dubylhover:


honestly,there are parts of this I agree with..where he said on obviously you need quality in your squad,that's a major point I have always hammered on,despite our spendings,our players are still bang average its very obvious that city has a more balanced squad with better players...I saw one comment here that if it was pep managing Herrera Nd Mata,that they would b spraying passes anyhow,I just shook my head..d pogba that is spraying d passes anyhow and imposing himself as our most important player is he not playing under mourinho?? that's where quality comes into play,but I still maintain that no matter how good your tactics is,its only as effective as d players used in d system..

but lvg also has a point about mourinho being defensive which is also bad for a brand like united,but the thing I noticed about lvg nd mous tenure is that lvg used possession of d ball to camourflage d weakness of the team nd mou goes defensive when playing against fellow big teams..

the thing is that united must splash the money Nd spend it right..how can we get to the level of Madrid bayern when pogba is the only truly outfield world class player we have,other teams boast like 3 and above in their ranks..mourinho has to take a bunch of d fault for his tactics employed but we should also look deeper into our squad and ask are they really good enough?

codedguy1:


I Dont totally agree with your summation. LVG should shut up jor. wetin him dey yarn about playing attacking football. we were bored to death with his style play. Yes we have been spoilt with the SAF style but he also served us frustrating football.

Mourinho is an idiotic coward. His defensive tactics is what is making the player serve us shit. if we were playing attacking football I bet you we would have won most if not all the matches we drew or lost this season and probably be on the same points with city before our match. Then if city had won they would have been just 3points above us which will not be a bad thing.

I remember when we complained about Mourinhos defensive tactics and the excuse on this board was that we were just 2points off city and that we were 2nd on the log. we are still 2nd now but we all know what the diff is now.

The Lukaku we are berating for his useless link up play would have been forgiven if once in a while he messes up link up play but is busy scoring goals while in the box because we PLAY ATTACKING FOOTBALL, but because Mourinho thinks he can win a game by being defensive an attacker who is expected to be in the opposition box is busy defending and burdened with link up play here and there, something that is not exactly one of his strong attributes. That's why we are where we are today.

I bet you if you give these same players to an attack minded coach like poch or someone else you will be surprised what these players will do to opponents.

Yes the players have their faults but Mourinho is the biggest coward that ever liveth.

imagine fa, in OT the idiot is scared of attacking!

GloryIsaac:


It's true Bro, if pep was the manager, you'll be amazed at what folks like Mata and Martial can do. How do you expect them to succeed when wingers are being turned into wingbacks...Pogba's enjoying that freedom b'cos it's the role given to him, reason they say 'Matic was signed to FREE Pogba'.

dubylhover:


I'm not talking about martial,d poster quoted Mata and Herrera..you now ask yourself when last Spain used those players...I have never ever rated Mata as highly as much peeps here..he takes too much time on d ball and does very unnecessary running..Herrera is just ok..nothing unique,but we need game changers in our squad....our players are not good enough apart from mous tactics..

dubylhover:


I get your point,once things go awry everybody needs a scapegoat,but honestly we tend to overestimate d quality of this out squad,I still maintain that Chelsea spurs and city have better players than us,that's just a simple fact..a monitor lizard cannot b a crocodile because you want it to...I mean common look at d players in our team na..

firstly it was micki that was blamed,now its mou and lukaku..its just tiring,I just hope we start buying the right players

dubylhover:


I get your point,once things go awry everybody needs a scapegoat,but honestly we tend to overestimate d quality of this out squad,I still maintain that Chelsea spurs and city have better players than us,that's just a simple fact..a monitor lizard cannot b a crocodile because you want it to...I mean common look at d players in our team na..

firstly it was micki that was blamed,now its mou and lukaku..its just tiring,I just hope we start buying the right players

GloryIsaac:


The squad isn't good enough though..but I doubt if Pep would lay off Mata.. Herrera, definitely.

codedguy1:


Yes we might still need 1 or 2 players (Dybala, Griezman, or even Perisic) but I insist that these players are good enough for square up with this city team and challenge for the title with an attack minded coach and not this nonsense Mourinho is serving us. Its not a matter of scapegoat, Mourinho is the problem.

Is it not Lingard and even Fellaini that most of all agree is not a united player quality but have kinda been quite effective lately. Those are lizards that are behaving like crocs in their own way and we appreciate their efforts.

Do you know that if city had not scored we would not come out to attack and when the game ends in a scoreless draw Mourinho would have been happier than Pep, regardless of their 8points lead at the time.

nyabinghi:
chameleons dissed mourinho and praised, now they will praise lukaku after dissing him

nyabinghi:
hypocrite don show face, you accuse van gaal of being defensive yet you are getting wet over mourinho, how did he fare in the top games this season. Mourinho is a failure.

nyabinghi:
Hypocrisy on this thread, LVG won Fa cup(higher than Carling) they wanted him out, he beat Big teams well, Mou came spent 89 on one player, he struggled to beat teams, drew like okro, yet he is the next thing to bread and butter. Mourinho failed Man u clearly. What happens when he faces barceona,madrid,bayern,dortmund,psg na die be that.A coach that delights in parking the bus(catenaccio style).

nyabinghi:
United not winning the league with their saviour mourinho will be calamitous. Such spendings and their "world best" gaffer, should win them the title with his mouth. Maybe they want him to spend 500 million more.

nyabinghi:
Mourinho must go, the mercenary and uncouth coach must go. 2 bans under 3 months. e go reach 12 before he comot.

dubylhover:


I'm not talking about martial,d poster quoted Mata and Herrera..you now ask yourself when last Spain used those players...I have never ever rated Mata as highly as much peeps here..he takes too much time on d ball and does very unnecessary running..Herrera is just ok..nothing unique,but we need game changers in our squad....our players are not good enough apart from mous tactics..

dubylhover:


honestly,there are parts of this I agree with..where he said on obviously you need quality in your squad,that's a major point I have always hammered on,despite our spendings,our players are still bang average its very obvious that city has a more balanced squad with better players...I saw one comment here that if it was pep managing Herrera Nd Mata,that they would b spraying passes anyhow,I just shook my head..d pogba that is spraying d passes anyhow and imposing himself as our most important player is he not playing under mourinho?? that's where quality comes into play,but I still maintain that no matter how good your tactics is,its only as effective as d players used in d system..

dubylhover:


I'm not talking about martial,d poster quoted Mata and Herrera..you now ask yourself when last Spain used those players...I have never ever rated Mata as highly as much peeps here..he takes too much time on d ball and does very unnecessary running..Herrera is just ok..nothing unique,but we need game changers in our squad....our players are not good enough apart from mous tactics..

Nihilist:
When did nyabinghi start selling makeup though?

I thought he was a lecturer.o

IFearGod:
Lol, is Morata a world class striker? No! bro, let's be factual they are at the same level. Forget about whichever clubs they belong, the truth is they are both average strikers with certain perceived individual 'quality'.

BlueAngel444:
See Grammar Do you even know what makes a striker world class?

Elxandre:
The true fans though.
That's how they told us that we don't need to beat the top six to win the EPL

We are still winning the league joor

patrickmuf:
Well, whilst you're right that Madrid have got the prerequisite experience, at the back, I don't see them coping with the threat posed by Neymar and Mbappe, midfield is even especially if Motta is fit, he makes them play so much better...
As for Chelsea, whilst you might want to argue in their favor you've got to remember that Dembele will be back come February and he'd be akin to a new signing, the thought of Messi against Alonso and Dembele against Zappacosta/Moses...