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17 Apr 2024 10:59:32
Rumours had a bust up with Antony too, soon he won’t even be able to field a team of 11 that even speak to him…….
Amount of nails in that coffin no one will be able to even lift it!
1.) 17 Apr 2024 11:56:14
These players need to grow up and start performing. They have become far too used to downing tools.
Hopefully all this will change under INEOS come the summer.
2.) 17 Apr 2024 12:29:08
Such an inspiring leader, great man manager is Ten Hag, reminds me of the Klopp and Redknapp, players just love playing for him.
3.) 17 Apr 2024 19:13:11
Utd Road if I could unlike your comment I would. ETH may not be your ideal but reports on him from lots of players is very positive. Do you want his relationship with the players to be all roses and sunshine when they clearly aren't acting like professionals. Fwiw SAF fell out with players too. The primary issue is the players. I don't think ETH can be judged either positively or negatively at all at this point.
4.) 17 Apr 2024 21:27:29
So if he can’t be judged positively or negatively he must be bang average?.
5.) 17 Apr 2024 21:37:00
Fans on here change their mind more often then they change their saggy, stained Y-fronts.
Pretty sure under Ole very few fans were giving him any credit for keeping the players happy, or being easy to get along with.
In fact I'm pretty sure most wanted a manager who would "put a rocket up the players behind", be demanding and not want to be the players friend. A disciplinarian who'd set high standards, and punish players for being late, or disrespectful.
We get that in EtH, and suddenly "he's not easy to get along with", "players don't like him", etc.
6.) 17 Apr 2024 21:46:40
If you’re post hand the big thumbs up Ed’s have I’d like it twice ?
Thank you for finally positively comparing EtH and SAF.
I really didn’t have the courage to liken Eric’s man management to our best ever manager. Maybe EtH read his book on leadership!
7.) 17 Apr 2024 21:53:07
Spot on Shappy. Now we need someone to come in and give Rashford a cuddle.
8.) 17 Apr 2024 22:34:29
I’m pretty sure changing your mind after receiving more information and evidence is just as healthy as regular changing of underwear. Being too proud to change your underwear isn’t an admirable quality or hygienic.
9.) 17 Apr 2024 22:43:44
Utd Road of course it is. But you're on for changing your underwear because you heard a rumour somewhere that you'd forgotten to change it. That has nothing to do with hygiene. My point is that managers and players will always have ups and downs and, given the results, we should expect there to be plenty of unhappy players. You've decided to base a comparison of ETH against renowned man managers. Anyway from your comments you're probably around 12 so it's not much point arguing with you.
10.) 17 Apr 2024 23:50:41
Don, it would appear the “argument” is lost when you resort to insults.
As you say managers have their ups and downs (no more underwear metaphors) but hopefully an FA cup and an LvG exit would be a wonderful end to the season.
Btw I’m not 12 however I still find it very uncomfortable that you’re thinking about me changing my underwear, 12 or not.
11.) 18 Apr 2024 07:45:53
DonRed and Shappy, good posts. Insults? A bit snowflakey methinks. ??.
12.) 18 Apr 2024 11:49:51
I'm not ETH's biggest fan, but I find it hard to criticise him for taking a hard line with some players over their behaviour.
If you want to criticise him, do it for his tactics, and failure to get the team playing to his vision.
13.) 18 Apr 2024 14:55:46
Excuse me @Shappy, but have we really got that?
Any true disciplinarian would have dropped Rashford weeks ago. He would not have tolerated the night clubbing in Ireland. He wouldn't have let Antony waste a position in the team week after week. He would have sorted out the dressing room leaks. He would crack down on social media likes and huffs. He would sort out the rancid relationship with certain social media hacks and all told, he would have created a far different culture to the one we have now. A professional, team focused, results orientated culture.
I see things happening around the team that rarely seem to happen anywhere else. So no, those of us that wanted more discipline are still waiting. More than discipline, I want a coach that earns the respect of the players in such a manner that discipline as a verb, rather than an adjective, isn rarely necessary. A manager who walks in and respect just happens. Example. Ancelotti. The man oozes class and the right to be respected. I don't see that in ETH. In fact I haven't seen that since Sir Alex.
14.) 18 Apr 2024 15:31:25
You can have strong disciplined principles and beliefs without keep putting people on the naughty step and stopping speaking to them you know! That’s just childish and small club mentality behaviour, there are dozens of managers who are very disciplined in there approach that’s respected by players, it when you get no respect for the person who is trying to install discipline the problems start!
