Have to say I was very sceptical of having Jose as manager despite his obvious record. However it's safe to say I'm really shining to him. A few decisions I don't agree with but we're slowly but surely starting feel like United again. Fair play!
Honestly I worried about the chance of ultra defensive football all season but we look the best we have since Fergie going forward. Only problem for me is the sittting v=back when 1-0 up but don't know if it's him or the players. Also he's smart enough to adjust that anyway!I fecking love him, won't hear a bad word!
100% agreed. This is my worry but I think he is smart enough to realise this over time. Also maybe our lack of converting chances swayed him a little. Although he's done a great job on the defense too.Only complaint I have is the sitting back, I find it strange that he hasn't abandoned that tactic with the amount of times it has backfired this season.
We are at our best when we harass and press, like we saw in the first half when Crystal Palace's attacks that went all the way to our box got turned into backpasses back to their own box due to our pressing and positioning.
Tell that to the van Gaal brigade! We're 10 x better than at any time post Fergie. I look forward to every game and am entertained win, lose or draw. I'm happy to write this season off though I think we'll win something and really looking forward to next. I hope Jose stays for many, many years.Have to say I was very sceptical of having Jose as manager despite his obvious record. However it's safe to say I'm really shining to him. A few decisions I don't agree with but we're slowly but surely starting feel like United again. Fair play!
Amen (so far at least)!Tell that to the van Gaal brigade! We're 10 x better than at any time post Fergie. I look forward to every game and am entertained win, lose or draw. I'm happy to write this season off though I think we'll win something and really looking forward to next. I hope Jose stays for many, many years.
This. He's made me look forward to watching United again, win or lose, we're playing better football and he's driving us forward.Best football in 3 years, starting to get that winning mentality back into the team, has created a siege mentality with refs, the media and opposition fans alike.
He is the perfect fit for us, and slowly but surely we're going to be back where we belong. Top man.
I hope so! But to be fair his Real team scored 100 goals in one league seasonAnyone else feel that we may be the club at which he loses the "defensive" tag at? We are a club that expects attacking football and a few times this year we've looked like overrunning the opposition but not actually being clinical enough.
It's definitely him, Chelsea did it for the entire 2nd half of their league winning season even though they looked far better when the shackles were off in the first half of the season. It's what cost them in the Champions League against PSG too.I wonder if it is him telling the players to sit back or its that natural tendency to be a bit more conservative due to the recent results which creeps into the players minds. Thankfully today we conceded with so much time left to correct that.
Its strange cos the second half started and its not like he told them to sit off (or didnt seem like it) at any time during the second half. The one thing I wish he did was change things earlier. After the DDG class save, it looked like we were either tiring or taking it too lax. Think we needed to change something, even if it was formation, or a sub to stop that. I think most people could see their equaliser coming if we continued playing like that.It's definitely him, Chelsea did it for the entire 2nd half of their league winning season even though they looked far better when the shackles were off in the first half of the season. It's what cost them in the Champions League against PSG too.
Seconded.I fecking love him, won't hear a bad word!
Definitely see your point but this season has been drawing/losing games we clearly should have won (even against a top side like Arsenal) compared to winning games we should have dropped points. As others have said I finally look forward to seeing us play.If we had drawn this game I think the exact same thread could have been made by another member saying he's not right for us and we always sit back and then concede, when will he learn ffs.
Late winners do wonders for morale and hopefully the squad can carry this through to WBA..
The method behind it makes sense, its the execution that is the problem.It's definitely him, Chelsea did it for the entire 2nd half of their league winning season even though they looked far better when the shackles were off in the first half of the season. It's what cost them in the Champions League against PSG too.
Half the game on the front foot and half on the back? I kid, we'll get better under Jose. It's clear we've improved already and that he wants some time to do so further.We have balance.