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I see LvG as a Ranieri type influence. Someone who can build a a title winning squad but won't be able to take it all the way. It's not that I think van Gaal's a bad manager. It's just that Mourinho is better.
This is so key.Ask again September 2nd.
If we pull off something unprecedented like Ramos/Muller, keep DDG and AdM, then we will obviously win it.
This is true in some ways for this LVG, he was a winner in his prime though.I see LvG as a Ranieri type influence. Someone who can build a a title winning squad but won't be able to take it all the way. It's not that I think van Gaal's a bad manager. It's just that Mourinho is better.
Have to agree.I just don't see it.
Our main problem last season was that we couldn't create shit and we could rarely unlock small teams that had 10 men behind the ball. His rigid system doesn't seem to work against those teams and needs players with xfactor to unlock them, but he doesn't seem to like those players because they lose possession to often, if we sell Di Maria we basically have none of them left.
Perhaps something like:Shall I add a poll @Pogue Mahone? Gimme some answer options if so.
e)boue.Perhaps something like:
- Yes, this season
- Yes, next season
- Undecided
- No, but he'll leave behind a team that can win it
- No, United need a better manager
We have won league titles without those so called top attacking players, arsenal still cannot win a league even with a sanchez. The key thing is? we have a strong spine to build our attacking players around. It is still July mind and we have wrapped up the bulk of our signings, and a CB is going to be signed so all in good time. And the turnover of players, is anyone saying the one's we have moved on, would have made united any better if they stayed? we have signed players in problem area's, the CM 2 signed, the RB area has been strengthened, more quality in the attacking third in depay, so VG has signed the players to fill in the holes in the squad we all said need sorting out. So I say VG has been smart identifying problem area's, its not so much who we have in the squad, its just getting them working has a teamBeing simplistic - say we're on a level playing field with Chelsea, City and Arsenal at the moment, giving us a 1 in 4 chance of winning the league. It's not going to be easy but we have a decent chance over the next 2 seasons, but for this coming season I'm simply too concerned about the ridiculous turnover of playing personnel and the quality of our attacking options.
Have to agree.
Our attack has a lot of question marks over it, mainly that we've really only got 1 first team striker as things stand, our wingers in Depay and (probably) Pedro are going to be in their first season in the league, it seems very unlikely they're going to deliver on a consistent basis the way a top attacking talent does for our rival's (e.g. Hazard, Sanchez). Our other options are either not really wingers (Mata) or so far short of top quality that it's going to be quite evident (Young).
Nice, poll added.Perhaps something like:
- Yes, this season
- Yes, next season
- Undecided
- No, but he'll leave behind a team that can win it
- No, United need a better manager
Of course.e)boue.
Also thought that you could add an option saying "Yes, he will extend his contract to win it"Nice, poll added.
I think those options are enough.Of course.
Also thought that you could add an option saying "Yes, he will extend his contract to win it"
Fair enough.I think those options are enough.
Thanks boss.Nice, poll added.
You cant just buy a title, as you are starting to and will soon find out. This is probably the hardest league to win, and Joses teams are one of the best under pressure... odd post.If this were 2008 I would say no. The league these days isn't up to par and it would be hard not to win it due to the talent and money we're spending.
Jose will start to get itchy feet soon, get him into a title race around the knockout stages of CL and see what happens. He doesn't rotate well generally and with added pressure it wouldn't be any easier.
I'd have loved to have seen them under that severe pressure last year, I don't think they would have coped. That team crawled over the line with their parked bus displays. Who defends v Stoke at home or away to Hull as if they were facing Barca in the Camp Nou?
True but trying to explain how Fergie achieved 89 points with the squad he had at his disposal is somewhat impossible.We have won league titles without those so called top attacking players, arsenal still cannot win a league even with a sanchez. The key thing is? we have a strong spine to build our attacking players around. It is still July mind and we have wrapped up the bulk of our signings, and a CB is going to be signed so all in good time. And the turnover of players, is anyone saying the one's we have moved on, would have made united any better if they stayed? we have signed players in problem area's, the CM 2 signed, the RB area has been strengthened, more quality in the attacking third in depay, so VG has signed the players to fill in the holes in the squad we all said need sorting out. So I say VG has been smart identifying problem area's, its not so much who we have in the squad, its just getting them working has a team
And with the players leaving, all VG has done is move on the players we know are not good enough. Every position does not have to be complete, VG has identified the deep issues within the squad, and we have very good variety and possibly we have a plan B, it is all about gelling this team.
You needed a striker / holding midfielder / attacking midfielder / Cech replacement last year and you went out and got them. Along with Hazard ( who you were willing to pay an agents fee to get, a fee no other club were willing to pay) sorted any weakness you had the year before.You cant just buy a title, as you are starting to and will soon find out. This is probably the hardest league to win, and Joses teams are one of the best under pressure... odd post.
Yeah but what Im saying is you dont simply buy the top players and that = a league title, if it was we would have won more than 4 league titles in 10 years, or City wouldve won 4 in a row. Lest we forget when we mention about the competition that had Uniteds competition been as good as say the previous season they would have finished 6th with 70 points not 4th, one point ahead of 7th. (2013/14 5th placed Everton had 72 points) After spending a lot.You needed a striker / holding midfielder / attacking midfielder / Cech replacement last year and you went out and got them. Along with Hazard ( who you were willing to pay an agents fee to get, a fee no other club were willing to pay) sorted any weakness you had the year before.
They didn't exactly come through your acadamy.
Let's be honest, the top 3/4 outside of the champions were the weakest in a long long time.
True but trying to explain how Fergie achieved 89 points with the squad he had at his disposal is somewhat impossible.
