Majima
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Yes and what was your opinion at the time when Puel was still there?May 6th
Yes and what was your opinion at the time when Puel was still there?May 6th
Yea because while around 30% of fans already saw how inept Ole is, you have already started putting 100% of the blame to the squad.May 6th
So what actually makes them a better run club? I hear this a lot but I’m always confused.Teams like Leicester clearly run the football side very well and make it easier for the manager.
It's all well and good comparing managers like Rodgers and Lampard with Ole, but really it's what they would do at Man Utd that counts, not other clubs. We have a very distinct way of running as a big club which so far has proven to be a hindrance to even the best of managers.
Ironically, their sacking of Ranieri, which Gary Neville and the rest of the media decried, is a good example of their often good decision-making.
November 19thYea because while around 30% of fans already saw how inept Ole is, you have already started putting 100% of the blame to the squad.
I hadn't seen much of Maddison then to comment, Tielemans came in January just before Rodgers both key parts of what makes their midfield better than ours.I said our defence was mid table quality at best the other day and got shot down for talking nonsense. Let's take Leicester, Chilwell and Maguire are England starters, Evans is better than Lindelof and Pereira was starting over Dalot for Porto. What am I missing?
Exactly. People are trying to push the idea any team doing better than us is Just because they have better squad. As I said in other thread, it's like we have the best manager in the world and thus reached the conclusion this is the best that can be achieved with these players : to struggle to finish top 6.When Puel was there, they were truly hideous to watch and were rightfully languishing in mid table. Only player I would have took at the time was Pereira.
Nobody in their right mind would have been able to call beforehand what Rodgers has since done there.
It's rewriting history completely.
Anyone suggesting otherwise is full of it.
The most obvious one is they are able to find replacements or quality in key positions, while we aren't. We haven't had a RW for years, we're playing without an established DM because the last one we bought was already shot, we didn't have the sense to identify LB as a potential problem position, etc. Basically if our manager doesn't do it for us, we're fecked.So what actually makes them a better run club? I hear this a lot but I’m always confused.
Besides sacking managers when the time is right. How would Rodgers struggle here compared to his current management?
Not sure what that means, is it the date Ole turns into SAF?November 19th
2018Not sure what that means, is it the date Ole turns into SAF?
Maybe the myth that players signed are 100% on the manager's say so should stop first. Maybe long term planning is useful? Just a thought.With all this talk of “transfers windows” as if football management progress is 100% contingent on a manager getting his own players.
Leicester sold Maguire for £80m in 2019.
His spot is now taken by Söyüncü who was signed by Puyel in 2018 and made only 6 appearances last summer...
So can we at least stop with the “needs x amount of transfer windows” myth started by the manager’s friends
True. Hindsight is a good thing it seemsExactly. People are trying to push the idea any team doing better than us is Just because they have better squad. As I said in other thread, it's like we have the best manager in the world and thus reached the conclusion this is the best that can be achieved with these players : to struggle to finish top 6.
They had a shite manager, and we finished 6th after a ludicrous run at a time, spurred by a new manager bounce. We obviously have some players that on paper outshine theirs, but the majority of the forum has been talking about how bad our squad is for years. I don't think Maddison is better than Pogba, but he is very good, and Ndidi is at least on par with Herrera(obviously they aren't the exact same type of player).Vardy is better than Lukaku sure but you genuinely believed at this time the rest of their attack was better than say Rashford and Martial, that Maddison and Ndidi are better than Pogba and Herrera? I highly doubt that. I think you are talking through hindsight. Remember they finished 9th with 52 points. I doubt anyone will think the 9th spot time has better squad over all than us. 1 or 2 better players, sure, but the squad overall? Doesn't make any kind of sense.
