Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2018/2019 [Mod note 31-Aug-18]

LuckyLloyd

Mitch Connor wrote: »

United were speaking to Jose while LVG was employed.

And Liverpool were speaking to Klopp while Rodgers was there. I'd say it's fairly common. In theory, there's nothing stopping the club hiring a second manager if they wanted to.

Lord TSC

yabadabado wrote: »

Agreed .
It's just a descriptive term like saying someone is a serial loser.

yabadabado

yabadabado wrote: »

Agreed .
It's just a descriptive term like saying someone is a serial loser.

billyhead

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

And Liverpool were speaking to Klopp while Rodgers was there. I'd say it's fairly common. In theory, there's nothing stopping the club hiring a second manager if they wanted to.

I would think Zidane has been made contact with by United officials and sounded out if he wants the job. Can't see anything happening until after Christmas at the earliest though and if results pick up and Mourinho turns us into potential league winners he will be hear until the seasons end. I really want him to be a success here and to turn things around
Swapping managers regularly is no good

Mitch Connor

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

And Liverpool were speaking to Klopp while Rodgers was there. I'd say it's fairly common. In theory, there's nothing stopping the club hiring a second manager if they wanted to.

Like Liverpool with Houlier and Evans.

StringerBell

yabadabado wrote: »

Agreed .
It's just a descriptive term like saying someone is a serial loser.

Outstanding

jayo26

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Like Liverpool with Houlier and Evans.

Nah that was like moving your new lover into your room while the wife is moved to the spare room.

LuckyLloyd

jayo26 wrote: »

Nah that was like moving your new lover into your room while the wife is moved to the spare room.

Whatever it was it didn't ****ing work!

TitianGerm

yabadabado wrote: »

Agreed .
It's just a descriptive term like saying someone is a serial loser.

Funny enough both Klopp and Jose have the same loss rate. Klopp has lost 26 in 130 games for Liverpool and Jose has lost 21 in 104 games.

Bit mad that. I thought neither had lost that many

Hotblack Desiato

StringerBell wrote: »

I don't think your allowed name your thread that, hence the slipping it into a post.

Uh-oh, the S-word!

StringerBell

TitianGerm wrote: »

Funny enough both Klopp and Jose have the same loss rate. Klopp has lost 26 in 130 games for Liverpool and Jose has lost 21 in 104 games.

Bit mad that. I thought neither had lost that many

How's the ratio pan out for cup finals?

TitianGerm

StringerBell wrote: »

How's the ratio pan out for cup finals?

Klopp got to 3 finals lost three.

Jose got to 2(?) and won both.

jayo26

Delighted to see Ramos got champions league defender award he fully deserved it he really fought for the cup last year.

StringerBell

TitianGerm wrote: »

Klopp got to 3 finals lost three.

Jose got to 2(?) and won both.

Not sure on klopp but Jose definitely has more than two cups, and didn't klopp win a German cup at some point?

Your saying 100% win for Mourinho anyway and 0% win for klopp.

Can't be right

Edit: I see what your doing. I didn't say just European cups sorry if that was unclear. Knew it didn't sound right cause I think klopp has lost 5 or 6 cup finals in a row or something like that

The initial context for that comment had simply been a serial loser in cup finals rather than just European cups finals as far as I know but I'm open to correction on it

bangkok

David beckham wins uefa president award, what a player he was for us

Rossi IRL

In group with Juve

xtal191

Group H with Juve

Juve

J. Marston

A few weeks of "Ronnie coming home" dirt coming up.

bangkok

TitianGerm wrote: »

Klopp got to 3 finals lost three.

Jose got to 2(?) and won both.

Both managers got to more cup finals than that and won more cups than that

bangkok

Juventus. Brilliant

wanderer100

Ronaldo coming home
Pogba also going back

Sounds fun

bangkok

J. Marston wrote: »

A few weeks of "Ronnie coming home" dirt coming up.

Coming home to destroy lindelof jones or whoever else plays centre back that night

J. Marston

I hate the CL now, to be honest. At least the group stages anyway. Each group is more or less Elite Side, Good team and two victims.

Seedings, certain teams not being allowed in the same groups because of TV rights and political problems.

Competition should be 32 teams in a pot, random draw into groups, no seeding.

Will I Am Not

J. Marston wrote: »

I hate the CL now, to be honest. At least the group stages anyway. Each group is more or less Elite Side, Good team and two victims.

