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Creatrixity:
That's kinda harsh...Remember, Marcus is just 19. Except for a few freaks of nature that attain football maturity before they can talk, most top players still have decision making problems starting out their careers.

Our living legend, CR7 had a reputation as a "Portuguese nancy boy", and a serial waste man with the occasional flash of brilliance. I'm sure Marcus will get a better understanding of how football works and stop all the senseless running only keeping the threatening attacking displays and improved end product.

It's only a football Einstein that will bash a 19 year old academy graduate who only made his senior debut last year. He has contributed to 10 goals so far this season, 6 goals 4 assist, only Lukaku has contributed more, and he never played 90 min in any of the game. But some 'oversabi' will prefer to whine endlessly like a nagging wife. It really shocks me the way some people comment walahi.
When DDG first came, one of my Man United fan friend was always taunting me for always backing that "error prone" boy. Today what is happening?

lekkie073:
quite unfotunate. fortunate dat no tabloid is aware of u or your opinions.

FIXED.

Leyqute:
I don't know what to expect TBH, what with the injury and lack of form of our players. Let's just hope for the best.

Yeah, the few ones that are not injured and are inform, may run out of gas soon

KingTom:
na joke I dey bro

. I know

Leyqute:
Our next 5 games. Jus tlook at the dates. Good thing we won yesterday. We can now focus better on the games against Tottenham and Chelsea since we've almost clinched UCL qualification.

Mourinho will need to do a lot of rotation, even with the little options he has.

Carrick should fill in during the week to ease the stress off Matic and Herrera. Hope he's ready to play.

HUDDERSFIELD: with Injuries building up and having played two away games in a bounce and the third away game in just 7 days, I will take any type of win here, Matic, Lukaku and Valencia will need to be strong here so that they will get their deserved rest in the midweek, Herrera though wasn't involved in international assignment so he should be ok. Lingard should come in for Mkhi, Young for Blind, Jones should also return.
SWANSEA: a fourth away game, but considering Welsh side woes in the EPL which they allievaited last week with a home win, They may want to focus on the league. mourinho should play fringe players here, Luke Shaw can begin building his match fitness here. Mctominay and tuanzebe should also play.any result here will do, but a win will be a confidence boost.
TOTTENHAM: we should be winning here, Anything short will dent or title hopes, Spurs are a good side, but I am confident we will sneak in a win.
BENFICA: Another home game , where we can wrap up the group. And focus on the League, any kind of win will do and is vital.

CHELSEA: This is another match that is not only about football, lots of fireworks and a lot of pressure. Chelsea without Kante is not the same, but without Pogba, we also have a problem of our own, but again we need 3 points here , to keep the pressure on City. This match is too close to call though.

sinizia:
If I had wanted, I'd have criticised the team and I still wouldn't be wrong neither would it had made me a "false" fan. It wasn't a good performance by the team especially in the first-half, but I chose to dwell on the positive side, plus it's a better display against a team whose defence was solid. Our midfield was not functioning well no thanks to Mhikitaryan that can't protect Hererra and Matic, or link up with Ukaku, leaving him isolated as always.

overall it wasn't a great performance but it's better than the shît we served at Anfield, saying it won't kill you. You're not more "true" a fan than anyone here.

You very correct, every body criticizes but the worry is no commendations some people only knows how to condemn. Your analysis has been balanced and fair. If you watch I waited for like 4-5 weeks before admitting mkhi is struggling,I has criticized Smalling Even Lukaku and Rashford, but when they put in a shift, "it won't also kill you" to say it. As excellent as Degea might be, when he have a stinker we agree that he bleeped up, but when he performed well, why not commend him? I have coached quite some local teams, Good players in our areas always want to play for me. That's because I hardly slate my players, instead I point out errors and encourage them to correct it and do better next time. But when you only condenm without commendations, it only makes you a chronic complainer and a stalker.
Some people think the team will just walk into the pitch and start stuffing the opposition with goals, that is not how it's.
I read British and European football sites and man United fans forums, it's only trolls that makes statement like I see here TBH.

