Is it? This was reported on during the pre season tour before we had even played one game. I am sure you have heard the term "confirmation bias"? When you read something you agree on, and commenters around you only cement your belief that your opinion is in fact, correct, without the need to verify any type of source.
But to prove Im not actually making this up, since you wont take my word for it, since you read a sentence in a article that fits well with the narrative you want to belive in, here is an article from July 2019 citing that VERY statement:
http://fcnaija.com/man-utd-players-complain-of-solskjaer-old-school-training -
"Manchester United players have complained about manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer training method -just less than a week into the training for the new season.
Some of the players are of the view that the manager priorities fitness over ball work which is the major complaint of the members, according to the report in ESPN."
Were we watching the same pre season? The team had one bad half in the entire pre-season tour. The first half against Milan in the 2-2 game at Cardiff. Against Tottenham we parked the bus.. on their half. A start contrast to the PL game when the opposite happened. The game against Inter was a one way show, they never came close to being dangerous, a perfect pre-season game. Of all the players, especially Mason Greenwood had a great pre-season tour, as well as Pogba and AWB.
Listen, if the results suddenly change overnight, its not down to the manager, its down to the players. Hell, if there is no manager that attends the game, the players should be able to just go on the pitch and win the match against lesser players, they are that good. These are not children that need to be told to press or play a certain way. The manager lay the framework, the players execute. Unfortunately the ball is round and result flow is an actual thing.
As for being outcoached by everyone:
http://solskjaertabellen.com/ - Even with the shitty result streak from last season, the end result was still MUFC in third after OGS arrived. I just mention it since hes still being judged this season, on last seasons run. Remember when DDG went from the best to the worst goalie in the EPL? Because I do. He was directly responsible for several losses.
Listen: If Pogba scores on his penalty, if Rashford scores on his penalty, we are 6 points up. The margins have not been there. But more than anything we lack a player that can be the go-to goalscorer. Marcus Rashford should have been that guy. Rashford alone has missed more chances than anyone. Not "so so" chances, but free-on-keeper chances. Thats not acceptable. That is on Rashford and Rashford alone. And Dalot, and Mata, and Maguire, and everyone else who has missed open net chances. I am completely holding the players accountable for their inability to execute playground level footballing skills when it matters the most.
But it would seem we look at things very, very differently. And see different teams. Especially if you came from the pre-season and think we looked poor, did you even watch any of the games?
