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Borntosmoke:
Dani olmo or Dejong. Which one will better for us?

Olmo is an attacking midfielder, most times I watch him he operates behind the strikers heck! He's even used at the wing, we should be looking for de jong/Bellingham/matheus nunez/veratti type of midfielder

Body balance
Pass accuracy
Positioning and defence discipline (pogba does not have these)
And most importantly a runner(if u see our stats about ball movement through the park, you go cry)

Also, take your mind of any target until they sign for us, this way u won't have heartbreaks. Rather, pray the scouts do their job, even if the CM is from an unknown league, he should be able to do the job, I'm tired of paying for flops

Amoto94:
In 2v1 situation the best option is to backtrack while maintaining a body angle that will enable the marker cut-off the passing lane, charging up the player with the ball in such situation is risky because a simple pass or dribble will eliminate the marker completely.

I think they forgot foden is a left footer also, staying away from him give shim 2 options, a curve pass to kane(kane is faster than CSO, no doubt) or he goes for goal himself, either ways the two attackers are pro baller, arguably top 5 in d world in their respective positions

ChristoBam:
Don't quote me with all these Sanctimonious talk.

This thread is littered with posts of people wishing Argentina fails. Many here even wished they didn't qualify from the group. I didn't see you quoting any of then asking about why they'd want fans favorite Martinez knocked out of the world cup.

It's a world cup. Everyone has his favorites for different little reasons.

For me i was wishing them to get knocked out because he wasn't starting, he's only started 1 games and 2 as a sub, whereas he's better than the ones being started ahead of him, but that's not the point is it?

My prayer is this, if any team(in which there's a united player) is going to come home they should do so without the united player(s) being the reason for their misfortune (don't want another disaster just like the euros) and if they win it, our players should influenced the win(like pogba)

So the question is, is martinez core of the group, No! But players like case, bruno, Shaw/maguire, varane are

Borntosmoke:
one person dey tell me mbappe dey rely on pace to dribble. The person should tell me one winger that dosent have pace

Is like condemning modern goalkeeper for sweeping

Expert17:
Respect for Argentine team or they were outclassed/outplayed?

Abi small Saudi Arabia didn't beat the same Argentina.

That's what happens when u toss the respect away and play good footy, Cameron did it, Korea, Japan and so

Now they can ponder on what they should've done better on their way home

nitrogen:
Exactly. Australia would have been a better opponent at this stage.

Teams wey no get sense, make dem dey go house

Too much respect for the Argentine team, the same thing the Australians did yesterday, after the second goal they came out, they almost got the equaliser, I'd like to see van gaal approach towards them,cause that one na werey

nitrogen:
dem no share am reach GK initially.

Anyway, Poland has done really well today. Quite surprising. I thought they were going to be a walkover for France.

Even if there's no match fixing, you have the opportunity to play either France or Australia and you played the game like it's a second leg fixture in which u won the first with 7 goals margin

Now mbappe Don happen to dem

Na God catch dem

High line against rashford?

You'll pay for it

Kingcalls:
But if Ronaldo dint time his run well or go for the ball, it wudnt hv been a goal

I don't understand your argument, are you saying the goal should have been awarded to cristiano?

Sorry bro it doesn't count just the rashford own both were given to bruno

Kingcalls:
If Ronaldo dint make that run, goalie wud hv easily saved it

Again bro it wasn't a shot it was a cross meant for ronaldo, it was just unfortunate for him not to connect, you should look at it this way bruno did his job well, Ronaldo almost did his own

Pellistri

Kingcalls:
They lost hope after the second goal...it killed their spirit... Ronaldo is the reason they won...they movement confused the ref and gave them the lead ...only him can do that...if he wasn't there , tge first goal that gave them liberty wudnt hv happened

It was a cross and not a shot, so it is expected of the no 9(ronaldo in this case) to go for it, also it does not change the fact that his head didn't touch it, moreover that's is the second goal I'm seeing bruno score in this circumstance, first it was against Everton 2 seasons ago, rashford went for the ball that confused Pickford

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Lana1:
United Ladies dominated and beat Arsenal Ladies at The Emirates today. I've been following them closely this season. Those guys might just be ready to challenge Chelsea and Arsenal for the title this season.

I just want to see dem qualify for champions league, one time they missed the spot by just one point to arsenal, somehow progress has been recorded in the women wing, let us see if they can maintain the run

Expert17:
It's not their fault, at least they deserve something from their 510k/week investment.