Harry Kane is acclaimed the undisputed best striker in the premier league, which I agree. But two days ago, he missed 2 sitters versus madrid, nobody said anything of it. But Lukaku missed a clear opportunity to score versus Liverpool, Not minding the lack of supply he got, but people here thought he is another Francis Jeffers in a Belgian Passport, despite scoring 11 goals already and we are just in October. Morata missed a sitter yesterday, nobody is talking about it.
Rashford scored yesterday with a excellent ball, but the only thing I see here is insults on him.

I can go on and on, Nobody is saying don't criticize, but do it FAIRLY. No hard feeling though , we all disagree to agree.

KingTom:
Its not a lie. we'll trade all our players for GAYbriel. We should not lie to ourselves, GAYbriel shìts on our players




These are some of the things I've read on this very thread

Ok sir .

KingTom:
Because GAYbriel is better than all our players combined

.it's a lie

patrickmuf:
I have always maintained that it's not we against them, stop fighting an imaginary war...We won but to be realistic, we could have done better in terms of attack, Benfica was there for the taking...Defense was great, midfield was good but we were a bit lacking in attack, Mhkitaryan takes a chunk of the blame...Mou has to move mata to the centre to give Mhki some competition and try Rashford on the right...At the rate we are going, Zlatan when fit will walk into this team.

Nobody is saying it's we against them, but a champions league win away against any opposition is a good result, Benfica are playing with almost everybody behind the ball, a win is an excellent outcome , Barca won Sporting from the same country ,0-1. So what's different. And van gaals United would have seen this as a world Cup win. The most important thing now is to put the points on the board, While managing our injuries and shaping the team for the better.
Defence has been solid, that is a plus point and Matic is proving to be the signing of the season.

Fussbot:
Lmao is this place really this quiet?e don tire us so?

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No commendations for getting an important away win, and on the brink of qualification, no praise for Matic who gave a 9/10 performance. No mention of Rashford who scored with an excellent ball despite the keepers error and get injured, only condemnation for his few mistakes (which is ok though) no mention of Our Defence which keep plugging away with clean sheets. It's seems we only wait to latch onto errors and whine about them endlessly and keep mute when we do well.
Ball Possession 70-30 but no one is talking about it.
I am just surprised Sha. Only sinizia was able to give some credit.

Bibidear:
thanks,so happy to be here

Welcome dear

diggz:
You are bringing a new argument into the discourse on ground bros.

Where you start from is not the issue in life...where you choose to settle is actually the issue. Starting up as a microfinance banker does not mean your umbilical cord is automatically tied to it, if you are smart and focused in life, you will find whatever experience you have gathered useful enough to progress to your next assignment in life.

You are absolutely correct here, that is very possible. But I don't know if gaining experience in one sector and making use of the experience to lunch into other endervous in life equate to Career progression? (I stand to be corrected though). I understand the angle you are coming from though, but a bus driver could also get a requisite experience on the work to progress to other things, me think.

diggz:
You obviously don't get it oga....you are looking at the monthly salary while I am looking at the experience each party can gain to further their careers in life. While a driver will always be a driver or end up as a head driver after several years, a microfinance marketer can move into commercial banking or move into any other sector as a sales person.

Anyways, What is certain is that a smart microfinance marketer will always have a higher career ceiling when compared to a bus driver anyway,anytime.

Meanwhile you are yet to confirm if these marketers actually earn 25k or less?

So a bus driver cannot progress overtime? Buying a fleet of vehicles and may be become a transport line owner? Let me tell you my brother, I don't know for others, if you pay me 50k as a Microfinance bank Marketer and I am a bus driver Making 35-40k a month, I will take the later. It will be extremely difficult for a Microfinance marketer to have a career progression, even if you eventually break into the main banks (not because of your experience in MFB, but just qualification and the right age) Nobody will employ you in any commercial Bank or cooperate organization because of your exploits as a MFB marketer.