Seedings, certain teams not being allowed in the same groups because of TV rights and political problems.

Competition should be 32 teams in a pot, random draw into groups, no seeding.

Top seeds only, then a free for all would be better.

Rossi IRL

Valencia will be our usual Spanish upset at OT

wanderer100

Valencia

J. Marston

Tough group for Liverpool.

dubmick

J. Marston wrote: »

I hate the CL now, to be honest. At least the group stages anyway. Each group is more or less Elite Side, Good team and two victims.

Seedings, certain teams not being allowed in the same groups because of TV rights and political problems.

Competition should be 32 teams in a pot, random draw into groups, no seeding.

not working out for us like that, Valencia are no pushovers.

J. Marston

dubmick wrote: »

not working out for us like that, Valencia are no pushovers.

I'm glad. I want some interesting games in the groups at least.

S.M.B.

Group won't be a walk in the park but nice balance between excitement and ease.

wanderer100

Tough group but very happy with it. Exciting games ahead

TitianGerm

StringerBell wrote: »

Not sure on klopp but Jose definitely has more than two cups, and didn't klopp win a German cup at some point?

Your saying 100% win for Mourinho anyway and 0% win for klopp.

Can't be right

Edit: I see what your doing. I didn't say just European cups sorry if that was unclear. Knew it didn't sound right cause I think klopp has lost 5 or 6 cup finals in a row or something like that

The initial context for that comment had simply been a serial loser in cup finals rather than just European cups finals as far as I know but I'm open to correction on it

I was just talking about their cups for United and Liverpool.

Liam O

That's a fine group. Should give Juve a game and beat Valencia in at least one of the games against them.

dubmick

will be great to play Juve. Also no long distances to travel. Games away in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine are not ideal.

billyhead

Not an easy group. Ronaldo back to OT:P. Might head over to Turin. How hard would it be to get a match ticket at face value to this game?

Hococop

City the only English team that got a handy group, what way are Napoli and Valencia nowadays ?

yabadabado

TitianGerm wrote: »

Funny enough both Klopp and Jose have the same loss rate. Klopp has lost 26 in 130 games for Liverpool and Jose has lost 21 in 104 games.

Bit mad that. I thought neither had lost that many

Who mentioned Klopp :eek:

Is it 5 or 6 finals in a row he has lost ?

beno619

Mitch Connor wrote: »

United were speaking to Jose while LVG was employed.

The situations aren't really comparable imo, were 3 matches into the season.

brinty

yabadabado wrote: »

Who mentioned Klopp :eek:

Is it 5 or 6 finals in a row he has lost ?

6 in a row sir..
2013 Champions League - Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich - LOST
2014 German Cup - Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Bayern Munich (aet) - LOST
2015 German Cup - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Wolfsburg - LOST
2016 Capital One Cup - Liverpool 1-1 Man City - LOST ON PENALTIES
2016 Europa League - Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla - LOST
2018 Champions League - Liverpool 1-3 Real Madrid - LOST

TitianGerm

brinty wrote: »

6 in a row sir..
2013 Champions League - Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich - LOST
2014 German Cup - Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Bayern Munich (aet) - LOST
2015 German Cup - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Wolfsburg - LOST
2016 Capital One Cup - Liverpool 1-1 Man City - LOST ON PENALTIES
2016 Europa League - Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla - LOST
2018 Champions League - Liverpool 1-3 Real Madrid - LOST

And the underdog in all of those bar the Wolfsburg game.

yabadabado

TitianGerm wrote: »

And the underdog in all of those bar the Wolfsburg game.

So just happy to be there ?

TitianGerm

yabadabado wrote: »

So just happy to be there ?

No but the vast majority of time the favourite will win. That's hardly unexpected.

bangkok

Happy with that group. Some good games to look forward to

Would have taken the soft group for some gauranteed knockout football but ce la vie

pjohnson

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Would have taken the soft group for some gauranteed knockout football but ce la vie

Worst case scenario is 3rd and then we do like a few seasons ago and win the EL. We should honestly be beating Valencia to second spot.

S.M.B.

Is that sh*tty micro site that had all united historical results and upcoming fixtures still online since they updated the website? I can't remember what it's called to google it.

jayo26

Derby in league cup at old trafford

Dave0301

When are the fixture dates finalised for the CL games?

Have tickets for October 23rd/24th but need to sort travel etc.

Whatsisname

Derby in Carabao Cup, Mourinho vs Lampard :pac: