Was going to say something similar but you summed it up nicely.
Everyone is an expert from the outside looking in and when they have zero accountability for what they say or any decisions.
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Everyone is an expert from the outside looking in and when they have zero accountability for what they say or any decisions.
If we end up 5 it 6th position next year, i know its ifs or buts but squad wise we haven't improved vastly, only in defence we have. However my point being, if we miss out on CL next year, that's Ole gone, which means another rebuild from scratch with another manager. That's the worry.
So that's it. No signing. No more supporting united because they didn't sign any more shiny new players.How do cope with disappointment at work in the real world? Do you get fed up with your job and just not go?
but we have more than two issues, don’t we? Our defence was severely lacking quality in CB and RB, our midfield was missing at least two quality additions, in DM and AM (imo) and our attack could have done with a natural right sided player or a false 9 type.
that’s a lot for one window! If you buy 5 players, the likelihood is that at least two of them won’t work out and in previous seasons with us it has sometimes been they all haven’t! The biggest problem was our shaky foundation in defence and we have sorted that. Next summer we’ll look at the midfield.
you’ll be surprised at how having a solid defence with quality players who can pass and control the ball will actually help the midfield we do have too.
Completely disagree.
Just like Liverpool last year, we also fixed 2 very important issues, RB and CB. Yes, we could have added more, but you don't fix our issues in 1 transfer window.
Our owners have invested millions and millions on players that haven't worked out. That's not on them. Each manager got players that he wanted, and the next manager didn't want them which means us getting stuck with them.
Everton or Wolves don't have a far superior midfield.
Wouldn't say he'll definitely go if we miss out on top 4. If we play shit football and make no progress then sure. If we play attractive football with a clear vision for where we want to be then he deserves to stay.
Agreed. Never miss the opportunity for a comedic quip.
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Hard to see that
Lets ban free speech? If people were calling him a cnut or names like that then sure, but the fact is he has next to no managerial experience at the top level, and certainly not a club our size, much like Moyes he may very well be clueless, if he thinks that team is good enough then I think it's a fair question to ask, but in the same sentence I also said he may have just resigned himself to fate because the board haven't been able to get him what he wanted.
Think the Chelsea game will be the least of our worries. They are not in great shape either.
Liverpool last summer had a clear and attractive style of play implemented within the squad over a couple of seasons, it just fell short because they lacked quality players which they were then able to attract due to CL football. It's not the same as us where we're unsure what our best team and formation even is. I expect after this season we'll have a clear identity and a better idea of what holes in the squad we need filling, which I hope we do. It just seems a bit unpredictable at the moment.
Hopefully they realise Matic is one of those holes what needs filling in.
The motivation is not being a fair weather fan. How entitled can you get? By that logic, why does any fan of any team below the top 4 bother tuning in or you know, go to the stadium? Close friend of mine went away to Millwall and watched Preston get beat 1-0. Preston aren't going to get promoted this year, why do you think the travelling fans even bother making the journey and forking out?
Your post comes across very much as someone who isn't so much a fan of the sport or the club but someone who likes backing the winner and you're not interested in even bothering if you don't have some kind of assurance that you'll be cheering on a winning team.
The attitude of a majority of our fan base is embarrassing.
Top 4 seriously?
Top 6 will be our challenge this year.
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You want me to google the CL games he last year played or can you handle it yourself?
Ed, you are drooling on your shirt
i dont think Woodward has the balls to pull that trigger. He selects all the managers and if every one of them has failed, who's left to blame. He needs Ole there to provide him some buffer. Three of the past six summer transfer windows have been feck-ups.
Buck has to stop with Woodward.
Pretty sure I can manage but you can't deny he is pulling and tugging far more than most.
As long as he can pass a ball 6 yards sideways over to MAGUIRE to do the rest, then i don't care
Andy would love for you to email him, so he can find out why you think he's a liar. Would you like his email address?
Did you actually read what I wrote? I ask because you straw man me with the free speech bit in direct contradiction to me clearly stating that I don't want to ban criticism.
I'd also add to this that 6 teams all have fans saying they should be competing for the league. It isn't a 2 team league anymore, it's really competitive. 5 teams are going to be disappointed they didn't win the title in any given season and 2 teams are going to feel the same about top 4. That also looks set to increase with potentially Everton, Leicester and Wolves looking to get to the point where they probabaly expect a top 6 challenge as well.
I wouldn't be surprised if over the next 10 years, we have at least 5 different league winners. City and Liverpool are enjoying being at the top of their cycle but moving from winning team to another winning team is very difficult. Fergie even had gaps where he had to press reset and rebuild. Over the next 1 - 2 years, certain important players for City and Liverpool could move on, as could the managers. By which point, we may have built our foundation and be in our cycle's peak. While they have a bit of a transition, it could well be us and Arsenal competing for a couple years.
For Liverpool to get 97 points and not win the league shows how high the current bar is, it won't stay that high and I just want us to be in a position to take our chance when it comes.
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I disagree , far worse players and centre backs are at the club than Smalling.
Maguire is good on the ball, but is also composed defensively, a leader and great in the air. AWB has many good qualities - he great in 1v1s, fast, strong, a fantastic tackler, good dribbler etc etc, but his passing ability is mediocre at best.
We didn't develop our build up play at all following Mourinho's departure last season. It might be that Solskjaer was happy to leave things as they were with an eye on revolutionising those aspects of our play in the summer. That remains to be seen, although we'll find out soon enough. My guess is that we'll shun patient buildup in favour of getting the ball forward quickly, either through runners (AWB/Fred/Pogba) or long balls (De Gea/Maguire/Pogba). Smalling would be perfectly fine in a system like this.
I understand your point but think like this do you seriously trust this board to do a major clearout. Letting Mata, Jones, Matic, Rojo, Darmian, Lukaku, Herrera, Young, Valencia, Fellaini, Smalling go and not replacing them would have been suicidal. Our squad would have been pretty thin. Our club just are not good enough to do a major clear out and that is why I keep on saying no manager even the Peps and Klopps would be successful in thi ssystem. Look at how City's board backed Pep to do a major clearout after his first season, this board is just incapable of doing. The fact that we take 1 month to sign a player from lower league shows how slow we are, what makes you think we can replace all the deadwood.
Ole unfortunately has to take a u turn in his approach. Moaning and whining now will only make the matter worse. He is doing what Jose should have done and shown more positivity. By saying this squad is not good enough you are just giving an excuse to these players to give up. ATleast now we can go beyond the manager and say hey these players are jokes who cannot even work for a guy who is just defending them.
Just in time for us to not have time to buy anyway, giving a net spend of around 80m, same as last year.
This time we probably had 100m left aside for the best midfielder, like Varane last season
28 hours....
1. Alexis
2. Lukaku
3. Darmain
4. Rojo
5. Jones
6. Smalling
Should be prioritising sales in that order, seeing as Woodward can only negotiate one at a time.
2. Lukaku
3. Darmain
4. Rojo
5. Jones
6. Smalling
Should be prioritising sales in that order, seeing as Woodward can only negotiate one at a time.
Hope we let him rot in the reserves.
BingoJust in time for us to not have time to buy anyway, giving a net spend of around 80m, same as last year.
This time we probably had 100m left aside for the best midfielder, like Varane last season
I hope this gets done today so we have a bit of an idea on whether we’ll be using the cash from this sale or not.
Not if Juve want him too?
I'll give you a hint, we won't.
I doubt we will be at this point. Focus now and for the next three weeks will be sales.
The Juve deal is dead
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