There needs to be consistency in team results, admits Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that the club are 'further behind' in their development than he hoped for at this stage of the season. The red Devils aim to recover from the shocking 2-0 defeat to 20th placed Watford as they take on Newcastle United on Boxing Day.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had quite a few ups and downs this season but the lowest of lows came last week when his side lost 2-0 to relegation battlers Watford. The 20th placed team stunned the Red Devils as the Hornets recorded only their second win in the league campaign. Solskjaer feels that Manchester United are far behind in development and a lot of work needs to be done before the next season.
United, who host Newcastle on Boxing Day, sit eighth in the Premier League, seven points off a spot in the Champions League places. Solskjaer has been in charge for a year, but has revealed that he is using this season to build a team for the next campaign.
“We knew this season was going to be a season of some ups and downs. This season will be used to find a team and a squad for next season, but hopefully we can speed this process up by getting more results. I expect us to be more consistent, definitely more experienced and learning from these setbacks. At the moment we're a little bit further behind than what I was hoping for,” said Solskjaer to the BBC.
Midfielder Paul Pogba, who had been out since September with an ankle injury, came on as a substitute in Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat on Sunday. Solskjaer says the France international is the "best all-round midfielder in the world" and could be in line for a start against Newcastle on Thursday. There’s been a lot of speculations surrounding Pogba’s future with the ex-Juventus star willing to move to Real Madrid and play under Zinedine Zidane.
“He can play anywhere. He can play the holding midfield, he's a box-to-box midfielder. He can drop deep, get it, play them long passes, he can get higher up and combine, one-twos. That's the beauty of having Paul because he is the best all-round midfielder in the world. He can do all roles, but if I play him low he should have played high and if I play him high I should have played low. There's always going to be that discussion with him. It's great to have him back,” concluded the Norwegian.
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