Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2018

StringerBell

astradave wrote: »

He says it before most games so he has an I told you so if we lose, draw or win by less than 2

If I were cynical about it I may actually agree with you

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

But palace really are useless and missing probably 3 of their best players

I’m not disagreeing about palace I’m just pointing out you say it before most matches :pac:

bangkok

StringerBell wrote: »

Nah I don't think that's it somehow. Hazard ain't 5'6 for a start

A quick google says he 5"8. Still a long way off lukaku in both height and size

StringerBell

bangkok wrote: »

A quick google says he 5"8. Still a long way off lukaku in both height and size

So it said he wasn't 5'6 then. Thought it might alright, just assumed you may be misrepresenting funnily enough.

Your overarching point is also bollox though. It really doesn't matter what height your striker is if you completely isolate him and knock heavy metal kloppenpasses to him all the time.

You should know that, I suspect you do actually. Also that there may be some other mystical reason for souness and redknapps inconsistency

Love to see this game go to a draw

Red card too please

Headshot

We dodged some bullet with Morata

S.M.B.

And what were Chelsea thinking when they got rid of Costa? Stupid move.

StringerBell

S.M.B. wrote: »

And what were Chelsea thinking when they got rid of Costa? Stupid move.

They literally had no option there tbf

limnam

Headshot wrote: »

We dodged some bullet with Morata

https://twitter.com/ManUtd_HQ/status/969957986834812929

brinty

bangkok wrote:

Maybe because hazard is 5''6 and lukaku is a beast of a man?

He's 5'8"
Christ check Wikipedia or something before you peddle this nonsense
As I've told you before check your facts and check them again...
No wonder your school reports are so bad...

jayo26

bangkok wrote: »

A quick google says he 5"8. Still a long way off lukaku in both height and size

brinty wrote: »

He's 5'8"
Christ check Wikipedia or something before you peddle this nonsense
As I've told you before check your facts and check them again...
No wonder your school reports are so bad...

Waste of a rant brinty you fuking zerked it pal.

uncleoswald

Hococop wrote: »

Funny, Jamie and souness seem to be not critical of Chelsea for playing the tactic we do and saying they feel sorry for hazard with the balls being launched up to him, when it was lukaku it was a free for all to criticize him

They just said it was a crime against football.

Is there anything more boring than claiming bias from TV pundits? I quite like Souness, more interesting than most of them.

StringerBell

uncleoswald wrote: »

They just said it was a crime against football.

Is there anything more boring than claiming bias from TV pundits? I quite like Souness, more interesting than most of them.

Souness is horrendously biased. Get him analysing a game between two teams he has no bias for or against and he can be quite insightful at times. He let's himself down far too much.

Headshot

Great result for us and our chase for an automatic CL spot

Have to beat Palace tomorrow now

Lord TSC

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has already lost 4 Premier League games with Arsenal. He lost 5 in his entire spell at Manchester United

limnam

Lord TSC wrote: »

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has already lost 4 Premier League games with Arsenal. He lost 5 in his entire spell at Manchester United

He's come with some ars3holy comments too.

Hope he's enjoying the attacking football.

Mr.Crinklewood

@SkySportsNews: BREAKING: @ManUtd midfielder Scott McTominay chooses to play for @ScottishFA over @England - Sky sources. #SSN

limnam

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

@SkySportsNews: BREAKING: @ManUtd midfielder Scott McTominay chooses to play for @ScottishFA over @England - Sky sources. #SSN

Makes sense.

I only realized recently that kane's father was Irish.

Pitty we didn't manage to turn him

S.M.B.

Headshot wrote: »

Great result for us and our chase for an automatic CL spot

Have to beat Palace tomorrow now

Does the top 4, CL winners and EL winners not automatically qualify from now on?

Turtwig

limnam wrote: »

Makes sense.

I only realized recently that kane's father was Irish.

Pitty we didn't manage to turn him

We didn't need him for taking corners anyway.

Mr.Crinklewood

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

@SkySportsNews: BREAKING: @ManUtd midfielder Scott McTominay chooses to play for @ScottishFA over @England - Sky sources. #SSN

Great news for him and for Utd tbh

He's more likely to get consistent starts with Scotland than he is with chippy choppy England

tinpib

bangkok wrote: »

But palace really are useless and missing probably 3 of their best players

Have 12 players out injured according to soccerway, that's the type of luck with injuries that can get you relegated.

yabadabado

limnam wrote: »

Makes sense.

I only realized recently that kane's father was Irish.

Pitty we didn't manage to turn him

Yeah his dad is from Galway, have it on good authority that he never had any interest in playing for us. Imagine the difference a player of his ability would do for us though.

jayo26

yabadabado wrote: »

Yeah his dad is from Galway, have it on good authority that he never had any interest in playing for us. Imagine the difference a player of his ability would do for us though.

