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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:51pm On Sep 26, 2020
Expert17:
Which fvcking talent.
Weedtaker won't like this.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:49pm On Sep 26, 2020
nihilistjnr:
Bruno Fernandes really really likes a pen doesn't he? grin
He sure does bruv. He sure does.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 1:31pm On Sep 26, 2020
eph12:
I keep saying that our FB backs may be poor when it comes to crossing and that's by design. Ole never wants crossing. Abi how can one explain why nobody is making that run into the box when we're attacking down the sides. They all want to pass the ball into the box
Luke Shaw and AWB have never been good crossers long before Ole ever met them. Let us be fair and factual in our criticism.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:20pm On Sep 26, 2020
Nezzjnr:
Spillo1

LMFAO

Fall out.... Come and Defend Lindelof inclusion in today's game
grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:59am On Sep 26, 2020
eph12:
Maybe he's protecting Bailly cheesy
When did he become a mai guard?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:34am On Sep 26, 2020
cheesy


This guy no serious las las
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 11:21am On Sep 26, 2020
Jodera:
The way dey just dey slander this morning, is it a sign of an incoming L this afternoon?

Make I just dey observe..
Nah. It is in their DNA.

What is happening now is that their great transfer window is now giving many the confidence to express what is within them, which is ....................NOTHING.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 11:10am On Sep 26, 2020
Jodera:
the year you won Madrid in super cup, you won champions league that year too??

Na wa to you ooo
grin

A shekpite gonna shekp. It is what it is.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 9:22am On Sep 26, 2020
This exposes why one has to watch who to debate on this forum.

They are mentioning talent and people are basing their entire argument on trophies won.

It is what it is. Mendy sorry o.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2:
Last season Elanga was killing it in the under-18s but struggled in the under-23s however he has started the under-23s this season in good form.

Hopefully he continues to improve and can contribute to the senior team by next season.

Will be looking out for Elanga, Mejbri, and the 2 CBs Bernard and Fish this season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:01am On Sep 26, 2020
patrickmuf:
Elanga really excites me, maybe it's because his game is similar to that of Martial who is my favorite...
Oh so Martial is your favorite? I didn’t know that.

cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:23pm On Sep 25, 2020
Sniper4real:
Shey dem no go con relegate lykdis
They just got promoted so it is not beyond possibility. The result is not the focus, rather it is the education and learning that is key.

You can't be fielding 16 and 17 yr old boys against 19 yr old to 21 yr old men and not chop serious L.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:13pm On Sep 25, 2020
Sniper4real:
Back to back loss for our under 23. Hmmm
The team is young. We are using 16-18 yr olds mainly.

Greenwood, Williams, Mengi, Garner, Levitt, Gomes, Chong should be the ones playing those games but for different reasons are out of the equation.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:09pm On Sep 25, 2020
Nezzjnr:
That match is just one of a kind cheesy cheesy

5:3 in favour of pool cheesy cheesy
Liverpool used their trademark press and we tried to play out of the back. Losing possession this way led to 3 of their goals.

Their team was a team of 19 and 18 yr olds with two 20 yr olds while ours was a team of 18 and 17 yr olds with two 16 yr olds.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 8:59pm On Sep 25, 2020
TrebleChamp:
Oh, my bad then. Thanks for clearing that out Doc. How far with our under 18 abi na 23 match with Liverpool?
Liverpool won 5-3.

We conceded 3 cheap goals losing possession to their press. It was expected though cos their team was older and more experienced than ours.

Mejbri struggled in the first half but get better in the 2nd half. Shoretire was red carded for retaliation after a Liverpool guy (who also got a red card) almost broke DiShon Bernard's leg.

Elanga was unplayable throughout. He should be ready for first team minutes by next season, or at least a loan move.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 7:40pm On Sep 25, 2020
TrebleChamp:
I think Vidic wasn't that tall either, he was huge but not that tall like Rio. Hope Mengi get his chance, Baily own na injury dey slow him development.
LOL. Vidic was tall. He and Rio were about the same height 1.89 or 1.90m (6ft 3) depending on your source.

