The Manchester United Thread

Mike. said:
Sanchez isn't the problem. The setup is. We've been struggling since before Sanchez

He shouldn't be playing on the left, should be on the right.

Jose has neglected the middle of the park
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His thinking is just mad here at such a crucial stage the season with the top 4 race so finally balanced. Like when Keegan brought in Asprilla and totally disrupted the balance of that Newcastle side to Utd's gain.

You think he's going all in the European Cup with the mad money paid for Sanchez. Then he goes and does it at a cost of Utd's two best young talents. Martial, in particular, was in a rich vein of form the left which has now gone to ****. Rashford is just totally in limbo with no rotating the left with Martial. The pace out of the front three has gone with neither and Mata the right. Pogba's being shifted around to accommodate this and his form his gone the same way as Martials.

And Mourinho being Mourinho, he's seemingly too arrogantly stubborn to look at himself and switch them around to positions that suit and give that balance back.

All unnecessarily self-created problems that could implode on him like Chelsea if he's not careful.
 
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Apparently united became the first team to keep a clean sheet against Sevilla away in the CL and the first team to do it in Europe since Mainz in 07 given all the home games they’ve had in Europa league games pretty impressive
 
Kudos to De Gea lol.

In fairness we were well organized, I just think we paid them too much respect.
 
ninjaskill said:
Apparently united became the first team to keep a clean sheet against Sevilla away in the CL and the first team to do it in Europe since Mainz in 07 given all the home games they’ve had in Europa league games pretty impressive
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As sterile as it was, impressive indeed.

They've a ridiculous record that stadium. Not lost there in well over a season? Paraphrasing, but it's something like 80 some European games there and only 7/8 defeats. And the Spanish National side has never lost there. Spain need a win in a vital qualifier, they always switch it Seville.

Stupendous home field advantage.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
As sterile as it was, impressive indeed.

They've a ridiculous record that stadium. Not lost there in well over a season? Paraphrasing, but it's something like 80 some European games there and only 7/8 defeats. And the Spanish National side has never lost there. Spain need a win in a vital qualifier, they always switch it Seville.

Stupendous home field advantage.
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That's what annoyed me though. I've long spoken about their home record, so I'm happy on that front, bit we definitely had enough to beat them at home too. That said they are average away from home. And I don't worry about the away goal because if we can't score more than one goal at home against them then we don't deserve to be in the tournament
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
As sterile as it was, impressive indeed.

They've a ridiculous record that stadium. Not lost there in well over a season? Paraphrasing, but it's something like 80 some European games there and only 7/8 defeats. And the Spanish National side has never lost there. Spain need a win in a vital qualifier, they always switch it Seville.

Stupendous home field advantage.
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Thats why they could not get it pass DDG. Overpowered on that stadium.
 
Watched the match again today. McTominey actually was doing a very good job on Benega cutting off his passing lanes and forcing him to go backwards a few times. Wasn’t as effective when he was moved to the right of Pogba after Herrera went off. Clearly in the team to follow the manager instructions to the letter. Defo has more in his locker after following his career at Utds youth level.
 
Delighted with the DDG news this morning. Didn’t expect him to leave this Summer. But need to get him signed up anyway. Hirst, Sucker usually reliable. And Mitten on US TV said the same after the CL match.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Delighted with the DDG news this morning. Didn’t expect him to leave this Summer. But need to get him signed up anyway. Hirst, Sucker usually reliable. And Mitten on US TV said the same after the CL match.
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None of this means a thing. Mitten says a lot of ****.
 
FA Cup quarter-final between @ManUtd and @OfficialBHAFC on Sat 17 March. 19:45 kick-off. That's a lot of traffic heading back down the M6 late on. Good luck with that.
 
Balague;

Real Madrid found out that De Gea would cost about 110m euros, that’s the figure that was suggested to them by an intermediate linked to Manchester United. They said that was far too expensive, which was their way of cleaning their hands and saying ‘OK, if you are going to renew and stay at Manchester’.




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From the Chelsea presser :



“For the past 10-15 years, Manchester United versus Chelsea have been big matches,” Jose says. “We are both fighting for the top four, but it is always a big game, regardless of what’s at stake.” #MUFC

Ander Herrera injury update
Ander is out, I don’t know the final diagnosis but I know he is out for a few weeks, I don’t know how to say ‘few’, two, three four five or six

Mourinho on difficulties with Conte
I don’t want to speak about it, I’m not going to speak about it. That’s not the point, very good manager, fantastic team and that’s what is important for me.


Fellaini, Ibrahimovic, Blind, Rojo and Jones remain in the United treatment room. Herrera is expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks. #MUFC

Mourinho on Pogba: “Sometimes players on the bench take five minutes to play, they don’t have shin pads, strapping, shirt, he took 10 seconds to be ready, to show the professionalism.” #mufc

Mourinho on Lukaku: “I don’t know, 21 goals is not not bad, I don’t measure his performances the same way you do, I have other points. I’m happy with his performances, even when he doesn’t score goals.” #mufc

Mourinho: “I think i don’t give trust for free. I think it’s the other way round. It’s not about the manager to trust the player. It’s about the player to make the manager trust him. It’s as simple as that. The confidence the trust I show towards Scott, he earned it.” #mufc
 
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