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Melvyn11:
Free Pogba

Was he recently arrested?

Smellymouth:
September 2018..

Maurizio Sarri backs Eden Hazard to score 40 goals and win Premier League Golden Boot..

Maurizio done took so many L's---his name should Larri

afrodoc2:
Sancho is the logical guy for the RW. If you play Sancho in front of Dalot opposition left backs will be feigning injury to avoid playing us.

Sancho ticks all the right boxes for me.

He's English and home grown. Also signing him is guaranteed to piss City off

Sancho, Rashford, Martial and Pogba running at you at the same time will make even the most dogged of defenders cringe and cower.

I do not think 100M is to much, after all Ousmane Dembele with nearly the same skill-set went for 120 going to 140. If we could get Sancho, I think we are basically set for the next 8 years on attack.

Really like the idea of seeing one of Tahith or Angel get involved against Crystal Palace. But we may have to be in a firm position of dominance to make their introductions much more feasible.

afrodoc2:
Lol. Winning EPL and competing regularly for the UCL. For that to happen Pogba can't be the only technically gifted player in our midfield.

Apart from the "once in a blue moon" Matic passes we find it so hard to switch play from flank to flank once Pogba is not involved. Moving the ball from point A to point B with 3 to 4 passes instead of 1 to 2 passes, thereby allowing the opposition enough time to set up their defence.

It is either Herrera takes up the Matic role and we get another skilled but energetic player to help Pogba in midfield or Herrera moves to the bench and the said player takes his place.

Really wish we could have a midfield consisting of Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Ruben Neves for maximal attacking potential.

Ruben Neves and Paul Pogba both boast a fantastic passing range and the ability to drive forward and either supply the killer pass or unleash the ammunition themselves.

We need a Matic replacement real soon. All I need to feel confident for a title challenge next season is a top class center back (Koulibaly should do nicely), a technically-gifted central midfielder very comfortable on the ball with a decent engine, a menacing left-footed attacker on the right and a defensively solid right back.

I think we need 5 to 6 squad boosts to compete again.

Was recently on a Manchester City forum and a core of their supporters believe our team tactics are in reality masterminded by Sir Alex and Mike Phelan.

Some of them even asked for Manchester United to be investigated

Is there an element of truth in their theory? Hmmm...

dubylhover:
Y is he training with us?

Giuseppe Rossi is simply doing some fitness training with our squad in lieu of his next career move.

It's a shame really. This guy was brilliant for Villareal a few seasons ago until an avalanche of injuries rendered him incapable of fulfilling his potential. Now he is a free agent and is looking towards actively playing football with again.

As a family, United feels an obligation to its past servants and I think allowing him train with the squad is an act of class.

Ferguson recently admitted being impressed by Rossi in training.

Worst game since Ole took over. Expected though as we fielded some players that are Championship level at best.

Darmian did pretty well today, I think. Was pretty good defensively and had a pretty impressive burst forward through the midfield to setup an attack (that was wasted). Considering the shift in position, did OK.

Jones was well...Jones. Straight and simple.

Fred was abominable. Had the first touch of a grade A level sėx offender and pretty poor spatial and general awareness.

McTominay is suffering from positional confusion. This guy is/was a center forward at youth levels but within 6 months has played as a CM , DM and freaking center back. I guess that's what happens when you've got an imposing frame.

Andreas Perreira needs to understand English football and the art of evading the press. Could get better with time but not terribly impressive today, I'm afraid.

Juan Mata was not too good. Great player technically but shouldn't continue playing in a league as physically demanding as the Premier League within the next year.

Alexis Sanchez had a decent game. Still needs to understand his team mates more.

Chong was not that bad. Really wanted to impress like every young player but over did it. These minutes were important for his development though. Could still see some sparks of his talent but he's no magician that's for sure. Reactionary fans will spout negativity.

Rashford should not have played today so won't rate him.

Lukaku is on his make or break period. He might never get to the level a United striker should possess. At the moment he's "decent backup" at best.


Happy for the three points. On to the Spurs game.

