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Ole’s criticism is not Brexitism
I have to have problems with Dave’s claim that Frank’s supposed free pass, in contrast to the criticisms of OGS, is due to a pro-English Brexit mentality. In the first place, I’m not even sure it’s true. I’ve heard a lot of criticism of Lampard’s Chelsea, as well as various pundits defending Ole.
However, if you want to compare, let’s at least be honest. Dave claims that poor Ole is feeding on transfer scraps, rummaging through the dumpsters just to see if he can find a defender to integrate into his mosaic team. What absolute nonsense. Yes, the most recent window was positive for Chelsea and bad for United, but you have to look at the bigger picture. Since Ole and Frank took over, United have spent £ 268 million. Chelsea have spent £ 262. In that time, Chelsea have had to sell their best player. United didn’t have to sell to anyone.
To say that Ole has not been endorsed is fiction. Only five clubs in the world have spent more than United since Ole took office. Of those five, three have raised more than £ 200 million in sales and one has raised more than £ 300 million. United has raised £ 85 million. Now, I’m not saying that net spending is very important, but it illustrates the fact that OGS has been given wads of cash to spend, without needing to sell anything from their squad.
If you want to know why Ole is being criticized so much, it’s because he’s not doing a very good job. He has his moments, like PSG, but in general he is doing it wrong. Dave himself says Chelsea should walk away with the title, but for United, who have spent more, there is no such expectation.
This season. United have been overtaken by Brighton and Palace. They have been thrashed by Tottenham. They have failed to win any of their first 3 games at home, the worst streak since the invention of the mobile phone. Last season, they won less than half of their games and only made it to the top 4 due to the pitiful situation of the other challengers. And all of this after spending more than almost every other team in the league.
So no, the criticism of Ole is not because he is Norwegian. It is because he is a very average manager that he is completely out of your league.
Mike, LFC, London
Donny boy
Of course I’m not sure, but could it be possible that maybe the reports Ole wants VDB increase the volume are true? Or that maybe it’s just killing him? Or maybe VDB told your agent to speak up and Ole is responding?
Either way, something is happening, but the size of the deal being made is a bit concerning. Klopp did the same with Fabinho, it went well and there was not much fuss about it.
Besides the fact that he is a man competing against 5 other men for 3 places. Fernandes nobody would argue in replacing him. Fred-McTominay’s double pivot seems to give us our most balanced midfield and when it comes to using a substitute, Pogba despite all his problems is still a great footballer while Matic is very experienced and a better shield.
That seems to make me seem like the signing was a mistake. Maybe so, but maybe not. PSG’s 3-4-1-2 with him Box-to-box sounds tasty. or in a similar roll in a 4 3 3 with Pogba and Matic.
Either way, he is clearly a very good footballer and we should be happy to have the option. We are early in the season and Ole is clearly doing his best midfield. (What was obvious in January is Fred-McTomz-Fernandes.)
It can be great too, what if DVB is the replacement for Pogba brought in early to learn what Paul does (and should do)? Sell Pogba in January or the summer and replace him with a solid Winner / Destroyer and that midfield looks much more solid.
Anyway, just a few thoughts …
Calvin
Lessons from Schalke …
Interesting to read Alex (the Bundesliga seems to be at the forefront of tactical innovation) saying that Man Utd could use the ‘3-3-2-2’ formation that Schalke used this weekend. What Alex fails to mention is how the formation helped them achieve a dominant victory over a strong Dortmund side. Oh wait, they lost 3-0, had 25% possession, just 3 shots and were terrible the entire time. Actually, on second thought, it might not be such a bad idea for United to try, if only to entertain the rest of Prem.
JL, Germany
Alex, mate.
Schalke were defeated 3-0 in a game in which Dortmund managed 75% (75%!) Of possession and collected 18 shots. Schalke managed 3 shots, not on target.
I’m not sure that training should ever see the light of day again.
Mat, Liverpool
Five things I’ve noticed this weekend …
Do the newspapers still notice 5 things these days? I think so, so I’ll try 5 things I’ve noticed this weekend;
1. When players take a corner, they like to place the ball outside the corner goal. As we know, this is fine as long as the ball sticks out of the line. This weekend I have noticed that when the corner is on the Assistant Referee’s side of the court, he looks a little to see that it sticks out. When you are on the other side of the field, there is no such control. Opposition fans used to go nuts over this for some reason, but no fans mean the referee never comes to check.
2. Is there a less imposed rule in soccer than the 6-second rule? Goalkeepers can hold the ball for 6 seconds and then have to release. We are in a place where an armpit or the edge of a sleeve can play in or out of play and if a goalkeeper gets within an inch of his line, a penalty is taken again. However, Alisson picked up the dead ball in the 90th minute of the weekend and kicked it at 90.15 without a problem. Again, no fans means no noise and goalkeepers hit 15 or 20 seconds fairly regularly.
