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

RobertKK

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

I missed all this craic during the week of LVG allegedly calling the reporter weight into ?......I hear said reporter has challenged LVG to see who loses/gains more pounds/points till end of season.

Is this true:)?

I think Ed may have lined up RTE as a sponsor of United and Neil saw the ads for operation transformation and mixed up that and fat as he was thinking about losing weight.
So Neil just misheard Louis, and it has inspired him to lose weight.

Or maybe being the new year, Neil was thinking he needed to lose weight...

RobertKK

bangkok wrote: »

leicester can afford to lose 3 games between now and end of season and if we won all our games between now and then we still wouldnt catch them.

we wont even beat liverpool tomorrow

bangkok, I take it you don't give inspirational speeches?

bangkok

uncleoswald wrote: »

Not really. You are saying Leicester definitely won't finish in the top four. That means that some other team must be in good enough form to take advantage.

Sure Leicester will have a sticky patch, but so will every other team. You really are writing them off far too quickly.

By the way I hope they do finish in the top four, even at our expense. I know that makes me a terrible fan but I don't care.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Rossi IRL

We made a signing. Some Italian kid for €75k

http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forl%C3%AC/ercolani-manchester-united-forli-calcio-1.1648692

bangkok

RobertKK wrote: »

bangkok, I take it you don't give inspirational speeches?

reverse psychology

StringerBell

bangkok wrote: »

leicester can afford to lose 3 games between now and end of season and if we won all our games between now and then we still wouldnt catch them.

we wont even beat liverpool tomorrow

"Leicester will not be finishing in the top 4 this season"

Oh, and what you said is not true.

Strumms

uncleoswald wrote: »

By the way I hope they do finish in the top four, even at our expense. I know that makes me a terrible fan but I don't care.

No it doesn't. It just means you are not a United supporter at all, you are a Leicester supporter now, by defination. Stringerbell thinks your lot wont finish in the top four. Go on.. you tell him ! :rolleyes:

Lord TSC

I try to be optimistic before matches but I can't see us getting anything out of tomorrow

Klopp's high pressure will be a massive test for LVG's possession based football, and every time a team has put pressure on us in recent weeks, we've looked bad. They won't sit back and let us keep possession tomorrow.

Its going to be a goal fest; their defense isn't brilliant, but ours hasn't done particularly well either recently. But I can't see anything but a win for them, and the sight of Klopp doing laps up and down the field is going to be massively infuriating

uncleoswald

bangkok wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Ah I still consider myself a Utd fan, but not the rabid one I once was. Just think it would be great if a team like Leicester did it. But preferably at someone else's expense obviously.

StringerBell

Lord TSC wrote: »

I try to be optimistic before matches but I can't see us getting anything out of tomorrow

Klopp's high pressure will be a massive test for LVG's possession based football, and every time a team has put pressure on us in recent weeks, we've looked bad. They won't sit back and let us keep possession tomorrow.

Its going to be a goal fest; their defense isn't brilliant, but ours hasn't done particularly well either recently. But I can't see anything but a win for them, and the sight of Klopp doing laps up and down the field is going to be massively infuriating

The press has not been as evident in recent weeks overall, hoping that is the same tomorrow. They have to come forward also which will suit us.

I am not exactly confident of getting the win there but I'm literally giddy with excitement about the game

If we set up as we did v Newcastle we could actually do quite well. Just not **** it up.......like we did against Newcastle.

Iused2likebusts

StringerBell wrote: »

You think Leicester will get top 4? Would be some achievement for them wouldn't it? Saved from relegation at the death a year before and into the CL the next year

One of those "Carlsberg don't do" in the making.

If they had a kinder run in and/or a deeper squad I would be more inclined to credit them with a realistic shot, most years I would even be rooting for them in fact!