As for the salary, there is no site that will give you any CORRECT info on the payrolls of MFBs, so how do you want me to prove it to you.

diggz:
Do you have it on authority that microfinance staff earn less than 25k or you guys are just speculating?

I worked in one of the biggest and juiciest banks in Nigeria for like 5 years, as a full staff before moving to the UK. Only very few of us had career progression from our employment portfolios, the rest are window dressing. Not to talk of Microfinance bank that some of their staff both marketers and operations staff (some are both) are not even much better than sales persons in Big supermarkets.

diggz:
Why? Even if we assume a bus driver earns more than a microfinance marketer..... Where is the career progression in being a bus driver bros? I am sorry but you guys are really trolling bros

Hahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahhahhaa, career progression in Microfinance bank!!! ??
Even real big commercial banks, only about 15% of the staff have Career progression, the rest are slaves. Anybody you see working in a Microfinance, except maybe the Manager is. not better than a bus driver any day.

diggz:
Which kind micro finance bank dey pay their staff 25k...sey Ur malaria dey scatter Ur head ni?

TBH if you see any microfinance that pays 25,k a month, for their marketers ,they try walahi

diggz:
Microfinance bank better pass bus driver na pastor! You sure say u no get malaria?

Forget trolling, I will prefer to be a bus driver to a microfinance mat marketer

I am very Happy seeing that martial is now very happy

larride:
How did Mou park a double decker bus against Madrid?

You get time

diggz:
Abeg who saw nedved play for juventus? Dunno why modric reminds me alot of him.

Any similarities in their style of play?


Cc ibime, Raumdeuter,chic2pimp,afrodoc2,capitalcee, Nihilist,airmark

.they are similar in terms of their intelligence and the way they both deliver exquisite pass, But Nedved has more pace and is more attacking. Excellent player won the ballon dor in 2003 I think.

That Czech team that he was the key man is one of the most mesmerizing and entertaining NT team i I have seen. His attacking line together with Milan Baros and Jan Koller, Supported from the Midfield by Vladimir smicer, Karel Poborski and Rosicky. Very exciting team. Euro 2004 was when they wowed everybody.

I have Bale could be included in the deal

patrickmuf:
The thing is we are light weight in terms of personnel right now and I don't see Mou starting both Martial and Rashford from the get go, so Mhkitaryan will start...But I'd prefer Martial - Mata - Rashford behind Lukaku...
Young shouldn't be played as a right winger again, he should start at LB...Any news on Shaw? I see he is part of the traveling squad.

Yah true.

I like Shaw, his style of play is very good on the eye, injuries just de Bleep the guy up. I hope they give him a chance against Huddersfield, he is fit for days now.

patrickmuf:
Benfica might come out firing oh! I just hope we end the game before it begins, quick fire double...lol

I dey tell you !

patrickmuf:
Sure, should be a good game tomorrow.

Don't you think Mkhitaryan need to sit out this one? He has played virtually all our matches, considering he is not even doing so well. Mourinho might play him though considering his good record in Europe.

dubylhover:
lol,you know d funny thing,whilst in my office,if you saw d way I was bragging to opposition fans that we would smoke Liverpool 4 0 self,but after that me and direct boss who's also a united fan were talking btw ourselves that we know its draw mou would go for..he even joked that mou would park 911 trailer..so its what was expected

That is being realistic, nobody is applauding a draw Even if it was away to Madrid, but considering the situation, a point is not bad. 0-0 is better than 4-3 loss

In tomorrow's game, Benfica are not good this season we need to beat them home and away to wrap up that group on time and face the league till February/March. Jones should be rested, even young, Blind should start at the left. My opinion though

dubylhover:
bro let me clarify something,gaining points throughout the whole season is very vital,whether small teams or big teams,if you win mancity its 3 points you'd b given,if you win Burnley its still those same 3 points..

