Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

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https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/847901563771211776

Mata could be out for the rest of the season after groin surgery.: (

Lithium93_

zerks wrote: »

https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/847901563771211776

Mata could be out for the rest of the season after groin surgery.: (

Oh Balderdash

So...can we field an 11 tomorrow?

bangkok

Lithium93_ wrote: »

This is just absolutely :rolleyes:, what's wrong with José celebrating a goal? Would you rather he sit down a la Van Gaal and not celebrate at all.

absolutely nothing wrong with celebrating a goal, but walking down the tunnel the way he did was silly. if he was manager for chelsea and did that like he has done before, we would all be slating him

bangkok

zerks wrote: »

https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/847901563771211776

Mata could be out for the rest of the season after groin surgery.: (

cheers for that great news, i literally just put him into my fantasy football team!!!!

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

meh he still does silly things. his celebration down the tunnel when valencia scored against middlesbrough was childish, silly and actually embarrassing

Coming from the poster that complained week in week out about Van Gaal not displaying anything on the sideline I find your position laughable. You can't have it both ways. You want a manager to show some passion on the sideline and then when he does you criticise him.

Headshot

ffs

poor Mata

Trigger

Looks like Lingard is a shoe in for the match tomorrow.

Second match in a row I'm gonna miss. Heading to the Aviva for the Leinster game which kicks off at 3.15

Lord TSC

So that's Mata, Smalling and Jones gone for e season, right before our tough test run of games? Jesus.

Lithium93_

Mata isn't flagged on the Fantasy Premier League, so it might not be so bad.

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

Coming from the poster that complained week in week out about Van Gaal not displaying anything on the sideline I find your position laughable. You can't have it both ways. You want a manager to show some passion on the sideline and then when he does you criticise him.

i wanted van gaal not to sit in his seat for the whole game and not once go to the sideline to give player instructions or team tactics.

mourinho just f**ked off down the tunnel without shaking other managers hand at final whistle. its disrespectful

Pro. F

Didn't Jose skip the handshake with the Middlesbrough coach when he walked down the tunnel celebrating? That is poor form if that's what he did.

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Pro. F wrote: »

Didn't Jose skip the handshake with the Middlesbrough coach when he walked down the tunnel celebrating? That is poor form if that's what he did.

He is great friends with the sacked manager, I think he did it as a "fook you" to the Boro board.I reckon he met up with the new manager in private.

Lord TSC

Pro. F wrote: »

Didn't Jose skip the handshake with the Middlesbrough coach when he walked down the tunnel celebrating? That is poor form if that's what he did.

Afaik, Middlesborough manager said it happened in the tunnel afterwards.

bangkok

Pro. F wrote: »

Didn't Jose skip the handshake with the Middlesbrough coach when he walked down the tunnel celebrating? That is poor form if that's what he did.

yes he did. probably met later on but thats not the issue

Pro. F

zerks wrote: »

He is great friends with the sacked manager, I think he did it as a "fook you" to the Boro board.I reckon he met up with the new manager in private.

That's still bad form towards the new fella.

Cantona's Collars

Pro. F wrote: »

That's still bad form towards the new fella.

I don't buy into all the fake buddy buddy sh1te on the sideline, the media make a big deal of managers not shaking hands on the sideline. If they don't shake hands, so what.

That early Jose walk-off was something I was dreading see him do as United manager, but what he did vs Middlesbrough wasn't quite that IMO. Granted, he did leave before the final whistle, but it was a just-about-justifiable version of it, as close as I want to see to it at United.

My differentiation: When I previously saw him do it with Chelsea, there was fúck-all happening on the pitch with the result sewn up, and he knew his premature handshake and walk-off would be noticed and transmitted live, and be a talking point. It was a "I've seen enough, that'll do pig" arrogant walk-off.

What he did v Middlesbrough was something which was only noticed in the replays. His Super Mario brick-punch and subsequent exit happened while the stadium fans, cameras and the players were reacting to Valencia's goal.

Also there's the passion factor - That goal cemented the 3 points after we looked nervy at 1-2 in the preceding minutes with Middlesbrough pressing. The fumble by Valdes and poach by Valencia ensured that Jose's United went into the break on a high note, and finally made sure we moved up the table and more importantly stay there no matter what result happened with Liverpool - City later on that day.

Although my preference in a manager is one who shows some passion and movement on the touchline, I didn't care enough to scold LVG for not being like that. However, now that we have it with Jose, it is great to see. I'd just like Jose to hang around until the final whistle, but in this case he gets a pass IMO.

Lord TSC

Club has confirmed Matas surgery

Nalz

Can't and will never fully​ take to Mourinho... But i think he's doing a good job.

Pro. F

zerks wrote: »

I don't buy into all the fake buddy buddy sh1te on the sideline, the media make a big deal of managers not shaking hands on the sideline. If they don't shake hands, so what.

