' The Ole Gunnar Solksjær Review '

' The Ole Gunnar Solksjær Review '
Tom Cunningham
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Ok, just hear me out. I know it's only been 7 games-odd, but judging by how clubs evaluate managers after about the same time-period (Meulensteen) I now feel validated to do so. Don't blame me, blame modern football...I never used to care how the manager got things wrong, as long as they had the best interest of the club at heart. I thought Dave Jones was the best manager in the world for along time

Lack of experience

Pretty much the same scenario as Cornelius, great in Scandinavia but lots of questions about them being ready to perform in one of the most competitive leagues in world football. Has Solksjær ever experienced a relegation or been in a team bereft of confidence in his playing days? Not at Man Utd.

Board decision: Ole is the perfect fit for Cardiff City.

Opinion: Fulham got rid pretty sharply when they realised they needed an experienced man for a relegation scrap. Our boardroom might of been naive to approach Solksjær under the current league position. The board wanted a big name, but unfortunately their judgement not suprisingly got blurred between big-name player & big-name manager.

Personality

A big plus for Solksjær excellent in building player relationships, fantastic with media & fans. I have heard he has a ruthlessness about him too (Whitts off 38mins) proves that could be the case.

Board decision
Ole is the perfect fit for Cardiff City.

Opinion Right face, wrong time. There are so many good managers out of work more suitable to handling the politics & a relegation scrap. For me Solksjær is more suited to a team geared up to winning most matches, i.e, a better squad than we have in the PL, or championship football.

Signings

This segment is completely unfair to the new lads, and not even I can stoop that low, so I will just concentrate on some I have made my mind-up on.
Fabio:
Kenny Jones:
Mats Moller Dælli:

Board decision Give him a bit of money but not enough to buy a decent centre-forward that could of kept us up. Not willing to gamble to that extent.

Opinion:

Fabio is garbage, brought in another to play right-back when the most consistant has been McNaughton who has been there for 8 years-odd (where's the loyality in football gone?) KTC is also a contender for RB, Brayford on loan...just a bit of a joke all round. Kenny Jones is nothing special. Mats Moller Dælli is the most exciting prospect at Cardiff since Ramsey in my not so humble opinion

Win against Hull and I'll be satisfied with 7 points from a possible 12 in February, I'm not gonna judge OGS yet, but one thing I will say is this, Tan and Lim have a serious lack of footballing knowledge and experience, they went for OGS for one reason only, he was the reported target for every premier league club with a managerial problem on their hands, lots of clubs showed interest thus he was also our number 1 target, I'm sure there wasn't to much hard thought out trashing over of his tactical prowess.

Win against Hull and I'll be satisfied with 7 points from a possible 12 in February, I'm not gonna judge OGS yet, but one thing I will say is this, Tan and Lim have a serious lack of footballing knowledge and experience, they went for OGS for one reason only, he was the reported target for every premier league club with a managerial problem on their hands, lots of clubs showed interest thus he was also our number 1 target, I'm sure there wasn't to much hard thought out trashing over of his tactical prowess.

Hi Gav sorry to hear you won't be attending matches until Tan leaves, I read your article & it's really sad that genuinely loyal fans such as yourself have to make a decision like that.

I think the recruitment drive focussed on who other clubs have tried to recruit too. Little consideration into who fits the profile for a relegation a scrap. That said, Solksjær may deliver for us. He is a very likeable, switched-on guy. Im happy to say im wrong if I am proved to be & especially if we stay up

That wasnt my opinion buddy, that was a someone else's blog that I simply brought to the attention in this messageboard, sorry for the confusion.

That wasnt my opinion buddy, that was a someone else's blog that I simply brought to the attention in this messageboard.

oops hehe

Opinion Right face, wrong time. There are so many good managers out of work more suitable to handling the politics & a relegation scrap. For me Solksjær is more suited to a team geared up to winning most matches, i.e, a better squad than we have in the PL, or championship football.:

Like who?