I say, if we can't get Kalidou Koulibaly or Matthijs de Ligt, we get Akanji. Anyone who has watched him play this season will understand why he is rated highly.

Mobile, really good with the ball at his feet and also pretty good at reading play and breaking up attacks with interceptions.

Only negative in my opinion is that Dortmund may only sell for maga level prices being German Yahoo Boys and all.

First thoughts about Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer.


While he is comfortable with the ball at his feet, I don't think he'll be a really good fit for our team.

Possesses suspect mentality and has way too much drama associated with his person. Also, I mean, what sort of man has his mum for an agent? A sissy if you ask me! But, then again probably thinks United are beneath him. Shouldn't be anywhere near our team especially if his arrival will upset our wage structure even further. I don't think he does anything Andreas Perreira is incapable of doing. Barca fans seem not to even be thrilled with the guy as a signing and even midget seems to be all invested in de Jong.

We are better of investing prospective wages in:

*. A midfield enforcer as a Matic replacement. Wilfred Ndidi or Tanguy Ndombele should fit in nicely.

*. An intelligent, ball-playing, aerially dominant, cool-headed center back to keep us snug at the back. Kalidou Koulibaly or Matthijs de Ligt should really do well for this.

Rashford was really good today. Energy, intensity, pace, guile, trickery & movement were top-notch. Just needs to perfect his one-on-one finishing and close quarters decision making process and we'll have a world class player on our hands.

Pogba is world class. Succinctly put. Undisputed man of the match.

Matic had a good game. Nice passing between lines and seemingly improved speed of thought.

We've been brilliant at dangerous risky passing at the final third. Long may that continue.

afrodoc2:
Finishing? Right now Greenwood's finishing is better than anybody in the senior team. He finishes with right foot and left from outside the box.
He is mainly left footed but sometimes takes set pieces with right.

Technically he really does not have a significant weakness. What he has to work on is his strength rather and get better generally. I would not identify finishing as the one thing he has to work on.

Tuanzebe has been very impressive playing CB for Aston Villa in the championship this season. I hope they let him finish the season there, and next season he replaces Jones/Rojo.

Fosu-Mensah and Axel back (in our present situation) would be a comparable to a splash of crystal clear water from the everglades to a sojourner in the Atacama. It would be awesome to have center backs that can aid with actual ball distribution and not the P.T Barnum circus clowns we've got masquerading as CB's at the back.


Mason looks really good for his age group. Love the touch, fluid languid movement and build up play. He plays the United way—keep it moving and never stop running at the opponent until they cower into submission. We'd do well to keep him, Tahith and Angel developing within the same unit while being tested against much more challenging opposition naturally.


Can't wait to see our first game under Ole. Hoping the players put in a decent shift with no spectating.

Ibime:
Oya make we bet the other two matches.

If the score na 1-1, we both keep our douche.

No need for Boardman, just shake my hand

True true, board-man no go need show.

Last, last, shishi fit no reach anybody hand. Liverpool go knack Bayern and Spurs fit just go bottle up like Person wey chop Lotto for December.

The kain eye wey I dey use look this bet, na only MoneyGram services go see chop here.

Hoping for both Yeyeliga teams to hit the asphalt sha.

Leyqute:
Andreas has only played about 200 minutes this season. It's such a pity to allow such talent rot on the bench while Matic is played into fatigue. I'm feeling indignant RN. Mou is an ass.wipe.

It's typical of Saint Jose to choose his scape goats to be promptly put in the Golgothan way whenever mishaps occur in games. Perreira was overrun by an energetic, pressing Leicester City and Saint Jose summarily has him charged with treason and deposed to a long, inglorious spell on mahogany however, true to form, Saint Jose will allow Nemanja get away with anything from murder to s.odomy.

Sometimes, I feel Jose is still vindictive about Andreas leaving on loan last season against his express orders, but I think the spell on the bench this season supports the assertion that Andreas chose correctly last summer.

afrodoc2:
I bin just dey look you guys asking for Rashford to be sold like Jega.

We can’t judge any of our young and talented players until JM leaves.

The first team is definitely a no-fly zone for promising talent long as Saint Jose is running the clown fest that we've become in recent years.