Mengi is 1.83 (6ft 0) which is not tall for a central defender.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 6:41pm On Sep 25, 2020
Under 23s about to face Liverpool. Shola Shoretire starts even though he is only 16. The reserve team is severely lacking in age-appropriate forwards.
This one too is likely to end in an L.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 5:26pm On Sep 25, 2020
TrebleChamp:
Mengi get pace? thank God. Boy should be integrated sharperly into the first team...
The only comma is that he is not tall. His decent jumping ability and aggression means he is likely better than Lindelof in the air though.

Even Eric Bailly struggles in the air despite good jumping ability mainly because his timing is so poor.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 3:33pm On Sep 25, 2020
Ravioli:
Porto wants €20M, but would also like United to pay prosentages to Galatasaray. The info is that this is €2M (10%) and not 25%, but will have to get this confirmed first. Close in valuation, but both clubs sticking to they price atm. OGS wants Telles, not other options.
It is good to be business savvy but sometimes one wonders at the misplaced priorities of Woodward.

The guy wants to do strong head over 2m with Telles but when it was time for him to do strong head and cut 20m from Maguire fee or 20m from AWB fee the guy acquiesced like a concubine.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 3:10pm On Sep 25, 2020
KingAlabi:
Easy doc cheesy
Sometime in 2019 when i said Greenwood was already the best finisher in the club most people here doubted me, only for Ole to repeat the same thing a little later before Greenwood himself proved me right when he finally got his chance.

Mengi is already faster than Lindelof. Much faster sef. And he is stronger as well. He is still a teenager so he will be behind in terms of reading the game, match experience, and decision making BUT in terms of pace and pawa he is better than that Swedish wimp.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:34pm On Sep 25, 2020
MRTA7:
Until Bailly rips his hamstrings while wearing his boots.
One can't blame Ole for Bailly being such a Jonesy type of player though. I have no doubt that the only thing keeping Bailly from replacing Maguire is fitness.

He complements Maguire better with his pace and ability to recover. Our backline can be a little higher with Maguire/Bailly rather than with Maguire/Lindelof.

If they keep messing up Ole should test Mengi in the cup games and see if by the end of the season he can claim a shirt. He is already faster and stronger than Lindelof will ever be in his entire life.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 2:06pm On Sep 25, 2020
KingAlabi:
Solskjær: "I think last season proved to us how we can defend at our best, last week wasn’t fantastic, we conceded sloppy goals but I think our defensive record from last season with Eric [Bailly] and Harry [Maguire] how good a partnership they were." #mulive

E don be for Lindelof cheesy
grin grin grin grin grin

This Solskjaer get bad mouth. The guy na king of sneak diss. E go dey smile dey wreck careers.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 11:04am On Sep 25, 2020
codedguy1:
Agreed!



Yes I agree also. Matic when fresh does his job fairly well.

But when he gets tired or when we are long gone into the season he starts to lose it, except if he has gone for a long injury and comes back fresh again. grin
Very true. Matic always gives us half a season of good play and half a season of bag of beans play. cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:57am On Sep 25, 2020
codedguy1:
Footballer that cannot run things or run for 90mins, is that one a footballer?

Footballer that is forming chairman on the pitch, is that one also a footballer?

grin grin
As old as Matic is he is only person that can play solo DM on that team.

McTominay’s passing is too limited and Fred struggles with positioning and physicality.

The long term replacement for Matic is not yet in the team.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 7:28pm On Sep 24, 2020
codedguy1:
If Ole had a brain IMO, Rashford and Greenwood should be our strikers.

Sancho on the right and martial on the left. They would also need to have quality backup not in the mould of James.

Let VDB, Pogba, Bruno, Also rotate the 2 positions in the CM position and then we address that DM position .

Mctom can be a backup to a more traditional DM. Fred and Matic case is spiritual.
Their best season was last season with Rashford as LWF and Martial as CF. Why do you want it changed?

We have tried Martial on the left and Rashford as a CF before with JM. It does not work long term.

Rashford is worse at finishing than Martial and his linkup play is doubly worse. 2 key qualities for a CF.

