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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 3:47pm On Sep 11, 2021
United’s full backs are terrible.

Not a single decent cross into the box. Put Trent/Robertson in this team and the outcome would be different.

AWB is completely useless after the half way line. Shaw puts in a decent cross once in 20 attempts.

Ronaldo scores!!!!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 2:30am On Sep 11, 2021
Oasis007:
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Fred is finally available for Selection.
Brazil, Chil, Mexico, Paraguay have all agreed to waive the automatic 5-day restriction.

The only things surer than Pastor Fred starting tomorrow are taxes and death. grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 9:58pm On Sep 10, 2021
Oasis007:
Solskjær: "We had a good season last season, but it wasn't a successful season. A successful season is when you win something."
This man has no shame.

Didn’t he say trophies are an ego thing? cheesy grin

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 6:05pm On Sep 10, 2021
Oasis007:
Solskjær: "Donny [Van de Beek] has very good qualities. Of course he had a disappointing season last year — he's waiting to be unleashed and play again and show what he can do."
One would think Ole wasn’t the reason Donny had a “disappointing” season last year.

Donny has come out to say he can play as a 6 and that he started as a 6 at Ajax. With Fred’s suspension still in the balance, Ole has to start Donny tomorrow.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 5:36pm On Sep 10, 2021
Botfuss:
Lol it’s the age for me and the cluelessness of Ole. Arms crossed anyways.
His age didn’t stop him from winning the golden boot in Serie A(ahead of Lukaku) or winning the golden boot at the Euros(ahead of Sterling, Mbappe, Lewandowski, Lukaku, Kane, Immobile, Griezmann, Icardi, Werner, etc).

The days of Ole’s cluelessness are numbered. If he doesn’t get the best out of Ronaldo, it’s Ole’s job on the line. There can be no excuses for Ole going forward.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 1:27pm On Sep 10, 2021
Botfuss:
You people shouldn’t raise your hopes about Ronaldo sha
Why not?

Ronaldo hasn’t even kicked a ball yet and you are already in panic stations. grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 1:05pm On Sep 10, 2021
patrickmuf:
Is he eligible to play? I thought he was banned from playing alongside other Brazilians representing top EPL clubs for their failure to show up for the South American qualifiers?
It hasn’t been resolved yet so it’s possible but not definitive. Klopp has said he would play Firmino and Alisson after Brazilian FA excluded Richarlison from the list of players that should be banned.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 12:52pm On Sep 10, 2021
There shall be heartbreaks on this thread when Fred starts tomorrow. cry cry

Fred is Ole’s most trusted soldier in the midfield.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 2:42pm On Sep 07, 2021
Oasis007:
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Bailly should have been sold.
Why sell Bailly when VDB had offers from Everton, and several clubs from Italy and Germany? Ole knew fully well he didn’t have an elite DM and yet blocked VDB’s transfer to Everton.

He could have let VDB go and use his transfer fee to pursue an elite DM in the summer. Now, he still doesn’t have a DM and a player that he doesn’t trust at all to start in his team.

Ole is so daft.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 10:26pm On Sep 01, 2021
ChristoBam:
I don't understand the obsession with you guys and finding holes(excuses) for Ole.

We claim we need a CDM but according to Fabrizio, we have an 18 years old Camavinga as first choice and Saul as second choice. Confirmed by other tier one reporters as well. Not of those guys are CDMs and I doubt they can thrive as one. None of them might even be able to bench either of Fred or Mctominay.

So what's with the CDM excuse when Ole doesn't even want one.
It’s because they know he’s a shitty manager.

When Mourinho finished 2nd, he was given Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant the following summer and the expectation in the following season was a PL title.

Ole finished 2nd, he’s been given a world class defender(Varane), the best goal scorer on the planet(Ronaldo), one of the best wingers in the world(Sancho) and yet Olesexuals are still in doubt if he has a good enough squad to win the title.

Put Tuchel, Mourinho, Pep or even Moyes in Ole’s shoes and the expectation from the media would be PL + UCL final(at least). Pep won 17/18 PL without an elite left back. Pep had to figure out a way to win by playing Fabian Delph(midfielder) as LB and he got them to the title.

Ole has to figure out a way too. There’s no complete team anywhere in the world. Every team can always be improved. Pep won the title again last season without an elite striker. He missed out on Kane this season and the bookies still have him as the title favorites. Ole should do the same and the expectation should be a PL title.

No more excuses.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 9:44pm On Sep 01, 2021
Wan Bissaka and Shaw better start practicing how to cross the ball.

