The Manchester United Thread

zzeezzy said:
Truth be told, we'll never compete with Madrid in a footballing sense with Mourinho as manager. Say if it was like Pep and he had been with us a season, we may have had more of a hope in that regard.

That's no dig at Mourinho by the way, he was brought in to do a job and rebuild, is the ideal guy for that. So far he's done ok, I'll judge after this season. I would like some more expensive football, but Mourinho doesn't offer that, he usually offers success though. Which is what this club needs more than anything.
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We'd have been ripped apart going to to toe. Even the best Ferguson sides never went toe to toe with madrid. We needed to be far better on the counter. Got to take those chances.
 
Mike. said:
We'd have been ripped apart going to to toe. Even the best Ferguson sides never went toe to toe with madrid. We needed to be far better on the counter. Got to take those chances.
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Most likely true, there was a few positives tonight. Matic was good if not overrun due to too much responsibility at times and Lindelof was better I thought. People still seem to mock Lindelof tonight, don't think he done much wrong when you consider how much of a task he had facing the players coming at him and the system he isn't used to.
 
Lindelof was ****.

Matic looked good bar one moment

We need bailly and Jones starting and put lindelof's *** on the bench

That is all!

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A snap of Legend Icredimaria watching Lindelof tonight;

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By the way, i don't think Jose was brought so that we could compete with the likes of real madrid or barcelona so i'm not bothered. I just hope we can get past the group stages this time.
 
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RhQQ said:
Can see exactly what Mourinho meant with the comments comparing our squad with Madrid's and their chemistry. They're currently on a different level.

We can hurt them with our pace & quality in the final 3rd, and Pogba taking it by the scruff of the neck, but Kroos+Modric on the ball with all the passing lanes available to them is just orgasmic
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Jose saw it tonight too

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I think the only thing that might catch up with Madrid this year is they're running a little light to rotate like he has been after letting 5 big names go. (At this point. Obviously, that could all change with 3 weeks the window to go.).

If they don't three-peat it'll be heck of a ****** good side that stops them. By far and away the best side in Europe and with Barca losing Neymar, La Liga has just opened up even more to them.

That said, I'd love to see L'pool or City in a knock-out shoot-out against this current side. Quite fancy our chances against anyone in Europe under the lights and they'd be no exception with the speed to hit them going the other way. Be one heck of a game for the purists.
 
Many have thought that over the years.

Then they come to Anfield. Under the lights. In Europe. Madrid's last loss to an English side came in a 4-0 walloping there. And that was a ****** good Madrid side too.

Put it this way. Whoever faces these Reds in Europe this year will be as worried about L'pool as L'pool are them.

*Edit* Big believer in omens playing a part at this level. Convinced Barcelona are psychologically beat before they play us as soon as the draws made. The Catalan press drag it up that they just can't beat L'pool for love nor money. Never scored against us the Nou Camp. And I think we're still the only English side to win there. Twice over. (Or have someone else done that the last 10 years or so? I lose track.). Seen Messi 4 times live now and he's barely had a kick. If I didn't know he was a serious contender for GOAT I'd think he was 'just another guy' off those games. Similar Madrid. Great record against them including being the last side to beat them in a European Cup/ CL final.

Like I say, I'd fancy our chances against anyone in Europe. We just go together. Which makes the last decade's almost constant absence from the big tourney all the more disgraceful.
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
That said, I'd love to see L'pool or City in a knock-out shoot-out against this current side. Quite fancy our chances against anyone in Europe under the lights and they'd be no exception with the speed to hit them going the other way. Be one heck of a game for the purists.
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hahahaha. That's a good joke.
Liverpool would be over-run by this Real Madrid team.
 
I shall be bookmarking this page and reminding you if we come up against Madrid this year and surprise them. Again.

Just because.

The very last thing you do is write L'pool off in Europe. Regardless of the opposition. That should be a simple rule of thumb for any seasoned watchers of European football.
 
LOL. Scouse, Klopp would need some **** Lube if liverpool were to draw Real madrid in the group stages or KO rounds cause it might get rough or ugly
 
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