The Manchester United Thread

[RhQQ]

Great weekend for United, big 3 points as Liverpool and Arsenal both lose. Could've been even better if we beat Hull midweek, and Swansea held on today, but beggars can't be choosers.

Game by game, keep it going. Really like when we shape up in a 4-2-3-1!

 

[hughesman]

Very good result today, I think that we are really missing an attacking LB to make the same runs as Valencia does, make us a lot more dangerous...speaking of an attacking LB, where the **** is Shaw?

 

[Legend Incredible]

I'm still not convinced with a 4-2-3-1. It's good at dispatching small sides but it will fold against the top teams. Perhaps the team needed a little change in shape.

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[Theatre of dreams]

Very good result today, I think that we are really missing an attacking LB to make the same runs as Valencia does, make us a lot more dangerous...speaking of an attacking LB, where the **** is Shaw?

Working on his fitness! And not being rushed back, clearly not been the same after his injury. Expect to see him in some cup comps coming up. Hope we stick with 4231. And yes you can use it against the top teams!

 

[Mike.]

Putting on weight and ******* off the United coaching staff hughesman, really hope he gets his **** together soon.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Putting on weight and ******* off the United coaching staff hughesman, really hope he gets his **** together soon.

Everything I hear from a few Utd lads who travel in for work is he's on very dodgy ground going forward. His attitude since his return from the rehab just hasn't been great at all to go along with his play being nowhere near what it was pre-injury.

The form you can excuse from an injury as bad as that but not the attitude.

They seriously aren't expecting him to survive under Mourinho for what that's worth.

*Edit* But then they also think Martial is on similar rocky ground whatever the company line on that situation currently is.

 

[Mike.]

Martial is on far safer ground than Shaw is, but both arent where they should be. Martial will be fine, Shaw I'm not so convinced about

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Martial is on far safer ground than Shaw is, but both arent where they should be. Martial will be fine, Shaw I'm not so convinced about

Yeah agree tbh. Shaw really needs to sort his **** out or he will be gone. From what I've read Martial has really knuckled down the past couple of weeks and Zlatan has been key to this, taking him under his wing. Think it's more Mourinho is ****** with his agent than the player himself.

 

[damola3]

Yeah agree tbh. Shaw really needs to sort his **** out or he will be gone. From what I've read Martial has really knuckled down the past couple of weeks and Zlatan has been key to this, taking him under his wing. Think it's more Mourinho is ****** with his agent than the player himself.

Yessss! Monreal replacement confirmed.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Yessss! Monreal replacement confirmed.

What's happened to the LB conveyer belt?

For a few decades there that's all Arsenal seemed to produce. But man did they produce some boss ones.

 

[Tyton]

Eh, if you give an 18-year old more money per week than a lot of people make in 5 years, you shouldn't be surprised if his head isn't where it should be. Why would he push himself to improve? He's already a multi-milionaire at 20, and without even playing much football, because he spent most of his time at United getting massages.

Buying them so young comes with a risk, for every Ronaldo there's gonna be 5 Shaws, that's just how it is.

 

[Mike.]

Indeed Tyton. He's still got time to turn it around

 

[damola3]

Eh, if you give an 18-year old more money per week than a lot of people make in 5 years, you shouldn't be surprised if his head isn't where it should be. Why would he push himself to improve? He's already a multi-milionaire at 20, and without even playing much football, because he spent most of his time at United getting massages.

Buying them so young comes with a risk, for every Ronaldo there's gonna be 5 Shaws, that's just how it is.

Yessss! Monreal replacement confirmed.

Indeed Tyton. He's still got time to turn it around

As much as we need a left back, I think Luke Shaw is finished. He's lost a lot of acceleration and doesn't have the same physical edge as he did before. That double fracture ended him. Shame because he was on his way to become world class before the injury.

 

[CJACKO11]

As much as we need a left back, I think Luke Shaw is finished. He's lost a lot of acceleration and doesn't have the same physical edge as he did before. That double fracture ended him. Shame because he was on his way to become world class before the injury.

Think he'd be better in a back 5 him as the left wing back now, can go forward and have cover behind him if left too far up field.

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Far to early to be writing Shaw off yet!

 

[PatrickLFC]

Eh, if you give an 18-year old more money per week than a lot of people make in 5 years, you shouldn't be surprised if his head isn't where it should be. Why would he push himself to improve? He's already a multi-milionaire at 20, and without even playing much football, because he spent most of his time at United getting massages.

Buying them so young comes with a risk, for every Ronaldo there's gonna be 5 Shaws, that's just how it is.

Ironically, I'm pretty sure it was Mourinho who pointed this out at the time, when he was with Chelsea, and Shaw signed for United, and Jose was asked why they didn't sign him instead. He said that putting a 19 year old on 100k a week in a dressing room full of senior players who have achieved more but are being paid less was just asking for trouble

 

[Latinized]

To think, we were a drogba header away from getting the best player in the league, 3rd best in the world. Sucks so much, instead we took that teams two rejects in Jose and mata. Also, all these people asking for griezzy, he's a very good player, however his move to utd means the end of martial. Griezzy is awful on the right, won't play #10 since micky's best performances have come in that position, thus he will take martial's position on the left. I will be absolutely depressed if this happens.

 

[damola3]

Think he'd be better in a back 5 him as the left wing back now, can go forward and have cover behind him if left too far up field.

Far to early to be writing Shaw off yet!

Not even better than James Milner now simply because he isn't much quicker. You misunderstand how much athleticism is required from a modern fullback/wingback. That double fracture was terrible. Sad reality is that he might be finished like Eduardo was.

 

[Alc]

Eh, if you give an 18-year old more money per week than a lot of people make in 5 years, you shouldn't be surprised if his head isn't where it should be. Why would he push himself to improve? He's already a multi-milionaire at 20, and without even playing much football, because he spent most of his time at United getting massages.

Buying them so young comes with a risk, for every Ronaldo there's gonna be 5 Shaws, that's just how it is.

Which is exactly what I said when United bought him although tbf, I was blindly parroting Mourinho's line

 

[Theatre of dreams]

Not even better than James Milner now simply because he isn't much quicker. You misunderstand how much athleticism is required from a modern fullback/wingback. That double fracture was terrible. Sad reality is that he might be finished like Eduardo was.

Still stand by what I said. To early to write him off yet!