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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:00pm On Oct 23, 2016
chrisley024:
He could have also gone to the left and crossed it to the striker. Hazard easily dribbles 2 players not to talk of one in the box. Poor defending and ball watching from Mata and Valencia.
It he went to his left, the chances of making a decent cross would have been slim because Smalling would be shielding him, the best was to try to shoot from a very tight angle.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m):

If everyone is fit, we should line up like this:

........................ DDG

Jones/Bailly.. Bailly/Jones.. Chris... Shaw

................ Herrera/Carrick

..... Valencia.................. Pogba

.......... Mkhitaryan/Mata/Rooney

............Ibrahimovic..... Rashford/Martial


Or


........................ DDG

Jones/Bailly.. Bailly/Jones.. Chris... Shaw

................ Herrera/Carrick

.... ... Valencia.................. Pogba


Mkhitaryan ........Ibrahimovic..... Martial

The idea will be to utilize Valencia to his fullest, very close to what he does for Ecuador. He will offer energy, pace and protection to the midfield. He helps out defence and carries the ball forward fast either through the middle or in the wing.

Even if Valencia overlaps, our defence shape will be intact with Jones pinning the right back.

Pogba will finally be free to express himself while Valencia and Herrera cover his mess. Pogba is given more licence to adventure forward.

Blind fights for the left back position. Rooney, Rashford and Mata fight for the forward roles.

With this we will be hard to beat, and we will easily beat the small teams.


European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:41pm On Oct 23, 2016
chrisley024:
It's possible De Gea asked him to leave the ball judging by the sign he gave with his hand. The issue is that Blind iinvited the pressure in the 1st place. He was poor today but the serious question should also be why he came one vs one against the scorers. Hazard's goal for example; he gave pass, left Mata and Valencia, ran into the box to receive it with no one tracking him. Strikers in such circumstance have high chances of scoring. Though I knew reverting back to 2-man midfield would expose us more.
Smalling was still the one at fault for Hazard's goal. Hazard had only one angle from which he could score, and Smalling allowed him turn to that angle. She should have been more conscious of preventing Hazard from coming inside. Hazard had no chance if he went outside.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:32pm On Oct 23, 2016
larride:
SAF must be laughing really hard at those lambasting him for letting Pogba leave the club.

Dude is busy justifying SAF decision.
About two years ago, I said it here that Pogba didn’t deserve to start matches for us in 2011/2012 season when he eventually forced his way out. We had that argument twice on this forum, Coogar and his supporters made me appear like I didn't know what I was saying. I said the few minutes he was given that season, he looked very good with potentials but he wasn't fit to start for us in a stiff title race between United and City that season where both eventually ended with 89 points each.

Now look at him, still same style, trying to shine for personal glory.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:25pm On Oct 23, 2016
Oasis007:
"He (Bailly) is injured and I am afraid he is badly injured. In his knee, in the ligament area. He feels it - is really bad."


- Jose Mourinho
We knew it would not be long before he picked a red card, or injure or cause a penalty. He plays with too much power.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:15pm On Oct 23, 2016
Elxandre:
The number one problem was playing Pogba as a 10.
He's too slow to do that in a fast paced epl.
he was already out of steam running around foolishlyyy in the number 10 position in the first half.
So Pogba is no longer a number 10? There was a long argument here which was supported by majority of people that Rooney was preventing Pogba from enjoying his 'advanced' role. People were bringing articles to buttress the fact that that Pogba should play in the number 10. I remember I said he was a central midfielder.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:11pm On Oct 23, 2016
nyabinghi:
Herrera ko, Heerenveen ni, Man utd going the way of liverpool. United lost it the day they hurriedly sacked moyes.
This was the beginning of mistakes. Moyes was never allowed to settle. Once he had two successive bad results, the media and fans went after him that he was not a world class coach. He didn't have the luxury and protection Gaal had, and what Mourinho too is enjoying.

But we shouldn't sack again if we want to steady the team.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 5:31pm On Oct 23, 2016
Smalling disgraced again, the third time today.
What is this.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 5:24pm On Oct 23, 2016
Our defenders left their sense at home. Smalling easily waved by Hazard.


European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 5:16pm On Oct 23, 2016
Zlatan could have equalised but he failed to direct his header.

Smalling and Blind were both at fault for the goal. Smalling assumed the offside line was kept, but Blind's positioning gave Pedro the advantage.

Valencia is the only player we have. He has been very good. He is three men in one.

We are just too slow. Chelsea are faster. Fellaini and Blind were very slow in the first half.


European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 5:08pm On Oct 23, 2016
patrickmuf:
I'm losing faith in Mou by the day, who has Martial, Mata and Carrick and choose to leave them on the bench for mediocres...Really bad feeling.
Who are those mediocres?
Celebrities › Re: Chidinma Okeke's Video: Her Friend Speaks by elampiro(m): 10:17pm On Oct 22, 2016
herbie27:
I won't deny having judged anyone before, but come to think of it...Don't you guys feel she has had enough?, we all know it's a sin but sins don't have degrees in the bible.

1 John 5:16-17

If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:44pm On Oct 21, 2016
tess1:
Did you see Messi's first goal where all the defenders switched off and ball-watçhing when Messi pushed the ball a little bit too far before running to hit the ball to score? Were they shifting responsibity?
I saw this yesterday, I wondered what you meant. Did you mistakenly quote me?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:30am On Oct 20, 2016
SIRcumalot:
How today go be?
We need to build some momentum going into that Chelsea and we also need to rest some of our guys.
What if RVP scores the winning goal today?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:29am On Oct 20, 2016

The match was even until Barcelona scored. In 2009 final, United dominated the opening minutes until Etoo dribbled Vidic for the opening goal, and it became one sided.

