The Manchester United Thread

Tyton said:
Yes he is opposite, but you have to consider whether swapping to another manager with completely different style is really a sensible move. You can't be doing all these rip it like a bandaid moves and hoping it eventually works, you need some long term strategy already.

Allegri would have no problem following the work left by Mourinho. Meanwhile, Sarri plays thrilling football, but can he do it with fuking Lukaku leading the line? Another manager and another rebuild from the ground up is madness.
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Yes he could. Because what Jose hasn't realised is that Lukaku actually likes ball into feet. He's a lot like Mertens that way. Lukaku really isn't the problem here. In fact, nearly all the players would fit Sarri
 
Mourinho should defo see out his contract with us at the least. He’s doing a good job imo so far. Definitely stabilised us. Already got us back in the CL and doing well. Improved in the league a lot as of this moment in time. Rebuilt the spine of the team. Getting rid of some deadwood with more to follow. In the last half year of his contract let’s see how we are and make a decision then. If we have improved again and he’s happy to stay then get him signed up. If not get someone else’s in and take the next step. Whoever does take over won’t be left with the mess Mourinho has had to sort out.
 
Zlatan ruled out for a month maybe longer. That’s one less option and with Lukaku out till? Leaves us short up top now. Darmian injured, Valencia injured, Rojo struggling with his injury since coming back, Fellaini and Baily both missing through injury. Carrick through illness. Oh and Smalling injured too. Squad not looking to good atm. Especially with so many struggling for form.

If if we are not doing business in Jan. Then hope to see the likes of McTominey, Tuanzebe, Gribbin given a chance.
 
I remember when Rashford and Martial were promising young strikers. Then Mourinho arrived. I sure hope Man Utd have a plan post year 3 implosion of Mourinho and half a billion $$$ poorer.
 
morimech said:
I remember when Rashford and Martial were promising young strikers. Then Mourinho arrived. I sure hope Man Utd have a plan post year 3 implosion of Mourinho and half a billion $$$ poorer.
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They have played their best career football under Jose. So I really wouldn't worry about them.
 
Ive never been one to want to chop and change managers, Fergie is all I'd ever know, but I really dont see us going anywhere under Mourinho with his attitude towards games. And all we are doing since the day he signed is waiting for the meltdown and him going. The cynical side of my is saying he's trying to get sacked to get his pay off and go to PSG, ever since he made those comments a few months ago. Its like he wants to go to a league to play fantasy football and have a decent crack at the champions league at a club with a load of money (we should fit that bill but we have a top 6 not a top 1).

We need a young manager with a clear identity that plays good football. For me the clear candidate is Poch. What he's done with Spurs and money spent, and the football they are playing is brilliant. Imagine being with us with the money to get players he wants or even to develop the younger players he has available like at Spurs. We need a manager that is going to be with us 10+ years and play the right way. Thats what us as fans want.

We got lucky last year with how the Europa panned out. It was near on impossible not to win that with our draw and squad. This year we should have kicked on. Maybe City being unbelievable is skewing perspective a bit, because if you give them an average season we are maybe 3 points off the top at this point, which we would all have taken at the start, but the football and mentality going into big games especially is unacceptable and I as a fan do not want another year of this ****. Even if we scrape though the CL and win it with boring 0-0's away and a 1-0 smash and grab at home every round.
 
Ok. Putting aside the fact I don't care for Pochettino much at all, what in the World makes anyone think he'd walk out on what he's built at Tottenham, about to move into a brand new stadium, to start building that from scratch all over at Utd?

You think you'd just rock up, and he'd jump at it because it's Utd?
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
Ok. Putting aside the fact I don't care for Pochettino much at all, what in the World makes anyone think he'd walk out on what he's built at Tottenham, about to move into a brand new stadium, to start building that from scratch all over at Utd?

You think you'd just rock up, and he'd jump at it because it's Utd?
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If he loses Kane, Rose and maybe Alli/Eriksen, with the little resources they have to pay them/their replacements the wages that the others can offer players of this calibre, he may be forced to, for his own ambition to manage at the very top level with top players.
 
Lorra 'if's' there.

Be surprised if Kane's not there at least the first season the new ground.
 
Not really mate. Spurs simply can't afford to pay them the wages they deserve in reflection to other players. Rose 90% leaving. I'd have Kane 40/60 at the moment, which will rise If he turns up for the CL knockout stages. Madrid only need to come knocking once.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Ok. Putting aside the fact I don't care for Pochettino much at all, what in the World makes anyone think he'd walk out on what he's built at Tottenham, about to move into a brand new stadium, to start building that from scratch all over at Utd?

You think you'd just rock up, and he'd jump at it because it's Utd?
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I dont think he would. He'd be stupid to walk away from what he's building there. I mean what I want from my own point of view.
 
We'll see. Can't personally see Kane wanting to sign for Madrid at this stage without giving it a real good go at Tottenham with the new ground and all.

Regardless of what they might throw at him or 'Spurs.

*Edit* Might be reading him totally wrong, but I honestly don't think he's that arsed about his contract at Tottenham or he wouldn't have signed it. Just doesn't strike me as someone too bothered by money and it's everyone else making a big thing of Tottenham and their £100K P/W cap.
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
We'll see. Can't personally see Kane wanting to sign for Madrid at this stage without giving it a real good go at Tottenham with the new ground and all.

Regardless of what they throw at him or 'Spurs.

*Edit* Might be reading him totally wrong, but I honestly don't think he's that arsed about his contract at Tottenham or he wouldn't have signed it. Just doesn't strike me as someone too bothered by money and it's everyone else making a big thing of Tottenham and their £100K P/W cap.
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What will the new stadium bring though? Another bad year settling in? If they cant get up to play at Wembley then another year at another new ground you would expect to go the same way. I think the only thing holding Spurs back though is their starting 11. Sounds daft but who really would you get in, and who would you take out to make a difference? That team is that good together you wouldnt dare break it up regardless of the big name coming in. Maybe the full backs could be improved and probably will be especially if Rose goes but how do you improve the front 4 when they all play that well together? Pretty much like Liverpool at the moment. Could improve defence but what else? You wouldnt even swap Salah for Messi at the moment.
 
Dunno' He just kinda' strikes me like Shearer where possibly winning one trophy playing for his club would outweigh a slew somewhere else.
 
steveorobbo said:
I thought Arsenal was his club though?
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Is it? Oh, maybe I'm wrong then. Shrugs,

Honestly thought he was from a staunch 'Spurs family. Figured that was why he seemed so happy extending at what the media and everyone else thought was a pittance in relation to other top players at other big clubs.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Is it? Oh, maybe I'm wrong then. Shrugs,

Honestly thought he was from a staunch 'Spurs family. Figured that was why he seemed so happy extending at what the media and everyone else thought was a pittance in relation to other top players at other big clubs.
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I could be wrong. Just going off the pic that goes around of a young kid looking a lot like Kane in an Arsenal shirt and hair sprayed red celebrating them winning a trophy. Id say about 10ish so possibly an Arsenal league.
 
Kane should leave simply because his ambition of winning major trophies will never be realized at Tottenham.
 
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