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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by AdisaOwala: 8:44am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007: I haven't watched City this season but from the Formations I have seen, it seems David Silva would be a CMF under Pep. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:47am On Aug 29, 2016 |
AdisaOwala: Yeah! He is playing as a CMF! You got it right! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:58am On Aug 29, 2016 |
AdisaOwala: OPTA Big Chances A situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score usually in a one-on-one scenario or from very close range. Goal Assist The final pass or pass-cum-shot leading to the recipient of the ball scoring a goal. Fantasy Goal Assist From Summer 2013, Opta have started to collect a range of other assists used by fantasy football, but also available to clients to determine their own definition should they wish Heavily deflected pass Shot on target saved, rebound scored Shot blocked rebound scored Shot hit woodwork rebound scored Penalty won Free kick won by foul Free kick instigated by forced handball Instigating own goal through shot/pass Second Assist/Key Pass A pass/cross that is instrumental in creating a goal-scoring opportunity, for example a corner or free-kick to a player who then assists an attempt, a chance-creating through ball or cross into a dangerous position. Key Pass The final pass or pass-cum-shot leading to the recipient of the ball having an attempt at goal without scoring. Chances Created Assists plus Key passes. optasports.com/news-area/blog-optas-event-definitions/mbNewsContentTemplate |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by lekkie073(m): 9:05am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007:the main reason their football looks more fluid now. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by AdisaOwala: 9:07am On Aug 29, 2016 |
elampiro: Ohkay thanks.. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by UniqueGem(m): 9:11am On Aug 29, 2016 |
AdisaOwala:You dey mind that oponu wey dey always form final say and Mr know it all? 8 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 9:20am On Aug 29, 2016 |
lekkie073: Exactly! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 10:29am On Aug 29, 2016 |
"Well, I’m grateful for Ander’s kind words but what I try and do is to simply work hard every day in training. "I want to put a shift in for United, the team that I love. I always want to give everything for this team. I’m not interested in personal glory like that, not at all! Of course it’s really nice of Ander to have said that, but what I’m all about is just working hard. "I think he’s given a really positive boost of confidence to the side and that can be seen out there on the field. "Everyone is feeling confident, everyone wants the ball and that’s a very good sign. Everyone is running hard, showing good movement and reading our moves and build-up play, and that’s important too. On his advice, well, it’s the same for all the team: always go out to win and always have the winning mentality of champions. Let’s hope we can carry on in the same style. "You can see from the games played that we’ve scored a few goals already so you can appreciate things are going well on that score. We’re getting forward and creating lots of opportunities on goal. We’ve also brought in more quality players, which has improved us too. "Now we have someone in the box who we can aim for," Antonio admitted. "In addition, we know exactly who he is and that he’s made a great impression at whatever club he’s played at. Now he’s started off on the right foot here at United and we’re all here to help him when we can. "We know that we can play the ball up to him because we know that he holds the ball up well, and that he can also find and bring in other midfielders in wide positions. You know that it’s always a sound option when you give the ball to him." - Antonio Valencia |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Funlordjnr: 10:48am On Aug 29, 2016 |
![]() UniqueGem: Someone that shares this view about our resident alien probably due to their affinity for sharing long epistles of trash to hoodwink other pundits? "Kagawa10 actually knows what he is saying more than most of the people laughing at him" Na today I confirm why the dude moniker na running gag for chelsea thread! He should just be simply called "ramdunceteuer" 2 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 10:48am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007:Team of the week
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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:49am On Aug 29, 2016 |
lekkie073: I didnt read the arguments about 'Assister of the Assist man', so I didn't know what the argument was about. My laughter was the name he called it, it sounded very funny. However, the the player who had the second Assist sometimes might even have done the greater job than the one who gave the final Assist. I think I have used Valencia's as an example once. 1 Like |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by MaziOmenuko: 11:05am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Can't wait for the City match! That's the best way to test the new regime. For me, I am overly confident we will get a wonderful result. City is crap at the back! Can't even keep a cleansheet in 3 games despite playing 2 home games against West Ham and Sunderland. We also have the best defense set-up so far, so unlike what some peeps are saying, we don't need to pack the bus to contain attacks, we can handle it well and still have our attacks going. Personally, I can't wait to watch Baily vs Aguero and Stone vs Ibra (ooh poor stones!) |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 11:24am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Hi everyone, Today I’m writing from Spain, getting ready for the first training camp of the season with the national team this