3 year contract is the right length to give him. Shows that we trust him and will give him the necessary time to develop the club on the pitch and off it.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | W15 D2 L4
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That press conference was embarrassing from start to finish. Ranting like a lunatic at one point.
Still had plenty of posters defending him though.
I don't think I'll ever be able to get over thatThat press conference was embarrassing from start to finish. Ranting like a lunatic at one point.
Still had plenty of posters defending him though.
Mourinho, are you watching
Since you're gone, we've been smiling
When you got the sack, we got our club back
Walking on Solskjaer's wonderland.
Since you're gone, we've been smiling
When you got the sack, we got our club back
Walking on Solskjaer's wonderland.
For a “winner” he has loser mentality.
It´s made clear today that Ole does it fact not have a contract with Molde. His new contract (from early December) was terminated when he signed for United - simply because you as a manager cannot be contracted to two different clubs at the samt time. So it looks to be a complex situation, as I do not believe Molde would have agreed to let him go for free. Is the agreement that Ole has to sign a new contract with Molde whatever happens when the season is over? And then United will have to buy him out of the new one?
This was a point I brought up back in 2012 when some were wanting him to move to a small premier league club. What Ole did at Molde is far more important for a Manchester United Manager, learning how to rotate squads and still win trophies and fight for a league. Playing in Europe and having that schedule. Yet people thought he should move to Aston Villa.
More Managers should do what Ole did, its far more important for a Manager to learn how to rotate squads and fight for a league title and motivate the players. It's good practise for a Manager who has ambition to move to a top club as the methods you use can be transferable.
This was the breaking point. That was a pure meltdown by him and it paved the way for our horrendous start to this season. I couldn't believe it when I saw it, feels like an eternity ago now.
Ole's tenure reminds me of the TV show Gotham. The rise of various villains makes it necessary for a figure like Batman to exist. Mirroring this, Bruce Wayne's struggles set him on course to becoming the famed vigilante. Similarly, Ole's own trial of fire has seen him continue to prove himself against some of the toughest opponents in world football. We have had encounters with some of the most deviant creatures known to man. These include the Joker (Klopp), Two Face (Pochettino), Penguin (Sarri), Ras Al Ghul (Tuchel), and Riddler (Emery). Bane (Pep) will come later. Solskjaer has held his own against them. From the ashes of ruin, he has caused United to rise like a phoenix. He is our Dark Knight 
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Too logical, too critical and too egoistical. It was a bad fit.
Very good. My favorite:
There are no square pegs in round holes. Paul Pogba sees himself as an attacking midfielder so Solskjaer uses him as one. Romelu Lukaku, despite his size, isn’t a hold-up centre-forward so the manager doesn’t employ him that way. Marcus Rashford isn’t a winger, so Solskjaer trusts him to play up front.
For all the stupidity of the "smile and make everyone feel good" comments (that can really only last a couple of weeks, if at all), I think the thing that facilitated the across-the-board improvement of the players has been his fitment of them into his system, and the adjustments to the system for the players at hand. Also never liked the accusation that players were downing tools. A player that works best in position A is not going to be best in position B. To put him where he can't be the most comfortable, then accuse him of intentionally playing sub-standard, is sheer foolishness. Even at PSG, you can't blame Bailly for intentionally playing poorly at RB. Either he wasn't comfortable there or he was just having a really off night (I think both, actually), but I don't think he wanted to play that way.
Nah, 14-2-0. One aggregate win doesn't turn into two.
Never actually watched this at the time, just read the transcript. Seeing it is much, much worse!
How did you manage to make your post sound app condescending when you looked as if you are praising Ole? You are unreal.
The next Dark Lord. In 10 years' time, it's gonna be fun on RAWK. Devil in disguise.
Some still do.That press conference was embarrassing from start to finish. Ranting like a lunatic at one point.
Still had plenty of posters defending him though.
It's almost like Ole developed a specific plan to beat a specific team and it worked! Weird right? If only other managers showed that much tactical flexibility perhaps they would have better results when it mattered.
Love your new tag line by the way
Enjoyed that. Thanks
This is the press conference that did it for me. Still wanted him to succeed with us as I always want us to succeed but he really should have been sacked after that. Worse than anything Moyes ever said
Ole said he wants players to take ball forward to the opposite team box ASAP which is same as Moyes philosophy of crossing bi-line ?
If we had won both games we'd certainly saying 15-2-0. Seems we have just decided to pretend that game never existed. Not that I am complaining or I care either way just saying...
this wasn't actually the one. it was the other post match conference when he boasted about knocking us out in the CL.
And the media have been hounding on that as well. Its so disrespectful to Solskjaer and his backroom staff.1. Luck
2. New manager syndrome. Everything will fall apart next season.
3. Any other manager could have done it as Jose was so poor and toxic (e.g. Paul Ince)
4. Done nothing tactically except unleashing the players to do what they do best.
5.Its actually SAF in the background
That's what most non-United fans are saying. I would like to see another caretaker do a job like OGS.
I think the asterisk is perfectly fine in the thread title. Once Ole's beaten in a game that isn't a reversed knock-out game, it can be removed. Hopefully the asterisk will stay there til the end of the season!