Last edited by llandaffbluebird1 on Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:49 am, edited 1 time in total.

Ok, just hear me out. I know it's only been 7 games-odd, but judging by how clubs evaluate managers after about the same time-period (Meulensteen) I now feel validated to do so. Don't blame me, blame modern football...I never used to care how the manager got things wrong, as long as they had the best interest of the club at heart. I thought Dave Jones was the best manager in the world for along time

Lack of experience

Pretty much the same scenario as Cornelius, great in Scandinavia but lots of questions about them being ready to perform in one of the most competitive leagues in world football. Has Solksjær ever experienced a relegation or been in a team bereft of confidence in his playing days? Not at Man Utd.

Board decision: Ole is the perfect fit for Cardiff City.

Opinion: Fulham got rid pretty sharply when they realised they needed an experienced man for a relegation scrap. Our boardroom might of been naive to approach Solksjær under the current league position. The board wanted a big name, but unfortunately their judgement not suprisingly got blurred between big-name player & big-name manager.

Personality

A big plus for Solksjær excellent in building player relationships, fantastic with media & fans. I have heard he has a ruthlessness about him too (Whitts off 38mins) proves that could be the case.

Board decision
Ole is the perfect fit for Cardiff City.

Opinion Right face, wrong time. There are so many good managers out of work more suitable to handling the politics & a relegation scrap. For me Solksjær is more suited to a team geared up to winning most matches, i.e, a better squad than we have in the PL, or championship football.

Signings

This segment is completely unfair to the new lads, and not even I can stoop that low, so I will just concentrate on some I have made my mind-up on.
Fabio:
Kenny Jones:
Mats Moller Dælli:

Board decision Give him a bit of money but not enough to buy a decent centre-forward that could of kept us up. Not willing to gamble to that extent.

Opinion:

Fabio is garbage, brought in another to play right-back when the most consistant has been McNaughton who has been there for 8 years-odd (where's the loyality in football gone?) KTC is also a contender for RB, Brayford on loan...just a bit of a joke all round. Kenny Jones is nothing special. Mats Moller Dælli is the most exciting prospect at Cardiff since Ramsey in my not so humble opinion

Only two issues with that thomas
Any manager we brought in would have struggled with the January fixtures.
Who is the centre forward we should have brought in. Every team in the country is looking for a striker in January. It's alright criticising the manager and club for not signing anyone but who do you think was the player we should have signed.
It's also to early to criticise any of ole's signings as they have to date been at the club in the case of jones Fabio and Zaha just over two weeks.

Ole wasnt chosen by lim or Tan. Dalman had free reign over who was managet.

Opinion Right face, wrong time. There are so many good managers out of work more suitable to handling the politics & a relegation scrap. For me Solksjær is more suited to a team geared up to winning most matches, i.e, a better squad than we have in the PL, or championship football.:

Like who?

I am going to get absolutely mullered for this but here it goes. Alan Curbishley should of been talked to. If they didn't drag out the Mackay sacking then Pulis was available. Marcelo Bielsa was out-of-work but probably too high profile for the job (doesn't hurt to ask though).
Steve Clarke the sacked W.B.A manager, more experience than Solksjær.

Only two issues with that thomas
Any manager we brought in would have struggled with the January fixtures.
Who is the centre forward we should have brought in. Every team in the country is looking for a striker in January. It's alright criticising the manager and club for not signing anyone but who do you think was the player we should have signed.
It's also to early to criticise any of ole's signings as they have to date been at the club in the case of jones Fabio and Zaha just over two weeks.

I agree with you, I didn't take into account the start he had, and kept us in the F.A Cup which is a great achievement

The striker one is difficult, there were only a few options but that would of cost £10+...Finnbogasson at Heerenveen in the Dutch league scores for fun.

