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Leyqute:
What the heck is wrong with Paul Scholes? He’s unnecessarily aggressive. Plus the crowd is booing him

Scholes wan break Demichelis leg. Lol

Greatihex:
you should have known better then. I didn't expect that from you

Apologies, na small vex cause am. No vex.

Me just no like when people try to win debates by going personal against people you know nothing personal about.

larride:
Sanchez really did a number on us.

If you know how much i hate piano now ehn.
Me that used to love listening to Mozart, Handel , and Beethoven. Lol

GloryIsaac:
Lmao! No more hyping players till after watching them play at least 15 matches abeg

Thunda from Isiala-Ngwa fire any new signing that comes in playing piano, saxophone, shekere or any other musical instrument.

patrickmuf:
Because of his injury record?
Reus is one of my favorite players, he is like Rosicky and Cazorla, they could be out for so long but whenever they hit the pitch, they deliver like they were never injured.

Reus is my favourite German of this generation. Unfortunately his injuries derailed what would have been a great career.

melodyogonna:
And here I am, thinking he is very bad when people laughed and mocked Kagawa for daring to suggest Man U should sign him. calling the guy Zagadis Zagadat

Most people have not watched him, and many are already primed to oppose whatever kagawa says cos the guy dey too stubborn.
You then add zagadou’s funny name lol.

Zagadou has real potential but i don’t think he is what we need right now. At his level of development if he joins Smalling, Jones and company they will teach him bad habits and wreck his career.
Zagadou, Akanji, Witsel, Sancho, and Dr Reus are my favourite players from that Dortmund team.

melodyogonna:
Was he right??

headline : FIFA names players to watch for in the U-20 WC




Also profiled is French defender, Dan-Axel Zagadou. He will
turn 20 years old during Poland 2019, and the fearless centre-
back already cuts an imposing figure at 6ft 5ins (1.96m).
Acquired by Borussia Dortmund from Paris Saint-Germain in
2017, Zagadou made 17 appearances and scored twice in the
2018/19 Bundesliga. He has represented France at every youth
level from the U-16s.

Zagadou is very good for his age, there is no doubt about that.

eph12:
What if De Ligt comes and we find out we have to stick with Smalling and Jones for the season because De Ligt is finding it tough to settle?

Lol. See as United fans just dey gentle. This season don wire us well well.

Greatihex:
i was even more surprised to see afrodoc say that PED does not improve dribbling.

Seems like a lot of our old guys did not even play monkey post.. How can someone who ever played any kind of football downplay the importance of strength in football.

You should be smarter than this, and if you are not at least pretend. It is not everyone that will come here to be repeating the "i played football, i played football" mantra here to validate himself.
I played football, basketball, and handball for my school at national level AND was called to NYSC state camp for football (for those who love throwing imaginary shade).

That was how Coogar (thinking i lived in Nigeria) was using a measly 54k pounds to boast here until i set him straight.

elrony:
Funny enough, if we add up the "for" and "against" we'd arrive at the same conclusion

LOL. Both sides are pretty much saying the same thing but plenty beef no go allow people agree with one another.

PEDs help in football but not as much as they help in individual sports like cycling, sprinting, weight lifting which have a greater reliance on strength, stamina and speed.

elrony:
It's called "Performance Enhancing Drugs" for a reason.

Make I stop there.

While PEDs would improve performance in most sports there is a difference in levels of this between sports that depend majorly on athleticism and power, like sprinting, cycling, swimming and those that greatly depend on skill like soccer, basketball.

PED use in football definitely exists but there are so many aspects of the game that PEDs can’t affect that it’s utility can’t be compared to what it does in other sports.
It won’t improve your dribbling, ball control, passing accuracy, vision, or awareness.
It won’t build team spirit or improve the coach’s tactics.

nihilistjnr:
weed?

or tramadol?

fam have you done drugs before?

Tramadol that most commonly causes nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and weakness. LOL

krattoss:
does it mean Liverpool players are on doping programmes?

Otherwise how can u explain their untireless sprint during matchdays..

