The Manchester United Thread

Tyton said:
The lad needs to get his story straight, is he after money or CL football. Because I'm sure plenty of clubs would have him if it wasn't for the wages.
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Exactly. Pretty sure Sporting will take him for £100k per week. ****, he could even buy out his united contract since he’s technically rich enough.

He’s demanding to leave united when no offer has been tabled. Then there are these rumors that he wants us to loan him out while paying most of his wages 😂
 
I know Goldbridge can be the source of great mirth when he goes on a rant. (Although he's an exceptionally clever, calculating fella' if truth be told at marketing his business in playing to that crowd when needed.). But he's often bang on and informed as much as most on Utd when he's talking calmly and straight.

Only had time to listen to the first 20 minutes but that's this continuing shitshow in a nutshell. And why, from the outside looking in, from a club who's been through this with terrible owners, making the same, continued mistakes being made over and over and over and over ..... nothing will ever change whilst the snakes head remains.

I know he knew what he was walking into, and will be financially set for life, but you really feel for ten Hag as he's effectively being set up to fail from everyone above him.

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Goldbridge is nothing but rant machine who can't see further than his own ****. He's just repeating the general media opinion. He doesn't have his own, he constructs everything of the ****** media.
 
Regardless of whether anyone dislikes him or anyone else, you really can't argue with anything he's said there as it's playing out before your very eyes. Again.
 
Vanjagl said:
Goldbridge is nothing but rant machine who can't see further than his own ****. He's just repeating the general media opinion. He doesn't have his own, he constructs everything of the ****** media.
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This is exactly what all his shows are based upon. Sees what media stories generating then does a show. Usually ends up looking a plonk and a flip flop.
 
Legend Incredible said:
I’d argue he has a hard on for Ronaldo.
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IMAGE!!!!! 🤮

That may be, but I honestly don't get why anyone would want him gone at this stage the window when Utd have F all else of quality up front. You might as well write the season off without him which would be a fine start for ten Hag.
 
Vanjagl said:
I can argue he's wrong 99% of the time. Not because I dislike him, its because he's wrong.
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That's as may be. I haven't watched anywhere near enough of his product to judge so I'll take your word for it.

However, if you did as to the first 20 minutes of that video, he wouldn't be the one wrong there.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
IMAGE!!!!! 🤮

That may be, but I honestly don't get why anyone would want him gone at this stage the window when Utd have F all else of quality up front. You might as well write the season off without him which would be a fine start for ten Hag.
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That might be true but you still have an unhappy Ronaldo in the dressing room.
 
Legend Incredible said:
That might be true but you still have an unhappy Ronaldo in the dressing room.
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Mate,. You know my view on that as productive as he was last year. He should never have been brought back to Utd to start with IMHO. He was a luxury you just couldn't afford. City played you like a fiddle.

But this is the situation you are in and as big a self centred ***** as he is, he's the best player you have outside of de Gea. And ten Hag both knows that and that as much as he doesn't want to be there, he knows the one thing he will get from him, not least in a WC year, is total commitment when he does play. It seems mad to me that a high pressing manager wants a 37-year-old not into that. But he does so he must think he can make him work within his system.

If you had any semblance of depth, I'd be in full agreement to bin him. But going into a season with an injury prone Martial who disappears when the proper stuff starts more often than not, backed up by unproven, inexperienced kids, would be suicidile for his first season. That would be Rafa having N'gog backing up Torres and F all else stupid.

He might get his way before Sep. 1 the more desperate clubs get. But I personally think it would be disastrous if Utd bowed and allowed him to leave and another headache the manager doesn't need.
 
The only thing to do is to put him in reserves and play the kids. Bloke is literally a billionaire, he can buy out not just the contract but the entire ******* club if he wants out so much.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Mate,. You know my view on that as productive as he was last year. He should never have been brought back to Utd to start with IMHO. He was a luxury you just couldn't afford. City played you like a fiddle.

He might get his way before Sep. 1 the more desperate clubs get. But I personally think it would be disastrous if Utd bowed and allowed him to leave and another headache the manager doesn't need.
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No point living in should’ve/would’ve. There are a lot of things we should’ve never done. We shouldn’t have signed Solskjaer on a permanent deal 3 years ago but here we are.

I’d argue Ronaldo staying provides Ten Hag another headache of an unhappy player with a big personality dragging the dressing room. It would also be naive to think this wouldn’t impact his on the pitch performance. After all, we’ve been in this position before where he down tools for half a season, to which our attack suffered (we scored considerable less compared to the season before)

Sure, if he leaves, we’re ****** in terms of goal scoring but at least ETH wouldn’t have to deal with a dark cloud. Plus, it puts his stamp of authority that no matter who you are, if you aren’t committed, the door’s right there. It ***** us short term but it could be rewarding long term
 
Legend Incredible said:
No point living in should’ve/would’ve. There are a lot of things we should’ve never done. We shouldn’t have signed Solskjaer on a permanent deal 3 years ago but here we are.

I’d argue Ronaldo staying provides Ten Hag another headache of an unhappy player with a big personality dragging the dressing room. It would also be naive to think this wouldn’t impact his on the pitch performance. After all, we’ve been in this position before where he down tools for half a season, to which our attack suffered (we scored considerable less compared to the season before)

Sure, if he leaves, we’re ****** in terms of goal scoring but at least ETH wouldn’t have to deal with a dark cloud. Plus, it puts his stamp of authority that no matter who you are, if you aren’t committed, the door’s right there. It ***** us short term but it could be rewarding long term
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All great points in a different scenario but the bottom line mate, there is no argument for him leaving when the new manager views him as a key player and insists he stays.

They aren't backing him on transfers so the least they can do is back him on what's there already.
 
Cristiano Ronaldo is in contention to be involved in #mufc’s friendly with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. [@samuelluckhurst]
 
Steve McClaren: “Mitchell [van der Gaag] has come along with him [Ten Hag] and he designs the practice sessions, the meetings that go into Erik’s plan. He’s very detailed, he’s a very, very good coach. He’s just like Erik, a workaholic.” #MUFC

Steve McClaren: “We’ve had a load of discussions and Erik [Ten Hag] is in charge. We are – the rest of the staff – learning as much as the players are learning. This is a new style, these are new principles, a new way of playing.” #MUFC

Steve McClaren: “I think the way it works is that Erik [Ten Hag] has this big plan. As I said, how he wants his team to play, in what style, principles. Both on and off the field, how he wants his players to behave, discipline.” #MUFC

Steve McClaren on Ten Hag: “He could read the football match, see things happening on the field & he’s so used to how he wants this team to play that he can spot changes that need to be made very, very quickly. I noticed that when I first worked with him & I’m noticing that now.”

Steve McClaren on Ten Hag: “His one great strength I always found when I first worked with him: he knew football.” #MUFC

Steve McClaren: “That’s how he [Ten Hag] works with the staff on and off the field: he delegates a lot. He tells you what your job is and he expects you to do it. If you’re not doing it, then he’ll tell you that you’re not doing it. That’s staff and players.” #MUFC
 
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