I suppose my criticism of Fabio is unfair, hasn't been here long & lacks match fitness but I do wonder why we need 3 players who can play RB, even Connely can play there to make 4 if needs be, and Brayford is on loan to make 5...a shambles considering the answer was there before we got promoted. McNaughton

Only two issues with that thomas
Any manager we brought in would have struggled with the January fixtures.
Who is the centre forward we should have brought in. Every team in the country is looking for a striker in January. It's alright criticising the manager and club for not signing anyone but who do you think was the player we should have signed.
It's also to early to criticise any of ole's signings as they have to date been at the club in the case of jones Fabio and Zaha just over two weeks.

I agree with you, I didn't take into account the start he had, and kept us in the F.A Cup which is a great achievement

The striker one is difficult, there were only a few options but that would of cost £10+...Finnbogasson at Heerenveen in the Dutch league scores for fun.

I suppose my criticism of Fabio is unfair, hasn't been here long & lacks match fitness but I do wonder why we need 3 players who can play RB, even Connely can play there to make 4 if needs be, and Brayford is on loan to make 5...a shambles considering the answer was there before we got promoted. McNaughton

finnbogasson was not available thomas. he made it quite clear he wasent leaving his club in the january window. ole was trying his best and it looks like we missed the spanish striker by a few hours.

Ole wasnt chosen by lim or Tan. Dalman had free reign over who was managet.

Shhhh that gets in the way of the tan an lim witch hunt.

That wasnt my opinion buddy, that was a someone else's blog that I simply brought to the attention in this messageboard, sorry for the confusion.

Gavin, I thought it was yours as well I was going to ring you and talk you back in to returning, Uve saved me a phone call now

I have to say Solksjær failed to bring any notable domestic player who played regularly or a foriegner that doesn't need time to adapt.

Ole

Kenny Jones - benchwarmer -????
Fabio - benchwarmer - ????
Norwegians - talented but need to adapt
Zaha - benchwarmer - highly rated
Cala - regular starter in a top league

Tony Pulis

Tom Ince - regular starter at Blackpool - highly rated
Joe Ledley - regular starter at Celtic - highly rated
Scott Dann - regular starter at Blackburn - highly rated
Wayne Hennessey - back-up keeper International

I have to say Solksjær failed to bring any notable domestic player who played regularly or a foriegner that doesn't need time to adapt.

Ole

Kenny Jones - benchwarmer -????
Fabio - benchwarmer - ????
Norwegians - talented but need to adapt
Zaha - benchwarmer - highly rated
Cala - regular starter in a top league

Tony Pulis

Tom Ince - regular starter at Blackpool - highly rated
Joe Ledley - regular starter at Celtic - highly rated
Scott Dann - regular starter at Blackburn - highly rated
Wayne Hennessey - back-up keeper International

Totally agree, I wanted Tony Pulis as our manager

I have to say Solksjær failed to bring any notable domestic player who played regularly or a foriegner that doesn't need time to adapt.

Ole

Kenny Jones - benchwarmer -????
Fabio - benchwarmer - ????
Norwegians - talented but need to adapt
Zaha - benchwarmer - highly rated
Cala - regular starter in a top league

Tony Pulis

Tom Ince - regular starter at Blackpool - highly rated
Joe Ledley - regular starter at Celtic - highly rated
Scott Dann - regular starter at Blackburn - highly rated
Wayne Hennessey - back-up keeper International

Totally agree, I wanted Tony Pulis as our manager

Dont lie, everyone knows you want Malky as our manager

Club made completely the wrong call with OGS. Sounded nice at the time, ex utd. But it's got us no where, except a drop down the league table

He's doing a great job

OGS would have been a good appointment if things went smoothly this season and we finished mid table or just a respectable place. He is a good apppointment now but people don't understand the importance of how we needed a striker at the start of the season, Sturridge is the last PL striker that has actually done something when bought in Jan!! You can't name many, we couldn't spend big bucks cos the budget was spent in the summer!! We needed to start the season with a striker who we were building our team about, it was f*cking ludicrous going into the season with Campbell as our main striker, got an ok PL record but a history of injuries.

