I've always been very on the fence when it comes to Ole (even when we've got on a roll) with the odd spell of having enough of his pragmatic/forlorned touch line manner.
I think we can all agree he has brought the team on, maybe not as quickly as we would have all liked, and maybe not with the players we would all like, but that's certainly not all on Ole.
However, what tends to get under my skin is he, much like his side, don't appear to either learn from their mistakes or, react quickly enough or even correctly to the requirements in SOME games.
Take today for example.
It should have been clear for Ole that we were going to dominate possession and come up against a low block.
Yet he chose to play McFred?
Now I don't necessarily have an issue with the personnel, but they were both clearly told to sit in during the first half.
There was then a clear change at H/T, with McT urged to push on and support the attack. My question is, why did it take us 45 minutes to decide that would be more effective? Why can't we tweak that after say 15 minutes, or even better, start on the front foot?
It almost feels like we set up to 'feel the other team out' rather than let them worry about how they are going to nullify us and we are also painfully predicatable in both the way we set up and the way we play.
I mean, there must be a reason I shout "what have we been doing in training all week" at the TV most weekends? There must be.
I still struggle to see a well-rehearsed 'style' of play. It simply smacks of trying to do the basics well and then rely on some individual brilliance?
I don't mind a pragmatic approach against your City's and Liverpool's, but its like its our default, no matter home or away, against City or WBA. I mean, I'm not sure anyone can turn round and say "we were reckless playing one DM away at WBA"?!
He is also very reluctant/laboured when it comes to subs. Slightly better today you could argue but Martial was that bad, he could, maybe even should have been hauled off at H/T.
6/10. I'd love to be proven wrong, but we'll not win a Premier League under Ole.