Manchester United Banter Archive July 20 2018

 

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20 Jul 2018 19:55:12
Though I've always been an advocate of standing by the manager (whoever s/ he is), I honestly cannot wait for Mourinho to leave.

He always has an inferiority complex with popular, confident and expressive players as such, he cannot hide his dislike for them.

He mentioned captain potentials currently in the squad;

“The captain was Valencia last season, I think he’s going to be the captain, ” Mourinho said. “And when he doesn’t play we have to make decisions.

“Depends on who is on the pitch, if Smalling is, if Ashley Young is, if Herrera is or Mata is, if they are on the pitch they have an option.

“Matic has all the attributes to be Manchester United captain but he arrived only one year ago.

“But I never care much about the captaincy, I care more about the life in the dressing room and the leaders. The armband means what it means. ”


My question is, where is Pogba?

I like my captains to be vocal, active and give 100% even if they're technically not too gifted.


With that, from his list, Young, Herrera and Matic are good.


But Valencia, Smalling and Mata are no-go.


For me, I would rather Pogba, Lukaku, De Gea or any of Herrera, Young or Matic.

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20 Jul 2018 20:12:07
I don't think he would mention Pogba when Pogba is happy to leave the club.

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20 Jul 2018 20:30:10
Moreover Jose is also happy for him to leave. I for one can’t wait for Jose to move on.

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20 Jul 2018 20:39:19
Has Valencia done anything wrong as captain to be removed? If he is still first choice he should be captain.

I agree with Jose on the captaincy. It is over emphasized and made out to be far more than what it is. What we really need is for players collectively to lead on the pitch and take respinsibility when we are down or have to close out a game.

One speech by Pogba at half time being broadcasted has suddenly got everyone clamoring for him to be captain yet the French team had a different captain who rarely spoke and made a mistake in the final.

Perhaps we should realize you don't need to be captain to show leadership.

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20 Jul 2018 20:48:13
Fans are more bothered about the captain than players, don't need the armband to be a captain .
Looks like Tony will be our captain and first choice rb.

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20 Jul 2018 20:53:08
Well said Refaith. Captains in football is not as important as it is in other sports like cricket. Where each decision is taken by the captain. Football is too fastforward for the captain to be involved making decisions all the team.

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20 Jul 2018 21:06:32
Not entirely clear how effective you can be as Captain if you don’t speak the language.

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20 Jul 2018 22:23:46
Making a habit of this today but again agree with jred, other players without an armband can open their mouths and inspire and lead without it.

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20 Jul 2018 22:33:49
Captains make a difference on the pitch not in the dressing room, managers make a difference in the dressing room.

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20 Jul 2018 23:41:34
Played Saturday football for years and our manager gave the captain's arm band to the less vocal or talented footballer. Always seemed to give the player a boost. Never questioned his commitment in the games then. Players who have it all should lead by example and prove to everyone each match why he is best.

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21 Jul 2018 05:51:46
Guys, the first thing I think of when you say captain is a person who is vocal, respected and loved by players, shares a bond of friendliness with teammates and can pull the team up during the game by motivating and haranguing his players to give more.


Based on this, would you choose Valencia over Pogba?

Redfaith you got me wrong;
1. I'm not advocating solely for Pogba - I also mentioned Lukaku.
2. Pogba gave a speech every game not only the Argentina game (you probably didn't know) .
3. Younger players have a special connection to players like Herrera, Pogba and Lukaku because of their infectious playfulness.
4. Valencia is quiet and his English is still wobbly at best (how many years in England? )

On a final note, how many times do you see Valencia, Smalling or Mata in-game dishing out commands and guides to other players?

That's why I said Matic, Young and Herrera are all capable because not only are they vocal, but also technically adept (yes, Young also to an extent) .

But when you take all these qualities; leadership, vocal, language, technical proficiency, will and desire to win, tenacity respect and bond with team-mates, then look no further than Lukaku, Pogba and Herrera for captain material in the team.

The second tier can hold Matic, Young and De Gea.

But Valencia, Mata and Smalling? 😂.

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21 Jul 2018 07:59:25
Maybe Valencia, Mata and Smalling have been chosen for their length of service? Or maybe because they won’t be the types to question Jose’s instructions on the pitch?

