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Solskjaer laments - selfish & greedy fans to blame for poor performance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57143621
Manchester United players have been affected by the fan protests about the club's ownership, according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Last week, Solskjaer's side were beaten by Leicester and Liverpool in the space of 50 hours as a congested fixture list combined with fan discontent to disrupt their planning. United's players spent hours in the stadium and beds were delivered so they could rest ahead of the Liverpool game amid fears of major demonstrations. "I didn't want to use it as an excuse because we lost two games, but surely it's reason behind the performances," he said. "Physically it's impossible to play at the intensity that's required because of the amount of games. Then you look at the preparation in between and we haven't had the recovery and the same routine as we normally would and we haven't done the tactical preparation." Victory against Fulham, whose relegation was confirmed over a week ago, will cement United's status as runners-up for only the second time since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. That would allow Solskjaer to leave all his main players out of the final-day trip to Wolves, which comes four days before his side's Europa League final with Villarreal in Gdansk. And he is hoping the return of fans can bring some positivity back to the club. "It's never nice to see a club that is not united. We're hoping Tuesday is going to be a positive day and that we move together. "The mood in any club and the relationship between the team and the fans is vital to what happens on the pitch. Hopefully the players will give the fans a reason to cheer. That's what we have to focus on. "It's a big game for us in that respect." |
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Question: I’d say we’ve all been waiting for this occasion for when fans come in but because of what’s happened over the past week or so, it’s slightly different in the mood and tone. I’m just wondering what your message would be to the Manchester United fans, because clearly it’s not the day we all hoped to see, it’s wrapped in different material, if you like…
“Well, we’ve been waiting for a long, long time to welcome the fans back and of course the last couple of home games – especially the Liverpool ones, with the protests… it’s never nice to see a club that is not united, the fans and the team. So of course, we’re hoping that Tuesday is going to be a positive day, that we move together, that we play a good game of football, because that’s my job – to prepare the team, to play well and that they enjoy the day. That’s important now, that we get back and enjoy being together.” Question: You talked about the professionalism of your players but they’re only human, as you said. Isn’t it natural that even subconsciously they maybe affected by what’s happening off the pitch? They had their routine changed for the game against Liverpool. These kind of things can surely impact on them? “Yeah, surely. I just didn’t want to use that as an excuse. We lost the two games, but surely it’s reason behind the performances and the results we’ve had. Physically, it’s impossible for them to turn up and play at the intensity and the level that’s required because of the amount of games. Then you look at the preparation in-between. You haven’t had the recovery in-between, you haven’t had the same routine as you normally do. We haven’t done the tactical prep in the same way as we’ve had. Of course, I’m not saying that it didn’t affect them, but was impressed with how professional they were in the way they went about it. There was none of them who complained. That’s one of the big things, for me, that we never complain. We never look outwards, we just look at what we can do. How can we maximise the situation? We tried to do that but we couldn’t get the results. The players have been good as gold, now they’ve had a couple of days off to refresh and be ready and we prepare as normal for these last two games.” |
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I can't see what's not to like. Still one or two large questions to be answered, but probably a year or two for those answers to be properly judged and to determine whether he is the man for future, but everything he's done thus far has been top notch, while not without mistakes, imo. |
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Missed out on Glenn Hysen, "ended up" with Pally. Missed out on David Hirst, "ended up" with Eric. Far from Ole being Sir Alex's stock, but he's had a chance to learn from the best, no doubt seeks his counsel and is clearly to learn, improve the team and squad balance. Compare to Moyes who didn't listen and LvG/Jose who both wanted infinite funds. LvG did, though, make a good point that we should have been spending more in the transfer market (more of a dig at the owners and Woowar) given the size of us. Felt like we were one of four megaclubs along with Bayern, Barca and Real and we were the only club not acting like one. That's all without a pandemic, an unexplainable significant drop in De Gea's standards and the state of the club owners and management above him to negotiate around/with. |
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Wth is wrong with him? Before he was moaning about the lack of crowd in the stadium and using it to justify the poor performances and now it's the protests. Just rubbish. Truth is Ole that your not a very good manager and like to play your favourites no matter how crap they are playing Go away please |
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