They won’t last long at United in the next 2 years with shitty crosses.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 12:43pm On Sep 01, 2021
JayKayMaybachz:
Ole's preferred DM is Rice.. He doesn't want to sign anyone bar who he wants. Same with Sancho and Varane. He waited for 'em until they were at the right price.

Man Utd will go again for Rice Jan or Summer. A deal would have happened if Westham hadn't priced out Rice (£100 Million). And he's preferred CM is Bellingham...

Ole tends to get his No. 1 targets.. He loves waiting (Bruno, Sancho, Varane)

Same will happen with Haaland and Bellingham) those 3 are his preferred signings for next summer
Your theory is flawed.

Ole has been signing everyone bar who he wants for years - that’s actually his modus operandi.

Why did he buy James when he couldn’t get Sancho? Why did he sign Ighalo and Cavani after Haaland turned him down?

Actually, it was for this reason I thought he would at least sign Saul Niguez on loan in the meanwhile before the money for Rice/Ndidi is ready.

The DM position is a blind spot for Ole and his useless back room staff. You would think Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher who were brilliant midfielders at the club would see the gaping hole in the midfield but years of rubbing shoulders with Ole has reduced their IQ.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 8:59pm On Aug 31, 2021
CrystalTiger:
You do know that Saul is primarily a CM, right?..I mean we already have VDB wasting away, why add another to come sit on the bench again?

Its obvious we needed a thorough DM but those at the club is oblivious of that fact despite the shambolic display at the Molineux on Sunday..
Saul can play as a DM and he’s better than McFred, Matic or whoever we play there.

Those at the club are useless. When Ole bottles all the competitions again this season, we would hear plenty of excuses about rebuilding for the future.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 8:22pm On Aug 31, 2021
Oasis007:
Boubacar Kamara is available..... at all at all na em bad.
Chelsea got Saul for €4m on loan.

You want to tell me Woodward doesn’t have £3.4m from the James transfer to get Saul?

Why am I even blaming Woodward? The Norwegian fraud has already said he’s more than happy with his squad - so no excuses.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 8:04pm On Aug 31, 2021
Oasis007:
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Maybe OGS has found a DM in the squad. Jez Maybe. United gonna have a closed door Match this Weekend, I want to believe Ole wanna experiment something.
He is a useless manager.

We needed a CDM before McTominay’s injury. Now that he’s injured, everyone felt a CDM is a must buy. That he’s completely ignored that department of the pitch just tells you how idiötic the manager is.

This is his best opportunity to win the PL and he is blowing it. By this time next summer, United would lose 2-3 players that they have to replace - excluding the DM he’s planning to buy next summer.

Back to square one!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 6:20pm On Aug 31, 2021
Saul Niguez to Chelsea!!!

They have Kante, Jorginho and they have added Saul to the fold.

Ole and Woodward are lunatics.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 4:23pm On Aug 31, 2021
Oasis007:
We can confirm that Daniel James has completed a permanent transfer from Manchester United to Leeds United.

The Wales international became a Red during the summer of 2019 and he made an instant impact at Old Trafford, by memorably scoring on his debut against Premier League rivals Chelsea in front of a jubilant Stretford End. 

A talented, hard-working and popular member of the squad, James went on to make 74 appearances across all competitions for the club. The 23-year-old also scored nine goals in total, including one against his new club Leeds in 2019/20.



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They are interviewing him on SkySports now. Leeds FC is his level.

I wish him well at Leeds.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 4:09pm On Aug 31, 2021
Expert17:
His FKs stats are getting worse day by day WHILE Bruno's is getting better.

Imagine, he scored just 1 in Italian farmers league.

grin grin
Italy’s not a farmer’s league.

We all saw how Italy(mostly Serie A players) decapitated England(mostly PL players) in the last Euros.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 3:41pm On Aug 31, 2021
Expert17:
CR7 freekick? nahh

Bruno should take the freekick.

Freekick scored from 2018 - 2021

Ronaldo - 1
Bruno - 8
Why are you counting from 2018? Ronaldo’s career started in 2018 or what’s the purpose of cutting it to the last 3 years?

I can also say Bruno scored close to 80% of his free kicks in a farmer’s league in Portugal where majority of the defenders are part-time ritualists.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 3:36pm On Aug 31, 2021
TheLequte:
How is buying a player 15m and then selling them for 30m a waste of money?
Because that profit is not going into squad investment.

James’ transfer fee will go into buying another yacht for one of the Glazers in Miami.

I would rather we got an elite CDM instead of signing and selling Daniel James. His arrival and departure contributed nothing to the squad.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 2:48pm On Aug 31, 2021
Ole wasted money on Van De Beek(£35m), Amad(£20m), Pellistri(£8m), Daniel James(£15m)

That’s almost £80m that could have gotten 2 elite DMs in the last 2 years. United are well stacked in all other departments but empty in the midfield role.

