da dobrowin： The wheels are threatening to come off for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s journey at Manchester United.
da dobrowin： What started as a dream is slowly turning into a mini-nightmare. After pulling off his greatest managerial achievement by guiding the Red Devils into the Champions League quarter-finals against all odds, he’s seen a shocking drop in form for his squad.
However, something to be noticed is how different United’s starting lineups were against PSG as compared to those against Arsenal and Wolves recently. Be it a complete change in midfield, returning players or a different approach, it seems Solskjaer hasn’t taken kindly to this recent transition.
He and United are still stuck in the Champions League dreams.
Solskjaer’s inexperience has also been telling in the recent results. Some of his own flaws were pounced upon by Nuno Esposito Santos’ Wolves, who successfully stretched and destabilized United’s system with clinical counter-attacks. The Norwegian’s substitution sense is still frail and he hasn’t been able to rotate United’s squad that well.
Against Wolves, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard both seemed out of it. Nemanja Matic’s lack of mobility was capitalized on, while Marcus Rashford was isolated as a solo striker. One could argue he should’ve played the resurgent Fred and possibly even Andreas Perreira, who’s been in hot form in recent weeks- to add more bite in midfield.
He might still be favourite to win the United managerial job permanently, but the string of results help Solskjaer face reality. The international break serves as ample time for him to reassess his tactics and work on improving his personal mistakes.
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