Before Ole became manager of Utd, we had a VERY big squad with a lot of fringe players on big cheques. (1)

A squad containing players from Fergie, Moyes, LVG. 3 different managers with dissimilar philosophy. We had contrasting characters in the dressing room (2)
No traceable style of play under Moyes, need I tell you about LVG? With Jose you know how we did it, Ya parke đźšš no noticeable long term plan in sight just vibes and Nyame b3kyer3. (3)

3 major weaknesses in (...)
This often goes unnoticed but the first thing Ole did as interim manager was to lift the mood of the team. A happy squad will break their legs to get you results. If you watched us from the time Ole took over till after the famous night in Paris you'd understand
This was his short term plan to save our season and also to win back the fans with entertaining football any attempt to solve problems (1) and (2) would have seen us battling relegation.
He adopted a systematic approach, problem (1) was impossible to fix anyway as we were not in the transfer window. Short term goal was to get everyone involved. You remember as interim manager, he spent time gassing the players and talking about playing for the badge. Yanited DNA
This strategy worked perfectly for us in the short term as everyone tried to perform but it wasn't sustainable
Performances dropped as the players were simply jaded. Remember problem (3). Players were not used to high intensity football. Under LVG we moved the ball slowly, you saw us play without the ball most of the time in Jose's era. Here's how Ole approached problem (1)
Massive clear out in his first transfer window. Sold, loaned and froze out deadwood. Brought in players who fit his definition for Young, Hungry, Hardworking & Quality. Look at Utd announcement banners at that time and you'd see this message running through
Also promoted the youth and gave them minutes. Problem (3) is currently being solved and it's not hard to see. This side is becoming more consistent
We've reached the end game with problems (1) and (2)
(1) = clearing fringe players and lowering wage bill
(2) = establishing a harmonious squad
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