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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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cheersSky still rattling on about Chelsea on the basis of absolutely nothing. Literally nothing - no claims, no rumours, nobody in the media jumping on the band-wagon.
They even had the cheek to state Conte didn’t deny their interest, then showed the clip where Conte clearly confirms that he has feck all knowledge of the club’s transfer business. He’ll be gone in the summer.
They even had the cheek to state Conte didn’t deny their interest, then showed the clip where Conte clearly confirms that he has feck all knowledge of the club’s transfer business. He’ll be gone in the summer.
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Valencia -- Bailey--Jones--Shaw
Mata/Jesse--Matic--Pogba--Martial/Rashford
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Valencia -- Bailey--Jones--Shaw
Mata/Jesse--Matic--Pogba--Martial/Rashford
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Yea. PSG will get pissed off and drag our 2nd best player to France.
Which makes it absurd that a top level player would be joining a directionless club.
He’s got a lot of work to do
PSG spent an entire year turning neymars head, if neymar just wanted to leave Barca because of being in Messis shadow then he would have gone to a bigger club then PSG.
All top 5/6 European giants would have been in the market for him.
It has been over 48 hours since Wenger said that could be decided. I am waiting
Live in London
Play in a massive and very nice stadium
Play good football (which they'll be doing again in a few matches)
Manager who develops players
Less pressure
If he stays here after this, Mourinho will freeze him out (rightly), and then move him on anywhere he can in a few months.
This is a great move for Mkhi. And Arsenal would be a great club for him.
tbh i was reluctant using 2nd best player.
For me he was obvious choice to take Neymar or over Messi from Barca.
Also ive said it before and il say it again Neymar wants to play for Real Madrid and knew he needed to move to another club to get his wish.
By the time CR7 is done (looks like it this season) they will replace him with Neymar.
I've been sitting on the toilet at work for the past 20 minutes reading through this thread. I tend not to get involved in transfer sagas for the sake of my sanity but they provide a great distraction from doing anything productive!!
A bit of a light hearted fun from Arsenal Mania:
Without doubt we'd be getting the better player.
Miki? Started the season off well enough. Still a decent player in the right team and with confidence.
Arsenal fans would be absolutely fuming if it was a straight swap. Imagine Pogba in his last 6 months and Arsenal come and swap him for say Ramsey. Thats just stealing
You're making it sound like FM. Neymar wouldn't have joined PSG, if he didn't want to. He left obviously for the money, to escape Messi's shadow and be the main man. Few would have paid the price PSG paid for him, and few would pay the price PSG will demand for him now.
Swap Mata and Sanchez around and I think you have it nailed on
Obligatory line-up for next season. Bring in a backup LB, 2 CM's, recall Perreira. Sell Blind, Darmian and release Zlatan. Fellaini will be probably gone too.
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Valencia/TFM -- Bailly/Tuanzebe -- Jones/Smalling -- Shaw/ New LB
New CM/Herrera-- Matic/New CM -- Pogba/Perreira
Sanchez/Mata -- Lukaku/Rashford -- Martial/Rashford
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Valencia/TFM -- Bailly/Tuanzebe -- Jones/Smalling -- Shaw/ New LB
New CM/Herrera-- Matic/New CM -- Pogba/Perreira
Sanchez/Mata -- Lukaku/Rashford -- Martial/Rashford
Harsh on Ramsey. Mkhi is to us what Coquelin was to Arsenal.
Mkhitryan will leave and we will get Sanchez. But delaying this deal just a few days puts a lot of pressure on all parties except Mkhitryan who will just sit back and watch all others fumble around and stump up some cash for him and Raiola.
Would be interesting to hear that one explained in court
You think in 2018, Mata gets into our best team?
Why can’t Woodward just pay cash only? I hope Sanchez will be in the squad by the time we face Spurs.
Some of the comments over Miki in this last 2 days have been atrocious. I like many others want Sanchez but understand the dilemma for Miki. It hasn't worked out and it's a shame but needs to be done correctly in the case of Mkhitaryan, still a good footballer. First of all Arsenal can feck off wanting the player plus money. Sanchez has a 4 months of playing time left on his contract. Miki has a contract to June 2020. If average players in this league like Sigurdsson go for £45m, then a straight swap considering the circumstances is enough. Andy (injury prone) Carroll is being linked with a £30m move to Chelsea. Just let that sink in, a big useless West Ham donkey. The market is crazy but we need to get the right deal. We all know what Mkhitaryans's agent is like, he will squeeze to get the best deal for the player. If I was Miki I wouldn't be excited to be going to Arsenal, lets face it. The club are in absolute turmoil from top to bottom. They are selling there best players, there is uncertainty with there manager, unrest in the stands, 6th in the league, in the EL and knocked out of the FA cup. Its's hardly the place to be at the moment, it's a mess. Does he want to go there, would you? I think we should have offered a £35m take it or leave it with Sanchez, they would except. They are that rubbish at getting players we have to offer them one of ours.
