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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
If ole starts sitting back and playing counter, he loses the fans
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yes, but:
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Originally Posted by Locke
A manager should take the squad he has and assemble his tactics to play to the strengths of the players and assets he has available.
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and that's the dilemma. This squad is best on the counter, as demonstrated repeatedly. They tore Chelsea apart (granted, that was a freak scoreline, but they did play really well that day) and looked pretty good against Leicester, but really struggle when they have the ball. You saw it yesterday again, they have lots of possession that Sir Alex would have called "a waste of time" because there was no threat.
As for identity, Ole at least uses the youngsters. Bringing through academy grads has always been a huge part of Uniteds DNA and fans absolutely want that. Mourinho did give chances to McTominay, but that's about it.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
And yes, agreed it left a hole that needed to be filled. But what I'm OK about is that they didn't throw cash at the first big name available. I'd rather they are where they're at now than having a knee jerk reaction and taking the same old mercenary like player like Dybala. So whilst it left a hole I wouldn't exactly call it criminal simply because I don't think there was anyone available. I'd rather that than handcuff themselves to a kneejerk replacement.
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absolutely. I'm also happy that they didn't go for marquee names again because over the past years that has obviously contributed to the hole they're in right now. But seeing how they unearthed a gem like Dan James, I just don't see that they couldn't find a promising striker that could help them.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
Who I'd like to see go.
Pogba,Martial, Lindgard, Matic, Young, Mata. Change the dressing room completely.
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solid list, although I fully expect Martial to stay (and I'm okay with that). Pogba will probably want to go to Madrid and I'm fine with that. Matic and Young are on expiring contracts I believe and should leave for sure.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think the thing with Jose and Ole’s record is that It just shows that a flawed squad remains flawed no matter who the manager is.
Similar thing with Zidane and Real Madrid right now.
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true. And that's why I get so pissed when I see pundit-Mourinho, sitting there with his stupid smug face, critizing United. It's the god-awful squad that YOU assembled, but you have the audacity to blast them? Go pound sand, Jose.