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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:14pm On Feb 20, 2020
Leyqute:
Nemanja and Shaw.
Didnt see what Matic did wrong
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:08pm On Feb 20, 2020
Shaw in the final third and Matic passed between the line to Shaw. Instead of Shaw to do 180 turn to play with his forward players, he drove the ball back to Matic grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:06pm On Feb 20, 2020
Leyqute:
Nemanja Matic is back to his useless self.
Or Shaw?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:34pm On Feb 19, 2020
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:32pm On Feb 19, 2020
GloryIsaac:
Good thing that Bruno is here, finally, all those bus-parking teams will have a serious problem with containing his shots at goal from distance.
True. We have missed that.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:13pm On Feb 19, 2020
obainojazz:
You missing the point... Athletico will try to stop Messi and Ronaldo (almost impossible).... But you could see the great deal they put in to stop the wingbacks. Man Utd did same against Liverpool... Salah that you said creates chances gets marked out by ordinary Young
Althetico Madrid did not put in any great deal to stop wingbacks. The wing backs had a poor day.

How is Young ordinary? Young was in competition for our player of the year for some seasons playing in the left full back. He also played in the left full back for a world cup semi finalist team.

So when Phil Jones marked out some of the best players in the world when he was used to do dirty jobs in midfield and full back positions in years past, did it mean those players were not good. So you think Salah and Mane who have contested for Ballon D'or are less important than Arnold?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:26pm On Feb 19, 2020
When Messi, Neymar and Suarez failed to score in Atletico 2-0 win over Barca in 2016, I guess it because Athletico Madrid clipped Dani Alves who was the most important player in Barca.

Athelico Madrid on a good day can hold their own even if Messi and Ronaldo were in the opposition team.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:42am On Feb 19, 2020
Expert17:
Those 2 are more important than their midfield combined wink wink
Arnold's Assists are majorly from corner kicks. Liverpool met a team that can defend those set plays perfectly.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:41am On Feb 19, 2020
Hope we will not have a situation here whereby every time Liverpool scores, it is the creative ability of the wings. Everytime they fail to score, it will be it is because the wing players were clipped.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:38am On Feb 19, 2020
obainojazz:
Liverpool midfielders had chances.. Henderson shot the ball from inside the box
So why did they not create for the front three?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:30am On Feb 19, 2020
Expert17:
Am happy u saw that game plan by Simeone...

Arnold and Roberson were limited,... Those front 3 cudnt deliver
If the wings were clipped, was the midfield also clipped?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:28am On Feb 19, 2020
patrickmuf:
Elampiro, Simeone set up to limit the attacking influence of Robertson and Arnold and the resultant effect was fewer chances created.

Mane, Firmino and Salah played up front...
So then the logic from this is that Liverpool midfield is useless huh huh huh Am I vindicated?

Secondly, Arnold mostly create from set piece. Athletico Madrid are expert in defending set pieces.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:14pm On Feb 17, 2020
Chrisus:
Ighalo for score that ball make party scatter finish

Anyways, we move
E for too sweet. We for begin dey count his goals tonight
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:59pm On Feb 17, 2020
Martial in a one man wall and still dodged the ball. Thank God for the victory
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:38pm On Feb 17, 2020
nitrogen:
Williams suppose hit that ball abeg
Yes
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:37pm On Feb 17, 2020
Look at the space we gifted Chelsea on our LB
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:34pm On Feb 17, 2020
patrickmuf:
Bring in Greenwood now and take off one of Shaw or Brandon...Martial should go left, James right and Mason central...
No spoil ball o
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:25pm On Feb 17, 2020
Finally Maguire
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:15pm On Feb 17, 2020
Martial should have given a pass to James to go into the box, but..
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:13pm On Feb 17, 2020
Leyqute:
Bruno can pass the ball. He’s a cool guy.
But he dey spoil ball since
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:46pm On Feb 17, 2020
Two 'useless' players put us ahead grin cheesy
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:06pm On Feb 17, 2020
Ighalo starts from the bench
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:51pm On Feb 07, 2020
afrodoc2:
That year 2009 he scored only 4 goals in champions league. Scored only 1 goal in 7 games for Portugal.

He had a poor year all round, it wasn’t about the EPL.

