That's the word isn't it. By far the most disappointing thing about Ole's reign is the deep troughs we have fallen into after every good run of form and the manner of the defeats late in cup competitions. I see no signs that Ole will be able to get us competing consistently for major honours and crucially playing good progressive football more times than not. For that reason I'd like this season to be his last as United manager (barring a miraculous turnaround this year, which would be fantastic).
I saw in the podcast thread you don't want to argue the hypotheticals of last season: 'What if Liverpool didn't have injuries? What if Chelsea had started the season with Tuchel? etc. which is fair enough, but I think the fact remains Ole will find it harder to show progress this year than he did last year, given the lie of the land at rival clubs plus the fact Ole did progress us last year in terms of league finish. The Covid fixture pile-up aside this season looks to be a tougher ask for Ole, as it would be for anyone, and so far it's not looking like he's up for the challenge. As we've all said this run up to mid December is make or break.
