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10 Aug 2023 16:08:58
Hello Ed oo2, Ed has any club any interest in jaden sancho,
{Ed002's Note - Nothing serious. If on loan or very cheap there will be options.}
1.) 11 Aug 2023 11:34:40
Sancho actually had a good pre-season I thought. He seems like he's adapting to this false 9 type role that EtH has been experimenting with him.
We could see him play a similar role to Tadic in EtH's very successful Ajax side. A player who split his time between playing wide or as a false 9. Sancho and Tadic's skill sets do closely align. Technical players who aren't particularly quick or strong, good shooting ability and link up play. I agree with EtH's assessment of Sancho, when he says he works better when played centrally and he has players around him to play off of and in and around. He might well score more than he assists this year.
I think Sancho will play more as a CF this season than most people probably expect. Maybe sharing the role with Højlund who as a young player will likely take some time to bed in.
A false 9 role actually in theory should work well with the players we have, it adds creativity to our forward line, and when the false 9 drops deep hopefully they pull a CB out with them creating space for a wide forward such as Rashford, Garnacho or Antony to run into.
I'd look out for Sancho starting as a false 9, dropping deep to receive the ball and dragging a CB out with him, then him playing a quick pass to one of Mount or Bruno who then plays the slide rule pass into one of Rashford or Antony who have made the run into the space made by the CB being pulled out to create a shooting opportunity.
The beauty of playing a false 9 with players like Bruno and Mount means that the opposition midfield cannot pick them all up, when the false 9 drops deep the only options are:
A midfielder leaves his man (Bruno/ Mount) to cover the false 9. But then that leaves a creative attacking midfielder free.
The CB follows the false 9, which creates a hole in the defence.
Or no one picks up the false 9 and a creative attacking player gets to pick up the ball between the defence and the midfield, turn and attack the defence.
The only other option, could be to have an inverted full back try and pick up the false 9, but then that leaves the flank unprotected or requires a winger to drop in and defend the wide space.
It can be a very useful tactic to create goalscoring chances, especially against teams that are more likely to sit deep and defend in numbers as it forces the opposition to move out of their shape to defend.
2.) 11 Aug 2023 18:32:29
I just don't think Sancho is actually anywhere near as good as people thoughe he was. Third year with us now and if he doesn't show up he will end up joining the ever growing kist of dross Ten Hag has had to remove from the club.
26 May 2023 22:52:53
Ed02 have manchester united any interest in raya.
{Ed002's Note - Yes amongst other clubs he and a number of other goalkeepers are on the list.}
1.) 27 May 2023 10:41:21
Cheers ed.
24 Jun 2020 11:35:51
Just wandering is Henderson allowed play against us tonight.
{Ed002's Note - No.}
1.) 24 Jun 2020 17:03:04
Cheers ed.
2.) 24 Jun 2020 17:52:36
Don’t wander too far, you’ll miss the game 😉.
3.) 24 Jun 2020 20:04:35
Haha good one.
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17 Nov 2024 13:59:33
Rip ed002, condolences to family and friends.
28 Oct 2024 14:53:33
Has to be big Sam now.
1.) 28 Oct 2024 18:19:30
He’s perfect for our situation. Big Harry up front long balls and throw ins ??.
10 Aug 2024 16:27:04
De light was a big name few years back. Juve got rid wasn't good enough, Eric dier kept him out of the Bayern side, anyone else a bit worried there, another 50 million is it.
1.) 10 Aug 2024 17:15:37
Wouldn't have been my choice but better than maguire lindelof and yoro so I'm pleased enough to be honest.
2.) 10 Aug 2024 17:29:32
He's a good player no doubt, is he a great one? That remains to be seen.
I've said on here a few times over the past few weeks since we've been linked with him that I'm a little concerned about his potential signing.
I'm not convinced he's the kind of sweeper CB we need to start alongside Martinez. While playing him and Yoro together means one of them has to play on their weaker side.
Then there's his injury record, nothing awful, but regular little niggles. Which has to be a concern given the more physically demanding nature of the EPL compared to any of the Eredivisie, Serie A or the Bundesliga.
