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Expert17:
Era where goalkeepers with good ball work will start over normal gks.

Where attack minded fullbacks will start over the defensive minded ones.

Where teams start their attacking play right from the GKs first touch.

These Man Utd fans want their AM to drop deep and help McFred control the midfield

NO COACH WILL BENCH AN ATTACKING MIDFIELDER THAT DOES THE HARDEST/IMPORTANT WORK IN FOOTBALL EASILY (scoring goals)

So, an AM’s most important work is scoring goals? Continue!

Maybe I don’t understand your point sha. My point is, we need to play better, and Bruno is not helping us, simple!

TheLequte:
If na play stop am.

Bruno has his weaknesses (that we’ve mentioned here a number of times) but his contribution to this team has been enormous.

I hear you. End product matters sha.

CapitalCee:
Sporting won the league because the brought in Amorin and signed nearly half a dozen starters. Stop hiding behind these long epistle to further your agenda. You dont like bruno admit it lets move forwrad. You are expecting somebody that plays AM who function is to link CM/DF and Attackers and also to arrive late in the box to control the Midfiled. I am not seeing any talk of how Mctoms and Fred as well as Pogba were shiting everywhere, or how Greenwood would have delivered at least 3 assists to Bruno.
Tell me any goal united scored that doesnt pass through Bruno? 90% of Man United goals passes through him so as an AM whatelse do you want him to do? Oga state your agenda this your talk no follow abeg.

I tell you na Oasis. They are here, better hide.

Like say we don’t criticize other players. Even a 19 year old Greenwood was criticized yesterday. Fred, Pogba, DDG, AWB, Shaw, Magwaya can be criticized. But don’t touch Bruno, the anointed one!

TheLequte:
This is disingenuous.

If not that you changed mouth towards the end of that comment I for attack you with 2 x 2.

TBF, nothing special has happened since Bruno joined. He is a hard worker, but he is not helping us as such.

Expert17:
What was our situation before he joined the club? is it better or worst now?

Should we go back to Lingard and Mata?

How many games have you won without him since he joined?

Why can't we tailor our game to favour Fred, Pogba or Cavani? Why Bruno?

Lol, what have we won since Bruno joined? Shey we won a spoon before he joined. Are we really better now? Maybe we have better players in the team, but we have not improved in anything.

eph12:
Because the team is tailored for him at the expense of better dominating football

I don’t know why these Bruno boys are stubborn. They just wanna focus on stats. As long as he is stat padding, even though it’s affecting the team, we should not bother.

Elxandre:
I see your point but if Ronaldo doesn't get to take penalties, there will be crisis in that dressing room. It's not rocket science.
Maybe we shouldn't have bought Ronaldo Tbh.

You are right. I think this will change. Ronaldo will take over. It’s going to be a tussle between Bruno and OGS vs Ronaldo and the board. Loolll

afrodoc2:
If he is going to be a short 1 in game play then this season go long pass how we dey think am o.

Style of play matters. Messi and Ronaldo won’t chase balls, you need them to provide assists or score goals.

Oasis007:


This is not an Agenda to drag Bruno Doc. Coz Expert and Co already seeing it as an Agenda as usual. Sporting CP won their League after they sold Bruno to us. When Bruno was with them, he's the one banging Goals and Assists, winning individual Awards, yet no league won but 2 Cups equivalent to Carabao Cup.

I repeat, this is not Agenda, but why no other Clubs were eager to get him before we eventually did in January? He's a top Lad. A good Player, but he needs to put aside individual glory (stats) for Team to succeed.

Lol, I remember we had this discussion last season. Bruno as a Sporting player did not win any major trophy, Bruno as AM at united has not won a spoon in 2 years.

Be like say we don enter one chance o. He is a good player sha, we just need to get rid of OGS and bring in a manager that can make the team gel. Bruno will be a very good player under managers like Pep and Klopp. They will help him to be a much smarter player.

As for Ronaldo, his legs are gone, his strengths are positioning, being clinical etc, can’t expect him to chase the ball every time and still score goals. He is a 36 year old number 9.

afrodoc2:
Bruno has had his shyte days but yesterday is the wrong day to try to drag him. Many are just using the penalty miss to further their agenda ( i don't know if you are one of them). He was probably our best player but somehow you are now telling us that he is the reason for McFred's struggles.

Yesterday i actually pitied Fred. He was poor in the first half but grew into the game and watching him cover for McTom was painful to see. I believe McTom is not match fit but Amaka has rushed him back from his surgery because he doesn't trust Matic or VDB.