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21 Jul 2018 08:06:31
Neither Pogba nor Lukaku are captain's for their countries. That didn't stop them both rallying the troops at the world cup.

Ideally everyone should have a winners mentality and shouldn't need to be geered up by thier captain.

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21 Jul 2018 08:37:04
How about what has Valencia done right?

We seem to have this noose around our club, that accepts ticking along as success. It was the same with Rooney as captain. Just maybe you expect your captain to not be Joe Average performer, even if you ignore the insane fact that our captain can't speak the language.

Same thing goes with the managers, too tolerant and too desperate to believe that a leopard will change their spots.

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21 Jul 2018 09:40:42
I think WRD might not be far from the truth and that's in line with what I said.

Basically, Mourinho wants a yes man who not only obeys him but also does not have an opinion or does not have confidence to express himself.

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21 Jul 2018 09:54:05
Let’s be honest, the only way is up.

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21 Jul 2018 10:43:39
Like john terry cassilas and zanetti? Nonsense yaz.

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21 Jul 2018 11:12:48
I’m wasted.

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21 Jul 2018 11:23:40
Who didn't Mourinho have a fallout with among them Ken?

People where here basically crying over missing someone like Keane.

Nonsense is thinking someone else's point of view is nonsense just because it isn't same as yours.

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21 Jul 2018 11:41:50
Yaz👍
ajh didn't get the credit u deserve.

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21 Jul 2018 12:04:55
seems Jose is going by length of service. Carrick was captain last season, hardly ever played.

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21 Jul 2018 13:20:26
Wasted when you wrote the post probably, Tony. Us old ones got it, mate.

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21 Jul 2018 13:21:23
Don't think captain's need to be loved. I doubt one of our greatest ever captain's was loved too much. Feared, definitely.

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21 Jul 2018 15:20:28
Valencia couldn't handle the No7 shirt . We are missing out by not selecting Pogba as Captain he is the best to motivate on the pitch and can speaka da lingo! 😆😆.

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21 Jul 2018 23:14:25
Not when your opinion is contered
by facts yaz. Zanetti and terry nor cassialls were yes men. All strong characters who often fell out with jose but all kept the captaincy.
The nonsense was you just making stuff up. I agree with 2 of yoir choices as captain. Herrera wo t play often enough i suspect.
Jose said valencia will be captain weeks he plays hardly a ruining endorsement that some would
Have you believe.

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22 Jul 2018 10:25:27
A+ Tony 😂.

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20 Jul 2018 19:45:52
If we were to replace Jose, what about a certain French man Zidane anyone?

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20 Jul 2018 21:15:42
Hasn't he become the director of football at juve

Don't see him managing any time soon.

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21 Jul 2018 00:29:44
To be fair he never had a problem with terry or lampard and i would not describe them as shrinking violets. I agree that his approach is creating a negative environment but I am also one of the few that believe that this year we will see a huge improvement on the style of football that we play. Time will tell.

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20 Jul 2018 13:48:41
Bailly, Shaw, Herrera, Mitchel and Martial look really fit.

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20 Jul 2018 14:23:56
Phaowahhhhh!

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20 Jul 2018 15:33:56
😂😂😂.

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20 Jul 2018 15:56:35
I suppose you be the first to rub them down with baby oil.

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20 Jul 2018 15:56:56
its the new kit. it brings out the colour in their eyes :)

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20 Jul 2018 13:31:17
Question for Ed001, during the 14/ 15 season i remember you giving your opinion on how Liverpool had to change under Rodgers when it was going badly wrong for your club. With Ed002 saying Jose and Utd isn't the right fit or thereabouts, what do you think needs to change? It looks a mess if i'm honest.

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20 Jul 2018 14:51:00
Set a blueprint for the club outlining a style we want to play. Bring in a director of football to handle transfers both in and out of the club. Move Woodward back to commercial only. Sell players who don't want to be here, don't fit the style we want to play or aren't good enough for the level we're aiming for. Bring a younger manager with fresh ideas who can play in the style selected. Bring in players who fit that style.

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20 Jul 2018 15:12:12
Who would you ideally like to see replace Jose Mort?

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20 Jul 2018 15:12:58
Good post Mort.

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20 Jul 2018 15:31:58
I like Eddie Howe. I like his bravery in refusing to compromise his style in keeping Bournemouth in the EPL. I've never bought into tho, 'they have to have won something' argument. How is a young, progressive, intelligent, forward-thinking British manager, really going to get the chance to win something, if not given the chance to show what they can do?

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20 Jul 2018 15:37:15
Is that not what the club is trying to do .
Was it not what the club was doing when they had LVG and plans for allgeri.
What if a director of football didn't buy the players that the fans wanted or rated players some of the fans wanted?

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20 Jul 2018 15:37:50
Eddie HOWE? WOW.

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20 Jul 2018 15:47:41
With this current squad i think antonio conte 3-4-3 system would work well for pogba sanchez martial and lukaku.

Long term pochetino seems like the best fit for the job.

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20 Jul 2018 16:07:03
Not sexy enough for you, Scholes? Or foreign enough?

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20 Jul 2018 16:17:56
Would giving it Giggs under a DoF all those years ago have been any worse than it has been since Fergie left? I’d say not.

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20 Jul 2018 17:04:19
no, just not good noucamp!

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20 Jul 2018 17:32:00
I'd equate doing what he's done at Bournemouth, with a top 6 team winning the league. What have Sarri or the new Madrid manager ever won? Or Poch? Get in an experienced DOF, and leave the football side to Howe. At least you know he's an intelligent manager, who has a style of play more in keeping with the ethos of our club.

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20 Jul 2018 18:09:25
The chap asked a question and I gave an opinion. Is that what we were doing with LvG? Allegri would've been another poor appointment. Mediocre defensive coach. We've lurched from one bad managerial appointment to another. We've gone from bad signing to bad signing. It looks like we have little plan or direction.

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20 Jul 2018 18:23:26
Kinda agree with what jred is staying here. Maybe the club has identified this style of play as the blueprint, had LVG then Allegri to implement it then turned to Jose who is of similar pragmatism when that didn’t go right. Maybe the players brought in was the ones the managers wanted to fit this style of play all along, maybe a sporting director will identify players to fit in with jose. What it jose left, do we then get rid of Sporting director too as he wouldn’t be the fit of a new manager or maybe the manager after Jose will equally be as pragmatic and continue in this vein.

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20 Jul 2018 18:50:33
I agreed with your post, Mort. Good ideas, that make you wonder why the club haven't thought along the same lines.

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20 Jul 2018 18:53:23
And I was only giving my opinion on Howe, Scholes, not saying he should be the next manager. But to say he's not a good manager is just plain silly. You don't take Bournemouth to where they are now, playing good football along the way, without knowing what you're at.

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20 Jul 2018 19:42:35
By spending s**t loads of £££ NouCamp, that's how they got to where they are.

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20 Jul 2018 20:23:12
Well if someone actively chose this style and picked these managers that person wants throwing out of the club preferably from the top of the Stretford. Total antithesis of what United is.

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20 Jul 2018 20:31:30
Yep. Bournemouth. The PSG of the south coast.

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20 Jul 2018 20:42:41
How much has Eddie Howe spent?

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20 Jul 2018 20:54:46
Wrd
Exactly.
Mort
You spent 12 month telling everyone pep was a fraud and would be found out .
Play like all his team great footy.
Now somebody wants thrown of the top of the Stratford end for appointing Jose and allgeri who has been excellent at juve would be an other awful appointment .

Maybe it's not as easy as you make out?

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20 Jul 2018 21:28:59
Pep is a fraud. Didn't like his keeper bought another. Didn't like him bought another.
Just because allegri was good in a one horse league doesn't mean he would be good here.

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20 Jul 2018 22:05:55
So because pep bough a Go he is a fraud .
Never mind the fact his Barcelona Munich and city team played very good attacking footy .
Or the fact your are advocating buying and selling players?

Allgeri has been very good at juve including the 1 horse race that is the CL .
But he is no good.
Jose plays defensive footy. No good
Pep is a fraud playing some of the footy in Europe.
I wonder if pep would be a fraud if he had United playing the way city are .

Compared to them 3 who are all the great managers out there?

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20 Jul 2018 23:02:18
How about jred for manager he knows it all.

