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sleekdot:
Lukaku was suggesting an All star game

Someone posted this lineup

Any changes and who wins

I think North wins Replace Silva with Fernandinho. There should also be a a better LB than Robertson even if its in the lesser teams. North bench Sane, Silva Matic Lukaku Alexis. Coach Guardiola, Assistant coach Klopp. reserve coach Mourinho

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Funny how your reserve coach is the most successful, for the northern side, Sterling ahead of Sanchez or Mahrez? really? move sallah to the right and Sanchez to left, or remove sterling and Mahrez as direct replacement. Mendy in for Robertson, Bailly in VVD out.that midfield needs a Fernandinho or Matic.

For the northern side, Eriksson replaces Ozil easily, while Willian takes the right position. Willian is better than both Ozil and Erikson in any of those positions. Lloris in place of Coutouis. Kevin Trippier for Azpi as good and solid as he might be, a natural RB.

sleekdot:
I dont like Beckham, I think he is the most overrated player ever just like Terry and I have shown already that KDB, Ozil Fabregas had better rates as we have seen they are attacking players, for those in midfield who pass to control the game whose passes dont reflect as assists. Like Scholes Lampard, Alonso. Also I saw how mediocre Beckham was in Madrid he was so poor and skilless that he was sent to midfield and as far back as Right full back. If not for his star pull he might have been chased away from there. The rest of his career he spent with part time footballers in LA Galaxy

Dayo this your post is totally out of place.

Roland17:
If we are speaking of the best passers in the history of the EPL, then consistency over a long period of time in the EPL is imperative. Consequently, I am ruling KDB out of my list. KDB is having a magnificent season passing the ball under Guardiola, however, this conversation is about "all time" folks who have done it over and over and over again in the EPL and not their entire career.

In no particular order, maybe with Paul Scholes being the exception.

Luka Modric

Paul Scholes

Xabi Alonso

Cesc Fabregas

Santi Carzola

Mesut Ozil

David Beckham

David Silva

where is Micheal Carrick and Steven Gerrard?

Assassin101:
Dino & Roach-ass will make a great team at the senate

And you think Dino will return? I doubt

Roland17:
He is trying so hard to sell himself but no one is buying his nonsense. I just hope Wenger does not stoop to Neville's despicable level of football knowledge with any acknowledgement or response.

His coaching stint with Valencia was shameful to put kindly for someone with the size of his mouth. His Valencia side conceded 38 goals in 28 game, lost 11 of his 28 games, went 9 games (all loses) before he got his first win, left with the lowest winning percentage in the history of the club and the worst coaching record in the entire LaLiga, sunk Valencia into the relegation zone (17th) above the others only on goal difference.

Who is Neville? I detest when former players think their experience have made them all knowing, when in fact most of them were average during their playing days, except a selected few.

yes when he criticise mou or pogba or even our team in general, he is a genius analyst. but when he does same to another team which you like , you start recalling his bad coaching record.

eph12:
Your club was officially labeled a small club yesterday. What are your thoughts sir? Is Conte the cause?

Atheist5 trying to know who to blame, whether na conte or Miss first touch.

atheist5:
what do you guys think of morata disallowed goals?,as far I am concern though,Chelsea will be playing Europa league next season and conte is a stupid man

goal[b]S[/b] how many of them?

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Oasis007:



I don wake, make I go brush first.........!


#Day2

Chelsea fans looking at you now like

A

Chelsea players arriving Cobham training ground tomorrow

lol

0gbeniLeyqute:
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This is the baddest of all.

neezar:
Almost all ur former players av scored u guys

De bruyne

salah

now lukaku

Long may ur woes continue

Ake nko?

eph12:
Capitalcee do you still believe the team is very bad and not good enough to mesmerize smaller teams like Newcastle, Chelsea etc?

lol. there are some good players. but we still need to find a top defender to partner Bailly. and offload Valencia and Young.

Hazard when he sees Mctominay

eph12:
I don't expect the trio of Martial Lukaku and Sanchez to stick to a position. They are supposed to change positions and help drag out defenders but not surprisingly Sanchez has spent most of the first half assisting the midfield.

Sanchez assist of midfield is due to Pogba's petulance and inexperience mctoms. we need Lingard or Mata in

afrodoc2:
Well when you start the statement with "Una Martial" it tells one everything. There is no one on the left or right today, we are practically playing a 4-3-1-2 with Sanchez playing behind Martial and Lukaku.

ok. I see. that was why martial is moving in both directions.
the truth is I don't like the media campaign on the fact that mou doesn't like martial. I just wanted him to play no matter where he is played. too much emphasis on his position might limit his chances.

-Lindeloff and Smalling are shaky to be honest.
- Aside one sloppy pass, Matic has been our best player so far, he is single handedly taking on the entire Chelsea midfield.
- Aside his goal Lukaku, Young and Valencia are Passengers. Valencia's diabolic cross lead to Chelsea goal. Young has been dancing all through.

- Martial is obviously our best attacking outlet. Sanchez is not justifying his hype walahi. But he is a top top player no doubt.

- Willian, Willian Willian . how many times did I call you. leave my team alone.

afrodoc2:
Pogba, McTominay and Valencia combined for that goal.

Valencia and Young are our major weakness. if we had Alonso and Moses in our team. Valencias useless cross lead to our goal. Pogba is showing his talent but he still looks uninterested

larride:
McTominay is a liability in this match. Goddammit. No marking, nothing. just yank him off already.

