Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015 Mod Note Post #2331

Cantona's Collars

RobertKK wrote: »

Should United go back to playing 4-4-2?

Wouldn't mind Lukaku or Ighalo or being greedy both being signed and a right winger like Mahrez.

In the top 25 league scorers for the season, United have no player on the list. That is more than being bad.

We have the players for 4-3-3 but LVG persists with this stupid 4-3-2-1 that never works for us,when we did play 4-3-3 we looked fluid and threatening,now it's Martial isolated up front who has to depend on his skill to do anything with little or no help.

Pighead

Guess who's back.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/681500485010993152

sky88

zerks wrote: »

We have the players for 4-3-3 but LVG persists with this stupid 4-3-2-1 that never works for us,when we did play 4-3-3 we looked fluid and threatening,now it's Martial isolated up front who has to depend on his skill to do anything with little or no help.

Agree so much the players are there for 4 33 I think it would work so much better. It worked well last season near the end against Liverpool and a few others.

Cantona's Collars

Did anyone see that the people who made the Jose scarves couldn't spell United properly?

RobertKK

Pighead wrote: »

Guess who's back.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/681500485010993152

Louis brings in a motivational speaker.

Schwiiing

Given Liverpools recent history of signing players from promoted sides for big money (Llalana Lambert Adam Carroll) I'd be wary of signing possible flash in the pan players on a streak of form.

Vardy Ighalo and Mahrez are all in their mid 20's and have been in the Championship up to this point. If they were PL winning standard they would have snapped up long ago.

RobertKK

zerks wrote: »

Did anyone see that the people who made the Jose scarves couldn't spell United properly?

Unted, hopefully they meant to spell untied so we move better.

tinofapples

Agree with ya re Vardy/Ighalo/Mahrez, we all recall how Michu took the PL by storm couple of seasons ago. Swansea could and probably should have got 20 million for him rather than releasing him on a free transfer a few months ago. The fees been associated with the above 3 are mental given where they've come from such a short time ago. You gotta to their hunger and desire something Memphis does NOT have ... yet ??

RobertKK

Schwiiing wrote: »

Given Liverpools recent history of signing players from promoted sides for big money (Llalana Lambert Adam Carroll) I'd be wary of signing possible flash in the pan players on a streak of form.

Vardy Ighalo and Mahrez are all in their mid 20's and have been in the Championship up to this point. If they were PL winning standard they would have snapped up long ago.

Mahrez played for Le Havre in France and moved to Leicester in January 2014 - was never in the championship.
Watford signed Ighalo in July 2014 and loaned him back to Udinese.
Vardy was a non league player...

So two of those players moved to England in 2014.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Pighead wrote: »

Guess who's back.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/681500485010993152

Wouldn't he allways arrive that way? Besides who's going too tell where he can and can't go in OT?

Mezcita

Schwiiing wrote: »

Given Liverpools recent history of signing players from promoted sides for big money (Llalana Lambert Adam Carroll) I'd be wary of signing possible flash in the pan players on a streak of form.

Vardy Ighalo and Mahrez are all in their mid 20's and have been in the Championship up to this point. If they were PL winning standard they would have snapped up long ago.

Ian Wright anyone? Also, Ighalo played in the Championship for one season. 14 goals in 20 games this season.

LuckyGent88

Need to sign lukaku. Another 2 so far today.

Unearthly

zerks wrote: »

Did anyone see that the people who made the Jose scarves couldn't spell United properly?

Paddy Power tweeted it. fairly sure it's them behind it

markcahill1985

DDG; Young; Smalling; Blind; Darmian; Schweinsteiger; Schneiderlin; Mata; Herrera; Martial & Rooney, decent side

dfx-

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

That's just to way it is. There wasn't a sniff of a Liverpool fan in this thread 5 weeks ago, now it's crawling with them.
Both sides do it, you don't have to get involved if you don't want to.

You've mentioned other clubs fans a few times recently in different ways.

Please stop bringing it up on thread and report any posts that do breach the charter. Same for everyone

Maximus Alexander

Pighead wrote: »

Guess who's back.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/681500485010993152

If Alex Ferguson wanted to arrive onto the pitch by helicopter at half time I doubt there'd be any objections.

Cantona's Collars

34 pts from 72 available in PL since mid-April. 25 goals in 24 PL games. Failed to win 15 of them & nt scored in 10 of them.

Korat

Korat wrote: »

I wonder what I'd have thought as a young Utd fan if Martin Edwards had been promising to sign Maradona and Platini in the '80s when we were actually getting Danny Wallace and Brian McClair.

It doesn't exactly build a bond of trust with the club.

McClair was a great signing for Utd!

Bleating Lamb

markcahill1985 wrote: »

DDG; Young; Smalling; Blind; Darmian; Schweinsteiger; Schneiderlin; Mata; Herrera; Martial & Rooney, decent side

If that's the confirmed team its prob best one LVG has had in a while.

