Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015

Mitch Connor

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Hilarious how every time we struggle Rooney is the fall guy

He got absolutely **** all service in the first half

Half time 0-0 away from home to a very good Swansea side

feel there was a couple of half chances he could have done better with, and you would expect a world class striker to do better with - but yeah, the service isn't good enough again. Far too slow, far too predictable, far too easy to defend against. Not good enough.

Giggsy11

Mitch Connor wrote: »

up to this summer, we have spent huge money over 5 windows, and we still don't have a side capable of winning the title. How much time do we need to at least put the squad in place?

Why could we not have added the striker and winger (arguably) required this summer? Why wait til next summer to do so - we've spent nothing (net) this summer so is it that United don't want to add the players or they are penny pinching and back to Glazernomics? Or is there some weird arguement that there is a maximum number of players you can/should sign in a summer?

Yes, we have improved at right back and in central midfield. In terms of options we are worse off in the attacking third and considerably worse in our goal keeper situation.

If we had kept RVP and Nani, I'd be happy with the signings we have made and I reckon we could give it a good go - but we let both go for peanuts. They may not have made a significant contribution, but I'd have been a lot more comfortable if they were available to us rather than their replacements: No one. I'd even be ok if it had ment Pereira and Wilson were going to be given a signficant role in the first team/squad - but we've struggled in attack this season and we've seen zero of either. We've strugged for goals in the league and Wilson/Chico have a total of 23mins in the league - does that scream LVG is confident in either of them?

Over 5 windows is just being dramatic here. Players hardly move in Jan window and you can't always get players you want in Jan window for many reasons. And this is 3rd window for Van Gaal, not 5th.

We needed more than just striker and winger and we signed many players. Maybe for Van Gaal striker was not high on the list or maybe there wasn't striker available who tick all the boxes for Van Gaal.

We are not worse off in attacking dept, RVP, Falcao contributed **** all last season and we have Hernandez back which you always ignore and you don't even respond when someone asked this to you twice. Nani was not in the squad and we have signed Depay.

Also 23 mins for Hernandez and Wilson is just to make it sound dramatic. We have played just 3 league games and Hernandez missed full preseason and didn't play single min of the game when season started.

It's easy to replace 3-4 players but when you are changing whole squad it needs at least more than 3 windows.

There is no limit to the number of players we can sign but also that doesn't mean we will end up signing players media just reports to fill column inches.

Mitch Connor

Also think Gomis has shown why I don't like the thought of Blind at centre back - taking advantage of his lack of strength and pace. As I have said, Blind has done well so far this season but top level forwards would be delighted to see him at centre back.

Mitch Connor

Giggsy11 wrote: »

We are not worse off in attacking dept, RVP, Falcao contributed **** all last season and we have Hernandez back which you always ignore and you don't even respond when someone asked this to you twice. Nani was not in the squad and we have signed Depay.

Also 23 mins for Hernandez and Wilson is just to make it sound dramatic. We have played just 3 league games and Hernandez missed full preseason and didn't play single min of the game when season started.

A here - i've not ignored it - i've answered it (whether you like my answer or not) and I'm fed up giving the same answer.

Yes, Falcao and RVP contributed little but:

Both were considered better options than Chico by LVG last season.
What did Chico do for Madrid (in a far better attack) last season that shows him to have done better than RVP or Falcao? In fact, he scored less goals, in more appearances than RVP.

so in 270 mins of PL football up to today, 3 of which LVG said he was using a second striker rather than a third midfielder, he didn't play either player you would have to argue he is happy with as 2nd and 3rd choice striker. So Romero can play because Cope America was enough pre-season but Hernandez can't because the Copa America wasn't enough pre-season? What is the excuse that Wilson can't get on the pitch then? If we take 'not good enough' off the list becasue if we don't need a striker surely you can't argue he isn't good enough.

Hernandez isn't good enough and Wilson has proved nothing and not been given much of a shot by LVG either.

