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patrickmuf:
How e take concern me?

Sorry no vex. I meant Oga TA

Lol. See receipt.

Oga TA over to you.

Bombblacks:
Hold up! We didn't hear this under Ole.

This is just a blatant lie. The last 2 years of this thread have been littered with posts complaining about how Fred and McTominay couldn’t pass the ball properly or dominate possession. We also heard about how Bruno was to careless and impatient with his passing thereby losing possession unnecessarily.
Ole was our manager all that time.

CapitalCee:
If we Miss out on Ten Haag it is going to be disastrous

I have said it before. Rangnick as Consultant/DOF with ten Hag as manager.

If you leave either of them alone as manager with people like Fletcher/Murtough/Woodward as DOF we still might not make much progress.

See lamentations!

It is like RangnickOut forms are out already.

ChristineC:
Cavani and Ronaldo is the best partnership for this formation, especially if Dalot continues playing well at right back.

Cavani and CR7 will likely be the starting attack if everyone is fit. One is our best player and the other is a pressing machine, selfless, and has immaculate movement. With Greenwood and Rashford on the bench i think Martial will leave in January.

obainojazz:
Someone had to stay next to Ole and pretend they’re discussing tactics.

hoopLA:
Big boss,i think this isnt exactly a mystery.

Even if Ralf didn't point out that he wasn't taking training sessions I'm sure we all knew the short knicker wearing clown was just there as a mascot and nothing else.

The club has been mismanaged for a long time. Bruv, the prognosis no dey good. It is like someone waiting for cancer to metastasize to other parts of the body before seeking medical attention.

hoopLA:
Quota system.

Nkan mbe!

The level of waste and irresponsibility for this club dey extremely high.

I will do giveaway for any Bible-believing brother that tells me what Mike Phelan’s job is.

Man Utd don dey give sinecures.

hoopLA:
Be dia asking me Jamb kweshion.

That guy na Olegarch for life, he is only pretending.

Leyqute:
He kent

Lol.

He can certainly play as one of the two 10s. He was already playing something similar when Ole played him on the left.

Searchingvictor:
But nothing is bad if Pogba comes in from the bench for a tired Bruno or Sancho

If that would be his role then we can’t offer him the mega (maga) contract he wants.

Searchingvictor:
Pogba and Fred partnership will make Fred to be limited to move higher with his new role.

True. You have a point.

Searchingvictor:
Has Pogba ever been tried in that no 10 position before sha?

Depending on the opposition we can play Bruno and Pogba as double 10s in the 4-2-2-2 formation with McFred behind them OR play Pogba and Fred as double 6s with Bruno and Sancho ahead of them.

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TrebleChamp:
Doc pray nitrogen and weedtaker didn't see the bolded....

I am not attacking or criticizing him but just stating the fact of how we have used him recently. You can't be offering a player super star salary and playing him like a rotation player. Something has to give.

TrebleChamp:
No be Glaziers dey buy the players na Doc ...

Buying players or selling players, signing coaches or sacking coaches..................final oversight is with the Glazers.

And i Woodward is part of them anyway. If you agree he is foolish then what would you call the employers who left him in charge for nearly a decade of underperforming.

hoopLA:
Why does it require a 3rd manager to "unlock" him?
As gifted as he is,Pogba is a luxury player at this point.

It shouldn't take a 3rd manager definitely however if he suddenly plays consistent world class football for the rest of this season under Rangnick i won't mind an extension. He is still our most gifted midfielder and can slot in easily either in the defensive midfield or attacking midfield in that 4-2-2-2 formation.

Oasis007:


Arab Money no dey finish nau. Newcastle may possibly afford both Maguire and AWB.

Not for those fees. At this point we can probably get 70m for them combined max.

Oasis007:


West ham would rather wait till end of Season to get Lingard for free. It's better we sell AWB to Newcastle for £50m, then go after Phillips or Bissouma.

You just think that everybody is foolish like the Glazers.

Oasis007:


£20m + AWB for Rice..... Fr(i)ed Rice Combo gonna taste well.

West Ham no foolish na.