I think why most fans are being itchy about the big games is because of d sentimental feelings about winning a rival..

Chelsea won tottenham,"a rival away from home",but have lost to crystal palace and Burnley...so what's d essense,I can bet you my left balls that they would have preferred to have lost to spurs and beaten Burnley and palace...

too much emphasis is laid on trivial issues in my opinion

Guy if to say you dey my area now I for go buy one crate of o'mpa come give you. You nailed it.
Most people just want to use those big matches to make mouth rather than seeing the bigger picture.

lekkie073:
r u already concluding dat we won't win any away games against the top 6 teams?

to answer ur first question, d last time Jose won d league with Chelsea, he only won one away game against d top 6. just one game. he had 3draws and one loss against spurs.


so I don't think there is any cause for alarm presently.

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Chelsea lost comprehensively to Spurs ,United and Arsenal away and only beat man city and drew Liverpool away. Thats after losing to the same Liverpool at home

hoopLA:
To #1,
[/b]Fergie did in 2010/11.[b]


To #2, and derived from #1,
How does winning away at the top sides translate into title success?
Kindly educate me.

Yes, Jose has tended to park the bus against the big sides.
that is a FACT.

Thank you. Every about tactics that people criticize Jose for Fergie did them when needed.

* Fergie packed the bus at City in 2012 to get a needed draw, United had no shot on target that day, and still lost the game and ultimately the title on GD

diggz:
Sey na that one we dey talk ni...he is an expensive version of Sam allardyce or onigbinde #simples!

Expensive onigbibde with TROPHIES to show

afrodoc2:
Let's get something straight. This team can still win the league if manager, players and fans pull in the same direction.
But if you are not assessing with a biased mind answer these 2 questions?
1) When was the last time a team won the league without an away win against a Top 6 club

TBH no team has won the league without winning an away match against the top six and it will be definitely very difficult to do that, Personally I like results and will prefer 3 points in all our games against the top sides, but to be fair Chelsea only got got 4 points away last season from those games, the only match they won being away to city, which if they had drawn or lost, will still walk the league. These "top 6" was actually technically formed last year, and to be fair they have never been as strong at the same time as now. That been Said, away wins such as the one we missed last Saturday would have been handy in our title bid, but not as if it cannot be done without. After all away games against the top six is remaining 4. We are just 3 points off Chelsea's total last season, not as if I support getting just 3 though as more may be required.

afrodoc2:
2) When was the last time in his WHOLE CAREER that Mourinho went a full season without an away win against a top 6 club.

It has not happened, except last season but again, he has not come against a stronger "top six" as this. Last season his team finished 6th, it was clear the team was deficient in several areas, which he has addressed some this season. It's not just the top six, how many games in general did he win last Season? The team has improved tremendously this season and I can assure you that there will definitely be an away win against the top six somewhere this season, let the team continue consolidating on beating the lower/mid table teams, which we have solved from last season. The solution for the big teams will surely come.

afrodoc2:
This 2nd one is for those that keep saying " JM has always parked the bus, so we shouldn't be surprised".

Coming back from an absorbing international break with our midfield wiped out by injuries, and the fitness of some players highly unstable, there is bound to be a lot of surprisibg results teams like Juventus, Chelsea, Arsenal and Dortmund lost in a match they are supposed to win routinely. Mourinho doesn't want to give Liverpool any chance of boosting their confidence at his expense, hence his conservative approach. Now Liverpool a top six club is without a win in 8 games. There is no evidence to show however that he will not win any away game versus the big team this season and vice versa.

I will honestly suggest that mourinho leaves United, so that the board can try the so called Football Aristotles so that we will know which is better.

hensben:
Off topic:

Jacob Zuma statue in Imo state.

Right or wrong?

For me, everything is wrong with it.

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