3. Carlo Ancelotti should take a video of himself saying ‘he’s a good kid and he never wanted to hurt him’ and send it to Sky Sports and MOTD and he would never have to do another post-match interview again.
Four. Leicester is terrible without Vardy.
5. The league table provides an impressive read, especially for those lamenting the big six and their dominance of the game. Currently, there is a club of the ‘big six’ in the top eight. In fact, there are more ‘big six’ clubs in the bottom eight than in the top eight. How about your domination?
Micki (noticing things since 1982) Attridge
Guardiola nonsense
Does Pep have compromising photos of all the F365 writers hidden somewhere?
It seems that he is the only coach in the first division immune to criticism, and whatever the City’s stumble, they will never call him in the ‘Losers’ section. His management of the city team has been chaotic since the beginning of last season, to be frank.
Today winners and losers affirms that ‘Guardiola has had bad luck with the injuries’. Absolute nonsense, Guardiola has now been at City for 4 years and failed to improve expensive defenders to the point where when even more expensive defenders are injured, the team collapses. At some point he will have to take the blame for what can only be described as shameful for a team that has supported him so much in the transfer market. His constant rotation of teams does not generate any familiarity in style, he tries to think too much about tactics while making frequent mistakes (Lyon in any Champions League, in fact, almost all of his Champions League knockout matches since leaving the Barca). I’m starting to come to the conclusion that he is the definition of a checkbook manager in disguise with some fancy hand gestures designed to look like a strategist.
Thomas parker
Everton
Ross from Essex. It’s you.
As for the game, we deserved that beating. Southampton valued all the money and never allowed us a foothold in the match. According to the announcers, DCL touched the ball a total of 17 times. Ings? 51 times. You are not going to win a game with those kinds of stats. Digne’s red card was never red by pure chance. I hope we appeal, and Everton style, I hope we lose that appeal because, well, because we are not a “big six” club.
But again, I can’t say enough about how good Southampton looked. If they continue to play like this, the top half is a piece of cake for them.
TX Bill (we were so poor, no player could have been MotM) OBE
Leeds love
Good Morning,
Soccer fans who don’t like the media’s love of Leeds should start wondering why. The Premier League is littered with expensive teams whose sole purpose is to finish above the relegation places. Tactics can vary greatly from game to game and the results are generally decided by mistakes or individual skills. Few teams come close to matches like Leeds. It seems a minor inconvenience that a central defender is forced to go to midfield, a right back to central or a right midfielder to left back. The system is constant and the players are variable. Defending and attacking is done as a unit, players know their roles from the inside out, and little is left to chance. The level of training in the Premier League is poor and the leadership is shortsighted. Fans should direct their anger at their own club and ask why Leeds can hit well above his weight.
Thank you,
Ryan
Moaning pro at the VAR
Before VAR we had referees and linesmen and, week after week, players and coaches would come out to say that the refereeing was bad, that they didn’t read the game and, for all the money spent on football, there had to be something. responsibility. The VAR arrived and we continue to have the same problems, with ex-professionals who comment on the bad refereeing, the bad use of the VAR and the inconsistent application. How many professionals ever thought, “you know what? I’m going to train to be a referee when I retire and maybe even work to improve this game. “None. Take the money, pay a lot of money for tight jerseys that struggle to stay and spend the days playing golf or on vacation in Dubai. It seems. that the pros would have fun with management, but none really thinks that with maybe 15 years available to be umpires (maybe more), they could make a difference. Get up or shut up and buy bigger jerseys.
Nick in Woking
Thought I’d break with tradition and comment on VAR, just to keep it fresh.
The offside rule was conceived in the 19th century, so I think it’s pretty safe to assume that the wise elders of association football didn’t foresee a situation where a cocky pedant, alienated from the general public, could literally spend As long as you want to try to use your digital slide rule to absorb any kind of joy and spontaneity from soccer.
There is an offside spirit. It was never supposed to come down to split-second and millimeter decisions. If any clown they have at Stockley Park cannot establish without a doubt that a goal is offside in ten seconds, then it is at stake.
See Salah’s “goal” on Saturday. As embarrassing as it is to dismiss something of such beauty, it was immediately obvious that she had strayed. Everything ordered in ten seconds. No one can complain. Had he been one foot in the other direction, it would have taken more than ten seconds to establish his actual position, and thus his goal.
What’s so complicated about that?
Mat (last time I expressed my optimism about what Klopp is building, Villa caught our attention so I don’t say anything)
It’s fun to see Arsenal fans complain about the VAR without mentioning the obvious second yellow that Bellerin must have received.
MM, Man Utd, India
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