Manchester United Rumours Archive January 08 2020

 

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08 Jan 2020 23:18:36
I don't get why we are not interested in Ndidi. We are crying out for him.

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08 Jan 2020 23:52:47
because our scouts like watching players 60 times in warm weather. so they can pass it off as work.

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09 Jan 2020 08:54:01
Jodler I'm with you 100% on ndidi. He's been playing well for a while now, he's on 23 aswell. I'd prefer him over most of the other names we have been linked with.

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09 Jan 2020 10:11:35
Ndidi would be a great signing in many ways. My only concern is his passing is quite limited from what I've seen. Elite level at breaking up play and protecting the back four. But not very useful when your in possession.

Personally I would prefer a player who might have slightly less ability when defending if they had significantly more ability on the ball.

The games we have struggled to win this season haven't been the games where we have had less possession but the ones where we have more. This is mostly due to the lack of ability on the ball in our midfield. Ndidi although a great player wouldn't solve this issue but actually compound it.

I'd love to see us sign one of Kalvin Phillips or Denis Zakaria.

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09 Jan 2020 10:16:13
That QPR lad Eberechi Eze looks like some player, already 10 goals and 6 assists from Midfield.

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09 Jan 2020 11:22:51
Shappy. Ruben Neves is a better choice than Zakaria and Kalvin Philips.
He has PL experience as well.

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09 Jan 2020 12:26:19
Ruben Neves will be a dream signing, works hard for the team, passing is really good and has an ability to score an odd screamer.
Our scouting team does absolutely nothing i feel, players like Neves, Maddison, Buendia all were coming to PL after a brilliant season yet we were never interested.

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09 Jan 2020 12:34:43
Ndidi passing is limited?

What about Mctominay who everyone raves about? Very very limited player. Backwards, sidewards, 6' 4" and can't head for rubbish. Involved in 5 goals in about 80 games. He's weak as piss. If he wasn't passionate everyone would stop bumming him. People blindsighting passion for ability.

Pogba has created more chances in about 20+ less games. Want him out.

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10 Jan 2020 02:21:28
wilbot, I would rather have a player with limited abilities who plays for the team rather than the "World class" Pogba who performs every once in a while. A player with all the talent but it's a shame he is poorer than even the average player when he doesn't perform - misplaced passes, pathetic shooting, loses the ball and pedestrian most times.

I would rather take Christiano Ronaldo at 34 than Pogba any day. And, by the way it's Pogba and his agent making all the noises of wanting out. The sooner we have him out the better.

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08 Jan 2020 20:21:16
There is talk of Chelsea agreeing terms with Dembele of Lyon. Although disappointed if it's true, I hope it is because we have plans for better. I would like to see Edouard brought in at the end of the season. Better all round player than Dembele and would be cheaper aswell. Need midfielders as a priority I think.

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08 Jan 2020 20:59:56
We have plans for better? Do Man Utd and plans go in the same sentence nowadays?

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08 Jan 2020 21:03:16
True story, but surely after Haaland and now Dembele, there must be something happening behind the scenes. Hopefully two midfielders instead.

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08 Jan 2020 21:06:21
Davie there is talk of him going to join rodgers at Leicester. Good move vardy won't last forever.

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08 Jan 2020 21:09:39
Vardy at one point was a player we would have looked before. Now we are too stuck up and like fancy names instead.

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08 Jan 2020 21:15:41
Used to love it when we just signed people, no drama, no talk for months, no competition. Hard to get used to the new climate. Talk about it for months, let others seal the deals.

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08 Jan 2020 21:42:50
dont worry we have called peter crouch to come out of retierment so we can play route 1 football. we will be fine.

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08 Jan 2020 21:56:31
Any thing is better than the dross were playing at the minute.

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08 Jan 2020 23:50:50
We don't need strikers we need defensive and creative attacking midfielders.

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09 Jan 2020 10:24:03
scholes and van nistelroy back in training.

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08 Jan 2020 13:54:22
Some interesting details reported on US sports news last night regarding Manchester United. They have player targets that they are seeking to secure, albeit some may only be able to join at the end of the season. The interesting bit is, that these targets have, allegedly, been looked at following recommendations, advice. given by Pochettino? Does this mean MUFC are selecting players that Poch wants with a view to him coming in the summer?

I have seen this elsewhere and don't post it as my own info but find it intriguing given that, again allegedly, Poch stands to forfiet £12.5m of his settlement from Spurs should he sign for a club this season.

To reiterate I post this 'info' from elsewhere simply to invite discussion/ observations and thoughts. I will also post as a new thread in case this gets lost to the next page already.

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08 Jan 2020 15:05:47
Hope it's TRUE. Sick of Ole trying to run his team in the same mould as Fergie did. Those days have gone now I'm afraid, Players are more technical now . And the most upsetting thing for me with Ole is, He always looks to Fergie in the crowd as if to say how was that boss for a performance. He's the manager not fergie. get Poch in.

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08 Jan 2020 21:01:28
First he surprised us
Then he disappointed us
Then he humiliate us
Now he is destroying us
All this because he scored one goal.

