Yeah I’ve really no idea who will make it and who won’t. Since I’m not a personal fanboy of any of them (but not a hater either) I just hope lots of them do, but I’m not bothered about which.
True that, I hope they keep showing us training drills over time as it'll be nice to see the improvements.
Exactly. I think that video is from Monday too and that was the first day back in training for most of our players.
Maybe Malacia's nickname is Hey.
Yep class defender in Spain and Italy, never played in the Premier League, so I don't think that it tells you anything about suitabilities for short central defenders in the Premier League.
Never known a fan base as much as ours to take a shite on our own team at any and every opportunity.
Lighten up
It's true though
Truly remarkable, isnt it.
I have a feeling ETH will love the looks of Pellistri, Hannibal, and Amad
Or I made a one off joke and you're associating me with others. Ever think about that?
It was clearly a light hearted joke, you're so so far on the defensive of every little thing the club does you come across like you're on their payroll.
It's so tedious. Literally in any and every thread is some sheep taking a needles swipe at the club or specific players (who don't even play for th club anymore).
I think they are absolutely great, and can’t wait for the next one.
Normally I’d agree with you, but that was obviously a joke. It could easily be taken as a dig at the moaners.
I reckon he might need therapy by the time pre season is over.
Careful, I might take this seriously and have a moan
While maybe not Fernandinho, McT is definitely one of the players out there that I expect to see massive improvement. To my eyes, he looks like one of our players most in need of direction, and ETH will give that to him. With his attitude and physicality, I think we can see massive improvements in his game with just a little coherent instruction.
No I explained my position a post after that. I didn't say there was no point. I said there was a positive correlation in training and talent. This is poor comprehension preventing you from jumping to sweeping conclusions and recognising nuance because that wasn't even close to the point of that statement. You just had to be patient and read the follow up post where I clarified but even that was too much. Some players won't make it even with training repetition, that much is a fact under any new coach. That's not to say we should cancel training till we've bought a new XI. edit
Signs that we care more about the football than the bullshit.
I hope so
Thats what I have said. I think we could look similar this season to last season in the first half of it, but dont think we will be getting hammered. Hopefully you will see big improvements especially in the second half of the season.
Yes of course but the reason you bring up Lukaku is he’s such an outlier, if you grouped 22 random PL players together and split them into two teams - had one team train like United supposedly did under Ole and Ragnick versus one under Pep, we’d just all assume the latter team were naturally technically better when they played each other.
I think De Jong and Eriksen would've been signed by many managers taking over United, but I agree with the others we're linked with. Makes me a bit nervous
Have we even been linked with a non Dutch or non Ajax player till now? It's bonkers! It does make me a bit nervous too, but hopefully it's just to help ETH with the transition. He would need players he knows who can instantly adjust to his tactics and everything.
I get wanting to help with the transition, but Antony and Martinez for example will cost somewhere around 100m. A lot of potential to go south
Yeah, I was basically discounting them given their careers elsewhere. But the other three…it’s not unimaginable, given the hit rate of Dutch-based players, that all three could struggle, particularly early on. Buying that high up the market doesn’t lend itself to patience.
yea i have to say i have my doubts.
