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Illimitable:
Because you said he’s one of our best players.

He’s really not. He’s the second worst.

Totally useless.

melodyogonna:
It is a risk. The more likely outcome is that they'll crack under that pressure.
Man United as a club in general has been under immense pressure for years now, and the fanbase has little patience, and is very toxic.

Not an idea place to groom kids. They can play in smaller competitions though where the pressure isn't as much as it is in Premier League but that'll mean staying on the bench for long periods.
They need game time, they need to play frequently with mature adults ... Under the eyes of thousands of fans but with lower expectations.

I trust EtH to get the best out of them. They have done their part by impressing in the preseason games, let's keep an open mind and see how things unfold from here...

melodyogonna:
The problem is more of mental toughness and less about their technical ability.
We all know they have the technical ability, I doubt they're mentally mature enough to take on the pressure that comes with playing for United at a high level.

Time will tell...

melodyogonna:
Garner can work he played full season in the championship as a key player, Iqbal and Savage needs to be loaned. But if they stay it's going to be slow integration like Ole did with Greenwood not pushing them into the team.

If we don't sign any midfielder we have keep Savage and Iqbal and even if we do, I'll still lean towards keeping them because they have shown they can play at a high level...If you have McTom and Fred as options in your midfield then Iqbal and Savage should definitely be in with a chance...I rather we give them the McTom minutes than play that Ghost.

ouzo1:
Make una kuku begin kidnap players na, Club no agree to sell person una dey blame board.

My guy the thing weak me...

afrodoc2:
Sancho deal that took a year.

Will you blame the board for that?

Why is didn't a top team sign Haaland last season?

Why is Bellingham still a Dortmund player?

Clubs sell when they want to especially when the terms favor them. Dortmund didn't want to sell Sancho that year and that's the only reason we didn't sign him.

ChristoBam:
The recruitment team that worked with Ole in the past are either out already or on their way out (sidelined).

Btwn, we don't need a recruitment team to pick out Ronaldo, Varane and Sancho for a transfer. An 8 year old kid will easily do that.

The ones we are competing with, do they sign unknowns? Any football fan can easily spot talents.

Erik ten Hag has identified his targets from the reports we read and he is insistent that they must be signed or nothing...

ChristoBam:
Lol where did I say he's literally getting the players himself. Obviously he's telling the hierarchy what he wants and those are the only players being targeted. And I'm saying the only reason this is happening is because we don't have a recruitment structure behind him in place.

For example who are the alternatives to Dejong available? Dejong or bust shouldn't be a option for any serious team. Antony or bust should be laughed at. Samuel Luckhurst with direct links to Man Utd was talking about Rice and Bellingham as alternatives. Are we using fifa cards to target players now?

The reason he's standing his ground on these his targets is because the recruitment team that'll be working with him on the long run is not available now(which is alarming).

So, how did we manage to sign Sancho, Ronaldo and all the other players last year?

ChristoBam:
The madness the board's done is not setting up a recruitment, scouting team that'll work for Ten Has as far back as March/April.

We went into the summer banking on recommendations from a manager that has never had to get signings for himself.

Also, how long have we known that we needed a Striker, a RB and a RW? Why did we keep it late before we started discussions for Antony? Why are we starting discussions for Sesko after the start of their season? When are we starting discussions for a RB with liard going out on loan and Bissaka not even in ETH plans at all.

No manager gets signings for himself and not even ten Hag is doing that now. A manager only recommends a player to the recruitment team and they about the business of signing the player.

The problem here is that ten Hag is has not given them options (at least that what everything points at)...I don't want to believe the scouts have not chipped in with suggestions...

In the cause of negotiations with the board, it was reported that EtH insisted on having full control of the first team and it was granted so, if we fail to strengthen key areas due to his insistence on his choices then he should take blame for it...

I think in subsequent windows when we have a defined pattern of play the recruitment team will know the players that best fits us...

Make we dey calm down abeg.

EtH is keen on FDJ that's why we are still after him. Is there anything that suggest he has other options in place and the board are not considering them?

The signings of Malacia, Eriksen, Lisandro all points to the fact that EtH is the one that recommended them. I don't know if you guys want the board to go ahead and sign players ten Hag hasn't recommended.

Whilst EtH has made it clear that we need new signings, he has consistently maintained that it most be the right players a subtle hint that it must be the players he recommends...

MRTA7:
- Brighton (H)
- Brentford (A)
- Liverpool (H)
- Southampton (A)


How many points?

8 pts...Wins against Brighton and Brentford while we draw against Liverpool and Southampton...

ChristoBam:
Player no fit enter poor form for this club, na almost depression straight. Every popular player has a large number of fans running agendas against him. Enter poor form like this, they come out in full force.

If I was FDJ, I'd stay far away.

Saying a player is erratic in possession is not being too hard on him. The players who still pose good numbers yet are not so erratic, no be human beings them be?

You can point out the flaws in players or managers you don't like but you're quick to label a fan base as toxic just because it about your favorite...

Go and see how Madrid fans behave...Bale was at the receiving end...

Visit Chelsea thread and see how they take Jorginho to the cleaners whenever he plays back...

