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patrickmuf:
Yet some people were arguing that Rashford is better than Sterling, Ibra better than Aguero and so on, for all of Pep brilliance, one thing I like about him is his ability to ship out average players in his team...
Over at United, Mourinho is still keeping Darmian, Blind and a host of other utterly useless players whereas Pep wasted no time in shipping out Sagna, Clichy, Kolarov (Who can still do a job), Navas, Nolito and the rest.

1. See the only thing City has over utd is their FORM & those players starting to adapt to Pep's style.....I once read Bernardo Silva is still finding it hard to adapt to Pep's footy but they believe with time he would.

2. Apart from Kolarov & Nolito, the rest that left were all out of contract just as Wheel.Share, Sanchez & Ozil will be out of contract once this season finishes.

3. Nolito complained of Manchester whether but in truth it was that he was benched everytime & Kolarov asked to leave of his freewill esp with Pep shopping for a left back to compete with him & u know Yaya Toure is on his final contract.

4. Rashford over Sterling.... only diff is Sterling is in form

5. Ibra is just coming back after 8-9 mths & Blind is good just as Mata is but all depends on coaches & their usage or preferences.

6. Mou prefers brute or brawn or power over skills....power players to him can use their strength to maneuver & that is why Blind or Mata suffer cos their little power works against them & they will hardly track back

I have said since I started following utd, there are 2 major trophies for utd fans & that is the UCL & next the EPL......Fergi spoilt us so so much like the politician's kids that waste $£€ everywhere.
I can say it anywhere that it is hard to see utd fans celebrate the FA cup much less this micky-mouse like Ass.nal or Shekpe fans do every now & then.
I'm not sorry to say that we are spoilt with so much glory & success & that is due to Fergi.

Although 1-1, what utd is fighting for is the EPL & maybe ucl....so badbelles u can go & sleep cos its past time.
This is Micky mouse cup & we are bigger than Shekpe, Ass.nal or City so they can kill themselves for the cup

codedguy1:
PEPs team actually starts defending from the front unlike Mourinho's team that actually only think we have to defend from the back which means to defend means running back to defend. so when they eventually get the ball they then hoof it forward bto nobody in particular or to Lukaku who can't hold the ball.

U are right though...they do it both ways;


1. Defending in the opponent's half

2. Tracking back like how other teams do but they start initiating another round of attack from the defense or most times Ederson (once read he was a former wing back converting to be a keeper) find his team mates 40-70 yards esp in counter attacks.

The luck City have this season apart from the pass pass is the 'form' they are in

I can guarantee u that Pep is meeting Mou in the semis & both will use their starting 11 or 1st team....

Lana1:
Rashford and Martial are the only regular starters in the kineup. And Pogba is just coming back from a 3 match ban. But.....but....iss only Pep that uses 2nd team in the Carling Cup.

With this line up, some people go still say Utd no get squad as competitive as Citys'....to water down expectation from Mou

dubylhover:
name any united midfielder who has the work rate of kdb or even wins more balls than him

I'm not disputing ur point in fact not only KDB, do u know Sterling, Sane, Silva & Aguero/Jesus, etc they all track back to help the defense everytime so I don't dispute ur point but the diff between Mou's tracking back & Peps' is obvious to the blind.
Pep's boys track back to help the defense but from that defense they are already initiating attack (pass pass) to the opponent's box but what Mou's guys do is "hoof" the ball for the striker (our goal against Tottheham doesn't work all the time) to start chasing like Drogba did (even JT made mention of it @ mnf) & doing such always end up inviting pressure back to our defense.

joeace2020:
United is not the only club in England naw..

The issue is that any player not ready to track back should remain where they are....

CapitalCee:
You don't recognise sarcasm when you see one?
According to Dayo from ogbomosho southwest Nigeria, Europa league and league cup recognised and labelled as a Major honour by registered international
football governing bodies UEFA and EFA, is not a major trophy. Shey you de see

Sorry didn't notice the sarcasm in the comment....hehehehe

CapitalCee:
Shu.t it there!!! Europa league and league cup are not Major trophies only Champions league and EPL are.

U should also shuuuush there... apart from the Carling cup that only English people rate, the Europa is a very big MAJOR trophy even b4 Platini did the needed adjustment to it 3 seasons ago

raumdeuter:
He is not as fantastic when he has 52 points of of possible 54? Set a 16 game winning record in a league thats been in existence for over 100yrs

So how else can he be more fantastic before Xmas? To win the league by Xmas or what? Mourinho has not been awful, he has just been inferior to Guardiola.


My own purpose in pep coming to EPL is to show that he is better than Mourinho. Since Mourinho fans used to whine how it was Messi that helped him, How Mourinho used to whine that it was the dominance of Bayern that helped him. Like I said in April May 2016 Both of them would be tested on equal ground, same city same league big spending clubs the results they achieve and the BIG trophies they win will be the determinant.

