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jargooflife912:
Imagine defending Fred with the rubbish he always play sigh

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

Expert17:
Not just attack, he is good all round.

King Bruno.

I guess he was tackling, intercepting and clearing in opposition box.

eph12:
Bruno laments the most in that team fyi

patrickmuf:
Check when Pep plays KDB and Gundogan in front of Rodri...You hardly find that much space between the pair even when they attack. Rodri always has passing options either to the two CBs or their full backs or to either of Gundogan or KDB.

When attacking, Gundogan will ghost into the box, KDB will be a little withdrawn with Rodri stationed in the opponents half whilst the 2 fullbacks supply the width and the CBs push up close to the Centre of the pitch. This makes the pitch small for the opponents as they're kind of crowded out thus City can easily recover possession with their press. It's a system that involves all the units functioning, each player must be well positioned for their press to be coordinated. It is not down to the superior defensive quality of Rodri but more to their system.

A DM is important but in our present set up, Ndidi will look above average at best. I can't remember a game where I saw an opponent running at Rodri. Pep will never set up to allow the opponent attackers have a go at his defenders, it rarely does happen and when it does, most times City drop points because individually some of their defenders are suspect but as a unit, they're that good.

We should learn how to keep the ball and progressively attack and defend as a unit...

dammywapes:
Cavani withdrawn from Uruguay World Cup qualifier

patrickmuf:
From what you saw yesterday with Fred chasing Trincao in one action and in another trying to dispossess Traore, do you really think all we need is a DM and all our problems will be solved?

We need a DM, no doubt it but I don't see how even Makelele will fix the issues we have in the team.

melodyogonna:
Stats no dey show everything ...

patrickmuf:
We will have to talk about Bruno away from his goals and assist at some point...

Oasis007:
Oops... Kalvin rather

Oasis007:
You don't rate Kevin?

Oasis007:
Leeds United are open to a loan move or even a permanent deal for Daniel James, who Manchester United value at in excess of £20m.

- Adam Crafton

Direct Swap please..... jez take Kevin Phillips. Kalaz.

Oasis007:
David Moyes will be meeting with Jesse Lingard this evening. The topic of conversation is unknown but there is a scenario where Lingard returns on loan to West Ham possibly after signing a new Manchester United contract.

melodyogonna:
Wetin be PPDA abeg?

Lana1:
Wont trade AWB for any RB in the world

odizeey:
Ole wey dey fear trophy.

But he must win whether he like am or not.

He must win treble.

paafin:
Read to understand

Those coaches I mentioned are better than Ole..

And they are coaching top class teams..

Will be difficult for Ole to win the league competing with them..

patrickmuf:
I am not disputing the fact that we need a solid DM but our players have to play close to each other and press as a unit...

patrickmuf:
They press as a unit tbh. I am not disputing the contributions of Fernandinho but I have seen Rodri take up that role and they still looked considerably solid...Heck, I have seen Gundogan deployed in that position and City weren't exposed at least not at an alarming rate. It goes beyond a competent DM.

patrickmuf:
City have their full backs to offer width whilst their wingers tuck in and the CMs press forwards. In almost every area of the pitch, they have a triangle of players who are not far from each other thus they retain possession very well. In our case, our players drift too far from each other that's why when one of the loses the ball, the opponent can cover considerable ground without a challenge.

Most of our issues is down to how we set up and that's on the manager...

Expert17:
Yh.

With the signing of a DM, do you think 4-1-4-1 formation would work?

Expert17:
Our 1st choice front 4.

Greenwood Bruno Rashford/Pogba

Ronaldo

GloryIsaac:
If not for anything, at least get a DM for the next coach please

Because with this thing I watched today, Ronaldo fans won’t take it easy on Olé

patrickmuf:
They're cracks in our set up, so wide that a DM might not fix all of it. Ole has to find a system to accommodate the attacking talents at his disposal whilst remaining compact at the back.

Expert17:


OLE is still our coach oo

You didn't' praise OLE for Degea's save, the same man you dragged any time Degea fvcks up

patrickmuf:
Very poor performance. Different day and we end the match with 0 pts. We have to learn how to calm down and dominate a game, way too many rushed passes and general poor positioning from our players...

3 pts in the bag though.

Oasis007:


Baba still call am Coogar

elampiro:
Did you see this? Ferdinand added: "We spoke when we came back to pre-season. I remember speaking to you and you said, 'I'm going to speak to the manager and say I want to play as a number ten.'

elampiro:
Also, Ferguson said he stopped playing two strikers when he bought Nilsterooy. He said it was the need to change from the traditional way that he offloaded Yorke and Cole for Nilsterooy. Remember, Rooney played with Nilsterooy, so they were not playing as two strikers based on what SAF said.

donjazet:
Guys, please does anyone have the link for Bayern Dortmund match?

TrebleChamp:
, but would Raiola allow Haaland come to United...