As I said, if they come through the 3 games at the beginning of February with decent results I will have to take them seriously. Results like todays will be more common though imo

The second round of games have just started and of the 3 they have played they already have spurs out of the way. Their remaining fixture list is much the same as every other top 4 contender. Leicester have to play everyone bar Bournemouth spurs and villa. This time tomorrow utd will have everyone bar Swansea Liverpool and Newcastle to play. 26 pts from 16 games 8 wins 2 draws and 6 defeats would mean they go extremely close to top 4. They have a great chance of getting that when you factor in their form this season and the last 10 games of last season. I'd give them a 50/50 chance. Spurs will get top 4 once kane doesn't get injured.

bangkok

StringerBell wrote: »

"Leicester will not be finishing in the top 4 this season"

Oh, and what you said is not true.

ok mystic meg

Rossi IRL

"We will win tomorrow"

We will sit deep and counter attack with pace like the Lingard goal against Newcastle.

Depay will score/assist and destroy some players with skill/pace.


Choo ****ing choo



*cant really see it happening though

LeeJM

The misery and downright depression that some people on here seem to have based on a billion pound corporation having a poor season has me concerned for their well being! Seriously lads I get annoyed when we play shít, have a bad result etc but for the rest of the week it in no way affects my life. Yes I get stick off mates etc but jesus some people here seem to get close to the edge just because Leicester have more points so far!

Do ye feel the same way in everyday life when say you go to the vending machine for a kinder bueno and a coke only to realise both are sold out and and that a guy from a different department has both sitting in front of him at his desk? Would you call your company a shambles? Blame the chief exec. and say its shocking that they only have twirls, twix and diary milks available?

I love the club just the same as everyone else but f*ck me do some people get way too emotionally involved.

StringerBell

bangkok wrote: »

ok mystic meg

Shirley you can't be serious

Strumms

two very flawed sides really playing tomorrow. It could really go any way. A bad refereeing decision or someone loosing the head like Stevie G last year could be the winning or loosing of it. I was going to say something very insightful along the lines of these derby type games and form going out the window when I remembered that neither side has any... either way you HAVE to look forward to these games or whats the point. Gotta be positive a loss would be a downer.. a point a bit meh but to win tomorrow could be the start of something.... yeah finishing fourth behind Leicester :P "joking stringerbell"

RobertKK

#WinningInWhite is what United are promoting on twitter.

Going through all the games we won at Anfield while wearing white.

Mata since joining United has 3 goals and 2 assists against Liverpool. Need some of that tomorrow.

StringerBell

We can but dream!

The_Kew_Tour

I think we will get beat tomorrow

Sorry!!

jayo26

LeeJM wrote: »

The misery and downright depression that some people on here seem to have based on a billion pound corporation having a poor season has me concerned for their well being! Seriously lads I get annoyed when we play shít, have a bad result etc but for the rest of the week it in no way affects my life. Yes I get stick off mates etc but jesus some people here seem to get close to the edge just because Leicester have more points so far!

Do ye feel the same way in everyday life when say you go to the vending machine for a kinder bueno and a coke only to realise both are sold out and and that a guy from a different department has both sitting in front of him at his desk? Would you call your company a shambles? Blame the chief exec. and say its shocking that they only have twirls, twix and diary milks available?

I love the club just the same as everyone else but f*ck me do some people get way too emotionally involved.

bangkok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulsmdt-b3sE

love to see a bit of this tomorrow. our biggest game of the season.

homerjay2005

not sure how anybody can use the fixture lists as a reason why Leicester wont finish top 4, they have a very good run left compared to alot of teams - 9 home games, 7 away (same as us after tomorrow i think, albeit they will have 7-10 point advantage).

9 of those are games against teams from 10th or lower. outside of that, on current form they could easily get 8-10 points from their games against Liverpool (h), stoke (h), West ham (h) and us away.

if if they have a bad february, they still can recover from it and they can afford to drop 18-20 points overall at least and still have a massive chance to finish ahead of us for example.

do i think leceister will finish ahead of us? no i dont.

should anybody dismiss it as a possibility? no way, its very naive to do so as we enter the 2/3rd stage of the season.

Rayne Wooney

It's not as if Leicester are where they are because they are going through a bit of good form, they are well worth where they are in the table and have played consistently good football since the start. It would take a collapse like a couple of key players injured for us to go ahead of them. And the reality of that is pretty sad for Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world.

RobertKK

They had a stat on Sky for Leicester which was not great.
Several matches since Vardy or Mahrez last scored and 1 win in 5.

