The Manchester United Thread

[damola3]

Did Leicester play from the back last season?

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Good question. They made a mockery of the entire league. They exposed the premier league's Kryptonite. Compactness...
Poor positional structure means that Premier League teams are heavily reliant on individual quality when attacking. As a result, they struggle with any compact side. An example being Hull vs United tonight.

Defensive transitions in the premier league is embarrassing. Too many joke goals week in week out. They're so so slow. Kante, Mahrez and Vardy were monsters on the transition and perfectly suited to exposing **** premier league sides. I've even written about Arsenal's slow transitions before.

The matches in some games become so bad that it can be a liability keeping the ball. For example, Arsenal vs Liverpool at the start of the season. So many tactical flaws that we looked like a liability with the ball. Every time we lost out to the Liverpool press, they looked like they would score. Contrast that to 2 teams that transition well. Leverkusen vs Tottenham in the Champions League was an elite match. Great tactical battle between two teams that transition efficiently in their own ways.

There's a spielver article for that.
Team Analysis: Leicester City | Spielverlagerung.com

Top prem teams were smart enough to sack their **** managers barring Arsenal and replace them. As the new managers come in, it will require more than compactness. Claude Puel is one that's flown under the radar. Top coach.

 

[damola3]

It's a whole other side issue I'm not getting into at this time of night but it's always amused me how Carragher and Neville are looked upon as de facto experts. When in truth they're just slightly more informed than the usual standard of the talking heads. But most of what they throw around is absolute nonsense.

Yep. This is one of my GOAT articles. They alluded to Neville. The best out of the lot who haven't got a clue
A statement on English football’s problems | Spielverlagerung.com

 

[Latinized]

How about we stop blaming the opposition goalie and focus on the fact that our manager is absolutely finished. You can't blame it down all to bad luck when it has happened more than once this season. This isn't a one off, this is all the fault of this horrific manager. Not scoring chances? How about you make better subs? Rashford, pogba and ibra were much worse than the other players on the pitch today, why not sub them off? Are you scared of them, lmao, can't believe he's a ***** as well. Why the **** would you bring on a finished scouser in rooney over the player with the most potential in our squad in martial. Seriously who's more braindead? Smalling or Mourinho? Why even bring on Smalling? He knows we're lacking a goal and we need an attacking threat on. Bring on an attacker you pragmatic idiot. Pep, poch, klopp and even conte would have done that in his scenario. Plus, the opposition weren't even a threat on the counter.

Finally, I expect you, mourinho, to give the bad players tonight in rashford, ibra and pogba the same treatment you did as martial. The treatment is publicly criticizing those players and if you don't, you're a downright hypocrite. Plus, the people who support him, reminder to you lot, you're supporting a hypocrite.

 

[damola3]

To lighten things up, great news for United fans. Looking more likely.
Man Utd agree deal in principle with Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann

 

[kitchin75]

its allright geting but if we dont have some 1 to get the best out of him whats the point

 

[damola3]

its allright geting but if we dont have some 1 to get the best out of him whats the point

The new manager will have a great player! The biggest mistake United made was missing out on Sampaoli. Mourinho won't last another whole season imo though it's amazing what individual quality can do. Individual quality won Zidane the Champions League. RM play like a 2001 premier league team.

 

[Alc]

You don't have to tell me mate. I wrote a lot on this a whiles back but then it was around the time Alcarez (Where has he disappeared to BTW?) was getting real narky at our outright love for our manager so I cut it back to save the peace.

I don't know if I'd agree he's one of the two best managers in World football. He needs to add a European Cup or two for that. But there's certainly no better innovative coach anywhere working on a training ground teaching his players.

That's where'd I'd distinguish between Pep/ Klopp and Mourinho. Coaching and managing. The first two are far better coaches. But you can't take away what Mourinho has achieved in the trophy stakes.

I am still here just on this account ... cannot log in to my old account for some reason.

 

[Legend Incredible]

Good question. They made a mockery of the entire league. They exposed the premier league's Kryptonite. Compactness...
Poor positional structure means that Premier League teams are heavily reliant on individual quality when attacking. As a result, they struggle with any compact side. An example being Hull vs United tonight.

Defensive transitions in the premier league is embarrassing. Too many joke goals week in week out. They're so so slow. Kante, Mahrez and Vardy were monsters on the transition and perfectly suited to exposing **** premier league sides. I've even written about Arsenal's slow transitions before.

