Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2018

Liam McPoyle

bangkok wrote: »

smaller squad, smaller budget, but you know that already

Ponch has spent over £200,000,000 in the last two seasons, hardly chump change considering that figure is about the same as Spurs total revenue for 2016.

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fullstop wrote: »

It's cute that you think that because I thanked a post making **** of yours

Jose got ya

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M!Ck^ wrote: »

Jose got ya

Nope

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fullstop wrote: »

Nope

Yep

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M!Ck^ wrote: »

Yep

Nope

54and56

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Oddly I'm starting to like you as a poster
Niallo is my #1 through

54and56

Business Cat wrote: »

Ponch has spent over £200,000,000 in the last two seasons, hardly chump change considering that figure is about the same as Spurs total revenue for 2016.

Net spend?

Night all

Trigger

That Juve record can’t be right? Or is that just in the Champions league? They haven’t let in a goal in 7 or so matches in the league/cup so that would only be 630? Anyone got the link to that record?

Trigger

fullstop wrote: »

Nope

Do you follow Mick everywhere just to have a pop at him? Seems everywhere he posts you are there getting in a dig..

deaddonkey15

bangkok wrote: »

i said city were great tonight, im not a united supporter either

You've been a closet blue and pep fanboy all season.

Come to think of it, so have I.

astradave

astradave wrote: »

Do you follow Mick everywhere just to have a pop at him? Seems everywhere he posts you are there getting in a dig..

It's a strong fanbase :P

Trigger

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It's a strong fanbase :P

I know you mentioned him first but it’s just an observation I’ve had on the SF.. it’s mental

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astradave wrote: »

Do you follow Mick everywhere just to have a pop at him? Seems everywhere he posts you are there getting in a dig..

Lol, are you his mother? It was him who had the dig first so maybe you should be asking him :rolleyes:

Trigger

fullstop wrote: »

Lol, are you his mother? It was him who had the dig first so maybe you should be asking him :rolleyes:

Nope.. just an observation.. it’s like you get a notification every time he posts on the soccer forum that you need to have a say on it.. not talking about this instance but in general..

Oh and back at ya

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astradave wrote: »

Nope.. just an observation.. it’s like you get a notification every time he posts on the soccer forum that you need to have a say on it.. not talking about this instance but in general..

Not sure what your point is...he brought me into the conversation a few posts after I had posted a reply about the Spurs game to someone else...so yeah whatever you're having yourself

astradave

astradave wrote: »

Nope.. just an observation.. it’s like you get a notification every time he posts on the soccer forum that you need to have a say on it.. not talking about this instance but in general.

Glad somebody noticed it, thought it was just me!

The fanbase come and go, although it can be a bit odd at times...obsessive in a way.

Robson99

limnam wrote: »

Yet only had 38% possession at home against spurs.

People would be calling for jose to be sacked.

I think you'll find they were not going for it.

But you knew that all ready

38% possession is about the norm for Mourinho. Fair ****s to Pochetino 62% possession away to juve

Sgt Pepper 64

Giggsy11 wrote: »

ManUtd is all about playing without fear, players expressing themselves on the pitch and young players coming in and play as if they are seasoned players.

You know what? That's what Spurs team did today and reminds me of ManUtd of old. Play without fear and always try to play on front foot.

Obviously they aren't as good as ManUtd but the attitude of the team was same. That's what Manutd team should be.

A jose team will never play like that.
When he won the league with chelsea in 2015, he famously said "go play on the moon" when defending his "boring football"

I cant find the quote now, but i remember him saying that when he tried playing attacking football, the team lost so he switched to a "winning" style

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-tells-chelsea-critics-to-go-play-on-the-moon-10208442.html

jose will never change, he will win you trophies but it wont ever be pretty

duffman13

Robson99 wrote: »

38% possession is about the norm for Mourinho. Fair ****s to Pochetino 62% possession away to juve

54.4% for Mourinho this season

https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/32/Show/England-Manchester-United

limnam

Robson99 wrote: »

38% possession is about the norm for Mourinho. Fair ****s to Pochetino 62% possession away to juve

But you were congratulating both teams for going at it.

Now you've switched to fair play to spurs.

Clueless.

Robson99

duffman13 wrote: »

54.4% for Mourinho this season

https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/32/Show/England-Manchester-United

Thats very poor. I'd imagine worst of Top 6 is it ?

limnam

Robson99 wrote: »

Thats very poor. I'd imagine worst of Top 6 is it ?

The 4 _beneath_ us in the league have better?

Possibly.

Robson99

limnam wrote: »

But you were congratulating both teams for going at it.

Now you've switched to fair play to spurs.

Clueless.

I was being sarcastic. Did you watch the game???? . It could gave ended 4-4
Its seems to me that unless everyone drools over Mourinho like you do then they are clueless. Whatever keeps your toys in the pram

Trigger

astradave wrote: »

That Juve record can’t be right? Or is that just in the Champions league? They haven’t let in a goal in 7 or so matches in the league/cup so that would only be 630? Anyone got the link to that record?

Anyone?

VW 1

Robson99 wrote: »

Thats very poor. I'd imagine worst of Top 6 is it ?

I often dream of the good old days where we would be guaranteed 70% with King Louis.

limnam

Robson99 wrote: »

I was being sarcastic. Did you watch the game???? . It could gave ended 4-4

So Juve countered well with their 38% possession?

hmmm

Sounds very Jose like.

You sure you enjoyed the game?

You seem very confused.

StringerBell

bangkok wrote: »

smaller squad, smaller budget, but you know that already

Than Leicester?

