Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 12.02.26

I had the thought during the week as to whether Amad could be a legit option as a full back from the start in a game we'd be expected to dominate and push full backs high. He was dovetailing well with Mbeumo earlier in the season, and it was a way of getting him in the team and continue his development when Sesko had earned a start.

Our fullbacks, especially going forward, have been terrible for years. This is not even a Carrick/Amorin/ten Hag thing.

At a proper club a player like Shaw would be gone, he can't cover the ground at top level anymore. Thanks for your service and goodbye. Not at United of course, where there's no need to be getting forward or supporting the attack or anything like that. Pace not needed either. Nor the ability to actually play 90 minutes.

Dalot offers nothing going forward, it's simply not his game. And to think Amorim constantly picked him at wingback !

Look at Hall or Livramento at Newcastle. We'll see Cash and Digne at Villa the next day. Chelsea have James and Cucurella. They're miles ahead. I was even a little envious seeing Antonee Robinson pushing forward for Fulham.

We're not looking for Messi at fullback, but they must offer something, the odd overlap even. Dalot and Shaw actually slow down attacks. All they do is pass backwards or sidewards, or often just give the ball away.

Now, yes.

Unless we appoint Alonso I guess. Then maybe there is a chance.

But that doesn't change my view that 343 would have been very good for a lot of our players, if we could have got it working. And I don't think the failure was down to the formation being completely unworkable. I think Amorim either failed to coach it, or gave up trying to get key aspects working.

Did you not see Yoro defending in the FB positions this season especially in the game against Villa. It's why Maz was starting ahead of him at RCB.

Don't be ridiculous.

Jonny Evans maybe ?

All Scholes said was exactly what a lot of ManU supporters having been saying here. United haven’t been playing well for the last 3 or 4 games. It’s bizarre the crtiicism he gets for giving his honest opinion. The vast majority of people who criticise him clearly never listen to his podcast.

For me it's the clickbaity dig that I dislike about Scholes' comment. It's childish.

A lot of people would not have an issue if he said performances under carrick seem to have dropped after the strong start, maybe the new manager bounce / honeymoon period has settled down and there still seems to be some coaching and/or performance issues etc. in an adult and reasoned way imo

He posted it about 12 am so I reckon he was a few beers in

I'd have Ally McCoist for every utd game if I could. Best co com out there imo.

If carragher said what Paul Scholes said no one would give A toss you expect it. But Scholes and butt play the "we are united fans" card weekly they only want what's best for the club, it's all only constructive criticism that's what they said all along about amorim and the crap with licha.

Well to laugh at a rookie manager a few minutes after his first loss for the club and who genuinely wants to do his best for united shows that it's total bull.

They don't give a toss about united.

He's just completely non biased and calls it how we all see it.

He'd be a gas man to have a pint with id reckon.

It’s as clear as day that Gary Neville is a Man United fan. I understand people don’t like him, are sick of listening to him, think he’s too negative, or find his commentary on 50/50 decisions in United games bizarre. Fair enough. None of that changes the fact that he’s a fan. An obsessed one. No harm in that. A lot of people are.

People like different things which is fine. One might find Evra hilarious. I don’t. One might find a Paul Scholes podcast insightful and interesting. I absolutely would not. Different strokes for different folks.

But just because you don’t like Neville doesn’t mean you can claim he isn’t a fan simply because he’s more negative than not.

Why would an obsessed Man United fan be more negative than positive over the last 13 years? You know the answer to that.

Is Scholes not an Oldham fan? Just because someone played for a team does not make them a fan, they may have an affinity but in their heart of hearts they may not necessarily be a conventional fan.

I was taken aback the other week when I learned Paul Merson was a massive Chelsea fan, he likes Arsenal, but he is a Chelsea fan through and through….it would mess with your mind!!!!

The thing about the Scholes dig for me was that Carrick carried alot of water for Scholes in the later years. Carrick played a big part in why Scholes is so revered as a player.

Scholes said previously when asked about the Scholes/Gerrard/Lampard debate that all of them needed a Carrick rather than to be paired up.

I reckon there is a good chance he was on the beer and it came out all wrong.

Carragher was a boyhood Everton fan! Not a Pool one