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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 12:19pm On Aug 13, 2014
coogar: so you admit young is playing well & the last 2 seasons performance were poor because of his injuries? why then were you guys saying he lacks the talent to play for united? if young is poor what then would you say about valencia?



so from food-related injury claim, it has now turned to big tummy over tiny legs? if i may ask, was carrick also injured cos of big tummy/tiny legs? perhaps rafael too?



he's as good as those ones as far as creativity is concerned. cleverley is a gem - moyes ruined him with his pre-historic tactical nous. compare his performance under van gaal to moyes & it's clear enough.....
I suspect you are very good at reading, i never mentioned injuries.Using injuries as an excuse is just that, an excuse. U neglect the fact that he is playing a different role. I said Young is playing well now. He just might make a decent wing back but as winger he is still mediocre. Only last week Van Gaal was saying we have NO WORLD CLASS WINGER cheesy. The best talent we have on the wings is Nani but he is never consistent. Valencia should not even be a footballer.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 12:13pm On Aug 13, 2014
Nihilist: Given the way modern transfers work, I doubt that this the case.

Player agents hold all the aces, as was seen last year during your unfortunate Fabregas pursuit.

The agents are the ones who hawk the players and initially discuss the transfer fees with the parent club.

The buying club only discuss with the parent club after getting the green light 'underg' from the agents, when basic personal terms must have been agreed.

If the agents are only interested to eking out a new contract for their client, then there will be a lot of wooing and eye fluttering, but ultimately no puna.

And I don't really how you can blame Woodward for being led on, in this regard at least


Because of his antecedents. By their fruits we shall know them. His only fruit was a rotten mop-haired one called Fellaini. This is starting to look similar to last season
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 12:10pm On Aug 13, 2014
RuuDie: My sentiments exactly...

Reverse back to last season - on this same issue, guess who was getting all the stick!?
LOL.
I can pretty much remember it was Woodward getting most if not all the stick for the shabby transfer moves. Moyes had lots of support from fans here early on....Starboard was the earliest and loudest in oppostion to the Moyes issue. Other fans turned on him when the results kept getting worse every week. As per transfers however Woodward got most of the abuse. I remember peeps calling him Woodhead and asking why he spent so much time in Asia with the team when he should have pursuing targets in Europe
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 11:58am On Aug 13, 2014
coogar: you are making plenty assumptions here. firstly, majority of these media-reported targets are mere speculations. there's no evidence united tendered an official bid for di maria or the ones being touted by the media.

secondly, united are not really in a strong position to bring top talents to the club. we aren't in europe - no top talent wants to play for a club that won't be in europe so blaming woodward here is misplaced.




be ready to lose your money then cos he had a calf/shin injury & there's no return date yet on his injury.

if anderson comes back, he would naturally partner herrera. all the sidelined players under moyes would be the best performers under louis van gaal.

•young
•fellaini
•cleverley
•kagawa

we are waiting for anderson to prove his worth when he gets back playing. my predictions remain one player for completion. all the anti-young crew are into hiding now. young has shut their mouths with consistent top performance.
I never said we had made bids for those 3 though. Just that if we are interested in them i don't think all 3 will come. Maybe 2 of them.
Young is playing well no doubt, long may it continue. But Fellaini and especially Anderson should be sold.......why won't he cop a calf injury when the tiny legs are carrying his big tummy?
I never advocated Cleverley being sold, i have always believed he should be kept as a SQUAD player. However i am not one of those that have compared him to Kroos,Gotze,Thiago etc grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 11:24am On Aug 13, 2014
Nihilist: Interesting quote from Van Gaal last night



Valencia is officially a defender.

