Deliver consistency, win when we absolutely need to win. Start winning when we are playing poorly, and stop rewarding failure. Earlier this week he was saying ‘No panic if we don’t qualify for CL”.... what? Can you imagine what the players think, if the manager is saying that to the media? Imagine what ex players and legends think. Ronaldo, Scholes, Giggs, Keane, Cantona, Charlton... none of them think 5th is even remotely good enough. Then we find out about City’s ban being overturned and he doesn’t fire up his £450m team to get out of the blocks like a raging bull, they turned up like a wounded animal and got outworked my a mid-table team for about 70 minutes.
I think we need three players and a bit of a clear out. Whoever is in charge will need these three players, not just Solskjaer. Centre half wise, Koulibaly has been mentioned but we're not alone in that so face competition. I'd have Smalling back and get rid of Jones & Bailly personally but not sure that will happen. One player replaces Lingard, Mata and Pereira for all the impact and use they currently are, that player would be Grealish. I don't think we 'need' a striker but see no reason why Ighalo can't be that experience. The current front three all score and can all fill a central role if needed. Ighalo adds a genuine No.9 to that. Like I said though, this all applies to whoever the manager is. Who knows, maybe they are planning on taking the hardline and getting rid of Solskjaer regardless of how we do, with Poch waiting in the wings this could be a real possibility.
Things like this do get on my nerves tbf, he's a habit of acting the underdog which isn't a good look. It turned the support against Moyes when he was spouting **** and, although Solskjaer is nowhere near on Moyes's level for it, he needs to sort that out. No qualifying for CL is absolutely a cause for panic for him personally as it would (should) cost him his job.
Be grateful your manager didn’t have the links of Ryan Bennett to bring on! And Iheanacho off. That was calamitous management. It’s where you are at the end that matters, you’ll be 3rd.
You can **** right off considering the guy sat in the opposite dugout last night. Get that thought straight out of your head now please.
I'd agree with pretty much all of that except Bailly imo is better than Smalling. Sancho's already been mentioned. But what about Maddison instead of Grealish. He can play pretty much anywhere in midfield, he's much more of a playmaker. Just seems more a United signing than Grealish imo.
You'll have Alexis Sanchez back next season as well...there's half a million reasons a week for him to play...
I think Grealish has a bit more about him than Maddison. Maddison seems a bit more lightweight. Plus, he's not shifting Fernandes so I'd see Grealish as more a Pogba back up/replacement. Just MHO.
Funnily enough I was thinking of a backup to Fernandes or at least one who could share the games whether that's within the premier league and/or in other competitions, but maybe that's an unfair expectation of Maddison. I do feel we need a backup to him though.
