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melodyogonna:
What's going on, I checked stats. Wolves get 4 shots on target while we have one, abi two?

None of those shots was threatening, relax

SyIvalord:
When both are available, of course the senior players will be considered first. Unless the youth players show something exceptional in training.

Correct

Recent history has shown that we always freeze when expected to get a result that puts us in a better position. I'm hoping for a solid, convincing win today

SyIvalord:
Na the koko be that. Availability. In the past two seasons, when has Rojo been available? That is why I said some of those kids will get a chance to play before he does because they will be available and he will not.

I thought the premise of our discussion was if the fringe senior players and the youngsters are both fit and available

SyIvalord:
That’s if those senior players show that they deserve to play. Some of those kids will play before someone like Rojo plays

You think if we're trying to see out a game and we need to defend a lead or secure a point, Ole will throw in mengi ahead of Rojo if both are available?

Leyqute:
I don’t think those kids have the strength to play in the PL yet. Brandon Williams who did got the nod and was a starter. Then his game went to shit and he’s been frozen out again.

His game didn't really go to shit. The team lost form and were struggling. Put him in a thriving team, and he'll do better

Leyqute:
Agreed. Cavani can’t be a starter because of his injuries. So, Martial. No kid has impressed enough to start at CF.

Well it will take a kinda Greenwood breakthrough to keep those youngsters up. I hope they're able to deliver when they get the chance

timay:
Exactly.

It's the same reason Ole dropped a better RB in Williams in the absence of Wan Bissaka just to be playing Fosu Mensah and Tuanzebe at RB ahead of Williams, just because of seniority.

Last season, even when Lingard and Perreira were dropping disaster class, Angel and Chong were never considered like that. Any youth player stepping up will have to make a very good first impression

SyIvalord:
The fixture schedule is crazy so I am sure they will get first team playing time this season. Maybe not all of them though.

There are many senior players that will play first before those youngsters get more than a handful of first team opportunities

Leyqute:
If you impress and prove that you can be depended upon, he’ll ease you into the starting XI.

Who has proven himself this season more between Cavani and Martial? Not to talk about some youngsters. I trust Ole to try to protect them as much as he can. The only way they're staying in the team is if they deliver a very compelling first impression

DeadPresidents:
Remember this season? I christened it, the philosopher's tomb

That season was hell. I either wanted to blow my brains out. The football was mind-numbingly monotonous, laboured and soul-wrenching.

I'm pleased that these days, we only argue about personnel for matches and trivialities like, "we concede too much these days".

Dark times, those were.

I lost interest in football that period.

SyIvalord:
Facundo Pellistri, Ethan Laird, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire and Will Fish are all training with the first team. Is their time near?

Lol you actually think Ole will give these guys playing time? In which competition?

handelex:
That's why I said I don't like extreme takes. It's just like the far right and the far left, no side wants to listen to the other. They always take up an extreme position. Both the statement Eph12 replied to and his reply are from 2 extreme ends and both are not correct.

That statement was extreme and didn't make sense. I'm always inclined to give you back as you drop it. No vex

handelex:
This doesn't make any sense at all. That's why I don't like extreme takes, the arguments tends to be misconstrued and misunderstood .

You'll be fine

elrony:
Ahswearugad mehn!!!

As in ehn

Karleb:
Of course you are right.

By next season, our target should be the UCL else it's #OleOUT.

Let's finish this season first

ChristineC:
yeah but to be fair his price is well under €10m so it's a low risk business.
from his clips though, any player who has mobility and is strong on the ball has already given himself a pretty chance to succeed in the EPL. he's numbers are good for Ecuador as well. I think it's 4G/A in 4 apps.

Pepe used to be strong on the ball in those YouTube clips back then o

Leyqute:
Mourinho cannot win the league wirh his football mentality. Horrible football. Invites lots of pressure and deservedly concedes. Rubbish.

I'm glad he's not getting the results he wants

Karleb:
We've had this argument before now!

The only set of people who think we can challenge and win EPL are the OleOutters. This is have something to continue their #OleOUT campaign by the end of the season if Ole doesn't win the league.


Maybe we can challenge for the title but a true football fan knows it will take a big miracle for Man United to win the league this year. Unless you are just insincere with yourself.
...and this is football, What You See Is What You Get. No one has ever won one with miracle.

