The Manchester United Thread

[Mike.]

I thought the whole point of this director of football was to make up for the deficiencies of Woodward in signing players and making sure the signings are the right one for United.

Don't understand what Phelan is going to do if the role is anything like that, he doesn't have the contacts or player knowledge in Europe. Well not to the degree of others when he has been working in Australia how could he?

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Yes Phelan knows the club.... but that doesn't necessarily tell me he knows the way forward for this club. It's two totally different things. For all we know Phelan's vision for Unirwd is going back to the Fergie fundamentals, we can't keep looking back.

Yes, by organising the scouting team to find the right profiles of players, and improve recruitment.

We have 35 scouts, highly experienced with networks of their own. That's what Phelan or whoever will be organising. But we said this just yesterday....

Why are we having the same discussions over and over?

WE wouldnt know Mitchell's ideas any more than Phelan's yet either

 

[Tyton]

Well clearly all these successful ex players must be talking bollocks then.

By a complete coincidence the same group of ex-players doesn't have a single person who went on to became a successful coach or manager. That's definitely the kind of experts you should be taking advice from.

 

[Mike.]

By a complete coincidence the same group of ex-players doesn't have a single person who went on to became a successful coach or manager. That's definitely the kind of experts you should be taking advice from.

TBf, you're underrating them as much as ToD is overrating Rene. Don't need Meulensteen back.

Do need to get transfers sorted out and the conditioning of this side

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Oh well good discussion all the same The #mufc technical director role is unlikely to be Mike Phelan's, but it may be filled internally #mulive [Taylor/guardian]

 

[Mike.]

Oh well good discussion all the same The #mufc technical director role is unlikely to be Mike Phelan's, but it may be filled internally #mulive [Taylor/guardian]

I don't think he said this, at least can't find either the tweet or the article... Where are you finding these?

 

[kitchin75]

looks like no 1 wants top 4

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

I don't think he said this, at least can't find either the tweet or the article... Where are you finding these?

Was on reddit I think it was in a Jackson article someone said not Taylor. Right paper wrong Journo


Jamie Jackson

United are continuing to identify a candidate to become the club’s first technical director. While the position may be filled internally it is understood it is unlikely to be by Mike Phelan, Solskjær’s assistant manager.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/22/manchester-united-stars-exit-miss-top-four

 

[Mike.]

Was on reddit I think it was in a Jackson article someone said not Taylor. Right paper wrong Journo


Jamie Jackson

United are continuing to identify a candidate to become the club’s first technical director. While the position may be filled internally it is understood it is unlikely to be by Mike Phelan, Solskjær’s assistant manager.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/22/manchester-united-stars-exit-miss-top-four

Definitely easier if you post the original source rather than reddit, article will always have more context

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Definitely easier if you post the original source rather than reddit, article will always have more context

Will do Mike!

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Sky should call it the top 4 limp not top 4 battle XD

Big let off this weekend and it’s still definitely on.

 

[zzeezzy]

We won't be getting top 4 though chaps as City will stuff us and we will struggle against Chelsea though it's a more even game on paper.

 

[kitchin75]

Sky should call it the top 4 limp not top 4 battle XD

Big let off this weekend and it’s still definitely on.

its a let off but still will not help we will not get top 4

 

[Legend Incredible]

Zz's right. In this form, I don't envisage us getting top 4 this season with our fixtures unless we someone channel that same form prior to the PSG game.

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[Theatre of Dreams83]

Adam Crafton

De Gea is still tilting towards staying at #mufc but wants clear reassurances over the club’s summer transfer plans and their long-term sporting direction. Story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal

 

[djs1]

We won't be getting top 4 though chaps as City will stuff us and we will struggle against Chelsea though it's a more even game on paper.

on current form its hard to argue with that.

 

[zzeezzy]

We haven't kept a clean sheet in our last 11 games, that's absolutely crazy when you think about it. I think fans are still caught up in the Solskjaer bounce a bit, reality is that we haven't recovered still from this bad spell under him and we are no closer to either. Not that all our problems are down to him, but the team isn't functioning well in terms of defence or attack or midfield. When you have all the team being dysfunctional then yeah you're screwed.

Shipping goals in at the back, not creating, not controlling. I still don't know what our setup or approach even is anymore. It seems just sitting deep and trying to execute a counter. But against smaller teams ss well, it's weird.

 

[Mike.]

We haven't kept a clean sheet in our last 11 games, that's absolutely crazy when you think about it. I think fans are still caught up in the Solskjaer bounce a bit, reality is that we haven't recovered still from this bad spell under him and we are no closer to either. Not that all our problems are down to him, but the team isn't functioning well in terms of defence or attack or midfield. When you have all the team being dysfunctional then yeah you're screwed.

Shipping goals in at the back, not creating, not controlling. I still don't know what our setup or approach even is anymore. It seems just sitting deep and trying to execute a counter. But against smaller teams ss well, it's weird.

No one is caught in anything. Why are you moaning about the same thing you moaned about yesterday? When nothing will have changed between then?

We know we're leaky at the back, it's why we want to reinforce defence and midfield. We know we're not controlling, because the team doesn't have the conditioning to counter press

What did you expect to be different between now and yesterday when you wrote pretty much the same thing?

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Reports from France saying PSG have grown frustrated with Herrera for delaying signing terms after verbally agreeing a move. This s down to talks still ongoing with Utd and he has changed his wage demands from what he first agreed with PSG. Also other clubs have come in.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Ole: “I like all these boys, I love them but I’ve got to manage the club and I’m managing the club and the players and I’ve got to put all my effort into making sure we do what is RIGHT for the club.” #mufc [MEN]


Pogba: "[In the dressing room after the game vs Everton] the manager speak, the staff speak and they spoke the truth. They said what happened in the game and it is not respectful for ourselves." #mulive [sky]

 

[zzeezzy]

No one is caught in anything. Why are you moaning about the same thing you moaned about yesterday? When nothing will have changed between then?

We know we're leaky at the back, it's why we want to reinforce defence and midfield. We know we're not controlling, because the team doesn't have the conditioning to counter press

What did you expect to be different between now and yesterday when you wrote pretty much the same thing?

It's not all on the players, I think there is a portion of blame that needs to be on both sides. There is much worse teams on paper than us in this league who are better in attack and/or defence.