If only there were existing Ole threads that this could've gone in.Ole is saying he is happy with his three signings.
And when asked about fan frustration over lack of signings he is saying: "That is not the feeling inside the club. The feeling with the fans i've met are they are excited with the ones we have had.
"Of course, there is always going to be fans out there wanting to sign players, that is part and parcel of being here.
"The players are here now, they have been shown that trust, and we believe in them."
On the Lukaku deal he says: "It was time for Rom to go. We got a good deal, he is happy. Both parties ended that deal as it should be.
"I just hope for him that he will get a good start at Inter Milan."
How the club fills a goal void left by Rom's departure he said: "Of course Rom has a good record, he is one of the top number 9s around, when you want to play with that kind of striker. He is that target man. For me I am very confident we will get goals from Martial, Rashford, Dan James will come in and create, I am sure Jesse Lingard will get more. We have a different attacking set up this season, yes we do."
On Pogba's attitude: "Always the same, he has been great."
Inter and juve were sniffing around all summer and not once did we say he was not for sale.
Got you now sorry!
Are you suggesting that every Solskjaer-related information all goes into one thread? That's fine, but then there are already multiple Solskjaer threads, which one do you pick?
Pogba nearly fully downed his tools last year.
Sniffing around and doing feck all. If you want the player, pay the money or feck off. Once it became clear what we wanted, they should have paid up or said they are pulling out, not kept messing about till the end of the window for us.
There's a press conference thread.
Why didn't you just put it in the transfer thread you started yesterday evening? It was a natural fit- many fans think Woodward messed up/Ole being professional and saying it's fine.
Pogba never stopped training, nor did he go AWOL like Lukaku. Pogba's performances dropped, but so did everyone else. That does not mean he downed tools, just that we were shit, as a team. He was still better than our other players, who were also struggling.
Sniffing around, making bids, negotiating with the club and his agent.....you know trying to sign him and the club at no stage said he wasn't for sale only that they hadn't reached their valuation. If that is not a sign that he was going then I don't know what more you need?
So are you basically saying that hypothetically no matter how bad the team may play he is essentially absolved of all responsibility?
I didn't mean to open this discussion again but he really wasn't better than many of our players at the time.
Rather spread positivity even if you feel it sounds ridiculous. I don’t think it’s that hard to imagine Sanchez coming back into form. If he does come back to form, he can be the best striker in the league and losing the goals of Lukaku would become irrelevant very quickly. I don’t believe Sanchez has fallen off a clif. The teams he played in when Mourinho was in charge changed every single week. One of the main attributes of title winning sides is consistency in selection. With Sanchez being given a 10 game run in the PL with a settled team can do wonders. When you’re chopping and changing the team each week it’s difficult for all our teams. When Ole came in initially he wasn’t changing the team much and you sort of could predict the team he’d put out. If we can get consistency with our first 11 we will get top four. Maybe top three but it is all about consistency.I agree with being positive but
I don’t know where you got that from because I never said that. I believe that the squad is at best a top 6 squad and if we finish top 6 with progression in our style of play and don’t get embarrassed in the cup competitions, then yes he has done his job well. If we fail to do that and are in free fall with no signs of recovery, he has to go.
Because the intention was to give a live transcript of what Ole was saying and it seemed a legitimate reason to start a new thread (incidentally information the Beeb, Sun and Mirror did not have). As legitimate as any Solskjaer-related thread of which there are many here.
He will now have had two pre-seasons training though. The first one didn't work but hopes and prayers that the second one will have done the job!!
They only made one bid, that was way below what we were asking for, after that it was believed they did not have the money to buy him. Also, at no point the club said that he was for sale either. The club said nothing in public, everything that was known was from rumours. The thing that was known, is that he was expected back at the club, and he did not return, and at that point the deal was looking unlikely. It was only after Lukaku started acting like a cnut, that Inter suddenly were 'confident' of getting the deal done.
They didn't at any stage say that he Wasn't for sale.
He was one of our better players, that is an obvious fact. There were a lot more players worse than him last season, but get overlooked as the expectations are lower for them, while the expectations for Pogba are bordering on unrealistic.
No one said that! Love it when people start making stuff up to get angry about.Well it would seem that Pogba ( like most of us) is unhappy about the standard of our team. He needs defensive cover to let him play.
They also at no stage say he was for sale either.
Pogba being happy or unhappy is irrelevant to his performances. We are not playing the same system, and he will be fine as long as the partner is not Matic.
When he is not happy his performances drop. He wanted away and didn't get. I do admire your optimism though
Even if you were right ( which I think is far-fetched) a little bit better and contributing a little more bit more won't be anywhere near enough.
No, his emotions have nothing to do with his performances. The problem was our structure, and the lack of a style. The entire team was inconsistent.
Pre-season is like comparing your work week with your week in Tenerife
It will be to replace Lukaku, if they all improve a little bit.
There is a place for everyone. It goes without saying that I am less than happy with our dealings, especially as it comes after all the other poor recruitment dealings under Woodward. And there is no getting away from that. Hence, why we have the usual.. we are looking for a technical director PR spin that comes after the unrest, that despite what Ole says, does exist.
Still, he looked happy based on that.Pre-season is like comparing your work week with your week in Tenerife
