Nou_Camp99
what would Souness do?
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That's fair enough but Thomas Tuchel wouln't finish any higher than Ole with these players. He wouldn't have finished any higher than 3rd last season and we'd be no higher than 2nd now with him.No offense but United was quite lucky to go through back then. PSG dominated your team but failed to convert it into goals, especially in the first match if I remember correctly. Also worth mentioning that Neymar was missing and the squad really wasn't that special without him, especially since Mbappe was really bad individually in those games. They still deserved to go through, IMO, and the goal that decided the tie came from a penalty after Kimpembe unintentionally blocked a shot with his hand that would've went 5 metres over the goal anyway. The team who wins is right ultimately, but the coaching duel at least from my perspective went to Tuchel.
Personally I just don't see a handwriting when watching United play and although I don't follow every United game closely, over the years I've seen quite a few games under Solskjaer by now. I think you have a terrific squad with players such as Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, van de Beek (although he isn't playing currently) and even Martial when he isn't so out of form, and Solskjaer deserves credit for that, but to me you come across as a team without real synergies. This typical "they are more than the sum of their parts" feeling just isn't there when watching you play. So from a "squad managerial" perspective I think Solskjaer is doing a great job since you individually look much better than before he took over but as a coach I just don't see it.
Man City have a better coach than either, they have less restraints on spending, they have a vision and DOF at the club.
Ole isn't the big issue at United. The board are and always have been. They understand one thing....making money. They have no grasp on football.