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eph12:
Worse as in points or goals conceded? They're two different things

Both...

eph12:
How you guys think each part of a team (defense, midfield and attack) function in isolation amazes me. The defence can never be solid unless the midfield and attack do their part. The only other option is to play community defending like what we did under Mourinho in his second year here.

In other words, it's more of the system and not the personnel?

It's the same reason why I think Dalot as RB rather than a 50m outlay for Wan-Bissaka would have served us better...

Will we be any worse with a back 4 of;
Dalot...... Tuanzebe...... Lindelof......... Shaw? Ole should be shown the door ASAP...

And for those praising Maguire and Wan-Bissaka, look at Palace and Leicester, their defence is doing better or on par with ours...

We have not improved in any department, the defence is still shaky, the midfield is poor bar Pogba and the attack is clueless since Martial got injured...

Ole should go...Look at Sterling at City, Pep has impacted on his game, his positioning is top notch now.
Walker who was all about pace and power is now more intelligent on the ball, he chooses when to use his pace unlike before when at every opportunity he went for pace and power. We have Rashford and James with pace and nothing but pace. Why Ole can't coach them to apply a bit of sense rather than always trying to use their speed in every scenario shows how clueless he is.

One thing we can't argue regardless is the fact that the board have tried over the past couple of years. The quality on show doesn't in any wayatch the huge outlay over the past few years.

Against Newcastle, we paraded a midfield of Fred, Pereira and McTonimay and in attack, Rashford, James and Mata...That's relegation quality we're parading.

We need to decide what kind of football we want to play and sign players accordingly and not just allow any useless manager come in and waste resources on average players.

Eruditor:
Patrick be honest,

RM were at their peak under Mou.

He used his agbero style to destroy it.

He did same with Chelsea (15/16)

You can't be so sure they were at their peak...

To be sincere, I think Pep is a fantastic coach, Mourinho too but he needs to reinvent himself to fit into the modern game...For me, the argument is unnecessary.

sleekdot:
Messi in 07/08 was dropping 16 goals a season 12 months later he was dropping more than double

Doesn't a year of maturity count for something?

Eruditor:
But had got 96, 91 100pts in the league progressively?

#Fail

Dayo said after Bayern's treble, the players were out of their peak period by making reference to the fact that they peaked when they won the treble...

So,why can't Mou failure to win the UCL in Madrid be tied to the fact that the players then had not reached the peak of their career?

Now, this is me pointing out the selectivity in application of certain logic in the whole argument you guys have been having here...

sleekdot:
Ronaldo and Kaka already made the CL finals and won it before Mourinho. Both were even Balon dors before Mourinho

So was Ronaldo waiting to peak?

When he peaked, he won it x3 in a row...

Honestly, you guys have been going back and forth over the past few days and contradicting yourselves where the narrative suits you...

sleekdot:
That is because Bayern team peaked in 2013 and the only way forward was downwards

How come Mourinho didnt make the CL final with Madrid while his successors made it

Because they had not peaked yet according to your logic in defense of Pep...

nihilistjnr:
rooneys wife twitter

Omo see investigative work

Loudest call out...

chrisley024:
We don't even have players and you talk of clearing out.

Okay, keep Fred, Young, Mata, Lingard, Rashford and Co.

Leyqute:
They didn’t create chances. That’s the main wahala.

Who's fault? We don't have a pattern of play...

If you decide to point fingers at the players, remember a certain Ole told us most of them were going to be shown the door but at the end of business, he came out to say he was pleased with the players even when the fans thought otherwise...Ole should pay the price for failing to clear out the deadwoods...

Adisaowallla:
You just dey know??

MRTA7 still pointed this out just last week...

I can't deal anymore, Ole hs to go and with him, a lot of players.

codedguy1:
And they improved the contracts of these imbeciles on the field.

As for OGS let me not even say anything.

It's painful watching us play...Ole should be shown the door ASAP.

chidexxy007:
Dalot had an injury name, he couldn't even walk.

Why not move Young over the the right and let Rojo play LB. That right wing died after that stupid sub.

nitrogen:
Who makes that kinda sub that OGS just made now?

Dude is clueless...

What exactly do they do in training?

Ole fans, you guys have got to give it a rest, subbing Dalot for Rojo in reaction to the introduction of Carrol is stuff of relegation teams.

EruditorII:
City lost 4 games last season and got 98pts.

So they still can lose 2 more games and still get 98pts.

Want to bet Liverpool cannot get 97pts again?

Since you're so sure of City, why not bet that will hit the 98 pts mark again?

EruditorII:
They will win more than Liverpool. Just like they did again last season.

Liverpool will soon get sucked into this not losing phenomenon.

Well, that was last year, nothing is guaranteed at this point...

EruditorII:
Of course,

When I am being emotional I will tell you.

I actually want Pep to win the UCL.

The league is a forgone conclusion. The only reason people are this excited is...because it is Liverpool and because they hate Pep.

Fergie was winning league titles from Wenger 12pts behind in December. I wonder why people don't see that 8pts is not insurmountable.

