{"id":26531,"date":"2019-11-27T13:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=26531"},"modified":"2021-03-06T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T16:52:57","slug":"will-solskjaer-be-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/will-solskjaer-be-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Man United manager Solskjaer be the next manager to be sacked?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was just last year that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed as interim manager after Jose Mourinho&#8217;s sacking. However, then the Norwegian started delivering amazing results \u2014 Ole broke the record of most points ever won by a new manager in their opening ten league games \u2014 which lead to the debate whether he should be hired on a permanent basis. As a Man United legend, it made some sense, but there were still plenty of United fans who were sceptical about whether he was the right man for the job.<\/p>\n<p>One year later, Solskjaer&#8217;s statistics are exactly the same as David Moyes after 34 league games. 34 games in, the 46-year old has bagged 16 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, amassing a total points tally of 57. That&#8217;s precisely the same number as Moyes. Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s successor, after his first 34 league matches, had 17 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, also collecting 57 points. A comparison Solskjaer will certainly not be too happy about.<\/p>\n<p>Now the United fans are wondering why the club has made no progress since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, more than six years ago. With Mauricio Pochettino fired by Tottenham recently, there is now an experienced replacement available to take over from the Norwegian. Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with Bayern Munich and Man United after his dismissal from Tottenham last Tuesday and the question is which team he will join. With Bayern seen as a competitor, Man United boss Ed Woodward may have to act fast if he doesn&#8217;t want to miss out on the Argentine.<\/p>\n<p>Though Pochettino was fired last week, his managerial reputation is still in tact. He was at Spurs for over 5 years, an rarity in a world where long term football managers seem to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/are-long-term-football-managers-a-thing-of-the-past\/\">a thing of the past<\/a>. Pochettino had already been linked with a move to Manchester when Mourinho was sacked a year ago, but Solskjaer is not worried about his job with the Argentine now on the market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t bother me at all because I&#8217;ve got the best job in the world. 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