According to the British newspaper, “The Sun”, since the Norwegian coach took charge in 2018, the management has spent nearly 312 million pounds on deals, more than any other club in the “Premier League”.
However, Solskjaer has not won any title with the club so far, and there are no indications that Manchester United is on its way again to the podiums in the foreseeable future, so the most important question remains: Why did hundreds of millions fail to make a team capable of winning trophies?
natural result
Egyptian sports analyst Mohamed Badawy believes that football followers “need to take two steps back to realize that the negative results of United with Solskjaer are completely normal.”
Badawi added to “Sky News Arabia”: “Solskjaer was appointed as a temporary coach before contracting him officially, and his contract with Manchester United extends until 2024, but was the Norwegian coach qualified to be the first man in the team? I think not.”
He continues: “Solskjaer is taking his first steps in his coaching career and does not have any previous strong experiences. On the other hand, United has been suffering technically for years, and needs a coach capable of finding an appropriate playing system to return to the podiums. In the end, the decision to appoint him was unfair to him and Manchester United. He did not benefit. Nobody has made that decision yet.”
Strong competitors
Badawi explains that, “Looking at the successful experiences of other Premier League clubs, we will find that returning the team to competition requires 3 main steps, which are the existence of a successful sports management in the club that is able to develop an action plan with clear goals, find an appropriate coach to implement it, and that this system obtain sufficient time. to achieve the desired success.
And he added: “This is what United do not do, as each coach came with a different idea from the coach before him, bearing in mind that the current coach does not have strong previous experience. With spending of nearly 312 million pounds, it is difficult to convince the fans that you need to Enough time to get back on the podiums. Simply United’s opponents were moving forward, while the club was falling too far back.”
Badawi also points out that the competition of coaches such as Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) has made the task of Solskjaer and Manchester United more difficult, and the team is now fading in front of any competitor who can clearly read his flaws. This season, beating Brighton, for example, may be more difficult than beating the club with the most league titles in England.”
clear gameplay
In 2015, Liverpool announced his contract with Klopp, who promised the fans at the time to return the English club to the forefront of the global football scene, and this has already happened over the days.
From the first day, Klopp began to sign players suitable for his way of playing, and they were not among the “first-class stars” such as Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, but he succeeded in developing their performance to be among the best in the world, and returned the “Reds” to the podiums.
Badawi cites Klopp’s successful experience with Liverpool to explain the reasons for Solskjaer’s failure with Manchester United, saying: “So far, there is no clear playing system for Solskjaer, and therefore he signed a number of stars who did not benefit from their technical abilities, and the Norwegian coach could not develop young players, and the result is tens of millions. wasted without benefit.”
And he continues: “Contracting a star is an important step for any football experience, but it is primarily about what this star can provide to the team, as he may be an ordinary player more useful for your playing system, but where is Solskjaer’s playing system in the first place?”
future experience
Badawi moves on to Solskjaer’s future with Manchester United, saying: “I think that Solskjaer’s departure from the club is only a matter of time.”
And the sports analyst added: “United had the opportunity to sign the most great coach that was available during the past months, such as Tuchel and Antonio Conte (recently transferred to Tottenham Hotspur), and I think that contracting with former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane would not be the best solution to the crisis that is going through. United are currently in it.”
Badawi explains, “It is important to convince the Manchester United fans that the team’s return to competition again needs enough time, so any coach capable of developing the team’s performance must be supported even if it does not achieve championships, because good performance in the end leads to winning titles continuously in the long run. far, and that’s the most important thing.”
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