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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:24pm On Mar 19, 2021
Na why people dey frustrated with Shaw be this. This season actually validates Mourinho. Shaw had all the talent from time but lacks the work ethic or natural drive to perform at consistently high levels.

Only the arrival of someone he perceived as a real threat made him step up. The day we sell Telles or the day Shaw realizes Telles is no longer a threat he will go back to mediocrity.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:17pm On Mar 19, 2021
MRTA7:
I was trying to remember, werent the Amad and Pogba subs due to injury?
Enforced subs. Otherwise my chief will sit down and be watching like Jega until the 80th minute.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 10:21am On Mar 19, 2021
Leyqute:
That one na constant K. VDB is not his kinda player.

Making a sub that comes in and scores within minutes is different from just making anyhow sub. He could’ve brought on Matic - I was expecting him to yank off either of Fred or McTom, but he didn’t. And Pogba came in basically to play Rashfoed’s role.

Few people would see that coming.

Making substitutes is his basic job but when those subs are impactful instanta...

Cc: afrodoc2
We are not impressed. We will recognise him when he regularly starts making the timely subs not just once in a while which turn appears to be by fluke rather than by design.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:12am On Mar 19, 2021
Leyqute:
At Old Trafford, Ole brought in Amad at half time. In less than 5 mins he scores.

Again today. He brought in Pogba. Same effect. Instant impact.

Can he get some recognition for that?
Make I no lie you the guy no deserve any recognition for doing his basic job.

Abi na me or nitrogen from the board go enter stadium go make urgent and necessary subs?

That is his basic duty. E no need recognition. It is not a chieftaincy title.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2:
DeadPresidents:
I think Henderson is a better fit for the way we want to play than David de Gea.

DDG may be the better keeper (currently) but Dean's box command and aerial prowess is a much better fit for the premier league where you have brutes like Wood and Vokes to contend with on matchdays.
I concur. I have a friend who was always critical of DDG’s lack of presence or command of the goal area. I used to defend DDG because of his almost superhuman reflexes but now that he is no longer that cat-like keeper his limitations are more obvious.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:00am On Mar 19, 2021
eph12:
I stopped reading there sha grin
You sabi read before? grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 6:18am On Mar 19, 2021
handelex:
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Even when Ngolo Kante was defending half the universe in his prime he was not as impotent in attack as Fred. If Fred was a defensive modern day Makelele i might be able to understand but you can't be the guy who is dribbled past the most in the entire team and still be scoring goals once every Olympic year.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 6:02am On Mar 19, 2021
eph12:
Of course the one that made sure the ball was won back in that box doesn't get any recognition. It's the world we live in now
I didn't even watch the match sef. Was talking in general terms about your attempt to drag Pogba in order to defend FraudFred.
O wrong nau!

Fred has scored 1 goal in 69 league games as a midfielder. O wa doubly wrong nau!

Any sensible manager will ban him from shooting unless the keeper is not in goal.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:49am On Mar 19, 2021
KingAlabi:
Mail: I am thunder, please you are confusing me
Thunder can never be confused. It should go straight to eph12 who had the temerity to compare FraudFred to Pogba. cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:47pm On Mar 17, 2021
KingAlabi:
It's not actually a long term deal
Forget that thing. I don’t think you know how those things work. You think that United will have Mejbri that every big club has been salivating over and sign him to a short term deal just so that PSG or Barca will get him for free next year?

The long term deal protects everybody. It gives the club guarantee that he is an asset they own for the foreseeable future and gives the boys guaranteed income and shows that the club believes in them.

It is not everything that is a conspiracy.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 1:47pm On Mar 17, 2021
KingAlabi:
Long term contract that weren't stated how long officially

There is something fishy
Like what?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:07pm On Mar 17, 2021
nitrogen:
Interesting. Thank you. The chart does not make sense to me. Squad depth, and how well the players are managed should have been considered as well, I believe both will contribute a lot to sustainability.
Definitely. They chose very narrow parameters. So many other factors need to be taken into consideration in order to arrive at an accurate and reliable conclusion.
For example, what ratio of revenue goes into paying wages, and like you said squad depth.