Great that we're actually keeping the ball on the turf and trying not to play hoofball with Marouane and Romelu. We could clearly see a couple of training moves being attempted as I could swear the little back heel from Matić to Dalot was pre-rehearsed and not spontaneous.

I especially love the pressing and urgency of play from the last performance and I think we're better off with the ball hogs playing their roles as onlookers and spectators quite beautifully. Labilé especially could do with some reflection time since jailing him for the criminal performance against Southampton is not yet legal at the time.

On to Valencia then. I'd love to see Andreas Perreira back in the mix. Boy is starting to get looks from hawkish outfits and I hope he doesn't end up as one of the lost boys in the exodus that may soon take place.

neezar:
If he eventually wins the Epl this season....This our yeye board fit nack am new contract

So, we fit get Zidane as consolation bonus if we no win anything? Me likey

afrodoc2:
Demi Mitchell highlights. Unfortunately yet another left sided attacking player. His football education has been a bit unstructured, left winger in youth team, occasional auxillary striker in reserves, left wing back on loan.

Decent player. I feel he'll settle to a position soon as it seems he's taking the Ramos route. After all, Sergio Ramos started as a 9, got converted to a right wing back and subsequently found his sweet spot as a center back. We'll see how it goes

Won't be so quick to write the team of based on one preseason game. The essence of preseason is not to go on a winning spree---you could get key players injured if you play too competitively.

Preseason matches are organised to calibrate fitness levels and fine tune tactical maneuvers.

While the performance was largely non-descript, you'd have to be Graeme Souness to not notice some youth stars shining. Tahith Chong was fuchën awesome I think, keeping track of his touches, he only lost possession of the ball twice and that's exceptional for a talent his age. I also like the fact that he's left-footed while retaining decent use of his right leg. The sense of urgency in his approach to the game was also commendable, at least he is not a "wan kona merchant" like some. That cross though...was a relief to see good crossing from the right after having to seat through the shite-fest served by Sir Antonio last season

Ibime:
Stop this. Messi at 19 was much better than Owen at 19. Are you blind?

Messi was already Barcas most feared player in 2005/2006. You can ask Chelsea or Asier Del Horno and Robben to be precise. Only an injury vs Chelsea in 2nd round kept him out of UCL final.

How old are you sef? Don't let me find out you are reviewing Messis teenage career from Wikipedia, what we saw with our eyes. Messi that InterMilan bid €150m Euros for when he was 18. Owen would not smell €40m at his peak.

You must be naive, young or blind to compare Owen and Messi at 18 or 19. Go and ask Stamford Bridge about Messi at 18

Even though I prefer Ronaldo, that night at Stamford bridge still brings chills to my spine. When I think about it, I make a sign of the cross and say "Allahu Akbar".

The guile, the effortless demeanor with which that short niqqa went through the Chelsea defence akin to the swift movement of a searing hot blade through fresh marmalade. The boy just can't stop, won't stop attacking, I couldn't tell if his name was Lionel or P. Diddy!

The fact that it took a concerted Italian job by Asier Del Horno and Jose Mourinho to end his night is a testament to the quality, the ruthless force of nature that was Lionel Messi.

Nihilstjnr:
Piano man no go world cup. Why is he not on the preseason tour?

That niqqa dodging a charge.

The U.S. authorities are stalling on his visa. Something about an unsettled case with the Spanish government (tax shii).

Me? I think it's cause that niqqa name Sanchez and Trump don't eff with y'all.

diadem10:
Didn't you see the stunt he pulled against Belgium? He's also one greedy eediot. To think he turned down Madrid's and City's offers because they couldn't meet his ridiculous wage demand. Only Psg mugu would give him that. Not like I want him to sign for Madrid nor City but requesting for a ridiculous wage even as a kid makes me dislike him so much.

I just hope he gets to play as a center forward/SS soonest because not every opposition teams would afford him that kind of space on the wing. He got found out last season in the french ligue. I admit he's an intelligent pacy player with good decision making but that's all. I don't know why he acts so arrogant as if he's the Maradonna of this world.