I thought you were a statistician? How can you make a conclusion about a trend based on a single isolated outlier event.

Afrodoc,

Ronaldo goals for Portugal in calendar year
2008 (1)
2009 (1)
2010 (3)


The year he scored 31 EPL goals, he scored 1 for Portugal in 8 matches.
The year he scored 18 EPL goals, he scored 1 for Portugal in 7 matches

He did not have a poor year but poor three years. Such has nothing to do with having a poor season. The Portuguese national team probably had poor players or coaching that period. Ronaldo scored 18 EPL goals in 2008/2009 is a different thing here. Someone who scored 31 goals should have been able to score at least 25 to prove he could maintain the momentum. May be EPL has a way of affecting someone's body

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:37pm On Feb 07, 2020
raumdeuter:
And Ronaldo at anytime in the past 12 seasons has been better than Salahs peak
Let Ronaldo score 16 UCL goals in two seasons at Juventus and I will drop the arguemnt. Team mates at Madrid made him keep scoring many goals.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:35pm On Feb 07, 2020
odizeey:
Developing kor. When Ronaldo was at United, Messi made FIFA top three twice.
Ronaldo is three years older. When Ronaldo was playing Euro 2004 fighting for one of the best players of the tournament with Zidane, Rooney, Figo, etc, Messi was still in Barcelona team C. Ronaldo developed into first grade football far before Messi.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:28pm On Feb 07, 2020
Melvyn11:
How about his 99goals for Portugal?
That Portugal team was not that bad. They won a big final match with Ronaldo out injured. But not to take away his credit though.

Just look at his champions league goals at Madrid vs other teams you will know that team mates play a huge role.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:26pm On Feb 07, 2020
Melvyn11:
You are just bring up irrelevant stuffs up. Did I tell you one team was better than the other in regards to trophies won. City has scored a combined 312goals for the past 2 seasons. City create tons of chances every match and score lots of goals. Ronaldo will thrive in such a set up and bang in 60goals consistently.
Their goals are many because they have many people who can score. Aguero only scored 21.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:21pm On Feb 07, 2020
afrodoc2:
That year 2009 he scored only 4 goals in champions league. Scored only 1 goal in 7 games for Portugal.

He had a poor year all round, it wasn’t about the EPL.

I thought you were a statistician? How can you make a conclusion about a trend based on a single isolated outlier event.
It shows that if you put in a very good year in the EPL, your body will be too broken to carry on the following year. Ronaldo worked more in United than Madrid.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:19pm On Feb 07, 2020
Melvyn11:
You came up with that conclusion because of what exactly?
Already stated in my various arguments.

The simple thing is that he played in a better team in Madrid.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:17pm On Feb 07, 2020
Melvyn11:
I am not asking you for trophies won. I said put Ronaldo in the city team of the past 2 seasons and he will bang in 50goals if not more because they create tons of chances per match and their goal tally is insane. How many champions league goals did Ronaldo score in his first 2 seasons at Madrid and how many did he score later own? It's people like you that would use his first 2 seasons and say Ronaldo won't have been able to replicate his 2007/2008 form.
United of that time won UCL and three EPLs in a row. City won just 2 EPLs and you were trying to tell me City had a better team. If Ronaldo did not score 30 goals in two seasons for United, there is no way he would have maintained 50 goals per season.

Ronaldo first two seasons at Madrid their were some tired legs. The team was still being built.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:07pm On Feb 07, 2020
afrodoc2:
He was talking about Ronaldo. You no know ball.
If it is Ronaldo, he can see that number of matches played some role. When he scored 46, he was fit throughout the season and played 38 matches. The figures still do not have anything to do with 18 goals he scored at United.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:02pm On Feb 07, 2020
Melvyn11:
You didn't answer my point. How much did United spend before they went to 3 champions league final in 4 yrs?. If Ronaldo had stayed United will attract more players and build a team to satisfy Ronaldo if they want to keep him at the club. That's what Juventus are doing right now building a team for Ronaldo to thrive.
Very little amount of money compared to what Chelsea and City spent. We bought Carrick, Anderson, Vidic, Evra, Nani. Later added Rapael, Smalling, Jones, Valencia, Chicharito.

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