Meanwhile i noticed nobody has really mentioned CR7 standing like an Okorocha statue for most of the match.

Of course, I agree Bruno did well yesterday. I am not dragging him for missing the penalty, though the way he held on to the ball before the PK was disgraceful. Anyone can miss penalties. So no big deal at all.

The elephant in the room is his unnecessary risk taking, it’s affecting the team.

afrodoc2:
McTom with binary contribution yesterday. 0 tackle, 0 clearance, 1 interception, 0 blocked shot. 33 touches in 80 minutes.

Can any God fearing individual tell me what he was doing on the pitch yesterday.

Lol, McTom has always been a useful player. He was shyte yesterday. That I agree with. Fred played better, but then, my initial comment stands.

Ole should be helping these boys to play as a team.

melodyogonna:
These things na something dem suppose dey learn for training. While I'm not averse to allowing players express themselves, I feel like they need to show more teamwork. They need to learn how to pass better as a team, Bruno needs to learn to read the atmosphere, he should know when we need some moment of control to calm our game down. Making us chase after the ball again whenever it gets to his feet is starting to piss me off tbh

Exactly. It’s really unfair to McFred. Both are average players, but style of play can make them look okay. Currently, both of them are always chasing after the ball, no time for creativity because our most creative player is always interested in throwing the ball away before it gets to him.

Fred and McTom to recover the ball only for Bruno to throw it away. O wrong now. Infact, I have seen situations where Bruno will run to the back to recover the ball, and then senselessly play a long ball forward hoping that Ronaldo and co are there.

Sometimes, the simple things matter.

afrodoc2:
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This is where you got it wrong. Possession lost by a CDM or CM is not the same thing as possession lost by a AM or SS. One is losing possession near the opposition box and the other is losing possession near our box.

And in case you don't know fluidity of play is more due to the CDM or CM not the AM. It is primarily the job of McFred or Matic/VDB and not the job of Bruno or Lingard. Barca's possession fluidity was mainly due to Xavi and Busquets. Bayern's possession fluidity was mainly due to Kimmich/Thiago and not Muller.

Fluidity is also having your AM join the midfield to maintain possession. AM helps with recycling of possession by avoiding risky stuffs every time. Iniesta, KDB and others come to mind. They don’t just waste the ball every damn time.

Oasis007:
I am not judging cos he lost a PK Doc, rather Truth has to be said as highlighted in your Post. We should forget fluidity with Bruno on the Pitch, coz moments ball gets to him, everyone, if possible for De Gea too, would be running into the opposition Box.

They know he's unlikely to keep the possession flowing, rather gonna fly the ball in the Box for any lucky Player to nod, kick or miss. Sometimes he would played unnecessary Shots, simply to boost his Stats.

We are accusing Fred of losing possession recklessly, same goes to Bruno as well.

Not sure Bruno can hold the ball for long, or be patient enough to make short passes, which are requirements for midfielders to at least dominate play, he will be worst than Fred and Pogba if he tries both.

But dem Bruno boys are still coming for you sha. It’s only a matter of time.

afrodoc2:
When they were comparing Bruno to KDB i tried to caution them. Even when some were comparing his skill set to Pogba's i was not in support. He has limits to his talent, however do you think yesterday's game is the one to use to criticize Bruno? Despite missing a penalty he had the best Whoscored rating in our team. Not saying he was excellent but the poor performance of the team was definitely not on him.

He created 10 key passes while the rest of the team combined to create 11. He made 3 through passes out of 3 attempts, the rest of the team combined to create 1. It is very interesting to read some saying that he got 10 key passes because Greenwood converted the passes to key passes, as if Greenwood was banned from converting other players' passes to key passes.

We lost the battle in central midfield where Fred (who had a shaky first half but much improved 2nd half) was left to play with GhostTominay who was invisible all game long. GhostTominay was a short one all game long.

I thought he did well yesterday. But you know what, taking too many risks are unnecessary. He just wants to get the ball and try long risky passes to Ronaldo or Greenwood every damn time. Sometimes, it’s about controlling the ball and make short passes to the next player. Dominating play is about controlling the midfield and doing the very simple things. When you control the field, becomes easier to be accurate with your creativity.

He is affecting our play to be honest. But then, the blame still goes to Ole. That guy can at least correct these minor issues, instead of sitting through games like a stature.

Fletcher, Carrick, OGS, DNA shit!

This loss pain me die!!!

Dem say the penalty na Bruno Mars.

TrebleChamp:
The bolded is why i believe the Glaziers won't sack Ole. As long as fans at stadium keeps singing his name, we the "fake" OleOUT fans are in for a long torrid ride.