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20 Jul 2018 13:27:55
I would just like to let you all know about a story unfolding in cork for the last few days.
Liam Miller's tribute match is to be held in turners cross in September a good cause.
Anyway the tickets went on sale this morning g,7,000 tickets sold out in a minute, tried to get them myself and couldn't even though I go to that ground at least once a month since I was about 10.
Man United/ Celtic legends v republic of Ireland legends, the United players are, rio Ferdinand, Nicky butt Ryan giggs japp Stam Luis saha Denis Irwin Paul scholes and captained by Roy Keane.
Anyway the big problem is here in cork the people want it moved to pairc ui caoimh the cork gaa ground which holds 45,000 and the cork gaa are happy for the game to go ahead there but the big wigs in Dublin nothing at all to do with them won't let the football game to go ahead there. But if the game was on in Dublin and they were getting money out of it then they would let it. We have had hundreds of concerts in pairc ui caoimh. Gareth Brooks loads of clowns played there but they have a problem about a football game and Liam Miller played gaa when he was young.
The players now are having a go, the people of cork here will start a riot over this, there's a lot of angry people here in cork today.
Everyone wants it changed but the big wig clowns in Dublin.
There's a lot of people coming from Manchester as well for this game.
They should stick their fingers up at them and move it to old Trafford
I go to a lot of gaa games and if they don't change this there attendance in cork will fall dramatically, it's on all the radio stations over here the whole country is up in arms over it.
Sorry about the rant .

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20 Jul 2018 14:52:56
No thanks for the update. Hopefully this gets sorted.

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20 Jul 2018 15:34:47
Unfortunately, Leahy, the GAA can be as close-minded as those aul duffers at the FA, or any other sporting governing body run by old farts. Shocking decision.

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20 Jul 2018 16:45:20
True Steve. Not a brain cell between them.

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20 Jul 2018 18:37:27
its a proud tradition Leahy, no english games on GAA ground, there's a simple solution, switch the game to Celtic Park or Old Trafford.

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21 Jul 2018 01:54:30
James this is about a boy that died 36 years of age, it's about raising money for a trust for his 3 young kids, nothing at all to do with being English or Irish. or this game shouldn't be played here or there.
Stupid politics shouldn't come in to this.

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21 Jul 2018 18:12:46
i know all about Liam, i watched him from when he was a youth player Leahy, but as you know as a Cork man this runs deeper than sport, no one should forget the real reason, also after the Croke Park massacre there will always be a reluctance for change, but then again they did lift the ban on security forces playing GAA sports, something i couldn't believe happened and i was very much against it.

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21 Jul 2018 20:28:35
And unfortunately, James, it's views like that which makes progress on our island as far away as ever.

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21 Jul 2018 20:33:08
James ever gaa ground in Ireland have to go before congress for outside use except one pitch which is croke park, now the clowns want to control the whole lot of gaa grounds in Ireland. but make an exception for croke park
Roy Keane was at the launch of the Liam Miller game. Off camera he spoke to a few boys I know, disgusted he is. Now I was talking to Karl shepherd the other day and he played with Liam for cork. everyone of that team and the whole of cork want this game in pairc ui caoimh
The football community of cork, Celtic, Manchester United have come together to do this for the boy and his family.
The boy played gaa when he was younger. They had a rugby game in croke park. They have concerts in most gaa grounds.
It has to be played in cork and that's the biggest venue.
No one can get tickets for turners cross and I know a lot of people there and they can't be got.

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21 Jul 2018 23:22:54
Leahy i never said i didn't hope there was a compromise in the situation, i'm just explaining that the GAA have had the policy in place since its inception, the Aviva Stadium could also hold the game to maxamise funds, Scott Brown recently donated money to the family from his recent testimonial against Ireland.

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22 Jul 2018 10:10:19
James the last place that game will be played is Dublin.
They need to change their policy then James the ones that were made in the stone age but they won't because then they might get asked about paying the players who deserve it. The people of cork wrote a letter to the head of gaa. if they don't change it the people of cork will not be going to gaa games for a long long time, and we are a proud close bunch down here, but don't mess with one of our own from cork. dublin is a different Ireland James to the rest of the country. They think Ireland is in Dublin, They don't realise Dublin is in Ireland. they are not liked even when they play gaa whatever county they play the whole country will cheer on the other county. i could be here telling you things the gaa have done for the night. they are corrupt

Liams family want the game in cork. aand that's good enough for us.

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22 Jul 2018 10:21:18
Their is a meeting planned with the match organisers and the GAA Leahy, it looks like the GAA are going to relent and allow the game to take place on GAA ground.

