Surely something along the lines of 'youngsters did well but we need to be playing better as a team' is realistic without damaging the confidence of those that need it most?
Ed doesn't run the day to day? Of course he does! And yes, we can pin point the issues.
You'd be surprised.
I meant in footballing terms. Okay pin point the issue, what is our biggest issue, and don't say Ed Woodward just as a name.. what about him ? or what aspect?
Youngster didnt play well
Yes mate. A fan is someone who is happy enough to enjoy the good when its going good. When not going so good, they'll just sit back and watch things going on as they are.
99% of the global fan base didn’t see the game. They have the result, the manager’s comments, and whatever spin their news source puts on the game. Better to be quoted saying something positive than negative about the team.
You really think he was pleased with the performance? It's not unkommon managers say that even when it's not the case.
Lvg was rocking the boat. He wasn't exactly quiet was he?
They played like youngsters at the end of the day, and publicly calling them out wouldn't help them.
Yes, the problem is we have no plan! As a football team, over his tenure, what has been his footballing plan?
Sleep on the couch and make breakfast for them in the morning
Probably congratulate you on some fine moves as well. Do you think he’ll get the bourbons out or is that pushing it a bit?
If the kids can't create a shot on target against these lot then they are either not properly managed or else they aren't good enough
True. We cannot expect him to say that his boys were very poor and it is always because he wasn't backed in the summer. He'd be shown the door.
I think ole was doomed the moment he accepted to start the season with no midfield and forward line. At that point he had to decide to either stay and take the slack until he's sacked or clearly say he doesn't have the men to achieve his goals and resign. There is no shame to resign from a job if you lack the tools to complete your job adequately.
That was a strange one. He was peddling that bullshit for months when he came in. I think it all adds to the fact that the guy seems completely lost at the moment.
Sadly I don't, I think he wants to befriend them as equals. I think this way works in Scandinavia, where people have a completely different mentality. Some of our divas will abuse this, of that I'm sure.
How times have changed. I was listening to the 1999 documentary on t'radio last night and Steve McClaren had an anecdote about standards.
Yep. And I think and Glazer's knew this when employing him
With Ole, I can't be sure, so you are saying we shouldn't take anything he says as face value? what is the point of having pre and pose match interviews then?
I don't think you will find a lot of Man United fans who wouldn't like Ole to become successful and be here long term. We all want to back him and believe in him. However, there should be signs of improvement on the pitch. And at the moment, apart from the good transfers in, there're none.
So the problem is we have no plan? So the first plan was give Moyes a go because he came highly recommended by Fergie and he was new in the position.
There is no point and these guys lie all the time. I don't think he's happy and I think he's in way over his head, and don't know how to solve the situation.
Tbh I dont think anyone at the club knows how to solve this. Us struggling and not scoring goals is a worry but if you dig deeper there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
You obviously solve it by hiring the right manager, and clubs tend to go through a few before they they find that man.
Apart from Mou almost no manager ever does that for good reason. I really don't get what some people expect from those press conferences? Do they expect the manager to say "Yeah we are shite, we can't string two passes together, Pogba always loses the ball with his stupid dribblings, Lingard and Pereira are pub team players and Rashford can't hit a barn door with a banjo, we'll never score with this lot walking about the pitch, like they are on a sunday walk. Why, oh why did I even take this job? I hate my life right now."
Yes, we have tried 3/4 they haven't worked. We have now gone a different direction and it doesn't take a footballing person to say Ole is unlikely to turn this around.
Supporter. You use that word a lot. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Absolutely. Look at Liverpool before Klopp. They were mostly a mess and their owners and structure was heavily criticized.
Yeah but they did have the odd title challenge though.. we have the odd challenge for top 4.
We had a "challenge" two swasons ago
You want Poch? I'd be tempted to go for him if I had a say.
