Recent content by RedWat

  1. Are Dutch managers not cut out for PL football?

    I tend to agree but also look at this from an English football perspective. I live in Reading and my local team had our very own Jaap Stam as manager a number of years ago after a good start incorporating a cryuff style possession based football that got Reading to the Championship play off...
  2. What is Dan James good at?

    I do indeed feel very sorry for James. a player who Ole saw something in him when he was playing in the Championship. James may have also thought that the “world class” coaches at a club like Man Utd would have helped developed his game to a new level. A year later James’ game has not improved...
  3. David Brooks

    If Ole was like Klopp ie the type of coach to develop players he brings in then Brooks would be worth a punt, as we can see what Klopp has done with bargain basement buys such as Robertson. but alas Ole is not, so it's a no for me.
  4. Did the signings of Zlatan and Lukaku stall Rashford and Martial's development?

    Well in league games only both Martial & Rashford have scored more in a season than Lukaku has ever did for United. In the case of Martial in particular we have to thank two often maligned people that he is here. The first is LVG. Martial is probably LVG's greatest Utd legacy when he bought...
  5. Daniel James | 2019/20 Performances

    I agree, if we play him in the right way say him coming on for the last 20-30 mins he will grow in confidence
  6. Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 2019/20 Performances

    I think he is trying to balance his defensive and attacking play, since the restart he hasn't been as great defensively but attacking wise he has been great he now has 4 assists to his name in the league, I may be wrong but I believe only Trent has more assists from a right back and 3rd behind...
  7. Is Pogba as good as gone?

    Hopefully Pogba will now realise that the "new challenge" he is looking for is now taking place at Utd with Bruno coming in. Pogba will never be the all action, dynamic player that Bruno is, but rather he is the Rolls Royce in the Utd midfield, a quiet creative influence making things tick, but...
  8. Selling Lukaku...

    Yes he indeed has a decent tally, looking at stats alone he is one of a very few strikers currently playing who has scored over 100 league goals and also scored over 50 international goals, he is also the record goalscorer of the world ranked number one team. But of course when you look deeper...
  9. Bruno and Pogba: Beginning of a new era

    I agree, Pogba would I believe also would want quality backup for him and Bruno. They are the creative heart of this Man Utd side If the fake news over the weekend was true and they were both injured, I was wondering how Utd would have lined up ??. would they have bought McFred in who would...
  10. Bruno and Pogba: Beginning of a new era

    We need a player who is a natural CDM as backup to Matic not sure if Fred or McT has the temperament or discipline to do that. If not then we may need to look elsewhere, if West Ham gets relegated we could get someone like Declan Rice on the cheap who could also double up as a backup DM.
  11. McTominay and Fred, do we need both?

    Changing the system is a major issue if Bruno/Pogba are out for a while. pre Bruno McFred were warriors in Midfield against the likes of City & Liverpool where our counter attacking style, using James as a whippet down the right stifled the better teams, but the lack of creativity in this setup...
  12. I don't like the way Bruno takes penalties
    Threadmarks: Scores v Brugge. United record: 2/2

    well it's now 2 from 2 taken if it aint broke.........
  13. Our Defence - Has it actually been fixed?

    Their midfield is the engine room as to why Liverpool are where they are right now, though they are not world class per say(with the possible exception of Fabinho) but are all highly skilled, international class, midfielders who are disciplined and focused to comply with the system the manager...
  14. Our Defence - Has it actually been fixed?

    That was arguably Maguire’s worst game for Utd last night. Compare him to the first few games he had for Utd and he has gone backwards, as seemingly has all our recent signings. And this is mainly down to a lack of proper coaching, and a lack of a proper system being in operation for the team...
  15. Number 1 priority... Central midfielder!

    Yep I agree if we replaced Lukaku with say Bruno Fernandes we would have a number 10 that can score goals and make goals. It makes you wonder where we would be now if we had Fernandes in the number 10 rather than Jesse “zero goals, zero assists” Lingard..