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12 May 2024 00:28:56
One of the biggest games of the season tomorrow for me.
Never have I gone into a game with less optimism.
Injuries have killed us but I fully expect the team to fight and make it competitive. If we grab an early goal anything could happen.
If it gets messy I Ten Hag could be gone.
There are excuses but also some glaring mistakes.
Tomorrow will tell us a lot.
1.) 12 May 2024 03:20:45
Why tomorrow? The only important game left this season is the cup final, tomorrow we will most likely lose as Arsenal are a lot better than us and our players have already given up.
2.) 12 May 2024 06:58:19
If its Evans and cas as CB's it will be a long day. Might as well play the young guys from the academy, if they get turned over no shame. Rather play Mc as a CB than those two.
3.) 12 May 2024 08:08:15
Let's be honest, if we come away from this with anything better than a 3-0 loss then we can probably count ourselves lucky.
We are in terrible form, can hardly create a chance, let alone score a goal. While we have an injury crisis meaning we will at best be able to name one half fit CB in the starting lineup.
Palace just smashed us 4-0, and we are playing Arsenal. A team fighting for the title, who are in great form, have the best defensive records, play a style that controls the game, and are scoring pretty freely.
I think there is a genuine chance that we suffer a record defeat today. It feels like we are at the centre of the perfect storm right now. It'll take something special from the players to avoid us being embarrassed today.
4.) 12 May 2024 08:44:59
I can't see beyond us getting mullered, a record score against and Arsenal enhancing their good by a phenomenal figure. The guys who got us into this sh*t should face that humiliation, not up and coming youngsters.
5.) 12 May 2024 08:51:46
I’m more optmistic we might get something ??.
6.) 12 May 2024 09:10:06
We are woeful given the sheer number of injuries and patchwork back four. But we haven’t seen Arsenal wobble yet. Have they really shaken the tag of ‘bottle jobs’?
If we frustrate Arsenal I can see a cagey 1-1, but if Casemiro of in the back 4 it could be a cricket score.
In better news Martinez is said to be desperate to play. He is such a breath of fresh air in this side and his fitness will be critical to improving next season.
7.) 12 May 2024 09:42:04
Totally agree with fizz and gds, only game I give a shiny sh#t about is the final and also I wouldn't give any of these grifters the opportunity to hide . Sick of these players and sick to death of being in this position every 2 years.
8.) 12 May 2024 10:21:35
Exactly Deano. Going to be interesting inside OT today and Wednesday. Two very tough fixtures that we should be relishing, but I’m not expecting anything from either given the state of our injuries, and the complete contrast in desire between our players and their Arsenal and Newcastle counterparts.
This feels like a carbon copy of two years ago, and two years before that. And so on….
9.) 12 May 2024 10:26:06
Wazza, Martinez is the only player who isn't a youngster that I care about in our current squad.
I can see the benefits players like Bruno, Rashford, Onana, Mount, Dalot and Shaw bring to the squad. And I wouldn't be pushing to sell any of them this summer.
Yet I also wouldn't care that much if a good offer came in for them and we accepted it.
Beyond Garnacho, Mainoo and Højlund, Martinez is the only non-sellable player we have. He's a leader, a warrior and actually good enough to be first choice. I don't care who wears the armband, Martinez is the real captain of this side.
You see it when he plays, he encourages and inspires those around him and he makes them better players when he's alongside them.
His desperate desire to get back on the pitch even for a game that effectively doesn't matter now shows he has the character that so many of our squad is missing.
Hopefully he can come back next season injury free and be a regular starter next season, because while we have missed his talent, it is his infectious mentality that we are in dire need of.
10.) 12 May 2024 11:05:40
Fact wazza ? going weds and dreading it tbh . Why I would keep the manager for another season ?♂️ we need to know what happens in the 3rd year . We can't just keep sacking managers after 2 years and starting again, it's counter productive imo.
Ten hag has a lot to answer for this season, some of decisions and set ups have beggared belief, but we are still looking at the same players hiding and downing tools knowing that they can get rid of the bloke they don't like and start the whole sorry saga again.
Imo, if we don't stick now we will be in the sh#t for decades .
11.) 12 May 2024 14:12:16
My concern with Martinez is that he is not at all careful with his body. The most recent injury he picked up was most likely as a result of his excessively and unnecessarily aggressive protection of a ball going out of play for a goal kick. Being very small for a CB he quite possibly overcompensates. He needs to find the correct balance in his game. Otherwise he could end up with injury after injury.
11 May 2024 07:39:08
{Ed's Note - CTR has posted a new article entitled, My Current Opinions On Manchester United
10 May 2024 10:19:22
Hey guys / eds, hope you're well.
CTR has written an article entitled, My Current Opinions on Manchester United
1.) 10 May 2024 11:32:35
I’m not sure how quickly things can be turned around. A lot of the problems at the club are infrastructural - training facilities, medical dept, stadium, etc have basically stood still for over a decade without adequate investment. I’m not sure Liverpool was in this level of decline when Klopp signed.