Someone finally gets it. The real fans should do this. The problem is, they are sentimental. Ask them about Ole, either they are still Ole in or they will tell you they are not Ole out or Ole in. Until they take a stand, not sure there will be a way forward.

The Glazers are fine with this, as long as the spotlight is not really in them. We have a legend in charge, let’s enjoy the ride.

Mrviktor:
#mufc's next eight fixtures:

October is d make or break month.


Villarreal (H)
Everton (H)
Leicester City (A)
Atalanta (H)
Liverpool (H)
Tottenham (A)
Atalanta (A)
Manchester City (H)

I don’t care. We should get rid of this guy and his crew before we play the tough games. The freshness and new ideas will help us, else, we would be completely screwed after the game against Man City.

The season would have been lost by then. There is no way this guy will win those games. We won’t be lucky this time!

Mrviktor:
It's good to see that Cavani played only 9 minutes and made an impact..

Still not an excuse to not win against Aston Villa at home sha.

But let's give d man till December..

Dec, when everything for don loss? Real fan!

kifeyous:
We are in result oriented era.. nobody give a fvck about your process or your struggles cause everyone does ... results is what sets us apart.
I mean look at the way barca fan are calling for koeman sack despite the current state of mess barcelona is in..
... I guess our board is satisfied with what's he's dishing out .. except we fall drastically, right now we are moving in circles..we go on a useless unbeaten run, play some draws in between, loose to a lowly rated team ..the circle continues

TBH, they have refused to sack him because the guy is more like a shield right now. They are using him to shield themselves from stupid glazers out chants that keep coming up every year. Any small thing, Glazers out. They wanna win trophies, that's why they have sacked 3 managers since 2013, and invested heavily in the club. But the fans wont stop, so it just makes sense to keep Ole there, give him all the support and watch as things go. The 'real' fans will never be ole out.

Elxandre:
Sadly, I think giving Greenwood a starting role has harmed him ego-wise.
I can't remember seeing any 19 year old as selfish as this boy.
Bruno too is annoying. Just let Ronaldo play the spot kick. A midfielder should be Stat padding assists not goals else ask for a transfer to championship to be their top 9 there. Nonsense!

Not really interested in blaming Bruno today. I thought he played well. But you have pointed out something we have discussed many times here.

hensben:
You guys should stick with Ole as far as the is making top 4 and playing ucl every season. Currently no coach can succeed with Man U due to in-house issues. Glaziers are wise but you fans don’t understand this aspect of the club. Conte or Zidane will have issues if they come. Man U environment is toxic currently, only son of the soil(legends) can survive the in house battle.

Shut up chicken, na your house?

Expert17:
Joke apart, It's different

No, I understand the feeling. I have done a few OT trips. Right now, it looks like the boys play well when you watch them live vs on TV. Something is wrong!!!!

eph12:
Lmao nitro and oasis that just like picking on Fred for no reason

Fred, no vex jare, you actually did well in the second half. OLe out!!!!

kifeyous:
The entire coaching crew needs to be kicked out. No iota tactical brilliance in any of them, all they do is chitchat through out games like it's an hangout or something.
Same issues we've been having still persist can't defend set pieces and can't score one either , almost same lineup every matchday,same substitution pattern. No tweaking of formation at all and in game management...I mean once our opponent get hold of the game there is no way out we only hope miracle happens ...

I dont know why we are doing this legend and ex-players stuffsssss....football is business ffs. The coaching crew is filled with boys that are still sucking breasts.

CapitalCee:
The 'real fans' actually thought we hate Ole. Lol

I am beginning to think that watching games on Tv is different from watching it live in the stadium. Because most of the fans that are in the stadium are still Ole In. Something is wrong. This guy has gotten everything he's asked for, but then he has not won a spoon for us in 3 years. There is no way another manager would have survived this sh1t.

We are screwed!

elrony:
You say wetin?

Yes now. Better to get him sacked ASAP. If we lose the next game, maybe the real fans will be Ole out, and the board will sack him.

Son of man is tired!

odizeey:
But he can take money when others are taking.

We should not kill him with pressure doesn't mean we should not criticize him. I'm tired of hearing that X years old talk.

There was a time we called Rashford out almost every game. He was 19/20 then……

hoopLA:
Abeg sit down somewhere and drink pure water.
We are all vexed by the list, but it doesn't mean you have to show your idiocy to the world.

Either you are whining yourself or you don’t know what ‘single out’ means. Better take it easy!