Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/3

irishfeen

Manchester City (H) 2-2
Chelsea (A) 1-1
Everton (A) 0-1
West Brom (H) 3-1
Crystal Palace (A) 0-2
Arsenal (H) 1-1
Hull (A) 0-2

Total - 77pts (4th)

Copper_pipe

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/31idsa/a_heartwarming_moment_at_ot/

I was in the Stretford End for the Villa game yesterday and this moment was in the warm up. Doing the usual shooting drills, Rooney blasted an effort over, striking a young lad (no more than 5-6 years old). It hit the young lad square in the face and sent him literally cartwheeling, and, needless to say, the waterworks began. The players didn't realise what had happened and carried on with their drills. After it was brought to their attention, and obviously checking the little lad was okay, Victor Valdes removed the shirt from his back and ordered it to be sent back to the injured boy along with a signed ball from the warm up. The whole Stretford End applauded and it was a touching moment that showed the club still has a heart in the modern game. Although it was basic human decency, it made me immensely proud to be a fan of this great club.

Korat

Chelsea are coasting.

If we can chuck a spanner in their works, who knows whether they'll do enough to get over the line before Arsenal.

irishfeen

Korat wrote: »

Chelsea are coasting.

If we can chuck a spanner in their works, who knows whether they'll do enough to get over the line before Arsenal.

Jose will go ULTRA defensive v's the big boys and try win games on the counter/set pieces/penalties (they don't have to win. a draw would be fine for them)... they will be incredibly hard to beat at Stamford Bridge. The only way I can see us beating them would be a moment of absolute brilliance.

Jimmy Iovine

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

The problem with Nani is you need to persevere with him for a lot of games before he starts finding form, he is pretty much useless used as a squad player

I looked at the programme from yesterday's game. He made the most appearances of all players in the 2010/11 season.

What a surprise that it was his best season then. PFA Team of the Year, nominated for young player of the year, won our POTY and bagged countless assists.

Play him consistently (avoid injuries) and you've got a quality player on your hands. I'd be delighted if he came back and van Gaal trusted him enough to start him regularly.

scudzilla

irishfeen wrote: »

Jose will go ULTRA defensive v's the big boys and try win games on the counter/set pieces/penalties (they don't have to win. a draw would be fine for them)... they will be incredibly hard to beat at Stamford Bridge. The only way I can see us beating them would be a moment of absolute brilliance.

Juanford Bridge :pac:

Al Capwned

Eh which one of ye hoors changed the positivity train into a bloody couch?

RobertKK

It is one match a week till season's end, one match at a time, one match to win, one by one.

United can finish 2nd, the biggest threat is Arsenal. Second last match to decide second place.

City's form is not inspiring, Arsenal and United with the best form of the top 4.

PhlegmyMoses

Al Capwned wrote: »

Eh which one of ye hoors changed the positivity train into a bloody couch?

That would have been me. Apologies to all involved.

Still think it's far from done and dusted :pac:

Korat

Al Capwned wrote: »

Eh which one of ye hoors changed the positivity train into a bloody couch?

Every doubt shared is a chance for certainty to be confirmed.

For every Manc a religion.

Cantona's Collars

Spot Ed Sheeran in the crowd.:pac:

irishfeen

zerks wrote: »

Spot Ed Sheeran in the crowd.:pac:

I'm lost

The_Kew_Tour

Spot Fellaini's dad

Cantona's Collars

irishfeen wrote: »

I'm lost

irishfeen

zerks wrote: »

*goes off to check what Ed Sheeran looks like again*

KombuchaMshroom

Korat wrote: »

The way Utd have played this season has often been worse than under Moyes. I find it hard to be confident of winning on luck alone but I'll take it when it comes.

Van Gaal's gift is that the style he sets his team out in is so awkward to play against it disrupts the other teams game plan and somehow in that confusion Utd have won a lot of games.

Three or more points from the next two games would leave me much happier that there's more method than madness at play this season.

This reminds me of the Pokemon games years back on the gameboy where it would tell you your pokemon has "hurt itself in confusion", and all I could imagine was it not knowing what to do so it randomly punches itself in the face.

Are you seriously saying that a lot of our wins are due to the fact Van Gaals system is so hard to understand that the opposition gets confused and forgets how to play football?

Korat

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

Are you seriously saying that a lot of our wins are due to the fact Van Gaals system is so hard to understand that the opposition gets confused and forgets how to play football?

Yes

On the talk of making the top 4 or not - at the moment Utd need 14 more points to be mathematically guaranteed a top 4 finish . This is two points per game which is exactly what Utd have averaged over the 31 games of the season so far. Liverpool have a soft enough run-in but they have to go to Chelsea which they won't win, so that brings it down to 11 or 12 points to be (almost) guaranteed a CL spot. Spurs have to play Man City, Everton, Southampton so they will drop points.

So basically four wins, or any way to get 12 points, from the last 7 games will do it I think.

If teams finish tied on points does it go to goal difference? Utd have a far superior GD than either Liverpool or Spurs, so if it's GD then realistically 13 points will guarantee a CL spot, 10 or 11 will almost certainly do the job.

tipperary

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

This reminds me of the Pokemon games years back on the gameboy where it would tell you your pokemon has "hurt itself in confusion", and all I could imagine was it not knowing what to do so it randomly punches itself in the face.

Are you seriously saying that a lot of our wins are due to the fact Van Gaals system is so hard to understand that the opposition gets confused and forgets how to play football?

