Crashoutcassius
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Just fecking give him the top job
I’d wager he’s referring to players most of us have never heard of. Players that won’t make a dent in the budget. See my hidden gem thread and think maybe even more obscure. To make anywhere near the changes Ralf’s talking about, we’ll need lots of -20m players.I wonder who he is referring to with this line > " There might be a couple of players - and I have already named those players to the board - that independent from formation, from style of football, and independent from a new manager, that could be of interest for a club like mufc"
That's obviously not the reason. We don't have an unlimited amount of money for transfers or wages. Again if we are going to sign more than the usual 4 players this summer, we need to find a few Matips, Milner's & Robertson's in that groupIt’s quite fantastic isn’t it. We all want tons of signings each summer, but for some reason we live by the mantra of not signing more than three because they won’t gel or what not. That of course goes out the window when we’re as shit as we are. This will be a fun summer for sure, embrace it!
10/10 on advertisingI’d wager he’s referring to players most of us have never heard of. Players that won’t make a dent in the budget. See my hidden gem thread and think maybe even more obscure. To make anywhere near the changes Ralf’s talking about, we’ll need lots of -20m players.
Stats deceive. When Maguire gets skinned and the attacking player is through on goal and De Gea concedes a goal, De Gea gets tagged with the goal but in truth it was Maguire whose poor play resulted in the conceded goal. Everyone can see with their own eyes that Maguire has been ridiculously poor this season. Everyone can see with their own two eyes that our midfielders have defended poorly and our fullbacks have defended poorly. De Gea is under far more pressure than Henderson was and it's not because De Gea doesn't come out for crosses. It's because our defending has been poor.I see quite a lot of people saying this and it's strange. Basically every single defensive stat improved significantly when Henderson took over from De Gea last season. Was he perfect? Hell no, and there are definite questions over whether he'd be good enough long-term. But his period in goal last season just so happened to coincide with our defence as a whole looking more settled than at any other time in the last four seasons, and statistically also conceding the least in that time. Is it really a coincidence?
18/19 - 54 goals in 38 matches
19/20 - 36 goals in 38 matches
20/21 - 29 goals in 24 games (De Gea)
20/21 - 9 goals in 10 games (Henderson)
21/22 - 44 goals in 32 games
Note that 20/21 doesn't add up to 38 games, as I don't want to include the couple of random games that Henderson had in the early part of the season or that De Gea had at the end, as goalkeepers really should get a run of games. That would just swing things even further towards Henderson though.
So in terms of goals conceded per game, that's averages of 1.42, 0.95, 1.2 and 1.37 for De Gea. An average of 1.23 in total over the last four season. Henderson had 0.9.
Yes…he’s got a brain fart and wayward pass in him but have you not watched them or something? I feel there’s a massive lack of understanding whenever I look at comments about being a sweeper keeper, you don’t have to be Pirlo and be spraying pinpoint passes around but you do have to take up positions far from your goal to create passing options in possession/sweep up attacks out of possession.Is the Chelsea goalkeeper good with his feet?
I said top sides but this season I’d say Mendy, Ramsdale have been. I actually think Ramsdale is very average but I’m giving his dues this season, he’s looked a lot better. Lloros I think has really fallen away from where he was and I don’t watch WHUM regularly enough to know on Areola but I’d suspect he’s not as good as De Gea.You think Mendy, Ramsdale, Loris & Areola are better than De Gea?
Ralf would be doing better but the players are shitI like Ralf the DoF, i dont like Ralf the manager. He is right though. RB, 2CM, RW, CF are a must purchases
Ralph is speaking generally about strengthening a group, which will have a lot of outgoings in the Summer, and also building a squad that will suit the new manager's style. It clearly can't take 2 or 3 players if up to 10 are leaving.Doesn’t matter whether he bought them or not. Publicly criticising players is either a good thing or it isn’t.
It's not just this season though, is it? Over each of the last four seasons De Gea has been conceding more goals on average than what Henderson did, including in the exact same season.Stats deceive. When Maguire gets skinned and the attacking player is through on goal and De Gea concedes a goal, De Gea gets tagged with the goal but in truth it was Maguire whose poor play resulted in the conceded goal. Everyone can see with their own eyes that Maguire has been ridiculously poor this season. Everyone can see with their own two eyes that our midfielders have defended poorly and our fullbacks have defended poorly. De Gea is under far more pressure than Henderson was and it's not because De Gea doesn't come out for crosses. It's because our defending has been poor.
Case in point, our recent match against Norwich. It cannot be argued that De Gea was responsible for either goal or that Henderson would have made those saves. Our defenders simply got skinned by a side that will be relegated, resulting in two goals counted against Dave's tally.
This is not to say that Henderson is in any way woeful or even that we shouldn't even consider cashing in on Dave if an offer is presented. But it is to say that as we look to rebuild the squad, the last position that needs replacement is GK.
