English (and other British lower league) Football Discussion
Our defence isn't fantastic but I don't think it is a major weakness either. We struggled a lot with injured at the start of last season but had a decent defence by the end of the season. Darmian looks a very handy pick up.
I think Pedro is going to play as part of a front 3. It looks most likely that Depay is going to do the #10 role in behind the striker. Mata/Young/Pedro will be out wide.
Our defence isn't fantastic but I don't think it is a major weakness either. We struggled a lot with injured at the start of last season but had a decent defence by the end of the season. Darmian looks a very handy pick up.
I think Pedro is going to play as part of a front 3. It looks most likely that Depay is going to do the #10 role in behind the striker. Mata/Young/Pedro will be out wide.
I really hope they stick with the 4-3-3 with Rooney up top and Mata / Young / Depay rotating on the wings and Herrera / Fellaini and Schweinteiger / Schniderlin rotating in midfield.
Jones is 23, Smalling 25. I reckon if we can bare another season with those two (without injuries) we could be onto a winner. A bit of patience could really pay off. Just my 2 cents.
Kotahitanga. We are one.
Kotahitanga. We are one.
This sums up the Di Maria saga.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/07/manchester-united-fan-pens-brilliant-letter-to-ungrateful-angel-di-maria-after-psg-transfer-5331324/
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Dropping de Gea? Louis's ego, right there.
Where's the excitement coming from at United this season?
Rooney, Shweinsteiger, Mata lots of old and slow players there
Don't know much about Depay, but it almost seems as if Ashley Young is the most exciting attacking outlet at the club.
Who's going to be your go to player?
Memphis is pretty exciting to be honest; but not at the level of a Sanchez or a Hazard. He was decent against the Spuds.
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Where's the excitement coming from at United this season?
Rooney, Shweinsteiger, Mata lots of old and slow players there
Don't know much about Depay, but it almost seems as if Ashley Young is the most exciting attacking outlet at the club.
Who's going to be your go to player?
Schweinsteiger is not an attacking outlet for a start. Mata is not old, but I agree he is slow. Young is ( for me ) is not the most exciting attacking player. Depay will be excellent when they play him wide ( hopefully in place of Young and Mata ) The young Pereria is also young quick and skillful. A player that is due to sign this week is Pedro and he is a very classy striker.
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Interesting to see that the last 4/5 seasons the team that plays on the Monday of the season starting, wins the league. This year that is Man City.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Interesting to see that the last 4/5 seasons the team that plays on the Monday of the season starting, wins the league. This year that is Man City.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
West Brom are also playing tomorrow #baggiesforthetitle
Three for me, and two for them.
West Brom are also playing tomorrow #baggiesforthetitle
After the unusual results this weekend I should stick $5 on WBA against City.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
West Brom are also playing tomorrow #baggiesforthetitle
After the unusual results this weekend I should stick $5 on WBA against City.
wouldn't be the biggest upset in the world. Still would be an upset, but Pulis has surprised a lot of good teams.
A good result today but not a convincing performance. Rooney and Memphis were very poor. but still early days.
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I'm not too worried. We've hardly looked threatened and got the goal required. If Chelsea had this start people would be lauding Jose Mourinho and his Champions' start to the season.
Things will get better but we're controlling games and that is damn important. Shows how important this midfield is. I don't think it'll be long until Schweinsteiger starts. He looks a class above and once he and Rooney and co are on the same wave length look out.
The defence has looked very solid so far this season. Rooney obviously needs to step up a lot though. It seems like Pedro may be the only other signing we get.
The defence has looked very solid so far this season. Rooney obviously needs to step up a lot though. It seems like Pedro may be the only other signing we get.
The latest is that he is uneasy on how LVG has treated the two Spanish player, so may not come.
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The defence has looked very solid so far this season. Rooney obviously needs to step up a lot though. It seems like Pedro may be the only other signing we get.
Yep I think we shouldn't underestimate how much having a good midfield helps the defense. Rooney is stifling to adjust back to line striker but hopefully will be back to form soon.
Morning.
Despite the fact we don't like you lot...we'd like it if you made it along to MUFC vs LFC in Gameweek 5 (after the international break). We're working on who will open the doors for us as it is a 4:30am Sunday game.
Hope some of you are keen to head along and watch us silence the Old Trafford faithful.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Morning.
Despite the fact we don't like you lot...we'd like it if you made it along to MUFC vs LFC in Gameweek 5 (after the international break). We're working on who will open the doors for us as it is a 4:30am Sunday game.
Hope some of you are keen to head along and watch us silence the Old Trafford faithful.
You could not beat Arsenal, so I would not hold your breath.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Morning.
Despite the fact we don't like you lot...we'd like it if you made it along to MUFC vs LFC in Gameweek 5 (after the international break). We're working on who will open the doors for us as it is a 4:30am Sunday game.
Hope some of you are keen to head along and watch us silence the Old Trafford faithful.
