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Should lock this thread.The man is gone.
He could have had time if the board would have sacked Ole after the city game, instead of sending him on a fishing trip. Shambles. Imagine Ralf with two weeks thereWe are in our current mid table because of him. The others have run away with the league. We will be extremely lucky if we make the 4th this season.
Ralf doesn't have the time to turn it around this season. With this squad we should be among the top 4 at least and maybe even the top 2?
Finishing 2nd (12 points behind City) is now called getting a silver in PL
Supporters of Ole really have no shame. Get over it boys. He is gone.
Bizarre statement. Poch and Rangnick probably saw a job that couldn't realistically be done worse than how Ole was doing it, at a huge club with huge potential, and a fat paycheck too. How on earth can you use that as evidence of Ole's foundation-laying prowess?I'm sorry but that just isn't true. The cultural reboot was something that he drove. He got Murtough and Fletcher into their roles, he got the data analytics and analysis departments off the ground, he reinstated the use of tech such as GPS in the sports science department after Jose forced us to do away with them.
The club was in a word, a basket case when he arrived with the brand being toxic both inside and outside the club. There was certainly no clamour for the manager's position when Jose left, like there seemingly is and was after Ole left. That Pochettino was apparently actively looking to leave PSG midseason and Rangnick has taken this interim job on when he absolutely didn't need to, should tell you of the quality foundations laid by Ole for the next man, as well as the fact that Rangnick isn't being brought in as someone to undo the work that Ole did, but to build on it.
He also was the only post-SAF manager who achieved two back to back top 4 finishes. Something that neither Jose or LvG could achieve despite spending more than Ole did at the same point in their tenures.
Yes, it ultimately went wrong at the end but he absolutely did a good job up to this point. Unfortunately it didn't work out and the blame is going to be laid squarely on him for that, but he wasn't exactly helped along the way either.
Not sure where we've been set back by years in either. We have a young team who are continuing to grow and develop with a ready supply line from the academy coming through as well. Literally the only areas which need investment in are found in deep midfield, everywhere else has quality and depth and for the first time since SAF, we actually have a coherently built squad. From GK, to CB, to the wings, to up front. We have legitimately top class players like Varane, Ronaldo, Sancho here. We certainly didn't have that in any of the other managers' time at the club. To hear you say we've been set back years you'd think Ole did what Jose did and proceeded to buy shit on top of the shit purchased by the previous manager and didn't bother to actually rebuild the squad. The fact we all went from looking to break top 4 to actively trying to challenge for the league is proof positive of the job he did. We certainly weren't thinking that in Jose's third season, or LvG's second, for example.
And then I can talk about the improvement of the likes of McFred and Shaw who were seen as legitimate joke figures among the fanbase. Or the fact we were much more enterprising under Ole than we were with the other guys 5+ goals scored 10 times in c.160 games: the previous 3 managers? twice in 302 games.
Yes I agree with you. He should have been sacked the moment we got thrashed by Liverpool. Or even before that.He could have had time if the board would have sacked Ole after the city game, instead of sending him on a fishing trip. Shambles. Imagine Ralf with two weeks there
I think when people say he left us better off they mean with a better squad, which it definitely is. But I don't think solskjaer should be given much credit for spending half a billion and leaving a better squad behindHow did he leave us better off than Jose when Jose won trophies, came 2nd, made finals and left us higher on the table when he got sacked. All after a summer without Marquee signings and a highly toxic dressing room. You can't call one a success and the other a failure. I thought the folie en masse would be over when he left but it's still going and we are now crediting him for getting sacked so we could sign a better manager. Like being incompetent was part of some failure by design masterplan. Jose left us toxic, Ole left us broken.
I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Ole's building of this team is way overrated. The players he bought with big money for the first team were household names like AWB, Maguire, Fernandes, Sancho, Varane, and Ronaldo. Any bloke could have picked them. The lesser known players he bought - we just don't hear of them anymore, do we?Ole didn’t meet everyone’s expectations last season. In the end he meet nobody’s expectations.
Now it’s time to move on and see if Ralf is able to fulfil the potential of the team Ole build. That’s something we shouldn’t forget talking about Ole’s legacy
Ralf is perfect for us right now and I think he’ll improve our play immediately. I’m very very exited and look forward to se him in action.
Credit to people who managed to bring him to United. Think it was a very smart move.
I'm also not keen on praising anyone for not wasting half a billion. That's not a standard worth considering. It's basically failing after being given a blank cheque but also Jose actually left behind a decent squad as well. A squad that finished 2nd, got further than Ole's CL campaign and made a cup final. Even unfavoured assets like Lukaku were sellable for a fortune. Probably more than we'll see for Maguire and AWB. Then Rashford, Martial, Shaw, Mctominay, Pogba, Fred and a number of players who were starters in Ole's best season came from previous managers. No one gives Jose credit for leaving most of them behind.I think when people say he left us better off they mean with a better squad, which it definitely is. But I don't think solskjaer should be given much credit for spending half a billion and leaving a better squad behind
To be fair, while Fernandes was a known name, not many were trying to pick him out of the Portuguese League. We did and it turned out to be an inspired signing.I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Ole's building of this team is way overrated. The players he bought with big money for the first team were household names like AWB, Maguire, Fernandes, Sancho, Varane, and Ronaldo. Any bloke could have picked them. The lesser known players he bought - we just don't hear of them anymore, do we?