15.) 18 Apr 2024 15:37:35
Great Post BRD.
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21 Jan 2022 18:37:34
Problem I see is most of our buys over past 10 years have been very poor and not even a upgrade on what we had or have
No one can even say the last one Varane as been that good so far, hopefully he gets better! But me not sure about that, he needs a Ramos beside him.
Sancho terrible buy that we did not need by any means
That's just the last two, could go on, apart from Bruno, that's about it.
1.) 21 Jan 2022 18:48:51
Please don’t go on, you’ve gone on quite enough already. Varane is proven at the highest level and Sancho is one of the most exciting prospects in Europe. Have the hit the heights yet? No. But they’ve been here 5 minutes in a chaotic environment. You need to chill mate.
2.) 21 Jan 2022 19:42:52
Premier league first year for any player is definitely very hard to adapt to.
Especially when managers change, the club is in a mess, there's no captain or players to look upto.
Varane looks calm whenever he plays and is a class above all the CBs we have got. And he's got a left foot as well which none of other CBs have. Varane makes passes from his left foot which means we he has more angles to pass whereas Maguire can only pass from his right.
And with Sancho, he played RW i think a couple of times and he was starting to look good under Carrick and then he got shifted to LW and he's been bad. He's being played out of position. And he's one of our players who instead of being a selfish brat atleast tries to put in a cross or pass that finds the strikers. I don't think Sancho is a terrible buy at all, he came with an English premium but he's a very good little player when used correctly.
3.) 21 Jan 2022 19:53:43
We’ve also no idea how long Sancho has had to deal with the family issues that have come to light. He was apparently very close with his auntie and he could have been dealing with that for a while. You never know what’s happening off the pitch.
4.) 21 Jan 2022 22:57:44
Sancho has been here 5 minutes. Needs to be on the right and build a rapport with the right back until they know each others games - never mind integrate with the other team mates.
5.) 22 Jan 2022 08:01:07
Varane in the last few games has been outstanding.
Sancho will come good.
6.) 22 Jan 2022 08:38:50
Trouble is the back four has been unsettled all season with injuries and out of form players. Once they start playing consistently together then the improvement will come.
I seem to remember when we got Evra and Vidic they were awful for the first six months and people were righting then off, sometimes patience wins through.
7.) 22 Jan 2022 09:43:53
To be fair Varane has done ok, but not spectacular.
Maze will put his hand up and say expected a little more from Varane- purely based on reputation and the fan fare on here and elsewhere.
When you compare the impact with say Ben White for example, it has been a little disappointing. However early days and Maze will cut him some slack for now.
8.) 22 Jan 2022 10:26:29
Maze, I think the difference between the impact Ben White has had and Varane probably isn't a fair comparison. Simply because the improvement in Arsenal's defence can't purely be put down to White, they also signed Tomiyasu and Ramsdale who have both massively improved Arsenal's back line. While an argument that Lokonga has helped shield the defence better could also be made.
At Arsenal 3 of the back 5 (keeper included) have changed, while Varane has still had to play with wildly out of form Maguire and AWB.
Imagine if we signed Rice and Trippier or any other CDM and RB that improved our side. Defensively we'd look much better.
Plus Varane has suffered a little with injuries playing in 14 of our 29 games so far and has had 4 different CB partners (Maguire, Lindelof, Bailly and Jones in those games, playing in both a back four or back three systems.
I don't think he has played 3 games in a row with the same players in defence and they same system.
Yet he has still looked by far our best defender.
9.) 22 Jan 2022 12:35:31
Plus Varane is essentially playing (or had been playing) with two - for a lack of better word - defensive leaning midfielders.
10.) 22 Jan 2022 13:02:43
No other post Ed?
{Ed002's Note - ?}
11.) 22 Jan 2022 13:11:11
I assumed the reference to Ben White was a joke. A centreback who can’t jump, who other sides were changing their tactics around. Well that transfer surprised me anyway.
At least we aren’t Watford. I think last night’s defensive display was the worst I’ve seen for a long time, talk about giving every goal away.
12.) 22 Jan 2022 13:32:33
Spenno glad to see you conversing and taking some time away from the Xbox - very good.
So just to be clear it is your assertion that Ben White is ‘a joke’ and ‘a centre back that can’t jump’? Wow-wee the visibility on those glasses must be very limited.