Oasis007:
Mino Raiola to Sport1 on Paul Pogba's future: "We have many offers for Pogba, including a contract extension proposal [from Man United] We'll see what's best for him".

"Pogba to FC Bayern? Impossible - they're not paying this kind of salary".

Interesting how much we are offering to pay a squad player.

If Rangnick (a 3rd manager) is unable to unlock and unleash Pogba the contract extension offer should be withdrawn for the good of all parties involved.

Oasis007:
Although Rangnick has been backed to explore the possibility of new signings in January, both he and Manchester United expect a quiet month. Rangnick believes the squad he inherited is too big and because of that, outgoings are more likely than notable arrivals.

- Rob Dawson ESPN

I am looking forward to what Rangnick will do with Mejbri when he returns from Arab Cup.

hoopLA:
I get what you mean,but it can be quite tough bulking up.
You would have to increase your carbs which may or may not have an adverse effect on your conditioning.

Michael Jordan actually adopted this approach of bulking up when he couldn't get past the Pistons in the late 80s.

It worked for him but later on in his career,mostly his Wizard days, he lost his spring in his step due to the effect on his knees.

I know it's different from football,but I'm saying this as a similar occurrence.

I'd say a good number of those players you listed tended to be naturally physically endowed.
THey most likely had to condition themselves to be able to be more mobile.

I'm not dismissing the need for Greenwood to go to the gym but I doubt if he'll transform into Thor or something like that.

Just my mostly uninformed opinion. I could be wrong

Rather than just bulking up what Greenwood needs is speed and acceleration training. He has good speed but does not know how to use it.
It is acceleration that Salah and Haaland are using to kill people. The size and strength will come naturally over the next couple of years.

MRTA7:
A little bit harsh. A lot of these guys havent had much game time or had a chance to build form and all of a sudden are expected to perform in a single match. I know they werent great but I dont think we should be so harsh on these players.

Matic and Mata are 33, incredibly slow, and have both been finished for a while now.
There is no magic that will make them quick again or young again. Players who are fitter than them have moved on to China. Those 2 are actually stealing a living at the club.

They should be offloaded do that we can get dynamic players that can function in this new pressing style. Mata and Matic that were too slow even when we played Ole’s slow reactive style so is it under Rangnick’s quick pressing style that they will now function?

hoopLA:
Fixed for you sir

Kingsley Obiekwu! That guy wey dey nod ball from goal post to goal post.

Obiekwu head na edifice.

CapitalCee:
James, Cancelo, TAA, Matty Cash, Castagne, Ricardo Perriera, Kyle Walker, Tomiyasu, Seamus Coleman, Tariq Lamptey are all better than AWB by far. And they told us Ole's signings are great. Ole signed Magwaya and AWB for a combined 130m pounds

Livramento and Laird are better than AWB IMO.

It took me 10 mins of Youtube videos to know that AWB was going to be the wrong buy but we don pass that bridge now. Right now the hope is that somehow Rangnick's system brings out the best in him.
Whoever scouted him should be sacked sha.

CapitalCee:
We are getting Salzburg or Benfica

It would be nice to have a good run in the Champion's League for a change. One thing Rangnick would have gained from yesterday is the knowledge of who is useless and who is useful amongst the older players. I don't expect to see much of Mata on the pitch or Matic in defence any time soon.

hoopLA:
Boss no vex.
My calabash is leaking so I couldn't see clearly.

So your water filled calabash was drained of its water? This guy you be character.

Oasis007:
Rangnick: "What really was a little bit annoying was the way we gave the goal away because we played too many balls into the first line of their pressing area, and this was also the case with the goal we conceded.

"We could have cleared the ball easily and whenever we played the ball into the second and third line, we were always dangerous. I told them that before the game, but they still played in that situation, a five-metre pass, and they were just waiting for that ball.”

Rangnick blaming VDB here.

melodyogonna:
Be like VdB dey hide from passes too

No I don’t think so. He was not awful like most of the other senior players but he wasn’t great like some are trying to claim.

Most analysts and sites blame him primarily for the goal conceded but some are trying to blame a usual suspect. Bailly and Greenwood were our best players. I also liked Mengi’s performance when he came on.