The Manchester United Thread

Pretty much. Woodward may as well sign players from the manager's shortlist, but it's been obvious for a while now that he's playing buddybuddy with the agents far more than he should. ****, I guarantee you that Ibra getting a new contract was a favor to Raiola more than anything else. Because setting aside all the nonsense about doctors allegedly claiming that Ibra has superhuman knees, it makes zero sense to resign a 36-year old who's coming after that kind of injury.
 
Just seen Lukaku referred to as "the Belgian Mark Henry" ahaha twitter is mad sometimes
 
Bohui, Mitchell, Gomes and Gribbin all trained with the first team this week. Gribbin more with the main group than the others.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:

@AndyMitten
New MUFC piece for ESPN.






The reasons behind Man United's foul mood
espn.com

5:28 pm · 28 Dec 2017
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Transfer policy is one thing, but Pep running away with the league really did a nasty number on you lot.

Because let's be honest here, United brought Mourinho with hopes that he can get the club back on track and win the league in his 1st or 2nd season. The title challenge is pretty much gone, but come May he will still want an extension, just as he's about to enter his meltdown year.

So what do you do, sack him? Seems rough, he hasn't been that bad. Give him another multi-year extension? Huge risk given his history. Do nothing and just run his contract down? You'll never hear the end of his moaning.

Quite a volatile situation you've got bubbling underneath the surface, with no good choices. But I guess that's what you get for hiring a guy who's unpredictable even on his best day.
 
The options out there available have to be assessed but as it stands, you have to stick with him.

Although giving him a long extension is a no no, it should be a year extension, see how the 3rd season goes... if no success the chop.

Our next manager has to be someone who has a clear identity and dare I say it (philosophy) *cough* (not outdated like LVG) way they want to play football and it makes United exciting to watch again.

Does anyone actually have fun watching United anymore? I certainly very rarely do. I know that it doesn't always mean success or anything, but right now we're just a rigid physically imposing team who doesn't have any identity whatsoever.
 
Mou on VVD, can allready feel how media will use some lines from this.

"If I was one of you, I would ask him about his comments one year ago."
"The reality is that if they think that the player is the right player for them and they really want the player they pay his amount or they don’t have the player because that is the way the market is at that time so when we compare now the amount of money certain managers and club spend try to compare that I am not saying with 10 years ago but three years ago is to compare the impossible."
"VVD most expensive defender in history of football. Was he better than Maldini, Bergomi, Rio F? Cannot say that. It is way market is. If you pay, you pay a crazy amount of money. If you don't, you don't have the player. Simple as that. No criticism about that."
 
Pretty much. It's an obscene amount of money but when you take into a account he's a highly sought player from rival team, in the winter window, the price makes sense. I despise the way modern football is going as much as the next guy. But when you're in charge of the clubs, you can either adapt and hope for the best, or you can be Wenger and sit on a warchest for a decade waiting for bargains that never come.
 
Jose: "Never misinterpret my words or say my club doesn’t support or spend. 2 years ago for Paul. Last year for Lukaku. Pretty sure next year pay a lot for 1 player. But we are doing with balance cos we are not club with no limits + only thing that matters is to get the best."


@cmwinterburn

Mourinho on January signings, "I don't think [so]."

Mourinho suggested he wants two midfielders next summer: 'If next summer we buy a midfield player, it’s not to improve our squad, it’s to replace Michael Carrick. So to improve our squad in the midfield we would need to buy two.' #mufc


Jose Mourinho discussed #MUFC's transfer plans during today's press conference: (link: http://manutd.co/Bwm) manutd.c


Good read!
 
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Southampton at home, just lost the captain. Yes I think you can rest Lukaku for this one Jose..
 
wkdsoul said:
Southampton at home, just lost the captain. Yes I think you can rest Lukaku for this one Jose..
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God love him XD

He's in his 20s and gets played 200k a week for it, I think he'll be alright. Lol
 
antoine79 said:
No way Pep could win anything with the same team. City were already title contender for few years before Pep arrived and where was Man Utd the last few years?
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We finished on the same points the year Mourinho got the job, won 1 cup each. Wasnt that massive a difference. We were old, you were boring. :p

RhQQ said:
God love him XD

He's in his 20s and gets played 200k a week for it, I think he'll be alright. Lol
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Easy could have played Martial or Rashford up top for this... even stolen Peps false 9, Martial/Rashford playing into a roaming Lingard... at an extreme push
 
wkdsoul said:
Easy could have played Martial or Rashford up top for this... even stolen Peps false 9, Martial/Rashford playing into a roaming Lingard... at an extreme push
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Alternatively he could give Lukaku an opportunity to get his goal scoring confidence back ;)
 
woolly said:
Alternatively he could give Lukaku an opportunity to get his goal scoring confidence back ;)
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You've got Everton, Derby, Stoke & Burnley coming up. plenty of time for that if he needs a rest.
 
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