Recent content by BoltonWanderer

Fred and Shaw are both fine. Shaw especially just feels like the sort of player who'd move to Newcastle or whoever, and start playing well enough that everyone accepts it was crazy for United to let him go.

Winning the title ahead of this Liverpool or City team will be very hard. They're two of the best teams we've ever seen in the Premier League and even if you can beat one, beating both is a different issue entirely. Part of the issue is quality, and Spurs are probably one or two world class...

It's the best thing for United. Ronaldo's style of play is too limited for this level now. You're guaranteed goals because he's an intelligent player but United need more than that.

I really like Pogba and it's always disappointing to think about how ineffective he's been at his time at United. I do think there's a truly world class player there, he has been for France over the years, but he's frustrating to watch. The next decision is a hard one. Do you cut your losses...

I'm not in favour of a new stadium but it does offer an opportunity for United to do something pretty special. I was just reading about how Cardiff will be hosting a WWE event later in the year and it's remarkable how often Cardiff is chosen for these events but in reality, there's no other...

Prior to this season starting, a lot of football fans and pundits, including United fans, were happy with the direction of the club under Ole. With good reason too, I think, he'd been chipping away at a lot of the deadwood in the squad, was getting the best out of some players like Shaw and had...

I'm not sure why Ten Hag is considered to be an obvious choice by some fans. Management is difficult and the reality at a club like Ajax is that even when things are hard, you're still winning the majority of games because they're a good club in a weak league. A manager in that position isn't...

I hate the idea of United building a new stadium. It's probably sentimental of me as an outsider, but it's such an iconic ground, it'd just be a shame to move away from the ground where Busby and Ferguson managed, where Best, Charlton, Cantona and Rooney played. The same goes for Anfield. I get...

One of the biggest misconceptions in sport is that athletes know the sport they were good at. In some cases, it's true, but it's not necessarily the case, by any means. The lack of elite level players who became elite managers us a testament to that, the two don't always correlate. I tend to...

There's no way Southgate is dropping Rashford. He could play terrible for months and still walk into the squad, just because he's "Marcus Rashford". His face fits so, just like previous favourites over the last few decades, he'll be a staple of the England squad regardless of form. With...

Rashford is pretty easy to play against, I don't think you're going to get opposition fans fearing what he might do whenever he gets the ball. Rashford has gone through the same progression that Rooney did; started off as a raw, exciting prospect that was physically brilliant and would scare...

I think, for this formation, Rashford and Ronaldo are probably the worst options United have, which is a good thing. Swapping Rashford for Cavani should be a big improvement on what we saw today.

Solskjaer Van Gaal Moyes Mourinho Solskjaer's issues are all tactical, and I have no issue with anyone thinking he's well out of his depth at this level, but he's definitely left a more solid platform than any other United manager has since Ferguson. The club seemed absolutely toxic when...

I'm surprised so many people think that a manager like Conte is right for this particular time. I do rate Conte as a manager but I think he's a gamble, I think you could hire him, back him in a transfer window and if it all goes wrong, you're back at square one. ...but square one isn't where...

The best chance United have is to go back to basics, with something like: __________De Gea AWB - Varane - Maguire - Shaw ____McTominay - Fred Greenwood - Fernandes - Pogba __________Ronaldo Just go back to being a solid, hard to beat team that was strong against City last year.