It's not hard to see at this point that he relies heavily on individual quality. Give him one of these lower teams and he would have gotten Burnley or Brighton relegated. That's my problem with him
That is also my impression. There has been a lot of talk about the improvement Ole and his staff have brought to the team, but frankly, between February 2019 and January 2020, I saw no signs of improvement whatsoever. During that period we were largely terrible and the only highlights were when we reverted to a Mourinhoesque low block and played on the break, which sometimes got us a result against one of the bigger sides. The rest of it was dreadful, with no noticeable signs of progress with or without the ball - in fact there was very little evidence of any coaching whatsoever. We made our worst start to a season in 30 years.
Then, in January 2020, we sign Fernandes. I cannot recall many new signings who have had a bigger impact on one of the big Premier League clubs. Not only has he been excellent, but he has instantly improved those around him as well. The results and the style of football have markedly improved since he joined and that has continued post-lockdown.
However, in the last four games, Fernandes has looked tired and we've only managed one win. In the last two games he's looked utterly exhausted and we've been appalling - every bit as bad as we were for most of 2019. We're not a one-man team, we do have other talented players, but it is becoming clear just how reliant Solskjaer is on the individual quality of a couple of players - if they can't make the magic happen, Ole has absolutely no idea what to do. He has been managing this team since December 2018 - we still can't press properly, we still don't look comfortable playing out from the back, we still take too many touches on the ball, we still can't deal with opposition pressing, we still pass the ball too slowly, we still look disorganised at set pieces - aside from a bit of scouting, what the hell have Ole and his staff been doing for the last 18 months?