All three signings he's made are astute signings. No one can dispute that.
Hardly astute. Maguire was a target before Ole and was a record fee. He better be transforming the team at that price point. Alas, he isn't. Like I've said, Lindelof looks worse and the team that lost Maguire has the best defense in the league at present. If you think beating last seasons defensive record is all that counts, it's remarkably short sighted since much the same players contributed to the second best defense across 38 games for the immediately preceeding two seasons.
Buying AWB , again for a ridiculous sum, to do what? Defend the same way he did for his previous midtable club. I'll bide my judgement for once the team as a whole improves but right now, it's a lot of money to have spent. And if value isn't an issue all of sudden that's rather hypocritical of this cafe but the expected nonsense flip flop.
Fred? Rojo? McT? Not improved? And you're blaming him for Shaw being injured?
You can go back and see I've been hot on McTominay since the early days. Jose played him. I was impressed. He's continued to grow the more game time he gets. That includes when Jose was here and now. Irrespective of the manager. Kid also openly praises Jose so bit silly to say Ole is the reason.
Rojo
I swear this cafe never ceases to amaze me with its lack of memory. What's the opposite of an elephant memory? Rojo was part of one our best defensive runs in the last five years, under Jose I think. Then he got injured. So now that he's returning back to that level , a natural result of not being injured, it's Ole's doing? Tsk tsk
Ah Fred oh Fred. Give a foreign player who has gone thru a whole lot both personally in life and on the field consistent game time and who would have thought he might get better. But seriously the lack of memory is astounding. Just earlier this season cafe was up in arms at how shit he was for still being on vacation and not even in the team. Couple injuries later and he's forced into the lineup and again, shows a couple games of decent performances and it's Ole's magic?
Crikey, im surprised you're not saying Ole's the reason Lukuaku is slightly trimmer and scoring goals in Italy...
Jose wanted to play attacking football? We're now entering a parallel universe. And I saw a lot of LVG's teams – dire and immobile.
Talking about playing attacking football means jack shit when you don't actually play it. As many folks that can remember beyond the Partizan and Brighton games will tell you,consistently registering zero shots on target isn't exactly lighting the world on fire.
Two games out of a dozen somehow being used as the example is so fecking dumb. I can't understand how people can live off such nonsense.
He has shipped out where he possibly could. Sanchez? Really? Herrera was on his way a long time before Ole and Lukaku already wanted out too. Another reason why the focus on youth is important – players who want to be here.
At this point you're just arguing for the sake of it and making excuses left and right. I just listed the majority of deadwood the cafe had on their list higher than the ones we actually moved on as stil being here. Til they changes it's a bit early to be calling Ole the squad Messiah.
Loving the club and knowing it inside out is irrelevant? Same under Ferguson then?
Actually, you're right. Loving too much could lead to emotional and irrational decisions. Seems the case now.
Ferguson is the exact opposite of the point you're making. He didn't join United as a former player that was in love with the club. Turned out wonderfully. Few folks have also noted a certain Liverpool player that's come in and done quite nicely too.
The sense of direction comes from all the above. Under Maureen and LVG it was all short-term.
Yes, you're sense of direction is skewed way too far up the butthole of a rather shite manager who has everything left to prove before this wankfest continues over beating Brighton at home. Guess that's the expectation under smeagul.