Finally, Bayern rarely sell a player who is on the up, someone who goes on to do well once they've left them. We've been burnt a couple of times buying players from them. They aren't in a position where they are being forced to sell MdL, they are selling him by choice. Maybe they don't think he can be fit enough to be worth paying him the wages they do, or maybe they don't think he's good enough. Or more worryingly maybe they have doubts over him as a person. Whatever the reason they aren't prepared to sell him for a our benefit.
However, those are concerns and things that might not be an issue at United. Maybe he can adapt and play more as a sweeper alongside Martinez, maybe he won't suffer as many injuries at United, and maybe this is the rare occasion where Bayern have erred when selling a player.
I'm prepared to give him my full backing and I hope he does well. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I had a few concerns.
3.) 10 Aug 2024 17:56:10
At 24 he's still a young cb, he's been at ajax, juve and bayern, you can't just walk into their teams, and no doubt will have learnt from some of the best teams. He will be back with a manager this time that knows how to get the best out of him so I think this will be a good move for both parties.
4.) 10 Aug 2024 18:00:38
Dier did not keep him out of the bayern squad, he was injured .
This clubs fanbase gives off real "with friends like these" vibes.
5.) 10 Aug 2024 19:58:26
He was injured when Dier was signed. Once he got fit he went straight to starting alongside Dier, and the ones who lost their places in the 11 were Kim and Upamecano. Also, Bayern fans really do not want him to be sold. I am more concerned by his fitness than his quality.
6.) 10 Aug 2024 22:04:03
Dier did not take his place haha that is a myth.
He's a good player, I hope he can stay fit. He's a better version of Maguire and has a lot of experience.
7.) 10 Aug 2024 22:15:37
Literally played alongside Dier in the CL semi final, don’t let facts get in the way of the moaning though.
8.) 11 Aug 2024 02:08:42
He has had ups and downs. He had a great relationship with eth so I see that as a big plus. As wazza said he has good technique which is sorely lacking all over the pitch for years.
I'm looking forward to having a full back that has strong attacking abilities and intent.
I'm also intrigued by zirkzee who is a bit of a maverick I like the way he plays from the bits I've seen but I've not seen him play over a full 90 mins.
We have a really good run of fixtures. Despite being 8th we only play 2 teams that finished above us in our 1st 10 games. We should be talking about a fast start. I can't see any reason why not.
I accept it takes time for players to adapt and gel but if we can get a couple of midfield players to go with the lads from bayern who both know exactly what eth wants then that would speed up the process.
9.) 11 Aug 2024 07:12:31
Let’s wait until he’s got 30 games under his belt before deciding he’s not good enough.
10.) 11 Aug 2024 13:19:22
Wazza, I agree we have to see what he can do in the shirt before we judge whether he has been a good signing or not.
Yet given he made his debut nearly 8 years ago, and he has played for Ajax, Juventus and Bayern there is definitely a big enough sample size to have a good idea about his strengths and weaknesses.
Like with all signings there will be a few concerns over aspects of the player.
I don't think anyone is writing him off, just raising a few legitimate concerns. Hopefully those concerns end up unfounded and he finds his footballing home at United, plays great football and becomes an Old Trafford legend.
11.) 12 Aug 2024 08:06:37
I'm excited - never watched him in great detail but he's got a good pedigree and stacks of experience, including winning titles.
First signing we've (nearly) made that goes into the starting XI?
01 Aug 2024 13:16:06
Who was our worse signing. Di Maria. Sanchez or Anthony.
Di Maria did my head in but I think Anthony is taking his place for me now I won't even say what I think of him .
1.) 01 Aug 2024 14:33:51
For me di maria. He never wanted to join. He hated MU from day 1 and was looking to leave.
Price if anthony was stupid. He has not shown his quality yet (a maybe we will not see it in a utd shirt) . But I don't question his effort on the pitch. Although the rumored refusal to play left back goes against that view.
Let's see where anthony is after another 12 months. Assuming ineos don't sell him this window!