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08 Jan 2020 23:35:18
Frenchman regardless of what you think of ole he is doing his best working under complete amateurs. I’m not saying he’s great or anything like that. But people need to open their eyes and realise nothing changes until there’s a major restructure and we start acting like a proper football club.
Ole like every other manager is the scapegoat for our failings off the pitch.

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08 Jan 2020 23:59:47
caolan do you suffer with bipolar. you are defending him one moment and tearing him another one on a different post.

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09 Jan 2020 00:31:48
Would love to believe that there has been a plan put in place to bring in a DOF in and Poch as manager at end of season no matter what happens with Ole and that he is informed of this and being respectfully treated etc etc however sadly the chances of that being the case are very very slim.

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09 Jan 2020 03:32:18
Caolan, the season before Ole took over we finished second behind a record breaking City and finalists in the FA cup, won Europa and Carabao cups a season before that. In what dictionary is that called failing?

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09 Jan 2020 05:00:27
Frenchman,

1 goal? Do you remember his career for the club? The disrespect shown to him is disappointing, he’s struggling just like the 3 managers before him but his playing career was more than one goal in the Nou Camp, he was an unbelievable striker.

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09 Jan 2020 06:50:28
The easiest thing is to show the door to Ole. Why? United doesn't have midfielders, attackers need good passes, defenders need protection to be calm when defending and when we play from defence. Ole signed 2 defenders and 1 attacker, they are not doing badly. Let him sign 3 midfielders and another striker, then we can judge him for f*ck sake.

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09 Jan 2020 10:02:29
Seriously WTF is wrong with you whiney sods!

Ole made it clear - He is rebuilding from the bottom up and it is an ongoing project.

You lot talk about him as though he is doing a terrible job. Look at the players he has, at the players he has to do the job without due to injuries.

The squad has been neglected for years with stupid" need right now! " players who are brought in on the short term stupid wages and ultimately fell out with the manager we had at the time.

The club lost it's identity completely - on and off the pitch. Players had no connection to the club. Here just for the wage not for the love of the club and fans.

I get most players are mercenaries however i would take a mercenary who wants to be adored by the fans regardless of the club they play for over one who is there just to pick up a wage and appear to be making an effort.

So far Ole has brought back some identity on the pitch, the club feels in a better place despite not always getting the results we want.

The signings made under Ole have been good value and are well above average.

Some one above said we cannot play like we did under SAF as players are "More Technical". Sorry don't get it.

You can play as we did previously so long as you have the ability breakdown sides when they don't allow for a counter attacking play. Pretty sure we had that under SAF as we did not always play using counter attack as our only style of play.

If you mean to say it is more difficult to do so then of course however that doesn't mean we cannot have our own "more technical" players finding alternative routes to getting the goals we need.

Every club has gone through a period of rebuild. If we want success we must do it right not "Right now! "

The constant manager merry go round is a joke.

We committed to a rebuild - it's going ok for now and we are seeing progress on the pitch and behind the scenes.

As long as things continue in the right direction then sit back take the hits and enjoy the wins.


P. s Signings are key. We should have a good mix of young talent and experienced 27+ players to provide wisdom and stability.

Oh and Artur Vidal. HELL NO! Very bad influence. Not the kind of player we want at the club. agression on the pitch yeah but the guy is reckless.

Mario Gotze, Eriksen, Kroos etc yes

Monk.

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09 Jan 2020 10:15:51
An unbelievable striker who was never first choice gds2. How's YOUR memory?

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09 Jan 2020 16:38:18
He scored 91 goals in 235 games for the club, practically a reserve 😂.

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09 Jan 2020 18:18:35
Definitely a reserve. Good in the box- not so good outside. Surrounded by great players who created so many chances. Behind Yorke, Cole and Sherringham on ability. Good sub. Never "outstanding. "

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09 Jan 2020 19:30:19
Patrick,

I’ll assume this is a joke.

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10 Jan 2020 08:45:51
Assume what you like. Denis Law was outstanding. Van Nistelroy was outstanding. Oli was not. He was good. How would you rate Yorke and Cole.

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{Ed047's Note - Theo Walcott, 120 odd goals in 290 odd appearances, an outstanding player! 🤦‍♂️😂

10 Jan 2020 09:18:28
Exactly Ed47.

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08 Jan 2020 12:16:10
Is there any truth in United being in for Van De Beek.

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{Ed002's Note - Three clubs have made enquiries about van de Beek, one is seriously interested and plan on taking him in the summer. Manchester United are not one of these clubs and have other targets in that position.}

08 Jan 2020 13:05:02
Cheers for the reply Ed.

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{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

08 Jan 2020 18:56:05
Saw a comment on another forum saying United like to leak transfer targets after a defeat to change the media narrative. Not sure if is true, but an interesting thought.

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08 Jan 2020 21:02:56
Grim you will notice it a lot when you look out for it. They are always at it. Maddison is one today for the summer. Where have we heard that one before?

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