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This isn't a thread exclusive to Ole, but this has existed ever since Ferguson has retired.
As a club, we're currently in a position where a manager can only be judged after he's been "backed". That means, he's been allowed to spend 100s of million to bring his "own players in". So who's accountable for maximising the resources already at the club? Are the club meant to just right off the 100s of millions they have already spent, backing the last manager the media and our fanbase wanted to be "backed"?
What's the incentive for the manager, to make full use of the players already at his disposal when he's got a get out of jail free card saying they're not his players? Moyes played this card, Mourinho basically sabotaged half a season to make the same point. I'm not saying Solskjaer is doing the same, but evaluating a manager only after he's spend the best part of £300m is not a very efficient strategy.
This doesn't fly at any other club across Europe.
As a club, we're currently in a position where a manager can only be judged after he's been "backed". That means, he's been allowed to spend 100s of million to bring his "own players in". So who's accountable for maximising the resources already at the club? Are the club meant to just right off the 100s of millions they have already spent, backing the last manager the media and our fanbase wanted to be "backed"?
What's the incentive for the manager, to make full use of the players already at his disposal when he's got a get out of jail free card saying they're not his players? Moyes played this card, Mourinho basically sabotaged half a season to make the same point. I'm not saying Solskjaer is doing the same, but evaluating a manager only after he's spend the best part of £300m is not a very efficient strategy.
This doesn't fly at any other club across Europe.