best talent he’d ever worked with. Ferguson said he wasn’t selling Veron. Klopp claimed he doesn’t have a five figure dentist’s bill annually. They are contractually obliged sessions that mean NOTHING.
Me too. Can't stand them.
"Woodward STUNNED as Solskjaer criticises his transfer dealings, leaving the squad down to the BARE BONES" - The Sun.
Watch Man Utd win 0-3 so people jump on the "we are going to finish 3rd with ease" train, again...
He said exactly this line in the post Palace presser. Did you read the quotes I copied?