Check when Spurs beat us 6:1 and when Villa beat Liverpool. It wasn't when you think it was.
Erik ten Hag - Manchester United manager / awaiting clarity from the club over his position
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It was literally on the same day.
I meant the month and year but after checking I discovered I was wrong myself
Can you elaborate on this
I’ve checked, and it was when I thought it was. 4th of octobre 2020. I think United had like one total week of preseason whereas liverpool had had something like three or four.
Yes, agree, it was us and City in the worst state. I got my dates wrong when I originally replied to you.
Does chewing gum really make you an eccentric? Same with Ranieri, I don’t really see how either of those characters fit as being eccentric to be honest.
I think that's not new and if i'm right, Guardiola does this too. It's all irrelevant until 10 games in, then everyone will have a clear picture.
Ah, no worries
We have established facts based on Arnold hiring a consultancy to question employees, restructure and hire best in class. Plus some of the assessments made by Rangnick. Zlatan, Mourinho both made comments about certain things.
A user here made similar comments based on a connection he has in marketing which corroborated with opinion passed on to me from an apprentice coach who had worked at several premier league and championship clubs which basically implied that at Manchester United there was a resistance to take on board new ideas, that the "Manchester United way" had a broader spectrum than just tactics, ie there was a way things were done in training, the use of data to analyse players etc that was the way it was always done and anybody wishing to make changes or suggest new things was shot down.
I don't know how true any of it is, just conjecture based on what seems to be an opinion that comes out of United.
Nobody was saying it was new and exclusive to Ten Hag. The conversation was surrounding the fitness work we do in comparison to for example Spurs.
So far I have total faith in Ten Hag. Not even worried.
Signing Martinez for a whopping €55+ m instead of Torres is maybe a gamble but at the same time it‘s good we buy players our manager knows. I hope he‘s brave enough to keep Martial as a starter even if Ronaldo returns. If we can finalize the deal with FdJ we look quite solid on all fronts. A CL qualification must be this seasons primary goal. Winning EL a bonus.
Next season it’s time to set the bar higher but so far I feel more then comfortable with our new manager. Actually I can’t remember being so positive in a long time.
Signing Martinez for a whopping €55+ m instead of Torres is maybe a gamble but at the same time it‘s good we buy players our manager knows. I hope he‘s brave enough to keep Martial as a starter even if Ronaldo returns. If we can finalize the deal with FdJ we look quite solid on all fronts. A CL qualification must be this seasons primary goal. Winning EL a bonus.
Next season it’s time to set the bar higher but so far I feel more then comfortable with our new manager. Actually I can’t remember being so positive in a long time.
Man Utd has got a great manager. Although i rate his successor Afred Schreuder high, I rate Ten Hag the highest. He is after Cruijff and Rinus Michels my best manager of ajax all time
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Exactly, you're fecked if you spend 90 minutes a game pressing. The key is actually to win the game in the first 30 minutes - if you're 2 goals clear, you demoralise the opposition and put the onus on them to get back into the game. You can then kill them on the break.
Bayern have signed 3 Ajax/ex Ajax players in the same window, he got so much shit for signing one.
Would have loved to see at least 2 of them joining us, Mazraoui and Gravenberch.
Would have loved to see at least 2 of them joining us, Mazraoui and Gravenberch.
Isn’t this what people said about Matic and Fabinho?
It also makes sense to get players who understand his system Day 1. Get Martinez fit and he’s good to go.
Comparing an aging Matic who's best times were behind him to a young Martinez is a bit different.
In this occasion Martinez would be the Fabinho, somebody like Schone would be the Matic.
Also IIRC, most wanted Fabinho at that time.
Liverpool didn’t really do 3/4 nil wins last season. From December 4 last season they won by more than 2 goals three times in the league. One was against us which doesn’t count!
It’s really not easy to do in our league and are so rare that you can’t really build around it
No press conference today?
Wasn't the last one at 3am before the match at 11:05am?
Yep, it’s not about “pressing until you’re 3-0 up”. It’s more the fact that Liverpool and City are so good at keeping the ball they don’t have to press all that often. If you look at the stats from their players rarely any of them will have good numbers for pressures per 90.
Fair enough.
even Fabinho did tooIt didn't happen. Apparently EtH cancelled it.
First season, I think we will get Top 4 comfortably or at least a CL place (5th may get CL spot next year due to new UEFA rules).
What I want to see most is the team can play attacking football with a clear style of play as a team. Also, players showing good fitness and grit.
Albeit first season will be inconsistent.
What I want to see most is the team can play attacking football with a clear style of play as a team. Also, players showing good fitness and grit.
Albeit first season will be inconsistent.
Comments on Eriksen and Martinez.
Is it me or does MUTV always ask really cringey questions?
“So Frenkie, how happy exactly are you to set foot at the theatre of dreams? “
Crickets…
Straight up says English players are overpriced, love it 
"I don't need a hairdryer"
Without seeing it, my guess was gonna be, "Because they're cheaper than English players."Straight up says English players are overpriced, love it
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Yeah. Essentially was asked why going after players from dutch league, he said he'd love to sign English players, but the quality and price has to match up.
Frenkie or bust this summer it looks like.
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It's gonna be McFred next season, isn't it?
Those comments regarding Maguire and Ronaldo don't fill me with confidence. Hopefully, he's just holding his cards to his chest especially regarding Ronaldo.
Those comments regarding Maguire and Ronaldo don't fill me with confidence. Hopefully, he's just holding his cards to his chest especially regarding Ronaldo.
No panic buying then. ten Hag has a clear idea on what he wants.