People have been talking about how our squad is bad in comparison to the other top 6, not in comparison to Leicester and other midtable teams at this time. In fact there were many people convinced worse teams are doing better than us and look more coached.They had a shite manager, and we finished 6th after a ludicrous run at a time, spurred by a new manager bounce. We obviously have some players that on paper outshine theirs, but the majority of the forum has been talking about how bad our squad is for years. I don't think Maddison is better than Pogba, but he is very good, and Ndidi is at least on par with Herrera(obviously they aren't the exact same type of player).
They have players of a sufficient level in basically all areas, whereas we have some serious gaps in quality that cause us major issues. If you objectively looked at their first 11 and ours at the moment, not taking into consideration future potential etc., I think it's 50/50 for who I would take from us/them, but the main thing is those that are left behind in that decision, I think the one's from Leicester far outshine our players. Do you not think Ole would be doing better with their first 11 this season?
It's not about Evans being an amazing player, it's about him being of the required standard necessary. I don't think anyone ever thought Evans was clearly not good enough for us, just very injury prone, and liable to have the odd howler.Funny seeing a player who has been clearly not good enough for us (Evans), everyone wanted to get rid of him and now getting praised non stop as being better than what we have If we switched squads with Leicester I have absolutely no doubts you would be saying they have a better squad. The main difference I can see between them and us is that they have a clearly better manager who makes the team look better while ours make it look much much worse.
We have basically added 3 to our starting 11, I wouldn't call it bad. I don't think it would have been realistic to expect much more in 1 transfer window. We also got rid of some of the shitebags that everyone wanted rid of. I don't think Ole is doing a great job, but I would like to at least see him given another opportunity to bring in some players, to see how he can have the team playing without the gaps we have at the moment. CL is a write off this season unless we win the Europa, so I think he should be given some more time.People have been talking about how our squad is bad in comparison to the other top 6, not in comparison to Leicester and other midtable teams at this time. In fact there were many people convinced worse teams are doing better than us and look more coached.
The fact we have a worse squad with less options now than last season means whatever rebuilding job we have been doing, it is just bad.
Moyes has taken a lot of stick, but in reality Moyes probably never had a chance. First of all he took over a team of aging players where the majority of them either had peaked or were pretty close to peakingOle's situation is far better, and didn't have to deal with any massive cultural problems in the squad like the drinking problem in case of Ferguson. Beside he got the squad while they were 6th not close to relegation, and were derailing because of the manager having a meltdown not because they were poor players. It's lame to suggest there's any similarity between both. And again, it working once in last 20 years with the best manager in history doesn't make it a rule, or that any manager given 5 years would turn to Fergie. Guess in that case we should have let Moyes complete his 6 years plan.
Not everyone hits the ground running, plenty of good managers have had rough starts at a club, and plenty of of mediocre ones have had brilliant ones. In some cases you see a manager having an instant impact, in other cases you dont really see the fruits of their labor until 1-2 seasons have passed.This time nonsense is an excuse that has only ever been applied for United only. Almost any new good manager at any club shows immediately his style and his football from the get go, and the remaining things will be few signings to make everything click. Only at United you need minimum of 3 years and 2-3 transfer window to just apply a football style.
Celtics results are much better this season than they were in Rodgers last season in charge. Rodgers actually received a lot of criticism for their horrible performances in Europe which are much better this season.Brendan won the treble at Celtic and was on course to do it twice? I believe?
Didn’t Lampard push Derby towards promotion?
Evans was a very good player - who totally lost his confidence under LvG. And when he finally got his chance after injuries he probably had the worst game of his career. So yeah - I agree with you. But LvG probably destroyed Evans more than anything.It's not about Evans being an amazing player, it's about him being of the required standard necessary. I don't think anyone ever thought Evans was clearly not good enough for us, just very injury prone, and liable to have the odd howler.
Fully understandable there but I don’t see how this is a process issue. If things are to be believed.. the manager gets the final say. Therefore we don’t get a Tielemans because the manager identifies and wants a different target. The less say we give the manager I feel you would find the less money we actually spend. Harry Maguire being a perfect example.. it’s seem very clear he was our number 1 or 2 target and that came at a ridiculous price. If it was left up to our requirement to decided we would have probably decided to stick with Axel or spend half that money on a player from Europe.The most obvious one is they are able to find replacements or quality in key positions, while we aren't. We haven't had a RW for years, we're playing without an established DM because the last one we bought was already shot, we didn't have the sense to identify LB as a potential problem position, etc. Basically if our manager doesn't do it for us, we're fecked.
