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How very Man Utd.

Who is suggesting he isn't good like? I supposed I should have asked, is this a purple patch?

Most of his goals are poachers goals. I'm not knocking him though, just wondering where he ranks. Is he better than Ings? Who can score out of nothing.

At what point do we have to seriously consider him a good player? Or is he just in the form of his life in a side that's creating chances for him.

File under Rose, Danny and Jones, Phillip. If you cant find them, they are next to Carroll, Richie and Shelvey in the who's who of British has beens.

UEFA Elite? Ta.

What was that conference which all the top managers go to, that Rafa was involved in?

It's bad enough having Shelvey who is half a midfielder playing but most sides have 3. That makes it 1 and half vs 3 central midfield players. At worst you must bring Miggy/Joelinton in behind Wilson to drop back and help out the midfield. You cannot, in any circumstances play a straight 442 in this league. You will get overwhelmed by worse sides with smarter tactics.

Managers like Potter set the the tone on their first day. He will have a set of training drills he does that are specifically to do with retaining possession. He will have also have layed out exactly how he wants his side to set up, in terms of formation and in terms of where to press the ball etc. That's what Bruce doesnt get, he thinks it's a switch you push from defence to attack, he thinks the most crucial part is team selection and motivation. He's an analogue manager living in a digital age, refusing to believe that football is any different to when he used to play, 442, get down the wings, real men, proper players. Ask Steve Bruce what identity his sides have? He just doesnt understand the question.

If it helps Kaka, I certainly dont think Joelinton is the first player who should be criticised. Carroll, Richie and Shelvey are particularly holding us back at the moment.

Brucey Ball wins.

Makes no sense.

Game on.

Schar a better striker than Joe.

Kaka, you here lad?

Dont tell Kaka man.

Unreal from Shelvey. Cunt.

Be a real shame if Steve Bruce has to answer a couple of questions about his sides performance.

Murphy has had about 6 of his own shots.

Gabriel Murphertan.

My feeling and Bruce will be "you have just got to get through."

Does anachronism mean cunt?

How can a premier league player keep passing to the opposition. If the pass isnt on, dont just take a punt, take a touch backwards and lay it off to a centre half or something. Eventually they would get tired and leave gaps for us to exploit. Na, fuck that I will just kick it as hard as I can at their centre half. Murphy is the only person to come out of that half with an ounce of credit, oh him and Gillespie's agent, who deserves a bonus.

Finished.

There is a reason why Rafa binned off Shelvey for Ki, the latter retains the ball, recycles possession and generally runs around. Of course Bruce took one look at Ki and thought Shelvey was more his type.