An absolutely ridiculous example, and a perfect illustration of how certain people just roll off the same old bullshit every week when it comes to us, one of which is Gary Neville.
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An absolutely ridiculous example, and a perfect illustration of how certain people just roll off the same old bullshit every week when it comes to us, one of which is Gary Neville.
Eh, no.
Just be honest - you didn’t even watch the City Liverpool game.
Our match was infinitely more entertaining than the City match but we’re talking styles of football here. And the football Mainoo was playing would have looked right at home in that City team. Simple, accurate short passing with the ball almost always on the deck. Which is obviously very different to what we’ve got used to seeing in our own central midfield with Casemiro smashing first time Hollywood passes or McT doing McT things. It’s a completely harmless (and accurate) comment by Neville. It’s crazy the way so many people on here get so triggered by the notion that City, shock horror, have been playing better football than us.
Calm down
I'm a troll because I won't join in the City love in? feck me, I have zero interest in those cheating cnuts.
You seem a bit feverish, Col. No City fans here. I think when you come back to this one down the line you'll feel a bit sheepish.
I don't know why you are upset over this. City have been a better team than us for a decade. Let's face it, on the pitch they have higher standards. That doesn't mean Neville is saying Mainoo should go play for City.
But that's not at all what you said. You compared the Saturday vs Sunday games, in an inaccurate manner - for shock value, I imagine.
It wasn't inaccurate though. The Saturday match was dull to watch but at a very high technical level. The Sunday game was exciting to watch but not very technical at all. In terms of passing the football it was a huge step down in quality. Much more long passes, much more passes not finding their target. The City starting lineup featured 8 players who completed >80% of their passes. Four of them hit 90% plus. For United one, and only one, player managed to complete >80% of their passes. Guess who that was? The player that Neville thinks wouldn't look out of place playing for Manchester City!
So you were fine when we sold Jaap Stam?
I mean, not really, and even if the Sunday game was a bit lower level from a technical perspective, it wasn't " Agricultural, route one football. Horrendous, stone age stuff." as you claimed it was, whichever way you try to dress it up now.
It was though. Although - as I already said in the post you quoted - this was mainly down to Everton. PL football has got to a point where it's actually very unusual to see the amount of long range, route one passes we saw in that game. And I say "passes" but a lot of them were really just hit and hope.
Sorry, I don’t follow.
Hadn't thought about it until now. Is Neville posting as @Pogue Mahone on an elaborate WUM? Probably.....
You might be on to something.
In my time on the Caf, I've seen some pretty stoopid discussions. From humble beginnings, this Gary Neville/Mainoo comments discussion is rocketing up the charts. I'll be keeping an eye on it.
Ronaldo Messi is slowly ebbing away so it's only natural the next head to head is G Nev and Mainoo.
Redcafe would make two brothers fight.
Gary is just looking for sensational narative to make engagement and clicks.
We didn't lose, and United+City was the other easiest way.
Gary is just looking for sensational narative to make engagement and clicks.
We didn't lose, and United+City was the other easiest way.
I quite admire Nevilles attempt to be impartial as a pundit. He knows what his job is now and what it requires to do it well, and he's at least trying.
I had the misfortune of having to listen to Danny Murphy try everything he could to avoid having to praise Garnacho for that goal, simply because he's incapable of being impartial, and the same goes for most of them.
I had the misfortune of having to listen to Danny Murphy try everything he could to avoid having to praise Garnacho for that goal, simply because he's incapable of being impartial, and the same goes for most of them.
I’m in total agreement, wish they’d fcuk off and support someone else.
Don't come in this thread much (at all). Is it always this angry?
It's hands-down the weirdest thread on the Caf for my money.
The Rick & Morty of threads!This is the "worst" thing about Neville for me - the man is so self-deprecating/undermining himself as a footballer that people are actually starting to think he wasn't a brilliant footballer, and easily one of the best right-backs in Prem history.
Yeah I do agree with that - he was sensational, really consistent and a great captain in title winning team after title winning team. It's a shame he downplays it, he was extraordinary.
Anything city do or achieve essentially doesn’t count because of the cheating. They have a good team, yes sure, but because of the 115 charges for cheating it more or less doesn’t count that they have a good team because they’ve obtained it and the trophies they’ve won illegally.
Neville was a great defender, and it wasn't until Beckham left that people appreciated how good his crossing actually was. The other thing about Neille, when he realised his body was done, he stepped aside. Not too many pros would have the honesty to do that, a lot keep on going past their sell by dates, a lot of full backs once their pace goes try and play centre half. Fergie didn't want him to retire but he knew himself he couldn't maintain the standards he set.
Those two games against West Brom and Stoke made for tough viewing though. He was so off the pace and should've been sent off in both of them. He should've retired after the 09/10 season instead of staying on another year.
His ability as a right back is never in doubt, he was an unrivalled mainstay for United (and England) for years.
That doesn't give him license to constantly spout bollocks as a commentator and pundit.
That doesn't give him license to constantly spout bollocks as a commentator and pundit.
The fact that he’s a commentator and pundit gives him the license to give his opinion as a commentator and pundit though.
I guess that depends on when he came into the consciousness of the fan in question because he came through as a superb crosser of the ball, which was on full display at Euro '96. What was actually strange is that his crossing seemed to decline from its starting point, sort of like how O'Shea looked like he was going to be one of the best dribbling FB's of his era based off his debut season before he really dropped off as a ball-carrying FB.
Who's giving this bloke a platform if he hasn't got a clue? Oh it's Rio and his awful content. Controversy for controversy's sake.
and fergie wanted him to stay on when he told him he was finished. A lot of players might have took that advice, gladly he didn't, as you say he was finished and he knew it.
kind of my point, Beckham wasn't at Euro 96, so Neville's crossing stood out more. It tended to be overshadowed by Beckham when they played together, due to all the fanfare around Beckham. Becks tended to get the plaudits more for his crossing. That flank we had 2 quality crossers of the ball.
Both make a habit of incessantly spouting drivel, for sure.
Gary is officially a dragon
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...dit-worth-20m-fires-shot-Jamie-Carragher.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...dit-worth-20m-fires-shot-Jamie-Carragher.html
Talks a lot about Utd here from 11:00 onwards