What was that about United not being able to catch Arsenal?
They hand out trophies January 1st?
No mate, it was already handed out. Just like the award for best midfielder in the league was already given to Torreira apparently.
If obviously.
It was more a shot at how quickly people dramatically make declarations. City were the greatest ever, mere months later it’s is Liverpool the greatest ever? Pep taught England the game, and now it’s Klopp!
I didn't see a lot of declarations of City being the greatest side ever, however they did set the record for most points in a season while at the same time having the biggest margin the latter being in the most competitive league going according to some on this forum.
Coaching is important but a huge part of these new age top teams is just down to man management. A lot of egos and more power in the players hands than ever. Mourinho is far from that and I just don't think he's suited to be a top team manager anymore.
Man-management is obviously important, but it takes a lot more than that. And I don't see egos or player power being a lot more than it was say five years ago. Agree on Mourinho though, but I wouldn't put that down to just poor man-management or player power.
If United had a more star studded squad, filled with talent at virtually every position, I'd be fine with him. But they don't. If United are unable to acquire the needed talent, then they need a manager that has tactical eye as well as man management. Zidane has not shown much of the former, if you read the opinions of Real fans when he was there.
You should read the opinions of Madridistas here. Either way, not really sure why Zidane or any other manager would be in the minds of supporters right now. I'd be thrilled with Solskjaer based on everything I've seen.
I’m just not trying to get super hyped, we’ve played mediocre teams. Let’s play teams ahead of us in the table and see how we’re really doing.
That's a good approach, but I'd say there is plenty of room for optimism from what I've seen and read. I haven't seen the matches since my life is really busy at the moment, but from the clips I've seen and everything else I would be confident. Solskjaer sounds like he knows what he's doing and the entire team seems to be switch on. The City and Liverpool fixtures would worry me, but apart from those two United can compete with anybody else in the league. They can pull back Arsenal, Chelsea and even Spurs. Solskjaer strikes me as the sort, and rightly so, who will try to compete on all fronts. The key will be getting the rotations right and prioritizing the matches.