Oldies like Milner, Henderson been sprinting like Usain Bolt

I don't know about Liverpool. The Serie A and Juve story is not innuendo, players and staff from that era have come out to admit that it was going on. Ibime just told you about Almeyda jumping and hitting the roof with his head after injections, lol.

Leyqute:
Even if we play a high line attackers and midfielders will still have a larger share of the workload because they have to be more mobile and sharp in order to create and score goals.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t buy defenders at all, I’m just saying we need more midfielders and strikers.

I think the needs are balanced. 2 defenders (CB, RB), 2 midfielders (CDM, CM), 1 or 2 forwards (1 RW and maybe 1 CF).

Leyqute:
OGS wants all signings in before embarking on the preseason tour.

We need more attackers and midfielders than defenders. Players in these positions expend the most energy With the way OGS wants to play.

I’m just hoping for the best next season. I won’t rule out Ed and others to disappoint though.

We need both defenders and forwards. However the place where we have had long history of lack of quality is at CB and CM.

If we have a good defence and play a higher line the space that the attackers need to cover will be less. With 2 good CBs and a mobile CDM our full backs can join the attack more consistently.

Also there are more options and safer options in the market amongst CBs and CMs who can come in and improve us straight away.

It is a poor market for attackers right now, and they will cost a fortune anyway. Outside Sancho and maybe Pepe for that RW i don’t trust the other attackers in the market.

Didn’t realize Rabiot had sacked his mother. That might be a good sign for his football future.

He would be a risky player, but we can get him for free and get Meunier for 30m.

Then spend the money on a CB, RW , and another CM.

I don’t want Icardi and that his yeye wife anywhere near United.
Also we can’t have Pogba, Rabiot, Icardi together. That would be too many drama queens.

Doping has not been a major issue in football because the authorities have traditionally turned a blind eye towards it.

Italian clubs had doping programs for years. I remember the Juve team that beat Ajax in the UCL final with men that could run for 90 mins and more.

JayKayMaybachz:
I am telling you.. This is what Man Utd wingers had then..

He dribbles too.

Doc would you sanction Meunier's deal??

Though I'll go with AWB.. He's younger but the fee quoted By Palace is crazy

We should get Meunier for about 25m and spend our money on the midfield, central defence, and right wing. They are quoting big sums for Koulibaly, De Ligt, Sancho, Joao Felix, Bruno Fernandes, Ndombele so we shouldn't spend large on a fullback when more important positions need improvement.

Meunier is experienced, still at his peak at 27yrs of age, and could be here for the next 3-4 years while we groom one of our plethora of young RBs (Dalot, O'Connor, Brandon Williams, Ethan Laird) to succeed him long term.

Lastly, i respect AWB as a defensive beast but i fear his attacking limitations will be exposed if/when he moves to a bigger club and has to be the attacking outlet against bus parking teams.

JayKayMaybachz:
He's 21. With blistering pace, got good tenacity, and team chemistry too.. Runs behind defenders, presses and defends too.. Something our attackers lack. Las las his decision making is still a suspect. I know with time he'll fix that.

Yes it is that suspect decision making that i noticed.
Hopefully he improves on that. His speed and work rate seems to be top notch.

JayKayMaybachz:
Its £15m that we are paying.. We are trying to sort out other clauses and all.

How good is this guy? And what potential does he have.
because me i remember David Odonkor too was very fast.

Well 15m is not much sha, and last last it is not my money.

MRTA7:
I don't want Lukaku to leave.

For one he's still better than Rashford.
He's a good small team bully.
If he was in a team that creates lots of chances he would score more than 30 goals.
I'm not saying he's a world class striker but he can be a good piece if he was in a good team.
I'm also not convinced about replacements out there for what we need.
We wont get our money back if we sell him, no way inter can pay £75m+ so its better to keep him than to make a loss.
I can't deal with Rashford being our main striker next season. It might send me to the hospital with an aneurysm.

Haaa aneurysm ke? Take am easy o, lol.

Yeah i don’t think Lukaku was on my list of salary vampires. I don’t believe there is any top level striker within our reach this off season, so I will kukuma manage Rashford, Lukaku, Martial, Greenwood for the next season.

Our money should be spent mainly on CB, RB, 2 CMs, RW.

odizeey:
only someone that does not have sense will think like that.