With all his arrogance, he should be able to command at least 10 - 15M transfer fee.

that's what they wanted but no elite club was willing to take the risk

Ellexy:
Lmaoooo please don't even go there. Ole's time at Carrington was spent heavily in what he called cultural reboot/reset, United DNA and back to basis simple football. Na every week he dey remind about the culture and atmosphere of the club, the environment and the vibes, the team spirit and attitude etc

olè kept saying he wanted a cultural reboot, but did he actually do any? he didn't, ńa so so DNA he dey shout, when we ask what's the DNA we got nothing except overpaying, overplaying and ego massage

Expert17:
But Ronaldo confirmed some board members want him gone. We didn't receive any offer

I can't say, I'm not a board member, Manchester United board are delusional, I won't blame them, he was our top scorer from d previous campaign, also they wanted to use him as an elder statesman but baba no gree

we all know they wanted money from his transfer and the club that fancied him(Ronaldo) aren't going to pay the club's valuation

I may be wrong but I believe most coaches prior to ETH didn't do cultural reset, in recruitment, playing style and ambition, most became comfortable with whet they met and which cost most of them their jobs, I believe everyone of us would have supported ETH's moves but we only became sentimental when our GOAT became part of the shipment, the truth is we all saw it coming, forget every argument here, we all did, some of us are just living in denial, coaches come and go, so does players, will ETH take us back to glory era, I can't say, is he capable of retracing the steps for the team, absolutely! tomorrow will surely tell

nitrogen:
The transfer didn’t make sense. We should stop signing mercenaries and relatively old players for any purposes.

Thank God this is all going away very very soon. Make we concentrate on the club. Ronaldo and all other superstars have lots of baggages that they carry around.

what is happening at Manchester United is what is similar to pep's doing at barca and his early days in City, a new coach with a different playing style will definitely try to make sure he has his grasp on the team, most problems those coaches encounter are mostly with senior players who are rigid and feels it is pointless to change style, pep is a wise coach, he always to for those players early and sells them off, Hart, Ronaldinho, balotelli and the like of them, Manchester United failed to back the coach by not allowing the sale of CR7, in the coming months, more senior players will leave, some already certain but I'll still name dem, maguire, Fred, VDB, wan bissaka, and the fringe ones

I believe is either ten hag spoke with rangnick secretly or he actually took his recommendations or his recommendations were quite obvious when he resume, that's why he's hell bent on releasing those senior players, the coming months will show what will happen, fingers crossed

TrebleChamp:
My take on the interview is Ronaldo said the truth about the club, the Glaziers and coaches. If you decide to pick aspect of the interview that suit your narratives na you sabi. Non of us work within the club but Ronaldo does, so let ETH and the board respond to what he said. Ronaldo is telling you same thing the so called ex-players cannot, but na one aspect una go focus as usual.....

Gary Nevile has been screaming Glazers out since God knows when, same with beckham flying the green and gold scarf, rio lent his voice sometimes, I didn't hear Ronaldo mentioning the word Glazer! all these ones ńa sàlàyé, na wetin everybody know b4

main24:
You are quick to defend ETH for killing those players career just because he wants to have a backup plan.
How is this not disrespectful, wickedness and evil?

We all have feelings, if you don't have any future plans for someone best to part ways asap, not at your convenience.

And you know if he wants to ship them all out today he can do that, it is not about being in the job for few months.
He is using them as backup plans till when his own players are ready. I am not a party to using people!

why do u think selling players is the same a cleaning a room, there're procedure involves in them, procedures that could cause the club a lot of fortune if not properly done, if maguire plays week in week out and dishes disaster, we'd cried, fans would shout, we're winning with them on d bench, no ETH is ruining their career, naah!! y'all funny mehn

whether we like it or not, ETH is the coach, if we don't win games, he would be the one tí be sacked, so I don't really see why you're blaming someone taking his job seriously

main24:
So you are saying because they are not top quality as we want them to be, it is better to keep them on the bench because you are their boss?
Why not sell, loan, or move them out? Why must it be the bench? Is that their punishment?

it's not punishment, origi played most of his career in Liverpool as a sub, so was olè, the problem is what effort can they add, look at Fred had a nice game against spurs and he's been shit since then, the same to majority of them

and man utd is not a club a coach can just wake up and sell players, the board most times handle that(no wonder we've been unable to sell properly in the last decade)

main24:
I am so happy Ronaldo called out ETH bullish!

If you have bunch of players that does not fit your system, ship them out!. Stop keeping them as your back up plan.
I am sure Harry Maguire and co feels the same way but can't say anything because they are not as egotistic as Ronaldo.

Most people would do the same thing Ronaldo has done if put in his shoes, including me. Now that has nothing to do with whether it is right or wrong, it's just how we feel at that time.

Unfortunately most humans are just too sentimental to look at disagreements from both sides.

you're only allowed to field 11 players per game, and 5 through sub, the players on the bench deserved it, they brought it on themselves, that's why I don't pity wan bissaka, he had all the time in the world to improve his skill but didn't, now he's paying for it, same goes to maguire, Fred, VDB and co

the problem is not the coach, it has always been the club hierarchy

in my opinion, I believe ten hag is using Garnacho as a template for the academy boys in the first team, anyone of them dreaming of coming will now see that even if the first team players are bums, you still need to work hard and concentrate on improving yourself, aside the Sunday game, the boy has been superb, that's what I wish for iqbal also

eph12:
Then he should try out some other players and not stick to a set when it's obvious something is not working there

he's over playing them, bruno, eriksen
he will still use dem come Sunday, with obvious fatigue showing already in their game, he should understand the games are coming fast and much, and there's the world cup also, abeg, he needs to start resting in that midfield, I have no problem with the rotation in the attack, the midfield needs an absolute rest

thank God say Bruno won't feature on Sunday, Alaye for play him in the game also

Expert17:
Casemiro, DDG and Martinez will cover for Maguire (like in our last game).

