Manchester United Teamtalk/Transfer/Gossip 23/24 - [New Thread Available]

I don’t care about performance, they just need to win. A draw isn’t a disaster but the YB result will make it feel worse. Ole said something along those lines but it seemed to trigger some sort of episode in those looking to get angry at anything he does or says.

Missing 3 of our back 4 is less then ideal, especially as they haven’t been playing great with everybody available. I’m concerned that the issues we have seen will spill over, an early goal for United would be nice to settle things and maybe force Villarreal out of their shell.

I remember the “I’d love it if we beat them” keeganesque “meltdown”. I was watching a review of that season were Newcastle players were surprised that people outside the dresssingroom thought he was having a meltdown, they just thought it was their manager being passionate like he always was. How a dresssingroom and the public react to statements made public by manager don’t always match.

There’s absolutely no problem with a manager saying it publicly for multiple reasons.

One is it’s true, it’s not a game that they have to win, they are coming up against a team who haven’t lost a game all season and a draw is not a disaster. Two is that what a manager says publicly and what they say behind closed doors might be completely different for different reasons. It’s like a manager defending/protecting a player in public after they do something stupid but they talk to the player individually behind the scenes. Three is that it doesn’t matter what a manager says if the team does or doesn’t win.

If United win tonight and qualify top of the group none of you will be coming back to your complaints about what Ole said before this game and apologising for making something out of nothing.

The Problem is simply that many fans enjoy the hysteria of the tabloids , journalists and general media that tries to make a drama out of everything. If a manager is struggling, what they say in public automatically gets scrutinised with absolutely no Rational consideration to why they might make a certain statement.

That f*ckinga YB game really has us on the Backfoot. I think it’s unfortunate that there’s these injuries but the team and manager have backed themselves into this corner and they can’t keep relying on a bit of luck or class to bail them out.

As much as I think there’s a lot of hysteria regarding the manager , I do think a defeat is another nail in the coffin. You can’t be not getting out of this group with that squad , injuries and all. Look at Madrid losing at home to sheriff, they will still qualify out of that group. Brugge started well but City and PSG will qualify. Time for Ole to show us how he can use this squad to Turn around a very dangerous looking situation.

I fear It’s gonna be a long night.

0-0 is 15-1 , One or less goals is 7-2, those are really good odds for a team that doesn't concede much.

What are we thinking in the YB game ? Draw the best case for us ?