This just isn't true. FFP is constricting us, not a lack of funds!
Erik ten Hag | 2022/23 & 2023/24
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Backing a manager doesn’t just mean giving him money to spend.
I’d love to ask him what he expects this team to play like. He starts Mount and Bruno plus a front 3 of attackers so that’s 5 players that want to be in and around the opposition box.
I keep hearing the words press and counter press but the players can run in circles all day what about when we get the ball? there’s no plan, no movement, no passing, no runs being made off the ball, daft possession given away by the same players ever week.
A team like City and possibly Arsenal can play with 2 advanced midfielders because they grab the game by the scruff of the neck and don’t jet their opponents breath, for United and ETH theres just nothing there, the players and setup look uncoached. You can’t just pick 11 players and say go…..we’re fecking shite
I keep hearing the words press and counter press but the players can run in circles all day what about when we get the ball? there’s no plan, no movement, no passing, no runs being made off the ball, daft possession given away by the same players ever week.
A team like City and possibly Arsenal can play with 2 advanced midfielders because they grab the game by the scruff of the neck and don’t jet their opponents breath, for United and ETH theres just nothing there, the players and setup look uncoached. You can’t just pick 11 players and say go…..we’re fecking shite
Maybe just doing a Chelsea and selling absolutely everyone and starting again is a good idea at this point
I have no problems with Ten Hag. When you sum everything up, he's done well at United, exceeding expectations during his first season.
This season; however, is where he will be scrutinised a lot more, which is to be expected.
Having put in a poor performance against Wolves, I thought things would change today. Yet, ten Hag went with the same team and got the same performance.
Going forward, there's a few things that he probably needs to look at changing.
- Rashford needs to go back to left wing.
- Mount and Bruno need to swap roles.
- Our midfield in the ''tougher'' games or away games needs to be tougher to beat.
I don't think it's time to overreact, though. Just a few tweaks and we'll be hopefully fining.
This season; however, is where he will be scrutinised a lot more, which is to be expected.
Having put in a poor performance against Wolves, I thought things would change today. Yet, ten Hag went with the same team and got the same performance.
Going forward, there's a few things that he probably needs to look at changing.
- Rashford needs to go back to left wing.
- Mount and Bruno need to swap roles.
- Our midfield in the ''tougher'' games or away games needs to be tougher to beat.
I don't think it's time to overreact, though. Just a few tweaks and we'll be hopefully fining.
Its one thing questioning him (and no one would disagree with those questions after the start to the season) but its altogether something else calling for him to be sacked, the latter is plain stupid.
Sure it is
The idea of appointing Rangnick as interim manager was that he’d play the DoF football role the next season. Even after we appointed EtH that seemed to be the plan. But out of nowhere we decided to get rid of Rangnick and handed over the transfer reins to EtH. I don’t want Rangnick back as a manager but someone with a football background to run transfers.
He got last summer wrong as well. The Antony money could've been used for so much more.
At some point you have to back a manager longer term.
We have some good individuals but in some areas our squad is weaker than most the league.
At CDM we have one player who can play the role.
We have no box to box midfielder that would play for a top 13 team in the league.
Our only striker is a kid who scored 9 goals in Italy next season and hasn't played a game in the league yet.
Our wingers can't beat a man or cross the ball. They just want to score solo goals once every 8 games.
For feck sake, thank god you're not in charge
How so?
Maddison is a number ten, not a position we need.
Read a little, there's enough evidence of it being reported ffs
We lost the first 2 games last year. He got us third and won a cup in his first season last year… typical knee jerk comment..
We look very poor and we've got some difficult games coming up.
A poor performance (win or lose) against forest at home then bad losses to arsenal and brighten - will the pressure build on ETH?
I mean, how secure is he in the job really?
A poor performance (win or lose) against forest at home then bad losses to arsenal and brighten - will the pressure build on ETH?
I mean, how secure is he in the job really?
I think Pep would immediately get rid of every player he didn’t like and would spend a colossal sum assembling his perfect team. Fine by me. Let’s try and get him.
What is the intention of this team? City and Arsenal have showed the best team control possession.
Ten Hag said this plan is to make Untied the "world best transitional team"....
Ten Hag’s plan to make United world's best transitional team - The Athletic
Is this because he knows he doesnt have the players to control possession? Or does he not know how to coach a team to hold the ball?
Ten Hag said this plan is to make Untied the "world best transitional team"....
Ten Hag’s plan to make United world's best transitional team - The Athletic
Is this because he knows he doesnt have the players to control possession? Or does he not know how to coach a team to hold the ball?
And how are we going to resolve that even with new ownership?
City like sponsorship deals?
Have you not seen Liverpool. They were in the exact position as we are in now but the moment they got Klopp everything turned around. Same for City.
He didn't sign Varane.
Casemiro is a short term business who's only going to be here for one more season max imo before going downhill, and we invested a lot of money into him.
In my opinion, the only business he did well for our future so far are Martinez and Onana, the others are either short term fixes or flops.
To be fair he's the profile we sorely miss.
There will be pressure for sure. But i cant see him being replaced any time soon. There are few alternatives.
selling players is a good start
We absolutely needed Kane and he bottled it. I'm not saying he needs to go or anything, far from it, he did wonders for us last season. But this is the one thing he's definitively got wrong.
Selling everyone...that'd be a laugh. We struggle to sell a handful of players
The Mount signing was odd to me, but something I was prepared to give him the benefit of doubt on.
But honestly, we are crying out for a controlling midfielder. We don't have one and our insistence on keeping McTominay; even though he can't get a kick, means we could be in for a long season.
But honestly, we are crying out for a controlling midfielder. We don't have one and our insistence on keeping McTominay; even though he can't get a kick, means we could be in for a long season.
Would be disingenuous to suggest he doesn't have much money in the bank to retain his job as early into the season as you suggest.
There was maybe a 1 percent chance levy would've sold Kane to united, and even if he would have it would have been the entire budget easily on that.
Rangnick was not goimg to be the DOF, don't change history. His job was as consultant because we already have Murtough as DOF.
We got fecking pummelled on multiple occasions last season, to direct rivals and doubts started because we signed Mount? We haven't played good football since we beat Barcelona.
Of course it is if you see no movement you know its not coached much. he's not a possession interested coach
Such a naive post if you think the reason those two clubs are where they are is solely because of Klopp and Guardiola.
let’s have it right… this is how it’s gonna end up.
he has gambled an entire summer window and strategy on a system that isn’t gonna work.
4231 by October with Mount a bit part player. I’d bet my house on it.
I think he’s looking at the percentages and the shortest route to a competitive team. So working with what he has and planning within a realistic budget, knowing that most top players aren’t very keen to come here at the moment.
Which ones?
It sure is knee jerk. I trust him. Just very sad with the sale of the club situation and MG situation. Hopefully those situations will be resolved soon.
You can bet on it that he will hype the first half for the "positives", should have scored two goals and a penalty. 2nd half had some negatives, but we'll improve.
The amount of time you and others mention "3rd and League Cup" as if this is the peak of Manchester United is embarrassing.
He got top 4 and won the least important trophy in England.. so ? Have some shame and stop mentioning this as the utmost success.
And anyway, the team has been going downhill ever since that goddamn League Cup you're so proud of.
Just get on the phone to every Saudi club going and ask them to make an offer, anything will do
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