13.) 22 Jan 2022 14:57:52
Maze, I am not sure if you are 10 or 60 years old. You speak well, but with an almost loveable childish tilt to everything. You're just the latest in a very long line of forum prats and you'll be replaced by many more I'm sure.
14.) 22 Jan 2022 18:14:12
Ben White haha got to be an Arsenal fan with that nonsense. Varane has been really good, we look much better when he plays, hopefully he can stay fit.
15.) 22 Jan 2022 19:08:05
Varane not been really good he been OK that’s about it, me hoping it’s because rubbish he plays with in the other 3, but may get better
I think the posters who say Sancho should be on Right according to Ralf this week he ask him directly what he prefers to play and Sancho himself said Left side, so your assuming again, unless Ralf and Sancho lying again! Maybe…
Van Dyke took 5 mins to settle in…. Maybe pace and physicality’s of prem is too much for Varane, he made some school child’s errors, not sure where anyone say outstanding, who was that against what level of team?
16.) 22 Jan 2022 19:22:38
Sorry AJH, did not realise I need your permission to post…. I thought this place was to post opinion…… or you one of the ones who don’t let no one else say nothing if you don’t agree!
Just don’t read other people post if you only want to listen to you….
17.) 22 Jan 2022 19:37:09
It is odd that maze and Romanian maverick seem to be on the same post each time, there is history of this happening.
{Ed014's Note - the other day one of them was in Romania and the other in Australia although today he’s in a different City in Romania.
All a little strange but hey each to there own.
18.) 22 Jan 2022 19:53:50
Ed I’m in different city in Romania because I been to watch game, not really sure why this got to do with any. I know me never been to Australia but can go if you paying
We maybe on the same post because not much else posted or maybe nothing interested, perhaps you could post something of interest not keep thinking up about me and Maze but each to there own. I’m learning ED all these English saying.
{Ed014's Note - which City did you go to watch the game?
19.) 22 Jan 2022 20:21:54
Ed I’m not sure it good idea to post what city I in or even make difference and certainly not going to name it on here, but for your info which I would prefer you did not post city name on here, but I watched game in exact place it shows you, and if I’m still on here in couple of hours I be back home, not that I should have to explain my whereabouts or is that in rules on here?
{Ed014's Note - I asked a simple question, no one’s coming to Romania to find you ?♂️?
20.) 22 Jan 2022 20:37:40
What city you in ED?
If all poster have to post there location it should be writ down so we can see then it’s no problem if we decide to stay or go.
So simple question is that in terms that we joined we have to put our location?
{Ed014's Note - ??? just as I thought
21.) 22 Jan 2022 20:45:27
Ed you did not answer neither question?
22.) 23 Jan 2022 01:57:59
The English suddenly seems better, very odd ?.
21 Jan 2022 18:23:06
What I don't understand with most on here, is this
Mr Jose said virtually the same about problems the same players that Ralf now said yet you all think Ralf is beautiful and Jose a dinosaur that bit strange, novelty will soon wear of, he had many jobs, yet still no big club come in for him, in many years, ask yourself why that is! And also so many jobs!
1.) 21 Jan 2022 18:50:27
Please stop, I think you are just fishing for arguments. Plenty on here still love Jose and plenty are not yet convinced about Ralf. If you had read the site for a while you would know this. So stop, please.
2.) 21 Jan 2022 21:05:39
Yes Romanian. Rangnick was director of football for Red Bull, it's a little known company which pays their directors of football in out of date cans of red bull and little packets of Maggi noodles (curry flavour) to live off during their period as employees. Paul Mitchell loves the noodles especially.
3.) 22 Jan 2022 13:26:36
Why are you guys engaging an obvious troll.
4.) 22 Jan 2022 19:56:14
Oh yeah Director of Football for Red bull remind me names of them teams and the league they were in and there star players if you would, the answer should convince.
20 Jan 2022 19:50:05
Gerrard go to Villa, style changes good football, win games
Tuchel goes to Chelsea win games and champs league
Conte goes to Spurs, rubbish players worse then ours but they win
Ralf, comes to united, we score less goals win less games, bore the life out of fans, upset 90% players, wipe value of players saying they no good, but he doing a good job.! Wow.
1.) 20 Jan 2022 20:08:25
I should have added I don’t really dislike him, but he out of depth in this job
He talk honest in press, but is that just stupidity and lack of experience at this level, reason why no other manager/ coach does it in elite sports level
I be shocked if come new season he anywhere near united at any level! He will be gone with big fat wallet!
