The Manchester United Thread

[zzeezzy]

I really hope we don't just go and get Haaland then do a typical United neglect everything else.

Honestly if I had a choice between two or three sensible additions or just one marquee signing, I'd take the two or three sensible any day.

Halaand is great but this team creates not enough chances and midfield is not good enough. he would be starved of service just like Martial and Cavani.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

I really hope we don't just go and get Haaland then do a typical United neglect everything else.

Honestly if I had a choice between two or three sensible additions or just one marquee signing, I'd take the two or three sensible any day.

Halaand is great but this team creates not enough chances and midfield is not good enough. he would be starved of service just like Martial and Cavani.

I will be surprised if Haaland moves anywhere this summer for the crazy 120m to 180m price I have seen thrown around by German outlets especially in the current climate.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

I wouldn’t personally touch Haaland down to his agent.

Not that United have ANY chance in reality given his father alone, but after Pogba they should know to stay WELL clear of another player managed by that rat.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

The u16s drew 1-1 against City yesterday. 4 u15s started for United


I understand that the U/23's played a friendly against West Bromwich Albion in midweek...usual 23's squad.

Joe Hugill got both goals in a 2-1 win.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

I wouldn’t personally touch Haaland down to his agent.

Not that United have ANY chance in reality given his father alone, but after Pogba they should know to stay WELL clear of another player managed by that rat.

His farther wouldn’t be any issue whatsoever as he has a super close relationship with Ole as does Haaland. Attending each other’s weddings and having several parties together when in there hometowns.

But I agreeI wouldn’t go near him for that reason alone!

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

His farther wouldn’t be any issue whatsoever as he has a super close relationship with Ole as does Haaland. Attending each other’s weddings and having several parties together when in there hometowns. .....

I think you’re being exceptionally naive and we’ll leave it at that.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

I think you’re being exceptionally naive and we’ll leave it at that.

Not really. Not saying he would even join tbh with other suitors after him. But saying his farther would scupper a move based on something all those years ago you could call naive also.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Not really. Not saying he would even join tbh with other suitors after him. But saying his farther would scupper a move based on something all those years ago you could call naive also.

I wasn’t referring to the Keane disgrace.

More it would finish him at Leeds and City. Where he's a legend at both clubs.

Just like the absolute clickbait farce of Sancho last summer, thats never happening.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

I wasn’t referring to the Keane disgrace.

More it would finish him at Leeds and City. Where he's a legend at both clubs.

Just like the absolute clickbait farce of Sancho last summer, thats never happening.

So if his son goes to Utd. He will no longer be a legend himself at Leeds or City says a lot about both sets of fans then tbh.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

..... says a lot about both sets of fans then tbh.

*Football fans in general across the board.

It rarely happens with L’pool and Utd as there’s been no direct transfer between the 2 clubs for 57 years now and counting. But Ince and Owen completely tarnished themselves with each respective fanbase by later joining the other club.

In general, football turns reasonable people into immature knobheads. And that is at ridiculous levels now with SM.

The abuse Haaland would get doesn’t bear thinking about. That's the sad reality of life.

 

[Tyton]

180 million is an absurd price anyway, for all the hype about Haaland you would think he bangs a hat-trick every game - in fact he has 21 goals which is still good, but hardly unusual for a striker at a decent club in this stage of the season.

Kid is certainly going to be a star but that kind of transfer fee is crazy.

 

[dilakh2]

180 million is an absurd price anyway, for all the hype about Haaland you would think he bangs a hat-trick every game - in fact he has 21 goals which is still good, but hardly unusual for a striker at a decent club in this stage of the season.

Kid is certainly going to be a star but that kind of transfer fee is crazy.

Am I the only one that doesn't see what everyone else is seeing. Sure he bangs in lots of goals (Bundesliga has one of the worst defending I've seen in the top 5 leagues) but there isn't something about his game that makes me stand up and go wow that's a generational talent there e.g Mbappe. His first touch is a bit iffy and the Dortmund team is built around getting him the ball but apart from his goalscoring I cant quite put my finger on what is so special about him. Weve had many wonderkinds over the past 20-25 years come and go but from a purely football perspective he doesn't quite measure up (Apart from banging in goals) but how much is that down to him or down to the way Dortmund set up?

 

[Legend Incredible]

I just noticed that Wan bissaka has never actually featured for the senior team. Why would you not want the best 1v1 defender in football at your disposal in a tournament scenario. Southgate I swear is useless.

I think it's all down to his formation I think. Southgate favors the use of wing backs in the back 3/5 formation and AWB isn't a wing back.

 

[Tyton]

@dilakh2

He's surprisingly quick for a big lad, but otherwise I agree.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

He does the all important thing and puts the ball in the back of the net mega constantly. Goal scorers will always be top dollar especially ones as good as him finding the net. But the price is crazy.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

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14 year old Sekou Kaba has completed his move from Derby County to United with Paul Pogba sending him a congratulatory message on Instagram

 

[Vanjagl]

Am I the only one that doesn't see what everyone else is seeing. Sure he bangs in lots of goals (Bundesliga has one of the worst defending I've seen in the top 5 leagues) but there isn't something about his game that makes me stand up and go wow that's a generational talent there e.g Mbappe. His first touch is a bit iffy and the Dortmund team is built around getting him the ball but apart from his goalscoring I cant quite put my finger on what is so special about him. Weve had many wonderkinds over the past 20-25 years come and go but from a purely football perspective he doesn't quite measure up (Apart from banging in goals) but how much is that down to him or down to the way Dortmund set up?

Thing is he's doing it at every level. Bundesliga, CL and for Norway. Kid is goalmachine and really well rounded as a striker. For me he's the closest thing to someone like Ruud van Nistelrooy. But at that price tag and with his agent it's a big doubt for no-no for me.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Thing is he's doing it at every level. Bundesliga, CL and for Norway. Kid is goalmachine and really well rounded as a striker. For me he's the closest thing to someone like Ruud van Nistelrooy. But at that price tag and with his agent it's a big doubt for no-no for me.

Got a bit of Ruud and Lewa about him.

 

[dilakh2]

Got a bit of Ruud and Lewa about him.

Thing is he's doing it at every level. Bundesliga, CL and for Norway. Kid is goalmachine and really well rounded as a striker. For me he's the closest thing to someone like Ruud van Nistelrooy. But at that price tag and with his agent it's a big doubt for no-no for me.

Don't get me wrong he will probably be the next great goalscorer but let's see if he can step up because for me the level of defending in the Bundesliga has taken a nosedive the past couple of years. He isn't well-rounded for me. Yet. He is lazy when pressing and his link-up play is hit and miss but like you said he keeps on improving every time. Remember the group stage game he played against Liverpool and he was hyped back then as well but all I remember was a big oaf chasing after his first touch and then bam 5 mins later he had scored. I want to see if he can adapt his game to being more than just a goalscorer because at the very highest level that is not enough.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

..... (Bundesliga has one of the worst defending I've seen in the top 5 leagues) .....

If its honestly worse than the current, abject standard through the single worst PL season theres been to date, and most farcical in English top flight history; I dread to think how bad the Germans have had it?