For the sake of argument lets pretend Solskjaer is sacked, who would you bring on instead? Good managers do not grow on trees, there are not that many realistically obtainable managers who on have a higher chance of success. Higher chance of success is important words as well, only thing that is guaranteed in life is taxes and death. United have earlier tried two highly rated managers who the majority of members here thought would do really well here. Pochettino is very often mentioned here, but would he swap clubs and also they are behind Manchester United on the table.
When Mourinho was manager many members here including myself were disliking his behavior in the media, publicly bashing players and undermining the owners. Now the same members are complaining Solkjaer is looking to happy and comfortable. We have absolutely no idea whats happening curtains, just because he doesn't throw tantrums at press conferences does not mean he is happy with how things are going. He has admitted he wanted to sign more players, but the right players were not available. Some people here seem to think that signing players is like playing football manager. You call an agent throw some money at them, then the selling club voila they are United players.
It is so easy to criticize, but not many of you come with suggestions for what should have been differently. You can only play with the cards you are dealt regarding possible transfers, injuries, owners, current squad etc. In that regard i dont think Solskjaer have done to bad.
Asking where all the good managers are is relevant only under the assumption that we already have a good (or a mediocre) one at the helm and we are contemplating replacing him. Before the last two matches, the performances were dreadful and the atmosphere looked grim. Winning only one game in every three, struggling to score goals from open play and playing at a snail's pace when we can't hit on the counter. Club legend or not, good signings in the summer or not, good behaviour in pressers or not, no one can last a whole season while the results are dire and the performances remain torpid. The notion that time and more signings are needed isn't new, it's usually the last line of defence of all managers who don't have much to show for. It happened with Moyes (who still keeps banging that drum to this day), it happened with LvG when the words process and philosophy were being mentioned derisively and it happened with Mourinho too when the latter was asking for a whole new set of players. Did it begin like that? No, the fanbase was willing to lower the expectations and not demand a title challenge from Moyes. They welcomed LvG as a continental teacher of football. They even thought that Mourinho's "four specialists" were a step in the right direction. Eventually, their position became indefensible because the results were bad and the performances were poor.
I also will never understand the "we tried two highly-rated managers" argument. Why ask where are the good ones who will replace Ole then? Furthermore, why wasn't this question being asked when CL winners like Mourinho and LvG were close to getting fired and Solskjaer was given the job based on his past relationship with the club and nothing more? After all, despite all the parallels some of our fans like to draw with Klopp, Liverpool went for a man with a proven CV and not some unknown managerial quantity. It was when they were looking towards past glories and not proven managers for a solution to their problems that they were failing.
Anyway, i can sympathize with Solskjaer and the state of the squad he inherited almost a year ago. But i will not blame everything that happened (or more likely didn't happen) last summer on Woodward and Judge. He made it clear from the start that he didn't rate Lukaku, that he rated Lindelof instead as a first choice CB and after the Liverpool game (when Herrera got injured and McTominay came on to be our MVP) you could see that he was warming to the idea of McTominay starting next to Pogba. Not surprisingly, Lukaku was shown the door, Herrera got tired of waiting for a new deal and when it became rather obvious that we were after Maguire, Smalling left too. These are all indications that Solskjaer has a say in who comes and who goes and an important one. And despite Woodward's general incompetence, i think that when he claimed that he was content with the squad he had at his disposal, he, more or less, believed it. He overestimated the youngsters' readiness to contribute in crucial roles and he overestimated his own abilities to deal with any expected crises. For example, losing Martial for a huge chunk of the season is bad luck. Forcing, because of that injury, Rashford into a role that doesn't suit him, moving James onto the other flank and putting Pereira on the wings isn't bad luck. It's bad planning and it has cost him and the team.
Hopefully, he'll be able to turn it around and learn from his own mistakes. He deserves credit for the Lindelof-Maguire partnership and for developing McTominay. Bissaka and James are solid signings too. I'll also suggest that his decision to selectively give good chances to youngsters during a period that the team struggles instead of throwing them into the fire, LvG style, to save face and please the fans is the right thing to do. That's as far as it goes as we speak. Patterns of play and synergies between the players, coherence & consistency, all these vital aspects of a rebuild, are still missing after nearly a year. Again, as we speak. And as long as they're missing, there will always be question marks around Solskjaer's tenure.
Lastly, i think to mention Poch's recent failings without the context that this downfall for Spurs has occurred in his 6th season at the club (close to a record in modern times) and without any credit for developing all his players just to defend Solskjaer is disingenuous. If, come next May, we can't credit Solskjaer for anything more than a few good signings and McTominay, then Pochettino will be one of the best choices. If he is available, of course.