The Manchester United Thread

Equilibrio said:
I gues the problem is Mourinho having too many 'untouchables' on his team.He is at his best when he is able to do tactics without having to keep players in mind(e.g. Inter)He ends up having a meltdown when he goes to big clubs because the egos there and having to adapt his tactics to them.The pity is that he leaves the clubs where he does very well, looking to manage big clubs like real while he is better off managing clubs like Atletico or Inter
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your joking right real are a joke run by assclowns there not a team fine thay win a camp league every now and then but there not a team thay are just look that new and shiney lets get it and hope to god it works mou will be fine god got to love the internet god helps us
 
Tyton said:
I'll never understand why United didn't try to lock down Pep instead. He would be a perfect replacement for LVG, the team was already well drilled in everything that Pep wants to do, it just needed some finishing touches, taking the shackles off a bit, and it'd be ready to challenge.

Instead they bring Mourinho who will play completely different style, the rebuilding needs to start from scratch and they have to go through another 1-2 years of "it's a process" excuses. Terrible management.
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Manchester City have superior and much more technical players, particularly when you take Pogba out of the equation in the red half (who Pep wouldn't have signed), he wouldn't have been as effective at Old Trafford as he is at the Etihad in my honest opinion.

Silva, De Bruyne, they're the perfect heartbeat of what he wants to do
 
kitchin75 said:
your joking right real are a joke run by assclowns there not a team fine thay win a camp league every now and then but there not a team thay are just look that new and shiney lets get it and hope to god it works mou will be fine god got to love the internet god helps us
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Real aren't a joke, they just have people who managers have to base their tactics around, something that Mourinho while he is able to do, can't maintain for a long term, he ends up in meltdown mode every time.These sort of teams are more suited for more tactically flexible, motivation based managers like Zidane and Ancelotti.What I am saying is that if Mourinho were willing to manage teams like inter or Porto for a long time, he would be able to

Also, they didn't buy any 'shiny stuff' this season and won't for the next 2 windows
 
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We've been ***** for three games now.
I have major problems with Mourinho's midfield. I don't get Fellaini. He's not the kind of DM who sits deep and allows his teammates to go forward. He just pushes up the field and chases the ball like a maniac. His positional awareness is ****.

Pogba, in this formation, is playing in the wrong areas of the pitch. Today he was out best tackler while Fellaini had more dribbles. It's supposed to be the other way around. He's often in possession where his skills can't do much harm to the opposition.

Rooney is a poor excuse for a 10. He doesn't possess the set of skills to be influent throughout the game in that position. Just look at what KDB, Coutinho or Ozil do every game. They run the show.

Mourinho sould not have untouchable players, like was said here. And he needs to rethink his formation. You don't buy a 100 million player to play him in a system that he can't thrive.
 
We need to switch to a 4-3-3 if we are to utilise our players properly

Martial Zlatan Mkhitaryan
Herrera Pogba
Carrick
Shaw Bailly Smalling Darmian
De Gea
We could play a great pressing system, The strike trio leading the press and Herrera and Pogba pushing high into half spaces while Carrick dictates play
 
Equilibrio said:
We need to switch to a 4-3-3 if we are to utilise our players properly

Martial Zlatan Mkhitaryan
Herrera Pogba
Carrick
Shaw Bailly Smalling Darmian
De Gea
We could play a great pressing system, The strike trio leading the press and Herrera and Pogba pushing high into half spaces while Carrick dictates play
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That would be my line up but no way will Mourinho play a high press game. His teams usually look to contain then hit with real pace and devastating counter attacking football.
 
I really thought Mourinho would have the guts to drop Rooney where other managers havent, feel as if Allardyce is hoping he does so he can then drop him for England due to lack of game time rather than being pants
 
Theatre of dreams said:
That would be my line up but no way will Mourinho play a high press game. His teams usually look to contain then hit with real pace and devastating counter attacking football.
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I know.He's my favourite manager dammit.I was just saying that if I were in his shoes, that would be the way I'd go!
He just doesn't have the tools to do what he usually does here.He doesn't have a DLP with great vision and Hollywood balls(Alonso)(or isn't willing to play him anyway), nor does he have a really pacy winger(Di Maria/Ronaldo).
 
