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Foundations aren't there for him to be stacked. Jokes aside, he's only calling the squad though, right? Not upwards? He basically has a load of scrounging, jobsworth, good for nowts freeloading an expensive salary. Granted it's not best form to do what he's doing, but I suspect the board aren't bothered by it. You'd think there'd be transfers swirling around Old Trafford though both in and out.

Not sure what to make of Amorim tbh. I don't really watch Man United all that much so maybe I'm not best placed to comment but I thought Ten Hag had the right idea when he stood up to Ronaldo and over time he just wasn't able to wean out all the bad eggs it seems. Now Amorim is asking his team to stand up and be counted and whilst he is absolutely correct I feel he's doing so whilst the season is still young and whilst that could have been a masterstroke and dragged them up the league the reality has fast become evident - that they don't have the right aspirations, desires, dedication or professional pride to actually work for their managers, themselves or their pay. I'd (mentally) even argue that he'd be better off chucking in a few kids or swap the whole lot for a game or two me to make absolute mugs of the first team squad. If nowt else, they'd at least be made twats of and fans might see the right level of application and desire from kids who wanna succeed and play for the right reasons. Players aren't bigger than clubs - that always has to be the attitude for a successful side. I cannot see anything working for this chap other than an overhaul and then financial limitations will potentially restrict that, and so his final chance will be relying on those youngsters.

Playing Everton at the worst time like

Great minds think alike

Tottenham to go down 25/1

I wasn't being exact like. Just saying folk don't trawl through comments about players from years ago that's all.

Agreed on the first sentence. Actually felt our front 3 were terrible rather than isolated and tactically we didn't supply them with enough too which further compounded the issue. We looked very stretched today and un-composed.

Appreciate your concern but also think like...we have had numerous clean sheets recently. Each opposition poses a different threat and certain teams are better suited against certain opposition. That's why top teams need more than one plan of action.

Just have to accept we were bettered by our opposition today and move on.

Eddie Howe will stick to his plan and fine tune it to perfect it over time, I think. He has recently said as much as has proven as much and long term, it appears to work. However, today it seemed clear to me first half that what we had set out wasn't working and moving to a 3-5-2 (in possession)/ 5-3-2 (out of possession) was the way to go. He seemingly won't ever do that, it's too much too quick and too rash. I'd like to think we devise a plan B, but seemingly at present we just have a very strong plan A and the intention is making it flawless.

Wouldn't say he got it wrong but was tactically out done first half and second half didn't do enough to mitigate it. Hopefully he learns from it and has a secondary option...

Better team won on the day. Simple as that. Iraola had our number tactically. His players executed it perfectly. Referee allowed them to bully us. We allowed them to bully us. All but 2 or 3 did anywhere enough to compete. Onto the next game

I don't think most folk trail through 25 years of quotes about players like

Jordan- who? What a silly comment for someone to make "They deserve each other". We're the most in form team in the country (?) And potentially on our way to our second CL spot and second cup final in the last 3 years. Reckon a Toon target in the Championship should want to stay there personally... 🤣