Simple tracking back to help Shaw/Malacia Scamcho can't. Shaw has provided 2 great crosses that provided goals, what has Left winger- Scamcho done this season?

Fortunately, ETH has already identified Gakpo as his preferred target, so this arguments/discussion won't change anything.

I doubt this, Maggie is one of the players we should start planning on letting go and finding is replacement

like dude made it quite difficult for us to play from the back, yes! he made some vital blocks (which I was happy for) but we won't be able to play according to ETH style is our CBs can get their stuffs together, it's a recipe for disaster

and hoping for player to cover for him, nah! he gets paid every week and I doubt he shares his pay with them

ChristoBam:
Sancho has been in poor form for a while. Rashford has been used up front because we basically don't have a fit, prime striker. Contexts is important in everything.

We're a Dalot injury away from disaster. Erikson got sick and we got so lucky that Fred decided to be useful that day. Apart from that, Erikson is already showing signs of exhaustion. Again, he's not the ball progressor we need. Then there's the CB issue. Then the biggest of all, the striker issue. All of these on a limited budget.

Gakpo is the last thing any reasonable team in our situation would be thinking of.

even with the obvious priorities, we still won't get unless we free deadwoods, it is as simple as that

we can keep buying every and any player, some fans on twitter are even clamouring for J. Felix, like WTF!

Botfuss:
Too much competition isn’t competition.

We have 4 right footed wingers, whether he’s better than all of them, we cannot actually say. He’s good but you can’t sign every player there is . A move to United won’t favor all the parties.He can go to Arsenal who have only martineli in his position.

We need players in more pressing areas.

We need a carrier of the ball (CMF), we need a striker and a competition for Dalot. Those are the pressing areas.

even with the fact that they are pressing positions, I doubt we would be able to get 2 or 1 self during the winter transfer unless we free our books

ETH also asked for a RB during the summer (Dest I believe) but could not get him as a back up for Dalot even on loan because we have Wan Bísaka and also Brandon Williams dat could also play the position, our CB also includes both Tuanzebe and Jones on the payroll, Fact is we've all agreed these players are not our level but we can't get people into those positions unless the fringe players leaves, one of the things I'm hoping on from our future transfers is we should start clearing them(as early as January transfers window), won't mind wanbisaka and Tuanzebe leaving (Jones will only leave at the summer when his contract ends) we should start clamouring for the sale/release of those eating up space, u could get gakpo by loaning out elanga with a buy out option and so, the truth is with our recent games one thing has been missing even with the argument of our wingers doing less take ons and crosses, it's the fact that we're missing big chances (I wonder our we created them) half of which would have been scored by an out and out striker, so let's be logical with things

Expert17:
We have Lindelof, Martnez, and Maguire. Maguire will improve with the addition of Casemiro and the form of Shaw, Dalot, and DDG.

Any observant person will know that our weakest link this season is our CF and LW.

DDG has improved. our CB pairing is one of the best in the league and Martinez is the best CB in the world for me. Shaw and Dalot are on fire. Casemiro is the best DM in the world pairing with another excellent baller Eriksen and inform McTom. Antony can't stop scoring and Bruno always creates chances.

What can you say about our CF and LW positions?

I don't get u, you're hoping MAGUIRE!! Will improve but sancho can't, the only way we're going to get gakpo is if one of our LW leaves, actually 2 self and that would be elanga and sancho, if non leaves non will arrive, that's only argument you have but buying into an already choked position won't happen, we can only hope that if sancho doesn't improve the club cuts her loss on him

ChristoBam:
I'm sure Rashford knows a lot of people are waiting and hoping to laugh at him tomorrow . Werey don buy market. Dey drag shirt with some people's mini-god.

it's quite funny, cause Ronaldo is also his idol, I'm not sure Rashford is trying to fight him, he's just trying to be a proper footballer

LostMyZeal:
Some delusional fans really think cr7 still owes them and the club

Naah, he more than paid his dues by sponsoring the uninstalling of Ole and his group of mediocres, so we the fans and the club are forever indebted to the G.O.A.T

Even ETH owes Ororo. To what extent, I don't know but cr7 played a key influential role in paving the way for ETH to land the United job.

Was it Maguire?
Was it Ole's annoying press conferences?

At some point sef, let's face it, to on gen watch our matches con be like say na mission

Wether you choose to believe it or not, the rebuild y'all are screaming about and perhaps this new Man United's story can't be written without the name of Cr7

Anyway, by tomorrow, I expect to hear rumours from your favorite dem say dem say journalists that ETH has secretly apologized to cr7 in a closed door meeting

GGMU

dude! ETH owes òróró? the same ETH pep was talking about that he wishes he takes after him at city, let's just end this argument and look forward to tomorrow's game, the season is still long we need to grab enough points before the games start coming in fast

let's talk about tomorrow's game, biko!