As reported by The Mirror, Former Holland coach Danny Blind has said that Solskjaer has to have a tactical plan and they are falling short of their targets.
Manchester United’s real identity is not on display and it has always been individual qualities that have failed to merge as a team.
This summer, Solskjaer has done a great job of signing quality players for the club. He has improved United’s defense considerably but the one aspect that we fall short of is a tactical plan.
The manager who is the beloved son of Manchester United has all the backing of the club but has still failed to produce the results. Manchester United have been slow while attacking and they have always tried to defend after scoring a goal that has never been seen in the club’s DNA.
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Danny Blind has talked about the exact factors that Solskjaer has been doing wrong at the club.
He said:
“What is the identity of this Manchester United team? What is his plan? It is exactly that what is missing with Solskjaer. There is not a tactical plan. His team is not able to put pressure on their opponents like Manchester City. “
“It does not always have to be full pressing but we don’t see any of it – everything in the United team is based on the individual qualities of players. They have those qualities and it often gets a result for the team. But it is never a team result. It has not been looking good in a number of matches.”
“United struggle to be dominant – that is the whole problem. After they took the lead against Everton they started to wait for them in their own half. They want to score on the counter. But that is not good enough for a club like Manchester United. The next thing that you see is how they struggle to turn the game around when Everton equalized. They hardly created any chances.”
“The results are not good. He lost against Young Boys, against West Ham in the cup, against Aston Villa and they were lucky against Villarreal because of Ronaldo’s quality. Against Everton, another draw. And they only just got away with that result. It has to improve and it can improve. We cannot say that Solskjaer has had a long career at the top level as a manager before United.”
“Yes, he was a champion in Norway. But that is a different level. I know why he gets more time than other coaches, he is a child of the club. He scored that legendary goal in 1999 which helped them win the Champions League. But all that is not enough for what is being produced right now.”
Danny Blind has been back in managerial setup after joining hands as the assistant manager of newly appointed Holland coach Louis Van Gaal.
It seems that Solskjaer needs to pick up his strongest team, play them consistently, attack more and prevent teams from dominating them so easily.
There are many points on which the manager needs to improve.
