Manchester United

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, PRL said:

Hoijland always looks like a promising striker at the wrong club. 

 

Which exciting young player has come through at Man Utd in the last decade? And maybe even further back than that?

 

Even the ones that show some flashes, end up being swallowed up by the toxicity at the club.

 

[Sima]

Hojlund is fucking shite.

[PRL]

Just now, KaKa said:

 

Which exciting young player has come through at Man Utd in the last decade? And maybe even further back than that?

 

Even the ones that show some flashes, end up being swallowed up by the toxicity at the club.

 

Completely agree. Totally different attributes but reminds me of JDT with us. The entirely wrong person at that time. 

[PRL]

Just now, Sima said:

Hojlund is fucking shite.

Harsh. Zirkzee maybe 

[PRL]

Welfare check on @Froggy

[GeordieDazzler]

Hojlund and Zirkzee are players who needed another two three seasons where they were. Not dropped into the toxic mess of a superclub. 

[gjohnson]

28 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

First time in my lifetime where I’ve felt like we’re collectively and individually far superior to them.

 

No doubt we rode our luck at times tonight, but overall we were just so much better. What a sweet feeling.

Exactly...first time in my life I've seen their squad and thought that there's literally not one player to be actually terribly concerned about. They're almost at the point where even suspect decisions and homer refs can't even help them. Long may it continue

[Joe1984]

1 hour ago, gjohnson said:

Could be that they simply don't have the best players anymore? 

Where's the Cantona,

Where's the Keane or Scholes

Where's the Ferdinand and Vidic

Where's the Van Persie or Van Nistelrooy

Where's the Beckham and Giggs.

 

That's before even considering the likes of Rooney, Never, Ronaldo.

 

It's been a long while coming but they have been left behind

Who's Never?

[Sima]

3 minutes ago, PRL said:

Harsh. Zirkzee maybe 

Nah, both are shit.

[gjohnson]

1 minute ago, Joe1984 said:

Who's Never?

Auto corrects version of Tevez

[Kimbo]

2 minutes ago, PRL said:

Welfare check on @Froggy

[KaKa]

Just now, GeordieDazzler said:

Hojlund and Zirkzee are players who needed another two three seasons where they were. Not dropped into the toxic mess of a superclub. 

 

I'll never understand why they went for two strikers in such an early stage of their development, when they had no established first team striker at the club.

 

I was so sure they were going to sign Toney this past summer but they didn't.

[Sima]

Remember when they were heavily linked with Kane  

 

Ended up with Hojlund which is similar to us starting Osula every game.

 

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Sima

[gjohnson]

4 minutes ago, Kimbo said:

[Holloway]

they looked much more potent with 46 year old Cavani

[r0cafella]

6 minutes ago, Sima said:

Remember when they were heavily linked with Kane  

 

Ended up with Hojlund which is similar to us starting Osula every game.

 

 

 

70m Orsula is a big yikes. We overpaid for Isak though. 

[Sima]

Just now, r0cafella said:

70m Orsula is a big yikes. We overpaid for Isak though. 

 

Martial the better deal imo.

[r0cafella]

3 minutes ago, Sima said:

 

Martial the better deal imo.

[alexf]

Didn't want to jinx it before the game so wasn't hyping our chances, but knew if we turned up we are the far superior team at the moment. 

 

But almost had to pinch myself in that first half at times. It was like men against boys. The dominance in midfield of Tonali and Bruno. When was the last time anyone can remember us going to old Trafford and looking that superior in a league match. 

 

It was a shame we didn't really put them to the sword earlier on, as it should have been 4 or 5. 

 

They did improve once Mainoo came on, not sure if it was a combo of having more bodies in the middle, or if we backed off and were conserving energy. 

 

What I do know is if we gift the chances we did tonight to Spurs, we might get undone. 

 

But they are in a bad way Man U. If they want to pick up results they are going to have to change system until they sign more players.

 

Did enjoy the Neville crying throughout though. He and all their fans don't have a clue about suffering. I hope it continues long into the foreseeable.

 

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by alexf

[Mike]

56 minutes ago, BlueStar said:

 

 

 

The "Howe to Man U" machine is whirring into action.

[Conjo]

The arrogance of Amorim to expect a midfield two of Eriksen and Casemiro in 2024 to have any chance at all against prime Bruno, Joelinton and Tonali

 

Although I appreciate his honesty in interviews, and he seems a genuinely lovely guy, it can't be very inspiring for his players to hear him cuck himself and the team in interviews 2 times a week.

[Abacus]

23 minutes ago, Mike said:

 

The "Howe to Man U" machine is whirring into action.

 

Indeed, one of the managers Ashworth apparently recommended and which then promptly got him sacked.

[r0cafella]

Makes me wonder if Ineos actually asked him what he could achieve this season with the squad they have. 

[Zero]

It does look like a war between Amorim and the players. “I would not change, you all gotta listen to me and follow my instructions or let’s die together”

[Froggy]

8 hours ago, Infinitely Content said:

@Froggy what do you make of the Zirkzee situation, has he really been that bad? For all of the jest, I actually think Man United fans are generally very patient with both players and managers, especially in comparison to Arsenal for instance, so I was somewhat surprised to hear the reaction to him being taken off. Felt a bit sorry for him to be honest.

 

He's not good enough, but thought that was a bit of a joke to be honest. For how shite he is, at least he tries.