"When your money long, föol, you can even make Stacy dash if you want to" -- Cyhi da Prynce.

It's impossible to hang around Neymar da Silva for any amount of time and not get a little cnutishness added to your personality.

And for the wage part, I can't get mad at him, I mean it's a young nigga, 19 and everybody wants him. Apart from exorbitant wages (who won't fall for that maga money FFS) another factor that decided his PSG move is the fact that his playing time is guaranteed. We also can't discount the attractiveness of playing in your home city for a club you loved as a kid.

I think all the greatest attacking players tend to add a little bit of arrogance to their play. It's merely an imposition of presence and an assertion of superiority. As long as you can match your arrogance with performance, you'll keep excelling at the highest levels

diadem10:
Pogba na our problem.

The cries from prominent french folks must have finally gotten into his stupid head. How come he isn't doing his dabbing rubbish for the french side in the knockout stages after his rubbish in the earlier matches? I don't even think he has dictated any play so far but he's been productive and doesn't take too many touches like he used to do. You don't expect our team to play a counter style against over 30 average small team in the Epl like the France team have been doing so far.

I don't even want France to win sef, not with that punchable looking face of Mbappe.

Baba, you too dey hate

I remember Cristian Rodriguez sneaking him a punch for being sassy and impudent.

He's a good kid though.

ddippset:
i concurr 100%.

the point really is just to highlight how a teammate's effort could give another super star glory.

for all of maradona's magic at the mexico 86 world cup, if valdano and buruchaga hadn't stepped up in the final, no one would remember maradona's magic esp against england.

for all of pele's magic in 1970 if jairzinho and carlos alberto hadn't stepped up in the final no one would remember pele's wonders in the 1970 world cup.

zidane was anonymous in 1998 as thuram and others carried the team to the final and zidane stepped up.

when ronaldo de lima wasn't in form in 2002,ronaldinho was on hand to wreak havoc and de lima returned to claim the final glory.

as cristiano ronaldo was cheerleading in 2016 eder was on hand to win the trophy for portugal.

one man has never won a tournament.

that's the essence of my reply to him.

That's all correct. I'm yet to see a talisman that dropped 7/10 matches consecutively from the start to finish. Without your mates chipping in, you're fecked.

However I feel referring to Ronaldo's actions during the 2016 Euro final as "cheerleading" is really deprecatory, I mean the man did not exactly signup for that really malicious tackle by Dimitry Payet and there were only two choices: retreat to the dressing room and potentially see all your work hitherto go up in flames...or stay on the ground and add a little bit of extra fire. He chose the latter and the rest is history. It's a fact that the psychology of achievement in football is of prime importance.

I also don't think the final losses are down solely to Messi. Fortunately, he may still have a last chance.

It's simple: you either do the job...or get your goddamn mates fired enough to do it for you.

ddippset:
no

but the one chance he scored from was a hundred times more difficult than the three chances higuain missed in three finals.

Honestly, sometimes I feel Higuaín gets too much stick for those misses.

Football is a funny sport, sometimes it's actually easier to hit a long range wonder into the back of the net than a seemingly easy tap-in. This is because, long rangers harness the element of surprise...and most times, you can simply aim at the keeper and let fly and something good may come. Tap ins are much harder sometimes. The seeming ease of scoring a tap in deceptively allows an attacker to throw his technique to the birds. Ironically, the fear of missing a tap in becomes the self fulfilling prophecy as you lose the tap in for real

Eder scoring in a final doesn't mean he is better than Higuaín.

raumdeuter:
Which Bayern fans were on the neck of Rummenigge to get Sane? It was KdB we all wanted, Sane was just a young lad with potentials just like Brandt and co

Sane played in Schalke and Bundesliga and didnt amount to much until he saw weaker leagues just like Firmino even Son heung min

If the German league is so awesome, then where are the results? The Bundesliga is living off the glory of 2012/2013 and that league has since commenced on a long, slow but steady descent into mediocrity. Now their second and third representatives can't make the champions league knockouts.

raumdeuter:
KDB was not given a chance in Chelsea he has always been quality and since leaving Chelsea, he topped assists charts in Germany and came back to England and topped assists charts 2 seasons out of 3

Sane was non of these, He had ample play time in Schalke and was mediocre until he discovered the league where players chop any small body feint and dribble, He soon became the king in the EPL

Sane was mediocre and Bayern fans were on the neck of Karl Heinz Rummenigge to get him? We can all remember him putting a really above average performance against Real Madrid in the champions league.

