Blind hadn't dropped enough for the 1st and the 2nd he played everyone on by switching off. Nobody is saying any other player wasn't at fault but the problem with Blind is he is culpable almost every game for a mistake that could cost us. See Liverpool, Chelsea City game for reference.
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The low were basically missing out on CL on one odd year, while winning more CLs, making it further into the KO stages and winning just as much domestic honours, if not more.
For all the famed competition, Utd during the same timeframe only had to contend with the London club's primarily. Prior to 2012, La Liga had the same number of different winners going back to 92, BL had more. This is just another PL myth.
Liverpool will win a title before we get our next.
Stop that.
A lot of what the TV pundits (i.e the former players) say gets panned unnecessarily. More often than not they do make sense and also they see things which we fans don't see. The players who have played the game at the highest level recognize things which the general fan does not, but since it doesn't agree with the flawed sentiments of the people, they label those pundits as delusional. I'm not saying all the pundits are always right but I would definitely give credence to what guys like Scholes, Neville, Giggs, Redknapp or Carragher say. These are guys who have played for top clubs, certainly they know more than us, hence the reason they are "pundits" and "experts". But just because their opinions don't match with the popular fan opinion they get slated.
For instance Rooney bashing is in fashion nowadays so any pundit who praises or stands up for him is labelled as being delusional or doing so because Rooney was their former teammate or whatever. I don't see what benefit will it do to Scholes or Neville to unjustifiably praise Rooney, but that's what people believe. They say it as they see it and seeing as how they are successful ex players their opinion should count for more than the average fan, but on here its quite the opposite.
For instance Rooney bashing is in fashion nowadays so any pundit who praises or stands up for him is labelled as being delusional or doing so because Rooney was their former teammate or whatever. I don't see what benefit will it do to Scholes or Neville to unjustifiably praise Rooney, but that's what people believe. They say it as they see it and seeing as how they are successful ex players their opinion should count for more than the average fan, but on here its quite the opposite.
Lingard has shown more for us than most of our attackers (bar Mata) this year yet still seems to be the most criticised by United fans.
Jose Mourinho is probably turning into the new Arrigo Sacchi. Sacchi had great successes for the first few years, about a decade, of his career, then he burnt out and never was the same coach as before. Jose will probably have the same fate.
both managers have nothing in commonI find it delightful how united seem to be perpetually behind the times these days for all the wrong reasons.
They hired Moyes, a throwback who was 'modern' ten years prior to his appointment, but was in fact a footballing dinosaur by the time he came to old trafford. And all for reasons of the united way and moyes basically being the only dour scotsman around. He gets handed a side where the entire old guard of Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Giggs and Scholes all hang up their boots within a year.
Then LVG, whose CV obscured the fact that he was past his expiration date. He gets to play with a well past it Falcao (no one noticed he was past it either) and a Di Maria who never really wanted to be there in the first place. Well past it Rooney gets announced that he shall always play and totally past it Schweinsteiger comes over to join the party as well. Carrick sticks around because none have been able to replace his geriatric input.
And now Mourinho, the most 'look at his CV!' appointment possible to continue the trend of his best days being in the past. And just to compound it, he's brought in a past-it world class star to lead his team into whatever a past-it-mourinho side ends up looking like before he gets shipped off to the glue factory.
Can't wait for the next proven recruitment that was hot shit 2-3 years ago.
They hired Moyes, a throwback who was 'modern' ten years prior to his appointment, but was in fact a footballing dinosaur by the time he came to old trafford. And all for reasons of the united way and moyes basically being the only dour scotsman around. He gets handed a side where the entire old guard of Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Giggs and Scholes all hang up their boots within a year.
Then LVG, whose CV obscured the fact that he was past his expiration date. He gets to play with a well past it Falcao (no one noticed he was past it either) and a Di Maria who never really wanted to be there in the first place. Well past it Rooney gets announced that he shall always play and totally past it Schweinsteiger comes over to join the party as well. Carrick sticks around because none have been able to replace his geriatric input.
