MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted on Tuesday (April 23) that Manchester United will not be capable of competing for the English Premier League title next season in a stark assessment of the current gulf between his side and Wednesday's opponents Manchester City.
United take on City at Old Trafford 22 points behind the reigning champions and 24 adrift of leaders Liverpool, despite coach Solskjaer initially going a dozen league games unbeaten after succeeding the sacked Jose Mourinho.
Last weekend's 4-0 hammering at Everton was the third defeat in their five matches since and the 46-year-old called for patience when asked if he thought his squad was capable of competing for the title next season.
"I don't think we've got the consistency to do that," said the former United striker.
"Over the last 18 games, we're not far away from them but it's doing it over the course of a season.
"We've done it for half a season now. Let's see. You can never say never."
'Realistic'
United were last crowned champions in 2013, and Solskjaer added: "You cannot expect things to happen overnight and we know that. It will happen gradually and we have to be realistic enough as a club that we have to take it step by step.
"That's not changing 10 players now and bringing 10 players in. It's slowly, slowly but surely.
"It has to be the right quality, right personality, the right standards to get us back to where we want to be."
Solskjaer has often spoken at length of the need for his players to take personal pride in playing for one of the world's biggest clubs, and following their recent rotten run of six defeats in eight matches in all competitions, he also said that the pain of falling behind United's two major local rivals was acute.
"For me, the motivation is towards something, to win something yourself," he said.
"We have to want to overtake them, not because it's City and Liverpool. But of course because it's City and Liverpool, for a supporter as I am, and as a manager now as well, because they're so close in the vicinity as well, we want to be the best.
"We have been the best, and it's not nice seeing those two at the top," he admitted.
Solskjaer's emotional post-match response at Goodison Park saw him warn some of his under-performing stars that they will not be at the club long-term.
"I think now is not the time to make drastic changes, but of course we do plan ahead... we know who we want to bring with us," he said.
"There are many of these players who will stay at the club for so many years and be successful, and I'm going to do everything I can to be successful and hopefully these players can come out with a response the next four games.
"But we're still planning long term, and that's just natural. That's the cycle of a team, that it changes."
Pochettino could be a United manager." Tottenham play the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Ajax on Wednesday as they look to overturn Goal Fantasy Football; Goal
Mauricio Pochettino's former team-mate on why he is backing
Meanwhile, relatives of missing Premier League player Emiliano Sala on Saturday began a private search for his plane, which disappeared over the Channel, after local police called off their own rescue mission. The news was announced by an online fund-raising campaign for the operation and confirmed by a friend of the Argentine striker's family.
Emiliano Sala campaign raises £130,000 to fund private search
Substitute Andre Gray scored a second-half winner as Watford beat Marco Silva's Everton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to heap the pressure on their former manager. Everton boss Silva's first visit to Vicarage Road since being sacked by Watford last January ended with the home fans singing that he would suffer a similar fate at the
Watford's Gray strikes to sink Everton, pile pressure on Silva
Women's World Cup 2019 saw its first goalless draw as Argentina took on Japan in Paris. Women's World Cup: Dogged Argentina Hold Japan to Goalless Draw; FootBall .
Women's World Cup 2019: Argentina hold former champions Japan
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp concedes he faces a selection dilemma as centre back Dejan Lovren is unlikely to feature against Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League last
UEFA Champions League: Liverpool's Dejan Lovren unlikely to
Karim Benzema scored his sixth goal in four games as Real Madrid beat Alaves 3-0 on Sunday for a fourth successive La Liga victory. The win took the European champions to within eight points of leaders FC Barcelona. The French striker knocked a cross from Spanish left back Sergio Reguilon into the net from close range on the half hour mark.
Confident Real stroll to fourth straight win - Football News
Madrid plans 'robust' security for all-English Champions League final May 31, 2019 MADRID (AFP) - Madrid will deploy an unprecedented number of police and security personnel for Sunday's all-English Champions League final, and use a drone for the first time to monitor fan activity.
Madrid plans 'robust' security for all-English Champions
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has apologised to Swansea for the goal that shouldn't have stood as the blues beat the Swans to progress to the semi-final of the FA Cup. With the score at 2-2, Aguero's diving header broke Swansea hearts, but replays showed the striker was marginally offside when the ball was played.
'I am so sorry' Pep Guardiola apologises to Watford for
Pep Guardiola is confident his achievements at Manchester City will not be tarnished by UEFA's investigation into alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches and trusted the club to resolve the
Guardiola trusts Man City to resolve FFP allegations | The
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton: Toffees held to goalless draw
Cardiff City captain Sol Bamba dedicated his goal and a 2-1 victory over Southampton to Emiliano Sala after an emotional match for the Welsh club. Saturday's fixtures were the first round of
Cardiff players afraid to fly after Emiliano Sala tragedy
The time off comes before Emery starts to prepare his charges for the Europa League final against Chelsea at the end of this month in Baku, Azerbaijan. A victory will mean the Gunners can claim a Champions League berth for the upcoming season and in terms of silverware it means it will be a profitable season for the Emirates Stadium outfit.
Unai Emery continues to make Arsenal defy expectation and
Brains Over Brawn is the one of the Forge Quests in Castaway 2, it is completed from the item that been required from the one of the Forges in Castaway 2. Be notice that you will follow the quest, the description of the quest is the clue, which there is a item that you need to required to
Brains Over Brawn | Dead Rising Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
(Reuters) - Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted sending a member of his coaching staff to spy on Derby County ahead of their Championship (second-tier) match on Friday. Derby said earlier that local police had spoken to a person acting suspiciously outside their training ground on Thursday.
