The Manchester United Thread

Vanjagl said:
Sancho is a curious one. By just watching him you can see he has all the talent. Great with the ball in his feet, not so much without it. I'm far more optimistic about Sancho than Antony. I feel when United ( well, IF) finally gets a proper striker, Sancho will blossom.
Looking at stats, his shot creating actions and general ball progression is really, really good.
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Totally agree. I'd have loved him at r's. The top draw talent has never been in question. He's still one of the top prospects at his age in Europe regardless of his poor return to date.

But I think the problem you've had is the very reason we didn't pursue it. The crazy mad salary you went straight in with out fo the gate for a 19-year-old. You've little to no wiggle room there when you drop that on a kid.

Keeping them motivated after that when the financial incentive for improvement isn't an issue is a problem as Utd have discovered with the manager clamping down on his attitude.
 
True. He's on a mad salary. Probably was the only way to get him to United. I can only wish from this season on that will change and the wages will be more based on performance, like Liverpool ones.
 
Vanjagl said:
Ten Hag needs to cook something. Last month or so have been poor. There's no threat going forward, midfield can't string 5 passes and when they do, Rashford or Antony kill the momentum with their lack of directness.
This is the reason why I'm against giving Rashford a new contract on quoted 400kpw salary. He's massively overperforming this season and I hope club can see that and be sensitive.
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Really don’t believe he club would just straight up double Rashford’s wages like that. I’m still for giving him a new contract as wide forwards are such a rare and expensive commodity these days. We got one that also happens to be home grown
 
Vanjagl said:
Don't get me started on Antony. He's as productive as I am on Sunday after a few glasses of Jack. One dimensional player who's been found out after 2 months in the club. He needs to add much, much more to his game if he wants to succeed. What balance does he brings? This is not a ****** yoga session my fiend, the whole point of football is to create imbalances so you can take advantage of those situations.
Antony gets the ball and the next happens - cuts inside on his left foot and either shoots or passes sideways. Or he runs to the byline and cuts back following by backward pass to some defensive player. He couldn't even skin Dan Burn. Dan the turtle Burn.
But the main issue is - there's no alternative. This one is on ten Hag. He was bent on Antony.
Still to early to give a final judgement on him, but this season is a total miss for him.
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Antony is an interesting case tbh. Being one-dimensional isn’t much of a bad thing as we have had successful one trick ponies in the game like Robben (albeit he’s the much better player). Issue I see with Antony is a combination of confidence and his body posture when he’s trying to take on his man. Still young and I hope he can improve that.

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As for the alternative options, I really feel we should use Pellestri more.
 
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Vanjagl said:
Sancho is a curious one. By just watching him you can see he has all the talent. Great with the ball in his feet, not so much without it. I'm far more optimistic about Sancho than Antony. I feel when United ( well, IF) finally gets a proper striker, Sancho will blossom.
Looking at stats, his shot creating actions and general ball progression is really, really good.
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when I watch Sancho at times, I feel there’s a disconnect with him vs everyone else. Ironically, the best games I’ve seen him play come in that no. 10 spot where he’s much more involved in the overall buildup. That isn’t a long term fix as he doesn’t track back enough to make that spot his own.
 
woolly said:
It's hilarious to see the reaction of the Newcastle fans after the win anyone one would think they had won the league when all they have is 3 points. Then again I suppose they have been so starved of success in the North East over the last few decades moving into 3rd in the league is like winning something.
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As fergie always said, the wee club in the north east. We beat them when it actually mattered
 
Legend Incredible said:
Really don’t believe he club would just straight up double Rashford’s wages like that. I’m still for giving him a new contract as wide forwards are such a rare and expensive commodity these days. We got one that also happens to be home grown
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Club should prioritize a new contract for Rashford, but not at quoted wages.
 
Legend Incredible said:
Antony is an interesting case tbh. Being one-dimensional isn’t much of a bad thing as we have had successful one trick ponies in the game like Robben (albeit he’s the much better player). Issue I see with Antony is a combination of confidence and his body posture when he’s trying to take on his man. Still young and I hope he can improve that.

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As for the alternative options, I really feel we should use Pellestri more.
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You know it's a bad alternative when you can't even spell his name correctly. :D
 
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Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Alex Turk
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United statement: "Manchester United were pleased to offer Old Trafford as a potential host for Euro 2028 fixtures. However, we were unable to secure Old Trafford's availability due to a potential redevelopment of the stadium."
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only if the yanks sell is it going to get any redevelopment
 
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