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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
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Its been three games and we are at the "LVG has no plan?!" stage already?
As I said, if we dont see any improvement in a few months it will be a different story, in the meantime LVG is a proven manager who has a successful record at top clubs, and had an excellent World Cup with Holland. To suggest otherwise is embarrassing.
He is downright bizarre in the fact that he doesn't rate our wingers, fair enough, but then he will happily plays the likes of Young and Valencia as wing backs which is an unusual role to them and that they have struggled in. They may be shit wingers but they are still wingers and know their role there in a 4-3-3.
3 at the back was always a big ask and a risk,even if we had exceptional good defenders they would have their work cut out with the lack of protection in the midfield.
I'm wondering why anyone gives a shit what Steve Claridge has to say.
To be honest, the cry for him to stand up and shout at the touchline are ridiculous given his accomplishments. He can handle that tiny part of managing a huge football club like this any way he wants.
Let's just have a bit of patience with him. It's still early days. Not convinced by the 3-5-2 though.
At the end of the season I hope that patience will pay off, but there's nothing else for us to do than trust the man's vision at this point.
Let's just have a bit of patience with him. It's still early days. Not convinced by the 3-5-2 though.
At the end of the season I hope that patience will pay off, but there's nothing else for us to do than trust the man's vision at this point.
You would think that men who describe themselves as professional footballers would be able to play any formation.
Yeah, what the red thinker said is correct.
Poor from the Beeb.
I said it months ago, I said it weeks ago, I even said it yesterday...
We will see it coming together from Christmas on! It's not gonna happen right away!
However, there is no excuse for that tonight!
We will see it coming together from Christmas on! It's not gonna happen right away!
However, there is no excuse for that tonight!
It is. It needs to be done though, at least to some extent.
I'm wondering why it was bolded and shoved up my face. I couldn't help but batter the bastard. Not the poster but Claridge. Proper cnut.
Will the transformation be for the good of the team????? If we spend years buying players and building a team to play 3-5-2 what happens when our 62 year old manager retires soon(ish)??? I can't think of any other top manager who would play 3-5-2 and this could end up meaning when the time comes to find someone new, we have to start from square 1 again.
baha. So what's the point then? The club is top 5 biggest and richest in the world. Barca, Madrid, Munich wouldn't wait 2 years.
That's the f*cking media for you. 99% of them haven't got a damn clue.Look at that for a picture! Looks like he just seen a ghost. I will never see LVG in the same way again.
He said with Di Maria he can change the system and I hope he will.
A terrible excuse if I ever heard one.
What Moyes got isn't all that much different to what LvG got and just call a spade a spade ffs.
If we have a poor result at Burnley, then I'll start ranting.
Ah right, fair enough. Good to hear!
Fergie was detrimental to the players?
Great caption potential there
On the Holland part do you not think that the slower nature of the World Cup given players are tired and it was hot/humid helped play in to Holland's hands? I think it definitely helped. Although I could be remembering wrong.
On the earlier part agree with the premise but I still thought it was a formation that doesn't suit this bunch of players. As solid as Holland were they really relied on Robben to go as far as they did. ADM might do that for us (though I hope we change the system) but in the opening games without that sort of player and in general players not known for their composure on the ball (and in some cases some are reluctant to really have it but made to i.e. Smalling).
Today as well I think he got the subs wrong. We lost all shape and conceded the midfield at a time where we needed to try and get on top of it.
Teams in the past? yes and I've been reading about this guy since I was a kid.. one of my all time coaching and managerial idols. He's an absolute fruitcake, literally thinks of the game in such an unorthodox way but essentially there is always an underlying plan to his decision-making.
For example, he probably already knows James wilson is better than Hernandez, but he will persist with Hernandez for now just to prove to himself his judgement is right. He's batshit crazy.. but with time, he nearly always comes up with the goods. Expect more of the same, in relation to shit results until the new players get bed in.
Anyone else predict 5-0 to MK Dons, missed out by one goal
Well lets hope that contiunes here! I'm more then willing to give him the time he needs, just wish I'd see some sort of improvement in our play!
I also do not buy into this take time crap either. Roberto Martinez and Mauricio Pochettino shows that you can implement a working philosophy in fews months of pre-season training. Van Gaal is just covering his ass at the moment with the notion that it takes time. He had us playing great football in pre-season, but since Welbeck got injuried we seem to have lost that mojo. Since then some of the players we have to get rid of(Hernandez, Cleverley, Fletcher, Young, etc.,) did not step up and we persisted with players who seems to not like playing with each other.
Van Gaal has the easiest fixture ahead of him of all our rivals club. I expect nothing but to be in contention for a champion league place after our next 5 fixtures.
Van Gaal has the easiest fixture ahead of him of all our rivals club. I expect nothing but to be in contention for a champion league place after our next 5 fixtures.
It would if the team had individuals who could bail them out of trouble but we had a lot of inexperience in dealing with the kind of adversity seen tonight
I think the point is in 5-3-2 he can play mata behind rvp and rooney, you're saying you'd prefer young valencia and rooney to mata rvp rooney? Now it can be di maria rooney young or whatever, we have some quality and confidence
They certainly would if they signed a new manager into the mess that our club is currently in. Caused by a lack of quality signings in the past 3/4 years. Sir Alex not rebuilding the team in his final years and leaving it in a mess. David Gill leaving. And David Moyes' year. It will take that long. Bottom line. If you don't like it I suggest you go and support another team.
Sorry that dame out wrong my head is shot! I don't know what I meant and am logging off ha!
I don't doubt that, what worries me is that Christmas time may be too late. I'm not thinking about the title, I'm thinking about the top 4. All of our rivals (Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton) all look as if they're a few gears ahead of us already.
I'm patient with LVG, and there's not an ounce of me that believes he's over his head. I just hope he realises that he doesn't have the squad for a 3-5-2. The sooner he realises that, the better.
You may as well be ranting now.
I think those cries are ridiculous regardless of his achievements.
The problem is that Fergie was a genius, what he did with this group of players was nothing short of astonishing.
Its going to be hard for LVG to get most of these players back to how we were under Fergie, simply because two thirds of our squad are not good enough and certainly shouldn't be playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Agree with that. Also felt he made the subs at the wrong time v Sunderland, just when we were getting a foot hold in that game he changes everything and we struggle to retain any meaningful possession!
All I want is 4 at the fecking back in all honesty.
By all means give him more time like any other manager should get, but there is a slightly bizarre evangelical zeal about some of those defending him.
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Spurs have a settled squad that have been together for at least two seasons, City have limitless funds;why are we comparing
If the results don't change soon then enough of the players will stop buying into this 352 philosophy. The players have all the power these days.
haha i hear ya there
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