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Manchester United Teamtalk/Transfer/Gossip 23/24 - [New Thread Available]

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    The presumption as always is that change equals better, but things can be worse especially with the wrong replacement. Nobody seems to care who comes in , it’s all about how Ole is just not good enough.

    And you can’t share your concerns on the motives or competency of the owners with regards to a replacement. Thats responded to like some sort of defence of Ole regardless of what you are actually saying.

    Unless you are “ole out, he’s not good enough, he needs to go” you get attacked as if you are the one keeping ole in a job. I know I’m alone in thinking this and I won’t be bullied off the forum because I don’t share the exact same views as the Majority.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭TRC10


    If the poor results continue the fans at Old Trafford will become fed up very quickly. The tide is definitely turning.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    It's hard to take an opinion seriously when it's been prefaced by any manager in the league would be an upgrade. What a hyperbolic statement to make.



  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    When you are comparing oles tenure with Ferguson and talks or it being turned around like with the Robins goal I think it's nostalgia leading you there I'm Not sure what other word to use but I don't see it as anything else when you make a connection like that.

    I never told You to stop Saying anything you are entitled to post like I am, I'm well aware anything I say here ain't having an effect that doesn't mean we shouldn't talk and if I see you say something I disagree with I'm. Just voicing my thoughts on your thoughts. And I've no anger towards you.

    I always hate the hive mind thing when someone takes up a position that isn't popular you are going to get multiple people Disagreeing such is life, I don't talk to anyone from. This thread outside of it and I've had plenty of opinions thatr aren't the popular one (my most recent is how little I rate mctominay)

    I didn't say your post wasn't reasonable but just because you don't see an ideal replacement doesn't mean there isn't one, I also don't want ole just sacked because I'd hope the club has plans for all sorts of things including this situation.

    I don't want just anyone but I believe a high percentage of managers would be an improvement



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


    Put it another way so. Would any manager in the PL do any worse with the squad OGS currently has at his disposal?

    I don't believe they would tbh. Some would obviously do better but considering the backing he has gotten, OGS is achieving / has achieved the absolute minimum he should be achieving.

    And that's simply not good enough.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭Brendan Flowers


    I do care who comes in. I even mentioned who I want to see brought in (ten Hag). I've previously given my reasons why I think ten Hag would be an ideal replacement, for example here https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944608#Comment_117944608 and here https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117951218#Comment_117951218



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    Read what was said rather than putting it another way. Any manager in the league would be an upgrade. It's a laughable statement to make. Bruce. Dyche. Whoever Watford have this week. Farke. Vierra. Arteta. Lage. Moyes, who has failed at the job already. Nothing to suggest that any of these would be an upgrade.

    Look, I know the tide has turned and the majority here want the manager out but we can have a sensible level of conversation on the subject without making ott statements.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    I don’t post “ole deserves more time” or “Ole has what it takes” but people keep responding to me as if I do. My post wasn’t so much aimed at you (even it was in response) because I just don’t think people have any patience for a view that isn’t explicitly “Ole out”. I felt that post was fairly reasonable, I don’t Want a replacement for replacement sack.

    My comments on SAF and Tuchel, were not that ole should be kept because miracles can happen. It was from the POV that I’ve no say in whether ole is sacked or not so I don’t see the value in constantly focusing what he hasn’t got and maybe dream a little on what could happen. I don’t see that any different to fans dreaming that the glazers suddenly learn how to run a club. Both equally unlikely so why not dream with Ole while the dream is still mathematically possible.

    I don’t share the same excitement that the promise of a new manager brings. Not because a new manager might not do better but because United seems to be a unique entity at f**king up everybody’s career. Players and managers do better elsewhere and then come to United and look goosed. Last few years this hasn’t necessarily been the case, why is it taking a manager of Oles “pedigree” for that to happen?

    Maybe I have an unhealthy dislike of the Glazers but it’s no different to the stuff being posted about Ole. It’s not that I’m right, it’s simply that I choose to be angry with them. Im not defending Ole, it’s just when things invariably go peer shaped (as they generally do) I’m reminded of how much I despise the owners.

    If Ole isn’t good enough, then it’s not his fault. When a player isn’t good enough and the manager keeps playing them , people get angry with the manager for playing them. This is the Same for me except I’m angry with the owners. I don’t think they have any master plan so I don’t trust they won’t make the issue worse. Not saying Ole shouldn’t he replaced, but that I’m about as confident on who the Glazers would choose as I am on Ole turning things around.