Harsh how he's got a review after 9 games, 3 being cup matches as well. Hardest month ever in Jan and we've had no luck at all, keep hitting the woodwork and that etc. No penalties.

Ole wasnt chosen by lim or Tan. Dalman had free reign over who was managet.

Would Vincent Tan seriously not have made the final call on the new manager? It's pretty evident it's him that pushed poor Malky Mackay out of the door. They've appointed someone naïve and desperate to prove himself in the Premiership.

OGS would have been a good appointment if things went smoothly this season and we finished mid table or just a respectable place. He is a good apppointment now but people don't understand the importance of how we needed a striker at the start of the season, Sturridge is the last PL striker that has actually done something when bought in Jan!! You can't name many, we couldn't spend big bucks cos the budget was spent in the summer!! We needed to start the season with a striker who we were building our team about, it was f*cking ludicrous going into the season with Campbell as our main striker, got an ok PL record but a history of injuries.

Harsh how he's got a review after 9 games, 3 being cup matches as well. Hardest month ever in Jan and we've had no luck at all, keep hitting the woodwork and that etc. No penalties.

Agree with the failure to sign a quality striker last summer has had a massive impact on this season. I called out Cala as being the only worthwhile signing in Jan for this season. I knew it because he played in the first-team of Sevilla, a traditional top-6 Spanish club. He is match-fit and ready to go for the remaining games. Ole deserves credit for that signing.

Sturridge's partner in crime does o.k for a January purchase

Ole thought he could blood his signings gradually like they do at Man Utd & other clubs with established/quality squads. Very naive in my opinion. Relegation threatened teams don't have the luxury to think about the future. Pulis & Allerdyce don't give 2 shits about giving youth a chance, and in Allerdyce's case, just embarrasses them & wrecks confedence of youth players (Notts Forest debacle). They buy established match hardened palyers to stay in the PL.

Too many excuses in this thread.

Quite simply he' was always the wrong person for the job .

Although according to your leadership led by a Manchester United Supporting Chairman supported by an owner who loves Red , he was the only person for the job.


He took the wrong job.

Too many excuses in this thread.

Quite simply he' was always the wrong person for the job .

Although according to your leadership led by a Manchester United Supporting Chairman supported by an owner who loves Red , he was the only person for the job.


He took the wrong job.

Stop repeating yourself dip stick

Too many excuses in this thread.

Quite simply he' was always the wrong person for the job .

Although according to your leadership led by a Manchester United Supporting Chairman supported by an owner who loves Red , he was the only person for the job.


He took the wrong job.

Yes I know, but im trying to be as impartial as I can & not negative the season is'nt over yet!!...Solksjær can prove his doubters wrong as this is football, nothing is certain

Too many excuses in this thread.

Quite simply he' was always the wrong person for the job .

Although according to your leadership led by a Manchester United Supporting Chairman supported by an owner who loves Red , he was the only person for the job.


He took the wrong job.

Stop repeating yourself dip stick

Try this ,,,,, shut your f*cking mouth wanker.

Too many excuses in this thread.

Quite simply he' was always the wrong person for the job .

Although according to your leadership led by a Manchester United Supporting Chairman supported by an owner who loves Red , he was the only person for the job.


He took the wrong job.

Yes I know, but im trying to be as impartial as I can & not negative the season is'nt over yet!!...Solksjær can prove his doubters wrong as this is football, nothing is certain

Got you ... Understand that.

Ole wasnt chosen by lim or Tan. Dalman had free reign over who was managet.

So if we go down its Dalman's fault

Ole wasnt chosen by lim or Tan. Dalman had free reign over who was managet.

So if we go down its Dalman's fault

That snakeoil salesman could convince Tan & Lim that he is the second coming of JC certainly not going to be his fault, even though he's on record saying it was his call