I think you’ve misunderstood the asterisk.
Hypothetically, if we make it to at least the CL semi's, finish the season top 4 or even 3rd with a great record for the remaining games, plus get to the FA Cup semi/final, would Ole deserve manager of the season?
Why or why not?
Why or why not?
Belatedly changed my vote from No to Yes. Sorry I ever doubted you Ole <3
Unbelievable how one man can change things so much in such a short space of time! He has united United. Players & fans are happy again. He's earned the job at least three times over by now.
Kudos to the backroom staff too. Thanks for giving me back my club. Instead of hating getting up for the early morning matches (4:30am), I now can't wait for the next match.
The only downside is I can't get Ole's at the wheel song out of my head.
Unbelievable how one man can change things so much in such a short space of time! He has united United. Players & fans are happy again. He's earned the job at least three times over by now.
Kudos to the backroom staff too. Thanks for giving me back my club. Instead of hating getting up for the early morning matches (4:30am), I now can't wait for the next match.
The only downside is I can't get Ole's at the wheel song out of my head.
Hey, heeeey, this is OLE's thread, f**k off with Mourinho, and his rubbish, and mad man facial expressions, ffs people.
the comparison with di matter is also very annoying. ole has consistently produced wins in every competition whereas di matteo was great in the cups but average at best in the league gaining only 18 points from 11 games in the league that season , winning less than half of them. ole on the other hand won 29 points from his first 11 games and has continued the winning runs.1. Luck
2. New manager syndrome. Everything will fall apart next season.
3. Any other manager could have done it as Jose was so poor and toxic (e.g. Paul Ince)
4. Done nothing tactically except unleashing the players to do what they do best.
That's what most non-United fans are saying. I would like to see another caretaker do a job like OGS.
I think a lot of the media have been very kind to Ole (and rightly so.) He's a nice chap. Not only that, he's a Premier League legend. Scorer of the winning goal in a Champions League final, yet he's got no ego. He didnt as a player, he doesnt now. He respects everyone. He's nice to the tea ladies and he's humble and interesting and friendly in interviews and in press conferences. Journalists really like him. Pundits really like him. If Mourinho would have pulled off that PSG result, you can guarantee there'd be way more said about VAR and the possession percentage we had, but Ole's intentions are so good and he is so likable and unselfish people genuinely seem to want him to get the job.
Mourinho was a massive negative influence on anyone that spends time with him. He was such an aggressive, miserable personality. Patronising, abusive, thinking his way is the only way. Massive ego. Solskjaer is the opposite to him in every way. He's united the fans, the dressing room, brought a fear to playing United again, brought the respect back to the club after years of egotistical managers still trying to convince themselves they are still top men in the game (Van Gaal and Mourinho.) I have no doubt in my mind he will bring the good times back to this club. He takes great players and makes them play to their potential and he takes mediocre players and forces them to work hard to get everything out of them. We're a team lead by a man. Not a man who moans about his team.
Mourinho was a massive negative influence on anyone that spends time with him. He was such an aggressive, miserable personality. Patronising, abusive, thinking his way is the only way. Massive ego. Solskjaer is the opposite to him in every way. He's united the fans, the dressing room, brought a fear to playing United again, brought the respect back to the club after years of egotistical managers still trying to convince themselves they are still top men in the game (Van Gaal and Mourinho.) I have no doubt in my mind he will bring the good times back to this club. He takes great players and makes them play to their potential and he takes mediocre players and forces them to work hard to get everything out of them. We're a team lead by a man. Not a man who moans about his team.
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This was after the PSG game.
If i were Glazer/Ed, this is a manager worth to invest, timewise and moneywise.
An added great thing about hiring Solksjaer full time, in my opinion, is that IF, and its a big IF, he should start to dwindle or things don't look so good, I can't see Solksjaer trying to cling to power for too long, being the person he is and his love for the club he would step down I think and let someone else take the chance before things got ugly.
Of course i'm not saying I want this to happen. But that realistically there is a possibility.
Of course i'm not saying I want this to happen. But that realistically there is a possibility.
Lets not behave like Bluemoon or RAWK. The fact that we won the tie doesn't eradicate all record of the fact that we lost the first leg. It does mean the first leg doesn't matter, but it shouldn't ever mean that we pretend the first leg never happened.
On another note, I'm really curious to see the length of Ole's contract. Someone mentioned 2 years with an option for a 3rd; I think maybe I'd go 3 years with an option for a 4th.
Just seeing the video for the first time. Ed Woodward is a disgrace for not sacking this poison earlier.
fecking disgrace that was. That was the point I lost faith in him.
The way he thinks is the reason he will be a very successful manager for Manchester United. Obviously, there will be bumbs on the road, he will learn from it and we will thrive. I’m very confident we have the right manager this time and we’re very lucky.The only negative I can think of if appointing him (and I’m really clutching here) is if he does poorly and we’d have to sack him. That would break my heart
In one shot he demeaned the club, humiliated the players, called the fans gullible who base their opinion based on what is said and written by the media & acted like a dick to those present at conference.
A terrible self-absorbed human.