We should have kept Pereira just for this match.
Manchester United vs Liverpool (Tue 12th July, 14:00 UK time) | BANGKOK CENTURY CUP CHAMPIONS
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It's purely MUTV/LFTV on tv, but there may be 'alternative' options closer to kick off if you keep an eye out.
Thank you
Really looking for this one.
It'll be interesting to see how ten Hag sets up
It'll be interesting to see how ten Hag sets up
I think you've got most of that correct but why would Dalot play and Maguire wouldn't when they both came back from international duty at the same time?
I think Maguire and a few others (Scotty, Varane?) were carrying niggles.
Liverpool's channel has a 2 week free trial but it feels wrong to sign up to that.
That's a sacrilege!
Id rather cut off my balls and sit in a bowl of vinegar
Intrigued to see what a week or so of training will have done for the players. We have had pre-seasons in the past where we look absolutely sublime and then start the season like utter crap so not much to tell but I am still kind of excited.
They are now called the Whinging Reds. The good thing is that we optimists are likely to out-live those whingers. So at some point, we will hear less of/from them.
The result is pretty irrelevant.
Pre-season is about fitness, preparation and integrating players and it always has been. There is not a lot of correlation between the success in pre-season compared with the league campaign so at this point it's just watching the game and trying to see if players are fit and and what style/shape EtH is trying to adopt.
The Manager has a 2-3 year plan to get United back playing attractive football and then winning trophies...what happens in the next 2-3 weeks is just foundation and a learning opportunity.
Pre-season is about fitness, preparation and integrating players and it always has been. There is not a lot of correlation between the success in pre-season compared with the league campaign so at this point it's just watching the game and trying to see if players are fit and and what style/shape EtH is trying to adopt.
The Manager has a 2-3 year plan to get United back playing attractive football and then winning trophies...what happens in the next 2-3 weeks is just foundation and a learning opportunity.
Yes. Everywhere but Thailand.
Oh really? I didn’t know that.you wish.. Maguire and Varane carrying knocks
We need to get used to the fact that Varane’s availability absolutely cannot be relied on. I doubt it’ll take ETH long.
Nice thoughts. But I give the 20% of the caftards here till December before they start turning on ETH.
It's already started on Twitter since the Maguire as captain thing came out.
They've already started because he had the audacity to not change captain. I wouldn't imagine anyone cares what people on here think, positive or negative.
I’m a hard bitten sceptic myself.They are now called the Whinging Reds. The good thing is that we optimists are likely to out-live those whingers. So at some point, we will hear less of/from them.
Right now I honestly believe you don’t need to be an optimist to be able to recognise that United is in a better place than it’s been for many years.
People are allowed disagree with a decision without being described as turning on the manager.
Is it the “Jose wasn’t backed” brigade?
Sure. But you need to take pleasure in the start of a new project. Re-birth. Phoenix or Redemption for some. Why harp or hold on to the past? This is probably the first time we actually have a proper rebuild with so many players released or will be leaving. No more legacy players.
ETH will have as good a chance to succeed as any of the managers in the past. Arnold and Murtough are betting their careers on it being successful after the clusterfeck that was Woodward.
Just enjoy the ride -- not the destination.
It's being streamed on AIS plus in thailand.
I suspect with the weather and being the first match it'll be a bit of a slog.
Some players only getting 30 minutes, the team rotate at half time etc.
Will still be nice to see if the team have been able to take anything on board yet.
Some players only getting 30 minutes, the team rotate at half time etc.
Will still be nice to see if the team have been able to take anything on board yet.
It's not pretty irrelevant - it's totally irrelevant.
We could win 5-0 or lose 5-0, wouldnt make a bit of difference!
Its the same people who hate Ole, Ralf and seemingly everything United do, either good or bad. Erik is now a "Glazer puppet" for making Maguire captain.
One way fans. Offer little to nothing in return
At this stage all I ask is that Mctominay is exiled to the bench in an indication of things to come this season.
VDB to start?
An extreme result either way could make a bit of difference to be fair. Not that it would give any indication of where we're at as a team. But we have a lot of out of form players that need to start slowly building up their confidence and form. Losing 5-0 with Maguire having a mare at the back or winning 5-0 with Rashford scoring a hattrick would make a tiny bit of difference.
I really hate this attitude, and I hope its not one the players have. Granted the result of a friendly isn't the most important thing, but we should approach every game as must win. Theres nothing quite like momentum and confidence in football.
If the XI that Ten Hag has been using in training is anything to go by then yes.
Oh I agree. And I am enjoying the ride.
The point is, all the good things you mention can be attributed to hard cold logic. Woodward gone; Arnold clearly setting out to change things and shift the focus back onto football; players being targeted for the right reasons*: these are real actions that are really taking place and are likely (not guaranteed, obvs) to improve things. Even a hard-bitten sceptic can see that. It’s those who refuse to acknowledge the changes that are the fanciful ones.
* I’m still a bit of a sceptic where the execution of the changes is concerned. Aside from the De Jong saga, which the club seem to have handled as well as could be expected in the circumstances, I do think it’s disappointing that only one signing has been secured in time for pre-season.
So, 2nd half XI maybe...
Heaton
Laird AWB Tuanzebe Malacia
Garner/McT Hannibal
Iqbal
Elanga Amad Pellistri
Laird AWB Tuanzebe Malacia
Garner/McT Hannibal
Iqbal
Elanga Amad Pellistri
Others are Telles, Savage, Chong and Garnacho.
How do you approach a game as must win while flipping the whole team at HT / playing a bunch of kids for a run out?
Is Maguire injured?
Why can't each of those kids approach it individually as a must win? What's wrong with having that attitude towards every game you play?
It’s irrelevant in terms of the football they will be playing in the forthcoming season, certainly.
In terms of getting fans, the press and the Glazers on board the ETH train, a result against our biggest rivals isn’t irrelevant at all. I agree it isn’t sensible, but there’s no getting away from it.