From what I've seen with Leicester, they've been very proactive and calculative with their purchases, probably because they're not as rich so are forced to make wiser decisions. Ndidi replaced Kante, Evans and Maguire for Huth and Morgan, Chilwell for Fuchs and Ricardo for Simpson, Tielemans to add quality, etc. Unless you attribute all these signings to the manager, which I can't since they've been making these sorts of transfers for a while now regardless of the manager.
And that good decision making isn't only seen in player transfers, it bleeds over to other areas of the club.
It wouldn't matter if it was Rodgers, Solskjaer, Fergie, Pep Klopp, we have the players of a team that are only good enough to fight at best for 5-6 place.Because Solskjaer is a useless manager
There is a reason he was managing Molde for so many years
We’ve given the manager’s job to a fecking raffle winner – again
The mind actually boggles that people think we are going to achieve anything with him at the helm
Maguire was no doubt expensive, but considering we also sold Lukaku our net spend was not really that high compared to what LvG and Jose was allowed. If money is the reason we did not sign for example a CM, then we are truly fecked because then this rebuild will never come to a closeFully understandable there but I don’t see how this is a process issue. If things are to be believed.. the manager gets the final say. Therefore we don’t get a Tielemans because the manager identifies and wants a different target. The less say we give the manager I feel you would find the less money we actually spend. Harry Maguire being a perfect example.. it’s seem very clear he was our number 1 or 2 target and that came at a ridiculous price. If it was left up to our requirement to decided we would have probably decided to stick with Axel or spend half that money on a player from Europe.
I’m not trying to continuously blame the manager but I feel all Manchester United’s ‘requirement’ mistakes have came from too much trust in our managers. Yes the board don’t help with negotiations but every board bare a Chelsea have continuous summer failures in the market. Especially at the top end. You think Barca fans are happy they don’t have Neymar?
A) and we're not doing even that.It wouldn't matter if it was Rodgers, Solskjaer, Fergie, Pep Klopp, we have the players of a team that are only good enough to fight at best for 5-6 place.
It's fecking hilarious how quickly narratives change on here. This place was convinced Mourinho was shackling our players this time last year and that we needed a manager to unlock said shackles in order for us to fulfill our potential. It took all of 10 days and 3 results for the same people to gloat about their opinions.When Puel was there, they were truly hideous to watch and were rightfully languishing in mid table. Only player I would have took at the time was Pereira.
Nobody in their right mind would have been able to call beforehand what Rodgers has since done there.
It's rewriting history completely.
Anyone suggesting otherwise is full of it.
Well 5th or 6th is better than 14thIt wouldn't matter if it was Rodgers, Solskjaer, Fergie, Pep Klopp, we have the players of a team that are only good enough to fight at best for 5-6 place.
My main point was that while we might not have the best manager in the world, we need a manager who can operate under the poor conditions Man Utd give him. For instance, when Rodgers had poor buys at Liverpool, he failed massively and looked clueless. however, with clubs like Celtic and Leceister where he doesn't need to worry that much about that, he's looking better.Fully understandable there but I don’t see how this is a process issue. If things are to be believed.. the manager gets the final say. Therefore we don’t get a Tielemans because the manager identifies and wants a different target. The less say we give the manager I feel you would find the less money we actually spend. Harry Maguire being a perfect example.. it’s seem very clear he was our number 1 or 2 target and that came at a ridiculous price. If it was left up to our requirement to decided we would have probably decided to stick with Axel or spend half that money on a player from Europe.