And now Mourinho, the most 'look at his CV!' appointment possible to continue the trend of his best days being in the past. And just to compound it, he's brought in a past-it world class star to lead his team into whatever a past-it-mourinho side ends up looking like before he gets shipped off to the glue factory.
Can't wait for the next proven recruitment that was hot shit 2-3 years ago.
Just feck off please, you gloaty wanker. I hate agreeing with Liverpool fans
Hopefully it will be Klopp after a failed tenure at Liverpool.
Wow. Talk about an unpopular opinion!
Yeah a manager who walked the Premier League not even 2 seasons ago is way past it and just a 'CV manager' I know you Liverpool fans love to gloat and slate Mourinho but I wouldn't write him off just yet.
I seem to remember everybody writing Mourinho off after his first season back at Chelsea when he finished 3rd. People then were trying to say he was past it and lost his touch yet the very next season Chelsea won the league by a land slide.
Probably very similar to Liverpool over the last 20 years to tell the truth.
That said based on the Caf threads over the last 4 years that view may not be that unpopular.
Unfortunately this is looking like a real possibility.
It's not. Many share it, I reckon, if not as an actual opinion then at least as a (quite natural, I'd say) fear.
I very much fear it myself on darker days.
I can't find the original post but I agree absolutely with the poster who commented about Pogba taking too much time and too many touches. I remember the kerfuffle about Sir Alex selling him but that was probably the reason - great for European football with more time and less physical contact but not so effective in the Premier League.
Of course Pogba is more mature now but much as I like him, he's not the saviour. Not until he changes those aspects of his play.
Of course Pogba is more mature now but much as I like him, he's not the saviour. Not until he changes those aspects of his play.
We're definitely getting Top 4.
This team will be good if we drop Zlatan and sign a striker who can finish.
Marcus Rashford is another massively overrated english player who is not good enough to play for united at this current moment in time.I am not writing him off but he has not got the x factor like a young Wayne Rooney or Michael Owen had at the same age.I think he has the same sort of potential as Danny Welbeck if everything goes well for him.
JM will quit before his 3 year deal is up.
Rojo is one of our best defenders.
There is a huge difference between "opinion" and "prediction".
Opinion: Man Utd deserves to win the title.
Prediction: Man Utd will win the title.
If you have a prediction, go place a bet to earn some money, especially if your prediction is "unpopular" (you'll get more)!
He's been a bit of a donkey for the majority of his United career. But he's playing really well at the moment. Hopefully this isn't a good run of games, rather than the beginning of him establishing himself as a United player. He's had good games in the past, but I was never fully confident when I saw his name on the team sheet. You don't earn 50 odd caps for Argentina if you're terrible. Perhaps being dropped from the national team gave him a message.
Evans is better than any defender we have.
None of our current youngsters will be developed into world class players during the Jose regime. (I don't count Pogba cause he's already world class)
None of our current youngsters will be developed into world class players during the Jose regime. (I don't count Pogba cause he's already world class)
There was absolutely nothing wrong with Van Gaal's sideline demeanour. Staying calm and taking notes is perfectly fine and in no way reflects a lack of passion or commitment to the job. In fact it's the best way for a manager to carry himself for the vast majority of the time.
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I'm not sure why Basti gets so much love, great for bayern but nothing amazing for United worth writing home about . ( this could have been mentioned already if so sorry) in fairness after 10 minutes he looks like he is blowing out of his arse .
Hahaha because he is absolutely useless
I'd say both ways are perfectly acceptable. What a fan should want is a manager who does what makes him best equipped to read the game, whether thats jumping around or sitting still (or a hybrid)
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We're better than Liverpool and Spurs, and a poor pre-season, combined with a few draws that should really have been wins is what gave them a lead on us.
But by February we'll be above them in the PL.
But by February we'll be above them in the PL.
Jones > Stones
Jones put in some cracking performances for Utd when Fergie was coach. Stones is just horrendous.
Zlatan is not "past it"
That certainly is an unpopular opinion.
He was awful in his last season, and just about held his own next to a worldie like Vidic or Ferdinand. Always had a massive ricket in him, the City 6-1 being the best example.
I'd agree with this tbh.
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