That manager got us out best league finish since SAF.
That runner up place flattered us a lot! I mean, well and truly a lot!
De Gea made more saves that season than in the previous seasons with Jose and LVG. But the narrative spun is De Gea saved LVG's arse. He again made more saves last season largely thanks to our dreadful start to the season.
You say long term... long term for what? And when? Two years ago Pogba, Rashford, Martial, Lindelof, Bailly, Shaw, Lukaku and Mc Sauce included was below 25 and we finished second. On paper that looks just as promising as what you’ve just said above. But I’m not an idiot I knew Jose wasn’t going to develop youth and also he was finished as a tactician. So now we are in the same predicament fortunately enough but with a manager that will not take these players on any further.
Long term to win a league obviously.
Ole himself might not do it but I've no doubt the squad will be in a far better state than the one he inherited from Jose.
Jose misused Rashford horribly. Martial he got some brilliant form early in season 2, then decided to over pay for under performing Sanchez and oust Martial from the side! Absolute insanity.
Is there any evidence what so ever that Ole will treat players in a similar fashion? Quite the opposite with us telling Dybal and now Haaland to get fecked with their wage demands.
Bailly never good enough and Same goes for Rom. Shaw has been terrible bar his start for LVG.
Outside of that list of players you've given, he persisted with ageing burnt out players like Valencia, Young, Matic and Fellaini over younger players chomping at the bite to take a spot.
So do we really stick or twist? Daniel James cannot just be relied on pace as the years go on. Ole going to improve that? AWB needs to improve attacking wise and McTomminay needs to be more tactically astute; this passion crap will only take him so fare but he’s got the brain to really dominate the best of midfielders. However non of this happens under the current manager.
I’ll thank him for his idea of how we should look when we pull the plug but he is no way good enough to get us back to a title.
Absolutely we stick.
These are young players that are gradually improving. There's clear evidence players are improving under him like Fred, McTominay, Martial, Rashford for example. Some obviously won't cut it, as is always the case but I think the squad is looking very healthy.