Monday. This time it’s going to be special because there have been major changes, as you know, including a new manager, and it’s the kick off for the Russia’s World Cup qualifiers. I notice there’s excitement in the football fans in my country ahead of this new stage and, of course, all of us are looking forward to do well and to enjoy again these few days with the team. I feel privileged to be called up and to be a part of the national team. Being here is always very exciting to me, it’s a special feeling. The first of the two games is a friendly one, yet a top level game: against Belgium, a squad full of great players and also with a new (and Spanish) manager. This is a game that had to be cancelled in November last year but luckily we can play it now. It’s meant to be a tough test ahead of the first qualifying game against Liechtenstein in León, where I’m sure our fans will give us a warm welcome. As you can imagine, we reach the international break with plenty of energy and optimism after the third win in the Premier League. Last Saturday we suffered a lot to beat Hull, but Marcus Rashford’s late winner did justice to our performance. We tried everything during the 90 minutes and it was very exciting to celebrate the victory at the end with the team-mates and the fans who were there supporting us. Winning in the added time always leaves a special taste; however, next time we will try to close the game earlier. I hope you have a nice week. Hugs! Juan |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 11:27am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Players open to change The arrival of a new manager at any football club, while always exciting, can sometimes bring about uncertainty for players, no matter how well established, who have been used to working in a certain way. Mourinho however has nothing but praise for the way the Reds have adapted to both his arrival and his approach to the game. "Sometimes you arrive in a club and the players are not so open for the change so it’s more difficult, but the players were open and waiting to give everything," he explained to BT Sport at Hull. "I think we changed the team. We changed the dynamic. We changed the way we think of football and also the way we think of the competitions and the way we think day by day at the club." Tactical tweaks There are many ways to approach football matches but the United way, first established by the great Sir Matt Busby, has always been to attack. If the opposition score, we make sure we always score more, even if it finishes 6-5. That entertainment and thrill factor is what underpins everything about a great Manchester United side and while Mourinho has looked to follow the club's attacking traditions, he has also introduced a new way of playing at the other end, as he revealed after defeating the Tigers. "Defensively we don’t play man-to-man, we play zonal. I think the players are growing up a lot and feel much more comfortable that way and I’m really happy with the evolution of the team. We play different football," he continued. "When the ball goes to a full-back you see what we do this season and what we did before, it’s just an example. In many matches the full-backs are the first place to receive the build-up pass and then it’s the trigger. It’s then what you do with the trigger - you can play the ball back to the central defender or you can start trying to find lines to attack the last line - that’s what we’re trying to do." Squad options aplenty The boss has spoken of how he likes to have a particular sized squad and while he has explained that the current number of 23 outfield players is larger than he usually works with (26 in total with the three goalkeepers), he has also insisted that "he wants to keep every player". He adds: "I want to go into the Europa League with a good squad. Imagine I go into the Europa League and I change the four [current] defenders and I play [Matteo] Darmian, [Phil] Jones, [Chris] Smalling and [Marcos] Rojo and I rest the other four players. Or I rest Ibra [Zlatan Ibrahimovic], [Juan] Mata and [Anthony] Martial and I play [Marcus] Rashford, [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan and [Ashley] Young… I have a very good squad. I’m really happy with what I have in my hands and, I repeat, it’s a privilege for me to work with the boys." Asked whether the Reds plan to do any more transfer activity this summer, he declared: "No, no. No more business." Trust is mutual Just before they stepped onto the pitch, Sir Alex Ferguson would always have one last reminder for his players. "Go out and express yourselves," he would say. The former boss had unerring belief and total faith that his players could, and would, get the job done. Mourinho says that feeling of trust is a mutual one with the current squad. "I trust the guys a lot and I feel like they also trust me," he insisted. "I always believe in my players and we have a really good squad. I think we have bought well and we are going in a good direction. I don’t think we are going to be consistent, I think we are going to be a bit up and down in some moments but it’s part of the evolution of the team." Jose is a winner If you watched the celebrations of Rashford's 'Fergie-time' winner at Hull then you'll have seen a jubilant Mourinho on the sidelines as the ball hit the net, but in the midst of jumping for joy he was already in mid-turn to face the equally giddy United bench to shout immediately to Chris Smalling to get stripped off and ready to protect United's lead in the final two minutes of injury time. Because ultimately it's about winning and, as his CV tells you, the Reds boss knows all about that great habit. "Our objective is only one – to be champions," he said simply when asked about his ambitions for the season. "You have to play to win every game. If we don’t win, we don’t win, but the mentality is there and the boys are giving everything." So too is Jose Mourinho and long may it continue. 1 Like |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 11:42am On Aug 29, 2016 |