Could this be a reason why Di Maria and Cuadrado are yet to sign? Are the reluctant to be converted into fullbacks at this stage in their career?
Di Maria is pretty expensive and PSG were in poll position to sign him until recently. The major problem with our deals appears to be Woodward.....he is as clueless in transfer deals as he is accomplished in sponsorship deals. There is something amateurish about the way we have gone about our deals. Lets hope the Manchester United brand and Van Gaal's reputation bridges the gap
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 11:00am On Aug 13, 2014
Rojo,Blind, Di Maria. all left footed.....suspect it would be 2 out them not all 3
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:09am On Aug 13, 2014
RuuDie: I feel you bro... perfectly! But if I was a Madrista, I'd be very worried because if and (or) when this team is found out; it may be very "unpretty"!
LOL. i trust Ancelotti to find a solution, he is a pragmatist.
It could be solved by adding one extra midfielder(Khedira or Alonso) to aid Modric and Kroos in big matches,removing Benzema and playing Rodriguez as a sorta false 9 with Ronaldo and Bale either side of him.
There are several other alternatives, the trick is to make the adjustments without hamstringing the electric attack. That is why Ancelotti gets paid the big bucks
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:40am On Aug 13, 2014
RuuDie: I see where you are coming from but a near pedestrian Sevilla 'almost successfully' stifled them last night (fashi all the efizi they were doing) and still managed a few scares at the other end - now imagine if that was a perfect "park-the-bus" team like Chelsea...
No one is saying they are definitely winning all competitions, however you have to admire their attack. And i so no stifling last night. They flowed quite well from midfield to attack considering they have had very little time to train together.
Parking the bus is very effective against tiki taka teams that look to pass you to death and over-elaborate, not as effective against teams with pace and long distance shooting like this team.
I repeat nobody is saying they will win all but that attack is looking very promising
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:31am On Aug 13, 2014
RuuDie: The Madrid you all are gushing over will be dismantled by a well-organized, quality side... even last night, with a little more pace and urgency, Sevilla would have punished them.
That is why i said they have to sort out their defence, but anyway when they are scoring 4 goals against the organized side that side better score goals too
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:29am On Aug 13, 2014
Actually Cuadrado can play wing back, he was one of the best wing backs in Serie A 2 seasons ago then last season he was moved to wing forward and excelled also. My issue with the buy is that we should we be focusing on central midfield and defence where we have urgent needs rather than right wing back where we have 3 or 4 decent options already
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 8:24am On Aug 13, 2014
This Real team will score goals by the truckloads, they just have to sort their defence.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 7:47am On Aug 13, 2014
n0m0705: True he is not mobile, but so is carrick and carrick has been one of our best for many years even with his slow motion. Plus Fellaini is comfortable on the ball than carrick and he is more combative, he only needs to check his tackling.
fellaini more comfortable on the ball than carrick?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 3:17am On Aug 13, 2014
coogar: fellaini started from the bench & got the winner. minus his goal, he was outstanding. anderson is injured......he won't be back till end of august.
How can u get injured doing nothing more than stretching your hand across the table asking for more food like Oliver Twist?
I can bet that he has a food related injury not a field related one.
The guy has gotten paid far too long for doing nothing......he should be sold already!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:22pm On Aug 12, 2014
NOW REAL CHEERS grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:20pm On Aug 12, 2014
codedguy1: grin grin grin

Are they cheering or jeering Fellaini?
ironic cheers......as in cheering him but actually jeering him. LOL
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:13pm On Aug 12, 2014
Dadehmola: Shebi they say fellaini don cut hin hair? undecided
na attachment cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:12pm On Aug 12, 2014
adnan is a class above everybody on the pitch.....just too obvious
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:07pm On Aug 12, 2014
chrisley024: Is there any player on this RWB?
lesson 1) lingaard is not a wing back, that his wing is leaking like a basket
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:06pm On Aug 12, 2014
lesson 1) lingaard is not a wing back, that his wing is leaking like a basket
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:02pm On Aug 12, 2014
lol
nice assist by cleverley
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 8:48pm On Aug 12, 2014
Dadehmola: I tire oo..