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22 Jul 2018 10:38:28
i know all about the Dubs Leahy, apart from people from Tallaght and Finglass the rest of them think they are Brits lol.

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20 Jul 2018 12:04:06
Valencia will be the captain but when he doesn’t play, we have to make decisions – it depends who is on the pitch. If [Chris] Smalling is, if Ashley Young is, if [Ander] Herrera is or if Mata is, if they are on the pitch, they are an option. I think Nemanja Matic has all the attributes to be Manchester United captain but of course he only arrived one year ago.

Jose on captain for next season . Tells it's own story.

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20 Jul 2018 12:11:55
I wouldn't even have them in my starting 11 never mind being captain
Matic alright even though he is slowing up a bit.
It's all been said before but if we don't address the back line we are in trouble from the off.
Baily the best one we have but still might need that experienced defender beside him. alderweirald.
Lindelof the jury is still out for me.
Young smalling Jones not good enough going forward if we want to win trophies.

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20 Jul 2018 12:17:27
Agreeable Leahy. I’d go for Pogba tbh.
Let him become the captain and dictate play.
He has all the attributes and I don’t care for the hair color or dabbing as long as it doesn’t affect his game. Who cares about hair color or celebrations as long as he motivates the team to win.

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20 Jul 2018 13:06:09
Pogbas hair colour could be changing even his jersey 666.
As much as he pained me last season I would still like him to stay and change our minds about him.

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20 Jul 2018 14:15:04
Agree Leahy but the word is “could be”.
Till the transfer market closes and he wears a different color jersey, he will still have my vote as the potential captain.

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20 Jul 2018 15:39:17
Does it give a heads up for next season and Jose plans?

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20 Jul 2018 16:44:14
It does jred looking like the same old same old.

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20 Jul 2018 11:10:23
One for the Eds.

Liverpool, City and Chelsea (to a certain extent) have bought in new players, Chelsea got a new manager as well. What's your take on the signings done by the top 4/ 6 till now?

What's your take on Sarri, you think Chelsea have a got a good manager?

And I know this is a repetitive question, but what's your opinion about Fred. I have never seen him play and I doubt that YouTube is the best place to understand a player, so it would great if you could lend your insights into that. Or if a player review could be made for him, Whatever works for you.

Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool have done well and now need to get rid of players - I very much expect they have a little bit of business still to be done. Manchester City have only added Mahrez and a young defender (I don't recall his name) but are looking to potentially a significant exit or two and they are looking to put something in place that will see a very significant purchase - so work is still in hand. Chelsea have agreed to two players arriving and three leaving (who are still at the club) and are continuing talks today over a couple of others - so they also have a long way to go. is more of a mixed bag with Leno, Papaoowmowmow and Torriera good additions and then the rather starnge deal for Stephan Lichtsteiner - they have a little work to do. Spurs will certainly be looking to start the ball rolling in anger soon.}

20 Jul 2018 12:52:22
Thanks for reply Ed. If you don't mind me asking, is Hazard one of the player's that is looking to leave Chelsea this season?

And who else do you think Liverpool are targetting?

Thanks again. Any chance you can share your thoughts on Sarri, and also Fred? Your Sharkopod said something about United rushing into the deal.

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{Ed002's Note - This is the Manchester United page - try the Chelsea page. Yes, Fred was rushed in to, the club should have taken their time, but it is too late now.}

20 Jul 2018 13:28:06
What do you mean by rushed in Ed002? Not the right fit or panicked? Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Just forget it.}

20 Jul 2018 14:14:31
Forgotton👍🏻.

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20 Jul 2018 14:33:57
Scholes, I'd imagine ed002 means that if United had of waited a bit longer they could have potentially bought a player that was "better" than Fred.

There's still a lot of business to be done. For example let's say Kroos becomes available, we're stocked up in midfield now and can't go for him.

I'm happy with the balance of the midfield though. Ed002 saying we had discussions with Spurs about Alderweireld and it didn't go anywhere fast is very worrying.

Obviously I expect us to bring in at least a few new players, but how far down the list are they going to be?

