I really hope Januzaj gets given some chances on the right for the first team.
U21s: Manchester United vs Southampton
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
keane, januzaj and pereira are light years ahead of everyone else on the pitch.
We really do play some great football here don't we? Will Keane has been great today. The Kane-like insurgence from shite Championship loan stints to best striker in the league is well under the way.
Gif me please. @GifLord
Won't be the same. I would have liked Adnan to have a bit more freedom to influence the play in central positions than the u21 match. It will be worse for the first team as Gaal likes the wingers to keep the width.
Whenever Mata's playing on the right he has all the freedom in the world to come centrally.
and lvg absolutely butchered him for it after the newcastle match. lvg basically said that mata didn't listen to him.
I'll post all the goals later
Every time I see Joyce's teams I wonder why someone doesn't take a chance on him for their first team. Come a long, long way as a coach/manager since he was at Anderlecht IMO. Players almost always seem to work hard for him, they're organised and they tend to play high tempo attacking football. We could do worse tbh!
Weir really look at least one level below everyone else in the front 6 today.
That pen from Keane is really sharp.I doubt any keeper can stop that.
That pen from Keane is really sharp.I doubt any keeper can stop that.
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i agree. i know it's completely different to make the step up, but there's no question he brings the best out of his players at this level. ... and they attack! there were 30 bloody attempts on goal tonight. 30!
I've thought the same as well but our fans want a NAME.
I'd rather have him than Giggs.
Funny considering Mata for a long time was one of the first names on the team sheet and came inside all the time. Could be that van Gaal just wanted him to stay wide against Newcastle for whatever reason.
They're both to blame really.LVG for basically playing him in position he's unsuited to, and Mata for not following instructions
I actually think he's better suited for the "wide playmaker" role (or whatever you want to call it) than playing as a conventional #10, but that argument has been done to death on here.
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2-0 Keane
3-0 pen Keane
4-0 Januzaj
Pereira Skill
3-0 pen Keane
4-0 Januzaj
Pereira Skill
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Me 2
I'd rather have James Joyce as manager than Giggs.
Some great goals there. Really really good to see Will Keane looking sharp
Only seen the goals but Keane and Januzaj make it look so easy against that level of opposition.
Will Kane looks a player doesnt he, would like him to get some games as a striker for us.
That's exactly what I was thinking just watching their reactions (Adnan in particular). Case of been there done that - He really needs to play first team football. Could play a big role in the remainder of the season, but I find it futile to even attempt to second guess Van Gaal.
Really great to see Keane in some good form. And some lovely stuff from Adnan and Andreas too.
Good goals by Januzaj and Marco Polo.
Had to ditch this for some work, looks like it went as scheduled though!
he's prob correct, mata is invisible when he comes inside... invisible outside too i guess
Thank you @GifLord
full match is on FullMatchesAndShows
can all three stars of tonight's show take our next first team bench, over the defender over kill we have selected in recent weeks?
Thanks, as always!
Do you ever get the feeling that they won't be allowed to play like that for the first team tho?
Well Perreira has been under our philosophy and he has been the best of the bunch
The opposition wouldn't let them play like that for a start. That is why kids don't always make it. They look world beaters in the young teams then when they come up a level they find it more difficult.
This is true. Yesterday the lads created chances more or less whenever they wanted (It helps having a fair few players way above U21s level). There wasn't even a proper reaction from Southampton. At senior level someone would have put the boot in.
Michael Owen?
There's a reason why Koeman said recently that there're only about 2 players from their U21s that are ready for their first team (Targett and Reed).The rest of their current crop aren't up to much.