Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

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deaddonkey15 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQeWeM7_xx0

https://youtu.be/Lifp9CKY9zs?t=1m6s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rqh6GqEVFg

https://youtu.be/wlz_P-tZj_w?t=5s

The sun shines on a dogs arse sometimes,there are countless instances of his aimless diagonal passes when a more dangerous through ball or even a shot are the logical options.He is turning into Stevie G with that sh1t.

deaddonkey15

TheDoc wrote: »

Not sure if that's trying to debunk me but just agrees with my point. Villa and Bournemouth.

Rooney is a quality player. And against poor teams who sit off he will do well. Like last night with Russias second choice midfield.

It's against better teams ill question how it will work.

Your point was those passes were pointless, nothing about the quality of opposition it's against. You may recall that it was the likes of Villa and Bournemouth that United struggled against last season. How many other goals did United score against Villa at OT last season? In fact Bournemouth beat United last season, a match I think Rooney was injured for. What did our other midfielders offer that day? United won't be playing Barcelona every week next season either.

zerks wrote: »

The sun shines on a dogs arse sometimes,there are countless instances of his aimless diagonal passes when a more dangerous through ball or even a shot are the logical options.He is turning into Stevie G with that sh1t.

Give some examples of those countless instances so. Easy to look back at the replays from the armchair and say what should have been done isn't it? People seem to have forgotten the last 2 seasons very quickly. A lot of the time those diagonal passes are exactly what's needed, yet they will be filed under "Hollywood passes" and used as yet another silly stick with which to beat Rooney. Part of the reason United were so unbearable to watch under LVG was the countless, pointless, short sideways and backwards passing. God forbid someone would (a) pass it out wide into space and (b) actually pass it forward in the process. Has it ever occurred to anyone that maybe he is being instructed to play those passes?

He has made positive contributions as a midfielder on a number of occasions for United. In addition to his goal threat, it was him that made the goal line clearance against Everton in the FA cup semi final, and it was his run from deep that created the equaliser in the final. Let's forget that and bash him for those Hollywood balls though, just not the ones that actually led to United scoring. Honestly, Rooney just can't win with some people on here.

Rayne Wooney

The problem with Rooney playing in midfield is he is generally fecking awful

Leroy42

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

The problem with Rooney playing in midfield is he is generally fecking awful

The problem with Rooney playing in midfield is he is not a midfielder!

jayo26

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

The problem with Rooney playing in midfield is he is generally fecking awful

Thats not true tho. As has been said before he has had more decent games in midfield then anything since he came back from injury. He has been pretty good.

chupacabra

Uh... Murinho just showed up on stage at E3 at the EA press conference... it was amazing... holy ****... HAHAHA

jayo26

chupacabra wrote: »

Uh... Murinho just showed up on stage at E3 at the EA press conference... it was amazing... holy ****... HAHAHA

Any links?

madcabbage

That was very cringe with Jose on stage. :rolleyes:

Flint Fredstone

G'man Bastian

jayo26

Schweinsteiger just scored a cracking goal he better do that for us next year.

Kerrydude1981

LVG's mate has just got the Germans's second goal

Hococop

Love that man

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Bastian's knee is cured,raced 80 yards and scores.

adox

Ozil and Bastian with slowest counter attacking goal ever. :pac:

jayo26

zerks wrote: »

Bastian's knee is cured,raced 80 yards and scores.

I didnt think he could run. I wonder was there a touch of rvp with him last season.

Chagan

Schweinsteiger bombing forward to double a 1-0 lead late on. Louis Van Gaal just broke out in a cold sweat.

Strumms

That's something you never saw him do hardly under LVG.. having the licence to get forward and be a goal threat which he always was for Bayern... hope he gets a shot under Jose and can show is his real best, always loved him as a player and seems a good guy too...

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I'd prefer watching that counter attacking goal next season than LVG's run forward a bit and then play 40 sideways passes.No wonder Bastian only played 20 odd minutes since March.

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Strumms wrote: »

That's something you never saw him do hardly under LVG.. having the licence to get forward and be a goal threat which he always was for Bayern... hope he gets a shot under Jose and can show is his real best, always loved him as a player and seems a good guy too...

He'd be like our Lampard.

Rayne Wooney

Schweinsteiger looks very out of shape

RobertKK

No way is Jose getting rid of Basti.

Johner

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Schweinsteiger looks very out of shape

I thought the same when he was running to celebrate, looked like it was tough work. :pac:

PhlegmyMoses

RobertKK wrote: »

No way is Jose getting rid of Basti.

Exactly the kind of player that could be rejuvenated under him

Korat

Schweinsteiger ran further celebrating that goal than he has for Utd since he joined.

mewe

He runs a bit like yer man in Terminator 2 where his legs have been frozen with the liquid nitrogen and you expect his legs to start falling apart below the knee! :pac:

irishchris

jayo26 wrote: »

Any links?

https://youtu.be/EEmjIm8P9Y8

Alf Veedersane

irishchris wrote: »

https://youtu.be/EEmjIm8P9Y8

Looks like Tony Pulis' cousin from America kicking it off

alchemist33

Have to admit I saw Schweinstieger scoring and didn't get the warm glow I normally would if a United player scored in a tournament. Maybe next year if he plays regularly but I'm not felling the love yet.

