Jose: 21.5%
LVG: 25.2%
Moyes: 25.5%
OGS: 32.4%
OGS since Jan: 41.5%
This season: 50%
Win %
LVG: 52.4%
Moyes: 52.9%
OGS: 55.6%
Jose: 58.3%
OGS since Jan: 63.4%
OGS this season: 61.1%
Klopp’s first 3 seasons: 52.3% (best season 57.4%)
Big picture
Solskjaer is rebuilding #MUFC into a sustainable attacking team, while maintaining a win % that surpasses the others. All while removing yrs of deadwood; dealing with Raiola’s disruption; while advancing youth, & reinvigorating the academy. Further results WILL come with maturity
Last season, the average lineup was the youngest in the PL. This season, the 3rd youngest (at 25.6)
SAF always claimed 27-28 age for a title win
Last 9 champions have been 27+
The “can’t win anything with kids” side was still 26.5
That is not a coincidence. Experience matters
#MUFC are statistically improving, & for a young team, have been at a v.good level for nearly a year. They are on schedule, & will still get much better
Remember when it was broken, & the plan was to rebuild & take a longer term approach?
THIS is what that looks like
Respect.
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#MUFC have made mistakes post-SAF, but behind-the-scenes they've already put them right. Yet, many fans, journalists, & ex-players choose to stick with the narrative that the club is poorly run: analysis hasn't caught up! A THREAD of 10 common misconceptions:
1st a DISCLAIMER: I do not claim to have inside knowledge of the club. Everything detailed below is via available sources & my own observations & analysis
Any figures given are approximate from publicly available reports/websites
Special credit to UWS interview with Ed Woodward
I'll start with the easy ones...
1) OGS isn't a good enough coach
Already outwitted Pep, Jose, Nagelsman, Tuchel, Klopp with variety of tactics; kept an injury-hit sub-par squad in top-4 contention; dispelled 'low-block' criticism with 1 Jan signing; built attacking philosophy.
The media’s propensity for negatives, along with lazy journalism, has seen little attempt to really understand what Solskjaer’s #MUFC tenure has entailed, or his qualities. Instead, simply citing bad results to mean bad management
Here’s the OTHER side of the story...
1) No “top job” on his CV is a nonsensical argument - it’s often been proved this is NOT required. Guardiola & Zidane both had less experience when they got the Barca & Real jobs. Conte & Simeone had not coached top-flight European teams when they got Juventus & Atlético jobs...
2) As for his bespoke qualities for this #MUFC situation - as a past player, & a successful striker coach & Reserve team coach at the club, Solskjaer knows first-hand the type of spirit, style of play, & personality required at the club to build a worthy Utd squad & culture...