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20 Jul 2018 15:11:14
Yh Mumbles, do like the midfield options myself, just seen the clock ticking down on Sky Sports, 20 days left lol, wonder how many will come in? Also, i'm hoping we do end up getting Alderweireld, Spurs' way of getting max amount for him like this? Hopefully they'll bite as it's unlikely Levy will risk losing him for a less amount next summer.

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20 Jul 2018 15:43:54
From what I've read and I don't know how true it is, we're around £20 million apart in valuation. That's a lot considering how tough Levy is with negotiating a price. Also, we probably should be trying to shift a centre back on before we bring him in. We have Bailey, Lindelof, Jones, Smalling and Rojo. I'm sure Jose would part with most of them but finding a buyer might be tough.

We'd like Alderweireld in ASAP. Spurs can wait until deadline day, means nothing to them.

I know the figures being quoted could be pie in the sky but I highly doubt the United board want to spend £60 million on a 29 year old. We may have to look at alternatives.

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20 Jul 2018 10:45:42
Anybody watch the game last night who fancies giving a brief review on how Shaw/ Pereira/ Fosu Mensa/ Mitchell/ martial looked.
I know it's first game so primarily initial fitness, ability and attitude I guess.
Thanks.

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20 Jul 2018 12:37:43
We played a 4-3-3. Back 4 of Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Shaw. Bailly looked very good, Valencia had a few nice touches, Smalling the same as always, and Shaw played well, bursted forward a few times, almost scored. Grant in goal, then Pereira, both were fine. Grant seems like a good leader.

MF three of Pereira as the single pivot, with McTominay and Herrera. Very underwhelming. Herrera was active, but he still makes a few bad turnovers a game, then often makes up for it with his effort. McTominay made a few good tackles, but seemed limited on the ball. Pereira was poor, on influence going forward and he does very little defensively.

Front three of Mitchell, Martial, and Mata. Mitchell is quick but too small, passes and moves very nicely but keeps it simple, does not take anyone on. He got pushed off the ball when he tried to burst forward, and it will only be more physical in England. He knows how to play, though. Martial and Mata had a few good moments but no new surprises.

Fosu-Mnesah came on at right back. So agile and strong, but he blasted a few balls upfield or out of bounds to put safety first. He has the potential if he can grow in composure and positional sense. The 16 yr old Greenwood came on up front and looked confident, drilling a left foot shot at the keeper. Tuanzebe also came in at def mid and played well. Hope he gets his chance.

But by far, the story of the night was Tahith Chong. He raised the tempo with his passing and moving. He has that bit of electric to his game like he is always about to make something happen. His decision-making was good, only once did he get stripped by trying to dribble too much. His cross set up the goal for Mata after Herrera's header came back off the post. Chong has a lovely first touch, able to cushion the ball in stride. He looks very light, but definitely a real talent.

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20 Jul 2018 12:46:06
Out of all the youth the ones that excite me the most are Chong, Greenwood and Tuanzebe. I've never seen why people rave over Pereira.

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20 Jul 2018 15:01:20
I agree. Chong needs a year or two to put on some size, Greenwood is just 16, but Tuanzebe looks ready right now.

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{Ed004's Note - Somehow managed to stay awake and watch the game. Grant had a solid game and did what was expected. Bailly was immense first half but poor in the second. Shaw showed some promising bits of play, looks fitter but not sure he's fit enough yet, still very quick and solid in the tackle. Mata, Martial, Mitchell, Herrera all poor. Perriera I was impressed with him technically however the holding role just doesn't suit him. McTominay was very poor. Playing as the midfielder expected to get forward and influence the attack just doesn't suit him. Chong looked very good but he's at least a year off making a big impact here. Far too lightweight and doesn't have the blistering pace of Mbappe, Rashford etc to get away without the physicality}

20 Jul 2018 15:38:09
I like Pereira, but he's no more the pivot in a midfield 3, than I am a virtuosic violinist.

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20 Jul 2018 18:39:35
no probs Yehudi Menuin lol.

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20 Jul 2018 08:51:21
Will that the first eleven (Sanchez for Mitchell) will be the team vs Leicester? Jose mentioned Periera getting minutes there.

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20 Jul 2018 09:19:40
No, De Gea and Fred are joining up next week, if that is our midfield against Leicester we will get battered, bang average.

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20 Jul 2018 09:52:30
where is Sergio Romero?

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20 Jul 2018 10:08:08
WRD - Romero has a knee injury, should be back hopefully by the start of the season.

