In his 3rd season, good results mean Ole is good, bad results mean Ole is bad, that is the definition of inconsistency.
Everything goes back to the manager.
That was not what he said though. He used the good games as evidence that the squad is good enough to challenge, and bad results is down to the manager. Unfair is an understatement, its simply mental
And i agree we need to be more consistent, its pretty bleeding obvious we need to when we can smash Leipzig and lose to Palace in the space of two months, but consistency takes time to build and much of it relies on factors outside of the managers control. Of course hes responsible for the preparations going into the games, the tactics and so on, but once the ref blows the whistle it is actually the players on the pitch who controls the outcome and not him.
Last season as an example, i would say we were consistently bad from August-January and consistently good from February-July. I dont think Ole had some sort of eureka moment and suddenly figured it out, but it was largely down to having the right players available to produce the kind of football he envisions. The reason i have been Ole in all the way (despite some big letdowns along the way) is because his vision for the squad seems to be very good, not to mention sustainable and long term. Binning off the likes of Lukaku and Sanchez, trusting our young attackers and bringing in Bruno has done wonders.
My perspective has always been that where we are heading are more important than where we are right now. Right now i am pretty confident we will be better next season than this one, so if i have to stomach some inconsistencies along the way so be it. We have a young squad and the mood seems to be good so unless something dramatic happens we seemingly are on an upward trajectory
The reason Joses second place finish felt so hopeless was because it seemed like that season we had reached our ceiling in terms of league performance and De Gea was tending the goal like a living wall. We then come to December and get outclassed by City at OT with a cowardly, spineless performance. IMO we have not reached out ceiling yet under Ole so i am excited to see where he can lead us