Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

The Moldy Gowl · 24-10-2014 08:41PM

Wow. Larry and Bangkok arguing. Not sure how I feel about this.

bangkok · 24-10-2014 08:42PM

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Wow. Larry and Bangkok arguing. Not sure how I feel about this.

will you ref, tell us who is making the better points? im sure i am winning so far

BloodBath · 24-10-2014 08:56PM

Deiseboy01 wrote: »

Did you have to do that? Seriously now everyone is going to be at it and I'll have to smash my phone off my forehead at least once a day just to blank out the cosmic levels of irritation i'll experience.

Sorry I'll try harder

Daily updates with inane tactical possibilities from someone with no real experience.

Sure how could you not like it?

Billy86 · 24-10-2014 09:47PM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

He has not been excellent.

He has ranged from poor to adequate to (on occasion) very good.

He was one of the first names on the team sheet through the most successful period in the clubs history, and arguably the most consistent period in the history of any English club.

Carricks biggest problem is that he is not Keane and he is not Scholes. He won't get near any all time XIs at the club and followed up the best midfield in the history of English football, one of the best in the history of the game. But both him and (pre illness) Fletcher were very, very good players.

One of the funniest criticisms of Carrick for me has been when people say he doesn't contribute enough defensively, it's usually a telling sign someone doesn't look far beyond sliding around the field in that regard. People love to talk about players who do the "dirty work" but it's also a massive help to have people who do the boring work like Hamann, Makelele, etc and Carrick has been performing that role admirably for us for years.

dahat · 24-10-2014 09:47PM

Ain't been here in a while, same old folk still having a go.

Away jersey size large,never worn with tags. Bought it in the Club store ages ago.
€40 plus postage if anyone here wants it. Drope a pm.

Adamocovic · 24-10-2014 10:06PM

dahat wrote: »

Ain't been here in a while, same old folk still having a go.

Away jersey size large,never worn with tags. Bought it in the Club store ages ago.
€40 plus postage if anyone here wants it. Drope a pm.

What's the catch? Welbecks name still on the back? :pac:

K4t · 24-10-2014 10:10PM

dahat wrote: »

Ain't been here in a while, same old folk still having a go.

Tell me about it..

Anyway, I'd like to see Costa playing on Sunday as I like to see the best players playing, especially in the big games.

Billy86 · 24-10-2014 10:20PM

K4t wrote: »

Tell me about it..

Anyway, I'd like to see Costa playing on Sunday as I like to see the best players playing, especially in the big games.

Fawk it, no Evans, Rooney and likely no Carrick (starting at least)... we can consider it an equaliser.

Probably been mentioned already but Remy is also out if Costa doesn't make it.

Donnielighto · 24-10-2014 10:21PM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

No he wouldn't.

The man is an emblem for everything that has been wrong about Manchester United in recent years.

An appalling player and a horrible man who thinks nothing of vicious cowardly tackles and cheap shots. Technically limited and more suited to Tony Pulis' Stoke or Jack Charlton's Ireland.

Pound for pound the worst signing in the history of the club.

It's a disgrace for a club like ours to be in any way reliant on a player like him.

Incredible stuff. The guy is a complete joker. I wouldn't have him cleaning the jacks...genuinely.

You'd know :P

Backstreet Moyes · 24-10-2014 10:24PM

Lads as part of a package travel thing i am staying out at Bewley's airport hotel. Is their any decent bars around their can anybody tell me it's a bit away from the city center for having a quiet few in the nights.

Maximus Alexander · 24-10-2014 10:24PM

bangkok wrote: »

im sure i am winning so far

If you weren't I would truly fear for you.

The_Kew_Tour · 24-10-2014 10:25PM

For some reason I get more excited about these games as the ones we are favourites to win.

Love when nobody gives us a chance.

Result aside I expect a big performance.

Cantona's Collars · 24-10-2014 10:26PM

Nuts102 wrote: »

Lads as part of a package travel thing i am staying out at Bewley's airport hotel. Is their any decent bars around their can anybody tell me it's a bit away from the city center for having a quiet few in the nights.

Not much out that way,a few pints in the hotel bar with other fans can turn into a session or you could get together with a few of them & take a cab into town.

We did that a couple of times & got the cabbies number so rang him directly to pick us up & drop us back at the hotel.

mewe · 24-10-2014 10:30PM

I'd be happy with a draw. My gut feelin is a two all draw with Falcao finally properly shining...(but maybe that's wishful thinkin!)

Cantona's Collars · 24-10-2014 10:31PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

For some reason I get more excited about these games as the ones we are favourites to win.

Love when nobody gives us a chance.

Result aside I expect a big performance.

A repeat of Falcao doing this would be nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhavW-E49pQ

Mikeyt086 · 24-10-2014 10:33PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

For some reason I get more excited about these games as the ones we are favourites to win.

Love when nobody gives us a chance.

Result aside I expect a big performance.

Exactly this.

I expect Chelsea to win, they are a brilliant side, well balanced and full of excellent players.

We on the other hand are yet to find our identity and are struggling, so I'm expecting the better team to win here, but I want the United players to show some heart, and if we were to take anything from the game it would be a big bonus.

As much as I admire the bluntness of the idea that Manchester United should expect to win every game, for me we haven't looked like Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson left and while the signs of recovery are beginning to show under LVG, we're not there yet.

