If we start accepting vague ideas of ‘transitional’ seasons we’re never going to win anything ever again.
With the resources available, and the quality we already have, the absolute minimum for every season is a league challenge and a CL place. If we don’t get top 4 this season, Ole needs to be replaced, but he will have failed in the primary objective. He was probably the right sort of manager to clear out Mourinho’s stink, but not to lead us to success.
If we accept ‘transitional seasons’ as an excuse we will look back in a few years and realise we’re Arsenal.
And if you ignore reality and context you’ll be stuck in the same rinse and repeat stages of performing the transition that would have been easier to just accept is needed in the first place.
I’m honestly sick to death of seeing people will fully ignore the context that tough titties we are not CL guaranteed every season, nor are we entitled to any form of title challenge just because we are United.
It’s a sickening the level of wilful ignorance when you claim resources of which I assume you mean money when in reality all that matters is who is physically on the pitch.
Our average team has been the following:
De Gea
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
McTominay Fred
James Periera Rashford
Martial
We were bereft of creativity due to an injury to Pogba and now we have him and Bruno back you still have whiny individuals pining after an unrealistic expectation. Take the best player out of any side and they struggle. Add quality and they improve. It’s no coincidence that Liverpool have one of the best injury records in the league and look what happened when they lost Salah for a game...
We finally, for the first time in 7 years are one quality winger away from a good team with outstanding elements. Not necessarily a title winning side but something to enjoy and be proud of. Every member of our first XI with someone like Sancho would at least be a good option and a lot of them are great options when fit.
And yet you get people who want it all now. The arrogance and entitlement gives United fans a bad name when I believe the majority are realistic about our season.
It’s not been great because we haven’t had our best available. The fact that we are still in the mix for top3/4, in with a chance of winning the FA cup and Europa league is testament to what a good job he’s done with some bang average players at his disposal. All of his signings have been good or great and yet people would arbitrarily want Ole removed for failing to meet top 4?
Get a grip.