The Manchester United Thread

[Theatre of dreams]

Jose Mourinho is still targeting the Manchester United job this summer, sources close to both manager and club have told ESPN FC, despite reports on Tuesday that Paris Saint-Germain had made an official approach.

Mourinho would only consider a move to another club if the Old Trafford job was 100 percent off the table, but many connected to the situation believe it is increasingly likely the former Chelsea manager will be appointed at United to replace Louis van Gaal.

There have already been extensive discussions, while sources told ESPN FC that Mourinho has started reaching out to potential members of his backroom staff, although no contract has been signed yet and the situation remains open.

Mourinho's camp reached out to PSG -- and Inter Milan -- in October when the prospect of him getting sacked by Chelsea first arose, but the latest reports -- which the French club have said "no comment" to -- are wide of the mark.

Indeed, sources close to PSG say the situation has moved on since then, and there is a willingness to give Laurent Blanc, who signed a new two-year contract in January, at least another season to win the Champions League, despite last week's quarterfinal elimination to Manchester City.
There has been another link between PSG and Mourinho, however, as the Portuguese has expressed approval towards the idea of United signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer in the summer.

The Sweden international would be one of five main first-team signingsMourinho would plan for the Old Trafford club, including two defenders, a commanding midfielder -- with Benfica's Renato Sanches hugely admired -- and a fast winger. The 53-year-old is also a huge admirer of Tottenham's Harry Kane.

Sources say Mourinho has also privately been raving about the form of Marcus Rashford, and would see him as a playing a key role in his United team.

 

[Anthony]

Could be a good team?

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[sunilvk7]

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Le #PSG n'a pas approché José Mourinho ! #RMCsport

Translated from French by BingWrong translation?
The #PSG has not approached José Mourinho! #RMCsport

 

[steveorobbo]

What a goal that was by the u21's. Great first touch and spin by Pereira to put the ball in the path of love, then a good shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner

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[steveorobbo]

2-0 Pereira. 15 mins gone. Champions hopefully

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[Theatre of dreams]

Di Marzio and Ramano just tweeted that Mou is almost close to completion/signing and he and Mendes already have been working on clients. And that Mou was never interested in France or PSG just Utd.

 

[steveorobbo]

GET IN!!!!!!! 94th minute goal from varela gives us a 3-2 win. CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

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[sunilvk7]

That's 3rd title in 4 years. This season our U21 had many U18 players who later were promoted to first team.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

That's 3rd title in 4 years. This season our U21 had many U18 players who later were promoted to first team.

Not long after our academy gets sledged to **** by the media we win our 3rd title in 4 years and have good academy players excelling in the first team. Wonder if any will do a report how good it is now ? Fecktards !!! Well done lads what an injury time winner : P

 

[sunilvk7]

Not long after our academy gets sledged to **** by the media we win our 3rd title in 4 years and have good academy players excelling in the first team. Wonder if any will do a report how good it is now ? Fecktards !!! Well done lads what an injury time winner : P

3 times in 4 years since the format is changed and 4 titles in 5 years overall.

Very good record.

 

[wkdsoul]

Not long after our academy gets sledged to **** by the media we win our 3rd title in 4 years and have good academy players excelling in the first team. Wonder if any will do a report how good it is now ? Fecktards !!! Well done lads what an injury time winner : P

Prob more to do with the U18, who've been panned by everyone. They only won 5 games this year, and a club record lost 12 on the bounce.

Hence the club panic and rebuild

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Prob more to do with the U18, who've been panned by everyone. They only won 5 games this year, and a club record lost 12 on the bounce.

Hence the club panic and rebuild

Yeah tbh some was aimed more towards u18s but there are many factors to why they have been so poor. But most were genralising our hole youth set up.

 

[sunilvk7]

Prob more to do with the U18, who've been panned by everyone. They only won 5 games this year, and a club record lost 12 on the bounce.

Hence the club panic and rebuild

Most of the players played in U21 were U18 and then got promoted to First team. Our defense was Varela, Ro Shaun, Tuanzebe and CBJ for most of the season. 3 out of 4 defenders are still eligible for U18.


Then we had Fosu Mensah and Rashford who are 18 year old and both eligible for U18s.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Most of the players played in U21 were U18 and then got promoted to First team. Our defense was Varela, Ro Shaun, Tuanzebe and CBJ for most of the season. 3 out of 4 defenders are still eligible for U18.


Then we had Fosu Mensah and Rashford who are 18 year old and both eligible for U18s.

Add to that crazy injury spells. I will admit at youth level there is a shortage in some possitions, but looks like the club are working hard on that as we have seen with a few signings lately. Add to that our restructuring atm throughout things are looking and progressing well already.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

City leaving the door open. Let's hope we can beat Palace.

 

[steveorobbo]

City leaving the door open. Let's hope we can beat Palace.

Hopefully they will have one eye on the cup.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Sports Bild reporting that Bayern, Dortmund, Utd all chasing Ousmane Dembele. Hope it's true great talent! Also French media are rubbishing the Mou to PSG links yesterday.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Apparently only Rathbone and Dorrington will be released from the youth set ups for next season.

 

[wkdsoul]

Most of the players played in U21 were U18 and then got promoted to First team. Our defense was Varela, Ro Shaun, Tuanzebe and CBJ for most of the season. 3 out of 4 defenders are still eligible for U18.


Then we had Fosu Mensah and Rashford who are 18 year old and both eligible for U18s.

So how does that change the point? the press were picking up on the current U18 squad rather than the u21s.

 

[sunilvk7]

So how does that change the point? the press were picking up on the current U18 squad rather than the u21s.

It changes everything.That was gutter journalism, picking on U13 or U15 team losing by big margin when youth teams at such level, it's common to lose by big margins. Journalists didn't even do their basic job of why the team lost and they started with click bait articles and few people who always want negative stuff about United lapped it up.

If we played our proper U18 team we would have won lot of games. But our coaches thought it's good for them to be promoted to U21 than playing in U18. In U18 team you always have school kids, first year and second year scholars, so once so many players were promoted to U21, obviously we will have few players short in U18 team.

No journalists report on u13/U14 games but shamefully few journalists to report their click bait articles used those results to prove something which was hilariously off the mark.