Does it matter?
Its a statement signing. If its itching for the rival fans, they better apply some cream !
He is going to have full 2 months rest this summer.
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Does it matter?
Its a statement signing. If its itching for the rival fans, they better apply some cream !
He is going to have full 2 months rest this summer.
Andy Gray speaking sense. George Boateng sounds like an idiot and says it like if there's a gap now, then there's no chance of that changing in the next 5 years. Because things don't change from season to season in football
Boateng’s attitude is baffling. I understand journos pushing the click bait “is there a power shift!?” angle, but a former player championing the whole “City are now the power in Manchester/England” schtick because of an impressive half season seems madness to me. They haven’t even been the most successful side of the last 5 years, let alone in the near decade since their takeover. Heck, we’ve technically won more than them in our post Fergie crisis years, even disregarding the whole, you know, being Man Utd thing.
When did this massive footballing landscape shift occur exactly? And where did the idea of it come from? I remember when Chelsea were gonna destroy the very idea of competition after Mourinhos first season, and be the biggest club in the world by 2014. That was fun. Are we doing that again?
And it’s not even Citys fault. They aren’t pushing it. It’s bored journos and pundits desperate for a juicy hot take that are pushing it for them. Its just a little surprising that so few people are calling it out for the nonsense it is. Unless of course they’re merely saving that for the next media cycle, where they mine another 10 + hours of empty fluff coverage discussing how nonsense the thing they made a big deal of was after all.
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I swear this only happens when United, Barca or Real are involved.
They also ignore United’s strict internal policy re the structuring of payments, financing of deals etc. People make out like we go in and drop off briefcases full of cash.
Okay, I’m getting pulled in, do we still have to wait for the US stock market to open or is that cobblers now?
We never have had to do that for a signing.
I do like reading the replies to tweets United make during moments like this
We really do need someone on the right - every player tried there has failed to make an impact - and I’m sure Sanchez would do... more there than what we’ve had. What a waste though. In playing him there, we would be getting the player that struggled at Barcelona rather than the one who thrived at Arsenal. It’s a disappointing thought really. All of Sanchez, Martial, Rashford, Lingard and Pogba prefer to operate in an inside left position. They want to start wide left and move infield, or start infield and drift into space out on that left hand side. The signing of Alexis solves no problems, just exacerbates the ones we already have.
If he signs, Chile missing a World Cup is great news. He can rest up and hit the ground running.
The way Sanchez has gone from a brilliant player who will help the already dominating City dominate the Premier League for a considerable future to a money grabbing mercenary who is on the verge of breaking physically, in a space of a weekend, is quite hilarious.
Lingard isn’t a central midfielder. Matic would have too much to do in that set up
The press really don't like positive news related to us, do they? I never heard Zlatan's package described in £ms based on his salary. Bunch of clowns.
Its exciting that this seems very likely. Sanchez starting for us soon, who would have thought that? its very much like the RVP transfer for me. I just never pictured it.
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Its flipping hilarious isn't it? Kinda funny how everyone makes out a player to be a great signing until they look like they are going to Manchester United. It's funny being the most hated team in the Prem.
CodeDebatable. Wenger himself said before he thinks Sanchez can be better on the right then the left, but he always had Ozil who was more comfortable on the right and drifting inwards and a few others who could play on the right better. The reason for struggles at Barca was more stylistically (which is weird why Pep wanted him so much now). He's a lot more suited to Mourinho's style rather then Peps. Sanchez likes getting on the ball and doing a lot on his own, twisting and turning and dribbling the ball around. Pep likes pass and move to open space and always unselfish. Sanchez likes to force the game in attack, which IMO is exactly what we need for Mourinho's style. So yeah, not a waste at all. I think it's exactly what we need and will fit in perfectly.
The whole "he's chosen money first" angle makes no sense for the simple fact that if money was all he was bothered about he'd stay where he is for another 4 and a bit months and get free agent signing money.
Am pretty sure Lingard would prefer #10, Martial would prefer #9, and I don't think Pogba should be pushed to one side.
Come now, common sense is banned from transfer discussions.
How fecking bitter is the media because he’s joining United, it’s like they’ve been personally insulted. I’m really pissed off with this ‘City are saints’ bullshit, they’re all lining up to suck Pep’s balls.
Money or City must be the worst phrase ever used when their whole club and the sole perpose of Pep being there is the Saudi money.
Money or City must be the worst phrase ever used when their whole club and the sole perpose of Pep being there is the Saudi money.
How's our £500m bid for Neymar going?
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Yeah.
Yeah, it's such a lazy argument that's always bothered me.
It’ll be £650m by the morning.
Great post.
It's an unpopular opinion, but journos do get paid off to slant things a certain way.
This happens throughout all entertainment journalism, and I would strongly suggest that city's PR team have had a vested interest in boosting their public image over United's (if possible).
It appears obvious to me that large portions of the media are making a quite transparent attempt to paint city as a 'good thing for English footy', and Utd as a bad thing.
Atleast he gets a good rest in the summer with no World Cup, sounds selfish but having him fresh going into a new season could be huge for us.
Might as well include the main creative mid too. Pogba for us, KDB for City, Eriksen for Spurs, soon to be Keita for Liverpool, Fabregas for Chelsea.... Ramsey/Wilshere for Arsenal. They really need to rebuild quite a bit. But that front 4 is looking brilliant now. As good as any of them IMO.
'In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press.’
Oscar Wilde
He said on Bein Sports studio pre and post City vs Liverpool game.
Was this all before today's result though? Still time for them to reconsider.
Real talk though - is this the most high profile Jan signing ever?
Edit: After Mata of course.
Edit: After Mata of course.
No this is just in.
Abu Dhabi my friend, Abu Dhabi...
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