2.) 01 Aug 2024 14:33:58
Guess it depends on how you judge worst signing. On skill level Antony is not the worst. Been plenty of stinkers over the years. By value he’s definitely up there. But he clearly wants to be here and works his hardest, more than can be said about DiMaria and Sanchez.
I agree Antony hasn’t got the skill to be a top level player. And should never have been signed. But it’s not his fault United paid stupid amounts of money for him. He was never more than a £15m player.
Unfortunately we are stuck with Antony being part of the squad as nobody will take him on at a fee that will be acceptable. He’s not an awful player to have on the bench, let’s just hope Amad keeps him sitting there.
3.) 01 Aug 2024 16:04:40
The hate on Antony from some is pathetic, many fans just pick players to hate and there is no patience. Antony may come good or may not but the hate certainly won't help. He tries hard which is more than some, but let's just put him in the Maguire, Fred +++ bracket and call him rotten.
4.) 01 Aug 2024 16:42:43
It's not hate. He isn't good enough now or won't be next year, not good enough full stop. He goes on his left foot, never have I seen him out in a decent cross, very easy mark him . he sulks like a baby. One of the worse signings in history of man united.
5.) 01 Aug 2024 17:41:37
Pathetic inhope. Nobody hates Anthony I'm sure.
6.) 01 Aug 2024 18:08:30
Sanchez for me
Can’t remember one good game for £500000 a week.
7.) 01 Aug 2024 18:34:34
Antony by a country mile.
Di Maria - club got most of the money back.
Sanchez - swapped for an underperforming player. Huge wages, and signed after his peak. Still better than Antony, and could at least play piano.
Antony - massive amount of money for a player who would struggle at championship level.
8.) 01 Aug 2024 19:10:18
Antony, absolute ?.
Di Maria was mismanaged and would have been better with a better support structure at the club.
Sanchez tried but a lot didn’t come off for him, he was the 3rd worst of the 3 easily.
9.) 01 Aug 2024 20:58:42
Probably Sanchez from them. Bought at the time we were signing any player that City were linked with.
I always wondered if he’d have turned out different had he signed for Pep.
10.) 01 Aug 2024 23:15:08
Of those three Sanchez but I would have Pogba higher than all three, just because of the fact before we spent best of 90 Mill we had already let him go on a free once.
11.) 02 Aug 2024 08:31:09
Anthony if you go by the cost and his influence or contribution imo from those 3. DVB the worst ever imo. An absolute plum.
12.) 02 Aug 2024 09:14:23
Not sure that’s fair on Donny Ahmad. He wasn’t good enough but our scouts decided he was, and the fees were signed off at the top level. He was injury prone and a bit of a wimp, but he didn’t do anything to my knowledge to disrespect the club like others before him have.
Then you have a toxic personality such as Pogba badmouthing the club, coming in for an extortionate fee and leaving for free TWICE, picking up outrageous money while putting in stinking performances on the odd day he can be bothered to make himself available, feigning injury multiple times when we go 1-0 down. Head and shoulders our worse ever signing for me, and there’s a big gap to the aforementioned players because most of them tried.
I’m not sure you can even mention Donny in the same breath as Pogba and those mentioned above when it comes to being our worse ever signing.
21 Jul 2024 00:36:15
Anthony should be second fiddle to amad.
1.) 21 Jul 2024 03:42:49
Antony should be out of the club.
2.) 21 Jul 2024 05:32:01
Second? As a right wing option I'd have him behind Amad, Garnacho, Rashford, Sancho, Mount, Bruno, Pellistri, Ethan Williams, AWB, and Doris the team lady.
3.) 21 Jul 2024 08:18:09
Antony pound for pound is probably the worst signing we’ve ever made. He’s right up there, given his fee, with Bebe and Taibi.
4.) 21 Jul 2024 09:20:18
Pound for pound brings anderson into it, who was an excellent player, but those burgers in manchester.
5.) 21 Jul 2024 09:29:30
Pogba still out in front in terms of our worse ever signing, given he went for free, came back for a fortune and did more harm than good, and then went on a free again.