Mitch Connor

GO ON MATA!

JamboMac

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Hilarious how every time we struggle Rooney is the fall guy

He got absolutely **** all service in the first half

Half time 0-0 away from home to a very good Swansea side

Has Rooney made great runs that I haven't seen, to get chances he needs to move and he ain't. If we had gomis up front we'd have 2 or 3 goals, bring on Hernandez and take off Rooney and we will see a difference.

Mikeyt086

Wouldn't swap Luke Shaw for any other left-back in the league.

Absolute monster.

Headshot

****ing Rooney

deaddonkey15

JamboMac wrote: »

Has Rooney made great runs that I haven't seen, to get chances he needs to move and he ain't. If we had gomis up front we'd have 2 or 3 goals, bring on Hernandez and take off Rooney and we will see a difference.

Like against Brugges?

J. Marston

Ruining our attacks isn't good enough for Wayne, he needs to set up counters for the opposition too.

Useless lump.

nullzero

Swansea fans see games against United as a guaranteed three points.

Kylo Ren

Jonny Evans did not die for this!

deaddonkey15

J. Marston wrote: »

Ruining our attacks isn't good enough for Wayne, he needs to set up counters for the opposition too.

Useless lump.

Great post, and great team support. Swansea still had plenty to do to score there but why not blame it all on Rooney. What back 4?

Del007

De Gea would have saved that

PirateShampoo

nullzero wrote: »

Swansea fans see games against United as a guaranteed three points.

They might be right.

Chagan

I think I hate Swansea. F*cking Swansea.

Johner

Cracking goal.

tinofapples

Poor from Romero

Lord TSC

Somewhere you can hear Woodwars wallet opening...

Johner

Romero.

Schwiiing

''UTD in £40m bid for Gomis'' will be all over tomorrows papers.

KH25

We need a new striker and we need it badly.

FutureGuy

This is going to happen quite a bit this year, make no mistake.

We're united and we are going to pass laterally for 85 minutes and beat you 1-0.

What's that? You scored two?

Errrrmmmmm....

Proceshhhhhh

Headshot

Lord TSC wrote: »

Somewhere you can hear Woodwars wallet opening...

And full of cobwebs and dust

J. Marston

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Great post, and great team support. Swansea still had plenty to do to score there but why not blame it all on Rooney. What back 4?

Great post

Obviously.

great team support

Sorry, Wazza 4 lyf.

adox

Like no one saw that happening.

Ridiculous situation the club have themselves in.

Del007

Memphis has been very poor, he may need a season before we see him at his best

JamboMac

It really feels like we play 4 defenders and 6 midfielders.

Giggsy11

Comical defending for the goal. Just 2 defenders defending cross?

FutureGuy

Watch the panic buys start now.

Romero, Blind, Rooney, Depay. All pretty useless.

We need Fellaini on. Now.

Schwiiing

Schweinsteiger is a poor signing. Looks slow and unfit. Bayern got Vidal with minimum fuss for a bargain fee.

If De Gea wanted out before this, he should have been let go and a suitable replacement signed. Romero is not up to standard.

FutureGuy

Two days to get a world class defender, goal keeper and striker

No problem.

Headshot

How does Rooney stay on. Its like he's untouchable

J. Marston

Time for aerial bombardment.

Adamcp898

That's like his third foul throw this year..............

KH25

Headshot wrote: »

How does Rooney stay on. Its like he's untouchable

It's baffling.

J. Marston

Next 48 hours are going to be hilarious watching us desperately run around Europe for half decent players.

Lord TSC

Headshot wrote: »

How does Rooney stay on. Its like he's untouchable

Wonder does he have a clause in his contract or what. We go on that no player is bigger than the club, but....I don't know.

Fakman87

Maybe I'm a fair weather fan but I just can't take this **** any more. It's woeful in every sense of the word.

KH25

Watching the replay of the Gomis goal. Romero was awful. He cannot be our number 1.