Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

[wanaj0]

Apparently Sancho agreed personal terms worth 340,000 a week

Who are those negotiating the deals for Man U??? They are yet to recover from Sanchez scam!

[marko]

Apparently Sancho agreed personal terms worth 340,000 a week

Who are those negotiating the deals for Man U??? They are yet to recover from Sanchez scam!

now i hear its 180,000 a week and they want him to take a pay cut, haha! very laughable

[danfo driver]

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[wiseone]

The Man Utd cup is either half full of haf-empty depending on which way you look at it:

THE PROS:

Finished 3rd and got into CL. Reached the SF of every cup competition they played in this season. Improved mobility and more creative in final third.

THE CONS:

Played 4 semi-final matches this season: but lost 3 of them. Created loads of chances - unable to convert them. Suggests a "nearly team" that is missing 3 key players to get them into finals/over final hurdle. I actually think Utd needed a striker like Werner (too late) or Cavani (temp stop gap until Greenwood is ready to play CF), more than they need Sancho.

[marko]

The Man Utd cup is either half full of haf-empty depending on which way you look at it:

THE PROS:

Finished 3rd and got into CL. Reached the SF of every cup competition they played in this season. Improved mobility and more creative in final third.

THE CONS:

Played 4 semi-final matches this season. Lost 3 of them. Created loads of chances - unable to convert them. Suggests a "nearly team" that is missing 3 key players to get them into finals/over final hurdle. I actually think Utd needed a striker like Werner (too late) or Cavani (temp stop gap until Greenwood is ready to play CF), more than they need Sancho.

Agreed

[benteke]

Guys, Romelu Lukaku is now scoring for fun in Serie A and all competitions.

What do those who used to mock him have to say now

[danfo driver]

Guys, Romelu Lukaku is now scoring for fun in Serie A and all competitions.

What do those who used to mock him have to say now

Rashy! Rashy! Rashy!

[danfo driver]

Your captain, Slab Head, has been arrested in Greece.

[danfo driver]

Seems you guys will need to buy another defender. Slab head punched a police officer and then tried to bribe his way out. He is going to prison for a long time. O ma se o


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... olice.html

[danfo driver]

Your slab headed captain was in court today.

[marko]

English players and the drink culture, footballers or fans, all yobs!

[wiseone]

If the pursuit of Sancho is over, perhaps the "Sancho money" can instead be used to reinforce other areas of the squad in dire of strengthening:

DM/regista (Ruben Neves)

CF: Utd should have moved early and bought Werner. Since he is no longer an option, what about a Uruguayan striker with a proven pedigree who is no longer needed at Barcelona and who will come cheap?...

FB: (see CF - replace "Werner" with "Hakimi"). Again Utd dawdled, did not act, and let Inter swoop in and buy the hottest wing back talent in world football right now not called "Alphonso" (Hakimi). Big miss. Has Alphonso like speed AND can play RB or LB. Is at TAA level in terms of assists. Better than Shaw, Chilwell, and the other alleged FB prospects.

[marko]

united should raid Wolves for their players!

[danfo driver]

united should raid Wolves for their players!

[wiseone]

Reports everywhere say Donny Van De Beek will soon join Man Utd. Solid player. Would be a good signing. Questions:

1) What does this mean for Fred and McTominay?

2) How will Ole fit everyone in? Man Utd will have an abundance of midfielders: Van De Beek, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Fred, McTominay, Mata, Pereira = 8 players for only 3 midfield places...

[Donzman]

united should raid Wolves for their players!

You're a joker.

Wolves is good and has solid players, but their #1 asset is their coaching/management.

[Donzman]

Reports everywhere say Donny Van De Beek will soon join Man Utd. Solid player. Would be a good signing. Questions:

1) What does this mean for Fred and McTominay?

2) How will Ole fit everyone in? Man Utd will have an abundance of midfielders: Van De Beek, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Fred, McTominay, Mata, Pereira = 8 players for only 3 midfield places...

Those three are probably on their way out or very marginal.

The rest will compete for spaces and there are tons of games to play...if Ole will actually rotate.

[Coach]

Reports everywhere say Donny Van De Beek will soon join Man Utd. Solid player. Would be a good signing. Questions:

1) What does this mean for Fred and McTominay?
What it should mean is tactical evolution. Surely Wilder’s overlapping centrehalves, Flick’s use of Alaba at centreback, the age of rampaging fullbacks and the conundrum of their curtailing, mandate tactical reshuffle, Ole’s embrace of a magic system and relinquish of his tendency for premier gauo.

[benteke]

Reports everywhere say Donny Van De Beek will soon join Man Utd. Solid player. Would be a good signing. Questions:

1) What does this mean for Fred and McTominay?

2) How will Ole fit everyone in? Man Utd will have an abundance of midfielders: Van De Beek, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Fred, McTominay, Mata, Pereira = 8 players for only 3 midfield places...

Those three are probably on their way out or very marginal.

The rest will compete for spaces and there are tons of games to play...if Ole will actually rotate.

It's that simple. Squad Depth.
To allow the manager to alter team selection and tactics.
The key is to keep all of them happy being sat on the bench

[wiseone]

Benteke and Donzman:

1) Matic is going nowhere (he just signed a contract extension). If anything the signing of DVDB (an AM) will make his place in the team even more secure as the team is not going to play DVDB, Pogba, Fernandes, Martial, Rashford, and Greenwood without a DM.

2) Ole does not have a good track record with rotation. At the end of last season, he persisted with playing Fernandes, Maguire, Lindelof, Rashford, Martial etc every game even though they were clearly out of gas and needed a break (esp Fernandes). He did this even in games where the team was losing. Yet he left the fresh McTominay, James, Ighalo, Johnny Kills etc on the bench (even in a European semi-final - in the last game of the season, with only 5 minutes to go in a game Man Utd were losing).

[wiseone]

Absolute class open letter by Van Der Sar (Ajax CEO) to Man Utd:



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[benteke]

Alexis Sanchez has just said on his live video that after signing for United, after the first week he went home and told his family, “Can I break this contract and move back to @Arsenal?” He admits he wasn’t aware of his decision at the time and regrets it