Reminds me of when Rooney was 'angry and confused' and about to leave. Guess at least now it's the opposition players we are making confused rather than our own!

v3ttel

MagicIRL wrote: »

He was bought a DM, and that's where he's best.

Blind is best at LB IMO. I think he was signed for his versatility (he's already played in 3 positions this season) more so than just to be shoehorned as a DM. Added to the fact that Van Gaal knows him so well. He started off playing for Van Gaal in the Dutch team at LB, had a spell in DM, and eventually tied down the spot at LWB.

MagicIRL wrote: »

He reads the game so well.

Definitely so. I think he'll improve in the coming seasons too. I don't think he is the long term successor to Carrick though - I think ultimately someone else will be signed to replace Carrick.

Blind is fast becoming one of my favourite players at the club though. Very clever player.

zerks

zerks wrote: »

Spot Ed Sheeran in the crowd.:pac:

via Imgflip Meme Maker

That's the best I could come up with zerks after a good 2 minutes of looking at the photo, care to put me out of my misery?

newballsplease

I wonder does LVG look back now and realise how foolish it was to be playing Rooney in midfield ahead of Herrara?

newballsplease

newballsplease wrote: »

I wonder does LVG look back now and realise how foolish it was to be playing Rooney in midfield ahead of Herrara?

We'll see what happens when RvP gets fit again.

Korat

newballsplease wrote: »

I wonder does LVG look back now and realise how foolish it was to be playing Rooney in midfield ahead of Herrara?

Hoop haawa!!

He is the dutchman in charge but hij alwjys havjing djish tejam in hijh hed.

Jaa Est-es Von Holande

Shanotheslayer

Korat wrote: »

Hoop haawa!!

He is the dutchman in charge but hij alwjys havjing djish tejam in hijh hed.

Jaa Est-es Von Holande

I wonder how good your dutch is...

RobertKK

Beckenbauer has said "At 26, Hummels is at the best age to make the move to England."

MagicIRL

Season's not even over. For the sake of your health lads, just wait for the BBC to break it or you'll end up pressing F5 so quick your fingers will break.

Korat

RobertKK wrote: »

Beckenbauer has said "At 26, Hummels is at the best age to make the move to England."

**** stirring bureaucrat and all that he is these days, it means he isn't going to Bayern.

It's on!

Hotblack Desiato

A young Roy Keane

Kerrydude1981

Hopefully Palace can do a job on City later to cap off a great weekend

Adamocovic

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

A young Roy Keane

Where am I meant to be looking ha,feel like I'm playing where's wally

Giggsy11

Hopefully Di Maria starts as LW against City, he creates chances and can pick pass better than Young. Should start against City.

Nunu

So many great looking characters in that photo.

xtal191

duffman13

xtal191 wrote: »

Black Madrid Jersey with a horrible colour for the United crest. That would be a major let down

Mars Bar

It looks awful because of the gold chevrolet logo

bucketybuck

Mars Bar wrote: »

It looks awful because of the gold chevrolet logo

Better get used to it, I don't know what the new jersey is going to look like but I would be shocked if it doesn't include the full logo.

A lot of people identify cars on the street by the logo, Chevrolet are only paying us so much money so that they can get that logo burned into millions of peoples brains. They want people to a see a Chevrolet logo on a car and immediately know that it is a Chevrolet because they recognise the logo. They also want a "Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon", where because we see the logo on the United shirt, we then start seeing it everywhere else on the roads, creating the impression that Chevrolet is a really popular brand.

Its a crappy, blocky logo whether on a car or on a shirt, but its here to stay.

irishfeen

Liverpool seem to be imploding from the inside - every little helps i suppose

RobertKK

But that logo helps United buy a £50 million player per season...so I don't care.

It's who is in the shirt that matters.

Hococop

irishfeen wrote: »

Liverpool seem to be imploding from the inside - every little helps i suppose

What's happening now?

Liam McPoyle

Hococop wrote: »

What's happening now?

There was a "story" in one of the rags that BR had a bust up with a couple of players during a team meeting.

irishfeen

Hococop wrote: »

What's happening now?

As business said a few of the papers were on about a bust up/a crisis meeting/Henderson leaving... probably nothing to it but look if there is we won't complain

jayo26

The logo don't bother me anymore I'm use to it now and some of the new jerseys have been really cool even tho most are probably a million miles from been right but that black one is the worst effort of the lot.

Mars Bar

bucketybuck wrote: »

Better get used to it, I don't know what the new jersey is going to look like but I would be shocked if it doesn't include the full logo.

A lot of people identify cars on the street by the logo, Chevrolet are only paying us so much money so that they can get that logo burned into millions of peoples brains. They want people to a see a Chevrolet logo on a car and immediately know that it is a Chevrolet because they recognise the logo. They also want a "Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon", where because we see the logo on the United shirt, we then start seeing it everywhere else on the roads, creating the impression that Chevrolet is a really popular brand.

Its a crappy, blocky logo whether on a car or on a shirt, but its here to stay.

I understand all of that.

eclectichoney

Mars Bar wrote: »

It looks awful because of the gold chevrolet logo

+1 - Sadly I don't think any shirt will look decent with that logo on it. I do like the look of that black & red though (but I have to say I am sorry to see nike go - I know I am in the minority on this )

Hank Scorpio

Interesting scoreline in the Palace game, early days though. *Crosses thumbs no Jinx 123*

KH25

We have the beating of City.

Polo_Mint

2-0 palace

Nolars

2 - 0 :O

scudzilla

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