The matches in some games become so bad that it can be a liability keeping the ball. For example, Arsenal vs Liverpool at the start of the season. So many tactical flaws that we looked like a liability with the ball. Every time we lost out to the Liverpool press, they looked like they would score. Contrast that to 2 teams that transition well. Leverkusen vs Tottenham in the Champions League was an elite match. Great tactical battle between two teams that transition efficiently in their own ways.

There's a spielver article for that.
Team Analysis: Leicester City | Spielverlagerung.com

Top prem teams were smart enough to sack their **** managers barring Arsenal and replace them. As the new managers come in, it will require more than compactness. Claude Puel is one that's flown under the radar. Top coach.

So why does liverpool struggle with compact teams then? You know, since jurgen klopp is such a tactical innovator?

 

[damola3]

So why does liverpool struggle with compact teams then? You know, since jurgen klopp is such a tactical innovator?

They don't. They're the top scorers in the league. They've been destroying deep blocks all season. Liverpool's issue is individual quality. Positional play is designed to get a team into the final third. From then, creativity is mostly down to a player's own tuition. Liverpool have great coaching but are let down by individual quality. Mane was a huge loss. Incredible decision making and gets in half-spaces. They don't have the depth of other sides either.

 

[damola3]

Don't hang on to sentimentality United fans. Since Arsenal last won the league, Wenger has earned approx. £110,500,000 and a possible contract extension is on the verge of turning me into an alcoholic.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

I am still here just on this account ... cannot log in to my old account for some reason.

Well shoot man. I'd honestly never of known that was you.

Probably say's far more about me than it does you haha.

 

[Legend Incredible]

They don't. They're the top scorers in the league. They've been destroying deep blocks all season. Liverpool's issue is individual quality. Positional play is designed to get a team into the final third. From then, creativity is mostly down to a player's own tuition. Liverpool have great coaching but are let down by individual quality. Mane was a huge loss. Incredible decision making and gets in half-spaces. They don't have the depth of other sides either.

And concede a **** lot.

 

[kitchin75]

Don't hang on to sentimentality United fans. Since Arsenal last won the league, Wenger has earned approx. £110,500,000 and a possible contract extension is on the verge of turning me into an alcoholic.

isthat110mholyshit

 

[Legend Incredible]

Don't hang on to sentimentality United fans. Since Arsenal last won the league, Wenger has earned approx. £110,500,000 and a possible contract extension is on the verge of turning me into an alcoholic.

We just can't keep on replacing managers. If mourinho doesn't work out then we have to take a long, hard look at ourselves.

 

[dilakh2]

And concede a **** lot.

We only have one CB worthy of a first team spot. A keeper who throws more balls into the net than he saves and one FB who is being carried by Mane with a Midfielder playing leftback. Until Klopp gets he's desired personal in the summer, the defence will continue to be an issue this season.

 

[damola3]

isthat110mholyshit

Fergie actually had to quote Wenger's salary to David Gill in negotiations. The amount of money he's been paid for failure is crazy. Always will be a club legend but sad to see him ruin his legacy. I can't believe the board offered him an extension in October. I hope he doesn't sign off the back of a 3 game winnin run vs relegation fodder but I feel he'll leave of his own intuition at the end of the season.

 

[Legend Incredible]

Okay Damola, what do we do, sack Mourinho? It'll just create even more instability. This is our 3rd manager since Fergie FFS.

 

[Latinized]

We just can't keep on replacing managers. If mourinho doesn't work out then we have to take a long, hard look at ourselves.

What? If mourinho doesn't workout, sack him. I already think he's absolutely finished. You can keep replcaing managers. Its a myth that we can't. Chelsea, bayern, barcelona, madrid. They all keep doing it and they are having so much success.

Sack this portugese clown now!

 

[damola3]

Okay Damola, what do we do, sack Mourinho? It'll just create even more instability. This is our 3rd manager since Fergie FFS.

At the end of the season. They should headhunt a Sarri or Sampaoli. Allegri is also leaving.

 

[steveorobbo]

Yep. This is one of my GOAT articles. They alluded to Neville. The best out of the lot who haven't got a clue
A statement on English football’s problems | Spielverlagerung.com

Thanks for linking that site. I'll be having a good read of that in the morning.

Having had a quick look through, i noticed one line saying that very few people can coach Juego de Posicion. So im guessing its very complex. Would anybody be able to create a tactic in football manager around this philosophy or is the current ME nowhere near advanced enough?