I want Mourinho to succeed here, and go on to be the coach for many many years to come. 7 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by PietroRico(m): 11:53am On Aug 29, 2016 |
MaziOmenuko:they going to come playing possession football. And they will end up having the Lionshare of possession. It will be useless trying to beat them at their own game. That they have the Lionshare of possession however should not mean shít. Van Gaal too had the higher possession against most people they he played against last season. What we should be doing is trying to be perfect our own game of keeping them from the danger area, let them keep passing around in midfield and defence, and then striking definitive blows. Everyone will call it bus parking. Some will go ahead to start saying things like '... Fernandinho/Silva/de bruyne was bossing pogba.. Bla bla bla' 7 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 11:53am On Aug 29, 2016 |
"Marcus is a fantastic player, one of the brightest talents in European football. We know that and we saw it last season. "He's a young lad and it's important not to get too carried away. Sometimes it's hard to do that because he's such a talented player but, as players and team-mates, we need to try to guide him through it and let him focus on the football. "I'm sure his chance will come. He did brilliantly when he came on and got his goal. He's an important player for us. "It's a huge honour for him to play for England. It was a big moment for him to go to the Euros and it's still important for his development to go and play with the Under-21s. "It's important that he gets games because he hasn't played that much. I think it will be good for him. He knows that and he understands that and his time will come and he will get his chance for Manchester United and England." "We've got players on the bench who were starting every game last season and some players haven't even travelled. "We've got a big squad and a lot of quality, and whichever players the manager wants to use will have to step in and do a job." - Wayne Rooney 3 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 11:58am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Bailly was an unnecessary signing, A player of smallings caliber wasting on the bench and even TFM. Oh well...It is what It is. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by PietroRico(m): 12:02pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
^^^^too much vermin around here these days.. 9 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by AikayDaWrapper(m): 12:04pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007:Hugs ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by PietroRico(m): 12:10pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Yawns.. That one no go make up he mind now on Wether to continue giving performances Good enough to keep mkhitaryan on the bench or just go into being a full time blogger |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Lana1(m): 12:22pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
kokaneprodigy:Confirm. Na ESPN sure pass. Goal is a joke!! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 12:23pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
PietroRico: ![]() Is he not playing well?! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Funlordjnr: 12:25pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
![]() Wingback: A player that has kept 2 clean sheets thereby earning us the best defence and joint top spot in the league at the moment while also winning 2 man of the match awards in the process in his last 4 games is "unnecessary?" Are you still smoking cheap crack in baltimore? |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Lana1(m): 12:30pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
MaziOmenuko:I agree. I'd be disappointed if the game plan on that day na to park bus. That game ll be won in midfield. And right now, their midfield is slightly just better than ours. Regardless, I'm more than confident for the game. And if we go on to attack them and not sit back, we should be able to overwhelm their defence. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by PietroRico(m): 12:31pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007:not well enough |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 12:54pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Funlordjnr: Extract your brain from your Asshole...I later said the club management knows best so the signing might be justified. Did I ever criticize his game in my post? 2 clean sheets against teams that packed the bus? Humour me more. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 12:55pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
PietroRico: Who do you prefer in the Lineup between him and Rooney? |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by PietroRico(m): 1:11pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Oasis007:none of them |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Funlordjnr: 1:15pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Wingback: Wild animals don't have a sense of humor so what's the point? Maybe you should read the post directly under yours, don't try to understand it, just read it...... In all fairness you actually deserve a literary prize....for _stupidity! Can you please get lost now! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 1:19pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
PietroRico: ![]() ![]() Perhaps Mata should concentrate on blogging while Rooney should move to MLS! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by GBR1(m): 1:32pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
elampiro:Exactly. We better hope for this. Mourinho is the closest being to Fergie and if he's gonna stay with for long, there we should expect a lot of success even with longevity unlike Wenger at Arsenal. |
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