When you just don't know when to shut your mouth.....
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I caused a bit of a stir over the weekend when I said I could have done what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done at Manchester United, but let me explain a bit more what I was getting at.
With nine wins from 10 games as United's interim boss, Ole has been absolutely fantastic. He has lifted the cloud from over Old Trafford, and the team is playing a lot better than they were under Jose Mourinho.
But the point I was trying to make on 'Saturday Morning Savage' was that we all knew the problems United had under Mourinho and, as a manager, I know it is relatively simple to solve them in the short-term.
I am not just a pundit who has never managed a club - I have managed in the Premier League and all four English professional divisions, so no-one can say I don't know what I am talking about here.
And, as a manager, I could see the signs that under Mourinho the players were not happy and the atmosphere and environment was not great. Let's be honest, everyone could see that.
My argument was that it was easy for whoever came in after that to right the ship, and lift the players and the dressing room - and put the whole club back on track.
When I said anyone could have come in and done the same, I did not mean to be disrespectful to Ole.
What I meant was any manager - for example myself, Mark Hughes or Steve Bruce - could have recognised the issues at Old Trafford and come in and changed the environment in a positive way.
There is far more to it than just bringing some of the fun back, but you would start by allowing the players to play with freedom, and in their correct positions too.
Ole has done all of that and has obviously made a big difference.
With his results, he has then taken it on to the next level too - but even that improvement does not mean he is the right man to get the job in the summer.
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Not a hope in hell Bruce, Hughes or Ince could have replicated what OGS has done, particularly the latter.
He fails to mention he was a crap manager, fired multiple times and quitting on other occasions when things got rough, aka "bottling" it.