Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Read Mod Warning in OP 7/1/15

kryogen · 28-02-2015 01:11AM

bucketybuck wrote: »

As a United fan I sure am glad that some other teams in the past played good football and won trophies, that more than makes up for the turgid crap we have been watching this season.

Why would it do that?

It doesnt make me feel any better about how this season has been performance level wise anyway.

Pointing out that dour football is LVG's "way" is a ridiculously erroneous statement does ruffle the feathers eh

The_Kew_Tour · 28-02-2015 01:22AM

irishfeen wrote: »

Some effort made to be fair to ya

Took me 4 hours.

28-02-2015 01:55AM

It's good to see a bit of optimism as regards the match, but for some reason I can't completely shake the prospect of more points dropped. The Swansea result rattled me which didn't help, but Sunderland have proved tricky for us in the recent past. They have a few players who seem to love playing against us, specifically Larsson and Cattermole. Then there's O'Shea and Brown who will always try for their best showing against the club of their careers.

Earlier this season we only managed a draw with Sunderland. Last season they beat us twice (league at OT and C1 cup away) and in the other league match, we had to come from behind to win (thanks to that Januzaj brace which ignited the hype rocket) So effectively last season, we went behind to them in all 3 games. This season though, we managed to remain ahead of them for all of 13 minutes in a match that finished a draw, so there's that going for us I guess.

Yeah, so I'm not the full 100% on a comprehensive win for our boys later. But surely, it has to be?! That 'kick into gear' has to be coming, right? It didn't last season I know, but we did actually manage to go on a bit of a run earlier this season where 6 games were won on the trot...6 games!!

I'm not one to seriously bet against United, but if I was to throw something small on the game it would be 'both teams to score' with a United victory. I wouldn't touch a 'United to win by 2 or more goals' bet, not this game. It could happen of course and I really hope this is the game to jump-start the Top 4 challenge that is really needed to see it out, but Sunderland can be complete c_nts against us.

adox · 28-02-2015 08:36AM

It's my mothers birthday today. She's 75. She's a Utd supporter. Along with my wife and my sister(who is also a Utd fan) we are bringing her out for lunch before heading back to her house to watch the Utd match.

Now I am in no way a spiritual man but there is no way, for the day that's in it, that Utd won't win.

Nothing is going to spoil my mothers birthday today.

jayo26 · 28-02-2015 08:52AM

adox wrote: »

It's my mothers birthday today. She's 75. She's a Utd supporter. Along with my wife and my sister(who is also a Utd fan) we are bringing her out for lunch before heading back to her house to watch the Utd match.

Now I am in no way a spiritual man but there is no way, for the day that's in it, that Utd will lose.

Nothing is going to spoil my mothers birthday today.

That's what supporting a team is all about mate fook the negativism if united win today and make your mams birthday all that more special they are the memories that Last. My mam is a united nut too she has loads of united memorabilia from busby years she made me love the club telling me all about the busby babes and still does and when my kid is older too ill be telling her all about fergies years and hopefully soon there will be more years.

Happy birthday to your mam

keane2097 · 28-02-2015 09:47AM

bucketybuck wrote: »

As a United fan I sure am glad that some other teams in the past played good football and won trophies, that more than makes up for the turgid crap we have been watching this season.

You don't even bother trying to disguise the fact that your posts are one curmudgeonly strawman after another at this stage, do you?

Kerrydude1981 · 28-02-2015 10:16AM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Nice fancy Match thread up there now.

See if I can bring a change in fortune.

Love the colour scheme you used on the match thread,

The world of stats as well

Paul Tergat · 28-02-2015 10:26AM

You REALLY shouldnt have gone to al that bother for a home game against Sunderland Kew

The_Kew_Tour · 28-02-2015 10:31AM

I put zerks to shame.

Sorry zerks

Kerrydude1981 · 28-02-2015 10:33AM

Hopefully the OP in the match thread will be the same as the game today,nice and simple getting the job done.

rebeve · 28-02-2015 10:34AM

Could we see 4-5-1 today with Rooney as the lone striker .Might be the way to go ,

newballsplease · 28-02-2015 10:49AM

Hopefully Rooney Falcao up front with Mata behind and a midfield 3 of Herrara Blind and Dimaria

RobertKK · 28-02-2015 10:52AM

rebeve wrote: »

Could we see 4-5-1 today with Rooney as the lone striker .Might be the way to go ,

Think he will have two strikers, so Falcao and Rooney, Mata, Di Maria, Herrera and Blind, Valencia, Jones, Rojo and Shaw. De Gea in goal.

Probably so wrong with my prediction, but with LVG who knows, maybe Young for Shaw.

Mantis Toboggan · 28-02-2015 11:06AM

RobertKK wrote: »

Think he will have two strikers, so Falcao and Rooney, Mata, Di Maria, Herrera and Blind, Valencia, Jones, Rojo and Shaw. De Gea in goal.

Probably so wrong with my prediction, but with LVG who knows, maybe Young for Shaw.

Think that will be the line up, although I'd happily see Falcao dropped.

kryogen · 28-02-2015 11:13AM

Dropped from the bench?

Mantis Toboggan · 28-02-2015 11:17AM

kryogen wrote: »

Dropped from the bench?