I think Antony fell well behind towards the end of last season, ETH was playing Amad ahead of him. I doubt we will see a great deal more of him unless there’s another injury crisis.
6.) 21 Jul 2024 10:18:02
Yeah, Pogba has to be in top 3. Remember Kleberson, he was a shocker as well. And in the same generation we had Jordi Cruyff and Poborsky ?.
7.) 21 Jul 2024 11:42:56
Like any club we've made some bad transfers. While there are loads of low cost options who were a bit of a gamble that never worked out, I don't class these in the same category as players like Pogba, Antony, Lukaku, Veron, Sanchez, Sancho, Di Maria etc.
These were players bought for big fees to go straight into the first team. These are the big transfer mistakes.
Players that not only didn't solve the problem they were bought for, but also carry a heavy financial burden that possibly limits the club to bring in a quality replacement.
While players like Lukaku, Di Maria, Veron, Sanchez, and Antony were bought for big fees and wages, then sold at a loss.
For me the two players who stand out as our worst ever signings are Pogba and Sancho.
Not only did these two not fulfill the need they were bought to fill, while also costing huge amounts in fees and wages, both also further sullied their reputation with the club by causing off the field issues that has had on the pitch impacts.
Personally I think that while Pogba was clearly a very bad signing, he has been pipped to worst ever signing by Sancho. Who has not only contributed far less on the pitch, but has also caused significant issues off it. All while costing the club 75m and 250k per week wages (of which we had to pay nearly 200k last season while he was on loan at Dortmund) .
Sancho is our worst ever signing.
8.) 21 Jul 2024 11:54:27
Pogba No1
Sanchez No2
Anthony No3.
9.) 21 Jul 2024 11:59:35
Think I'd include Martial in the mix but he didn't seem a bad egg like the others. The world's most expensive teenager at the time. He's literally been injured for most of his stay, whether he's actually been injured or just declared himself unable to play more than most who knows but he wasn't there to be counted on when required.
I think it's hard for an player whether a marquee signing or youngster to come in and make an impact in a poor team. Fernandes is a good exception, he lit the team up, but Sancho/ Pogba/ di Maria were in sides on the decline and didn't make the miracle impact. It seems much easier to go into a successful team that's on a high. When's the last time City made a dud signing?
10.) 21 Jul 2024 11:59:43
Ok, Phillips lol.
{Ed001's Note - Grealish.}
11.) 21 Jul 2024 12:12:29
If Anthony stays eth will give him plenty of chances to play. He said again yesterday he is still convinced Anthony has what it takes to play for united.
I've not seen anything to suggest that yet.
I hope someone comes in for him along with sancho I feel both are a row waiting to erupt if it doesn't go their way.
I think sancho is more likely to leave of the pair. Because he can make some sort of contribution wherever he goes.
12.) 21 Jul 2024 12:32:14
ED001,
Grealish flatters to deceive. Yet he receives little or no criticism.
{Ed001's Note - I would say that is overly nice about him. His biggest strength was winning a free kick when he was the one committing the foul, but that seems to have deserted him at City. Without it, he is being shown for what he is - not actually very good at all.}
13.) 21 Jul 2024 12:44:44
ETH obsession with Antony will cost him his job if he isn’t careful. He is bang average and should and will fade into obscurity.
There is absolutely not an EPL player in there……period.
14.) 21 Jul 2024 14:59:47
ETH doesn’t have an obsession with Antony. He tried to play him into form and admittedly tried for too long, but he hardly got a look in last season.
He was asked about the player and gave a diplomatic answer, which hopefully resonates with the player.
15.) 21 Jul 2024 15:40:18
Spenno, City have signed over 50 players during Pep's management of the club, the fact that nearly half of them have already left suggests that not all their transfers work out.
As pointed out by Ed001, Grealish hasn't been great, while Phillips has flopped, has Matheus Nunes been a success? The less said about Mendy the better.