As at today NONE has won a MAJOR trophy,
As at last season both were in 2 Major tournaments League and FA, Pep performed better than Mourinho in both.
As at now 3 meetings in the league 2 losses 1 draw.
As at today Pep has set a league record,
As at today Pep leads with 11 points.

So Pep and his fans have the bragging rights today, If Mourinho now wins the league in May he and his fans can start their own

In the last 1.5 seasons in all MAJOR competitions entered Pep is still leading

I'm not a fan of Mou's footy but he won 2 major trophies----Uropa & Carling cup & Pep my favorite coach failed successfully last season.

It's certain Griez wouldn't come to Utd cos his greatest weakness is tracking back for defensive duties but then again going to Barca would also require him to track back, but compared to being under Mou, he may prefer Barca.
City has dropped Sanchez for our x-boy-----Zaha £40m (no diff from the headless Sterling by the way)

funlord:
John Terry's all time greatest premier league XI:


De gea:


G neville carragher ferdinand evra


Ronaldo gerrard scholes giggs


Rooney henry






United dominates as usual! Such is life!

I can't take De gea over the greatest>>>Van Der Sar

dubylhover:
of the 3 you quoted,1 is a bench warmer and d other a kepper..no one is disputing peps ability but at the same time he has the best squad in England

Apart from Aguero, Silva & the up coming KDB (yes, I love KDB but he is still growing & coming up the ranks).....u mean that having average joes of Stones, Mangala, Sterling, Sane, Delph, Walker, Gundungan, Bernardo, etc means City have the best squad
Very very funny just as someone called these same average joes world class, hahaha nothing wet person no go see sha

I just can't wait for UCL to resume & see how average this so-called best squad is....they would be knocked out clean & clear conceding at least 6 goals in both legs (not against Basel though)

codedguy1:
if we get Mahrez and emphasis is placed on his defensive duties. OYO will be his case.

U dey my brain & that is what Mata will continue to suffer from....track back every now & then

BlueAngel444:
Pls incase your reading this do note Walker is a RB.

I know don't be disappoint with the bolded, and also it's not the first time in history a player plays both DM and in fullback.

[s]Brazil's number 1 and most expensive GK in the world.

Also ask him which people. Sane=45+m pounds[/s]

Girl, next time use Google for info.

Ederson is an unknown player (he is good with his feet but Coutious & De gea pass am by far like from Lagos to Kano) & has only one (1) cap for Brasil.


2. Sane cost £37m & not £45m.


I always laff at the kids who keeping claiming City players are world class.....Injured Kompany, CALAMITY Otamendi & his elder bro, Mangala plus a make shift & a forgotten Delph & a Walker who lost his place to Tripper & many applauded Daniel Levy as been smart for magaing or deceiving City with an average Joe

I watched Pep's interview last week & he called Walker a brute with nothing upstairs.....& that is what they are working to change that.

As for City, they would lose at least 3-4 matches this season & that is a sure banker but give respect to Pep & his boys, them don't try abeg

elrony:
Airmark una no dey drill some of these una tablespoon dry gin drinking brethren well o.. see that one dey yan opata dey disgrace this una small club so

Ha God una no go kill person....hahaha

For laffs......

dubylhover:
bruh how nah? he said they are strong at set pieces which is very true,and besides he was just being courteous and professional,..mourinho has suffered sha

The jury will always be on him (highest paid coach) just like Moyes & Van gaal's era except u are a certain Wen.gay or a Poch as said by Conte

eph12:
January is almost here, who are the players we are looking at sef?

Rumour says a Black Boldeux French guy & the possibility of Griezman except Barca forgo Coutinho for Griez & there is a possibility of buying back Johnny Evans

These "real fans ehn"....I would never deny Mou's impart/improvement thus far in this team but don't ever beat the drum that we can't do better than this No, that is a lie from the pit of hell. Mou have said some things & his fans believed him---he is not right all the time (Pepe is passed it or that De Bryne, Mata, etc don't cut it but we all know better)

Have any of u watched Sterling of late, forget his winning goals, that boy is an akam (hin still nono how to pass esp in the Ass.NAL game) & will never lase the boot of Rashford & I still insist Martial >>>Sane but Mata is = Silva. Don't let any one including myself convince u we can't do better, that is a lie from the pit of hell.
Except for the injured Kompany, our defense better pass their own & Lindelof will come good soon. Otamendi & Mangala will never make it in our SE bench to nations cup not to talk of the world cup, in fact I can beat my skinny chest & say the 2 of them would not make our regular SEs provisional squad of 60 invited players....na possession footy dey cover their yansh.
Don't worry shebi na February (God spare us life) UCL go resume & u go see how those demons for there go baptise Ota/Mangala/Stones/Delph with holy goals

It's a shame that some people hate Pep but he has the worst defence in the league using possession footy to cover it with the inclusion of defending deeeper in the opponent's half.
Otamendi is a failure, Mangala is the worst, Forget old sch Injury-prone Kompany, Stones is a novice still the same as last season & Delph is a relegated midfielder turned defender, Walker is speed + attack but no brain & no defense same as Mendy.
Although he is a striker, Rashford is better than Sterling even as a winger, Martial is a beast & I would take him ahead of Sane & Mata is a gift to us but we still don't know how to use him.