Ole has turned this team into a doughnut.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 2:04pm On Aug 31, 2021
Oasis007:
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We don settle the matter nau, but CR7 should still take over.
CR7 - freekicks
Bruno - penalty kicks
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 1:51pm On Aug 31, 2021
Oasis007:
grin

CR7 should take over all kicks, even Goal Kick. Rashford relinquished it for Bruno, the latter has to do same for a superior Player.
Bruno - 41 penalties scored in 44 attempts.
Ronaldo - 139 penalties scored in 166 attempts.

Statistically, Bruno is better at taking penalties than Ronaldo.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 10:34pm On Aug 30, 2021
Oasis007:
grin


..... but No. 7 ain't vacant nau? Ronaldo can take up No. 21 since its vacant now.

If Cavani willingly wants him to have it (No. 7), then it's fine. If otherwise, CR7 should wear No. 21 or No. 28.
Cavani has agreed to let Ronaldo have the #7 shirt. The matter is now in the hands of the PL because we have already registered Cavani as #7 but certain exceptions can be given.

Cavani has no qualms letting Ronaldo have #7. Cavani will take James’ #21 shirt. It’s the same number he wears for Uruguay.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 7:40pm On Aug 30, 2021
timay1:
James is a counter attacking speed demon. He was useful in his early days when Ole was playing counter attacks against every team, big or small. He became useless the moment we couldn't counter most teams because they began sitting back against us, and this new development required a cerebral winger that can dribble 1v1 without necessarily needing to be a speed demon. It a went downhill from there.

These midtable teams are fighting for him now because he's a very useful player because they won't be facing lowblocks every week.
You may be right but I noticed a trend that has to be mentioned.

Ole’s first purchases came from lowly Crystal Palace, Swansea, Leicester, etc.

This summer, he’s gone to buy players from Real Madrid, Dortmund and Juventus.

Is this a coincidence or dude has realized buying low quality players isn’t going to cut it at the top level?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 7:25pm On Aug 30, 2021
elampiro:
Testing him for the last time. And he failed
And if he had gotten injured during the testing, Ole would be telling us in Norwegian language that we cannot move him because of his injury.

There was no reason to play James yesterday. We wasted an entire half because of him on the pitch. He was just running around like a happy rabbit.

In another news, there’s now a price war for James. Everton are about to hijack the deal. grin cheesy grin

I have seen it all in 2021.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 7:18pm On Aug 30, 2021
Oasis007:
grin


..... but United should have added Jones as bonus though.
I am 100% concerned with Ole’s brain power.

So any slight injury to James yesterday would have nullified this transfer to Leeds. Why did Ole start James at all knowing there was a risk of injury to him?

James contributed nothing, he was removed after 52 minutes and put on a transfer shelf 24 hours later. This is the evidence that the manager at Man Utd has zero cognitive ability.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 6:52pm On Aug 30, 2021
Bye bye Daniel James.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 5:01pm On Aug 30, 2021
jargooflife912:
Imagine defending Fred with the rubbish he always play sigh
Fred is an excellent ball winner. He reads the game very well, he intercepts and he generally constitutes a nuisance to the opponent’s build up.

Fred’s problem is passing the ball after winning it. He makes at least 10 mistakes per game and this is because Ole is brainless. A player like Fred should be conditioned not to pass the ball more than 5-10 yards to a team mate.

I often see Fred attempting cross field passes ranging from 20-40 yards, I see Fred attempting line breaking passes. Ole should know he’s not capable of such passes. Fred’s main objective should be winning the ball and making short passes.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 3:02pm On Aug 30, 2021
Oasis007:
Excl. Leeds are in advanced talks to sign Dan James from Manchester United on a permanent deal! Discussions ongoing to complete the agreement. Talks also on personal terms.

Noa Lang rumours few days ago were ‘fake’ - never been close to Leeds in the last weeks.

- Fabrizio Romano
Diogo Dalot has completed more dribbles (1) than Dan James (0) in the Premier League this season

Dalot has spent one PL minute on the pitch...
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable: 2:26pm On Aug 30, 2021
Expert17:
Not just attack, he is good all round.

King Bruno.

I guess he was tackling, intercepting and clearing in opposition box.
Isn’t this because Bruno played more minutes? Bruno made 37 PL apps to KDB’s 25.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Illimitable:
eph12:
Bruno laments the most in that team fyi
Bruno laments to the referee.

Martial misses a chance and you see him lamenting to himself. He would stay still for 5 mins while the ball is in United’s half. That crap needs to stop.

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