Imagine a team that played 14 games and conceded 23 goals wants to win the league whereas our mates are keeping 10 clean sheets already.

Me I sha don't know how the coward and defeatist key words tally with what the situation on ground.

And the oleinners don't want Manchester United anywhere any trophy so Ole won't be seen as someone that has failed. We understand

handelex:
Alex Telles: "He [Bruno Fernandes] is a very strong man in our dressing room, in the way he deals with each player. He has a leadership position, really. He is always helping with his position and that of his teammates." #mulive [o jogo, @Sport_Witness]

Someone that has not won anything? Tueh

SyIvalord:
Funny thing is we create more chances than Liverpool, especially from midfield.
If we can be more clinical, then maybe we can beat Liverpool to the title

We just need to be more clinical man

afrodoc2:
Na wetin dem dey talk that time be that. Dem think say na by toto power.

If you like no wear pant no wear bra. If you no sabi correct player or negotiate well na Wene mighty and Kayswitch you go buy.

Lmao

Shekpites always find new ways to amaze us everyday

timay:
Bros don't go there abeg , Mane and Salah are extremely wasteful too o.
The only difference is that they didn't conceed stupid and unnecessary goals during their title run. Especially the ones from individual errors
Two goals was quite enough to win any game if the backline knows what they are doing.
We can't continue to ship in 2 or 3 goals every game and expect to challenge for shit that way.

My only happiness is that we will get better with more understanding at the back , because personnel is not the problem.

For once they need to sort out set piece defending. Sorting that out will reduce our goals conceeded by 20 Percent. Then if the cut out stupid errors as well as occasional lapse in concentration, then we will be good to go

You mean Salah and Mane misses one on one anyhow?

TrebleChamp:
You and subtle jabs eeh , your statement is spot on. Ole needs to work on our poor defence, he should also tell Maguire to start acting as a leader and a captain....

I agree. Those boys need to be told the truth. They're letting the team down

SyIvalord:
Liverpool is getting the excessive respect teams accord the most recent league winner. There is absolutely nothing special about them and if teams play without fear against them, they will fall hard.

Also, can someone tell Peter Drury and Jim beglin to get off Liverpool’s dick? They are not the first team to score seven in a match

That's what happens when your attackers are deadly. If Rashford and Martial take half or a third of their chances, teams will be forced to sit back

ChristineC:
form and perhaps leadership at the rear.
United conceded less goals than these guys last season and I don't exactly see any new face in our back four.
also Ole cannot drop Maguire to try out a new partnership because he's the current captain and cost a lot of money, there's always some window for politics but perhaps he can do that next season. so it's not as straight forward as where you'd have loved to place the blame.
we can only hope individual players' keep their concentration for the entire 90 mins because a lot of goals we've conceded, even last season, has individual errors on an insanely worrying percentage.

Let's hope they'll get their act together so they don't cost us this season

DeadPresidents:
Guys remember:

"Marina no dey wear pant go negotiation"

- Griffon, 2020

Lmao warris this

Karleb:
I don't know and personally I don't much care about a player not in my team. I see them as shiny objects.

As for our defenders, I believe some of them are brilliant individually. Take AWB for example.

But they need to work as a unit.

Now the duty rests on OGS' shoulder to instill the spirit of togetherness in them.

If care isn't taken, that defence might cost us top 4. No jokes!

Good

State of emergency should be declared on that defense

MRTA7:
Balance, leadership, coaching.

It's left for the coaching crew to figure out how to improve our defensive stats. Unfortunately we can't bring in a new defender to come and be forming leadership or putting others on their toes if not people will ask him what he has won. Maybe we should go for Boateng

Karleb:
I guess people are just deceived by the name, caliber and price tags of our defenders + keeper.

The current crops of defenders at united are average at best especially as a unit.

So how many of aston villa players, CM or defenders will replace ours? Let's start from there.

MRTA7:
Once again it’s a mixture. The fact is they have conceded less goals than us so they are defending better than we are. You cannot attribute it to a single thing.

That they have conceded lesser goals than us is obvious. What we're trying to ascertain is if they also have better defenders or team than us.

If we have better defenders, then what could be the problem?

KingAlabi:
.......
Are you making an assertion or asking a question.

A question of course