GloryIsaac:
I disagree. You're only defending Mou's negative style of soccer. Imagine what folks like Martial, Mata, Shaw, Valencia, Rashford would do in a Guardiola team, with Pogba as the CM.... Pep won't even buy a player like Lukaku and he would definitely not ignore positions like the RW and someone to help Pogba...
Who sold KDB at Chelsea?, Who sold Mata despite him winning the PFA award?
Both coaches have very different tactics and it affects the players. The City team that played today reminds me of the 2009 Barca team.

We can only hope that they stumble miraculously and loose 5 matches while we win ours.

Haha.....go & read what Pep said about Walker when those foolish idiotic journalists were asking him questions. He said he likes Walker but that he needs to improve cos footy is not about Walker's macho-build but what is in his head. He said they ate trying to improve Walker to think with his head & not just run or be built like that our uk-based defender wey play for SE for 2002 WC. But Mou no dey think like that, Mou believes in Jambody & that is why he wants to make Lukaku play like Drogba. I love the Droug but I will take an Inzaghi/Suarez ahead of him

So shameful some utd fans are celebrating the 1-2 loss just cos Spurs lost by 4-1 as if a loss of 10-0 or 1-0 no be the same loss or 3 pts gained.
I don't pretend about the truth that Mou would ensure Messi, Suarez or Neymar become defenders (if he were the coach of Barca) just as he did to Ororo & co.
Give Mou this same city side & see all the players struggle with his mechanic football. I challenge the "real" fans that Rashford, Martial & Mata would do wonders under Pep cos those boys need a coach that would tell them "They can do it" OR "They are better than that" .
Rashford is better than Sterling, Martial is as good if not better than Sane & Mata is a beast like Silva.
In fact City have the worst defense, Ota-Who Calamity Mangala or Inexperienced Stones & Unfit Kompany plus a make shift Delph

Emaprince:
The same way he dominated Spain until he was found out...then he ran away under the pretext of taking a sabbatical. Lol

We shall see.

[s]Only reason he's having this much gap on the table is because the rest big teams are dropping unnecessary points against small teams and making it easy for city.

[/s]

U are entitled to ur opinion but this ya comment just gave u away as a kid aged 2

Neymar1095:
Last season, you people said Pep is
overrated. Deal with the monster you’ve
created.

Hahahahahahaha....this sheboy eeeee no go better for ur hand....I laff nearly break my chinco fone

Emaprince:
I wonder what the fuss is about pep. Is this not the same person that failed woefully last season ?

Conte won the league in his first season, Mourinho ditto. Heck, yeye pellegrini also won this league. Pep had to fail in his first try and break the bank inbhis second season to achieve anything. So he is literally buying the league with money...same thing mourinho was accused of.

Pep should win champions league with the load of talents at his disposal. If not, we will continue to remind him that he is nothing without messi. After all he inherited a treble winning Bayern star studded team and reduced them to semi final specialists.

You ediots should FOH with this pep nonsense.

U are right that Conte won the EPL on his debut season but why did the same Conte spend more than £200m plus on his 2nd season

JayKayMaybachz:
Na defensive error kill us

Lukaku's assisst won the game for them

Truth be told City deserved that victory....I love Mou but hate his footy for us. Was very angry when City poached Pep & I have never been ashamed of saying that any where

Surprising that the ref hasn't given 2 red cards to both Kane & Alli

When I say Islam rules in Nigeria into to some kids aged 25-70 years keep arguing blindly.....what a shame that this "trap" set by the advisers of this devil-girl won just as the Fulanis, the Boko boys & Northern oligarchy have held sway & will never stop

So all of a sudden we can't do without Pogba Yes, he has improved compared to last season but it's high time we start playing without a star man. This utd team should be built around at least 6-8 players & not Mou heavily relying on Pogba every now & then.

Smellymouth:
Abomination of the highest order.

Hahaha....ìísé

Nihilist:
It's a new era for you two.

I'm expecting some fantastic signings in Summer.

We will finally fix the solution to our midfield problems and all will be well in the world.

In a way, it is looking like u were being sarcastic & in a satire form...mehn laff go catch me on future readings should Chelsea fail not only in this season but future readings (u, Ibime & Nateevs) since all if Chelsea's failure & bad signings has always been hipped on Emenalo.>>>>it seems u are fond of Emenalo ba