Ralf - I need help! It’s all too much, we need a 100 man team of back room staff. I can’t do it! Klopp gets all his extra help, it’s not fair!
Fergie - Phelan go get the cones. We are going to win the league with alexander buttner.
Bring back tradition.
what was the comparison with what Jose said again?Doesn’t matter whether he bought them or not. Publicly criticising players is either a good thing or it isn’t.
Except being able to read the game and sweep properly along with basically being another midfielder with the ball at your feet is much more important than shot stopping in modern football. Ederson is pretty shit at purely stopping shots but he allows City to keep possession exceptionally well with how good he is with the ball as well as being quick off his line.You watch Ederson and Allison and they take some horrendous risks with the ball at their feet. They escape conceding at times due to having top class defenders around them who will clear up the mess. DDG might be replaced, but we need that much he is seen as the least of our problems.
I very rarely criticize Maguire but when he's pressured on the ball absolutely anything can happen. He looks composed when he has time and space and can ping a decent pass but close him down he's an absolute disaster. All composure goes out the window. I can't see how anyone can think any differently.Yay more scapegoating. Maguire has had a poor season but he’s composed on the ball more often than not. Not that this forum will accept that. He’s target number one.
Its wasteland because it’s always overran as the opposition normally don’t have an ill disciplined number 10.I wasn't thinking of him at all to be honest. It was the barren wasteland in central midfield I was referring to.
If we had players who stopped giving the ball away either under pressure or through bad passing it might not be up near DDG so much. City and Liverpool do well because they do not give the ball away and work hard.Except being able to read the game and sweep properly along with basically being another midfielder with the ball at your feet is much more important than shot stopping in modern football. Ederson is pretty shit at purely stopping shots but he allows City to keep possession exceptionally well with how good he is with the ball as well as being quick off his line.
You don't need to stop shots like De Get if you keep the ball at the other end of the pitch the whole game.
All evidence over the last 9 years suggests that's spot on. They are lucky to still have jobs.I'm sure the Man United recruitment and analysis team will be thrilled to hear that they aren't smart. And they will be eager to learn that with many players leaving, many players need to be brought in. And that this is something to be looked at. If maybe they could be interested in some players from a Red Bull club? That's where it's at, after all.
Rangnick is like Captain Obvious with both feet in his mouth.
You don't think two WC midfielders weren't significantly improve our play in defence and build up?Its wasteland because it’s always overran as the opposition normally don’t have an ill disciplined number 10.
Would also serve well as a description of you posting on the topic of Ragnick.I'm sure the Man United recruitment and analysis team will be thrilled to hear that they aren't smart. And they will be eager to learn that with many players leaving, many players need to be brought in. And that this is something to be looked at. If maybe they could be interested in some players from a Red Bull club? That's where it's at, after all.
Rangnick is like Captain Obvious with both feet in his mouth.
I’m not sure you understand quite how badly we’ve been run this last decade. Rangnick could say something like “it is better to pay a smaller fee before the release clause expires than to pay a bigger fee after” and it would be a piece of advice that we could have done with.I'm sure the Man United recruitment and analysis team will be thrilled to hear that they aren't smart. And they will be eager to learn that with many players leaving, many players need to be brought in. And that this is something to be looked at. If maybe they could be interested in some players from a Red Bull club? That's where it's at, after all.
Rangnick is like Captain Obvious with both feet in his mouth.
Ho ho ho you're so smart man. Figured his whole shtick out.I'm sure the Man United recruitment and analysis team will be thrilled to hear that they aren't smart. And they will be eager to learn that with many players leaving, many players need to be brought in. And that this is something to be looked at. If maybe they could be interested in some players from a Red Bull club? That's where it's at, after all.
Rangnick is like Captain Obvious with both feet in his mouth.
This is my take. At some point down the line we can look at the goalkeeper. But the idea that we’d pay £50m to get a new goalkeeper ahead of say 2x centre midfielders, a RW, a ST is ludicrous.If we had players who stopped giving the ball away either under pressure or through bad passing it might not be up near DDG so much. City and Liverpool do well because they do not give the ball away and work hard.
Christ any opportunity for you to stick the boot in on himI'm sure the Man United recruitment and analysis team will be thrilled to hear that they aren't smart. And they will be eager to learn that with many players leaving, many players need to be brought in. And that this is something to be looked at. If maybe they could be interested in some players from a Red Bull club? That's where it's at, after all.
Rangnick is like Captain Obvious with both feet in his mouth.
Baffling thing here is that he somehow thinks the goalkeeping area is sorted.
Read the full quotes. He was asked specifically about De Gea and rather than single him out for criticism he instead said he's had no issue with De Gea but it's another area to look at once you know the next manager's style of play, referencing what City and Liverpool did with their goalkeepers.No other top club would touch De Gea with a bargepole yet he thinks the gk position isn't an issue?
Any opportunity? I'd have made a few hundred posts more on him.Christ any opportunity for you to stick the boot in on him