Blackburn was once big. Milan was once big. The bigger you are and better you play, the more you have deals. No amount of marketing and business strategy can give more deals than been at the top.

Last last na to port go another club for the main time.
I no fit support who no dey support himself

Owners come and go but the fans remain.
The club is essentially the fans, so that your last statement is actually not applicable. At United,like in other clubs, we are that “himself” you mentioned in the last statement, and not owners like the Glazers who can come and go at anytime.

I personally am genetically incapable of supporting another club after supporting this club from my childhood. I am just incapable of developing the same level of passion or interest in any other club.

chidexxy007:
What about Callum Gribbing?

The way he has been overtaken by even Mason is not normal.. No loan move, no upgrading to the first team. What has happened to that beautiful left foot?

Gribbin has serious behavioral and maybe even mental health issues.
Last I heard was that he has taken a break from football to sort himself out.

His problems started with niggling injuries before his poor attitude put off the youth coaches.

Leyqute:
Yes, word on the street was that he was sacked. During that time when we had injury issues one of the U-23 lads should've slotted snugly into the first team.

Do you know Ethan Galbraith? He scored 2 of the top 10 U-18 goals of the season. Seems to have decent feet for placing.

I know Galbraith very well. I still have to see more to really conclude about him. He is a bit lightweight and small sized considering he is older than Greenwood and around Garner's age.
Garner, Levitt, Traore are all ahead of him in physical development and are all around his age group. However technically Traore is the worst of the lot.
It is going to be a rat race between them to see who makes it here, although Garner appears to have already been singled out for promotion.

We can't replace 80% of the squad, at least not in a single window. What needs to be done is expulsion in batches, like 5-6 every window and in 2 years we will be rid of all the dross.
And thunda fire anyone who is asking for improved wages, cos none of them deserves it.

Leyqute:
Yes, word on the street was that he was sacked. During that time when we had injury issues one of the U-23 lads should've slotted snugly into the first team.

That one is not even the major problem. Even at the nadir of the Mourinho era when our football was crap the under 23 team arguably played worse football.
People blamed that generation of players but when he was given Mason Greenwood, Gomes, Chong, Garner et al the football was still just barely watchable. He actually coaches skill and technique out of the players.

Leyqute:
MUFC Under-23s boss Ricky Sbragia has left the club. Nicky Butt will oversee a structural review of the academy this summer. - Simon Peach

The best news of the month. That Sbragia dey iron out skills from the young boys. I am sure he was sacked.

Leyqute:
LoooL. Look at the way you're pricing players as if they are tomatoes in the market.

I think Leicester will demand more than 60 for Ndidi. They don't like letting go of their first team players. Remember how much they got for Mahrez and look at how much they're demanding for an aging Maguire.

PSG want to offload Meunier and he has just 1yr left on his contract, and he would like to come to United. The reprts are that he will go for 20-25m pounds. Even if Ndidi goes for 50-60m it would be good business getting them for 70-80m combined.

Nobody is buying Ndidi for more than 60m. He is an African CDM with a low profile. Mahrez is an attacking flair player and major component of an EPL winning side, Maguire is not aging but a 26yr old England international.

If we adjust for football age we go see say Ndidi old pass Maguire sef.

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CapitalCee:
With his current attitude of renewing useless players contracts and taking a soft demeanour to undisciplined players, I forsee Carrick or Phelan managing us on caretaker basis by Christmas. Because i dont see him outlasting Xmas

I hope you are wrong and will give him the benefit of the doubt for the first half of next season.

He should realize he is in a dogfight and if he is loyal to unproductive players the media, fans, and finally the board will turn on him.

elrony:
If we sign Ndidi then I go know say we don serious.. Ndidi and Neves please, or Ndombele .

But for rumors na Bruno we dey allegedly chase upandan, Press don use us hammer steady

Ndidi and Meunier no go pass 60m combined.
This will free up funds for other positions, especially CB and RW in which we are desperate for upgrades.

elrony:
Lwkmd

Abeg this is a very honest question. Does it make sense?

E be like say Solskjaer wants to be unfortunate. Those the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.