Recent content by DrZoidberg

  1. Mcfredinay

    McTominay is part of a well built and structured team. Napoli play to their strengths and don’t try to be something they are not. McTominay is a good fit for their midfield, but they could arguably replace him with another midfielder and get similar results. He’s a solid starter who generally...

  2. How much do 'vibes' matter? And is Ruben too negative?

    There was a report that United were offered Amorim in the summer when they were considering other managers like De Zerbi, Tuchel, McKenna (etc), but decided against him because his style wouldn’t fit the players we had. If true, then it begs the question why we hired Amorim because if he didn’t...

  3. Maguire's Redemption | One-year option triggered

    Maguire hasn’t been terrible for us this season. Keeping Maguire gives us a capable starter and solid backup. Yes, we should be looking to move on from him as a starter, but there’s going to be a lot of turnover, so keeping him for time being makes sense.

  4. Is what we're seeing the long-term effects of success?

    A salary cap across Europe has never been realistic. It’s easier to implement in leagues like the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB because they’ve got no real competition. However, footballs a different animal. Even if they could agree to a salary cap across Europe, some countries would hold the advantage...

  5. Is what we're seeing the long-term effects of success?

    I’m not saying there are six “elite” teams; however, there is now little difference in spending power between the big six (us, city, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs). One could argue Newcastle and Aston Villa can compete with our spending power because they are backed by wealthy owners...

  6. Is what we're seeing the long-term effects of success?

    Just to play devils advocate, would SAF have had the same level of success had there been more elite teams to challenge United during the 90s and 00s? Also, would he have had the same level of success and dominance had he managed on after his retirement in 2013? I do agree that it was always...

  7. Hojlund or Zirkzee as first choice striker?

    Zirkzee was from Bologna. Both were prospects and ones for the future. Radcliffe did say we were going to sign players who can become marquee players rather than sign marquee players. That strategy comes with a risk. For me, I didn’t them as someone we should sign, but obviously someone saw...

  8. Post match vs Newcastle United

    Agreed, the players don’t appear capable of implementing his system and we can’t afford to get embroiled in a relegation battle. However, he’s admitting defeat if he scraps his system. He would also be admitting that there aren’t many players in this squad that can play his system and it will...

  9. Post match vs Newcastle United

    Amorim has come in with his system and rather than adapt it to fit his players, he’s decided to run with it and will likely stick with it no matter what hardships he encounters. If Amorim changes his system he’s admitting he was wrong and managers like him don’t like to admit they are wrong. I...

  10. Post match vs Newcastle United

    It’s hard to not be disappointed by tonight’s result, but did we really expect any different? Newcastle have come into form. Coming into the game on the back of three straight clean sheets and 3 or 4 goals per game. Us on the other hand have been in dire form, can’t defend and can’t score...

  11. Could we please start investing in PL-proven talents again?

    I do agree with your point that we need to be careful signing players with limited experience or only 1/2 productive seasons. However, if we followed this approach exclusively then arguably we wouldn’t have signed Ronaldo or Nani. They had one and two seasons under their belts in Liga Portugal...

  12. Club ownership | Senior management team talk

    Agreed, it’s difficult for a new government or ownership group to make a country or club great again in the timeframe they have had to date. However, some of the measures that they have been taken create the wrong perception. For example, cost cutting measures like stopping 40k going to charity...

  13. 3-4-3 Ain’t it

    On the one hand, starting in preseason would give the players a better chance to adapt to the new system. It also gives the coaches the time to develop familiarity with the players, and in turn, it allows the players a chance to develop familiarity with their coaches and the system. On the...

  14. 3-4-3 Ain’t it

    Agreed, in an ideal world we would have a philosophy and style in place, which would influence our signings and managerial hires to fit our system. Unfortunately we haven’t really had that in place since SAF. We’ve tried different managers and approaches from van Gaal to Mourinho to Ole to ten...

  15. Omar Berrada: Manchester United aiming to win the title by 2028

    It’s good to hear that the team has bold ambitions. This club should be aiming to be back in contention for a title by 2028. It will require significant investment in the playing squad and hitting transfers out the park. However, a quick turnaround like Chelsea will be difficult since they’ve...
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