I’m not trying to continuously blame the manager but I feel all Manchester United’s ‘requirement’ mistakes have came from too much trust in our managers. Yes the board don’t help with negotiations but every board bare a Chelsea have continuous summer failures in the market. Especially at the top end. You think Barca fans are happy they don’t have Neymar?
Completely different situation, it's not just about what Ole is saying, it's a combination of him talking about all of the things we have been asking for for years, and seeing glimpses of it in some games. We have not seen enough of it at all, but injuries caused us a lot of problems in the last few months.I was speaking to a United supporting mate last night who's Ole In, and asked him this simple question:
'If David Moyes was in charge right now and was saying it was a long-term process and he needed 3-4 more transfer windows while we are sat midtable, would you want to stick with him?'
He said no. Ole is literally in the job because he used to play for us, absolutely no other reason. Certainly not football related reasons. Any non-United man would have been fired after the Newcastle game.
Sums up the fan hypocrisy and the frustrations I have with the team. I'm getting to the point of just wanting competence from the clubIt's fecking hilarious how quickly narratives change on here. This place was convinced Mourinho was shackling our players this time last year and that we needed a manager to unlock said shackles in order for us to fulfill our potential. It took all of 10 days and 3 results for the same people to gloat about their opinions.
Fast forward just a few months and now our squad is amongst the worst in the league and the team in 2nd place is significantly better than us whilst conveniently ignoring the fact that they were incredibly poor last year till they sacked their manager.
Also, I'm sick and tired of Ole. Ultimately, him being a legend means feck all when he's ruining the sport so many of us love whilst going to sleep every night knowing he's being paid millions for his incompetency.
Both LVG and Mourinho had equally poor results without being sacked, so that's not true.I was speaking to a United supporting mate last night who's Ole In, and asked him this simple question:
'If David Moyes was in charge right now and was saying it was a long-term process and he needed 3-4 more transfer windows while we are sat midtable, would you want to stick with him?'
He said no. Ole is literally in the job because he used to play for us, absolutely no other reason. Certainly not football related reasons. Any non-United man would have been fired after the Newcastle game.
I'm not judging him on results because you can get a decent streak with some luck - or you can be unlucky and your results will suffer. Heck, Moyes got something like 6 straight wins in the middle of his season, it didn't mean he was ever good enough.Ole needs to go on a run of 6 or 7 games winning to show he still deserves another window.
Well that's not true anyway.I was speaking to a United supporting mate last night who's Ole In, and asked him this simple question:
'If David Moyes was in charge right now and was saying it was a long-term process and he needed 3-4 more transfer windows while we are sat midtable, would you want to stick with him?'
He said no. Ole is literally in the job because he used to play for us, absolutely no other reason. Certainly not football related reasons. Any non-United man would have been fired after the Newcastle game.
If Moyes was in charge right now I think there would be lot of us who will stand by him. If the things were exactly like they are when he arrived and if the things were going like they are.I was speaking to a United supporting mate last night who's Ole In, and asked him this simple question:
'If David Moyes was in charge right now and was saying it was a long-term process and he needed 3-4 more transfer windows while we are sat midtable, would you want to stick with him?'
He said no. Ole is literally in the job because he used to play for us, absolutely no other reason. Certainly not football related reasons. Any non-United man would have been fired after the Newcastle game.
You selected the two most overperforming teams in the league. You can as easily point at Spurs, Everton, Wolves, Southampton or West Ham to see decent managers struggling. It's not as simple as you make it out to be.If we have anything about us as a club then we need to sack Ole before the international break, & try & salvage the season and at least get a decent manager in there.
Trouble is we don’t act like a big club anymore.
Look at Leicester & Sheffield United to see what effect a decent manager can have
What? Yes I selected them as they are 2 good managers..I don’t really see your point? Why would I choose other clubs with worse managers...(excluding Poch who’s done so much more in the game than Ole & clearly the better manager)You selected the two most overperforming teams in the league. You can as easily point at Spurs, Everton, Wolves, Southampton or West Ham to see decent managers struggling. It's not as simple as you make it out to be.