While players like Ferran Torres, Laporte, Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Danilo, Nolito, Claudio Bravo, Sergi Gomez, Zinchenko, Aaron Mooey, Jack Harrison, Issa Kabore, Rulli, Steffen, Angelino, Douglas Luiz and Pedro Porro all ultimately failed to make the grade at City.
On the whole I'd say City have done pretty well with their transfers as seen by their recent success. However, a bottomless pit to buy a new CB every summer for example does help.
16.) 21 Jul 2024 15:58:12
It will be interesting to see what happens with our RW options.
Sancho and Antony cost around £150m between them but it's the kid Amad that always takes his chances when given them, makes an impact in the big games and doesn't seem to have the baggage or hang-ups.
I must say I'd prefer to keep Sancho over Antony as I think he's a better player but that's not saying much, he did himself no favours with his childish behaviour and although it might seem a bit harsh to give him the chop based on that if he's apologised, knuckles down and helps us get some kind of rhythm going then I'm sure all will be forgotten pretty quickly.
17.) 21 Jul 2024 16:10:01
Wazza eyh had to voice him those chances imo. He tried to stand by his man . He has had him since young and believes in him but the epl is not for Anthony I think the penny has dropped work eth and or forced on him.
18.) 21 Jul 2024 18:17:05
I don’t think any recentish City signings have flopped in the way we are talking about Utd signings like Pogba and Antony et al. I mean properly gone off the rails, complete waste of tens of millions flopped. Grealish and Nunes haven’t been great, especially the former at that ridiculous price, but don’t think they’ve been woeful. Of course players are going to leave for a multitude of reasons, now you’re just being silly.
19.) 21 Jul 2024 20:07:23
Spenno, you said and I quote "when's the last time City made a dud signing? "
I then listed 20 signings City have made in the past 7 years under Pep who have not succeeded, i. e. a dud signing.
Obviously there are scales of failure, and United have made more mistakes and more costly mistakes. No one is denying that.
20.) 21 Jul 2024 22:14:25
We shall see.
21.) 21 Jul 2024 23:33:49
Having thought about it a bit more, I think Di Maria is right up there too. His mental toughness had the breaking strain of a soggy Kit Kat.
22.) 22 Jul 2024 10:56:17
Fireman, I think Di Maria is an interesting one. He showed some absolute top form in some games for us.
I feel that if he actually wanted to be here, and we had a manager that would play to his strengths then he could have been a huge success.
However, we have LvG who was allergic to taking chances and shooting. While neither he or more importantly his wife wanted to be in Manchester.
It's impossible to succeed doing something you don't want to do. Had his wife settled and was happy, then I expect he'd have been happier and more settled. Then he might have actually been a success. I'd chalk his failure down to circumstances more than anything else personally.
23.) 23 Jul 2024 15:39:40
Mad Hatter, that's because he's a geezer, inne? ?.
18 Aug 2024 20:30:03
I like a bit of Fleetwood Mac myself.
13 Aug 2024 17:53:21
15 million for AWB. But if we were buying him the other way at least 25. And yoro I hope he will make a player but if anyone thinks he is ready for first team in the premier league there in cloud cuckoo land, at least 2 years to see whether he will be a top defender. niw he will get a few games.
11 Aug 2024 23:54:31
The issue is too much money that brings greed to the surface.
01 Jul 2024 13:34:04
Hope he can play left back.
01 Sep 2023 10:26:16
Before he played a game. He played for spurs. He isn't good enough for the spurs team.
25 Nov 2024 13:14:58
Lads tis simple, we just don't have the players, they aren't good enough no matter what the system is.
24 Nov 2024 15:55:34
I have a problem with the lineup already, Erickson starting, casemiro, the midfield looks a bit slow. Get him out before he ruins us, will someone ring ruud.
25 Aug 2024 22:35:30
What's missing is basic defending.
13 Aug 2024 17:56:15
West ham are putting together a decent team, they will be the surprise team this season.
11 Aug 2024 23:57:22
I wouldn't have been bothered if Bruno left. He is no captain either. nie I'm not bothered that we kept him.