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General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:
« on: March 04, 2021, 04:09:39 PM »Remember Utd are second but Liverpool are having a shocker, as are Arsenal and Tottenham and to a lesser extent Chelsea who have just turned a corner. It won't be easier for Utd next year, it will be far, far harder.
Yeah, they're on course to finish on about 70 points as things stand. That would probably secure a top four place given how others have struggled, but overall it isn't much progress from any other season since Ferguson left.
They've consistent hit around 65-70 points every season since then, with one exception - the second place in 17/18 with 81 points that Mourinho likes to crows about. But it really does actually stand out a mile compared to what has been achieved before and after.
Solskjaer looks to have been no worse than his predecessors, and certainly hasn't been out of his depth - as was the fear. But neither has he done anything to suggest that he's any better than them. Moyes, Van Gaal & Mourinho were all given the road within a couple of years after overseeing this level of underachievement - why should Solskjaer be any different?
The style of play was the stick to beat his predecessors with, Ole isn't much different in that respect to be honest.