Jonathan Wilson and Michael Cox are going to be furious reading that…Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
So we've learned nothing then. He'll be given a new contract and will be another player we'll find impossible to ship over the years.Attention on Jesse Lingard
"He’s got one year left on his contract and of course the club is talking to him and his dad. We see him as a Man United player in the future as well.
Jesse has come back into us after a great spell at West Ham; he showed his qualities, he's back into the England squad, scoring goals.
We really want to see the best of Jesse this season, we support him and we hope to keep him here with us, he’s a red through and through."
He doesn't help himself sometimes. Calling back to former United greats, talking about looking too much at systemic intricacies and then focusing on pashun...it does give his critics more ammo. I do wonder whether he actually has an answer for that question, outside a presser.Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
What?So we've learned nothing then. He'll be given a new contract and will be another player we'll find impossible to ship over the years.
yikesSolskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Damn, I like Ole and even I got annoyed reading that.Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
And the club isn't taking the hint clearly. "We see his future as a Man United player". They're clearly trying to convince him to sign, and I wouldn't put it past Ole to give him more game time to convince him.What?
He's been offered a contract and refused it. If he doesn't get many games this season he'll leave on a free.
Outside of a few players, we get outworked and outfought consistently - but thankfully sheer talent level often drags us through. We've also shown a disturbing propensity for choking big moments and matches.Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners.
People believe that players are like candy you can just ship off to wherever you please.What?
He's been offered a contract and refused it. If he doesn't get many games this season he'll leave on a free.
Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
this is going to wind up a lot of people.Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Doesn't he always say that even two days before the club accepts a bid?And the club isn't taking the hint clearly. "We see his future as a Man United player". They're clearly trying to convince him to sign, and I wouldn't put it past Ole to give him more game time to convince him.
His response to the midfield question was also utter waffle.
What on earth do you expect him to say?And the club isn't taking the hint clearly. "We see his future as a Man United player". They're clearly trying to convince him to sign, and I wouldn't put it past Ole to give him more game time to convince him.
His response to the midfield question was also utter waffle.
As if he needed to give any more ammo, doesn't help himselfSolskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Just wow. Pep is on another planet compared to OleSolskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Pep on the US and Israel?
All three want to win. They're winners who can attack and defend.He definitely sees Robson and Keane when he looks at Mctominay
I hope this just some shit he is saying to hope some club come in the winter and pay something for him. Otherwise we are doomed giving that man a new contract.Attention on Jesse Lingard
"He’s got one year left on his contract and of course the club is talking to him and his dad. We see him as a Man United player in the future as well.
Jesse has come back into us after a great spell at West Ham; he showed his qualities, he's back into the England squad, scoring goals.
We really want to see the best of Jesse this season, we support him and we hope to keep him here with us, he’s a red through and through."
Shamefully plugging US politics
I'm glad I've learned to pay no attention to what managers say in press conferences because those intricacies (depending on what he's alluding to) are exactly what we lack. We actually look like a team who think our problems in possession will be solved by more "desire" and "winners", which is the problem. Hopefully it isn't actually an accurate representation of the ideas behind the scenes. After all, it isn't Solskjaer himself who handles the coaching so Carrick/McKenna might be the people you'd get a better read of our approach to specifics from.Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
That is embarrassingSolskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Watch the Ole-outers freak out about this. Nothing to see here. He's clearly not interested in trying to explain his tactical approach in public, and that's fair enough.Solskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Which is frightening. The guy puts in a shift and scores goals but he can't control a game and defensively he can be a liability by being far too rash. Madness.He definitely sees Robson and Keane when he looks at Mctominay
As opposed to specialists who want to loseAll three want to win. They're winners who can attack and defend.
Straight from the Big Sam & Sean Dyche book of football secrets that line , jesusSolskjaer asked about midfield and his 'philosophy'
"I’m not here to explain every single detail of how I want my team to play. We want central midfielder who can play. Today’s football is about he’s a good 6, 8, 10 back in the day you had proper midfielders, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Bryan Robson. You see players out there who can attack and defend and that’s what we look for, midfielders who are complete and we try to develop that in our midfield.
It's a balance between with how many you commit forward and how you defend because one little mistake and there’s a counter attack towards you.
Overarching philosophy… I don’t sit here and claim and talk... football is a simple game and it's about making good decisions and being in a team.
Sometimes we look too much into the all intricacies and it’s passion, it's desire - who wants to win the ball? Which one of the striker has the desire to get on the end of crosses?
You can talk about all sorts, it looks nice on paper. But when you go out on that pitch, it's who wants to win, that’s one of the big things. You want winners and I think I’m getting there with my team, team players."
Sorry, mate. No idea, how on Earth I got linked to that video. Have edited my post.Pep on the US and Israel?
If you think that's what Ole's telling the players to go out and do, you're incredibly naive.Straight from the Big Sam & Sean Dyche book of football secrets that line , jesus
I appreciate the sentiment but that will only ever get you so far, if our tactics is passion and vibes then were in trouble
100% Pep is a better coach than Ole - but don't get the hyperbole. What's so crazy about what he said? Do you expect him to talk in detail about his tactics? Never going to happen. He's giving a decent answer to the question especially referring to the intangibles of being a United player.