Dropped to the bench.

Toobz · 28-02-2015 11:21AM

Would love to see something with herrera in midfield behind Mata behind falcao. I think good service is key to falcao. Young playing left wing and di maria on the right in a 4231. A man can dream!

bucketybuck · 28-02-2015 11:36AM

keane2097 wrote: »

You don't even bother trying to disguise the fact that your posts are one curmudgeonly strawman after another at this stage, do you?

Is this some kind of inane joke? Or do you just struggle to read for comprehension?

There were a serious of posts based on the massive strawman that criticism of LVG also somehow means LVG was the worst coach in the world who never played good football and didn't like to play good football. Except that nobody had said that, and Kryogens original point was a reply to something nobody had said.

kryogen wrote: »

I learned something tonight, boards.ie just keeps giving and giving. Louis Van Gaal likes his teams to play dour football, it is his way apparently.

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Ffs kry. Get with the times. Lvg is the worst manager in the world

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Is relegation still mathematically possible? Because I think United will get relegated because LvG is the worst manager ever.

Kryogen's post was like something he really wanted to say despite the fact it made no sense in terms of this thread, where people pointing out that we have been performing poorly does not actually equal people saying LVG doesn't like good football.

And now Keane comes in with the usual chip on his shoulder to accuse me of a strawman. I really would prefer he figure out the ignore button, but I suspect I hope for too much.

Mantis Toboggan · 28-02-2015 11:45AM

Buck, don't you know the 11 commandment?

#thou shalt not criticise LVG

dubmick · 28-02-2015 11:48AM

If Falcao doesn't start today he can forget about it.

bucketybuck · 28-02-2015 11:51AM

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Buck, don't you know the 11 commandment?

#thou shalt not criticise LVG

It really is a strange one. If we were performing, going for a title or a European cup then maybe valid criticisms could be termed curmudgeonly. But we aren't, by any objective measure we are well below where Manchester United should be. Considering our advantages we should never be even close to falling out of the top three yet here we are, unsure about a Sunderland game and whether or not we can compete with Southampton.

And some people think there shouldn't be criticism?

Pro. F · 28-02-2015 11:53AM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Is this some kind of inane joke? Or do you just struggle to read for comprehension?

There were a serious of posts based on the massive strawman that criticism of LVG also somehow means LVG was the worst coach in the world who never played good football and didn't like to play good football. Except that nobody had said that, and Kryogens original point was a reply to something nobody had said.

Kryogen's post was like something he really wanted to say despite the fact it made no sense in terms of this thread, where people pointing out that we have been performing poorly does not actually equal people saying LVG doesn't like good football.

And now Keane comes in with the usual chip on his shoulder to accuse me of a strawman. I really would prefer he figure out the ignore button, but I suspect I hope for too much.

Kryogen was talking about Eagle Eye's post where he said dour football is LVG's way.

allthedoyles · 28-02-2015 11:55AM

Toobz wrote: »

Would love to see something with herrera in midfield behind Mata behind falcao. I think good service is key to falcao. Young playing left wing and di maria on the right in a 4231. A man can dream!

Even when Falcao gets good service , he still messed up . - Can't see that changing today

bucketybuck · 28-02-2015 11:56AM

dubmick wrote: »

If Falcao doesn't start today he can forget about it.

I hope he doesn't start then.

kryogen · 28-02-2015 11:56AM

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Dropped to the bench.

He was on the bench already.

kryogen · 28-02-2015 11:57AM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Is this some kind of inane joke? Or do you just struggle to read for comprehension?

There were a serious of posts based on the massive strawman that criticism of LVG also somehow means LVG was the worst coach in the world who never played good football and didn't like to play good football. Except that nobody had said that, and Kryogens original point was a reply to something nobody had said.

Kryogen's post was like something he really wanted to say despite the fact it made no sense in terms of this thread, where people pointing out that we have been performing poorly does not actually equal people saying LVG doesn't like good football.

And now Keane comes in with the usual chip on his shoulder to accuse me of a strawman. I really would prefer he figure out the ignore button, but I suspect I hope for too much.

You may have missed the post where it was said that dour football was Van Gaals way if you are under the impression my post is from out of nowhere.

kryogen · 28-02-2015 11:58AM

bucketybuck wrote: »

It really is a strange one. If we were performing, going for a title or a European cup then maybe valid criticisms could be termed curmudgeonly. But we aren't, by any objective measure we are well below where Manchester United should be. Considering our advantages we should never be even close to falling out of the top three yet here we are, unsure about a Sunderland game and whether or not we can compete with Southampton.

And some people think there shouldn't be criticism?

Who exactly thinks there shouldn't be criticism?

bucketybuck · 28-02-2015 12:10PM

kryogen wrote: »

You may have missed the post where it was said that dour football was Van Gaals way if you are under the impression my post is from out of nowhere.

If the post was a direct response to somebody not quoted then I apologise, but I still believe that series of posts had so much straw that the thread was a fire risk.

Delboy5 · 28-02-2015 12:16PM

433 today with Blind Herrera Rooney, di Maria falcao Young...

Mantis Toboggan · 28-02-2015 12:18PM

kryogen wrote: »

He was on the bench already.

I was referring to Robert KK s probable line up

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