Even football anomalies like City or Psg don't work in a way that manager gets every A target and player for every position in general.
Ole was backed better than most of managers in the world in last few years. He got his A targets in Bruno, Maguire and AWB ( or you or anybody else want to say that they weren't his A choice?). James for sure wasn't his A or B choice but he could have said no, right?
VDB is his choice. He had only praise for him and talked how we tracked him for a year and rumours also were how Ole spoke with VDB before transfer. Was he A or B choice is not matter, Ole wanted him and even if not, he could have said no to that transfer.
He wanted striker. Haaland was A choice, it was not on Ed why he refused to join us. Cavani and Ighalo were offered to him and he accepted. Again, if he didn't want them he could and should have name B,C,D options. If he didn't then it is up to him, right?
He got left back. Nothing to say about that.
Getting new defender after he spent 80 mil on one and having 5 others in squad was irrational thing to expect. I mean, come on, only City can back their manager like that.
So, it is only that right wing. And now comes something where we are in dark. Sancho was his wish but he was too expensive. Blaming club for not spending 120+ on one player while club is taking a huge hit because of covid is spoiled. IF Ole had B or C options for reasonable price and Ed failed to sign them then it is on Ed. If Ole was "Sancho or nothing" then it is on Ole. And in the end he got two young right wingers so he can work with them.
So he was basically fully backed in reality. If we live in FM world then Jose wasn't backed because he didn't get Perisic and Alderveireld for 50 mil each. Moyes wasn't backed because he didn't get Bale and Fabregas.
And what to say about LVG and his A list which includes 10 world stars (Ramos, Lewa, Neymar, Kante, Mane, Higuain...).