8pts is just 2 Losses and a draw which Liverpool will more than have.

They are most likely going to drop points at United, At Emirates, at Etihad and (even Anfield but I am still praying about that one). Leicester away. Everton away.

You can save this post.

And City will keep winning abi?

eph12:
Why are they still in the team? Nobody wants them?

You're asking as if you don3know who Levy is...
Rose complained, Alderweireld wanted out, same with Erikson who might as well leave on a free...Soon Kane, Son and the likes will look at their contemporaries in rival clubs and feel they deserve more.

eph12:
So the players are disgruntled at the club for offering meagre wages and instead of them leaving, they're renewing their contracts and ltaking it out on the coach. Nice one bro

Are you for real? Alderweireld? Danny Rose? Erikson?

footiemaniac:
Your darling Pochettino has lost 17 Matches in 2019, the worst of all premier league team and you want us to hire him because you don't like Ole. Pochettino and Spurs are perfect fit they can continue celebrating top 4 finish for the Last 4 seasons since that is like winning a trophy to them. I can't imagine any manager at Manchester united for 5 seasons without winning a spoon.

I repeat, Pochettino is an average manager , slow down with the hype. Getting beat by Colchester, conceding 7 goals at home in a European game and following it up with 3-0 loss to Brighton. If you like keep writing more epistle to defend such mediocrity just because you want Ole out. Manchester united is bigger than Poch, he has found his level at Spurs.

Very funny, didn't Fergie fail to qualify from a UCL group that had Lille and Villareal? Didn't Fergie lose a derby embarrassingly? Didn't MK Dons beat us?

You have found your voice now that Spurs are obviously having things tough. Though Poch hasn't won a trophy, Tottenham board are satisfied because they haven't exactly backed him in the transfer market. It was folks like you that was saying Sarri hasn't won anything before he came to Chelsea and won the Europa League. Now he is at Juventus with the financial muscle and quality players at his disposal, can your bet that Sarri won't win at least the league come the end of the season?

The problems at Spurs is not caused by Poch, you have disgruntled players who deservedly should be earning more but are on a ridiculously low wages compared to their peers in other teams who in most cases are less untalented and on the other hand you have Levy who is too stubborn to realize that at some point which is now, the club have got to break their wage structure to keep their top players happy and performing. If Erikson was at United, he'd be earning at least 250-300k weekly same with Alderweireld, Kane, Son etc.

Lana1:
Make hensben come interpret am. Na their mother tongue be that

Una no go kee person with laughter.

eph12:
Lana1 you fit interpret this shepkite language or I should call his brother skimpled?

slimghost:
Honestly, defence is greatly improved, it seems you have forgotten last season too soon. Personally, I would prefer Tuanzebe to pair Maguire. Their attributes compliment each other.
This team wont make top 4 but i still keep faith with Ole......at least till next season.

I like the idea of 3 4 3 weedtaker suggested some pages back as it best suit the quality of players we have in our possession....

Something like:

..................................De Gea......................................
........Wan-Bissaka/Tuanzebe...Lindelof...Maguire...
..... Dalot........Scott..........Pogba..............Shaw........
....... Rashford.............Martial..............James..........

lordfalcao:
lol. So you know you are a joke and have been writing yourself

k.

DeadPresidents:
Within a month, McTominay's lawyer will take United to court with a complaint of 'workplace endangerment'.

That's because Scott will be doing the defensive donkey work of two midfielders that are absolutely fantastic at losing the ball to opposition.

Scott's attorney will charge United with trying to kill his client with overwork.

Jokes apart, I don't think Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can work in the same formation. What we need is a midfielder to partner Scott who's fantastic at setting the tempo of the game and distribution while also cutting out passing lanes with good positioning which can allow Pogba go forward and McTominay can help with picking up the pieces.

I'm talking about a player like Frenkie de Jong but I think someone like Sandro Tonali could do a decent job.

I am cool with Pogba playing beside Scott, he should build his game around dictating play from deep with the occasional burst forward...Fernandez can be the 10 we need to make our midfield click since Ole is hell bent on playing 4 2 3 1...

Cc: Lana1

lordfalcao:
this vvd asslicker nawa for you oo ..

I have already answered the person who asked of the criteria am talking about and you are talking about spraying passes..

Lmao, we will soon push vvd to number 10. So he can be spraying 1vs1 passes better..

Lol see the person calling me an asslicker...Some jokes write themselves...

raumdeuter:
Is VVD not a defender? What about his primary duties which is defending?

I saw him vs Sheffield United cutting dangerous crosses coming from TAA side into the box, putting his body on the line and dominating in the air.

lordfalcao:
matips takes more risk amongst all Liverpool defence..

Vvd likes playing it safe

Abeg stop it already...

Who created that chance for Mane against Sheffield United with a raking long pass from defense?

In the UEFA super cup, VVD pinned about 4 long balls to Salah that saw him 1v1 against Zouma but Salah was useless that day, he couldn't make any of the passes count.

VVD is better with the ball at his feet driving forward and pinging long balls...