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All our hard work this transfer window will be undone if we stick to this same set of players in the midfield. There has to be at least one Baleba like addition

Lana1:
This should be the priority. I dont know why they are chasing Sesko that is not 100% commited about playing for us

We should be going all out for a midfielder

dreamxhaser:
Real! The midfield is just not it. I have a feeling we just dump this sesko idea and buy a midfielder. But what do I know🤷‍♂️

If I'm the one in charge, I will go all out for a midfielder that can be everywhere. We should be fine with what we already have in the attack

We need to be more aggressive and faster in closing down players and spaces. Everton are doing that better and able to control the game. We just need that man in the middle

Nezzjnr:
This Sesko pursuit is similar to that of Sancho when we were really hoping he gets signed.

After he joined.... Rubbish upon Rubbish

God abeg ooo

Hehe he hasn't even joined and it's already similar to Sancho? God abeg ooo

This argument and I'm wondering when was the last time we even stole any good player that another top club was pursuing.

Oasis007:
.....simple! We wanna be playing from the back, yet no player is showing up to collect ball and drive it forward.

Our CBs can't dribble a cone or shield the ball except Yoro, Heaven and Licha. We have got serious works to do.

Amorim should risk it all or leave. Let us see what he can offer not what players can offer. We need to know who to blame this time around.

Amorim has to find a way to make these players play with some urgency from kick off. We really need to see something different from these players during this preseason

We need our midfielders escaping their markers and showing up for passes. Whether it's a 343, 433, 442 or 451, you need players constantly moving and showing up for the ball. Players that can progress with the ball and release the ball on time, not trying to fight their way through 3 opponents in the midfield

TrebleChamp:
We will have to agree at some point that 343 is not working for us, or maybe it could work with Mbeumo on the right and a big strong bully striker like Aghehowa.

Aside that we need some speed and urgency with the ball movement. We need a lot of people arriving in the box and also demanding the ball. Many times we had very few people in the box when we attacked because the players can't match the energy needed for going up down the field for the whole 90 minutes. Hopefully they build that fitness so that when we're attacking, we should be seeing at least 3 players in the box, and when there's a counter they can still chase down the ball and win it back.

We already agreed a couple of things need to change in terms of personnel. I can only see Cunha in the attack so far. We need more hustlers

odizeey:
Goal scoring is still a problem with this team.

It is well.

Making the right decision is still a very big problem for them in the final third. We can't create chances or even trouble their keeper if they keep making the wrong decisions

Lana1:
Amorim better solve the goal scoring issues with what he now has or na God go punish am

He has no excuse now. Amad, Bruno, Mbueno and Cunha should guarantee us goals. A real number 9 will be nice though

dreamxhaser:
True, Amorim should be flexible.

If most are observant, you'll notice that the season Rashford scored goals and we qualified for the UCL was when Ten Hag switched to counter-attack after his first few games.

The only reason we didn't win the Europa League and even finish close to City was because our legs were tired towards the end (leading to the 7-0 trashing by Liverpool).

Now, what I expected of him was to get new (better) players for those strategic positions where we were lacking subs and where the players weren't good enough. But instead, he wasted our funds on useless players trying to play something new, I don't even know what.

I'm guessing he wanted to play something new because counter football was not what he agreed with the management to play before he was hired. I'm guessing same for Amorim too. They probably discussed a certain way of playing and it's important for them not to lose focus of the dream/goal. Should there be compromise along the way, maybe yes, but for how long? A season, two seasons, half?

Meanwhile ETH is a goat. He had the opportunity to do something good but instead messed it up with management overseeing the mess

MRTA7:
Looks like we're going to give Brentford what they want.

Before nko? Is that now this club has always done? Pursue a player for months or years and still end up paying the same or even more than the initial fee

diggz:
Bros abeg when the time come to buy players make you epp us put in a good word for Jackson. Na just £100mil kpere. We go sweeten the deal with Sterling and Nkunku for extra £80mil.

Cc nitrogen

Abeg make una put mouth join epp us beg Sir Cliff and Amorim.

If you find me something, I can help you push this file.

ovoP:
before the window closes we'll get at least 4 players if not more.

