@TweetinderKaul - also, if someone like thomas frank couldn't hack it at spurs despite being in the league for so long, Iraola, for a club like ours, feels like a choice bathed in pure hopium
@TweetinderKaul Fair, but evidence so far suggests that Carrick is more likely to consistently get a tune out of what he has at his disposal than a systems manager who'll probably need even the bench options to be undisputed 10/10 buys. Also, his familiarity with United is too big a + to ignore-
@TweetinderKaul -from the modern day circus of tacticos and pundits when the going gets tough. Given this context and what Carrick is delivering, the Iraola and Glasner shouts baffle me beyond measure
@TweetinderKaul Absolutely. The only identity that matters is winning consistently. Ole was the only post Fergie manager to deliver that across 2 seasons by leaning into exactly those intangibles (vibes, my ass). Such managers need time to build enough credibility to drown out the noise-
@Unnamed_Ocean That line is just a cop out to avoid taking a moral position. Pretending that there isn't a line between the two is dishonest. You can dismiss it as balidan ruining lives, but you have the distance to say that only because others did the ugly work to keep the threat away from you
@Unnamed_Ocean There is a clear moral asymmetry between people who instigate terror, and those who confront and neutralize it, as part of their Dharma. Not everyone has the stomach for that. This film celebrates those who do. Seems like the distinction is lost on you
@UtdDefence This dinosaur should be ignored. Probably doesn't want the discomfort of being in a position where he has to talk about united IF we have a slump, when one of his perceived "mates" is at the helm. Just some self serving bs - he couldn't care less about what's best for the club.
Maguire is on a mission to get one over every slimeball rat in the league - last week it was silva, and now it's this keeper-shoving Colgate model. Needs to get his props for this stuff alone, blinder performances aside
@TweetinderKaul Precisely 100% this. We were so close to the truth with Ole, Carrick and Mckenna. Ineos need to stop overthinking this and just back Carrick blindly for 3 windows. It will certainly not be as bad as it's been recently. Ole also had foresight about Carrick managing United one day
@IndiGo6E My baggage was damaged on a flight I took last night to Bangalore. I reported it at your arrivals baggage kiosk, and the person there promised a compensation voucher within 6h, which I haven't received yet. Your helpline is useless and unresponsive
Was pointed out to me that aggregators didn't cover Maguire quotes on the job Solskjaer did at United in the Rio interview. Always funny how a weird censorship is imposed when it comes to positive stuff about Ole and giving him his due credit. Here are the abridged bits 👇
🗣️ Maguire : Our system under Ole was all about being on the front foot, being aggressive, Pressing.
We were like a pressing machine.
🗣️We didn't have the best team - I know we actually finished 3rd and 2nd - but we probably didn't have the best players...it was all about Pressing, and working to a tactics, working to a shape, when to jump and when to stay.
🗣️Obviously that season (21/22) everyone was so upset, so frustrated. It just didn't click and obviously we lost Ole (voice chokes a bit here)...which was disappointing if I am being honest. I felt like Ole did an unbelievable job.
🗣️Probably I will speak more about Ole when I am retired..but the way that he set us up in them first two seasons is probably the best I have felt in a team.
🗣️Under Ole and Kieran and carrick, those 3 had us so well organised. And like I said we didn't have the best team. We were just well coached. Tactically brilliant. We could be pragmatic, we could play, we could press.
-- Very interesting to me that he says he will speak more about Ole when he retires. Probably can speak no holds barred and finally give Ole his flowers without people at the club having egg on their face.
-- Also got me in the feels how he refers to losing Ole as a loss rather than a sacking. He realises it was a huge loss. His voice changes.
@BarooahNabaarun@_BRRao_ Agree with your sentiment, but given the context of modern day discourse, I'd argue that the people in the photo are who they are despite their oxford/cambridge exposure, and not because of it :X
@PhilipJarama@UtdDefence Backing or not, the squad certainly isn't bad enough to be hovering above the relegation zone. The angst isn't necessarily directed at Amorim alone, it's more at the fickle portion of the fanbase that thinks he needs a galactico in every position to do anything remotely positive