Keano's one-liners are one of the best feature of this show. There is good chemistry between all the hosts and always good rapport with guests. The 1+ hr goes by without much effort. The latest episode was good too. Loved the banter between Keano and Ole. Good insights on Ole the player, his mentality being the super sub, the Bayern goal, the team environment etc.
However, the discussion on Ole's management disappointed me. I felt there weren't enough probing questions or good followups to this answers. You didn't get much insight from that part of the show. What I would have tried to find out is:
- Ole, Sancho was chased for so long, you say that he preferred wide left, so why were we so adamant on signing him when you wanted someone to play on the right and already had Rashford as a starter on the left?
- You say Sancho was a pass and move player, but did you have other players who were capable of that type of football? If not, why was he signed when all your other players were suited for a more direct style of play?
- Ole, you wanted to play front foot, dominating football, but were your signings suited to that? Could a midfield of Fred and McTominay with DeGea, WanBissaka and Maguire in defense & Bruno and Rashford in attack suited to that style of football?
- Why didn't you recruit players who were more comfortable on the ball if you wanted to dominate?
- You say you liked Lingard, Dan James, Pereira & McTom as they could run all day; however were those players good enough to dominate?
- Why didn't you make a sub till the 100th minute in the Europa League final when you had attacking subs on your bench?
I think they dealt with him with kid gloves and didn't try to get to the bottom of the stuff.
Also, it showed how out of depth Ole was as our manager. Although, he had the passion and love for the club, he just didn't have enough tactical nous or the recruitment acumen for the job. You just can't simply decide one day that "this is Manchester United, we need to dominate" and start playing an expansive style without first getting the tools necessary to play that away. It showed tremendous naivety.