 fades that the true strengths and weaknesses of a team and a coach come to the fore.
Maurizio Sarri started the season with an 18-game unbeaten run as Chelsea's new manager, but the Italian has found it more difficult to keep the good times rolling since suffering his first defeat against Tottenham in November.
Arsenal's Unai Emery, having lost his first two games in charge against Manchester City and Chelsea, oversaw an 11-game winning streak, which extended to a 22-game unbeaten run, before the wheels fell off with a defeat at Southampton in December. That defeat at St Mary's sparked a run of five defeats in 10 games, including this FA Cup loss against United, so Arsenal and Emery are also discovering that football teams need more than momentum to keep the positive results coming.
Solskjaer has shown that United's run is about more than just momentum. Tactically, he has masterminded away wins at Spurs in the Premier League and Arsenal in the FA Cup, with an admission that the team has "worked on the structure" since it relied on goalkeeper David De Gea to keep Spurs at bay at Wembley recently. He is getting it right on the training ground as well as on matchdays, but if he is to become Mourinho's permanent successor, Solskjaer will likely have to find a way to solve a problem between now and the end of the season.
That problem could come in the Champions League round-of-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain, with Solskjaer needing to devise a game plan to stop Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani from tearing United's defence apart. He will have to meet the challenge of taking on Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in games against Manchester City and Liverpool, respectively, and at some point sooner or later, Solskjaer will have to get his team out of a hole when they fall behind.
But United's next three games come against Burnley, Leicester City and Fulham, so there is a strong possibility that they will face PSG on the back of an 11-game winning run. Maybe that is when the hard work will really begin, but in truth, Solskjaer has made it all look easy so far, and not even PSG will be worrying him right now.>><<
27 comments:
even though you don't love the sweater, i think it is lovely. i actually like the striping. i'm a girl who doesn't like the matchy/matchy though.
i know that barn smell. is it silly that i miss it?! :)
i think that you did a great job on that sweater!
It's so pretty. I'm so sorry you are disappointed with the yarn. You would definately be the most fashionable barn girl!
Wow..that yarn sounds like a nightmare! Drifting apart, itching, lots of loose ends!!! Ugh..how did you keep going. I would have thrown it into the "UFO box" I have in my closet. You remind me of my aunt. She always has a coat or sweater that she uses to take her dogs out, take out the trash or rake the lawn. I was actually making boot socks just for the purpose of putting them over my cotton socks and under my boots for shoveling snow.
I actually like the sweater though. I think it looks pretty. I think it'll be a great fall sweater.
My grandpa owned a farm too. And I miss that barn smell. He had an old horse barn that was never used after he got rid of his horses and on the top part where you put the hay there was loads of old stuff. I remember this old black stroller for babies and being just taken with it.
I'm so sorry you are not fond of your sweater. I think it is lovely. However, I didn't have to put up with all the problems. I agree that next time you should buy some really yummy yarn for yourself. Like cashmere?
Its too bad that you don't like it - its very cute! I was curious about this yarn so thanks for the info - I'll be cautious about using it for a sweater. Beautiful job though!
I'm so sorry that you don't like it, I think it's lovely! I like the dot stitch very much and will have to remember that. The soy does give it a nice sheen, it looks pretty even if you're not happy with it!
I like the colors! I'm sad you odn't like the sweater. It's hard to see about the yarn in a picture online - but hopefully you'll get some good use out of it as a barn coat.
The colorway is beautiful (I love those colors), and your knitting is extraordinary. You should be very proud of it. True, some wool is scratchy to the point of not being able to wear it next to the skin, but it will look lovely over a shell or something with a nice skirt or pants. How long have you been knitting?
I think your sweater is very nice. And like you said, it will have it's purpose. It's not like you'd wear a perfectly gorgeous cashmere to mow the lawn or anything! When SWS first came out, I had really high hopes for it. I knit my mother an entrelac hat and scarf set, which she says she cannot wear because it sheds like crazy. I haven't tried felting yet, which I will try someday.
I like the sweater - you did a great job. It is much too pretty to be called a barn sweater.
I love the expination of the post title. Very appropriate. I love SWS colors but I really hate knitting with it. The sweater is lovely, just ashame you are not better satisfied with it. All the work and time, ah.
I love your sweater, I am sorry you don't :(
I know very well about barn smells. We have a farm and one day I was sitting at my desk at work and smelled something absolutely terrible. I finally figured out that on my way to my truck at home, I stepped in some *goose poop* and it was still on my shoe. Ug.
I like the color and the stripes, dispite of what you say, but maybe it's different in real life. I do understand the itchy part though. Had the same happen to me too.
I think your sweater is lovely. I would wear it with pride if I were you!!
Thanks for the review. Too bad you had such a bad experience with this one.
The sweater is cute.
Hallo Monika,
Schade, dass Dir die Jacke nicht so gut gefällt. Auf den Fotos sieht sie jedenfalls wunderbar kuschelig aus und die Farben sind auch sehr schön. Aber wenn´s Dich kratzt ist das natürlich schlecht. Hat doch super geklappt ohne Anleitung! Der Halsausschnitt und die Blenden - alles perfekt geworden, WoW! Ich staune, dass Du die Jacke fertig gestrickt hast obwohl Dich das Garn so genervt hat. Hochachtung!
Viele Grüsse von Heike
Well, Monika, I think your sweater is beautiful. I'm sorry you are not happy with it, but I understand ;) Someday I would love to make that perfect sweater...so far every one I have made is not exactly what I had hoped for. I think that's why I shy away from knitting sweaters. Better luck next time. I'm sure you'll be very warm in your new "barn sweater" this winter.
happy knitting :)
Well I really like the sweater -love the striping and color too! (I understand the frustration with matching stripes - I went crazy with my Noro Silk pullover)
You would be a very fancy barn girl!
It is very pretty, even if you don't like it much!
I have wanted to use that yarn, but I know there are a lot of felting patterns for it, so that scares me, LOL. Like the Patons Classic Merino, which felts so well--I have sweater patterns I want to use it with, but I don't want to handwash a sweater anymore.
I went to the Spinrite tent sale hoping to get some of the SSW (SWS? I can't remember). But I guess it's still 'hot' as there was none discontinued/mill ends!
I think it's lovely! Too pretty for the "barn" :)
I guess it would have been a forgotten UFO here... So you have done a great job by getting it off the needles :)
Die Jacke ist Dir doch gut gelungen. Es ist nur ärgerlich, wenn Du sie nicht tragen kannst oder willst, weil die kratzig ist. Aber ich mag auch keine Kratzwolle, schon gar nicht am Hals oder an nackten Armen. Aber trotzdem Klasse dass Du sie fertig gestrickt hast.
Hallo Monika,
was für eine tolle Idee, aus dem Cardigan ein Barn Jacket zu machen. So was braucht man immer, auch wenn man keinen Barn hat. Für meine Gartenarbeit nehme ich auch immer gerne eine bestimmte Strickweste, die mich warm hält und die ich ansonsten nicht auf der Straße anziehen würde.
Übrigens vielen Dank für die Kom