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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
So this doesn't include last nights match, but it's worth noting that Mourinho's record includes a large stretch of the infamous "Mourinho year three" syndrome, and with Ole's record having the dead cat bounce he got post-Mourinho.
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You look at Chelsea and Lampard, and he has obviously had less resources than Ole (regardless of the Glazer issues, they still found £130 million to upgrade the defense), Lampard lost one of the very best players in the world and is heavily relying on youth, yet you watch them and you see a clear vision and you see a squad that is getting better. You watch this United team and they have scored more than one goal once this season in all comps, against Chelsea, in what is looking more and more like the most misleading scoreline of the season. And it's not like United have faced a murderers row of opponents either.
Are there major issues in that squad? Yes. But they should not look this abject going forward. Burnley should not have more goals than United. Could another manager do better? Maybe, but the flip side obviously is how many managers would do worse than Ole right now? Speaking of Burnley, would Sean Dyche do any worse? Or Eddie Howe? Do I think Ole should be sacked now? Probably not, but given how they look right now it seems like him being sacked at the end of the season is a foregone conclusion. If he weren't a club legend I seriously doubt fans would be giving him this much rope. They look really, really bad. |
Lampard is relying on youth from a club he inherited, which was routinely talked about for their 40+ players out on loan. Also just in general, he inherited a team with real vet leadership in kante, aapi, jorginho etc.
Put a single 11 together and I'd say even before the season, 7 or 8 chelsea players get in
Kinda early to say they are getting better under him as well in 10 games, we will see in a few months