2.) 20 Jan 2022 20:10:09
Chelsea had a brilliant squad in place (think Lampard bought in at least half a dozen starters) .
Same with Villa, on a lesser scale.
Spurs had a great first XI.
I think all the respective new managers have done in each case is restore the belief and morale that was gone, then the quality wins through.
Yet it hasn't been that way for Ralph thus far. He seems a very positive leader and good talker. I think the two factors going against Utd are that the midfield needs a complete reboot, and this formation isn't helping which is being torn apart by pundits and opposition managers were happily dissecting it in their post-match interviews after beating us.
But I hold out a little hope that the tide is turning. Things get a bit out of control here, we won last night and not much has been said other than that Dave the Save kept us in it or we were lucky. We drew the other day and you'd think we were in a C.V. Oh.
3.) 20 Jan 2022 20:17:56
I can’t agree that Villa or Spurs had better squad then ours or anywhere near it I am sorry, maybe Chelsea, but look at result turnaround with them.
I don’t see what you see with tide turn either, I think it worse now then ever in my opinion, our captain and 80m player hears he not good enough (we knew that) but you don’t say it as manager, same with full backs, he creating a big load of problems in my view that will end in tears come May.
4.) 20 Jan 2022 20:33:12
Maverick, you must have missed the football we played under Ole.
Rangnick has been there 5 minutes. We are 5th, 2 points off 4th.
Second half v Brentford, we started to see a little bit of what he is trying to do.
5.) 20 Jan 2022 20:41:26
What's gerrards record at villa?
6.) 20 Jan 2022 21:02:33
Ken, 10 games 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.
Although to be fair the defeats have come against City, Liverpool, Chelsea, United in the FA cup and Brentford.
With wins against Brighton, Palace, Norwich and Leicester.
On the balance of things I'd say so far Gerrard has been fairly average. He's beaten the teams Villa should be beating and lost to teams better than them.
His two best results are beating an out of sorts Leicester who had quite a few injuries at the time and a draw against us where we desperately tried to give them all three points.
He looks like a promising young manager, but he hasn't ripped up any trees at Villa yet. Maybe that will change if Coutinho and Digne do well. Also rumours of Suarez coming in on a short term deal.
Ultimately it's far too early to judge Gerrard at Villa only ten games in, much like it's far to early to judge Ralf Rangnick after his first 10 games (6 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss) .
7.) 20 Jan 2022 21:34:56
My only issue with RR so far is that when he arrived he spoke of studying UTDs games on video this season. He also said in 2019 we were very unbalanced with the wrong personnel throughout the squad.
Obviously we don't know what's happening at board level but why we weren't spending 15 mill on 1st January on a DM is a shock to me-Its a massive problem for us -we all know this. Kessie/ Zakaria/ Kamara all in that price range due to running down contracts. The difference in 4th or 5th place finish financially is huge - yes a new manager is coming in but any of those 3 players I don't beleive will be a problem for a new manager and once they sign on the dotted line thier re sale value goes up.
I honestly thought RR would have pushed that through he has seen in every game since he arrived how teams just walk through our midfield .2 weeks left so who knows.
8.) 20 Jan 2022 23:47:04
Still 10 days to go.
9.) 21 Jan 2022 00:08:57
Ralfs era is like a preseason for us i think. We didn't choose him for instant success.
10.) 21 Jan 2022 00:30:35
Score less goals and win less games than when? 1999? We won yesterday and scored 5 in the last 2 games, we’ve lost one match since Ralf took over although listening to the press about the crisis we are in you'd think we haven’t won a match in 3 months.
It was never going to happen overnight but there are a few shoots of light, some players who looked totally lost are looking better, he’s brought in Elanga who Ole ridiculously ignored after he was the best player in pre season. He’s doing good things, it’s not been amazing but give him some time. By the way, if we win our games in hand we would be 3 points behind Chelsea and we’ve been terrible, maybe Tuchel not doing quite the job you think he is.
11.) 21 Jan 2022 02:31:27
Agree with your point on the press GDS. Everyone seems to be a man utd critic these days - especially ex arsenal and Liverpool players.
Only response is results, just pick up points and grow confidence. Long way to go in the season, good news is we can play a lot better. I would like to see another holding mid, matic cannot do it alone. Fred and McTom are actually okay, but better with a dcm.
12.) 21 Jan 2022 04:13:28
I think the op is a troll.