Costa will start. Jose's high pitched dismissal of the suggestion of him playing was as transparent as a pair of white gaelic shorts on a rainy day.

Billy86 · 24-10-2014 10:44PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

For some reason I get more excited about these games as the ones we are favourites to win.

Love when nobody gives us a chance.

Result aside I expect a big performance.

I think last year was a painful reality check in that regard but yeah, I generally agree and LVG seems to have a lot more Ferguson than Moyes about him. Really intriguing stuff now, our first "true" test of the year unless people include Everton. That said with Mourinho now having Chelsea up and running they are a proper scary prospect and away from home he does prefer to kill the game and make it drab as possible.

K4t · 24-10-2014 10:44PM

We need to play Falcao and RVP together on Sunday or else whichever one plays is just going to be isolated for large periods of the game against a superior Chelsea side. Two of the best strikers in world football for the last five years, it would be criminal not to play them together and make Chelsea worry about them, not LVG about which one to play.
Falcao's hassling and harrying is refreshing and will unsettle Chelsea and RVP will obviously be up for an OT game against Chelsea so should shape up. Both are obviously lethal finishers too and we will create chances, plus they'll create their own.

CantonasCollar · 25-10-2014 06:05AM

Morning folks, long time lurker but brand new shiney member of the soccer forum.

Hoping for a good performance on Sunday, and although RVP hasn't been great the past few matches, think he needs to play along with Falcao. The Chelsea defence would swallow up a lone striker IMO.

I also think Herrera needs to play, he had a poor game against West Brom, but his work rate will be key. I was surprised to see someone say he had been poor so far, I would say he has been one of our stand out performers.

Anyway here's hoping for 3 points on Sunday.

homerjay2005 · 25-10-2014 07:19AM

BloodBath wrote: »

We look 10 times better than we did last season already and it's early days.

Results suggest otherwise. We have one point more, from a much easier fixture list, with £100m plus spend.in fact, we picked up 21 points from corresponding 8 games last season (replacing like for like with promoted v relegated teams).

LVG doesnt deserve much credit so far, but its early days.if you look back throughtout earlier threads, people expected us to have at least 20 points on the board by now and if ud said wed be 10 off Chelsea going into that game, youd have been lashed out of it. The season has been underwhelming so far, so your 10 times better point couldnt be more incorrect, all things considered - ie better players, but worse results.

BloodBath · 25-10-2014 08:29AM

Chelsea performing fantastically is not exactly our problem though is it.

We were never going to compete with them this year.

Top 4 is the target and I'm confident we will be there. If Suarez was still at Liverpool I might not be so confident but their loss is our gain.

Considering Moyes pretty much played Fergie's team with a similar formation and tactics I don't think there was as much of a change last year as there is this year.

Also factoring in the defensive problems we have had so far this season with injuries. Sure we should have bought a top defensive mid and center back but he obviously couldn't get who he wanted in time. It's a work in progress.

We look like Manchester United again in attack. The defense I am sure will be sorted asap.

dahat · 25-10-2014 08:49AM

Adamocovic wrote: »

What's the catch? Welbecks name still on the back? :pac:

No catch and no name on the back.

Larry Wildman · 25-10-2014 09:52AM

We will win tomorrow.

Falcao to shine.

Donnielighto · 25-10-2014 09:53AM

CantonasCollar wrote: »

Morning folks, long time lurker but brand new shiney member of the soccer forum.

Hoping for a good performance on Sunday, and although RVP hasn't been great the past few matches, think he needs to play along with Falcao. The Chelsea defence would swallow up a lone striker IMO.

I also think Herrera needs to play, he had a poor game against West Brom, but his work rate will be key. I was surprised to see someone say he had been poor so far, I would say he has been one of our stand out performers.

Anyway here's hoping for 3 points on Sunday.

I'm always sceptical, but welcome all the same.

Donnielighto · 25-10-2014 09:54AM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

We will win tomorrow.

Falcao to shine.

Like a vampire in the sunlight? Could see him making hay alright. All depends on the weather.

Lucas Hood · 25-10-2014 09:56AM

Was the last time Falcao played Chelsea that super cup game? He tore them apart that night.

25-10-2014 10:27AM

CantonasCollar wrote: »

Morning folks, long time lurker but brand new shiney member of the soccer forum.

Hoping for a good performance on Sunday, and although RVP hasn't been great the past few matches, think he needs to play along with Falcao. The Chelsea defence would swallow up a lone striker IMO.

I also think Herrera needs to play, he had a poor game against West Brom, but his work rate will be key. I was surprised to see someone say he had been poor so far, I would say he has been one of our stand out performers.

Anyway here's hoping for 3 points on Sunday.

Welcome! Here's hoping falcao runs rings around terry

GavRedKing · 25-10-2014 10:59AM

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Was the last time Falcao played Chelsea that super cup game? He tore them apart that night.

Of the defensive 7 that played that night, only 2 will remain the same and its a better manager and system.

Cech
Ivanovic Cahill Luiz Cole
Mikel Lampard

That night, while great for Atletico and Falcao, wont be repeated anytime soon......i bloody hope anyway

CantonasCollar · 25-10-2014 11:12AM

Donnielighto wrote: »

I'm always sceptical, but welcome all the same.

Sceptical of what exactly?

adox · 25-10-2014 11:31AM

Interesting interview with Nani on football focus.

Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

Comments