Is this not what we have been asking for? Looks like we're on the same page then

ovoP:
We will buy players. But I won't be confident to spend big money on a manager that didn't show me anything last summer.

Agreed. But can we spend big money on the club instead?

ovoP:
it's a gradual process. He's not going to get 11 players at 1s. This is the premier league.

That's disappointing. So how many can he get?

nitrogen:
I agree with you. The above happened under the Glazers. Thank goodness we have someone else calling the shots. I am sure it would be different this time. If we make UCL, we will spend more to go for the league title. At this time, it’s looking like survival mode under Amorim. Top 8 will be a significant progress vs last season’s 15-17th position.

How can you be sure it will be different this time?

nitrogen:
Let’s start from trying to make top 4. Whether we buy a brand new squad or not, we are not competing for the title in 2-3 years from now. Infact, Amorim should make top 8 first with what he has, or do we need a brand new squad to make top 8?

ETH made top 4, then made top 8 I think, then got Hojlund as his main striker that has never scored more than 10 goals in a season I think. Then he bought another half or semi striker. Mourinho made top 4 and won Europa, then wept bitterly for lack of players. We have been here long enough to know that when we make champions league, the club become reluctant to spend. Its only when we loose out that they start panic buying players for unnecessary amount and offering undeserving wages to players. We were not born yesterday

patrickmuf:
It is what I asked them weeks ago. If Amorim is sacked, what's next? Won't the new manager come in and ask for new players to be brought in?

No top manager will be happy to work with the tools we currently have. Even those that are optimistic, their optimism will clear after some games.

Only average and below average managers that are just happy to be the manager of Manchester United will be satisfied with the players we have currently. Their only goal will be to manage the situation and try to make top 4 as much as possible. Nothing more

We're hawking our players around the world for half their value and nobody wants them because they are living like kings here.

Buy better players that actually want to be here for the club, they say no because they don't like the coach. When the coach is sacked, won't the new coach need better players or everyone must be forced to use the players that don't want to be here anymore or can't be assed to put in an extra shift unless they're playing a big team rival, or the ones that just want to be fighting gidigbo on the field and can't hold up play if his life depends on it.

odizeey:
I've resigned from this argument.

It's just a waste of time.

Good morning

ovoP:
Correction chelsea bought players for their club. Chelsea don't go about buying players for coaches, they buy who dey feel is good and ask the manager to make it work

That's why we are asking the club to buy players for the club

ovoP:
But, he was part of the reason we let go of 2 to 3 attackers

But we were already complaining about those players long before he got here, no?

odizeey:
Anyone who thinks a coach is the problem of the club should have a rethink.

The management of the club should fix up the club.

If coach is the problem, go and sign Pep or Enrique. Tired of pointing fingers. Let the fingers go straight to the people at the top.

Did Chelsea sign Pep or Enrique ni? They should go to championship and look for coach jor

nitrogen:
You forgot to add that they seem to have gotten a good manager as well.

Oh I totally forgot Maresca.

MRTA7:
Chelsea have put the whole league on notice.

They have been buying. They have also found ways to sell off some unwanted players for good money

Lana1:
since we both know that is never going to happen, we will manage both of them and Mount as backups. Especially this season with no European commitments

Yeah we have to manage them. But then we also have to manage our expectations.

Lana1:
Garnacho miss is always sure every game. And Hojlund will always be in the wrong place when the ball gets in the box. Cunha, Zirkzee and Amad has the potential to change our lives. Those two foolish boys should no longer be regular starters

We still need like 2 more players because we will then be an injury away from having them back as starters.

MRTA7:
For sure. I'm not laying all the blame at the manager. The players have already shown they are not good enough. I just wonder if the manager is also squeezing the most juice possible from this squad.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm all for taking off the gloves. Most of the players are not good enough. Others are not interested in doing more. A couple of them don't want to be here anymore but nobody is going to offer them that kind of wage. It's obvious they're not that good enough. We have to be very sincere with ourselves and understand the journey ahead. The only kind of coaches that will be happy to coach these set of players are those that are used to coaching mediocre players. Any top coach that manages to come here will start complaining after a couple of months and will most likely not stay the second season if recruitment doesn't match their ambition