finneh
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I think the problem Solskjaer has is that he doesn't have the pedigree to make bold decisions in terms of buying players to suit a system. It does take quite a lot of confidence in your plan (and confidence from your employers) to buy less talented but more suitable players; rather than simply the most talented.That's another problem Solskjaer created by signing players that were unsuited to playing the football he spoke of wanting to implement in his first transfer window. So it's not really a surprise to me how it's gone thus far. But let's hope Varane can help a little in that regard.
He knows that the team is better talent wise with Maguire, De Gea, Pogba, Sancho, Ronaldo in the team and is obviously not going to turn down the opportunity to sign/play them. The fact that you aren't able to have a pressing team with the majority of those players involved then just means he won't have his team press effectively.
Even in terms of the fan pressure. Letting Ronaldo go to City because he didn't suit Ole's tactics and sticking with Cavani would have piled pressure onto Ole.
Likewise next week starting Fred-VDB-Lingard-Bruno-Greenwood-Cavani as the front 6 would be a huge gamble. If we lost every headline would be about Ole's lineup. If he loses but plays his most talented lineup then there's an element of it being talented players not turning up on the day.
I think a manager with a higher pedigree and a more strict ideology makes more bold decisions that aren't necessarily as popular at the time. He's likely to have sold Pogba a couple of season ago, maybe using the funds to buy someone like Ndidi; possibly also signed someone like Jota instead of Sancho. Maybe let both De Gea and Henderson go and used the funds to bring in a more modern goalkeeper more suited to a high line.