Ole - In or Out - The OFFICIAL Poll

Heart says yes, head says no.

He showed for a while last season that he can get this team working but his decision making is still baffling. Yes, squad depth, glazers, etc., but still after all this time I have no idea what kind of game he wants the team. His stubbornness with the formation and his bizarre team picks and subs is not encouraging. He plays Pogba when he is half fit, plays him when he is out of form (always). It's baffling.

Originally Posted by rubbernecker

Looks like the slapped arse season is well and truly under way

Win the next game and we're 1 point behind the best team ever and 3 behind the guaranteed runaways

Jeezus this forum

3 games this season and 3 beyond abject performances. And he continues to play Pogba.

Originally Posted by rubbernecker

Looks like the slapped arse season is well and truly under way

Win the next game and we're 1 point behind the best team ever and 3 behind the guaranteed runaways

Jeezus this forum

There’s always one.

Originally Posted by guerreiro

Said no, mostly based on the fact he’s still playing Pogba.

Shows he lacking the substance needed.

I'm pretty much here....

Has to start Donny week in week out now..

Originally Posted by rubbernecker

Looks like the slapped arse season is well and truly under way

Win the next game and we're 1 point behind the best team ever and 3 behind the guaranteed runaways

Jeezus this forum

that's because everyone's played three games I can almost guarantee it won't be the same after ten games.

ffs....you can't put the blame on Ole when you have the defensive mistakes made today where players just switched off or just had massive individual errors

it wasn't a tactical miscue or how the team was set up....you can't account sometimes for just pure stupidity

I want him to succeed, I hope the new signings invigorate the side & he can find some %@#$&!s to do what needs to be done.

If not I'd send him upstairs & get Poch in by Christmas.

Originally Posted by bosskeano

ffs....you can't put the blame on Ole when you have the defensive mistakes made today where players just switched off or just had massive individual errors

it wasn't a tactical miscue or how the team was set up....you can't account sometimes for just pure stupidity

His circus, his monkies.

Besides, it's not just moments and individual errors. We are wide open down our right side constantly. There are huge gaps between our midfield and defence. We're are incredibly easy to play around and get behind.

We've conceded 11 in 3. Brighton had about 20 shots on our goal and hit the woodwork four times. It's not just individual errors, but we look otherwise defensively sound.

The team defends poorly from front to back. That's on the Coaching staff.

Originally Posted by bosskeano

ffs....you can't put the blame on Ole when you have the defensive mistakes made today where players just switched off or just had massive individual errors

it wasn't a tactical miscue or how the team was set up....you can't account sometimes for just pure stupidity

so, playing pogba in a midfield two isn't tactics/set-up?

and sending the fullbacks up the pitch (where they are useless), so there is no cover at the back isn't tactics/set-up?

and having the defence try to pass out from the back isn't tactics/set-up?

He's not good enough. But changing him would be futile without major changes at the club.

Originally Posted by rubbernecker

Looks like the slapped arse season is well and truly under way

Win the next game and we're 1 point behind the best team ever and 3 behind the guaranteed runaways

Jeezus this forum

Oh here he is, Comrade Condescending.

Yeah mate, it's just this forum. Getting @#%&!ted 6-1 at home by spurs, what's everyone fussing about, eh?

if only us mere mortals had your worldly grasp on everything eh?

Really want him to succeed, up until recently I have enjoyed watching us play again.

He needs to stop persisting with this playing it out of the back though as we are becoming our own worse enemies and creating our own problems.

The Pogba thing is baffling as well, since they came back from lockdown the midfield has gone from one with energy, closing down players to a lacklustre undisciplined one, Pogba doesn't track his man and comes across as being lazy which spreads throughout the team - Ole needs to get him out of the side and get more energy and discipline in there.

What do Carrick, Mckenna and shorts bring to the party ? maybe instead of getting rid of Ole we should be looking at some of the coaching staff

As I said would love him to be a success but without help I think he may well struggle

Originally Posted by bosskeano

ffs....you can't put the blame on Ole when you have the defensive mistakes made today where players just switched off or just had massive individual errors

it wasn't a tactical miscue or how the team was set up....you can't account sometimes for just pure stupidity

You can because he’s insisting on playing out of the back and hasn’t got the technical players to execute it. Their third was an absolute disgrace.

Either play the players and work to their strengths
or stick a vision and get players who can execute it. We simply aren’t good enough to play out of the back... for example.

Originally Posted by jem

so, playing pogba in a midfield two isn't tactics/set-up?

and sending the fullbacks up the pitch (where they are useless), so there is no cover at the back isn't tactics/set-up?

and having the defence try to pass out from the back isn't tactics/set-up?

it's a 3 man midfield Matic,Pogba and Bruno....but yes he plays a double pivot which leads to allowing the fullback up the pitch as an outlet but it also pushes their winger back to defend because if he just stays in the back four the winger doesn't have to defend or chase. there is cover or there should be cover which is why he plays a double pivot because it is there job to help cover that space. the problem is matic can't run and pogba won't run or defend. Ole's problem here is his personnel not the tactics or set up.

as for having the defense pass out from the back....you can just lump it up field and we can just go back to playing 70's and 80's style football of just kicking it long. Hell Bailly could have just gone long once he delayed playing the initial pass which allowed spurs to really squeeze the space so it was more about poor decision making then again a tactical issue.


Agreed Ed....their third was a disgrace and shouldn't happen at this level where you are giving the ball away on a pass into your own box

Originally Posted by Parlabane

Really want him to succeed, up until recently I have enjoyed watching us play again.

He needs to stop persisting with this playing it out of the back though as we are becoming our own worse enemies and creating our own problems.

The Pogba thing is baffling as well, since they came back from lockdown the midfield has gone from one with energy, closing down players to a lacklustre undisciplined one, Pogba doesn't track his man and comes across as being lazy which spreads throughout the team - Ole needs to get him out of the side and get more energy and discipline in there.

What do Carrick, Mckenna and shorts bring to the party ? maybe instead of getting rid of Ole we should be looking at some of the coaching staff

As I said would love him to be a success but without help I think he may well struggle

This. His biggest mistake has been not getting some proper coaches in imo. Carrick has no experience and Phelan probably struggles to put the cones out. Theres no structure to our play going forward and no organisation in defence, no cohesion to anything we do. Its the opposite of when Van Gaal was here, he had a clear system but not the players to operate within it. Big Louis would've smashed it with this squad.

ole trusts certain players too much, he needs to sort that out quickly. Also be open to change the formation, the current formation is not working for whatever reason.

Pogba is out of form and bruno looks so tired. He has failed at mixing the squad up, fergie always did a great job of rotating the line up keeping players sharp and also having players on form start.

Ole seems to have £#%&! all trust outside of that starting 11 which is even more worrying but can you argue with him?