Unfortunately it's true. After 3 years we rely on improvisation and individual brilliance in attack all the while being vulnerable at the back. We have been outplayed in nearly of our games this year except Leeds and Newcastle and even vs Newcastle we've been cut open a few times and conceded like that too. It is damning that with that kind of firepower upfront we cant make any clear cut chances but rely on Greenwood to try something on his own (speaking of Villa game). And in the other end we produce some madness and silly mistake still (Maguire back pass to De Gea). in other games it was evident too, lack of chances. In some games like Newcastle and Leeds we managed to score goals but in games like on Saturday we couldnt get a sniff, they had better chances and deserved their win.
I've been on the fence with for a while but Villa game brought me to the other end. Good results if you count climbing on the Premier league table but last year we were never in the title fight and all those semifinals and the nature in which we lost EL final.. All that combined with the lack of style mean he should leave really. After 3 years we still start slow most of the games and usually concede first. Kudos to players and Ole for away record and all those games in which we got back in games but why should we always fall behind and rarely we play dominantly like you know from the 1st minute we'll win the game. Instead we're all nervous while watching United games.
Freestyle football upfront can only take you so far. You need some kind of structure, tactics and cohesion.
I guess Ole is trying to copy how we used to play under Fergie but it just isnt going. Also Fergie didnt play on the counter all the time. Sure we were famous for our counters but we were more known for overloading the attack and attacking the opponent on and on until they would collapse. Also you would rarely see us getting outplayed. Especially at home against the likes of Aston Villa, with all due respect to them.
Others said it here already, manager with an idea how to play can change the way how we play in weeks.
Thing is, even if we lose on Wednesday I dont see him leaving. We went out of the CL last year to. Ok it was in the last week of CL (although we cocked it up in Turkey before that) but after that we were 2nd in the league till the end while not being close to City at all as I said already. It will take a disastrous run in the league for the board considering sacking him.
He has made good, great things in and around the club but lack of style of play and tactical shortcomings (Cavani for the last 10 minutes, what is that, not to mention the circus vs Young boys) will or should cost him the job. I cant watch United games anymore, its so low quality and too stressful too.
Should it be Conte or someone else I dont know. But at this point of time Ole has taken us as far as he can. Time for someone else to take the reigns.