Then there’s the players. If you look at the squad Klopp inherited, it was lacking talent, but had some hard workers and a bit of leadership - Milner, Skretel, Can, Lucas, and a few others who are always willing to put in a shift. The United problem is different. There is some talent - Bruno, Garnacho, Manioo, Rashford (when he feels up for it), Sancho (as he’s showing at Dortmund), Mount. The issue is that there’s a lack of willingness to work. There’s something wrong in the dressing room. ETH is part of the problem. But the club seems to drag players down to apathy regardless of who’s in charge. The open heart surgery comment is still glaring because that’s what the club needs - players with heart and character who are capable of inspiring, taking accountability and holding the rest of the team to account. Changing this culture of apathy will take years because it has taken root for years.
Where I’m at right now is that ETH has made his job untenable. He can get nothing from the squad and nobody is willing to accept another year of it. This is a shame because it puts the new directors on the back foot. It robs them of the time needed to devise a way out of this mess before appointing a new manager. I think whoever replaces ETH will have a tough time. Club structures will be rebuilt around them as they try to get to grips with a very difficult squad, and get back into the top 4. Without top 4, it will be difficult to attract players who want to win. That’s been a big issue, players coming for big wages not because they think they’ll win trophies.
I’d love to think that we’ll see a quick upturn in fortunes, but I see a very rocky road until the directors have time to put a plan into action, build the infrastructure, and, most importantly, change the overarching culture of apathy in the squad.
2.) 10 May 2024 11:53:54
CTR
Good points and I think you are right, new manager, organise plan lead, but better and bring some of the successful youth in and it can grow quickly.
3.) 10 May 2024 12:09:40
Hello Danny.
I'm in no way saying the club as a whole will suddenly see an upturn in success any time soon.
But a clear direction will give optimism. I agree the facilities need upgrading as well as the stadium but these are noise issues in the grand scheme of things.
We may see a longer period to get back to where we once was but you can definitely get a feel good atmosphere which will allow that to thrive when it does arrive.
4.) 10 May 2024 15:25:20
Hey Chris how’s it going?
5.) 10 May 2024 17:41:57
Hello Malaga.
Not to bad, yourself?
6.) 11 May 2024 00:46:45
I’m ok mate, just hoping for the results to come in.
19 Oct 2019 18:43:31
Make sure you have plenty of alcohol in tomorrow guys. It will numb the pain lol.
1.) 19 Oct 2019 19:59:14
On the positive side we will be above the bottom 3 no matter what.
10 Oct 2019 19:30:33
Do you think with the crazy transfer fees paid now you will see a lot more player + cash exchanges now guys/ eds?
{Ed002's Note - No, there are issues with trying to do business on that basis but you might see a slight increase.}
1.) 10 Oct 2019 20:33:14
Chris i have been saying the same but there are so many factors that require alignment between clubs players agents etc that it must be difficult.
2.) 10 Oct 2019 21:02:03
I don't doubt it is pal I just don't see another way to do deals for high profile players.
3.) 10 Oct 2019 20:00:16
Surely something has to happen though. The fees are going crazy high.
{Ed002's Note - That is because of the amount of money in the English game and for a few other sides across Europe. The impact of the UK leaving the EU could significantly increase costs for the English sides as the GBP collapses further.}
06 Apr 2016 19:11:01
That United blood in you coming out mate.
{Ed001's Note - erm. Somehow I doubt that. If there was any of that in me me ma would have crucified me as a child. Me mate gave me a Wolves shirt once as a present. It was a proper team shirt like, as replicas weren't something you bought then in the early 80s when I was in primary school. She burnt it.}
21 Feb 2016 13:46:36
I love the fact that any spainsh player/ manager first thoughts are "right get this contract signed, then tell ballbag all the info"
06 Feb 2016 14:58:24
RIP to all the people that lost there lives on this tragic day.
We will never forget you.
{Ed001's Note - well said. RIP.}
05 Oct 2015 18:40:51
How about after the international break ms85?
05 Oct 2015 18:38:08
But he kinda did fresh lol.
10 May 2024 18:09:33
For me, a huge reason is the total lack of leadership. As soon as it get dicey our weak board often back on the side of least resistance.
Amy manager worth his salt would never work under circumstances like that. Its a breeding ground for ill ddiscipline and low standards.
10 May 2024 17:41:57
Hello Malaga.
Not to bad, yourself?
10 May 2024 12:09:40
Hello Danny.
I'm in no way saying the club as a whole will suddenly see an upturn in success any time soon.
But a clear direction will give optimism. I agree the facilities need upgrading as well as the stadium but these are noise issues in the grand scheme of things.
We may see a longer period to get back to where we once was but you can definitely get a feel good atmosphere which will allow that to thrive when it does arrive.
10 May 2024 00:29:17
Ork,
United should just go out and get best CB they can. Don't mess around with 'project a CB'. If they want a a solid ball playing defender at a good age, find him and get him in. A good team always starts at the back. Next sign a top midfielder or two after replacing 1 or 2 existing ones. Get a new winger in more suited to our team/ league and sell 1 or 2 we have. Sign a dependant fit striker to relieve Rasmus of all the burden.
This would be a good starting point. I'm not expecting 100m players in all positions just get get the best possible spine you can build up some balance and technical ball play.
03 Jan 2023 17:30:46
They move very well from side to side. I do think the goals could dry up though. They rely a lot in their striker dropping in and helping overload the center.
It does open up space for Saka and Martinelli to run into but it's a lot to ask to relatively young forwards to keep scoring every game to win it.