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Tyton said:
I'll never understand why United didn't try to lock down Pep instead. He would be a perfect replacement for LVG, the team was already well drilled in everything that Pep wants to do, it just needed some finishing touches, taking the shackles off a bit, and it'd be ready to challenge.

Instead they bring Mourinho who will play completely different style, the rebuilding needs to start from scratch and they have to go through another 1-2 years of "it's a process" excuses. Terrible management.
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He was in touch with city even before he joined bayern. Chances are he had a gentleman's agreement

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Legend Incredimaria said:
He was in touch with city even before he joined bayern. Chances are he had a gentleman's agreement

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City started laying the groundwork to woo Pep way back in 2012 when they hired Txiki Bergiristain in 2012.Berg and Pep had worked together at Barca and were great friends, so Pep joined City to work with Berg again.

tl;dr : City worked hard to get Pep, we didn't
 
Looking forward, our next 5 league games from now until the end of October read:

Leicester (HOME)
Stoke (HOME)
Liverpool (away)
Chelsea (away)
Burnley (HOME)

Without fail we need a minimum of 11 points from this possible 15 if we're to mount a serious title challenge.
 
RhQQ said:
Looking forward, our next 5 league games from now until the end of October read:

Leicester (HOME)
Stoke (HOME)
Liverpool (away)
Chelsea (away)
Burnley (HOME)

Without fail we need a minimum of 11 points from this possible 15 if we're to mount a serious title challenge.
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One game at a time although I'd be real worried about Leicester and Vardy/ the new fella's pace through your soft defensive middle first off. Watford seemed to really hone in on that today with their game plan.
 
RhQQ said:
Looking forward, our next 5 league games from now until the end of October read:

Leicester (HOME)
Stoke (HOME)
Liverpool (away)
Chelsea (away)
Burnley (HOME)

Without fail we need a minimum of 11 points from this possible 15 if we're to mount a serious title challenge.
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Liverpool have looked the part so far this season whilst you should beat Burnley and Stoke who have been rubbish the Leicester and Chelsea games are toss ups really on what team shows up on the day, i would say 8 points would be good
 
Lots of banter missed calls and texts to me for the past 3 hours. My Facebook is buzzing right now. God, I'm not looking forward to work tomorrow. A lot of my work mates are fans of either liverpool or city.

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Scouseinthehouse said:
One game at a time although I'd be real worried about Leicester and Vardy/ the new fella's pace through your soft defensive middle first off. Watford seemed to really hone in on that today with their game plan.
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I'm hoping Schneiderlin impresses midweek against Northampton and plays mate. Tbf Vardy & Musa rarely threatened in the community shield, Bailly seemed to handle Vardy's pace well, hoping for more of the same.

What I hate about League Cup & Europa League games coming in between a defeat & a next league game, they delay the full effect of the 'bounce back' opportunity.
 
RhQQ said:
Looking forward, our next 5 league games from now until the end of October read:

Leicester (HOME)
Stoke (HOME)
Liverpool (away)
Chelsea (away)
Burnley (HOME)

Without fail we need a minimum of 11 points from this possible 15 if we're to mount a serious title challenge.
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Here's my prediction of what will happen these next 5 games.
Leicester - Win :the champions aren't looking like the side they were last season.
Stoke - Win : Not the ideal start for Mark Hughes' side
Liverpool - Draw/slender win for either side: Wild card, really.They play wonderful football, but their defence is suspect.Wouldnt wanna get into a scoring contest with them
Chelsea - Mourinho style 1-0 win :A side struggling to settle into tactics, sound familiar?
Burnley - Confident 3-0/4-0 win
 
coolmcool said:
Liverpool have looked the part so far this season whilst you should beat Burnley and Stoke who have been rubbish the Leicester and Chelsea games are toss ups really on what team shows up on the day, i would say 8 points would be good
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That wouldn't get us even in the top 4.
 
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