Firstly my whole point is that the improvement is not clear to see. We were on an upward trajectory with Mourinho before things imploded we finished the 2017/2018 season with 81 points and a +40 goal difference. For context we are on our way to finish this season with around 74 points and a +31 point difference.
But it seems everybody has forgot about that, it seems all that we remember is when Mourinho shitshow started and we were at our lowest point. As if that was our normal level and not the result of a toxic dressing room with a manager wanting to get himself sacked.
Suddenly the team became a total disaster and it needed a complete rebuild just because we were shit for 4 months, and then its a miracle Ole has "achieved some much" with that poor poor squad that needed "rebuilding".
Thats my main problem there, it seems Ole is not set up to the same standard the ones before were. He's been given a free pass with the whole rebuilding narrative which basically lower expectations and its calling for no preassure because we are on a "rebuild".
I dont remember LVG being justified by that, saying hey he inherited a shit team by Moyes lets give him a free pass he's "rebuilding". Nor the same with Mourinho. All previous managers have been demanded results. It should be the same with Ole, unfortunately his legend status here as a player has numb that fact.
Himself knows that and is happy to continue with that low expectation narrative which eases pressure on him. Hi latest statement about us shouldn't even be mentioned in as being on the title race is a proof of that.
The real difference between what Ole is doing and what Jose did do was that we now seem to be building something that will be sustainable.
We all knows Jose's modus operandi. Squeeze everything out of a squad, invest little to no time in anything other than the first team, and sign players that can do a job for him
right now, with no view on resale value or longevity. He knows he isn't ever going to stay anywhere long so what happens 2 or 3 years down the line is of no concern to him. Its not fair to hate him for that because we knew exactly who we were getting into bed with.
There is still a demand for results under Ole. This is Manchester United after all, and half of our fanbase would have fired him last season had they held that power. I can't speak for anybody else, but its not because he is a former player that buys him more time. It is because he appears to be rebuilding a football club here. The youth system is flourishing. The mentality around the entire club seems to be a lot stronger. The wage bill is moving in the right direction. He is the first manager that we could honestly say would be leaving the club in a better position than he found it - any manager would be licking his lips at the prospect of getting his hands on this squad. It is not a free ride though - there has to be continued progress otherwise he wont get the time to finish his work here.
I realise that for posters such as yourself that doesn't see progress there really isn't any way to convince you of anything but I do believe that, back in the summer, if we were offered 2nd place in the league (above the champions) at this stage of the season then everybody would have been satisfied with that.