You could not beat Arsenal, so I would not hold your breath.
It was at Emirates so point is a good one...and you drew with Newcastle at Old Trafford (Newcastle fielding a back three that got them relegated a few years back).
;)
[edit]...anyway. Just trying to get people along to the game, get a good atmosphere going.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Good result for us today. Rooney needed those goals to boost his confidence but reality is it is always going to be tough playing the lone ranger. His three goals today hopefully silenced a few although he did score on the weekend which was incorrectly ruled offside. Good to see all the Utd fans on here not moaning and groaning about the some very difficult decisions that the lines persons have to make. In many cases almost impossible to watch the player delivering the pass and looking for the off side.
Will be interesting to see who we draw next.
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Trololololololol
Personally I think this is the first bit of decent service he's received in a while. It's also the first team not to park the bus against us this season. Both factors must surely contribute.
Would definitely like to see Herrera of Mata play behind Rooney.
Talks of Bale transfer. I've been quick to deflect and ignore most of the transfer garbage this window, but despite sounding completely ridiculous I actually think Bale is kind of plausible. My reason being is that we have two players who likely want to move (the other being De Gea) Both clubs are trying to save face, United to prove that they can still drive a hard bargain and don't really care about Real Madrid's money and that he can sit on our bench and wait his year out if Madrid don't play ball.
Meanwhile Real Madrid don't want to lose money on Bale, and don't want to make it look like they bought a flop. They'd also be able to give Isco the game time he deserves. A deal of some kind would suit all parties, in my opinion.
I doubt Bale will be going anywhere at the moment. I think we have been mentioned with almost every player on the planet. I don't even bother reading all that tripe as 99% is garbage.
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CL draw is passable. I think all the EPL sides will progress to the last 16, but will not win it. Chelsea and City have the best chance.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
I don't even bother reading all that tripe as 99% is garbage.
Man it is so bad now. I used to think it was bad 5 years ago, and now it's just an absolute world of sh*t. I look at a list of headlines on a news aggregator and I can't even pick the reliable ones to read anymore, none of them are reliable at all. The Metro etc just pump out the same crap every single day "done deal: superstar agrees terms with <insert your club here>" without a shred of evidence. And even the semi-reputable ones like the Guardian, BBC etc have their own blogs running all day where they just summarise the crap coming out of every other news outlet.
Most of the time they use each other as sources, so a throw away line in one outlet will get widely reported everywhere else, eventually even sometimes getting all the way back to the original source and being reported as fact because everyone else is now widely reporting it.
It's mind-numbingly pathetic.
It feels like the football media needs to reset itself and start again, because where they've ended up in the online world is farcical.
I don't even bother reading all that tripe as 99% is garbage.
Man it is so bad now. I used to think it was bad 5 years ago, and now it's just an absolute world of sh*t. I look at a list of headlines on a news aggregator and I can't even pick the reliable ones to read anymore, none of them are reliable at all. The Metro etc just pump out the same crap every single day "done deal: superstar agrees terms with <insert your club here>" without a shred of evidence. And even the semi-reputable ones like the Guardian, BBC etc have their own blogs running all day where they just summarise the crap coming out of every other news outlet.
Most of the time they use each other as sources, so a throw away line in one outlet will get widely reported everywhere else, eventually even sometimes getting all the way back to the original source and being reported as fact because everyone else is now widely reporting it.
It's mind-numbingly pathetic.
It feels like the football media needs to reset itself and start again, because where they've ended up in the online world is farcical.
You are so right.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Memphis playing against his old club and hopefully City do us a favour and sign de Bruyne this week for their bench
Fuck this stupid game
"Did you just see what I just saw?" ... Bye-bye Chicharito...
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
If LVG can't see what the problems are then he must be blind. You need a quicker denfender than Blind, a wide player with pace than goes forward ( unlike Mata) and a striker . Not much good having 65% possession every game unless you can score. It is far to pedestrian as the ball is played from side to side giving the opposition plenty of time to get behind the ball.The movement off the ball is poor and the only time Utd really started to put pressure on was when Mata was taken off for Young, at least he went forward and took on players.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
"Did you just see what I just saw?" ... Bye-bye Chicharito...
Spot on!
"sigh"...United & Madrid trading statements blaming each other over De Gea...oh well
Chicharito - sold: £12mio - fair enough & good luck to him
Januzaj - season loan (Dortmund) - would have liked him available but if he gets plenty game time should be good for him
Martial - In: £36mio...Certainly talented - Hopefully this teenage signing turns out more like the success of Ronaldo than of Anderson !
Not forgetting the earlier business of J.Evans - sold: £6mio...Good Luck to him............and WBA ;-)
Whatever way you choose to view the transfer day antics, Madrid is still 100% to blame for waiting so log. United would've happily had the deal done on day 1 to avoid the crap all summer. Madrid tried to ass around though and this is their just deserts
Thinking it was a bit of assing around on both parts - Man Utd wanting more money, Real wanting to pay less.
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