Recent content by Decomposing In Paris

I really like Fred. Think he’s had a rough time because I think he was signed with the idea that Pogba was going (bit like Van de Beek) rather than as a replacement for Herrera or Matic. He’s certainly a better 8 than he is a 6. Still, we need at least 2 quality midfielders this summer, and...

If he comes I’ll support him, and he’s been part of a defensive setup that’s been difficult to break down… that said I’m not excited by it. He could be a marvellous player in the right system I’m sure. I’ll back the manager.

I honestly just want him gone. Give it to Giggsey until the end of the season.

Haven’t seen anything special from Henderson. I think he’ll be a good, Premiership level goalkeeper… but I can see Newcastle looking to upgrade in order to break the Top 4. £40m would be great business in this market.

If I was ETH coming into this club right now, the first thing I would want is people I can trust. If he trusts De Jong, De Ligt, whoever… if they’ve got the fortitude for the fight, & the transfer is possible… then that’s who we need to get first. Would be a masterstroke. Gets you dreaming...

That’s the thing, I remember him laughing with Ronaldo after a game (preseason?) then he went to Juve… well, Ronaldo’s not at Juve anymore

Well, Martial & Lingard have both refuted things he’s said in the press. Things that made them targets for a ravenous press & an increasingly toxic fanbase… Leaders protect their team, and players you want to be on your team can see when a leader has no love for those they are leading. Players...

Then who will be on the receiving end of the “riot”? We had fans at Woodward’s house. It’s not like a riot is going to hop on a plane to Florida. It’s going to be individuals targeted. Even if it’s a small group of individuals. Otherwise we’re just back to vandalising the club. Brilliant...

Creating a scenario where a large crowd (or mob) is given information from a single source (propaganda) to target any individual but the whistleblower, with even the suggestion of a “riot” is just wonderful. I’m so glad he came. Where’s the champagne, & pass the cake.

He’s taken the pressure off? You think United fans, fan-cams, or the press, are going to be patient with ETH? Just because the squad have been stripped of all belief doesn’t mean we won’t be expected to make the Top4 & win a trophy at the first/second attempt. He’s made a restart even harder by...

So Ralf has “exposed the players”, he’s exposed the board, he’s trotted out his feels every week & treated club press conferences like his personal vlog… and that’s the wonderful thing we need to be grateful for. He’s also exposed himself, & everyone at the club. Let the red half of Liverp…...

I see Ralf has managed in his genius to position himself where if ETH does a great job it will have been mostly down to Ralf behind the scenes… & if he doesn’t, the board don’t listen to Ralf anyway. I have never seen PR like this in football… except maybe Lampard in the Gerard/Lampard/Scholes...

This. It’s borderline insanity. Everyone I see defending it wants to play it off as some sort of 4D chess. It’s weird.

Like Ronaldo hasn’t knocked in 3 a game for half our wins since?

People still “love his honesty”… but why do any of us assume everything he says is the truth? He has thrown players under the bus in the press which suits the scapegoat culture of our increasingly toxic fanbase. That’s not how you build a team though. It’s not leadership. Players have refuted...