It is a very interesting concept though.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:12am On Mar 17, 2021
Elanga, Mejbri, Shoretire all sign long term contracts.

The academy has really improved over the last few years. I expect these 3 and Greenwood to be here for sometime.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:30am On Mar 17, 2021
nitrogen:
What is the chart about? Help me to understand it abeg.
It is an index of how well a squad has been built to maintain long term success using the arbitrary parameters of age (the percentage of minutes played by old players), group stability (percentage of minutes played by new recruits), and contractual policy (percentage of minutes played by players on loan or short term contracts).

While i won't totally discard it i believe it is quite inaccurate because it does not consider other major factors like quality of player and wage structure. A team with average or even good players on mega wages will not be sustainable, just like Leeds under Peter Ridsdale.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:19pm On Mar 16, 2021
KingAlabi:
Doc
E get how e go chop bench baba go wan comot oh
He can't chop bench that badly. He can play all 4 positions in attack. His versatility will enable him get good minutes.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:06pm On Mar 16, 2021
KingAlabi:
I get but greenwoods game time will be very limited, he might want to leave.
Greenwood won't go anywhere. He is English and joined the club at 6 yrs of age unlike Pogba who is French and joined the club at 16.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:26pm On Mar 16, 2021
MRTA7:
I dont want to be 1 injury away from Dan James being a regular starter again. undecided
Eggzactly.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:25pm On Mar 16, 2021
eph12:
Unless we're ready to put everyone on same or similar salary. Martial can't be collecting that amount and others will be doing the work. It's only a matter of time before they start to protest
The same way Woodward stopped being transfer fee mugu after Maguire/AWB he will stop being mugu to salary protests. Martial's salary is in the past, going forward you get top salary from performing not protesting.

We need to keep our best players. We can't be aspiring to compete with City when we have Dan James and Elder Matic on our bench and they have world class players struggling to make their own bench.

We are always a tired or injured player away from depending on James and Mata. O wrong nau!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 3:37pm On Mar 16, 2021
patrickmuf:
I just tire, tomorrow they'll be complaining of lack of depth...The only downside is the amount of money Martial earns and that's why I want our players to be put on modest wages but if they must earn as high as top players elsewhere, they've got to earn the pay.
This next season we need to retain all our good players and add to them, not swap one good player for another.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:47pm On Mar 16, 2021
The people asking Martial to leave is it a crime to have Martial, Rashy, Greenwood, Haaland, Amad?

We need to develop depth in quality like City.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:07am On Mar 16, 2021
McTominay:
in my own opinion, Fred should have more passes the mctominay, not because he hides from difficult passes as u say, but because the holding midfielder has just one or no player pressing him in the game.
The opposing midfielders are busy closing all channels to Bruno, it is the function of the CM to keep constant movement to at least free up space for Bruno, that allows Fred to almost always be on the ball and make more passes.
The most passes per game for man city is Rodri, same as Chelsea Jorginho. It's no surprise Fred has the higher volume of passes, if you think am lying, switch both of them with Matic and Pogba and you will find the same thing; Matic with the higher volume
Did you read the first paragraph of my post at all. You just repeated what i said but just used more words.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:10pm On Mar 15, 2021
There was a time Rashford bent down and was breathing through his mouth and Amaka was watching him like a wicked step-mother. cheesy

Norwegians tough!.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:31pm On Mar 15, 2021
eph12:
I don't see many teams out there if they even exist at all who don't have this same set up. Even the Partey/Ndidi don't sit alone without a second midfielder that must drop back to assist in the defensive duties.
Yes but most of these teams have better players in that position than McFred. That is why people were asking for Ndidi/Pogba/Bruno or Partey/Pogba/Bruno.
It is not like Pogba would have no defensive responsibility but Pogba is superior technically to McTom and Partey is superior technically to Fred.

We need better players in that position. Defensively McFred are on point but the build up play from that CDM area is too ponderous and one dimensional. This particular issue is a major major problem in our team.