Martial on the other hand, maybe because of his mentality (i don't know for sure) can go 3,4,5 games consecutively being isolated and invisible on the left wing. As a CF this does not happen often as he is the focal point of the attack.

Lastly we should stop confusing these boys. Switching their position every season can't be good for their development. Their best season together was last season in which Rashford was LWF and Martial was CF so we should allow them build upon that rather than dismantling it for no reason.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:26pm On Sep 24, 2020
eph12:
Was SAF telling someone his head is not correct or asking him to use his brain? cheesy cheesy cheesy

Those guys stress baba sha grin
Focus. Use your brain.

I actually watched an Evra interview in which he talked about the match in question.

They came in at half time and everybody was praising Evra because he was having the game of his life and had the opposing winger in his pocket. The game was looking easy and the players were at the risk of losing focus.

That was when SAF started attacking him for minor errors and threatened to take him off for playing rubbish. That sobered everybody up and they went into the 2nd half with renewed focus.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:03pm On Sep 24, 2020
TrebleChamp:
James could thrive in this role, after all Beckham wasn't renoun for his legover and take-on. Make James work on his pullout and make we try get a big pacy striker than will always be inside the box to head in..
Cross and nod in 2020? cheesy

Instead of Daniel James to adapt to the level and style of football Manchester United needs you guys want Manchester United to adapt to the style of football that Daniel James can provide. LOL

Because of his potential but yet to be seen crossing ability you want us to buy another striker?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 1:11pm On Sep 24, 2020
patrickmuf:
Well, over to the those in charge to get the deals done. I am not optimistic that we will sign anyone sha.
The Sancho issue is even out of United's hands. Dortmund might not want to sell this late in the window even if we decide to pay up.

It is likely going to be another Top 4 struggle this season.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 12:20pm On Sep 24, 2020
patrickmuf:
I think Greenwood is already doing the highlighted and can improve on it with more experience that is why I am not entirely sold on the Sancho deal because I don't want Greenwood rooted to the bench...Let's just settle for a cheaper alternative that will rotate with Greenwood...
Greenwood won't be rooted to the bench. There are enough minutes in the season for 4 of them to rotate the 3 positions between them. Having those 4 mean we would hardly need to see James or Ighalo play.

It is only at United i see fans rejecting talented players because fear of competition. It pays us as fans to have talented options rather the current drop off between our 1st choice forwards and the bench.

Lastly, and i think i have said this before: If Sancho comes the person whose place might be at risk could be Rashford (with Sancho playing LWF) or later on down the line Martial (with Greenwood playing CF).
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 10:51am On Sep 24, 2020
eph12:
For me, it's about getting the best out of this team. If Sancho or any other person is going to join, great. But if not, what should be expected of this team?
Use Greenwood as RWF na. Abi you want the team structurer to change for a bench player like James. Grenwood is already quite good at running those channels and this is where most of his goals come from.

Teams change their structure for talents like Zidane, Platini et al not mediocre talents like James.

Also the team won't be better if James hugs the touchline and keeps spamming crosses into the box. It is a low percentage tactic which is why it has been phased out in modern football.

Your wing forward should contribute with shots, passes, take ons NOT spamming crosses into the the box the way G boys send spam mails.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 10:04am On Sep 24, 2020
chidexxy007:
We usually lack numbers when attacking so any form of cross must be pinpoint.
Exactly why the line hugging and crossing should be left to the full backs while the wing forwards should be in channels between the opposition CBs and FBs.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 9:53am On Sep 24, 2020
eph12:
But if we have the LWF, CF and Bruno or VDB in the box. Pogba or VDB just outside the box. Won't this be enough? It's not like the RW will be banned from entering the box, but that will be when it's the RB with the ball.

It's not the ideal situation, most likely just PowerPoint presentation from me cheesy but we can do something or should I say something must be done. This team is not hopeless lol
It will just be too lopsided. If he is hugging the touchline what happens to AWB?

We can't change a superior system because of one minor player's deficiency.

Daniel James is just not good enough for a club aiming for the top. Not everybody bought by Man Utd is United level. We have had Bellion, Djemba Djemba, and Bebe here. It happens.

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