Jose will not play Rooney as a 6 8 midfielder....

Bastian was injured for a good while recently seems to be in ok shape where as if it was Rooney he'd prob still be on the sausage diet he goes on when injured...

jayo26

irishchris wrote: »

https://youtu.be/EEmjIm8P9Y8

That was some handy money for him ha. Wasnt that cringey it would of been worse if it was dentist hanging out of his mouth taking selfies.

Trigger

https://twitter.com/RedDevilPant/status/742102213829492739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/mohamedbouhafsi/status/742105535504371712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/GazzettaWorld/status/742079105676496905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

deaddonkey15

Deleted User wrote: »

Bastian was injured for a good while recently seems to be in ok shape where as if it was Rooney he'd prob still be on the sausage diet he goes on when injured...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDa7Fliabos

Hardly the work of a man on a sausage diet. This actually was a major contribution to United winning their first trophy in 3 years and still "fans" of the club make such childish insults. Schweinsteiger does f*ck all for United all season, scores a decent goal in a game Germany had already won and is lauded for it and used as a example of what Rooney should be as if the FA cup final and semi final never happened. I don't understand it, I really don't.

jayo26

Verrati would get me excited infairness class midfielder and perfect age and experience.

jayo26

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDa7Fliabos

Hardly the work of a man on a sausage diet. This actually was a major contribution to United winning their first trophy in 3 years and still "fans" of the club make such childish insults. Schweinsteiger does f*ck all for United all season, scores a decent goal in a game Germany had already won and is lauded for it and used as a example of what Rooney should be as if the FA cup final and semi final never happened. I don't understand it, I really don't.

Couldnt agree more. Been my point all evening.

jayo26

Anyone else rate krychowiak earlier i know he wasnt playing against great opposition but every time i see him play he is always calm and assured.

deaddonkey15

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDa7Fliabos

Hardly the work of a man on a sausage diet. This actually was a major contribution to United winning their first trophy in 3 years and still "fans" of the club make such childish insults. Schweinsteiger does f*ck all for United all season, scores a decent goal in a game Germany had already won and is lauded for it and used as a example of what Rooney should be as if the FA cup final and semi final never happened. I don't understand it, I really don't.

I didnt realise he was just back from a long lay off before the game my apologies, nice strawman if he wasn't mind.

I also didnt laud Bastian just said he looked fitter than what Rooney normally does from a long lay off.

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https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/742111017845592064

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/742112843869343744

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/742111873630404608

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/742113210090835969

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/742113481965592576

I don't like Castles but he is always on the ball with Jose stuff from his Chelsea days.

Rayne Wooney

Would this be the first time Madrid didn't get what they wanted?

Clear Hearts

jayo26 wrote: »

Anyone else rate krychowiak earlier i know he wasnt playing against great opposition but every time i see him play he is always calm and assured.

Pure class, top 3 dm in the world, would walk into the Real team

jayo26

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Pure class, top 3 dm in the world, would walk into the Real team

Who would you rate as the other two? Im not looking to argue now im just wondering would you think along the lines of busquetes and khediera? I think 3 of them are the best dms personally.

jayo26

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Would this be the first time Madrid didn't get what they wanted?

Probably ha. I think de gea turned against madrid after last season he has seemed to back off straight away.

StringerBell

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Would this be the first time Madrid didn't get what they wanted?

No.

Clear Hearts

jayo26 wrote: »

Who would you rate as the other two? Im not looking to argue now im just wondering would you think along the lines of busquetes and khediera? I think 3 of them are the best dms personally.

-Busquets as much as I dislike his personality a clear number 1
-Vidal
-Krychowiak

I like Khedira but wouldnt rate him over those, Casemerio plays like he did this next season and he will close in on the top 3 I just think hes more a Xhaka level

RobertKK

StringerBell wrote: »

No.

Correct, one of the higher profile rejections was by Neymar.

jayo26

Clear Hearts wrote: »

-Busquets as much as I dislike his personality a clear number 1
-Vidal
-Krychowiak

I like Khedira but wouldnt rate him over those, Casemerio plays like he did this next season and he will close in on the top 3 I just think hes more a Xhaka level

I wouldnt put vida as a cdm midfielder tho he be alot more attacking but i havent seen enough of him for bayern.

Clear Hearts

jayo26 wrote: »

I wouldnt put vida as a cdm midfielder tho he be alot more attacking but i havent seen enough of him for bayern.

I was going to say the same about Khedira
Vidal has to play a different role for Chile but in general his role is a defensive one, with a rocket of a shot that is

Also along the same line as i havent seen much of him but what has Khiedra done in the last 2 years to be considered top 3 in d world

jayo26

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Also along the same line as i havent seen much of him but what has Khiedra done in the last 2 years to be considered top 3 in d world

Its Just my opinion but he had a slow season with madrid didnt get in team much after wc due to injuries and joined juve made his debut end of September scored 5 goals this season and played very well for them too. He is definitely up there in the list for me.

domrush

The problem with DM is the really good ones tend to end up as box to box CMs. I certainly wouldn't call Vidal a DM, he was one of the most offensive players at Juve and doesn't sit back for Bayern either.

Kante (at a push), Busquets, Gundogan would be who I would be looking at on recent seasons for top 3

Khedira didn't even play half the season for Juve this year