TBH I don't have a problem with managers not shaking hands after they've had a row or whatever. But Jose's tendency to make a big meal out of the handshakes when his team is winning and the other manager hasn't done anything does look classless to me.

caviardreams

I think we'll really miss Mata Great man for popping up with an important goal.

bangkok

mata will be a huge loss for us now.

user2011

Fellaini must be playing well, Bangkok is after Jose for celebrating a goal nearing injury time to cement a win.

bangkok

user2011 wrote: »

Fellaini must be playing well, Bangkok is after Jose for celebrating a goal nearing injury time to cement a win.

not after anyone, just said it was disrespectful and embarrassing the way he carried on when valencia scored.

user2011

bangkok wrote: »

not after anyone, just said it was disrespectful and embarrassing the way he carried on when valencia scored.

So small it's not worth talking about.

GSPfan

Definitely wasn't embarrassing. I'd enjoy him doing that every week. It was the football equivalent of dropping the mic.

Korat

Mourinho is himself. The greatest tribute is that it matters less what people think of a coach as much as a team and the end of the sport.

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https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/847928443543183360

Bayern pick up talent for the price some very average players cost in the Premier League.

GSPfan

Never heard of him. Is he better than average? Seems a bit odd to be posting Bayern news in the United thread no?

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GSPfan wrote: »

Never heard of him. Is he better than average? Seems a bit odd to be posting Bayern news in the United thread no?

Just a comparison as to the kind of fees the likes of Bayern pay compared to us,even the likes of Palace are spending on their level.

Hugely concerning the amount of players injured considering that there is 9 games to be played in April. Typical

GSPfan

zerks wrote: »

Just a comparison as to the kind of fees the likes of Bayern pay compared to us,even the likes of Palace are spending on their level.

It's just a different market. If it helps just remember it's not your money.

Lord TSC

I don't get jealous of the figures involves; the market is in such a drastically different place for them, it's unfair to compare.

I do admire how Bayern and Dortmund are already announcing transfer deals, getting them wrapped up so easily. Germany efficiency maybe be a stereotype but it's one I like.

ziggyman17

zerks wrote: »

Just a comparison as to the kind of fees the likes of Bayern pay compared to us,even the likes of Palace are spending on their level.

Not really a proper comparison.. not many teams in Germany could or would spend 30 million on a 20yr old, while in England every team in the top league could afford that..

Hococop

Gonna start and be a negative Nancy, I don't see us getting a result today, just too many injuries and our home record is not great

GSPfan

Hococop wrote: »

Gonna start and be a negative Nancy, I don't see us getting a result today, just too many injuries and our home record is not great

Sometimes this sort of thing works out in your favour. I expect us to win. We still have a better team than them.

Rossi IRL

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Hugely concerning the amount of players injured considering that there is 9 games to be played in April. Typical

Could be a chance for some younger lads to play, but knowing Jose that probably wont happen.

Rossi IRL

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Could be a chance for some younger lads to play, but knowing Jose that probably wont happen.

Tbf I thought this would be the case when he signed as manager but he has given plenty of chance to the youth of the squad, unless you are talking about maybe fosu mensah / shaw

RobertKK

WBA are a decent team, it will not be easy but when under pressure (from suspension and injury) that is the time for others to stand up and put in a performance.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

How long is Mata out for?

limnam

Pheonix10 wrote: »

How long is Mata out for?

undetermined

0gac3yjefb5sv7

limnam wrote: »

undetermined

How can they not have an idea...

Lord TSC

Pheonix10 wrote: »

How can they not have an idea...

Its more that they've not announced. Rumour is his season is over.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

Lord TSC wrote: »

Its more that they've not announced. Rumour is his season is over.

Hopefully won't be this and it's just a few weeks.

bangkok

Pheonix10 wrote: »

How can they not have an idea...

of course they have an idea but dont want it released into public domain. operation on groin varies, he will probably be back on the field doing a bit of training after a month but depending on how the groin reacts he could be back playing in 6 weeks or if there is a set back out for the season so id imagine they dont want to give any time frame

its doesnt look good anyway

J. Marston

Last time Everton beat Liverpool was 7 years ago. Last time they won at Anfield was in 1999!

Literally any other team in the league would have had a better chance at taking points off Liverpool today. Such a one-sided rivalry.

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J. Marston wrote: »

Last time Everton beat Liverpool was 7 years ago. Last time they won at Anfield was in 1999!

Literally any other team in the league would have had a better chance at taking points off Liverpool today. Such a one-sided rivalry.

1-1 now.

FFS. 2-1. Everton can't defend.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

bangkok wrote: »

of course they have an idea but dont want it released into public domain. operation on groin varies, he will probably be back on the field doing a bit of training after a month but depending on how the groin reacts he could be back playing in 6 weeks or if there is a set back out for the season so id imagine they dont want to give any time frame

its doesnt look good anyway

Cheers, where did he pick up the injury!?

J. Marston

zerks wrote: »

1-1 now.

Lasted long. Everton fans must dread these games.