If you know any Liverpool fan, ask him about Hendo when he was first signed and the reaction of Liverpool fans to his early horrible displays...

WhoDeyHause:
It is you that is portable. If you don't like what I said cover your eyes and move to the next comment.

See how men dey reject Portable...

ovoP:
premier league clubs will pay that money.. spanish and Italian clubs don't like to pay.. Brighton are about to sell cucurella, they can collect him on loan and pay his salary.. man united isn't sevilla, when you upgrade from those teams to a big club, you're salarybwill always get a huge boost. Show me a big club that signed a player from a team such as sevilla porto and earn below 70k..

Can you compare Telles to Cucurella?

Telles won't earn up to 70k weekly playing for any mid-table EPL team...

Expert17:
You don't expect Nairaland IT guys to receive the same pay as Twitter tech guys.

Isn't it the reason we are struggling to offload a lot of players?

Can you compare Telles to Zinchenko? Definitely not so, why is Telles earning more than Zinchenko? Man City are a big club too and equally rich yet they aren't stupid...

Expert17:
Lol, this is Manchester United.

I am sure Everton, West Ham, and Leicester will have higher wage bills than Valencia and maybe Sevilla.

What is your point exactly?

afrodoc2:
He was on 25k weekly at Porto. Why did we multiply his salary by 3 just like that. He should not be getting anything more than 50k so those potential buyers are being smart. He is at best a squad player for a top team or a starter for mid-level team, and he is a full back not a striker.

Zinchenko was on 59k weekly at City with their Arab money and Telles is siphoning 78k at United.

Exactly...

ovoP:
telles is on 70k.. per week.. is contract isn't even huge.. these clubs have seen United as maga.. if we were to loan mctominay today they would ask man united to pay the wages also..

Go and check what his peers in Valencia, Sevilla and co earn then come back and edit your post...

See you saying 70k a week isn't huge...No be every club get money like Manchester United oh!

ovoP:
are you saying bruno never attempts a pass, when d chance is there? My issue is the fanbase will erupt if Bruno put on that performance that eriksen played yesterday

Bro, the team that played yesterday have not played together before so, you don't expect them to be fluid...It's not that hard to figure out that the play was going to ve disjointed but then, you jist want to drive an agenda that doesn't exist...

Oasis007:
Fabrizio Romano: Alex Telles could leave Manchester United in the next weeks. Porto are not interested despite rumours, while Sevilla are among 2/3 clubs keeping tabs on Telles.

Deal depends on Manchester United to cover part of the salary. To be discussed soon.

Those clubs won't pay Telles what he earns at United so, it will be difficult for us to sell unless we sell for a ridiculously low fee or at best send him out on loan and take responsibility for half of his wages as is being muted here...

ovoP:
but what I said is the truth na..

Bro, it's one thing to try a pass when the chance is there and other thing to try a pass when it is not advisable to do so...

The scenarios highlighted represents one for Eriksen and another for Bruno...

Garner started for the first time in his preferred position yet some of you are passing verdicts...Na wah o!

We will get better as the season progresses...

ovoP:
I don't really see eriksen starting for us sha, especially high intensity game because of lack of pressing from him.. and on the ball he can be bullied also.. let's see first.. man attempted passes that didn't go through, but I saw d Intent.. if Bruno made those passes.. we would have had 10 more pages on this thread

Abeg stop with the rubbish agenda...

Some folks here are impossible...Love for players over the club is seeing some of you come up with ridiculous takes...

Mikechinos:
Lineup

Ii am really looking forward to see how this team plays...

Garner is starting...

Unlimited22:
City wanted 50m for this Dutch Naira Marley.

Okay o

ovoP:
Eriksen this and that, he lost d ball that led to the goal, he lost d ball attempting some through balls, I don't have problem with this, because I know Is role is to create... another thing I noticed is he won't be able to press, so keep dreaming of him replacing bruno, bruno has been good defensively of recent.. intercepting and coming back to help..

What's your point?

One good thing is that we are now pressing as a unit...

eph12:
They made a lot of changes to keep the team fresh. ETH couldn’t afford to do that.

He can, at least in defense and midfield but we have another game tomorrow and besides, he said he wanted as many players as possible to play for the entire duration of the match...

Eriksen is class...

See Maguire...How did he miss that?

Elanga is shod learn to pass the ball on time, he is so annoying to watch...

afrodoc2:
I haven't really watched him but he has rarely been capped by either France and England at youth level (almost every rated player gets capped) AND his stats right from youth football to senior football are actually not that impressive. Very suspicious facts IMO.

I have watched him a couple of times and one thing is clear from the games I have seen, he is very good at getting past his marker...

Viera for some reason prefers players who are strong and defensively inclined that's why Olise and Eze who is another very good player in the Palace rank don't play as much games...I rate Olise and Eze highly, with good coaching and good work rate, those two will go on to do big things...

ovoP:
Carry olise away from my club.. watched d guy the few times he played last season... he's not special.. I even prefer that ebowei we missed on to palace.. he played well against us... for 35m that's palace trying to wan bisakka us..

You haven't watched Olise my friend...