DREE

5y

You have to wonder what our away record will look like next season with fans back as well. I highly doubt it will be as good as this years.

Marble

5y

Get some good players in, at least 3 players that will definitely make our starting XI better. If Ole doesn’t perform after that, we got to get rid of him. Not now yet tho, a lot of ppl completely forgot we got exactly zero of the players Ole wanted last summer, he wasn’t supported at all by the board, I think Us getting second place was the highest league position we could get after that atrocious transfer window/start of the season.

Grenouille

5y

Let’s be real — if we get his ideal 3 players (lets say for arguments sake it’s Varane, Rice, Sancho) — do you honestly expect Ole to challenge for the title? Like seriously challenge?

Henderson
Wan Bissaka — Varane — Maguire — Shaw
Rice — Pogba/McTominay
Sancho — Bruno — Rashford
Cavani

I honestly don’t. I think he’d get comfortable top four but I don’t think he’s fundamentally good enough to get anything better than that. 2 and a half seasons is a good barometer and I don’t think he’s shown enough in that timeframe.

DREE

5y

You have to wonder what our away record will look like next season with fans back as well. I highly doubt it will be as good as this years.

Root

5y

Well before lockdown happened and more particularly before Bruno came Ole looked out of his depth and was on the verge of getting sacked. Some will say get him the players this summer, then again under LVG, Mou and Moyes they didn’t get there main targets. Mou and LVG achieved more with a lesser talented squad then we have currently.

But forget the past, right now I just don’t see it in Ole, I appreciate his man management in bringing harmony into the dressing room etc. But we are not a charity. This whole club needs to be ruthless, we are now soft as a club. From top to bottom. Right now the best solution is to get rid of all these ex United players and this coaching system. Get a competent coach who knows what he’s doing.

DREE

5y

at this point, who though?

conte is a good manager. but not sure he would fit and we may have to cause more upheaval in the squad to change to 3 at the back.

Root

5y

Well before lockdown happened and more particularly before Bruno came Ole looked out of his depth and was on the verge of getting sacked. Some will say get him the players this summer, then again under LVG, Mou and Moyes they didn’t get there main targets. Mou and LVG achieved more with a lesser talented squad then we have currently.

But forget the past, right now I just don’t see it in Ole, I appreciate his man management in bringing harmony into the dressing room etc. But we are not a charity. This whole club needs to be ruthless, we are now soft as a club. From top to bottom. Right now the best solution is to get rid of all these ex United players and this coaching system. Get a competent coach who knows what he’s doing.

DwindlingSun

5y

There was an interview a little while back with Sky where Ole very candidly admitted that the tactical side of things wasn't his department. He said something like 'I'm leagues behind Klopp'. And that training was left to 3 people: McKenna, Carrick and Pert (fitness).

He is clearly an apt man manger, as he also said in that interview. Culturally, by and large, we have absolutely returned to the way we should be. Things are harmonious, we are signing the right characters, we are focusing more on our youth and domestic talent. We have shown a desire to play fast, attractive, attacking football under him, although nowhere near consistently enough or executed well enough.

I'm fine with Ole staying BUT only if right now he can recognise and act on the tactical side of things. That's where he needs to be ruthless rn. Signing players is all well and good but without the right game plans and tactics they'll always falter. Sir Alex was never that great of a tactician. He knew how to delegate and to trust his staff. And brought in Meulensteen and Queiroz for that side of things. Ole must be prepared to do the same asap. McKenna and Carrick are not good enough to be drilling these players. We saw it yesterday once again. Inability to break teams down when they set up to defend. An inability to defend set pieces. And poor game management. These errors are not fixed with just new players alone.

I've said it all season and been very sceptical of getting too ahead of ourselves anytime there's been a slight uptick in form. This team is not as good as some of us here like to think they are. We've papered over the cracks. They rely on individuals and luck. It ain't enough and we can very easily find ourselves f***ed next season if we don't address it. Chelsea and Liverpool are gonna be far more resurgent. And the timing of the Euros is not helping us.