Lingard or Mata need to replace him.

afrodoc2:
So now that Sanchez has wasted Martial's pass whose fault?
You just came here with an agenda to blame the young man for some reason, like Messi or Cronaldo score or assist in every single game.

no I didn't come with any agenda.
Martial is my favourite player in the team. although he assisted from the right position, left is his best position.

eph12:
Are you satisfied now or you need more?

Yes I need more bros. a goal from him will do. lol

Austeeenxx:
...and there's ur assist.

It's very obvious that the left hand side is his best position. I fully agree mourinho has been getting it wrong.

Una martial dey for his favourite left hand side now oo. I no wan hear say him no assist or score today oo.

patrickmuf:
Don't know why Pochettino is keeping Son on the bench, he was on fire before Lamela came back.

lamela is his countryman.

Oasis007:


We don land for the Mega Party of the Season.

hmmmn how I wish. I no go make mouth yet. mou fit go do nonsense formation spoil the match.

Ephaig:
Everyone has an obsession. Pogba and roaming Hidden and dan....


You can complete it

Morufu and first touch

SONofnezzar:
Juventus have reached a personal agreement with Matteo Darmian.

Good move

More to follow

God abeg make it happen.

patrickmuf:
Our performance yesterday was so bad that I had to avoid this thread to avoid typing stuffs that I'd never be proud of.

We don't have a pattern, we are bad defensively, poor attacking wise and can't control the game. The movement of players is the worst I have seen from a United team since I became a fan and in general, I think our poor performance is down to the following reason;

1. Jose Mourinho: Much like the mistake Fergie made by completely changing the bullish Rooney we all loved, Mourinho's decision to sit and act all cool and collected isn't helping matters, the Mourinho that protested every decision against his team, the one that celebrated every goal with passion like it was the last, the one that was always on the edge of the touch line ditching out instructions was much more like it.
I am quite certain that Mourinho will not pander to players, that Mourinho could motivate a lame man to stand up and walk but this version we have looks outdated and uninterested.
Mourinho needs to take responsibility, he needs to do more to motivate the players and make the training session worth it and not a dance parade for Pogba, Lingard and the likes, he needs to be critical of himself and the players.

2. Disunity in the squad:
Ernesto Valverde and Barcelona got Coutinho in the January transfer window but he still isn't an undisputed starter, not when the team is doing excellently well, he is consciously being made to earn his place regardless of his profile.
Every team have leaders and influential players and others who are just lovable, in United, Pogba is very influential amongst the much younger lads, just as Martial is one of the most loved player, you don't get Sanchez in and automatically start him over players who have been doing very well before his arrival, he should be made to earn his place.
The decision to play Martial off position or on the bench has backfired and is still backfiring as is evident with the body language of our players.
You'd notice that after Sanchez was taken off yesterday, Pogba came alive and the team in general began playing well, you can argue otherwise but it seems to suit the narrative I just put up.
Again, the few times Sanchez drifted out to the right, he was more direct and drew fouls in dangerous positions, I don't know why Mourinho is acting stubborn, move Sanchez to the right and let Mata/Pogba play through the middle.

3. Wrong selection/approach to games:
Sanchez for all his brilliance doesn't stretch the game well enough playing from the left, he is fond of cutting into the middle of the park which is mostly crowded, he needs to be paired with an enterprising full Back and not a conservative one like Young.
Also, the approach to matches has got to change if we are to go far in this competition, we'd easily have lost by 2-3 goals if De Gea wasn't in the mood yesterday, the starting midfield invited pressure, we showed next to no desire to attack.

4. Poor attitude of players:
I always watch Liverpool, City, Spurs and in some cases Chelsea and Arsenal play with one thing in my mind, why can't we press just the same way, why do we also invite pressure, we recover possession in our own half where we can't really do damage compared to our contemporaries. This is down to the players and the coach who seems comfortable with our play.
We need to up the tempo, we need to cover more distances and recover the ball higher up the pitch.

This team can do better with the right coaching and methods, at the moment, it's sad to say we haven't taken a step forward with Mourinho and whether or not he can turn things around remains up for debate, one that looks already swayed...

spot on.

summary.

1. Mourinho no longer have any thing to prove so he is laid back.

2. Almost all our players needs offloading.

3. Almost our players are not serious. they have weak mentality.
Mourinho is a sadist

Ephaig:
If he wants the team to give it's all he has to show that passion. We don't have a team of winners and superstars, just 2-4 real talented players and the rest average Joe. What should keep them going, performing, is the passion, knowing that they have to leave their all on the pitch. It's OK if the Madrid, Barca, City or other top clubs and spenders play us off the park but not these average and even below average teams when all they have got for them is the passion. Jose should know that he does not have a team of galaticos so he should be on their neck, breathing fire. Even SAF at his old age won't stomach these kind of performance. I'm sure he will be yelling his head off at players, referees, opposition coaches and players.

If we play really well against these average teams and play badly against some of the top teams, I wouldn't be so concerned. But we make huddersfield and the likes look like barca

SAF would have not bought most of these players. and if at all they somehow manager to get in, he will offload them at the first opportunity. Fergie likes to manage extremely efficient players, that was why he ussually breaks transfer records

slimghost:
Sarcasm??

which sarcasm? did you watch that match. that's an eyesore.
the worst match I have watch in my entire time as a united fan