Lord TSC

Robson99 wrote: »

I was being sarcastic. Did you watch the game???? . It could gave ended 4-4

And We could have slotted 3 past Newcastle at the weekend if Martial had buried his two chances and Sanchez had as well.

Trying to paint tonight's Juve performance as what we strive for under Jose is really showing a disconnect with reality, cause that "counter at home in a big game" is EXACTLY what Jose has been trying to do...

StringerBell

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

You've been a closet blue and pep fanboy all season.

Come to think of it, so have I.

I don't think you have, nor do I think bangkok is in the closet anymore though tbf.

He has had his head turned, it happens I'm sure. When he fully accepts it he will find peace again.

StringerBell

Robson99 wrote: »

38% possession is about the norm for Mourinho. Fair ****s to Pochetino 62% possession away to juve

Your wrong.

limnam

StringerBell wrote: »

I don't think you have, nor do I think bangkok is in the closet anymore though tbf.

He has had his head turned, it happens I'm sure. When he fully accepts it he will find peace again.

Pep is rather dreamy

StringerBell

Robson99 wrote: »

Thats very poor. I'd imagine worst of Top 6 is it ?

Tell you what, its much worse than Arsenal thats for sure.

Trigger

StringerBell wrote: »

Tell you what, its much worse than Arsenal thats for sure.

We should aspire to be like Arsenal!

limnam

astradave wrote: »

We should aspire to be like Arsenal!

They play aggressive, good football.

But wait, they've won fck all.

Something is wrong with the algorithm

deaddonkey15

StringerBell wrote: »

Tell you what, its much worse than Arsenal thats for sure.

Is it worse than City?

Well, at least we'll always have Monday's calm, sensible discussion. Never forget.

xtal191

astradave wrote: »

Anyone?

I checked for you there, they had 8 clean sheets in a row before tonight last conceding in the 19th minute against Benevento. So thats roughly 820ish minutes since they last conceded at home, from that Benevento goal until the Spurs one tonight.

StringerBell

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Is it worse than City?

Arsenals? Yeah. City are top of the possession stats, not surprisingly being that they have been by far the best,most consistent team this season and they play a high possession game.

Cantona's Collars

Over £30 million for Herrera anyone? That's what the Star are saying United will want from AC Milan for him.

pjohnson

You get bonus points based on possession stats right?

Giggsy11

Talk about missing points. Everything in football is just black or white. Whether possession based team or counter attacking team, whether all out attack or park the bus. It's a binary world.

Trigger

xtal191 wrote: »

I checked for you there, they had 8 clean sheets in a row before tonight last conceding in the 19th minute against Benevento. So thats roughly 820ish minutes since they last conceded at home, from that Benevento goal until the Spurs one tonight.

Yeah I thought that it was around 650-800, didn’t know were the 1450 came from, hence why I was asking for a link. Cheers

The biggest concern for me with Jose is he still hasn't got us rock solid defensively like his team's in the past were so impressive in defence and while I know we have a good record in the premier league we still look so open so often. He has had 4 transfer windows and we are still lining up with a fairly uninspiring back line.

Its the one thing I thought he have gotten right by now and if he had done I'd have given us some hope in the champions league but it's hard to be confident of making the next round the way things are at the moment.

Bailly can't come back quick enough or Fellaini for the matter. If we had the big fella we don't conceded that goal against Newcastle either he is a man mountain defending high balls in his own box

LiamoSail

Adamocovic wrote: »

Gas seeing AVB mentioned. I remember I was hugely in the camp of people who wanted AVB to be Fergies replacement. Still am a big fan of his.

Once Chelsea dropped out of the top 4 it all went horrible and the relationship with the board and some of the more experienced players soured. Thought he did ever so well at Spurs during his first season and was unlucky to miss out on the champions league despite setting a record for their total points. Didn't help losing Bale then obviously.

Saw he's currently out of contract after turning down an extension in China, hurt his back competing in a rallying event last month though (I'm not making that up).

Now I'm not suggesting I think he should be next in line for United but would love to see him get back to managing a team in a top league again, then who knows down the line.

Apparently he wants to go to either Japan or South America as he wants to experience the culture. Got to respect that

Adamocovic

LiamoSail wrote: »

Apparently he wants to go to either Japan or South America as he wants to experience the culture. Got to respect that

Is it too much to ask him to take my opinions into consideration?

Get back to the top leagues Andre. Heard Sheff Weds wanted him but don't know about that haha!

duffman13

Robson99 wrote: »

Thats very poor. I'd imagine worst of Top 6 is it ?

Worst in the the top 6 however Arsenal is second best. I wouldn't get too hung up on possession stats tbh. King Louis showed that

https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/ballbesitz/wettbewerb/GB1

Andrew Beef

Eric Bailly’s absence is hugely relevant to be fair.

Giggsy11

duffman13 wrote: »

Worst in the the top 6 however Arsenal is second best. I wouldn't get too hung up on possession stats tbh. King Louis showed that

https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/ballbesitz/wettbewerb/GB1

Yeah possession for the sake of it is useless.

LiamoSail

Adamocovic wrote: »

Is it too much to ask him to take my opinions into consideration?

Get back to the top leagues Andre. Heard Sheff Weds wanted him but don't know about that haha!

They were chatting about him on Totally Football the other week. Apparently he only wants to work another few years and that'll be him retired. Fair play to the guy, there's more to life than football!

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

Anyone?

It was actually one goal conceded in 16 games which would be around 1500 mins

https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2018/feb/13/juventus-tottenham-hotspur-harry-kane-champions-league