    I think Ole has done really well relative to what we could of expected from the manager of Molde. If you actually think about it , it’s hard to argue with it. That’s not saying “that’s good enough for United”, I just couldn’t of imagined he’d get those two league finishes. I know many don’t rate them but I don’t really know what else such a limited coach should be expected to do.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    Somebody mentioned Ole being DOF which could be a very good move for all parties. My concern is that for all Oles limitations as a manager, that his qualities have been making things behind the scenes work. Maybe He’s the person the club has needed to fix up the mess behind the scenes?

    I mean , you look at other top clubs and they can challenge with half decent coaches. Maybe That’s gonna be his legacy, leaving the club in better shape for new managers.

    Im ok with that, but I’d love to see a logical appointment that makes sense to the available squad.

    I would still be worried about a manager who hasn’t worked with big names under such severe pressure. Ole finished 2nd and fans want him out, playing nice football won’t be enough for any replacement.



  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I can't speak for everyone but I guess when people want to give out about ole they dont want to talk about the glazers and maybe it is lost in translation but even though you don't say he deserves more time you post can come across as defending him.

    For me I'm just sick of seeing ole on the bench I'm at the point were him being manager takes a lot of the enjoyment away I get from watching matches, and it's been like that for a long time, at least with lvg and Jose you saw what they were trying to do or implement, with Ole it's all over the place like he will try something and it'll get destroyed aka spurs last year and we are back to mc Fred.

    He has no courage when he tries to do things differently cause he seems so afraid of failing, and I believe a lot of this comes down to them having ideas about what they want the players to do but no idea how to coach it so it looks seemless on the pitch.

    A few failures and we are back to square one it's like ground hog day with him as manager for me.

    You say changing him might be changing him for change sake but for me it's the club trying to fix a problem which is positive, keeping him is just staying in limbo hoping for the best. Which is a positive step for me.

    Yes everything goes back to the glazers as owners of the club it is all There responsibility but it is also other responsibility to do there jobs.

    And how boring would the discussions be here if we blamed glazers 100% for everything, maguire poor positioning , stupid glazers, Fred bad pass, glazers fault. And look That point is a bit hyperbolic but I hope.you get where I'm Coming from.

    I really don't think ole has done well at all, I think he has done some good things I also think he has been an extremely lucky manager, in a season where Liverpool, Chelsea, spurs had major issues and City had a bad start is exactly the kind of year we should be looking to compete when we are in a period of relative stability but we didn't even come close to it.

    For me that's an opportunity wasted not something to be celebrated.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    At the start of this season they had spent that amount. But the two seasons before they spent less on average then they did under LVG and Jose in their first two seasons so I wouldn’t agree that things should of been drastically better before this season.

    Im not saying that’s good enough but I don’t believe he did that bad at all for his first two full seasons. I think this season , it’s a fair and realistic expectations that everybody has that things should improve and they haven’t. The team/squad is better than it’s showing and it is good enough to be in the mix.

    But would anybody be surprised if United went on a 10-15 game winning or unbeaten run at some stage? If that happened now it would prob leave United top of the league and top of the CL group. Would it matter that Ole is a limited manager? Would be interesting to see because I agree with what we all see, other teams with clear and more meaningful game plans and the cuteness of top quality managers.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭KurtBarlow


    No its not a ridiculous statement and Yes any manager in the league would be an upgrade. How about most managers then? Moyes for sure is a better manager than Ole . The vast majority here will all agree with that . You said Moyes failed yet he only got 10 months and a fraction of the money Ole has spent . One thing is for sure Ole wont ever get another premier league job once he's sacked from his current one



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,577 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    While I would agree that this season is the season to really judge him, last season gave a fair indication and there were enough concerns raised during the year for me to really doubt him.

    His record-breaking away record sums up Ole for me. Doing very well on some fronts but when you look into it, you see that his style is suited to away games rather than dominating teams and playing passing football that a lot of us want to see. And it's not that we just want to see pretty football, you need to be able to play a possession based game and be able to break teams down by playing football in front of them as opposed to always trying to get it in behind or around them.

    The party line seems to be "pass it quicker" these days, it's all a bit basic when it comes to top level management. Our football is basic.

