How about Ed tends to trust his managers? Ed is not a football person, he understands that. Once trust diminishes he puts financing their wishes on hold.
We are a dynasty club, like it or not. We had only two successful managers in our history: Busby and SAF. Our model is proven by the time, though it has its flaws. I prefer us to stick to our identity. I love United because of its traditions.
I worked as CEO at public companies, and I never let managers criticize me in public. More to it, I managed to hire people who were smart enough to understand importance of teamwork.
Ed is too kind, he let JM to start another season even after his bitter assault on the club. Mourinho couldn’t build a team while enjoying full power, and then went to criticize us for not having a structure. Moron.
I think the list of managers/coaches successful in going publicly to war with their employer is very, very short. Mourinho has left a breath of fresh air and a culture of moaning after the door slammed on him.
Still, it’s impossible to say Woodward trusted in his manager for the third season, and if he doubted Mou’s stability in the face of imperfection, he certainly compounded that with the last transfer window.
Now we’ve taken good steps to build quality from the back. The defence has a blend of youngish, good first choices in each position, Dalot and Tuanzebe coming through, and experienced back up players for squad roles. LB is the only really ‘thin’ position.
Next up is midfield and attack, were our only investments the last two seasons have been James, Fred, and Sanchez, which is too little by far.