The_Kew_Tour

Really wish Lecister won today, that's a big blow for them imo.

homerjay2005

sky just showed a form table there dating back to the start of November, we are 16th :eek::eek:

ahead of WBA on goal difference, 1 point more than Sunderland and then Swansea and Villa.

The_Kew_Tour

Surprised? We been kinda **** for while.

homerjay2005

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Surprised? We been kinda **** for while.

i didnt realise it was that bad though, seen as we were 2 minutes away from being 5th on tuesday and only 2 points off top 4. its a bloody miracle we still have a chance of a top 4 finish.

i know we were near the bottom of the last 6 form table, but that only goes back to Christmas week, this is going back another 6 weeks before that.

The_Kew_Tour

homerjay2005 wrote: »

i didnt realise it was that bad though, seen as we were 2 minutes away from being 5th on tuesday and only 2 points off top 4. its a bloody miracle we still have a chance of a top 4 finish.

i know we were near the bottom of the last 6 form table, but that only goes back to Christmas week, this is going back another 6 weeks before that.

I would have guessed around 14th. Things have been terrible, and tomorrow might get worse.

While I think we get beat narrowly it would not totally surprise me if we won well too, but at minute it's narrow Liverpool win for me

homerjay2005

we are missing -

Jones, Shaw, Valencia, Carrick, Bastian. you could say 3 first team players there

any idea who is out for them, from their first 11?

TheTownie

homerjay2005 wrote: »

we are missing -

Jones, Shaw, Valencia, Carrick, Bastian. you could say 3 first team players there

any idea who is out for them, from their first 11?

Physio room says Origi, Coutinho, Lovren, Skrtel, Sturridge. Lovren might be back going by the dates listed.

EDIT: Klopp said its too soon for Lovren.

Trigger

homerjay2005 wrote: »

we are missing -

Jones, Shaw, Valencia, Carrick, Bastian. you could say 3 first team players there

any idea who is out for them, from their first 11?

Skrtel, Lovren, Origi and Coutinho are out from the first team, Ings and Gomez are Long term injuries, not sure if anyone else. Dunno if Sturridge is back or what

Edit: FU Townie

StringerBell

Homer, you tend to be not sure how I can say lots of things (without actually naming me). Given the trouble I went to earlier explaining it to you to be ignored and passive aggressively targeted again later I don't really feel the need to explain this one to you, its all been said at this point anyway.

Do me a favor though old pal will ya? Use my name in future cause sometimes when I'm skim reading through the thread its easy for me to miss your posts unless they appear to be something other then the usual. Cheers

*toddles off back to watch some NFL

Maximus Alexander

I've decided on my prediction for tomorrow. 1-1, United to score first.

Keep in mind I'm atrocious at this.

adox

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I think we will get beat tomorrow

Sorry!!

Yep I agree. Two poor teams but Liverpools pressing and fight will overwhelm Utd.

Could be any score though going by the midweek "defending" from both teams.


Utd won't have the stomach for it.

homerjay2005

adox wrote: »

Yep I agree. Two poor teams but Liverpools pressing and fight will overwhelm Utd.

Could be any score though going by the midweek "defending" from both teams.


Utd won't have the stomach for it.

our season has mirrored last year - decent enough in the big games, s*ite against the s*ite teams.

draw is the obvious result based on our recent results, but these games dont normally end level.

f*ck it, im going for a 2-1 win.

Hococop

I'm going with 0-0 both teams playing it too safe

Vertigo100

I hate everyone and everything.

DM_7

Vertigo100 wrote: »

I hate everyone and everything.

Thats nice of you to say.

Imagine how you will feel after the match tomorrow!

Manutd_4life

Anything but 3 points tomorrow will be terrible.

All that matters now are results. I couldn't care less about the performance if we get the points.

Newcastle game was a real wakeup call to me seeing how far behind we are getting from the top 4

Muahahaha

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I've decided on my prediction for tomorrow. 1-1, United to score first.

Keep in mind I'm atrocious at this.