If anything, the only compromise I can surmise here was the problem of inconsistency which is perfectly normal with upcoming attackers

raumdeuter:
Leroy Sane was just a prospect like Marko Marin that Chelsea came to buy. The only fact here is that Sane didnt achieve anything in Germany and wasnt rated as anything until he joined EPL and started bossing the league

Many on this forum last season were even mocking Man City for buying him but he found a league of mumu who have little football brains and was able to dominate them like the clueless Raheem Sterling is also doing

As previously mentioned, it's only so much a youngster at Schalke can do. Has little to do with the premier league being useless.

By similar token, we could talk about how an unceremoniously discharged Kevin de Bruyne took the Bundesliga by storm winning the best player award with consistently outstanding displays.

Maybe the Bundesliga is rubbish because an EPL castaway became God in the league....or maybe the player was good to begin with but needed an alignment of necessitators to achieve his optimum best.

I think the Bundesliga will only have two starters in the final and those will be: Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt), and Benjamin Pavard (VFL Stuttgart).

Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) getting a start is not even too sure sef.

Last last, Italian league go get more starters than Burndisleaguedown: Matuidi, Mandzukic (Juventus), Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Ivan Strinic (Milan)

French league sef go get Mbappé (Paris ST. Germain), Danijel Subasic (Monaco)

raumdeuter:
So both sane who played at schalke and firmino who played at hoffenheim that were just good enough for mid table Bundesliga clubs are now playing for top sides inthe epl. Because it's easier in the EPL these mediocre players are able shine.

Like an average student who suddenly becomes a top student because he went to a lesser school

Hahaha, this man, you're funny .

It's common knowledge that Leroy Sane was one of Europe's hottest prospects and he was going to make the transition to a bigger club eventually. In fact, from that interview he did, it's clearly evident that the reason he left the Bundesliga is due to Saint Pep's project and the thrill for conquest that you can't get playing in a mediocre one horse league like the Bundesliga.

I don't see how Sane leaving a mid table German club to go to an English top profile club with an exciting new project is a reflection of German superiority.


It's baffling to say the least.

raumdeuter:
Ikputu onu

Sane won pfa awards last season.

You haven't told us the Bundesliga Masquerade that Chicharito won.

If players like Sane and Firmino worth little in Germany are leading the attacks in the EPL

Sane and Firmino play in the EPL for Manchester City and Liverpool respectively, with both being high-profile clubs.

In the Bundesliga, they played for Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.

These clubs I just mentioned are the English Premier League equivalent of Everton and Southampton respectively. Will Sane and Firmino boss the league playing for Everton and Southampton? Niqqa, I guess not. As a matter of fact, Firmino is not even the second best attacker in his club, yet he is "bossing" the league.

The contortionism on display can put a calisthenics maestro to shame.

While we are at it, don't let the misery of a certain German derail from the facts.

1. EPL goalkeeper

2. 75% EPL central back roster (Kompany, Vertonghen, Aldeirwereld)

3. 67% EPL midfield roster (Fellaini and Chadli)

4. 100% EPL attack (Lukaku, Hazard, De Bruyne)

5. 100% EPL management (Roberto Martinez as manager, Thierry Henry as strikers coach)

No burn-this-league-down rag heads present...and boy are Belgium lovin' it like Mickey d's.

Ronaldo leaving will alter the dynamics of Spanish top flight competition significantly.

With no rallying point (Hazard or Neymar are not even close to being reliable) going into the season and a resurgent Barcelona team on the rise (if the Blaugrana clowns get their act right), I see Real Madrid heading into the wilderness once more.

On the other hand, Juventus gain a really marketable superstar and the Serié A gains considerable viewership traction.


We'll see what happens next.