If you cannot punish Barca when you have the upper hand, then forget it. City forward players didn't appear to have a scoring sense. They needed to have played a real striker.

City were making useless short passes in their own third even when Barca pressed them for the ball.

I am tempted to ask, did Guardiola make Barca or Barca made Guardiola?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:40pm On Oct 18, 2016
Diademk07:
They didn't park the bus though.. They pressed high to counter.. Di Maria and Modric turned every defense they had to attack and Alonso's vision and passes were superb in that game. Now, let me ask you this, do we have Modric? Or the prime Alonso?
Herrera is trying o. I see no reason why Pogba cannot start a counter with a player like Di Maria.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:06pm On Oct 18, 2016
Diademk07:
And you think Di Maria would excel in the "park the bus" tactic?
Yes, remember when Madrid packed it against Bayern Munich. Di Maria was involved in virtually all the counters, carrying the ball forward and tearing Bayern part through the middle at great speed. Ronaldo and Bale didn't have to do much but to run wide to wait for the ball while Benzema waited in the middle.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:05am On Oct 18, 2016
Antonio Valencia is the only player who has genuine pace with balance in the team. When we packed the bus in the second half, we needed to threaten with counter attacks. If I were the coach and I assuming I had a player like Jones on the bench, I would have brought him to play right back while I push Valencia forward. That should have pushed Liverpool back to their half, else they concede. I don't rate Darmian, he makes me nervous.

If only Mourinho had a pacing player like Di Maria.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:55am On Oct 18, 2016
TRendlona:
I don't know how Pogba can move with this $hitty formation angry

How can he attach when the team is playin rugby 4mationhuh
Our formation was very good in the first half while we dominated but Pogba was the major obstacle to our attacking play. He should just do the simple things and take the pressure off himself.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:47am On Oct 18, 2016
folba:
So many people failing to take the positive from this game. 1 point from Anfield considering the current form of pool is not too bad. Jose had a plan win or draw but not a loose. People should please cut the team some slack.Its a derby for crying out loud
True, if we got a point from the Manchester City game, they would have just be two point above us.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:46am On Oct 18, 2016
elrony:
I was expecting him to score that one, buh e be like the angle hard one kind.
Our Attacking play today was just disjointed. Terrible.
That angle should not be hard for a great scorer like Zlatan. He got the height, he got the power, etc. May be his confidence is crashing. Give that chance to short Messi, it would look the most easy thing in life. Messi, Bale, Ronaldo, Suarez would have made the keeper useless or made to make a make a miraculous save.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:15pm On Oct 17, 2016
Before we were looking for best position for Rooney, now we are looking for best position for Pogba. Abeg make e go play CM. We get people wey we need to give opportunity for number 10.

Today, even when he had a chance to set Rashford through into the box, he went looking for personal glory.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:12pm On Oct 17, 2016
Pogba should concentrate on central midfield. Mkhitaryan, Mata should be tried in the number 10 position. Pogba had 6 unsuccessful touch and got dispossed 4 times. Even Rooney doesn't get that poor in possession lost stats.

Fellaini did very well in the first half, but he was was easily beaten in the second half. He appeared to always marked players from the wrong side. Pogba was guilty of same. They over worked Herrera.

Why did our midfielders allow Coutinho space for that shot when they knew what he could do?

We will need faster players in our central attack. I don't know how fast Mkhitaryan is.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:02pm On Oct 17, 2016
Wazgwan with Ibrahimovic? I thought that header was a forgone conclusion but he appeared to have even defended it. Lol
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:56pm On Oct 17, 2016
diggz:
Congrats elampsbaba....... Valencia just did the unthinkable!
He is a beast. Horse power. There was a time he was calling for the ball from Herrera that would have been a great counter, but Herrera didnt see that Val had bursted clear.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:28pm On Oct 17, 2016
SailorXY:
they are quite far apart in attack. Can't see an attacking plan yet.
& I don't understand why we relax & let Liverpool from 30'. These guys will hardly pull off any counters if that's Jose's thinking, with Rashford not really in the game yet.
We need fast legs in our attack, unfortunately we haven't such players on the bench.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:48pm On Oct 17, 2016
Pogba is not in the game at all. He is giving away the ball cheaply, one of them led to Bailly earning a yellow. He is lackadaisical..

Rashford is not consistent.

But good game from the lads. Wish Ibrahimovic had speed.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:33pm On Oct 17, 2016
Let the match start before you criticize the line up.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:04pm On Oct 17, 2016
elrony:
Mr elampiro what's your take on today's game sir? grin
Young and Fellaini starting.

Hmmm. Hard to predict.
Christianity Etc › Re: 'my Late Sister Will Return To Her Skeleton This Year' - Pastor (photo) by elampiro(m): 5:07pm On Oct 17, 2016
Kenyans will say "Nigeria again?" "Nothing good comes out of Nigeria "



grin
Politics › Re: Buhari Insists: Aisha Belongs In My Kitchen, She Should Stay Out Of Politics by elampiro(m): 4:15pm On Oct 16, 2016
Well said. Unlike a former President who was controlled by his wife, and she was always taking front roles ahead of her husband.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:39pm On Oct 15, 2016
SailorXY:
why? he couldn't improve himself & has been shown up as some kind of lucky guy. He's been to high, medium & low seats since then, done nothing. He's a fucking fraud!
But he picked Everton from their perpetual relegation battling position to top 6 teams in the league. Everton used to escape relegation every season like Sunderland, then Moyes came and ensured they stayed within 4th-8th position. For that he earned some credit.

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