Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Since when did expecting more from Amorim mean going to 442, parking the bus or counterattacking? Did somebody claim that?

He can keep whatever formation he wants as far as I'm concerned, I just want to see improvements somewhere.

This is Europe's **** hot new coach, is it so much to ask to want to see players getting better under him? To see performances get better as the months go by?

And the first person to whinge about him not getting enough training sessions can do one, he gets the same training time as all the other coaches.

Good luck with getting some improvements in play? In getting some players to improve?

It's hardly a high bar to meet.

Amorim may as well work from home if he doesn't even have to achieve that basic level of expectation. He must be the jammiest coach in the history of football, he doesn't have to show anything.

Will be interesting to see if United go back a 3rd time. I would reckon that unless Garnacho is sold or Rashford leaves on loan we don't have the room to up the base fee part of the offer.

I always wonder what it is clubs are discussing when we hear they have been talking and negotiating for a couple of days… then you bid and its rejected. What was actually discussed!?

I don't get how you can chat for a couple of days, and then send a bid that is quickly rejected. Surely you know at that point already.

Most match going fans don't care about stadium name. It will always be called old Trafford locally unless it's demolished. they are more worried about ticket prices and facilities. Obviously I haven't interviewed them all but from conversations that have had over their ever the years most don't care.

Carrington was renamed already no one cared I can't understand why it's not been done this season.

I had a feeling maybe ineos are waiting to see what the outcome of the city case was to see of they could pump money in that way themselves I donno but I don't think it's a fan excuse anyway.

1 loss in five games that included Arsenal and Liverpool. Bad man Ruben.

It's work in progress we ain't coming From position of much positive he took over a team in 14th we are not entitled to be any higher we have been terrible before and after manager change.

Everyone is entitled to follow the team how they want I guess, but we have an identity if sorts now and the manager is not afraid to say where we are at and where he wants the team to get too.

Big problem with the team is we don't get enough bodies into the box, when we get a proper LWB we can have him and Amad at RWB attacking and creating more, freeing the 2 10s and striker to bomb forward, we also need the CB's to push higher.

So transfer wise an LWB is badly needed this month, then the summer a quicker CB, dynamic CM and experienced Striker, then an Onana replacement if we aren't too broke.

The only real benefit I would see to reverting to a 433 counter attacking style would be to attempt to generate greater interest in players like Rashford and Garnacho and potentially bring in higher transfer fees.

Arguably Amad is already in an attacking position he is triving as an attacking wing back. People so fixated in names of positions but not the actual roles.

Mistakes are the route cause of the teams issues not having an extra attacker. In fact I don't remember us being very clinical infront if goal under ETH either.

30 years ago today, Cantona's flying kick.

Definitely the FA threw us under the bus that season with Cantona. What Utd suspended him for was perfectly adequate punishment. Cost us a championship if I remmember correctly. Wasn't that the year we done everything bar score the winner v West Ham ?