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Julien Laurent

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
886 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

Or it could also be that they've got no clue on how to run this football club, which is not new because obviously it's been going on for years now.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

But I know there was a bit of a new bounce when he arrived at the club as we see here in 2018 after Jose Mourinho.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

And his win percentage is not too bad to be fair, certainly much better than Ruben Amorim.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

I'm just not sure really what kind of direction that takes your team and your club and also what it says about your club to go and get him back on the bench.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

Thoughts, Steven?

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

Yeah, I agree.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

And really, we've said it often enough on the show, the quality of the Premier League so far this season is average, right?

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

This is a great opportunity for Manchester United to actually finish in that top five because we know that the fifth place would qualify you for the Champions League.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

You should anyway.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

And right now, they're in there.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

I know it's very tight between 4th and 14th, and yeah, a couple of wins or a couple of defeats can take you down the table or up again.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

But they've got no European competition.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

They only have the league to focus on.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

They're not even in the League Cup anymore.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

They will have the FA Cup, of course, this weekend on ESPN, but that's a little bit different.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

And that's a great opportunity.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

The only thing I would say on Solskjaer, just to go back to Stevie's point,

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

What happens if he does really well between now and the end of the season?

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

You cannot give him the permanent job again.

ESPN FC
Ole back at the Wheel?

He will be completely mad, and he's not good enough anyway to be the permanent Manchester United manager.