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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by eph12(m): 7:26pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
BlueAngel444:This painment no be here at all o ![]() ![]() ![]() Why don't you just debunk the facts so we can rest? |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by BlueAngel444: 7:35pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by raumdeuter: 7:36pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
elampiro nihilist afrodoc2 capitalcee eph12 Read this There is a flaw in Jose Mourinho’s argument that the difference between Manchester United and Manchester City is money. If Pep Guardiola was in charge of the United squad I believe they would win the title. Rewind to the start of this season and assess the head-to-head qualities of the United and City squads. Player-for-player, which would you argue was superior? Was Ederson considered better than David De Gea? Were City’s centre-backs Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones preferable to Eric Bailly and Phil Jones? Did United fans want Fernandinho or Nemanja Matic? United broke the world transfer record to sign Paul Pogba, and then made Romelu Lukaku the most expensive Premier League player of last summer. Which English clubs made bigger statements of intent? How many United or England fans would have swapped Marcus Rashford for Raheem Sterling a year ago? And when Anthony Martial first arrived from Monaco, was his reputation greater than that of Leroy Sane when he joined City? Although he was signed before Mourinho’s appointment, Luke Shaw was a £30 million full-back – more expensive than City striker Gabriel Jesus. The United manager’s complaints about the value of the squads do not add up. We can go on throughout the respective lists. Where Mourinho sees players unable to execute his tactical blueprint, I believe Guardiola would have taken a different approach with a squad Mourinho believes needs reinforcing. Even now, it is the United squad that has the most expensive ‘superstars’ – or certainly those with the greater reputation when they joined the club. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pogba and Lukaku delivered elsewhere prior to moving to Old Trafford. Have they improved under Mourinho? That is the troubling question for the United manager. It is starting to sound like he has no patience or will to make what he has better. City are ahead this season because Guardiola has developed players rather than expected ready-made talent to instantly deliver. Mourinho has increasingly come to rely on more experienced, established performers. If you want to evolve a club or a team, you don’t call Mourinho. He is a coach who navigates his way to silverware with teams that have the raw materials – something he has already achieved at United with two trophies in his first season. His reputation as a world-class coach is based on his ability to find a way to win. His legacy will be elevated if he returns to what made him so outstanding during his first spell at Chelsea when guiding players such as John Terry, Frank Lampard – who he inherited and made better - and Didier Drogba who he signed and made world-class after an indifferent first season at Stamford Bridge. If Mourinho was coaching the Manchester City side they would not be playing the style of football we are seeing today. If there is a symbol of that look no further than Kevin De Bruyne, a player Mourinho coached at Chelsea but then sold. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/29/jose-mourinho-sounds-like-broken-record-pep-guardiola-man/ This was exactly the same position I have 5 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by raumdeuter: 7:38pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Guardiola is breaking records. Mourinho is starting to sound like a broken one. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 7:45pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
let me just go on record and say: i would swap rashford for sterling. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by raumdeuter: 7:46pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
SIRcumalot: The Sterling after he met Pep or the one before Pep? |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by nitrogen(m): 7:57pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Same message has been reiterated in here, but the know-it-all people are saying that we should shut up! Same message from so many reasonable people, but then, some poeple that cherish Europa Cup and Carabao Cup are saying that we are blind. Mehn, I fear o! 4 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by odizeey(m): 8:11pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
nitrogen:bros make we leave matters. When e don be all of us go dey watch. I'm just a fan, nothing more |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 8:15pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
raumdeuter:the sterling that formed a very fine partnership with sturidgge and suarez,under rogers. that sterling. 3 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by hardeycute(m): 8:50pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
raumdeuter:Sterling is benefitting from a good team set up like the one he enjoyed with Suarez,Sturridge and Coutinho under Brendan Rodgers before his transfer to City. Player tendency to improve is related to Coach's tactics and the player desire to justify his selection in the team.Increase in his numbers is due to a system that has favoured him. 2 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by CapitalCee(m): 9:28pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
raumdeuter: Jamie Carragher was an average player during his days, and ussually commits blunders, he is an arm chair critic who doesnt know Jack about management. That was how Gary Neville ran his mouth, he went to Valencia and nearly relegated them. The good thing about Gary Neville is that he was one of the best players in his position, Carragher was average at best, I won't take him seriously. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by raumdeuter: 9:47pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
CapitalCee: Jamie was an average player, please what level of player was Mourinho In his playing days 7 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by stinkmeaner: 9:50pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
^^^^^gunshots!!! 2 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by CapitalCee(m): 9:53pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
