Jaxa
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This unfortunatelyDM & manager yes.
This unfortunatelyDM & manager yes.
It's an ever changing goalpost. Once we get a DM, it'll be Wan-Bissaka - need an attacking RB. Once we get one of them, it'll be De Gea - can't play attacking football without a QB of a goalkeeper. Once we get one of them, it'll be something else.I'm curious as to how a DM will fix our inability to create chances or even pass as a cohesive unit, unless we've managed to clone Bechenbauer.
Of course it is. Sure only a few days ago people were saying we needed a striker line Kane to challenge. Next day we get Ronaldo and apparently that's still not enough.It's an ever changing goalpost. Once we get a DM, it'll be Wan-Bissaka - need an attacking RB. Once we get one of them, it'll be De Gea - can't play attacking football without a QB of a goalkeeper. Once we get one of them, it'll be something else.
I disagree.It's an ever changing goalpost. Once we get a DM, it'll be Wan-Bissaka - need an attacking RB. Once we get one of them, it'll be De Gea - can't play attacking football without a QB of a goalkeeper. Once we get one of them, it'll be something else.
That would be perfect.I'd sell James and Lingard then loan Martial out. This gives us about £35m - £40m and surely that's enough to tempt Brighton for Bissouma and I would guess any DM around Europe would jump at the chance to play in this team. Fix the midfield and we win the league - it's that simple.
It doesn't take Chelsea and City a whole season for "new signings to bed in". We are way too forgiving. I love Ole, he is a legend, he cleaned the club in big way, but I am running out of excuses for his disastrous choices for the lineups.I disagree.
If we get a DM then we can look at coaching or managing failings.
However it can take a season for new signings to bed in. That would need to be taken into account.
No, it is not.Bruno gives no help to the DMs in general play a lot of the time, it's like playing old school 424. The structure of the team is as much of an issue as the personnel.
Wow, stretching it as far as it goes...I disagree.
If we get a DM then we can look at coaching or managing failings.
However it can take a season for new signings to bed in. That would need to be taken into account.
TBF to those types of posts, the debates have mostly been about positions the club themselves were targeting. We have needed, and brought in, a number of additions over the last few windows - and we've slowly but surely been getting them and making a good effort doing so.It's an ever changing goalpost. Once we get a DM, it'll be Wan-Bissaka - need an attacking RB. Once we get one of them, it'll be De Gea - can't play attacking football without a QB of a goalkeeper. Once we get one of them, it'll be something else.
Exactly mate.If you think signings will solve our problems, I feel sorry for you.
I predicted such a knee jerk response. But that isn't what I said. I said, that needed to be taken into account.Wow, stretching it as far as it goes...
Need a midfielder and a complete season for new signings to bed in before we can actually look at a coaching staff that has been here for 3 years and has spent 500M seems only fair...
No. We are an elite side, we may not have the trophies to show for it yet, but our performances and results over the last 2 years have been elite.
Coaching staff needs to be hold accountable, it's been enough time and players. This is Lampard second season, do you think Cristiano will be happy with a top 4 challenge and "building for the future and setting up the bases"?I predicted such a knee jerk response. But that isn't what I said. I said, that needed to be taken into account.
Could be the best thing to happen to us. Often times, we are way too soft and/or sentimentalCoaching staff needs to be hold accountable, it's been enough time and players. This is Lampard second season, do you think Cristiano will be happy with a top 4 challenge and "building for the future and setting up the bases"?
No way, it's a blessing and a curse for Ole, he either delivers or I think Cristiano will push for another manager.
Yep.@Skills nailed it.
After we bring in this midfielder, the next thing will be, 'we're a RB away', then it'll be a 'we're a sweeper keeper away'.
It's never-ending.
It still amazes me to this day that our fan-base downplays what a manager can do with a team.
I think Ole has done a decent/good job thus far, but now is the time to show if he can lead us to titles. There is no excuse for not challenging this season.
