Recent content by Jostein Hjorteset

Agree. If the point is to build the team around Bruno, Sancho, Rashford and Greenwood and one more (Ronaldo or whoever else replaces him eventually; then I think Pogba has to go. The commercial value of Pogba is cannibalised by Bruno and CR7 anyway. The state of the club right now in my opinion...

Stubborn Goldbridge has a xxxx for Pochettino. Want to influence things. Pogba will still show his inconsistency no matter who is the manager. The major problem is giving new contracts to those who does not deserve it, and not getting the best players in. Pretty simple at the core. Now, give...

And by the way he has not missed a penalty since he was 15 ;-). I don't remember the exact streak on penalties but it is 25 +/- since he was 15. What does that tell you about the guy's level of focus and concentration? It is definitely Ronaldo (our's) like. The same will to sacrifice to win...

If we are going to hire a "top" manager, he would have to be given a war chest to spend. Any manager doing a rebuild would have to recruit his own players to succeed like Klopp and Guardiola. We don't have that war chest and are instead trying to lower our wage bill. Ole has to endure being a...

Agree. The squad is too thin now for any manager to succeed. Transfer business must be much more flexible and more savvy if we are to see fast progress. And even then it will take some seasons to try to correct the mess we are currently in. We only have Rashford as our stand out performer and...

The knee jerk reaction to sack Ole has several question marks. Is the next manager going to be backed or risk having his CV hampered? Is it reasonable to judge a manager after only one real transfer window? Is the next manager going to change philosophy/strategy and require a major rebuild of...

Well that just makes the point clearer. Woodward has been floating on the brand created by sir Ferguson's success and just been catching up on the marketing value of evenly rated clubs. He has not done anything special.

The wage % to revenue table (from 1990's to now) tells a story about of how the club is being managed. United was lowest on salary budget compared to income in the glory years, and it allowed us to spend the big transfer fees if required. And in addition spend on facilites and stadium. But never...

I really don't think Solskjaer is the problem. What you get with him is talent overflow over time (if possible). He is great in the so called sports director role. Also a tactical sound approach both for matchday and the squad over time. He is good at that and also draws on the experience of M...

It will be a shit show if the manager is not allowed authority and power to enforce discipline. We have been underminding the manager since Fergie left. In what way? By having the board/CEO intervening in football decisions and establishing a culture based around star players. If the star...

Both Solskjaer and Woodward are in the same boat. They have to get the rebuild right. The good thing is that it is not that unachievable. A new right back (AWB or maybe N.Semedo), a new centre back (splash out or nuture Tuanzebe for another year perhaps). Swap deals for Pogba and Lukaku to get...

I think he needs to be pushed by a captain type center back or someone from the coaching staff to reach a higher level. I think he is just fine talentwise. If Ferdinand and Vidic had been center backs he would have improved more than with Lindeloef and Smalling for sure. Which begs the question...

Liverpool and Man City have set up to have at least two decent level players competing for each position. The "star player" approach seems to not work more often than most. Unless the "star" is a role model and pushing himself at the same time. Give a player an undroppable status and the manager...

If the Glazers are that good at business as most claim, they should sell the club within 1 year. It is without doubt that the club is going towards a downward spiral, with revenues soon going down and the salary budget being too high. The best value better be to sell the club soon for them, or...

I feel there has been a culture change among fans towards a more "galacticos" Real Madrid attitude in recent years. If the manager and players do not have a reputation it is all bad with the first sign of failure. The vision of the club (maybe from Ed Woodward) is to be a "mini" Real Madrid...