Lj82's latest activity
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Lj82 replied to the thread Would You Be Unhappy If We Played Like Nottingham Forest?.I find it weird that people seemed to equate SAF's teams being good at counter-attacking to his successful teams being "counter-attacking teams". That is not true, we frequently dominate possession at around 55-65% during his era.
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Lj82 replied to the thread Rashford | Villa | Loan with option to buy.I would go further to say he never truly embraced being the main man for utd, despite the getting the biggest paycheck. Was it Steve Maclaren who said Rashford reacted quite emotionally and agitated when Steve was trying to encourage him and said...
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Lj82 replied to the thread Scott McTominay | Napoli.This was a transfer that worked for both sides. His competition in UTD would have been Bruno and Amad. We just didn't need him and we needed the money. Glad to see Mctominay playing regularly and doing well.
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Lj82 replied to the thread Marcus Rashford (out) | signs for Villa on loan.Is his salary really as high as it has been described? One would assume that the salary would be filled with clauses like playing in Europe, goals etc, all of which is down now, meaning he would at most be paid a portion of his purported salary?
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Lj82 replied to the thread Amad Diallo | 2024/25 Performances.What a wonderful player he is! Came here as a youngster known for his ability on the ball. But what really impresses me is his tenacity and workrate. Sounds humble and very grounded too.
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Lj82 replied to the thread Maguire's Redemption | One-year option triggered.I am full of respect for Harry for how he knuckled down and just worked hard to win his place back. This is the type of attitude and mentality you want in your players.
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Lj82 replied to the thread Manchester United view sidelining Marcus Rashford as key to cultural reboot.To think that Amorin shielded him for his trip to the US, and now he throws him under the bus. Sigh