C'mon Steve.......nail Ollie down before it's too late!

[Brinscalleagle2]

Glasner stated recently that he is playing the system that we are at the moment because the players we have are not suited to his preferred system which is 442. It may well be that Man U do not have the right players for the 5 at the back system and Glasner would also struggle to get a tune out of them. He may however think that he could get the players to play his 442 system and might therefore think a move to Man U is an attractive one. Let’s hope not but the fact that Man U is failing at the moment may not put Glasner off going there.COYP

 

[est1905]

Their players are superb. Most could walk into our side.

Ours are largely middle weights. Good but very mid table.

It is the tune the coaching staff have got out of them which makes our team world beaters and their team lower mid table.

Hence the thread.

I disagree. Firstly Glasner is a great coach but not a magician. He is good at getting the best out of our players but he would not be able to do that unless the talent was already there.
Secondly, looking at United's team their club and in particular their DoF and recruitment has been appalling in the last 5 years. They buy average players and pay way way over their true value. Maguire at £80m is not an isolated signing. The reason they were on the brink of running out of money only 6 months ago is the ridiculous transfer fees and wages they are still paying. And their answer? Make all the canteen staff redundant and make existing staff pay their own travel expenses and buy their own tickets! Do they once consider the possibility of spending less on players? Never. United's players are average at best and way overrated. There isn't one single player in United's team I'd swap a Palace player for and that has nothing to do with Glasner

 

[est1905]

Glasner stated recently that he is playing the system that we are at the moment because the players we have are not suited to his preferred system which is 442. It may well be that Man U do not have the right players for the 5 at the back system and Glasner would also struggle to get a tune out of them. He may however think that he could get the players to play his 442 system and might therefore think a move to Man U is an attractive one. Let’s hope not but the fact that Man U is failing at the moment may not put Glasner off going there.COYP

Thats rubbish. Glasner has never preferred a 442 formation. Never

 

[PatrickA]

I've seen no indication of his preference for this system, but he did say it.

 

[pegru7]

Thats rubbish. Glasner has never preferred a 442 formation. Never

It's true, I also remember him having mentioned this in one of his interviews lately.

 

[pegru7]

It's true, I also remember him having mentioned this in one of his interviews lately.

... he said something like this: formations are overrated, what really counts are automatisms and clear patterns in which the players behave. He further said having played many different formations at his past clubs, always trying to find the formation which particularly suits best the players available (with 442 being his personal favourite).

 

[est1905]

... he said something like this: formations are overrated, what really counts are automatisms and clear patterns in which the players behave. He further said having played many different formations at his past clubs, always trying to find the formation which particularly suits best the players available (with 442 being his personal favourite).

Fair enough