    I believed he was a good appointment at the time given the place we were in but he has had time and backing now and he hasn't really delivered.

    You mention a 10-15 game winning or unbeaten run. It's a possibility, but it won't be achieved by playing a style of football that is needed to consistently challenge the top teams imo.

    A team often reflects it's manager and we do. We're cautious, pragmatic and are stuck in the past.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,955 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    Unbeaten runs can actually hurt teams, They become so fixated on trying to stay unbeaten that they aren't brave enough to go win games,

    Don't forget your better off losing one & wining one than drawing two just to stay undefeated ,



  • Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This is it. McT and Fred are being asked to do the job of about 4 players in midfield because the attackers don't track back and the defenders don't cover for each other. They are a 2 that have to do the job that midfield 3s are being asked to without the extra responsibility put on them by their teammates.

    Even Mane and Salah wouldn't last long in the Liverpool team if they weren't bursting a gut in every game to close down and track players who ran by them. Cancelo, Zinchenko and Walker almost play as extra DMs at times for City depending on how many they have in there.

    At United Wan Bissaka and Shaw push up and depending on whether it's Rashford/Greenwood/Pogba/Sancho/Martial on the wings they don't seem to be expected to track the full back down the line. McT and Fred (Pogba too if he comes on there) are expected to push up and be passing through the lines as well as covering back when the other team get the ball.

    This means that there are many situations where there are 8 players pushing up the pitch and it takes one pass to get a quick player one on one with a slow CB while the rest of the team scramble back to deal with the other one or two players who the opposition have breaking. Shaw showed at the weekend his problem being drawn towards the ball and AWB has been very disappointing for most of this year.

    It's all very disjointed and lacking structure. This is what Liverpool, Chelsea and City are built on and Ole has created a situation of no accountability with continuing with players putting in minimal effort or who don't fit the system(I presume there is one?) that he wants to play.



  • Posts: 847 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Don’t think it’s hyperbole in the slightest, Farke for example has won the championship twice, I would imagine the general standard of the Norwegian league is around the league two mark so ole winning that is not that impressive.

    I’m aware Farke has taken them down a couple of times, ole did the same with Cardiff.

    I loved ole as a player but as a coach I’m baffled people thinking he is remotely the answer. My arsenal, Chelsea, spurs, pool friends want him to stay forever, they are happy with those last minute goals as it keeps him a bit longer, that says it all!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,577 ✭✭✭✭PARlance




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    They're either all an upgrade like you said or they're not. You can either stand behind what you said or you can sidestep by telling us what you're friends are saying.


    If you're telling me you think all of the managers I listed are upgrades to the manager then fair enough, I cannot see how the ones I listed would be an UPGRADE.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭KurtBarlow


    Watford are getting Raineri. He has won a league title last time I checked. He's for sure a better manager than Ole



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    I didn't even know Watford had sacked their manager but that lad would have obviously been an upgrade to solskjaer. Him and Steve Bruce, a dream team.



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  • Posts: 847 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I missed your post listing the managers but do I believe they would be an upgrade, 100%. I have been consistent on this for a long time so not sure what I’m sidestepping to be honest!

    Dyche has done an incredible job at Burnley with an almost non existent budget, I would have little to no confidence of Ole achieving what he has done, it’s been done through pure coaching and it’s clear Ole is not a good coach.

    Before someone accuses me of wanting Dyche as manager, for clarity I don’t!!



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 43,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Sacked their manager because they said they could see the direction their season was going so wanted to get out ahead of the downturn quickly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    They're not afraid to pull the trigger at Watford tbf.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,577 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    They never have the finger off the trigger tbf.



  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    When you don't even know a managers name you can hardly say if they would eb an upgrade or not cause you would have watched feck all of them I'd be willing to bet



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,565 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    I don't understand how the board can see success happening with Ole in charge. If a company was underperforming on its financial returns and earnings per share the CEO would be sacked. Ed, the board and the owners need to be ruthless and grow a pair.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,199 ✭✭✭✭FourFourRED




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭SteM


    Nope, haven't seen one minute of Watford this season but he got them automatic promotion last season so I'm sure that means he be an upgrade for Solskjaer in some people's mind.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭TRC10


    Just kill me now.

    Rewarding failure again and again.

    What has happened to this once great club



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