raumdeuter: MOURINHO has distinguished himself in management, managing massive clubs like Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Man United. which area has Carragher done well? Playing or Management? 5 Likes |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by eph12(m): 10:26pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
raumdeuter:I have no words. We are better than where we were last season |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by OgbaEwon: 11:33pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
CapitalCee: You are a big fool for this dull reply. So dull! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Spy360(m): 1:22am On Dec 30, 2017 |
SIRcumalot:Only Sterling? So there are ten others you wouldn't swap. Good riddance. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Spy360(m): 1:26am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Mourinho is MMM Money Makes Man ![]() ![]() ![]() Money Makes Man ![]() ![]() ![]() Money Makes Manager ![]() ![]() ![]() Money Makes Man United ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Spy360(m): 1:36am On Dec 30, 2017 |
I know Mourinho, I know when he is tired and wants out. We all saw it at Chelsea. He brews controversy, so that his failures are deflated. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by dmcdad: 2:07am On Dec 30, 2017 |
CapitalCee:You dey find trouble abi? Of all players why Umtiti? No cause riot for here ooooo. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by phaamsaam: 2:09am On Dec 30, 2017 |
dmcdad:IF he was a family member of umtiti, he would advise umtiti to leave Barça to man utd, which is a step down smh, triggering clauses only works when the player is interested in the move |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by dmcdad: 2:14am On Dec 30, 2017 |
phaamsaam:Exactly, like in Neymar's case. Imagine Umtiti leaving Barça to United. Lolzzz. What an insult! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nihilist: 2:59am On Dec 30, 2017 |
raumdeuter: I personally believe that Mourinho might have lost his touch. I suspect that this job might be his penultimate big job in club football. I used to disagree a lot with nateevs when he used to disparage the man, because when you look at his history, you will find record breaking attacking football in his catalogue. Jose wouls usually play expansive football up to a point, bookended by games of mors pragmatic football. Today as i was driving, i heard on radio that mourinho was worried that Lukaku has been working out too much in the gym and has put on a fair bit of muscle...which may have led to him losing some pace. Sometime during the last decade, the pace of the game has changed a lot. The big bruisers of the yesteryear are gone. You cant see anybody with roberto carlos type of thighs anymore. You cant see defenders that look like micah richards or oguchi onyewu anymore. The players have shed that muscle and become lighter, faster...even shorter. .The physique has changed greatly and many of these footballers could very easily be long distance runners. Kante and Firmino easily come to mind. If you look at Leroy sane's body shape too, the guy literally moves like a ballet dancer. I remember watching him doing his stretches and warm up at Wembley last season ahead of the FA cup semifinal and the guy literally moved like a cat. Mourinho traditionally has always trusted in big strong burly lads. From Drogba to Essien to Matic and Lukaku, powerful men have always been central to his game plan. This season alone, i read somewhere that Jose already has the tallest squad in the league. Well what if, a game plan that is so dependent on height, mass and power cannot compete with opponents who are smaller, faster, more agile and boast more stamina? What if the same bus tactics that used to work so well is failing because top level opponebts can simply run rings around Mourinhos giants? What if the likes of Lukaku are really piling on the muscle and now struggling to cover distance quickly? I dont know the answers to these questions...plus im high as fück! 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 3:15am On Dec 30, 2017 |
aguero has tree trunks for thighs! |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nihilist: 3:20am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Maybe you never saw carlos thighs before. Aguero has relative toothpick legs. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 3:34am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Nihilist:aguero has huge thighs muscle. it is one of the first thing you notice about the dude. ask google for player with huge thigh muscle, if e no too weird. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nihilist: 3:56am On Dec 30, 2017 |
SIRcumalot: If you ever saw roberto carlos kick a ball, you wouldnt even be mentioning Aguero here. Eden Hazard also has huge thighs relative to his size. Roberto Carlos had 26 inch thighs bro and hes a brazilian midget. Arnold scharzwenegger in his prime as 6 foot 2 professional body builder had 28.5 inch. For context, the legs you can see in this pic is only slighlly bigger than roberto carlos's. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nihilist: 4:03am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Only difference is that man always wore big shorts. See leg ffs. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:09am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Nihilist: Nice essay, you should post more when high. I agree with most of what you posted. Also football officiating has changed, technique and speed is rewarded now rather than power or size. Most physical tackles are now outlawed and most physical contact is now punished. All you need in order to dominate in midfield these days is press the opponent quickly and force a turnover, get to loose balls quickly , and keep the ball with your technique. Tackling fiercely like Vinnie Jones, Robby Savage or even Roy Keane does not get you much these days apart from maybe an early yellow card. Any little pull or shove and your opponent goes down like he has been shot. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 4:15am On Dec 30, 2017 |
SIRcumalot: His thighs are merely tree branches compared Roberto Carlos. |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by A40(m): 5:10am On Dec 30, 2017 |
dmcdad:I dey on break Baba. Una wan kill person? |
Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 7:09am On Dec 30, 2017 |
Nihilist:That picture no display Aguero thigh muscle In all it glory,but no worries I don see say Carlos no get mate for this leg matter. |
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