Liverpool will score first just put a few quid on Liverpool being 1_0 at the 20 minute mark, we had two past Arsenal at that stage on Wednesday such was the intensity of attack

Rayne Wooney

Muahahaha wrote: »

Liverpool will score first just put a few quid on Liverpool being 1_0 at the 20 minute mark, we had two past Arsenal at that stage on Wednesday such was the intensity of attack

Exeter put one past Liverpool after 12 minutes, put a few quid on United to score first and then Liverpool to score before the 20 minute mark

Rossi IRL

Play Pereira today for his corners. I hope mingolet has an absolute shocker today for the lols.

https://twitter.com/the_manutd_gifs/status/684272831396319232

hufpc8w3adnk65

I wake this morning neevous and excited... Kinda like Christmas morning. Then I see Dave De Gea's interview and it's like the best Christmas present ever!!!

The_Kew_Tour

What he say?

hufpc8w3adnk65

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

What he say?

He wants too become a club Ledgend


It's on sky sports

The_Kew_Tour

MrMac84 wrote: »

He wants too become a club Ledgend


It's on sky sports

Excellent, hope he stays for long long time.

Just hope we have him winning trophies again in next season or 2

hufpc8w3adnk65

Here it is



Ahead of Manchester United's Super Sunday clash with Liverpool, David de Gea gives a rare interview in English to Sky Sports' Patrick Davison, declaring his desire to stay with the 20-time top flight champions and become a club icon...

It felt like a massive moment, the Theatre of Dreams coming alive as Anthony Martial burst past Martin Skrtel and then, after a split-second of calm, erupting as the 19-year-old slotted the ball past Simon Mignolet with all the coolness you'd expect from the 'new Thierry Henry'.

By the time he was done, Liverpool were beaten, the Premier League had a new star and Old Trafford had a new hero, but there was another huge story that day. In fact, there was another huge story in the warm-up.

That story was the return of David de Gea and the ear-splitting reception he received from the home fans as his name was announced before kick-off.

"I cannot describe how I felt in that moment," said the Spain international, who had been ready to return to his hometown and play for Real Madrid.

"In another country, at another club, the fans would not be the same as at Manchester United. They are some of the best in the world, it was unbelievable."
De Gea's move to Madrid collapsed amid administrative chaos and finger-pointing between two of the world's great clubs on deadline day - four days before the Liverpool match and at around the same time as the club were making Martial the world's most expensive teenager.

It looked, initially, like a temporary reprieve, like De Gea would be lost to Madrid on a free transfer the following summer.

But a lot has changed since then. Firstly, De Gea signed a new contract and now, even if, as many suspect, that contract contains some sort of release clause, Madrid have been banned from transfer activity for the next two windows, anyway.

They could yet make a move in the last couple of weeks of January but a transfer seems unlikely. The very fact he was happy to do a rare interview in English with us for this week's Super Sunday indicates that he's settled and the club are relaxed. They and he could easily have dodged it.

"I'm happy, I'm enjoying it and I believe in the team," said De Gea, not sounding like a man on his way. In fact, when asked about the feats of Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar, he sounded like a man ready to dedicate at least the next few seasons of his career to the club.

"They were the greatest goalkeepers in the Premier League, they are legends for this club and that is what I want."


They could yet make a move in the last couple of weeks of January but a transfer seems unlikely. The very fact he was happy to do a rare interview in English with us for this week's Super Sunday indicates that he's settled and the club are relaxed. They and he could easily have dodged it.

"I'm happy, I'm enjoying it and I believe in the team," said De Gea, not sounding like a man on his way. In fact, when asked about the feats of Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar, he sounded like a man ready to dedicate at least the next few seasons of his career to the club.

"They were the greatest goalkeepers in the Premier League, they are legends for this club and that is what I want."


I train every day to be the best goalkeeper in the world, that is my aim.

In keeping De Gea, United clung on to a man close being the best in the world in his position and a man with the hunger to get even better.

"I train every day to be the best goalkeeper in the world, that is my aim," said the stopper who this week finished behind only Manuel Neuer in the voting for the FIFPro World XI.

"I'm not sure who the best is now, but it's what I want. Also, to win trophies for Manchester United."

sabat

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Exeter put one past Liverpool after 12 minutes

Liverpool U21s...

The_Kew_Tour

sabat wrote: »

Liverpool U21s...

Great excuse!