That is very true and needs to be considered. Rotation here and there is okay but wholesale changes from game to game didn't help, although some of it has been enforced.
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
He's so likeable.
Buy him mine two players on Jan or we are just fecking him over imo
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That is why we need to buckle in and stay the course. We can see clear progress on the pitch.
That is why we need to buckle in and stay the course. We can see clear progress on the pitch.
Spoke very well yet again. The team didn't lose their heads or discipline after equalising or going down, which suggests he's able to shift mentality. We need to back him this window now.
Brilliant interview. He’s the man.
Playing good cop, bad cop with players based on what the media says is great.
It probably helps expose the problem a little bit more when he plays the likes of Casemiro and Eriksen, but it's still a team issue I would say
I've just looked and 10 of that starting 11 played against Wolves for example. I remember Wolves clearly winning most second balls and looking more up for it even before Bruno's sending off.
Dalot was great today and effort wise miles above his recent performances and he’s just one of 6/7 in the same boat..rich of fernandes to talk about consistency that’s atrociously rich from him
Sell all high earning players and buy young hungry players on low wages and watch the magic
That felt like a proper turning the corner performance.
Even more so than the City game which was against a team who couldn't win for toffee, and we stole it late on against.
Need to back this up quickly though.
Even more so than the City game which was against a team who couldn't win for toffee, and we stole it late on against.
Need to back this up quickly though.
He’s already made more of an impact in just two matches (against City and Liverpool) than we’ve seen in years against big teams! Sure, he’ll need time and resources to really build his team, but anyone calling for him to go already must be having a laugh—let’s give the guy a proper chance, yeah?
Attacker (can be ST or LW) and a LWB and let’s ride. Getting an actual creator in those positions Dalot constantly finds himself in and we’ll be such a different team
Proof of the pudding for me will be the attitude (is that the right word?) of the team that turns up against Southampton and Brighton at OT. I totally get how disappointed he was that these players can put in a performance like that today yet in recent ‘less glamorous’ games have looked so awful. Refreshing and just what this club needs.
Definitely. When Garnacho came on he took up those areas that you know someone like Nuno Mendes or even Robinson would have a field day with.
Totally agree and this is my concern.
Today was more like a cup game then a league game and we did well even in tough cup games last season.
They are a moments team which is what Ruben and Bruno were alluding to after the game. Can they do it on a cold winter night in stoke comes to mind. Some of these players can’t do it in a lukewarm brisk summer in Manchester.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we play really well away to Arsenal and they revert to dogsh*t against Southampton. Please prove me wrong….
First time I’ve felt confident predicting the starting eleven.
Not that I’m overly excited about the personal or anything…but it was nice to have a bit of familiarity to the team.
Should be the same 11 going forward until reinforcements arrive in the transfer windows.
Not that I’m overly excited about the personal or anything…but it was nice to have a bit of familiarity to the team.
Should be the same 11 going forward until reinforcements arrive in the transfer windows.
We simply have to build on this now. He was quite rightly fuming after game having witnessed the players performing like that yet lost the last 3 on the bounce at home before with them looking like they couldn’t give any less of a shit. He needs to drill it into the players that this is the standard every week regardless of the opposition, if you want to wear this shirt you better turn up and work your arse off every minute of every game! Do that and we’ll climb up the table in no time.
His biggest issue right now is that attacking wise we are weak and outside of his first XI he has massive issues. Ugarte missing causes a big issue. Bruno missing causes a big issue. Mainoo missing causes a big issue. Its not a step down in quality its a complete mess. The thing all those players have in common that we miss the most? Work rate and energy. Without that, no top team does well. Modern football is a game that you can't saunter through. Even against the worst teams in the league.
I'm 100% sure for the first time that we have the right man in charge
I was quite confident in Ferguson too, to be honest...
He's like Bruno's sexier brother
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He is the one. Give him full backing and let him cook. Results will come. In spades we can already see roughly what he is trying to do. He is raising standards. Demanding of his players. Changing the culture. We were in periods matching Arsenal, City and Liverpool on their turf that hasn't happened in recent years. We will get there.
He has blamed too, for being angry. He chose terrible teams for Spurs and for Newcastle, but I am happy that he is learning and working out very quickly who is up for the fight and who isn’t.
Very encouraging, both in the fact that he has had some time with the players that has clearly had an positive impact and he is saying the right things despite a positive performance and result that would be very easy to use to blow smoke up the players arse, or his own for that matter.
Very noticeable today how much more aggressive the wingbacks were, particuly Dalot, clearly very much given instructions to be much more aggressive with his positioning, runs and general play.
The team in general looked much more comfortable with the system, more natural flow to our play today.
It's one positive game and the real test is weather we can build on this In the next few weeks and show some consistency.
Very noticeable today how much more aggressive the wingbacks were, particuly Dalot, clearly very much given instructions to be much more aggressive with his positioning, runs and general play.
The team in general looked much more comfortable with the system, more natural flow to our play today.
It's one positive game and the real test is weather we can build on this In the next few weeks and show some consistency.
Let him rip up this squad and back him in the market. He has a clear identity and style of play.
Exactly!
He is resetting the culture and finally fixing things systematically. Ole and ETH only applied cosmetic fixes, which is why it all came crumbling down for them. This is why Amorim was adamant that there would be short term pain at first.
I'd it common for him wanting his center backs so involved in the attacking play or was it a one of tactic tailor made for Liverpool.
Was evident how much more lisandro and maguire got involved in our offense with ugarte sometimes staying behind to cover.
Was evident how much more lisandro and maguire got involved in our offense with ugarte sometimes staying behind to cover.
Get him a top striker and a wingback whatever cost, it's going to make his job far easier
Good game, but I still think the 2 fullbacks as wingbacks makes us way to defensive. Players really did show they can play when they are arsed, hope he gets the mandate to send away anyone he wants to get rid off.
What an interview. He's setting the levels and expectations for the players. I agree with every single thing that he has said.
Brilliant interviews post game by both Amorim and Fernandes.
When Mainoo went off the field I feared the worst but manged to earn a draw and could easily have won the match with that last chance for Maguire. Definitely progress from more training I feel and were up against the best and most consistent team in the league today on their home patch roaring them on at 2-1 ahead.
Another week now before Arsenal away in the FA Cup and hopefully another good performance regardless of the result, beating Southampton on the Thursday after that game more important.
I should note Ruben said recently his rotation to find his best team and ones to trust the most is over now and any rotation is based on injury prevention.
I think the big difference between him and our other managers is that if he fails here he will get a big job elsewhere because he quite clearly has qualities that other managers didn't have. Hopefully he can make us great because he seems like a great guy and great manager.
Cheers!
Can we all appreciate how much of a worldie Bruno had by the way? When he dribbled past 4 - that was magical
The tactical sessions this week were self-evident in this game. Aspects that were tactically present today, which weren't prior :-
- Dalot keeping the width, and on multiple occasions going on-on-one versus Trent and sprinting round the outside
- When pressed in our half, WB's inverting passes to Hojlund at half-way and Bruno/Amad dropping in for the layoff
- CB's making a concerted effort to pass in front of the receiving CB to keep momentum
- Marked increase of switched balls and immediate overlap option of WB
Anyone noticed how since he came in, our possession and XG stats have increased?