That’s such a lazy comparison to make
Jose teams are notorious for making games ugly. They don’t play expansive regardless of the opponent. He needs hard working players at at least nine spots and requires everyone to focus on the defensive rather than encouraging freedom from his players.
Ole has done the opposite over the first few matches. Even here, ManU didn’t sit in a shell and with two banks of four and just pump long balls. Rather, they played without natural wingers and pinched narrow, forcing Eriksen and Lamela to beat them with a cross (which is not a strength of either). That’s why I thought the Llorente sub was great. I still thought ManU played good football in possession. Pogba was the best field player by miles.
The reality is that you beat Spurs by setting a mid to low block and allow their fullbacks to push on. The big thing for me was Lingard sliding wide when Spurs were in possession so that the fullbacks didn’t get overloaded. Rashford sat higher and just found space, which is how they scored. Spurs CBs are great on the ball and 1v1 in tight positions, but they aren’t pacey. I was kind of surprised to not see Sanchez since they were facing Martial and Rashford.
I think it’s too common to see Team X have more possession and shots and people say “well Team Y parked the bus and didn’t try and play.” Why would you try and out possession a team like Spurs? That’s just being naive to the strengths and weaknesses of both teams.
Jose teams score a penalty against Burnley at home in the fourth minute and his midfielders don’t see the other penalty box the rest of the match.