RobertKK

I said I would like Ighalo and there a few minutes ago on TodayFM, the commentator said Ighalo reminds him of Suarez, not the biting, but he is great at getting free kicks and not bad at scoring.

beno619

Vardy is too old, Mahrez might be a flash in the pan but Ighalo has a bit of buzz about him for while if your a football manager player.

markcahill1985

markcahill1985 wrote: »

DDG; Young; Smalling; Blind; Darmian; Schweinsteiger; Schneiderlin; Mata; Herrera; Martial & Rooney, decent side

Frustrating that he picks practically our best side now

Still convinced lvg is unaware of his best 11 until today by the looks of it

Maximus Alexander

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Frustrating that he picks practically our best side now

Still convinced lvg is unaware of his best 11 until today by the looks of it

I reckon Fergie walked in the manager's entrance, put his balls on the table, and picked that team.

MD1990

RobertKK wrote: »

Mahrez played for Le Havre in France and moved to Leicester in January 2014 - was never in the championship.
Watford signed Ighalo in July 2014 and loaned him back to Udinese.
Vardy was a non league player...

So two of those players moved to England in 2014.

Ighalo & Mahrez both played in the championship lol.

Lord TSC

Come home to find Scholes has suddenly flipped on LVG. The **** is that about? Has he gotten wind he's not going to be getting a comfy job if he goes? Maybe Giggs heading off too?

Lord TSC

Lord TSC wrote: »

Come home to find Scholes has suddenly flipped on LVG. The **** is that about? Has he gotten wind he's not going to be getting a comfy job if he goes? Maybe Giggs heading off too?

Very questionable

Hes so mute on BT

Said **** all, looks like he was slapped on the wrist or something

adox

Lord TSC wrote: »

Come home to find Scholes has suddenly flipped on LVG. The **** is that about? Has he gotten wind he's not going to be getting a comfy job if he goes? Maybe Giggs heading off too?

Maybe been asked unofficially to tow the company line by the club?

Seems very strange alright(as well as Rio).


Did enjoy Scholes calling the lad selling the Mourinho scarves a clown though. :pac:

Vic Vinegar

Six points behind Spurs now. We really are up **** creek if we don't win. I'm not one bit confident about winning either.

I really like the look of that line-up.

It's the hope that kills ya.

sky88

Lord TSC wrote: »

Come home to find Scholes has suddenly flipped on LVG. The **** is that about? Has he gotten wind he's not going to be getting a comfy job if he goes? Maybe Giggs heading off too?

It was very strange I thought he was about to rip into him then nothing.

Korat

Keep an eye out for Idris Elba in the directors box. I hear he loves a prawn sandwich.

adox

Young at RB and Darmian at left?

Van Gaalisms. :rolleyes:

beno619

Great half, loving Ander's cynical challenge's.

Maximus Alexander

Well I think we can put to bed the idea that the players are not playing for the manager.

Schwiiing

beno619 wrote: »

Great half, loving Ander's cynical challenge's.

Pity he didn't get a proper contact on Hazard. Give him something to stay down properly for.

Leroy42

It was a good 1st 30, Chelsea came back into it after that.

It is quite normal that Utd play well for the 1st part of games before falling away, only thing here is that it lasted 30 minutes instead of the usual 20.

However, apart from Mata hitting the bar they haven't really created very much, against a Chelsea defence which is quite open.

Despite the hyperbole, nothing has really changed

Vic Vinegar

Pretty decent half but Chelski have been dire.

xtal191

Playing well but Chelsea have been brutal

Whether it's for the shirt or LVG, the team appear to be playing for something today. Different team with the Schmidfield operating, we're back to looking somewhat structured. Rooney had a great 45, and Martial has looked very dangerous.

The passion our lads are showing is very welcome, but with a few of them on a yellow they need to be careful.

Quandary

Schneiderlin and Herrera should be among the first names on our starting team sheet. Imagine if Herrera was actually given a run of matches to develop some proper form??

Very good first half from Utd and unlucky to not be ahead. Thst being said though, Chelsea are giving Utd way too much space in midfield which is making Utd look way more incisive than usual.

Leroy42

Quandary wrote: »

which is making Utd look way more incisive than usual.

Incisive? Where?

J. Marston

Should count ourselves lucky that this isn't at Stamford Bridge. Atkinson would've given us 2 or 3 reds already if that was the case.

FutureGuy

When Ander plays advanced, we play with more speed and energy. No coincidence.

Quandary

Leroy42 wrote: »

Incisive? Where?

Utd have had far more passes forward into the opposition third than usual in this match, mainly due to the space the midfielders are being afforded. Blind has also been getting way too much time to pick a pass when he steps out from the back.

Leroy42

Quandary wrote: »

Utd have had far more passes forward into the opposition third than usual in this match, mainly due to the space the midfielders are being afforded. Blind has also been getting way too much time to pick a pass when he steps out from the back.

Thats having more of the ball further up the field, doesn't equal being incisive.

Having possession has never been a problem for this team

Quandary

Leroy42 wrote: »

Thats having more of the ball further up the field, doesn't equal being incisive.

Having possession has never been a problem for this team

Compared to the last 10 matches, the passing in and around the box has definitely been more incisive In This game.

Headshot

God I love Martial. Every time he gets the ball, I feel like he can win is this game. What a special talent

J. Marston

I've heard about poor first touches but Martial must have one of the worst second touches I've seen. He seems to beat a player easily and then belts the ball about 7 yards away from him into a defender with his second touch.

adox

J. Marston wrote: »

I've heard about poor first touches but Martial must have one of the worst second touches I've seen. He seems to beat a player easily and then belts the ball about 7 yards away from him into a defender with his second touch.

:pac:

sky88

Youngs crossing is pathetic