After coaching Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has always appeared as a good old man, and his preferential treatment of the whole team has even surprised the players themselves. Last season, Manchester United lost at home to Sheffield United, but after the game, the manager not only did not scold, but even did not criticize the players!
At the time, Manchester United and Manchester City were still on a par with each other, and if they could beat bottom-up side Sheffield United at Old Trafford in January, they had a chance to gain an advantage. But United lost 1-2 and then the title race collapsed, with Guardiola's side eventually winning the title by 12 points.
Such setbacks, if replaced by Verde, Mourinho, Van Gaal and even Moyes, will certainly be angry and scolded, and many players in the Manchester United squad are ready to be reprimanded by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But according to "The Athletic", Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not react specifically after the game, and his indifference after the loss shocked the team.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that losing is inevitable after a long period of unbeatening, so instead of blaming the team, he decided to take a lighthearted approach. Unexpectedly, this had the opposite effect, and since he did not hold the players responsible for the failure, the whole team became more lax, and lost 7 points in the next 6 games!
Solskjaer is good at huairou, and his kind attitude has been loved by many people, but some people believe that he is too close to the players and needs to maintain a sense of distance to win more respect. In addition, the manager is sometimes too optimistic about failure, and he has smiled many times after United's draws or even losses. The most recent was against Everton ahead of the international match, and Manchester United could only draw 1-1 with their opponents at the end of the game, and they were almost killed, but the coach was on the sidelines, suddenly showing a happy smile and giving a thumbs up to the field.
In the past, after United's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal, the boss also smiled and gave an interview, which was criticized by the common star of the two teams, Impersi, that he had to get angry. In fact, this is the norm, some fans have found that after Manchester United was forced to draw or lose many games, sols are smiling. Solskjaer responded: "I don't know Robin [Van Persie] and he doesn't know me, so he may not have the right to judge my coaching style, and I certainly won't change it." Robin inherited my No. 20 shirt and had to embrace my style."
Another Arsenal player, Winterbourne, believes that Solskjaer's personality has infected the entire Manchester United team and that the Red Devils are not tough enough and not "dirty" enough at key moments, which will lead to their inability to play against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
'When United conceded the ball, they were a bit lax and the opponent handled the ball too simply. Winterbourne said: "This is the attitude that the coach has to instill in the team and United need to enhance the 'dirty' side of the game. It's also interesting to see if I can get this group of players to move forward. If United want to fight for the title, they can't concede points too much like against Everton, but I don't think they're enough to win the title, and the other 3 champions teams can win games in adversity."
Danny Blind, the current assistant coach of the Dutch team, believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United have no tactical plan and lack characteristics, and he only relies on the individual ability of the players to dominate the game. "What are the characteristics of this team?" What was his plan? That's exactly what Solskjaer lacks." The elder Blind said: "Without a tactical plan, his team cannot put pressure on an opponent like Manchester City. You don't necessarily have to press high, but we don't see the Manchester United routine, everything at United depends on the individual qualities of the players. They certainly have the ability to bring good results to the game, but it's never the overall performance of the team. In a lot of games, it doesn't look good, it's hard for United to dominate, and that's the whole problem."
"It's like after taking everton ahead, United started defending at home in the half, trying to fight back to extend the lead, which is not good enough for a giant like Manchester United. The results were not ideal, they could no longer control the situation, and in the end Everton equalized and almost overtook, while Manchester United basically failed to create opportunities. The result of the game was also not good, Manchester United lost to the youngsters in the Champions League, lost to West Ham in the cup and lost to Villa in the Premier League, and Villarreal was won by C Ronaldo's ability. Manchester United have a lot to improve and must improve."