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dopeJemi:
Most of the players you mentioned are unrealistic targets and you know that, Kane is a no no for me


Aubameyang and Lacazette are the only realistic targets we can go for, I don't see us signing a prolific player before the TW closes

I think Kane is much better than what we have now but if not him there are other options, maybe better ones.

Benzema is a realistic target if we offer an attractive fee.
Aubameyang, Lacazette are also possible too.

There are always options....one just needs to offer the right fee and the club would be ready to sell.
We are actually in danger, we will struggle to score goals because of 2 things 1) our current attacking personnel 2) the snail speed of our buildup.

SIDDON LOOK MODE CANCELLED, PANIC MODE ACTIVATED!

SIRcumalot:
Abeg comot harry kane

Sorry i forgot that Rooney,Chicharito and Wilson are all better than Harry Kane

dopeJemi:
I swear to God, Rooney did absolutely nothing today, the problem now is who do we get, who is available?

We can go to our German friends and ask for Lewandowski or Muller.
Or go to their German suppliers and ask for Aubameyang or Reus.
Or go to our French partners and ask for Cavani.
Or go their French rivals and ask for Lacazette.
Or go to our Spanish friends and ask for Benzema.

Or simply break the bank for Harry Kane.

NOTHING 50 MILLION POUNDS WOULDN'T SOLVE

Nihilist:
Thought I saw Cafu on the pitch this afternoon. Then I looked at the lineups and saw it was Chancel Mbemba.

So this is how Depay plays against a team that costs more than 2 million pounds

He has been as effective as HIDDEN "ikediachukwu" HIDEzard this season.

dopeJemi:
We need a new striker, my faith in Rooney has faded

It is just fading?
Rooney's 9 days are long gone, Chicharito is not good enough to lead a club with our ambitions. We need another striker and a world class one.

Nihilist:
Obvious call should be Herrera for Janujaz.

That is another good idea but LVG has stated he prefers a forward in that position to a midfielder.

patrickmuf:
Herrera for Schweinsteiger, Chicharito for Januzaj... Our attack is blunt thus far, the tenacity of Chicharito will boost our chances

Yeah that is an idea. I would bring on Chicharito for Adnan first though and see how it goes, then Herrera for Schweini by the 60 min mark

Nihilist:
Back in the EPL....Depay has gone back to looking ordinary again.

You are very correct. I am also very worried, especially since legends like Fabregas,Hazard and Diego Costa have been spectacular so far this season.
I also remember that Thierry Henry, Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic were extraordinary in their first 3 EPL matches

dopeJemi:
When

He will definitely get his opportunities. We are 3 matches into a 50-60 game season so i think we should all exercise patience.

I want opportunities for Herrera too, as well as Perreira and Lingaard.......let us see what they can do in senior football

What exactly is the reason for this hoopla?
What if we sign Mane? He can't be worse than Cuadrado or Mohammed Salah......definitely a better prospect than Yaya Sir NO GOAL.

Nihilist:
My Regular Co-Commentator....Please don't shoot me down.

As you can see in the post you quoted. There is no mention of Hazard and Depay o.

It is Ronaldo, Beckham and Cantona......and Depay

Ever humble sah!

Nothing do you.

That fan is just doing what most fans do i.e try to establish a similarity or connection between present youngsters in the club and club legends.
But when people are seriously comparing "He of 11-X European goals" (where X is the number of penalties) to Gods of the Arena like Messi/CR7 then there really is a problem.

Nihilist:
Ronaldo, Rooney...Depay

All aboard the hype train. Choo! Choo!!

Depay put 2 past a keeper that was happy enough just to be at Old Trafford...now it's meme galore.
Nobody remembers the one on one that Depay had with an EPL keeper where he couldn't even keep the shot on target just last Friday.

Choo! Choo!!



That's a Manyoo fan online solving quadratic equations. Good God!



Is that a joke question?

Or are you the Hype Train Driver?

However Chelsea fans are very modest, they do not hype Hidden Hazard.

IT IS MORE RIDICULOUS TO COMPARE HAZARD TO MESSI/CR7 THAN IT IS TO COMPARE DEPAY TO HAZARD.

elampiro:
I gat you. But we are looking for a leader not a prospect. Our team is not very balanced to accommodate the inconsistency that accompanies the game of a young defender.

You both have points. We need a leader and not a learner as Elampiro said. However leadership is not always about age.
Tony Adams, John Terry,Buffon e.t.c became leaders at an early age

Odunharry:
I'm talking about not recievin a red in club football

Many players have gone through club football without getting a red card especially from long ago. The rarer ones are those that never even got a yellow card or were never booked.

Matthews, Charles, Lineker were never booked so they never got red cards.
Then for club football you add Giggs,Scirea and a number of others who never got red cards playing for their clubs

Odunharry:
the first player to have represented three different
national teams in the FIFA World Cup...

Dejan Stankovic.
Had to be someone from Old Yugoslavia lol

elampiro:
I think we can respect Lineker most. He played in modern era both locally and internationally.

1) Respect Lineker because he played in a less physical and more card crazy modern era.

2) Respect Charles because he played a few years also as a central defender, still never booked.

3) Respect Matthews because he played for about 30 years and was kicked at by all he marked.....never booked

elampiro:
Phil Jones.

lol. Phil Jones would commit a foul in an empty room

elampiro:
John Charles.

I just read about him now. I read he was never verbally cautioned by a referee despite playing in two extreme positions. Centre Forward and Centre Back. He also played for many clubs. Had about 4 years in Juventus. Played for some English sides including Leeds. He's described as the most all round English footballer of all time.