So far, The dude has been pretty decent.
yes he has been decent, but some fans probably expected a dominant world class player. That he is not.....yet
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 8:23pm On Aug 12, 2014
chrisley024: This Herrera is average o. Though manageable undecided
LOL....u thought u were getting Fabregas or Thiago Alcantara? There is a reason why he is yet to play for Spain at 24 yrs of age.
He is a good (not great) talent and more importantly he is better than many of the midfielders we have e.g the tall Belgian and the fat Brazilian
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 7:27pm On Aug 12, 2014
Blind can play LB,LCB,LWB and DM and seems to be quite decent in those positions. He actually played in about 3 positions in the world cup and i suspect his best position going forward might actually be in DM
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 3:03pm On Aug 10, 2014
michael carrick is 33yrs old and last season showed that he had lost what little pace and agility he had. Any club that buys him for 15million should sack its CEO.
I don't see valencia going for 20m either unless one foreign nouveau riche club decides to replicate PSG's foolishness.

In the comments attributed to Van Gaal about our wingers he is just saying what some of us have been saying all along.....our wide men are mediocre as wingers or wingforwards. They lack to creativity and consistency needed to play that role at the highest levels.
Nani's problem is more of consistency while the one-legged Valencia and the hunchbacked Young more of creativity.

What Van Gaal is implying is that if for any reason we have to change formation to 4231 or 442 during this season we might be in trouble with our present crop of wingers
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 9:08pm On Aug 09, 2014
chrisley024: Ya, and shift Carrick and Blackett to the defence.
blackett and blind compete for LCB positions. both of them are comfortable playing there cos its similar to their natural positions and they are both great passers of the ball.
Carrick to move to the bench. If he had some pace he could have had some use in a 3 man defense but he is as slow as tortoise
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 8:36pm On Aug 09, 2014
We dont need cuadrado. He is a good player but we already have 3 right wingbacks.
if hummels aint coming and vermaelen is gone we could go for daley blind as a squad player and add depth to the defence.
also a midfielder( preferably vidal) should come
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 6:51pm On Aug 09, 2014
Dt hair dey weigh him body now, lets hope he will b able to move faster now.
plus the extra breeze touching his head should make him play more intelligently
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:11pm On Aug 08, 2014
raumdeuter: Yorubaland doesnt extend to Tanganyika, Cameroun Namibia etc. Let them pick their beef with whoever plundered their land
oh ok thats the origin of your beef with them? forgive and forget na
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:09pm On Aug 08, 2014
meanwhile e be like this tiger woods don finish sha. i hope he is not doing a torres on his fans? sad
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:06pm On Aug 08, 2014
Nihilist: No doubt as to what kind of bar that was, if a random stranger manages to get your phone number, and send you pictures of yourself, while introducing himself as the 'tall guy'

Dayokanu you better stay in Texas, your activities are illegal in our great country...
BUSTED!!!
OH BOY EEEEE cheesy
Hmmmmm no wonder Dayo is a Nazi.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:03pm On Aug 08, 2014
raumdeuter: At least they didnt come to colonize Nigeria unlike Churchills ancestors who came to pillage my Yorubaland.

Even elampiros ppl were not spared in Bini. If not for elams fore fathers pace [/b]and [b]pawa, he for don dey answer Toby on sugarcane plantation in Barbados
cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc(m): 10:02pm On Aug 08, 2014
raumdeuter: At least they didnt come to colonize Nigeria unlike Churchills ancestors who came to pillage my Yorubaland.

Even elampiros ppl were not spared in Bini. If not for elams fore fathers pace and pawa, he for don dey answer Toby on sugarcane plantation in Barbados
You have forgotten that the Germans were in Africa? They lost Cameroon, Togo,Tangayika and Namibia after the British had pummeled them (as usual) in the world war.
Anyway maybe they were too busy frying those 6 MILLION JEWS u know?

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