How we can go from Sunday to this is a mystery, although conditions looked quite harsh. Lots of wind and rain. Never easy for a team that plays possession football
It’s a fair excuse on occasion but when your opponent is playing some really good stuff like they were it kinda falls flat.I remember Ty trying to use the rain excuse.
If you want to see really turd conditions, have a watch of the Portsmouth v Sunderland game earlier. No idea how that didn’t get called off.
Brighton play a lot more direct than Arsenal.It’s a fair excuse on occasion but when your opponent is playing some really good stuff like they were it kinda falls flat.
Terrible from Arsenal, Spurs result looking a real one-off.
Ole isn’t exactly going to come out and say something along the lines of;
once again my plan hasn’t worked, mainly because we have no plans to be fair.
I don’t know if he can surround himself with a load of quality coaches whether or not that would help. His in game management is poor. Even yesterday there was a bit of coherent between Cav and the others but that went as soon as Ronaldo came on the pitch.
Ole isn’t exactly going to come out and say something along the lines of;
once again my plan hasn’t worked, mainly because we have no plans to be fair.
I don’t know if he can surround himself with a load of quality coaches whether or not that would help. His in game management is poor. Even yesterday there was a bit of coherent between Cav and the others but that went as soon as Ronaldo came on the pitch.
It is a mess. We've become a bit like Galactico FC. Sign the best players and let them figure it out if they can be bothered, then blame the solid workhorses when it doesn't work. Football is a team game and we don't see enough leadership at United. It's all too nice and accommodating. Now we are seeing it begin to boil over as Ronaldo figures out that United just aren't nasty enough and that starts with the coaches. Who is going to be a bit worried if Carrick or McKenna is ****** at you. Ole is hardly going to put the fear of death into players. Of course we dont see what goes on behind the scenes but I sense it lacks the real intensity that is required at the top level.Yesterday was just a complete mess. I understand it was a friendly but we totally smashed Everton in pre-season and the whole team played absolutely fantastic.
It just feels like the team is gassed already. No urgency to close down during that high press which is why we constantly get caught out at the back.
It is really frustrating as sometimes he can have a master class one week then a dog turgid performance the next. We started out so brilliantly in August but the last 4 games have been diabolical.
It is a mess. We've become a bit like Galactico FC. Sign the best players and let them figure it out if they can be bothered, then blame the solid workhorses when it doesn't work. Football is a team game and we don't see enough leadership at United. It's all too nice and accommodating. Now we are seeing it begin to boil over as Ronaldo figures out that United just aren't nasty enough and that starts with the coaches. Who is going to be a bit worried if Carrick or McKenna is ****** at you. Ole is hardly going to put the fear of death into players. Of course we dont see what goes on behind the scenes but I sense it lacks the real intensity that is required at the top level.
I haven't seen a masterclass from this team for years despite the individual quality. We are one of the poorest organised teams in the league and people clamouring for another mega signing in midfield to solve the problem are deluded. It won't paper over the lack of disciplined play that is required to succeed at the top level. Ole just seems happy to be there and that's not good enough. Of course we've had the serial winner as coach and that hasn't worked. We should have got rid of Pogba in the summer instead we've kept a player who isn't committed to the club, has fleeting moments of brilliance but can't be trusted to play where the club needs him. We should have given vdBeek a run at making it as a six but instead we've left a £40m player languishing on the bench until his career is in tatters. The sad thing is that nothing will change - the fans have that perennial hope that all of a sudden it will "click" but it won't with this coaching set up and the attitude of some of the players. Too comfortable by half.
I am one of those who have that perennial hope that it will click but even that is strained at the moment. It is pretty obvious the coaches are just not at the level required. Ole needs to get brutal and shake things up as it is obviously not working. Mckenna came in when Jose results went south. Not saying the two are linked but he just always looks clueless.
This. And I feel similarly about Pogba as about VdB. Why not start Pogba in CM, give him a free role with Matic or McTominay mopping up behind him? Yes, they're not top drawer CDMs and you'd need to buy improvements, but it at least would show an intention to get the best out of your best players and clearly show why a CDM is needed. I fully expect Ole to go blow £50m plus on a top CDM and then stick him next to FredIt is a mess. We've become a bit like Galactico FC. Sign the best players and let them figure it out if they can be bothered, then blame the solid workhorses when it doesn't work. Football is a team game and we don't see enough leadership at United. It's all too nice and accommodating. Now we are seeing it begin to boil over as Ronaldo figures out that United just aren't nasty enough and that starts with the coaches. Who is going to be a bit worried if Carrick or McKenna is ****** at you. Ole is hardly going to put the fear of death into players. Of course we dont see what goes on behind the scenes but I sense it lacks the real intensity that is required at the top level.
I haven't seen a masterclass from this team for years despite the individual quality. We are one of the poorest organised teams in the league and people clamouring for another mega signing in midfield to solve the problem are deluded. It won't paper over the lack of disciplined play that is required to succeed at the top level. Ole just seems happy to be there and that's not good enough. Of course we've had the serial winner as coach and that hasn't worked. We should have got rid of Pogba in the summer instead we've kept a player who isn't committed to the club, has fleeting moments of brilliance but can't be trusted to play where the club needs him. We should have given vdBeek a run at making it as a six but instead we've left a £40m player languishing on the bench until his career is in tatters. The sad thing is that nothing will change - the fans have that perennial hope that all of a sudden it will "click" but it won't with this coaching set up and the attitude of some of the players. Too comfortable by half.