/threadSentimentality was ingrained at such an extent during Ole's tenure that there will be two opposing camps going at each other's throat for years to come whenever his name is mentioned. In a cruel twist of fate for a man supposedly brought in to bring unity and stability, this could very well be his most lasting legacy as our manager.
"Team is in better place than 3 years ago"...... biggest myth which will never die.How did he leave us better off than Jose when Jose won trophies, came 2nd, made finals and left us higher on the table when he got sacked. All after a summer without Marquee signings and a highly toxic dressing room. You can't call one a success and the other a failure. I thought the folie en masse would be over when he left but it's still going and we are now crediting him for getting sacked so we could sign a better manager. Like being incompetent was part of some failure by design masterplan. Jose left us toxic, Ole left us broken.
50 mil worth defensive fb who can't play in attacking system and 80mil worth captain who is in reality 3rd best defender in club, are his biggest legacy to new coach.
How do you rank our centrebacks 1 to 5?50 mil worth defensive fb who can't play in attacking system and 80mil worth captain who is in reality 3rd best defender in club, are his biggest legacy to new coach.
We can argue all we want on here but it is self-evident. For all the nice words in that exit interview, the club has done once again a screeching u-turn that would make Boris Johnson proud. From old school “United (i.e. Fergie era) DNA” to German theorist who is the high priest of Gegenpress.His legacy as a manager is looking worse after today.
1. VaraneHow do you rank our centrebacks 1 to 5?
Varane is level above all.How do you rank our centrebacks 1 to 5?
1. Varane
2. Lindelof
3. Bailly
4. Maguire
For me, the ability to play in a high line is very important to a high press system and Maguire does not sooth that.
Fair enough I agree on Varane, I'd have Bailly 4th also too reckless when he is fit for my liking. Going off this seasons form Lindelof has been better but over all in their United careers I'd still have Maguire 2nd behind Varane.Varane is level above all.
Lindelof is level above Maguire.
Maguire is 3rd best.
Bailly is close to Harry. Tbh in attacking system he is maybe even better solution than Harry.
To be clear; i am not saying thst Harry is shit defender. But he is not type of defender for attacking football
I am also worried by how uncomfortable he looked in possession. He takes ages to make a decision and by that time, an opposing player is on him.1. Varane
2. Lindelof
3. Bailly
4. Maguire
For me, the ability to play in a high line is very important to a high press system and Maguire does not sooth that.
Passion and desire. And i am not even joking. Guy said that by himself.One training session under Ralf and already you can see something exciting potentially. Solskjaer’s legacy will involve people wondering what the hell they did in training.
Want the ball.From old school “United (i.e. Fergie era) DNA” to German theorist who is the high priest of Gegenpress.
We got 2nd because of Liverpool's injuries and Chelsea only getting Tuchel in midseason, they were clearly better than us by the end of the season. And empty stadiums helped us.We got 2nd with no tactics apparently, yet the German genius winning 1-0 to Palace thanks to Fred worldie shows how bad Ole is. United fans never fail to surprise me.
Tuchel got 4 more points than Solskjaer did last season in the same time period and that included the end of the season where they played City in a glorified friendly and we were basically off for the last 4 games of the season.We got 2nd because of Liverpool's injuries and Chelsea only getting Tuchel in midseason. And empty stadiums.
Someone is always struggling when someone else does well. Almost all top teams struggled in 2015/16 but that didn’t stop us from only getting 5th in the league.We got 2nd because of Liverpool's injuries and Chelsea only getting Tuchel in midseason, they were clearly better than us by the end of the season. And empty stadiums helped us.
Agreed.I do like how one hard fought 1-0 win over Crystal Palace proves the manager who got 3rd and 2nd in the previous 2 seasons was totally incompetent...
I can only assume if we don't go to Newcastle and thump them more than 4-1 that means the current manager is a joke and needs to go etc.
Absolutely, this was the most United performance for years. I put the “DNA” in inverted commas as I was referring to the phoney, ersatz version that has been pedalled by the club and the Ole apologists on here for the last few years.If we followed that version of the “United Way” in 1986, we would not have appointed Ferguson but given the job to a random ex-player like Gordon Hill or Willie Morgan.Want the ball.
Harass every opposition player.
Sub on a youngster.
Win the game.
Lot's of Fergie DNA in this game I think.
United under Ole lacked all those things, so this is more back to Fergie than everything Ole ever coached into the team.