Manchester United's Headliners, Articles and Rumours - Page 394

Rickey · #**5896** 02-01-2020, 07:25 AM

Another crash down to earth early this morning against Gunners 2-0

...looks like more crashes to cum by end of season

if they don't recruit new players in this january transfer window...these idiots blow hot and cold all the time n the manager can't train and motivate them to perform well

...worst of the lot is Maguire n matic..too fat or too old maybe in the case of matic, can't run fast enough...losing the ball ever so often to the opposition...not sure why they bot Maguire from Leicester for such a big sum ??...got to shift the deadwood out b4 it is too late

...the problem is as much with the players as it is with the manager with no idea and inspiration to come from behind like the previous teams had

imom · #**5897** 02-01-2020, 09:35 AM

Rumour mill is in top gear now...

Fernandes' agent is apparently in Manchester for talks. Gedson Fernandes that is....

Can't say I've heard of this fella, but doesn't look too bad.

lacoruna69 · #**5898** 02-01-2020, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by imom

Rumour mill is in top gear now...

Fernandes' agent is apparently in Manchester for talks. Gedson Fernandes that is....

Can't say I've heard of this fella, but doesn't look too bad.

Me neither...lol.

But Portuguese....

I still remember...Man Utd was playing Sporting CP in UCL in 2003....although they won the match but the players had a tough time dealing with a certain 18 year old called CR. Urge Old Fergie to sign this chap.
Old Fergie did and the rest was history.

ilovepantyhose · #**5899** 02-01-2020, 07:58 PM

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As usual, very in depth analysis.
Pity about Matic....becoz OGS favors high tempo speed passing game.
This proves to be Matic downfall.
But not playing him and put in the soft centre pairing of Fred and Pereira....even worst. As clearly evident in the Sheffield Utd game.

Lindelof had always been suspected ever since he came on board. But he had since improved and got a good performance last season.
Unfortunately, OGS preferred method of playing from the back took a toil on him. His frailties in covering back had been exposed cruelly many times.
It also doesn't help that Maguire is also equally slow.

Midfield and Defence is the problematic areas now.

With the addition of D James and Greenwood....the impact of losing LKK appears to have lessen tremendously.
With the failure to sign Erling Haaland, Greenwood proves even more vital.
This guy is humble and had proven to be a sharpshooter.....saved Man U several times. A bright prospect that needs nurturing.
No Haaland....no issue...Greenwood is here.

matic usually acts as a shield and mops things up, his presence won't expose maguire/lindelof to attackers running direct at them. when matic did not play, we saw that fred/pereira lose possession too often and opponents quickly counter and run at the DCs. last season, mourinho would field mctominay-matic-pogba in midfield, this combo is optimal as mctominay & matic would do more defensive work as pogba is the main creative force. but now, the midfield is hit with another injury crisis as mctominay is expected to be out for 2mths and pogba 1mth, fred/pereira don't inspire confidence. it might be time to give chances to garner/levitt

i still think ogs needs to sign a targetman. rashford/martial usually operate by running onto the ball, they don't play with their backs facing goal. if the opponent sit deep, they will just be running into 2 layers of wall, which has been ineffective. a targetman can fulfil various options: aerial threat for crosses & set pieces; GK can punt the ball to him to relieve pressure from opponent's high press; he can provide knock-downs for teammates to run on to or shoot at goal; he can pull his marker out of position for a pacy teammate to exploit the gap. right now, man u's aerial threats are maguire/lindelof, so when they are tightly marked, man u's set pieces don't pose a threat. greenwood's playing style is similar to rashford/martial and he is used as a backup. so far, man u has been pretty one-dimensional with no plan b, opponents can just defend deep and man u struggles to break them down because the ball usually ends up with rashford/martial to dribble down the left and also, no other player can pass like pogba to pick out attackers' runs

imom · #**5900** 02-01-2020, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lacoruna69

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I still remember...Man Utd was playing Sporting CP in UCL in 2003....although they won the match but the players had a tough time dealing with a certain 18 year old called CR. Urge Old Fergie to sign this chap.
Old Fergie did and the rest was history.

And for 12mil quid.

Left our top defenders on their backsides getting their legs all twisted trying to keep up.

Rickey · #**5901** 05-01-2020, 12:58 AM

Lolx.. where's Charlie n lawro with the predictions of the FA Cup between wolves n the red devils in an hour's time????

... sigh... the devils are blowing hot n cold currently..

Rickey · #**5902** 05-01-2020, 08:06 AM

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Lolx.. where's Charlie n lawro with the predictions of the FA Cup between wolves n the red devils in an hour's time????

... sigh... the devils are blowing hot n cold currently..

Oh no...not again...another draw 0-0

...yawn...but they hv to thank the other GK for keeping them in the game

...don't think they can lift the FA Cup

Tai_zi21 · #**5903** 06-01-2020, 12:39 AM

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Oh no...not again...another draw 0-0

...yawn...but they hv to thank the other GK for keeping them in the game

...don't think they can lift the FA Cup

Truth and sad reality is we won’t be able to win any cup this season... prob 6-8th place in the league table I Guess?

Like I mention before they are the old Liverpool... when u think they sure win they will either draw or lose... and when U think they will lose they become winners... against wolves yesterday and not even a single shot on target for the whole 90 min... unbelievable....

Vedic · #**5904** 06-01-2020, 10:34 PM

Very sad with what is happening at United. We need a strong manager and I do not feel Ole is the right man for the job. I agree we will never find someone like Sir Alex as even Poch was shown the door at Tottenham. What is next for us?

Rickey · #**5905** 08-01-2020, 06:58 AM

Another disaster for the boys in red this morning against their noisy blue neighbours

..like small boys being beaten by older stronger guys...easily beaten 3-1 n nearly badly thrashed by them... except for a few there is really no hope for these guys n their blur manager

... unless something is done to the deadwood players n manager this team is destined to be relegated or end at the bottom of the table

... sigh...they will end up with NOTHING in their pocket