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Stil looks fat.
Did you see that point to where he wanted Ozil to play it?? Such authority in the point 
Seriously though, chuffed for the bloke... he was clearly thrilled by it, as he should be.
Seriously though, chuffed for the bloke... he was clearly thrilled by it, as he should be.
When I saw him after his celebration, yes. In that picture, no.
Breathing in.
Glad to hear that the man is back and fitter too.
Does this mean we can actually sell him then?
Hate all the negativity when the man has just scored a goal for his home nation that he captains. Yes, he wasn't great for us. But it was pretty difficult especially with Van Gaal in charge to try and play well.
I'm not putting it all down on Van Gaal, some of it is on Basti, but he will have a place in the team next season and if he can play for the world champions why can't he play for us? His quality is still undeniable and he is fitter than ever. If you think Basti now is fat then you must think Rooney and Luke Shaw are fat.
Personally think he can become a starter for us, if he remains fit, and that is down to him. But I feel he will play a big part for us next season, mainly because it's bfs.
I'm not putting it all down on Van Gaal, some of it is on Basti, but he will have a place in the team next season and if he can play for the world champions why can't he play for us? His quality is still undeniable and he is fitter than ever. If you think Basti now is fat then you must think Rooney and Luke Shaw are fat.
Personally think he can become a starter for us, if he remains fit, and that is down to him. But I feel he will play a big part for us next season, mainly because it's bfs.
Mourinho got a perfect player in Schweiny for his style of play. The Ballack of Mou's United.
Mourinho will use him properly. The man oozes class and scores actual goals, his experience and winning mentality is very much needed in here. Fielding him together with hopefully Zlatan is going to be a lot of fun. Make no mistake that goal wasn't easy to take, but no problem for Basti. It's time for his second spring!
seems to be a lot of excitement about him after scoring one goal. for me i won't forget everytime ive seen him play since the world cup he has looked like not even a shadow of the guy he once was, and that was when he was fit.
unfortunately he signed for united at least 2 years too late, we bought a name not a player and he is no longer that great world class player who it use to be such a joy to watch
Great to see him score though, always nice to see a legend have another moment of Glory on the big stage!
unfortunately he signed for united at least 2 years too late, we bought a name not a player and he is no longer that great world class player who it use to be such a joy to watch
Great to see him score though, always nice to see a legend have another moment of Glory on the big stage!
He's going to be mortified having hi-fived Löw in his celebration with the video that came out. 
Probably still washing his hands.
Probably still washing his hands.Found it a bit weird how everyone shat on him all season. He was far from our biggest problem. Hell, you can make a very strong case to him actually looking like our most competent midfielder when he was fit this season, considering how shite the rest were most of the time. He still has quality in him and showed it on occasion, though it was hard with Van Gaal being manager and us having nothing in attack. Mourinho will know how to manage his game time and get the best out of him. Sure he isn't what he was at his best, but he can still be quality and play a very useful role.
We are going to have a fantastic team next year!
He's going to be mortified having hi-fived Löw in his celebration with the video that came out.
Just seen it after reading your comment!Exactly. It was weird to see people questioning his work rate when that was not a problem at all. His work rate, movement was all great except his preference to play safe pass in the final third.
He contributed in the defense and as well as in the attack, only problem was his passing in the final third where he took 0 risks.
I have no doubt that he will be a big asset for us this season with the way Jose sets up his team.
This.
There is no doubt that BFS is our best midfielder when fit, and when used in the right way. When he played last season you could see he was a level above the other midfielders at the club. However, whether it was due to fitness issues, or instructions from Van Gaal we never really go to see the performances that he is capable of over a sustained period of time.
I have every confidence that Mourinho will not only manage his game time in the right way, but will make a better use of the talent that BFS possesses. On his day he is still one of the best cm in world football. Let's not forget that.
Mourinho will use him properly. The man oozes class and scores actual goals, his experience and winning mentality is very much needed in here. Fielding him together with hopefully Zlatan is going to be a lot of fun. Make no mistake that goal wasn't easy to take, but no problem for Basti. It's time for his second spring!
Experience is overrated in here, it might be the difference in the Final of a cup game, or in a very tight title winning 1-2 matches, but before that kicks in you actually have to win the 98% of the other match
I couldn't disagree more, experience is vital and helps the other players through every game. The balance has to be right but it is vital.