Leeds United Manager Marcelo Bielsa Admits Spying on Derby
watch uefa champions league final live streaming free online
watch coppa america live streaming jamaica
where to watch premier league live streaming
watch champions league live stream uk
watch coppa america live streaming barcelona
watch soccer live streaming xfinity
watch the premier league live stream
watch sky sports premier league live stream
how to watch uefa champions league live streaming
watch english premier league live streaming online
watch soccer live stream links
watch bangladesh premier league live streaming online free
watch live soccer streaming on android
watch uefa champions league draw live streaming
watch soccer live streaming zee tv
watch soccer live stream app
watch champions league live streaming now free
watch coppa america live streaming crictime
watch coppa america live streaming tv
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online reddit
watch coppa america live streaming hd
watch premier league live streaming online - soccer portal
watch soccer aid live stream
watch champions league live streaming crictime
watch soccer live streaming jamaica
watch champions league live streaming now
watch soccer games online free streaming live
watch soccer online free streaming live hd
watch coppa america live streaming english
www.watch premier league live stream.com
watch coppa america live streaming now
watch soccer live streaming xbox one
watch champions league live streaming kenya
watch premier league live streaming online
watch uefa champions league live streaming sportek
watch soccer live streaming zimbabwe
watch coppa america live streaming ufc
watch coppa america live streaming xbox
watch premier league live streaming yify
watch live streaming soccer games
tv soccer live stream sky
watch coppa america live streaming vivo
watch soccer online free streaming live english
watch uefa champions league live streaming youtube
watch soccer online free streaming live uk
watch champions league live streaming malaysia
watch coppa america live streaming xfinity
super soccer tv live streaming garuda select
watch coppa america live streaming juventus
live tv soccer live stream - live3s.com
watch soccer online free live streaming hd
watch soccer am live stream
watch sky sports premier league online free streaming live
watch premier league live streaming juventus vs manchester united
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online youtube
watch english premier league live streaming hd
watch coppa america live streaming juventus vs manchester united
watch coppa america live streaming yify
watch soccer online free streaming live iphone
watch soccer online free streaming live espn
watch epl live streaming on iphone
watch barclays premier league online live streaming
watch champions league live streaming vf
watch soccer online free streaming live south africa
watch champions league draw live stream total sportek
watch coppa america live streaming vf
watch coppa america live streaming game
watch live soccer stream android
watch soccer online free streaming live canada
apps to watch live streaming soccer
watch bangladesh premier league live streaming free
watch champions league live streaming xfinity
watch premier league live streaming quality
watch us soccer live stream
watch champions league live streaming canada
watch coppa america live streaming mobile
watch usa soccer live stream online
watch uefa champions league live streaming free online india
watch champions league live streaming live free
watch champions league live streaming zee tv
watch soccer saturday live stream
watch coppa america live streaming zee5
watch premier league live streaming vf
watch premier league live stream reddit
watch barclays premier league live streaming online free
watch live soccer online free streaming now
watch coppa america live streaming qatar
watch epl live streaming free no sign up
watch soccer online free streaming live manchester united
watch premier league live streaming xbox
watch champions league live streaming bt sport
watch live streaming soccer online espn3
watch champions league final online free live streaming
watch premier league live streaming zee tv
watch live stream soccer games online free
watch coppa america live streaming without cable
watch premier league live streaming xfinity
watch soccer live streaming qatar
watch indian premier league live streaming
watch soccer online free streaming live
watch coppa america live streaming philippines
watch live streaming soccer world cup
super soccer tv live streaming indonesia
watch soccer game live now
watch champions league soccer live streaming
watch champions league live streaming pakistan
watch champions league live streaming putlockers
watch soccer live streaming qatar vs philippines
soccer tv live football streaming portugal
watch soccer world cup live streaming
watch premier league live streaming free
watch champions league semi final draw live stream
watch champions league live streaming ptv sports
watch bangladesh premier league live streaming
free watch champions league live streaming
watch premier league live streaming vk
watch coppa america live streaming ronaldo7
watch soccer live - live football streaming
watch champions league live streaming bein sport
watch champions league final live streaming
watch premier league live streaming live free
watch champions league live streaming video
watch iceland soccer live stream
watch coppa america live streaming dailymotion
watch coppa america live streaming espn
how to watch champions league live streaming
watch premier league live streaming qatar
watch coppa america live streaming xbox one
watch soccer online free streaming live no registration
#messi #firmino #thebeatles #zidane #manchesterunited #JUVENTUS #footballmemes #championship #Barca #soccermemes #GarageCafeDxb #nikesoccer #bayern #manchestercity #footballmeme #livestreaming #zinedinezidane #manchestercity #serieatim #arsenal #gym #league1 #bestshishacafedubai #afcnews #nutmeg #thomasmeunier #streamingbolaid #jadwalbolahariini #championsleague #beatifulgame #mane #golazo #soccer #liverpoolcity #gooners #lovefootball #premierleague #pagani #bayervshoffenheim #alissonbecker #nationsleague #panini #vip #fcbarcelona #leicestercity #cristianoronaldo #insegreto #premierleague #soccer #sumbertv #coffeebreak #vandijk #Liamgallagher #noelgallagher #romania #4Series #henderson #livestreams #oasisengland #coys #uefanationsleague #league2 #juventus #transfernews #liverpoolfc #comics
No comments:
Post a Comment