Yeah. Played as both centre back and striker, never booked. However those days football was more physical and there was no diving lol.

Which defender played 4 matches in a World Cup without committing a foul?

elampiro:
1. Which top footballer did not receive a red card in his career?

2 . Which top footballer did not receive a yellow or red card in his career?

1) Many players, especially old school footballers

2) Stanley Matthews, John Charles, Gary Lineker....at least

Odunharry:
giggs raul duff

nope they were all booked.
Stanley Matthews, John Charles, Gary Lineker

Who is the only defender to complete 4 matches in a World Cup without committing a foul?

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StarBoard:
If na to wear rented academic gown from a studio in Ilesa, dey pose upon faceless forum and insult people's mothers , some wannabe rasta go dey foam for mouth.
Simple deductive reason eludes folks. These same ones who managed to escape tertiary institutions will be calling themselves intellectuals.

C'mon i seriously doubt anybody would post a picture in an academic gown not to talk of a rented one. Who would do such a crazy thing?

Don Jazzy is really about 32 yrs old.
He got into secondary school in 1992

StarBoard:
Bros help me ask dem.
Just another "my-dickc-is-bigger-than-yours" contest that ends up going nowhere.

Let the season start so all these EPL vs La Liga vs Burnthisliga debates would reduce and of course the Rooney 9 vs Rooney 10 debates as well

Una still dey on top this matter?

Debroslink:
Since 2009 when United played Barca in UCL final, EPL had been on a downward thread.

For your info, 6 different clubs from La Liga have played a UEFA final in the last 10 years

Those 3 players you highlighted won PFA player of the year before switching clubs. Do I need to list uncountable names from La Liga who were almost nobody in the league, but have become superstars and even legends in your overrated league?

Not really into long arguments, but the highlighted. In the last 10years 6 different clubs from EPL too have been in a UEFA Final.

Debroslink:
That keeper is not as good as Bravo

Bravo is better than De Gea?

elampiro:

1. Our Centre backs (Jones and Blind) played too apart from each other. Centre backs are supposed to stay together always or almost all the time. I saw the two guys apart in highligh against Barca and the goals of PSG.

2. The four men at the back lack understanding. They didn't know how to play a same line offside trap. This actually was the reason we conceded the first goal. Contrary to what people think, it was not Jones fault but Shaw and Blind who kept two PSG players inside. At the end one is forced to ask who Blind was marking and why he left a big hole in the Middle while he knew the offside line was not drawn.

3. The pictures explain number 2 above.

4. Jones took his eyes off Ibrahimovic for the second PSG goal. Jones likes to anticipate a pass and intercept but he got this very wrong at the wrong place. May be it's a mistake and his lack of plenty matches in the position is taking a toll.

Again, I think the two CBs were apart somewhat. Ibrahimovic wouldn't find such an easy space in Chelsea's back.

5. Generally, it was a match between a team in process and a team that has been together. This same team played 10 men against Chelsea at the Bridge and were able to score from two free headers.

6. Our back lines has to decide whether to play high or deep. Blind lacks speed, so it's better to play deep and right together like Terry and Cahil. May be if we saw Smalling and Blind, it would have been easier to draw the line.

I didnt see the 1st goal but most analysts blamed Jones.

2nd goal was mainly due to Jones. He was near Zlatan but instead of staying with him he just ran back into the box marking nobody.....that was a stupid mistake.

I expect to see Smalling and Blind start against Spurs, Jones has demoted himself in my opinion.

Tvegas:

See how guys are vexing because we lost a match. When we beat Barcelona all I heard was Depay is a beast, Perreira Is a ghost etc.etc.

Irrespective of results coming from the preseason United still need to plug holes in CD and CF. This is quite obvious and I hope LVG can see what y'all seeing,enough of the philosophies.

I think the vex is mainly cos the glaring deficiencies at CB have still not been addressed and this is compounded by the wasted time and effort put into chasing Sergio Ramos.

Blind might look good at CB until he goes through 1 month of marking Benteke followed by Costa,Lukaku and Harry Kane.
We need size,strength and leadership at the back.

There are still several positives from this preseason

Depay still looks like a beast and he will show several clubs pepper this season.

Shaw and Darmian looking very good.

Perreira showing real promise.

JayKayMaybachz:
✔ ✔

Memphis will join mata and rooney at the attack

If you read the article well you'll get the view

Maybe he didn't want to use the 433 formation during the pre stuffs... You know his clamouring for creative players upfront.... Maybe he's got the target pinned down... Doc lets wait untill the season kicks off.. .. Of what i have seen, mata has cemented his position in the starting 11

433 last season helped us alot.... we created good chances mid season with.. It . Our problem was the cdm position and attack.... Now we've filled the cdm position.... We need a very lethal striker or attacker.. [winger] ✔ With that, we will grab lots of goals. .. .

I believe i understand what he was trying to say but it all does not come together to make sense.

1) You plan to play 4-3-3 during the season but play 4-2-3-1 during preseason

2) If u plan to play Depay in front 3 during the season why are you playing him centrally behind the striker throughout preseason.

3) If you plan to play Depay in midfield 3 during the season then that is a misuse of his skill set.

The debate on Mata's best position is for another day but not RWF in my opinion.

The summary is there does not appear to be a coherent and consistent train of thought to LVG's "philosophy".
I have activated a siddon look approach until the transfer window closes before making a comprehensive assessment of our chances this season.