Pressure also needs to be applied to invest in the infrastructure of this club. Its a damn shame our facilities have slipped so much that former players would rather put their kids to train at City than us. And the stuff regarding Murtough and Stoney and Butt is definitely worrisome.

DEL_DVYg

5y

What’s going on with Poch at PSG? Why is he leaving so soon to go back to Spurs what’s up with that?

DwindlingSun

5y

There was an interview a little while back with Sky where Ole very candidly admitted that the tactical side of things wasn't his department. He said something like 'I'm leagues behind Klopp'. And that training was left to 3 people: McKenna, Carrick and Pert (fitness).

He is clearly an apt man manger, as he also said in that interview. Culturally, by and large, we have absolutely returned to the way we should be. Things are harmonious, we are signing the right characters, we are focusing more on our youth and domestic talent. We have shown a desire to play fast, attractive, attacking football under him, although nowhere near consistently enough or executed well enough.

I'm fine with Ole staying BUT only if right now he can recognise and act on the tactical side of things. That's where he needs to be ruthless rn. Signing players is all well and good but without the right game plans and tactics they'll always falter. Sir Alex was never that great of a tactician. He knew how to delegate and to trust his staff. And brought in Meulensteen and Queiroz for that side of things. Ole must be prepared to do the same asap. McKenna and Carrick are not good enough to be drilling these players. We saw it yesterday once again. Inability to break teams down when they set up to defend. An inability to defend set pieces. And poor game management. These errors are not fixed with just new players alone.

I've said it all season and been very sceptical of getting too ahead of ourselves anytime there's been a slight uptick in form. This team is not as good as some of us here like to think they are. We've papered over the cracks. They rely on individuals and luck. It ain't enough and we can very easily find ourselves f***ed next season if we don't address it. Chelsea and Liverpool are gonna be far more resurgent. And the timing of the Euros is not helping us.

Pressure also needs to be applied to invest in the infrastructure of this club. Its a damn shame our facilities have slipped so much that former players would rather put their kids to train at City than us. And the stuff regarding Murtough and Stoney and Butt is definitely worrisome.

DwindlingSun

5y

There was an interview a little while back with Sky where Ole very candidly admitted that the tactical side of things wasn't his department. He said something like 'I'm leagues behind Klopp'. And that training was left to 3 people: McKenna, Carrick and Pert (fitness).

He is clearly an apt man manger, as he also said in that interview. Culturally, by and large, we have absolutely returned to the way we should be. Things are harmonious, we are signing the right characters, we are focusing more on our youth and domestic talent. We have shown a desire to play fast, attractive, attacking football under him, although nowhere near consistently enough or executed well enough.

I'm fine with Ole staying BUT only if right now he can recognise and act on the tactical side of things. That's where he needs to be ruthless rn. Signing players is all well and good but without the right game plans and tactics they'll always falter. Sir Alex was never that great of a tactician. He knew how to delegate and to trust his staff. And brought in Meulensteen and Queiroz for that side of things. Ole must be prepared to do the same asap. McKenna and Carrick are not good enough to be drilling these players. We saw it yesterday once again. Inability to break teams down when they set up to defend. An inability to defend set pieces. And poor game management. These errors are not fixed with just new players alone.

I've said it all season and been very sceptical of getting too ahead of ourselves anytime there's been a slight uptick in form. This team is not as good as some of us here like to think they are. We've papered over the cracks. They rely on individuals and luck. It ain't enough and we can very easily find ourselves f***ed next season if we don't address it. Chelsea and Liverpool are gonna be far more resurgent. And the timing of the Euros is not helping us.

Pressure also needs to be applied to invest in the infrastructure of this club. Its a damn shame our facilities have slipped so much that former players would rather put their kids to train at City than us. And the stuff regarding Murtough and Stoney and Butt is definitely worrisome.

Root

5y

I thought Woodward was leaving? And he’s making decisions that could have long term implications for the club

delete deleted

5y

Can I get the link to that sky interview please?

delete deleted

5y

New contract otw

Ole at the wheel

Grenouille

5y

Glazers struck gold with this one. Only manager to not win a trophy post-SAF and he’s getting another 3 years