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It's not a lisp!
He's preparing for a mouth watering 4th round tie tomorrow, and it's 20 years ago today since his memorable stoppage time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup 4th round.
No thread, not much interesting was said this morning though. Just that Smalling, Rojo and Fellaini are still out.. Also, there will be a couple of changes to the lineup and Alexis will feature.When's the press conference - where's the thread
Said this in the other thread but all those saying we must play well, we must play attacking football and I don't care if we play well and lose will all be sat down in front of the TV tonight and a second before kick off 99% of us will say to ourselves "Just win, win this game under any circumstance". Then they'll come here and bitch about the fact Arsenal had a shot on target and we didn't attack in the last 5 minutes of the game #solskjaerfraudI think some of you have spent so long exaggerating arguments of style against Jose that now you can't set a realistic expectation against Ole.
No team plays fantastic football every game. Liverpool are almost heralded on here by some for their attacking play but last season and even more so this season they were not consistently appealing to the eye.
Intent to attack and a good level of effectiveness is all we need from our manager surely
It's also not rare to see terrible spectacles from Tottenham. That's why I focus on intent and competency more than "attacking football" and always be great to watch. The latters rely a lot on the nature of the game, the opposition will play a role in it but you can always be positive and try. My issue with Mourinho is that I felt that we were often incompetent and didn't even try to be, that's probably a wrong perception but it felt like it.I think some of you have spent so long exaggerating arguments of style against Jose that now you can't set a realistic expectation against Ole.
No team plays fantastic football every game. Liverpool are almost heralded on here by some for their attacking play but last season and even more so this season they were not consistently appealing to the eye.
Intent to attack and a good level of effectiveness is all we need from our manager surely
As the post above mine says, intent is the most important thing when discussing the aesthetics of a team. No team...no team plays well all the time. However these teams that everyone praises almost always go out with the intent on trying to out play the opposition.I think some of you have spent so long exaggerating arguments of style against Jose that now you can't set a realistic expectation against Ole.
No team plays fantastic football every game. Liverpool are almost heralded on here by some for their attacking play but last season and even more so this season they were not consistently appealing to the eye.
Intent to attack and a good level of effectiveness is all we need from our manager surely
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's easy Man Utd fix bad news for the myth of the super-coach
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ole-gunnar-solskjaers-easy-man-13902655
Think this makes a lot of sense. It was always argued Sir Alex was never a super-coach. He delegated those duties to others better suited. He was a master at managing his players.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's easy Man Utd fix bad news for the myth of the super-coach
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ole-gunnar-solskjaers-easy-man-13902655
Think this makes a lot of sense. It was always argued Sir Alex was never a super-coach. He delegated those duties to others better suited. He was a master at managing his players.
What's this? A sensible post? Surely notI think some of you have spent so long exaggerating arguments of style against Jose that now you can't set a realistic expectation against Ole.
No team plays fantastic football every game. Liverpool are almost heralded on here by some for their attacking play but last season and even more so this season they were not consistently appealing to the eye.
Intent to attack and a good level of effectiveness is all we need from our manager surely
Where I am.This is where the ole honeymoon stops. I'd be surprised if we win this
Did you think this before Spurs as well>>This is where the ole honeymoon stops. I'd be surprised if we win this
Yes, I was expecting a draw. This is the FA cup though, not sure we'll play the strongest sideDid you think this before Spurs as well>>
Crikey, there's optimism! We can absolutely win this. We can also absolutely lose it too. And the honeymoon shouldn't stop if we do lose, it should all be judged over a longer term than just over a month and one FA cup game. We've won 7 games and on the bounce, we will lose at some point with Ole and would lose at some point under any manager. Losing against Arsenal has happened before and it will happen again. Life goes on.This is where the ole honeymoon stops. I'd be surprised if we win this
He has said that he was advised to learn to delegate after coming to United, and that it was very difficult to do since he would still be held accountable but that it was one of the most important things he learned.Good point about SAF though however I’m not sure (genuinely no clue) if he had always delegated or had just happened over time as he got older & towards the end of his career.
I think he will play a strong side - and Sanchez will get some game time. I'm sure he realizes the importance of this game for him (personally). His changes for the job will be much increased if we have a deep run in this tournament. I'd be surprised (although will have much more respect for him) if he decides to play a weaker team and prioritize finishing top 4 in the league.Yes, I was expecting a draw. This is the FA cup though, not sure we'll play the strongest side
What games have we been defensive in? I don't think the game plan from Ole and the coaches is defensive at all, if we've been defensive its been on the players like at Spurs or 2nd half vs Brighton.Think Ole will get his first loss tonight.
I've felt that the tactics have gotten gradually more defensive and less savvy than initially seen.
I also don't like the line-up for the match tonight.
Hopefully I'm wrong.
Ole confirmed as fecking geniusStarting Lingard as a false 9 and Lukaku out wide? Interesting.
Atleast we have some options for the RW now. Was fed up seeing just Lingard and Mata every game.Credit to Ole for playing Lukaku as an inverted right forward. Seems to be getting the best out of him. Rather than playing him with his back towards goal, the right side gives Lukaku space to look forward and attack the opposition. However, I do not believe he is the solution to fix the right side of the attack. Albeit, he has done better than a natural winger in Sanchez who is playing in the left.
Absolutely superb. No doubt whatsoever who deserved the win tonight. Sign this beautiful man up.If we win tonight, with the manager having made a bold, rotated selection, then he will get the job full time.