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20 Jul 2018 11:39:16
I think rashford may be available as well, didn't play much at the world cup, will be eager to get back early and fight for his place.

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20 Jul 2018 11:28:38
Cheers Kurtis.

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Review Of The Day 20th July 2018

20 Jul 2018 07:10:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 20th July 2018

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20 Jul 2018 07:09:33
Chong looked good on his debut. Let's hope he gets a few minutes on this tour.

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20 Jul 2018 09:22:07
He changed the game, it was very boring before that and expectedly a few are not up to speed yet. Chong was like a breath of fresh air but remember they had made a few changes as well so he wasn't up against their first team when he came on. As Jose said, he will be training with the squad this season sometimes and still playing at his level, I could see him breaking into the team towards the end of the season or definitely next season.

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20 Jul 2018 11:08:34
Pleasantly surprised by chong. For some reason always assume he was right footed. Great cross for the goal.

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20 Jul 2018 00:51:00
Been reading a lot of the posts recently about what we need, specifically in the midfield area. A lot of people are crying out for another cm to be brought in, as well as giving some of our own young blood a chance. Well, maybe we can kill two birds with one stone. ish.

Andreas Pereira. I’ve spoken about him before on here as he’s someone I really like the look of. I haven’t seen enough of Fred to know if they have similar playing styles, and I know he’s not really ‘young blood’ anymore, but I think he deserves a chance in cm to see if he can be that player to dictate the pace of the game.

He can beat a man, can see a pass and has a good delivery. What do people think about not signing another cm and giving him the chance to step up?

RW I think we can all agree we need a good signing here. Unfortunately, it’s tough to know who that is;

Bale? Too injury prone.
Mbappe? Most likely unattainable.
Rebic? Not good enough for me.

Anyway, the list continues. Someone I wouldn’t mind us looking at is Malcom. I know he’s heading for Italy as per Ed’s sharkopod but would be an interesting signing.

A few other names that could do a job are; Kingsley Coman, Christian Pulisic (know it wouldn’t happen but could test the waters), Douglas Costa, hell I’d even take Willian at this rate. There is a few more, one of which I’m struggling to remember his name and can’t remember what team he plays for (extremely helpful, I know) but he’s a young, quick RW who’s name has often been mentioned on this site.

Of course I’d love to see Gomes and Chong get opportunities throughout the season but it would be asking a lot for them to come straight into the first team right away, so having someone they can learn from for a few years could be perfect.

There’s no real point to my post really but just wanted to gauge peoples opinion on those options in those two areas. would people be happy with that?

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{Ed004's Note - My.two picks would be either Bale or Pusilic. Failing that I'd hope we tried Sanchez on that side}

20 Jul 2018 03:55:33
Pereira is not good enough for me. He doesn't really dictate the game enough and he offers very little defensively. A center mid that can dictate the game needs to have a big personality on the pitch, by always demanding the ball, and making things easier for everyone else. Pereira hasn't shown that from what I have seen.

On the RW, I'mwith Ed004. We need a big difference maker like Bale or Perisic, or else we should just go with what we have.

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20 Jul 2018 08:29:56
If I had to pick of what’s most likely available right now, it would be Bale at the moment as he seems the more attainable. But if I had to choose my dream signing, it would most likely be Mbappe. Pulisic looks a very good players and wouldn’t be upset if we signed him at all, but Mbappe Just looks special to me.

That’s a good point zidaniel. While he seems to have the skill and passing range, he does seem to lack some of that arrogance we often see in other cm’s. But does that come from game time? Or is he just more suited to somewhere like La Liga where he has more time in the ball?

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20 Jul 2018 00:03:25
Any news on whether Utd have put in an offer for Alderweireld yet Ed002? Or is it likely we'll move onto other targets? Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - There was certainly a discussion that went nowhere.}

20 Jul 2018 00:32:42
Bloody hell, time to lose some sleep😅😅. Any chance we'll go back in for him Ed?

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{Ed002's Note - I cannot answer "any chance" questions. I gave you the Sharkopod, I have written answers and for some reason you seem to be unable to grasp any of it.}

20 Jul 2018 09:59:45
My bad, sorry Ed002 👑👑.

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20 Jul 2018 11:46:43
I think the club will consider other targets as Ed002 suggested.

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