Imagine the damage a manager like Martin O'Neill would do to him tho.

Mars Bar

I coached two of Kane's cousins here in Galway. One in particularly is very handy but too young to say if he can make it. One's an Arsenal fan and the other is a Spurs fan.

deaddonkey15

yabadabado wrote: »

Yeah his dad is from Galway, have it on good authority that he never had any interest in playing for us. Imagine the difference a player of his ability would do for us though.

Probably not much in fairness.

limnam

yabadabado wrote: »

Yeah his dad is from Galway, have it on good authority that he never had any interest in playing for us. Imagine the difference a player of his ability would do for us though.

Galway yeah that's right.

Not sure how I never came across this before.

Yeah it would have been a tough sell.

limnam

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Probably not much in fairness.

Why? We wouldn't be able to service him?

deaddonkey15

limnam wrote: »

Why? We wouldn't be able to service him?

Kane is only 1 player and we are terrible.

Cantona's Collars

jayo26 wrote: »

Imagine the damage a manager like Martin O'Neill would do to him tho.

Would he not thrive on the 10 men behind the ball and drive it as far up the field as possible tactics?

jayo26

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Would he not thrive on the 10 men behind the ball and drive it as far up the field as possible tactics?

Yeah I suppose he ain't 5 foot 8 so he should be grand he is a beast of a man.

bangkok

jayo26 wrote: »

Yeah I suppose he ain't 5 foot 8 so he should be grand he is a beast of a man.

His hold up play is miles better than lukaku's all the same

jayo26

bangkok wrote: »

His hold up play is miles better than lukaku's all the same

Who said he Wasn't?

Hococop

uncleoswald wrote: »

They just said it was a crime against football.

Is there anything more boring than claiming bias from TV pundits? I quite like Souness, more interesting than most of them.

Didn't watch the full time report but half time they weren't that critical maybe they changed their tune at full time

brinty

jayo26 wrote:

Waste of a rant brinty you fuking zerked it pal.

Just call me zerks ....

jayo26

brinty wrote: »

Just call me zerks ....

Can't that would be a yellow card offence!!!!

54and56

13 hours and no posts in the Utd Superthread?

C'mon lads, no need to be that afraid of Palace. You should thump them.

Mitch Connor

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

13 hours and no posts in the Utd Superthread?

C'mon lads, no need to be that afraid of Palace. You should thump them.

United don't do easy, or expected.

We do awkward and annoying.

I fear every team.

Mitch Connor

I just hope we stick with the same shape as vs Chelsea.

Would like to see:

---

De Gea
Valencia-Bailly-Smalling-Shaw
-McTominay-Matic-Pogba
Sanchez-Lukaku-Rashford.

Seemingly Martial didn't travel with the squad this morning, but could be making his own way.

Cantona's Collars

Tomkins
Kelly
Cabaye
Ward
Sakho
Zaha
Sako
Schlupp
Dann
RLC

All down as injured but Kelly and Tompkins could be back for Palace.
We need to be ruthless against them.

Lord TSC

I'm really hoping the Chelsea win will have boosted confidence a bit, and the players will see this as a chance to score a couple of goals. Let it be a real confidence booster ahead of the Pool match

Trigger

And don’t forget the Fosu Monster will have to sit this one out too

jayo26

I'm hoping the Chelsea win will be a template for the shape of the team onwards. Jose said he was wanting to play that way anyway for past few weeks so no reason to revert back surely.

Only thing I'd be cautious about is that there is still lots of work to do but it's step in right direction.

Cantona's Collars

Saw a stat that where a Jose team stands after 12 games is where they finish at the end of the season. That's mad.
Let's not fook it up this season,beat Palace and be braver against Liverpool and win the game instead of being happy with a point.

yourdeadwright

I think tonight is a certain 3 points Palace are struggling to field a team at the minute

jayo26

Pool fans coming in talking about certain 3 points haha gotta love them.

Cantona's Collars

jayo26 wrote: »

Pool fans coming in talking about certain 3 points haha gotta love them.

They'll never forget the miracle of Crystanbul.

pjohnson

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

13 hours and no posts in the Utd Superthread?

C'mon lads, no need to be that afraid of Palace. You should thump them.

yourdeadwright

jayo26 wrote: »

Pool fans coming in talking about certain 3 points haha gotta love them.

What's wrong with that ?
Are you 12 ,you can't have a football discussion,
Its pretty much a banker for United , sets up next weekend nicely,

kona

If palace are down players they will park 11 men inside their own half.
From what ive seen from us the last few years wed struggle to break down 11 grannys inside their own half.