Really hard to watch and support #MUFC these days. Sucks in fact.
What is going wrong, or what is wrong is a very deep question.
I still believe the downfall happened after the club decided to sack Louis Van Gaal (after he won the FA Cup- people forget that, just a reminder). It seemed that the plan with LVG was to rebuild and he was. He had a three contract which at the end of, it looked likely Giggs would take over (As he was being groomed while LVG was at the club).
They fired him for a quick solution (and unsustainable) in Mourinho. Yes, Jose took the club to victory in the UEL, and yes, finished 2nd which to his standards was incredible and I agree, but then they tanked him for Ole.
I think questions should be asked about the board and Woodward. Jose hinted at transfers he needed which was not forthcoming, and it seems as if OGS is suffering the same issues.
I don't believe there is time for panic, but the board should be held accountable for a change, instead of throwing managers under the bus. And when I say accountable, Woodward out (Glazers won't leave, so I have held my breath on that).
Looking forward to interacting with you and your thoughts on United.
There is a lot wrong but the least of it has been the manager. If you look at it since Ferguson left how many of those signings are still at the club. Blind, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Fellaini, Di Maria, Falcao, Victor Valdez, Depay, Darmian, Schweinsteiger, Mikhitaryan, Sanchez, Lukaku all gone from the club. Some of these signings were just terrible.
Mourinho is a good manager but the players he wanted to bring in would have only been fit for purpose not necessarily to challenge for the title on a consistent basis. We have seen him do so at Chelsea multiple times and now Ole is stuck removing the dead wood he accumulated during that time.
Out of the 10 signings he made only three, Dalot, Fred and Lindeloff have a a future at the club. Imagine that. The rest are either gone or about to go.
Truth be told, Ole is the first manager who has had all of his three signings actually be good and perform well in a thread bear squad. He is clearing the dead wood but it remains to be seen if the board will give him the necessary tools and finances to succeed at the club.
I would hesitate adding Dalot to the future of the club. Just my opinion based on what I have seen him do since he has been at United.
It is easy to forget that the young lad came from a weak league and we signed him after one year of playing first team football.
I wouldn't at any point consider the current state of the club to be a place where youth can develop. There is too much pressure. But we have seen that in glimpses.
I don't think he is a right back or left back. More likely a winger. I would give him a chance to develop before I bin him ahead of people like shaw or lingard.
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