I never said that. You are too defensive of a coach that really is not up to this job. I've watched the game that you reckon Pogba had a strong game (twice) and he did some excellent thing but for 90 min he was only OK
Leggy, it's not about defending Ole, it's that your logic eventually falls apart:
Ole has a good record against big sides. His biggest failing has been against smaller sides who have essentially set up a wall of ten men in front of goal. These are the games where I would expect individual talent - often required to break down a compact team - to outshine managerial tactical ability.
And, even if it is down solely to player skill, the team and the culture around the team has been significantly improved by Ole. Not only with the Ole players on the field (AWB, Maguire, James, Bruno) he also ignored convential wisdom to bench Pogba and Matic in favour of McTominay and Fred who both had great games. And how refreshing was it to have Cavani, VdB and Telles come off the bench instead of Lingard and Fellaini?
So even if it was down solely to player talent, the reason it exists is because Ole is taking the club in the right direction.
My logic does not fall apart when you start mentioning AWB and Maguire for a start. AWB has got worse every game this year and Maguire is actually a very poor defender -- not just because I think so. As for James-- how many games has Ole played him this season. 1 or 2 perhaps.
Ole has been there for 2 years and what has he done. Got us into Europa, or out of Champions League. He has yet to prove himself to me. May have been a legend as a player, but as a manager has done nothing. If you think I am wrong about him doing nothing as a manager, please let me know.
In regards to James, you reiterate my point that Ole nailed the team selection.
AWB is still significantly better than what we had and will continue to grow. Maguire isn't perfect but he's light years ahead what we had in Lindelof and whoever wasn't injured that week. Maguire, btw, is leading the league in aerial duals an interceptions. Not out of this world amazing but by no means a bad defender.
This club is on the right trajectory and Ole is solely responsible for that. We're finally putting right the bullshark we went through with Moyes, LVG and Mourinho and finally have a healthy looking squad.
