Daemon the Leaner Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 4 hours ago, Consigliere said: Absolutely fantastic that EtH is not dumb enough to make a knee-jerk decision based off one game. Bruno has been excellent since he joined, is a leader in the dressing room and is one of the few players at United whose commitment cannot be brought into question. Besides that, Bruno was never club captain (that's still Maguire); he's the vice captain and will remain so. There is no (and never has been) any dissent sown by Bruno in the dressing room - he's been United's most reliable player ever since he joined. that he is a leader and has been 100% committed since he joined, doesn't mean he can't be dropped sometimes Re: UCL. Fantastic record for Bayern: 8/8 wins, 2 goals conceded. Naggelsman might be the real deal in the end. It does help that he has one of the best squad in Europe depth-wise, though. Look at their bench tonight. OTOH, there is a massive failure in PSG's strategy. Tonight the only threat they had from the bench were mainly youngsters and out of form players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Conte and Europe, nothing new here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 10 minutes ago, Daemon the Leaner said: that he is a leader and has been 100% committed since he joined, doesn't mean he can't be dropped sometimes He deserves to be rested more. The fact that EtH, Rangnick before that and Solskjaer before that never rotated him shows 1) just how important he is to the team and 2) there's nobody in the squad who has shown that they can play that position anywhere near as well as him. He's our chief creator and has created the most chances from open play in the Premier league this season. Maybe if Sancho and Antony weren't so poor, they could have taken some of the creative burden off of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 lol PSG once again out of Europe. Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ants Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/6/2023 at 4:31 PM, Iskaral Pust said: Talking to my brother in Ireland, Americans have a really good deal on PL access: Peacock gives us all PL matches, and available to watch on replay, for just $5 a month. And the commentary is usually quite good, e.g. Peter Drury plus Graeme LeSaux. The post-match analysis is unwatchable, and Peacock does not have any of the CL (Paramount+), FA Cup (ESPN) or WC (Fox, I think, unless you watch the Spanish broadcast on Peacock). But that all sounds a lot better than the expensive Sky package my brother has, with ever fewer games included. I don’t think I would pay for the package he gets. Sounds pretty much identical to Australia, except to get that price you have to have a contract with Optus (phone and/or internet provider). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 9 hours ago, Consigliere said: He deserves to be rested more. The fact that EtH, Rangnick before that and Solskjaer before that never rotated him shows 1) just how important he is to the team and 2) there's nobody in the squad who has shown that they can play that position anywhere near as well as him. He's our chief creator and has created the most chances from open play in the Premier league this season. Maybe if Sancho and Antony weren't so poor, they could have taken some of the creative burden off of him. It's notable that ETH plays him in every game despite him, on the surface, not really being a player who embodies ETH's ideal style of play. Always a pace-pusher and not a tempo-controller, shall we say. That is also in part because although Bruno himself is a risky passer at almost all times, he's so good at being available as the out-pass for whoever has the ball that we're more secure in possession when he plays anyway. Add to that that when he does get the ball there's no-one in the world quicker at switching a defensive moment into attack, which means teams can't press us as freely as they otherwise would. People overlook that when they start talking about him giving the ball away too much and such. ants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 16 hours ago, Consigliere said: Good to see that EtH isn't being swayed by a bunch of assclowns on twitter and so-called 'pundits' who failed as managers. To be honest, while I did like the banter after Sunday's match I found most of the "experts" opinions rubbish. I mean, United is still the same team they were before the match at Anfield. They have had a pretty good run of results, but are still a team in rebuilding and, considering where they were last summer, Ten Hag has done an extremely good job. 9 hours ago, Consigliere said: He deserves to be rested more. The fact that EtH, Rangnick before that and Solskjaer before that never rotated him shows 1) just how important he is to the team and 2) there's nobody in the squad who has shown that they can play that position anywhere near as well as him. He's our chief creator and has created the most chances from open play in the Premier league this season. Maybe if Sancho and Antony weren't so poor, they could have taken some of the creative burden off of him. One of the "experts" said that United have been rotating players very little recently. I guess Ten Hag is doing the best he can with what he's got, but if that's really the case, it would be reasonable to expect United's form to drop off as the season goes on due to fatigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Never gets old seeing Psg get knocked out. Hopefully Leipzig can do city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, baxus said: To be honest, while I did like the banter after Sunday's match I found most of the "experts" opinions rubbish. I mean, United is still the same team they were before the match at Anfield. They have had a pretty good run of results, but are still a team in rebuilding and, considering where they were last summer, Ten Hag has done an extremely good job. One of the "experts" said that United have been rotating players very little recently. I guess Ten Hag is doing the best he can with what he's got, but if that's really the case, it would be reasonable to expect United's form to drop off as the season goes on due to fatigue. Yeah, our depth isn't great. We've got the numbers but not the quality. Outside of our best XI, there aren't many players who are good enough or fit the way Ten Hag wants to play especially in midfield and our CF position is basically a black hole. That lack of quality depth combined with a congested fixture list is why I never thought United could seriously challenge for the title. Top 4 is the best we can hope for and we might need a bit of a cushion there too because I still think this squad is going to run out of steam and end up crawling over the line. Playing a match on average every 3 days since mid December while lacking quality in depth is eventually going to take its toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 12 hours ago, The Sunland Lord said: Conte and Europe, nothing new here. Just saw a pretty damning stat. Apparently Conte hasn't won a knockout game in the CL in 10 years. Last win in the knockouts was against Celtic in March 2013. He's managed Juventus, Chelsea, Inter and Spurs during this decade. ants and The Sunland Lord 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 13 hours ago, Daemon the Leaner said: Re: UCL. Fantastic record for Bayern: 8/8 wins, 2 goals conceded. Naggelsman might be the real deal in the end. It does help that he has one of the best squad in Europe depth-wise, though. Look at their bench tonight. Well, kinda amusing that their first choice strike is Choupo-Moting. I recall people were laughing at Tuchel, when he signed him at PSG as back-up/rotation option from Stoke. My view back then was experienced player, who is a good enough player as a rotation option (fill in when needed) and who won't throw a tantrum, when he is watching most games from the bench. The no-drama bit is an important quality. I didn't expect him to end up as first choice striker at Bayern either, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tywin et al. Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 This is how you do a Champions League: Spockydog, ants, The Sunland Lord and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Turner having a bit of a shocker. Can the man not catch the ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 That was a decent response. AWB has taken the clear lead in the 'which right back is staying' race if we end up letting one of them go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 What Does Private Equity See in Football? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/10/how-many-billions-is-manchester-united-worth-even-1/c270bc4e-bf04-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 BigFatCoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Be interesting to see who they get in. Whoever they approach should think hard about accepting. I wouldn't want to be the guy who scabbed Lineker. Expect someone with the quality of Shilton or le Tissier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 3 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Be interesting to see who they get in. Whoever they approach should think hard about accepting. I wouldn't want to be the guy who scabbed Lineker. Expect someone with the quality of Shilton or le Tissier. They have to tread carefully. They have backed themselves into a corner. Anyone left leaning wil probably tell them to get fucked, anyone right leaning they risk causing an even bigger furore and being accused of blatant bias. Fucking cowards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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