Manchester United manager Eva Olid says it is "normal" to expect "constructive criticism" following their poor start to the Women's Super League campaign. Olid took over as manager in the summer after the departure of Marc Skinner and has suffered defeats in her opening two WSL matches. Their 2-1 loss at London City Lionesses on the opening day of the season was followed by a 5-0 thrashing at home to rivals Chelsea last weekend.
Spaniard Olid, 41, who joined from Hearts, is trying to implement a new attacking style of play that focuses heavily on possession. However, in their opening games, United have had just two shots on target and less than 40% possession in both matches, leading to criticism of their performances. Asked if she has personally found the criticism difficult, Olid said: "Yes and no.
I don't think it affects me. "It is constructive criticism and that is normal. The first two performances have not been good.
"We are the first to say we are not happy. The other part is the part I don't understand - people wanting to hurt [us], but they are not going to. "People that understand football know that the beginning and how you start does not define how you end the season.
We know the direction and what we are doing will give us success in the long term. The only thing that is important for me is the players. I'm worried always that they need to feel good and strong, nothing else." Two games, two defeats - are Olid's Man Utd in trouble?
Find interviews and extra content on the BBC Women's Football Weekly feed It has been a tough start for United and it will not get easier this weekend when they travel to Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on Saturday ( ). The Gunners are unbeaten in 19 WSL games and United have not won there since November 2022. Bottom of the table with zero points and one goal scored is not where United want to be - but is this part of the process to turn things around?
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