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The tabloids are enjoying with the apparent disbandment of one of the biggest clubs in England. Despite the cash shots, despite the Premier League-worthy team being on the pitch, the drama just doesn’t seem to be directed. All signs point to the dismissal of Ola Gunnar Solskaire and they have been since he really started. But where the club has been really impatient with David Moyes, Luis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho, Ola has been managing for more than 3 seasons. And although third and second place in previous seasons are by no means bad, you never had the feeling that the club would win a title with Ola at the helm.
Perhaps because of his status as a club legend he too, like Ronald Koeman at Barcelona, finds it difficult to run out of credit. But even Ronald Koeman was fired. Whatever the reason, it’s pretty amazing that a top team manager came out with 0-5 against Liverpool, 0-2 against Manchester City and 2-4 against Leicester City in the first half of the season.
Gambling point of view
As a betting agent, we are more interested in data than in headlines in the media. Are Manchester United’s results in the Solskare era really that bad? How do the results match the odds? We want to focus on results, but also on transfers. The success of the transfer policy can give us information about the long-term results. So let’s start there:
Manchester United transfers under Solskaire:
For each player, we determine if it was a successful transfer or not. Admittedly, this judgment is not entirely based on data but also on what we see as a successful transfer. It must be said that an actor’s failure can also be because of the relationship with the manager. The general opinion is that there are managers out there who can make this team champions. Let’s take a look at the top acquisitions (in terms of value) of the last three seasons. Please note that the net total cost of transfers during this period is € 328,320,000.
Season 2021/2022
| Jedon Sancho | Dortmund | € 85.00 million | |
| Raphael and Ran |  |
Real MadarI amD | NIS 40.00 million. € |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  |
Juventus | NIS 15.00 million. € |
When Jurgen Klopp needs to defend your purchase, you know you’re not where you want to be yet. Although we firmly believe in the potential of Jadon Sancho, we can not say that it has been fully proven yet. Varan is another question mark due to a prolonged injury. Ronaldo himself is still a machine that promises a lot of goals, so in that respect he is a successful transfer. The problem, however, is that if you let Ronaldo play (which you do), Pogba goes to the center of the field, leaving your defenses too vulnerable. Why this came this season, Manchester United fans know well. We have three question marks.
2020/2021 season
| Donny van de Bick |  |
Ajax | € 39.00 million |
| Imad Diallo |  |
Atlanta | $ 21.30 million |
| Alex Tels |  |
FC Porto | NIS 15.00 million. € |
| Facundo Pellistri |  |
Penirol | $ 8.50 million |
Only the Pecondo Plastery has a few notable minutes and seeing his age, there is a lot of growth potential. Although even its market capitalization has declined since joining MU. Donny van de Bick and Alex Tels have absolute horror statistics; We can not say that there is one truly successful transfer between these. 80+ million was not well spent.
2019/2020 season
| Harry Maguire |  |
Leicester City | € 87.00 million |
| Bruno Fernandez |  |
CP Sports | € 63.00 million |
| Aaron Van Biscay |  |
Crystal Palace | NIS 55.00 million. € |
| Daniel James |  |
Swansea City | $ 17.80 million |
Harry Maguire, needs to play a lot more consistently to give legitimacy to his price tag. Not a bad transfer, just paid too much. Bruno Fernandez is the first (and last) transfer that can be considered a good purchase. One very good one. Aaron Van Biscay and Daniel James (the latter sold with little profit) we also see that they do not live up to expectations.
Termination of Manchester United’s transfer policy under Solskare’s rule: one transfer leads, some acceptable, some dubious and some completely bad.
Solskaire’s Man Utd results against the top 5
For our analysis, we rule out the results against Burnley, Norwich and other clubs in the bottom area of the table. A club of this magnitude should be measured by performance against clubs of equal majesty. That’s why we looked at Solskaire’s results against Liverpool, Manchester City, Leicester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
Against Liverpool: Victory 1, Draw 3, Loss 3
Against Manchester City: 3 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses
Against Chelsea: 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses
Against Leicester: 3 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses
Against: Tottenham: won 4, draw 1, lost 1
Total against leading teams: Winners 12, Draw 9, Losers 14
This is a 32% winning percentage against the direct competitors for prizes. Are these characters that give legitimacy to the manager of a club aspiring for degrees? We believe this season she will do or die for Ola, with an emphasis on the latter (figuratively of course). This opens up interesting gambles about the future manager, who will be your favorite?