If we somehow did bring in a midfielder, I'd want the title.
Exactly.Yep.
It's a point I've made a few times but City won the league last season having to rely on Ilkay Gundogan being their most prolific goalscorer with a less-than-impressive 13 goals, which was nonetheless more than he had managed to score in his previous four PL seasons combined. In terms of goalscoring rates it would be like us having to rely on Scott McTominay suddenly firing us to a title. Yet even that lack of proper goalscorers isn't a fatal weakness to a title challenge if you're coached well enough.
Teams will always have weaknesses. Neither City nor Chelsea are perfect teams this year either, with their fans no doubt able to name several positions in which they "need" to strengthen. Hell, City are going into this season with the exact same problem as last year, having actively failed to sign both Kane and Ronaldo. Yet they are still expected to challenge for the title again, because that's what top managers do with imperfect teams.
I make you right. It's amazing how Scott and Fred costs us so many games!!!! Yet the mythical CDM is going to bridge the gap of 2 teams that won CL finals and the team that's pretty much won the prem in the last 5 years. Whoever gets that CDM job will be the equivalent of getting the job after SAF, it's an impossible task to meet the fans bases expectations. Best wear his underpants over his trousers and have a big cape....Exactly.
I can't even imagine what people would say if we had City's squad instead. There would be constant complaints how we're relying on Gundogan for another season to lead us in goals.
I don't know if it's because of the utter dross we've seen post-SAF or what, but this idea that you need a world class player in every position in order to contend for trophies is nonsensical.
We probably have the most world class players in the league too, but we're short of that mythical holding midfielder in order to compete.
Could not agree more with this and other posts of yours here.Gundogan is an amazing CM who runs the game very well, Pogba is not and does not. You are only showing that you are missing the point.
Nothing we can do about Ole. Just get a decent midfielder. Really doesn't even need to be top class.My fear is that even with better midfielders we'd still need better coaching. But better midfielders wouldn't hurt.
Ronaldo has signed knowing Ole is the manager. So that scenario is unlikely. Even if it was, we can't have individual players dictating who the manager is. I don't want another manager merry go round, it isn't good for the club.Coaching staff needs to be hold accountable, it's been enough time and players. This is Lampard second season, do you think Cristiano will be happy with a top 4 challenge and "building for the future and setting up the bases"?
No way, it's a blessing and a curse for Ole, he either delivers or I think Cristiano will push for another manager.
Ridiculous if we fail to challenge with or without a midfielder coming in.The next 2 days will decide United’s season I think. There will be no title challenge without a midfielder coming in
Exactly. I think a lot of us underestimate McTominnay too. He’s a great athlete who gets stuck in, reads the game well and is capable of pitching in with a goal or two. It might be against certain teams we need to use the McFred combo but if that’s how we need to play to win so be it. We will get a good DM but realistically it’ll be next season.Ridiculous if we fail to challenge with or without a midfielder coming in.
City won the title last season without a striker(Gundogan was their leading goal-scorer) and won in 17-18 and 18-19 without a 1st choice LB.
They still had players that could play there successfully (Aguero, Jesus, Gundogan, Torres) and the rest of the team is more complete which made their weaknesses not be as important.Ridiculous if we fail to challenge with or without a midfielder coming in.
City won the title last season without a striker(Gundogan was their leading goal-scorer) and won in 17-18 and 18-19 without a 1st choice LB.
Half agree. We will challenge for the title because we have Cristiano. However, it will be tough to get over the line unless we get someone to do Scott's job when Scott's unavailable. Mad to think the lynchpin of our midfield is McTominay.The next 2 days will decide United’s season I think. There will be no title challenge without a midfielder coming in
Midfield is the most important area though.Ridiculous if we fail to challenge with or without a midfielder coming in.
City won the title last season without a striker(Gundogan was their leading goal-scorer) and won in 17-18 and 18-19 without a 1st choice LB.