I really can't understand some people on here. We have the captain of the world champions at our club, he comes on and scores a goal for his country and people moan. Other people previously call him a has been. He isn't what he was because of injuries, but if he stays fit he is clearly still a quality player. He doesn't rely on any particular trait such as speed that will deteriorate rapidly the older he gets. He's a born leader and that is something we clearly lack. There is absolutely a place for him in our squad. He is BFS ffs.
only if the player is actually playing and on the field, experience behind the screen is overrated. We had many PL winners, carrick won a loads of them, does it help on the pitch?
What? Experience is vital. Ferguson as an example always went on about experience and how important it was that you know how to win. You need a balance at the very least.
Mostly on the pitch as that is where results are gained but also off pitch. Where the squad spends the majority of time. There is much more to football than the 90 min match every week and having experienced players in the squad is vital. To set the tone in the training and the mood in the camp. There is loads more but experienced players should certainly not be undervalued.
I fecking love the guy
Two of my all time favourite players soon to be walking out in United red! Amazing.
Two of my all time favourite players soon to be walking out in United red! Amazing.
Looked surprisingly fit - might be a good season in him yet - well taken goal.....
Basti reminded us of his class with a sublime finish, if only he had bullet proof knees.
Agree with this. Experience is what people tend to use to praise a player they like when they can no longer praise their actual performances.
Nope. Can't believe anyone who has watched us over the last few decades could say that.
Yeah, because those other "98% of the matches" aren't close at all.
He was absolutely terrible last season. Maybe he'll finally decide he wants to be fit and put in some decent performances for a change. Not holding my breath though. I'd rather keep Schneiderlin tbh and he's not very good.
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I dont get why he's suddenly a fussballgott again after scoring a decent goal, the bias around him is huge. Let him have a decent streak for us again and I could understand that.
People saw what they wanted to see with him and not what he actually did (Which was generally nothing). After every game you had hordes of people deluging this thread with a string of posts about how amazaballs his leadership was. Quite hilarious really.
Also hilarious (but not specific to this thread) is this notion that literally every player in the squad was under performing and has been 'Van Gaal'ized' (Except Fellaini of course. He's dogshit even when he's the best player on the pitch). Well, if all our players are that good then what's with the widespread clamour to sign loads of players and spend millions?
It's not really anything new, that's United fans for you, so many of them love to shit on anything and everything Manchester United. Constant overreactions and negativity.
He wasn't "absolutely terrible" but he didn't do enough in the games he was actually fit for. Hopefully the Germans don't win it because I can see him going mad at the buffet again
Yeah I feel the same. When you think of Schweinsteiger you still think of Bayern, Well I do anyways..
Where was all those experience gone during Moyes era?
Vidic/Rio/Evra/Giggs (as coach)/Rafael/DDG, everyone of our squad has won at least 1 title, Rio Vidic Evra have won the whole lot.
EDIT: Don't get me wrong, I love BFS and I do think he's still world class, but if he's going to play his part it should be because he is world class technically on the pitch, not just his "experience"
He wasn't terrible at all. He was quite good in many games. His injury problems are a concern but otherwise he was quite good. I still remember the Watford game (the one he forced Deeney to score an OG) where young lost the ball in their half and schweinsteiger ran the length of the pitch to defend a 1v1.
He was much better than Carrick and Herrera last season imo
He was much better than Carrick and Herrera last season imo
He wasn't anywhere near his best last season but he was easily our best midfielder, and actually only midfielder who was doing what midfielders are supposed to do. Our midfielders were either hiding in the majority of our games(Schneiderlin, Carrick), were shit(Herrera) were good on moments but don't really play like midfielders are supposed to play(Fellaini, Rooney).
In the games where van Gaal subbed him we would usually collapse, the difference was enormous even though you couldn't maybe say that he was individually great.
To be fair to Bastian last season, most of his passes seemed to just be sideways and he wasn't able to provide that spark we were hoping for - mainly due to the fact we had such poor to non existent movement forward/in behind the defence. So it will be very interesting to see how he gets on if we have players running in behind or at least runners allowed to deviate from their fixed position. I am optimistic he will improve for us this season, granted this obviously is dependent on his fitness as well which is a seperate matter. But fingers crossed he is fit enough to be a big player for us this season, he could really be a massive player for us, especially in the big games.
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