Gerrard has lost 5 times the matches than Ralf has.
Tuchel is starting to struggle at Chelsea.
Ole was the one who caused problems in the dressing room. False Promising players on game time, poor coaching, terrible set-piece coach appointment and blocking youth.
13.) 21 Jan 2022 10:27:05
Lad's, why encourage an obvious troll by engaging in debate with them?
{Ed014's Note - for me if your English isn’t great as you are from another country who do you manage to write in somewhat broken English but then say “in my view that will end in tears come May” a typically English saying and big give away for me.
But hey, each to their own!
14.) 21 Jan 2022 10:36:48
Mr Tansylvania, what is the prattle above? Gerard is a flog.
15.) 21 Jan 2022 10:39:51
I reckon we have decent players or some but not a decent team as they don't gel or compliment each other; that is the coaches job but can only work with what he has. RR, its early days and if what we are told occurs, that he will move upstairs in the summer, then the next coach. I have previously slated players but mainly for the lack of effort and failure to work to achieve their capabilities but we have got to rid the club of a bunch of them and and only bring in those that will compliment the remainder.
Not just my opinion but the majority of pundits/ experts have always stated we have a top class squad over the past 4/ 5 seasons and surely they can't all be wrong.?
16.) 21 Jan 2022 11:31:21
? Maze is now arguing with his split personalities.
17.) 21 Jan 2022 11:49:50
James, please don’t be a mooncalf. Please add some substance. Obsessed.
18.) 21 Jan 2022 13:51:32
James?
19.) 21 Jan 2022 14:59:30
Hes probably forgot to log out of one of his accounts ?.
20.) 21 Jan 2022 16:36:34
You could not have hand picked our list of fixtures better since Ralf come if you tried.
Villa have had more much much difficult games.
Ed014…We use same expression …end in tears… it’s not just England you know! You find many sayings same world over, U. K. don’t own all sayings.
{Ed014's Note - of course, how silly of me!
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18 Apr 2024 15:31:25
You can have strong disciplined principles and beliefs without keep putting people on the naughty step and stopping speaking to them you know! That’s just childish and small club mentality behaviour, there are dozens of managers who are very disciplined in there approach that’s respected by players, it when you get no respect for the person who is trying to install discipline the problems start!
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15 Apr 2024 17:15:47
I’m not even convinced by Rasmus, maybe as number 2 striker but he got a hell of a lot to learn, running all over showing willing is no more than Weghorst done, he is nowhere near the required level to lead the line at a club who supposed to be top 4…. Yes he gets little service, but don’t look great at what he does do, I would like to see if he develops under a proper coach but to me he not progressed this season at all.
15 Apr 2024 17:57:18
If you seriously think that ETH is this such a strong character and full of discipline, don’t you think for one minute he would drop Rashford if he was not doing exactly as ETH is telling him to do… maybe use some more brain power on thinking why he is picked for every game, I’m told he is the best trainer at the club, so hardly lazy!
BTW I said Sancho was an awful waste of money because his attitude…got that right too, even though one big poster on here told me time and time again I did not know what I was talking about he he is great and you even backed him up…. How that turn out!
15 Apr 2024 07:09:32
But according to many on here, only months ago we have already got a fantastic coach, yes appears now many have changed there minds! Over a year ago I named the players who were not good enough that included AWB McT McG etc etc, I was given pelters again many have changed there mind. nice you finally woken up and smelled the coffee that ETH is out of his depth.
I was also given stick for questioning ETH demeanour also ability to fall out with everyone, you all said he was a disciplinarian and doing great at it. How’s that looking now?
These players are not as bad as you all say, they are just being told to play with a terrible game plan and tactics and awful coaching. A decent manager would get a lot more from them.
Bruno and Rashford are probably our best two players but you all fallen under this spell that they are rubbish, they are not rubbish it’s what they're being ask to do, same with Casermiro, he is hardly rubbish. but of course the lambs follow.
30 May 2022 18:31:52
100% KEN. Correct……. Ten Haag also might have seen straight through him and said I want him nowhere near me or the club if I take the job, so for me that’s the first great thing that’s happened.
22 Jan 2022 21:14:11
So we not allowed to have an opinion then AJH?
Have I been rude or abusive?
Ok I won’t bother on site if can’t have opinion, I come back when you all start moaning and complain about Ralf.
{Ed002's Note - Ok, thanks I will remove your account.}