Summed up, hopefully we get Sanchez but shouldn't be fleeced. Arsenal are not in a strong position here. We have basically rejected Miki and told him go there, it can't be a nice situation for the player. We should have offered money and Sold Miki abroad to where he wants! Some people need to show a little respect to him too. We would not be playing CL football this season if it wasn't for him, hasn't worked out. No need for threatening abuse towards him. Lets hope it gets resolved for what is FAIR for clubs and players involved.
Summed up, hopefully we get Sanchez but shouldn't be fleeced. Arsenal are not in a strong position here. We have basically rejected Miki and told him go there, it can't be a nice situation for the player. We should have offered money and Sold Miki abroad to where he wants! Some people need to show a little respect to him too. We would not be playing CL football this season if it wasn't for him, hasn't worked out. No need for threatening abuse towards him. Lets hope it gets resolved for what is FAIR for clubs and players involved.
What would delight me the most is not signing Sanchez but seeing Mhki leave. He never had that United mentality and his weekly mention of being Armenia footballer of the year on social media is tiresome to say the very least. I wish him well going forward nevertheless.
As for the possible signing of a world class player in Sanchez, I believe the real long term value in this investment lies with how such a deal, at this time of the year when we are 12 points behind City who had long been 'committed' to signing the player, signifies our ambition and status at a difficult and at times confusing time. It would restore confidence in the team as well as the fans, many of the latter, including me, are gradually and unwittingly accepting the 'fate' that all things in life go in full circles and United could be 'in the wild' for years to come. As soon as United announce the signing I would quit smoking after 11 years of two packs a day.
As for the possible signing of a world class player in Sanchez, I believe the real long term value in this investment lies with how such a deal, at this time of the year when we are 12 points behind City who had long been 'committed' to signing the player, signifies our ambition and status at a difficult and at times confusing time. It would restore confidence in the team as well as the fans, many of the latter, including me, are gradually and unwittingly accepting the 'fate' that all things in life go in full circles and United could be 'in the wild' for years to come. As soon as United announce the signing I would quit smoking after 11 years of two packs a day.
So we haven't signed him yet?
Thanks..enjoyed it.
I feel for Mkhi - he's not been as dreadful as many ppl think. He's just not lived up to high expectations an been very sporadic with his form. The way we play football isn't really lined up with his skillset so I think he should move on.
Of course we can, and I bet we prefer that too. But at the moment, Arsenal seem to want a cover before selling. If they could finalize something with Auba or Malcom, I believe we'll have a cash deal sanctioned.
He has been playing in 2018 thus far. I think when Mata plays we have a fluidity to our game and he keeps the ball moving. I think Mata is massively under rated on here
He'll be in the squad for Saturday.
Good point but Arsenal is not exactly an unattractive place to play for an ex Dortmund star who has had a bad experience at a big club like United. London is still attractive, Wenger is still highly regarded, Arsenal plays the kind of football that fits him, he will be guaranteed playing time, and Auba is likely going to be joining him from Dortmund. If Arsenal can pay his wages, I see no reason why Miki wouldn't want to play for Arsenal. He comes across as a guy who is happy to keep things simple and enjoy his football.
Well I can see you are trying to make it look a bit more appealing but the truth is since he has been in the premier league he has seen Arsenal drop down the pecking order , fans desperate for the manager to leave , booing players , protesting at matches and singing you`re not fit to wear the shirt . He may decide it is better to be frozen out until the summer and look for a better move then .
For United and the Alexis deal it would be great if he just went now but it might not be what he wants for himself .
People said Zlatan is too old too. Its ludicrous. Back in the day Real broke a world record for 29 year old Zidane and 28 year old Figo. If a player is world class, does not matter when you get them, so long as they haven't already past it.
They would be classmates. People are idiots.
Mikhi, Auba , Ozil , Laca is still a tasty line up.
Think Mikhi will excel under wenger and will surprise lot of us.
Think Mikhi will excel under wenger and will surprise lot of us.
That's a complete myth my friend. They've been trying to sign Neymar the previous summer (summer 2016). Neymar wanting to have a bigger role wasn't a new thing in the past summer, this is why they've been working behind doors for a long time. Guys who work at the club have attested to that. I'm not gonna pretend to know better than them.
No club was ready to pay his clause. That was the only way to get him because Barca were never considering any offers
Probably been asked and answered 300 times but if he signs is he eligible for Champions League?
Yeah, because Arsenal weren't in it.
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