I don't think we have any 2 attacking players on the level of Hazard/Costa and Silva/Aguero as a duo, for example, which I'm sure not many would argue with - and clearly that puts us at a disadvantage to our biggest rivals. Sure we could be strong in other areas but goals and creativity were already a major problem for us last year and it goes without saying they're extremely important in terms of accumulating enough points to win the league.
I'm not really concerned about the players that have moved on, more that when you make 5/6 signings from foreign leagues, it seems likely that some of them will have an adjustment period or may struggle to show their true quality in their first season at least. A young talent like Depay is basically going to have to carry the 'unpredictable' nature of our attack single-handedly next season because we barely have any players who can beat a man one on one, for example. He's our equivalent to Hazard/Sanchez but we'll be extremely lucky if he can elevate himself to that level so soon.
There's also an issue of the team gelling as you say - we'll probably start the first game against Spurs with at least 4 new players in the 11, we don't want to have to give other teams a head start before the team starts to click - it'll be very difficult to catch up.
same here.I'd say no too, just a hunch that I have. I see the Van Gaal reign ending badly.
This is pure gold summary.I just don't see it.
Our main problem last season was that we couldn't create shit and we could rarely unlock small teams that had 10 men behind the ball. His rigid system doesn't seem to work against those teams and needs players with xfactor to unlock them, but he doesn't seem to like those players because they lose possession to often, if we sell Di Maria we basically have none of them left.
Silva aguero? yea they are good players, but to say we do not have players of that quality is a tad overboard, as mata and herrera could easily be those players to give us the creativity not to mention what depay could do with his ability, and herrera do not think another PL team has that same energy and creativity, and that pressing game he is good at. But we have a potential backbone that can slug it out with anyone, only thing this team has not got, is playing has a team. If we can tear city apart with carrick herrera fellaini young and mata in midfield, we can defiantly raise the level of our game on a weekly basis with the players we have signed. Is basing our little run true evidence? not really. We had problems with the pivits of the team breaking down, smalling, jones, carrick, di maria not settling.True but trying to explain how Fergie achieved 89 points with the squad he had at his disposal is somewhat impossible.
I don't think we have any 2 attacking players on the level of Hazard/Costa and Silva/Aguero as a duo, for example, which I'm sure not many would argue with - and clearly that puts us at a disadvantage to our biggest rivals. Sure we could be strong in other areas but goals and creativity were already a major problem for us last year and it goes without saying they're extremely important in terms of accumulating enough points to win the league.
I'm not really concerned about the players that have moved on, more that when you make 5/6 signings from foreign leagues, it seems likely that some of them will have an adjustment period or may struggle to show their true quality in their first season at least. A young talent like Depay is basically going to have to carry the 'unpredictable' nature of our attack single-handedly next season because we barely have any players who can beat a man one on one, for example. He's our equivalent to Hazard/Sanchez but we'll be extremely lucky if he can elevate himself to that level so soon.
There's also an issue of the team gelling as you say - we'll probably start the first game against Spurs with at least 4 new players in the 11, we don't want to have to give other teams a head start before the team starts to click - it'll be very difficult to catch up.
We're talking the main attacking players that will win us games... Any combination Mata/Rooney, Depay/Rooney is not on City's or Chelsea's level, if they happen to perform to that level next season then it will be a welcome surprise.Silva aguero? yea they are good players, but to say we do not have players of that quality is a tad overboard, as mata and herrera could easily be those players to give us the creativity not to mention what depay could do with his ability, and herrera do not think another PL team has that same energy and creativity, and that pressing game he is good at. But we have a potential backbone that can slug it out with anyone, only thing this team has not got, is playing has a team. If we can tear city apart with carrick herrera fellaini young and mata in midfield, we can defiantly raise the level of our game on a weekly basis with the players we have signed. Is basing our little run true evidence? not really. We had problems with the pivits of the team breaking down, smalling, jones, carrick, di maria not settling.
Like I say, if DDG stays, we sign a CB, our new RB, 2 CM players and our attacking winger in depay settle in with DDG, smalling blind shaw, herrera, mata and rooney, and if we keep di maria who knows what this team is capable of. United have question marks of the team gels, but has for what we are missing, it aint much
It could all go wrong, and the players we have signed struggle with fitness and stepping up in a big team. If they avoid fitness problems and they settle, we are very capable of beating anyone. At the minute the squad is the classic case of looks great on paper, not what goes on the football pitch
I do not think the level Aguero and silva are at, the bar is that high we are not that far behind. The combinations united have, are quiet capable of challenging for the title, because of the platform they potentially have got. Yes I would agree what chelsea have got is better than what united have got, but its not has if hazard and Costa are in that bracket of what Barcelona have got. Would I be surprised if depay/rooney surprise us? considering the players that will be playing week in week out around them, not really. Schweinsteiger Schneiderlin with herrera mata controlling the teams controlling game, with depay and rooney pushing forward is a pretty good combination. We have yet to see them play together, but the potential is thereWe're talking the main attacking players that will win us games... Any combination Mata/Rooney, Depay/Rooney is not on City's or Chelsea's level, if they happen to perform to that level next season then it will be a welcome surprise.
Chelsea completely bought the title in 2005 and 2006 (Before you say they were already a decent team unlike Man City, Man Utd were PL champions 2 years ago...not some small club who are attempting to buy there way to the top from the bottom).You cant just buy a title, as you are starting to and will soon find out. This is probably the hardest league to win, and Joses teams are one of the best under pressure... odd post.
I wish you would disable the "Change your vote" button at least after a short period of time if people accidentally choose the wrong option by mistake, and also same as on other polls, either you have an opinion or you don't, if we're 20 points clear or 20 points behind at Xmas then some people may change their voteShall I add a poll @Pogue Mahone? Gimme some answer options if so.