Manchester United Thread 2024/25 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Liam O

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654546#Comment_122654546

Clever pressing but they could have dropped off like they have been. Seen the opportunity and went for it

Mitch Connor

what are we playing up top now?
Amad, Rashford, Zirkzee off - only Garnacho and Hojlund as attackers?

Hmmmm.

FourFourRED

Another ball into the box to nobody. Frustrating.

Caustic

Ha ha best thing I've seen all night, lovely footwork by Martinez

DM_7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654562#Comment_122654562

Started with Zirkzee, Amad, Rashford and Bruno as attackers

Now have Hojlund, Garnacho, Mount and Bruno.

FourFourRED

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654567#Comment_122654567

Was thinking the same. He can be beautiful on the ball. Still absolutely wound up though 😅

BenK

They are playing through us far too easily. Pretty poor performance all around.

Mitch Connor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654569#Comment_122654569

Uh huh.

A forward two wingers and an attacking midfielder.

to (while needing a goal) 1 forward, one winger and two attacking midfielders.

Whats the balance? The plan? The shape? Feels like its just 'players on the pitch and hope'.

Mitch Connor

If this ends a draw, its a bad result heading into Spurs, Porto (away) and Villla. EtH needs something positive in the bank.

Caustic

Playing some better stuff now, garnacho strikes a ball very well

Caustic

Ten hagg needs to learn to take Bruno off, pointless having him out right

Mantis Toboggan

Surprise surprise Bruno has been dreadful since getting the huge payrise from Ineos

Mitch Connor

Mount, Bruno, Ugarte etc all playing it around the right and ONLY garnacho and hojlund in the box for a cross.

Painful

Caustic

Ffs just go in the net

Mitch Connor

Bruno better not shoot from here.

But tough positon to create from.

FourFourRED

Aside from the goal, our best shots have come from the Twente players.

Mitch Connor

That is just pathetically stupid.

And yet another terrible result for EtH.

Yet another poor performance under him.

Yet another eurpean embarassment.

But yeah, I should have considered we'd turned a corner after beating Barnsley.

y0ssar1an22

well that was dogshit

Nalz

What a load of shyte

BenK

Ten Hag's poor European record at United continues. You would have to worry about where the goals are going to come from with this team.

PARlance

Please, please, please stay postive out there folks.

secman

Poor fare , just as well we're not in Top tier Champions League.

DellyBelly

The Dutch league is poor and fc Twente are an average side in that league...that's an awful result for United....I can't see Our manager lasting this side of Christmas...we are miles off it

Iseedeadpixels

The usual united.

Clueless up front

Mistakes leading to goals

Bruno being awful again.

Terence Rattigan

Rubbish. Bruno needs dropping

The Big Easy

Still going in the right direction?

We're going to finish mid table in two leagues this year

Acosta

Not bringing in a solid striker will cost them a lot this season.

y0ssar1an22

no good crosses, no pull backs, no one-two's. just slow and ponderous in attack.

Dwarf.Shortage

I’d be happy enough to never see Bruno out on the right again. Hasn’t the pace to go by anyone so just stand a yard off him and don’t offer him any space to give a dangerous ball. Even in his best position he’s in a poor vein of form lately.

ngunners

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654601#Comment_122654601

He needs to be dropped for a few games. Foden hasn't started a league game for City after being POTY last season. Ten Hag needs to take a leaf out of Pep's book and start players on form rather than reputation. Won't happen though.

secman

That wasn't a corner we turned, it's a circle we're on, stuck in a loop.

The Big Easy

ETH has completely lost me now.

It's mismanagement after mismanagement.

He's appearing far more clueless than Ole ever did for me.

crushproof

FC Twente having a great time with their fans having secured a draw.

Just goes to show how utterly lackluster we are that mid tier Dutch teams can come along and get a draw. And didn't even have to play with intensity. Utterly rubbish yet again.

Interestingly I noticed Casemiro and Ruud having a lot of discussion behind ETH as the game went on.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654660#Comment_122654660

What players are on form?

The Big Easy

Just reading that Toni Kroos has confirmed Moyes claim that he had agreed to join United in 2014.

Is there a parallel universe where Toni Kroos turned into Donny Van de Beek?!

weemcd

Bruno needs his games managed a lot better, he plays far too many minutes and when he drops off, the entire team drop off.

Again lack of finishing is costing the team badly, far too muddled in attack, very rarely does someone play a killer ball.

Pity for Eriksen as he's had some very good performances lately, including the goal today, to then make that mistake and concede. Very frustrating one tonight.

Should've had Palace and Twente both buried at half time.

dubmick

not signing a proper striker during the summer was a big mistake.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654701#Comment_122654701

Hopefully 60 million Lenny Yoro can score us a few goals

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654710#Comment_122654710

My main concern with Yoro is that he might not develop into a 30 goal-a-year player for a couple of years.

FourFourRED

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654710#Comment_122654710

Yeah I think it was Parlance who was saying this earlier in the week. Wholeheartedly agree with them. I can’t stand this idea of someone having a well thought out opinion and it gets shut down as negativity. Yoro could well be great but if he is, he’s hardly going to stick around for long if we’re not competing for the league.

adox

Club needs a new manager. Has done for months. Criminal that he was left in charge over the summer. None of these performances are surprising. We’ve seen it on a consistent basis for the last couple of seasons, bar the odd game.

Even mediocre Dutch teams know how to play against Ten Hags Utd. It’s pure negligence from the people above him and really taints all the other (positive) changes they have made. He will eventually go, most likely this side of Christmas but it’s another season wasted by indecision.

I for one can’t wait to see the back of him. As bad if not worse than anything we’ve had post Fergie.

ngunners

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654693#Comment_122654693

I'm not at training so I don't know. But I'd imagine Eriksen, Mount, or Amad could play Bruno's role better than he has been playing it lately. Bring Bruno on for the last 20/25 mins if it's not working. But Ten Hag is extremely conservative in his team selections.

I'm not saying Bruno should be sold or anything. But a change is required. Doesn't help that United still have no lethal finishers.

Robson99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654656#Comment_122654656

He's the biggest problem in the team and has been the last couple of seasons. Just not good enough. Wouldnt even make the bench with City, Arsenal or Pool. Should have been let go and replaced

At least 5 players at fault for the goal. Martinez and Maguire were embarrasing for it and Onana offered nothing to Eriksen when he could see him in a spot and then leaves the near post open

Can see ETH being replaced by Ruud by the end of Oct

Liam O

Zirkzee was signed and the tactics tonight were diabolical to get the best out of him. When he went off they played a few into Højlund's feet and well, we've seen enough last season to see how that goes.

No cohesion. No tactics. Attack blunt. Midfield non existent defence crumbles when someone runs at them.

Everyone already talking about next summer and the players that need to be signed and which players are useless etc. It's obviously more a tactical issue than a personnel issue. 3 summers, 500m or whatever and still can't string a couple of performances together. As much a joke as ever.

secman

Groundhog day..…

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654720#Comment_122654720

I've been beating that drum for a while now FourFour. We scored 5 more goals than Luton Town last year and somehow we failed to address it in any meaningful way.

Liam O

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654783#Comment_122654783

They signed a striker who got a good amount of goals playing a false 9 last season. Still have the wide forwards hugging the touchline while playing him. No options in the middle. The creative players get the ball in the centre circle. It's a sham. Clueless management.

Nalz

Lol at the Rio at United programme that followed the coverage on TNT Sport

Iseedeadpixels

Hes not getting sacked dont get your hopes up.

Mitch Connor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122654827#Comment_122654827

Spurs, Porto and villa could go against him and end him, imo.