It seems i don't understand your point sha.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:12pm On Mar 15, 2021
Leyqute:
I’m not asking him to worship anybody. But pointing towards the guy who has been tirelessly trying to assist you all game after you got a second goal (to make it 3-0), or some other form of recog, will increase your standing in the team.

The team should be above every individual player. Did you see how Jamie was happy he got the goals? The last goal, an own goal, was another effort at an assist from J. Vardy.
Iheanacho dey selfish on the pitch na. No be today.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:06pm On Mar 15, 2021
eph12:
Looking at EPL site, I see a difference of 300+ passes.

Scoring goals does not make up for anything if we claim they both have defensive duties of a CDM and our defense still find it difficult to handle some basic pressure or beat the press. Maybe Tom isn't on defensive duties as we think since his goals is what we have to point to every time
20 PASSES PER GAME.

They both have defensive duties but McTom has more license to move forward. This is obvious to everyone. I don't understand what you are arguing about.
When we play Matic and Fred, Matic stays back and Fred has more license but it does not mean Fred has no defensive responsibilities.

If you watch our games and you think McTom has no defensive responsibility i am happy for you.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:19am On Mar 15, 2021
eph12:
The gap is just too much. Almost 30 passes more. Even Bruno had more than him

To beat the press and pass from back, the team needs as many players as possible coming deep to receive the ball. Probably why we are struggling with that
Those 2 are doing one man’s duty. They combine to do the defensive duties of a CDM but struggle to carry out his creative duties.

In terms of the passing discrepancy it is a difference of 20 passes over the whole season but McTom makes up with the gap in terms of goals scored.

The truth is they are both not good enough for our goals and objectives. At least not as regular starters. They should both be squad rotation players.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 10:05am On Mar 15, 2021
So Assanal still dey 10th despite their win. wahala dey o.
Romance › Re: My Girlfriend Is Hiding Her Finance From Me by afrodoc2: 8:52am On Mar 15, 2021
punisha:
y don't u simply tell her u r expecting her to pay back everything u spend on her when she collects salary and that asking her to get a job was also so she could be helping ur broke ass....


Iranu.

i am also sure the salary u expect her to be presenting to u as lord and saviour would be one meagre amount that cant even buy a bottle of glenfiddich.

learn to help without wanting something back.
this is parasitism.
This one don use him brain play MMM. cheesy
Romance › Re: My Girlfriend Is Hiding Her Finance From Me by afrodoc2: 8:48am On Mar 15, 2021
doggedfighter:
So you are now a married man?

The kind of advice you people seek on a daily

basis here makes me wonder what is happening to our boys. Is the condition of the country affecting the common sense of our boys?

You saw a girl helped her and that's not enough , you carried her wholesale and started shouldering all her responsibilities undecided

And I know you must be telling your folks at home that you are broke.

That was how the one of yesterday wrote that his wife said his OWN mother is fetish and he rushed here for advice cry


Now we are to advice you on the sharing formula of her salary or help you ask her why she didn't tell you.

For a guy that's having financial difficulties who should focus on himself but chose not to do so.
YOU'RE A BIG SHAME.

Oh mother nature , never give me these as sons !
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:44am On Mar 15, 2021
eph12:
How is Fred's total passes 92 and Tom's 66? Is it that Tom doesn't make himself available for a pass?
Fred plays deeper and McTominay plays more advanced so Fred should normally have more passes cos he is the one meant to dictate play while McTominay does the forward running.

Having said that McTominay sometimes hides from passes in difficult areas because he doesn't trust his own technique while Fred sometimes makes himself available for passes he should not be making himself available for because he overrates his own technique.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:30am On Mar 15, 2021
KingAlabi:
Doc stay one place oh cheesy
I can't lie na. I no understand u, i no understand nitrogen. Na why i move go decking.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 8:20am On Mar 15, 2021
Na who chop L? The people who CRIED about missing out on Ziyansh or the people who ARE CRYING about wasting money on Ziyansh?

Those that cried for a day are now laughing at those that are crying daily.

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