great assist in the end as well. btw who's the lad who scored for USA? i heard the commentator said he is a player from the bayern reserves, got to say he did very well, certainly came in late in the game but certainly made an impact.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
Julian Green, and yeah it was a brilliant goal. I looked him up after, he's 19 and has spent all his formative years for Germany and played for Germanys youth teams in the past, seems a decent prospect
I like him. Always impresses me at tournaments these last few years. No idea if he's any good in general or just ups his game for tournament but he was great last night.
Bradley isn't good enough for United, but he's had a good tournament.
There's a lot of "Not United class" posts in here but I'd imagine if Keane was from the USA we'd have heard the same things said about him "He's a good player, works hard but lacking that bit of quality"
What is United class these days? Do you need a £35m+ price tag? Rated highly in the latest FIFA game? An eye catching haircut?
What is United class these days? Do you need a £35m+ price tag? Rated highly in the latest FIFA game? An eye catching haircut?
I'd say be one of the best in the world in your position or have the potential to become. Also, not being too big a douchebag (though that criteria is debatable
).But yeah agreed, you need squad players as well. Not advocating signing Bradley, just saying.
No you gimp, you have to be able to play football quite a lot better than Bradley can.
You have anger issues, pal
That whole post is a train wreck, but the bolded bit is particularly daft. Anyone with a brain in their nut wouldn't say that.
DeAndre Yedlin and Julian Green looked like great young prospects.
Jonjo Shelvey.
Yes and he also cant spot a good player when he sees one. Michael Bradley is a more than capable midfielder who would be an asset to most top sides.
Julian Green is extremely highly rated over at Bayern Munich. Word on the grapevine is that Germany were keen to use him for future matches but USA stole a march.Similar to the Zelalem situation.
He's just not good enough for a team that expects to be in the top 4. If he was, he wouldn't be spending his prime in MLS.
True but he's not fashionable enough for the modern football hipster, educated by football manager and FIFA games. They can spot world class talent without even seeing them play in real life.
Players like Bradley or James McCarthy get wrote off as ordinary because fans with a ridiculous sense of entitlement want only big name signings and couldn't care less about a balanced squad.
In theory a line of Kagawa, Mata and Januzaj playing behind Rooney and RVP would be beautiful to watch but in reality you'd be hopelessly exposed and easy to play against. Yet I've seen countless fans turn their nose up at hard grafters like De Jong etc who hold things together.
What are you talking about?
He's crap for a team that wants to get in the top four or even wants to stay in the premier league. Now get that through your head. The only hipster is you wanting players off World Cup performances.
He's crap for a team that wants to get in the top four or even wants to stay in the premier league. Now get that through your head. The only hipster is you wanting players off World Cup performances.
Please do not ever compare Keane to Bradley.
yeah I'd agree with that. Maybe is he was called Michel Bradlinho and sported a Mohawk, people would be raving about him.
He would be decent for a mid-table side.
To some degree I agree with the principal of what you're saying, but don't think it applies to Bradley unfortunately.
lets look at it this way.. history has shown that many players play above their average at world cups or euros
Diouf, Poborksy, Salif Diao, Kleberson, I could go on. Hell, even Ron Vlaar has had a good world up ffs
If Bradley was good enough, he'd be playing at a higher level consistently
Diouf, Poborksy, Salif Diao, Kleberson, I could go on. Hell, even Ron Vlaar has had a good world up ffs
If Bradley was good enough, he'd be playing at a higher level consistently
I have a mate who falls for that every single tournament, constantly thinks Utd should go and buy someone because they had a good World Cup or Euro's. He specifically mentioned Ron Vlaar, forgetting that he's nowhere near good enough for Utd.
Thing is I don't even think Bradley has been that good in this World Cup anyway. All of this seems mental.
He is very hard working - I give him that, but he lacks a little bit of quality. He made a terrible mistake for the Portugal equalizer - no one who plays at that level should make mistakes like that. The whole US team had a very good World Cup, but for me Bradley didn't stand out. Definitely he is not someone to consider for United.
He has a weird looking head.
Good player and had a good World Cup. Probably good enough for a Europa League team in one of the big leagues.
I don't get it, ordinary, midtable player at best.
Those of you saying he's good enough for us need your heads checked.
Those of you saying he's good enough for us need your heads checked.
He hasn't even played well this world cup. He was shocking against Ghana, gave the ball away constantly. Had a flat game against Portugal including missing a sitter and then giving the ball away in stoppage time which led to the equalizer, and did sweet FA against Germany. Against Belgium he ran around a fair bit but much like the entire US team, was utterly dominated for 95% of the match. Only really showed up in the last 15 minutes of extra time when he lofted that pass into the box, which that German kid mis-hit volleyed into the corner.
Never good enough for United in a million years. This thread should be burned.
Never good enough for United in a million years. This thread should be burned.
Not many people on this forum actually realise he has played for Roma, Monchengladbach and Chievo. So yes he is definitely good enough for a mid table team.
This doesn't necessarily apply to American players in the MLS. Donovan and Dempsey are clearly good players for teams challenging for the 4th spot but choose to play in the USA. Bradley could be a leader in a mid-table side, or a squad player for a top four team, like Gibson was for us. He's played for some decent European teams in the past.
They're paying him feckloads of money to play in Toronto, it's really a no brainer why he isn't elsewhere.
That's bollocks, to be fair. Belgium got a lot of joy down the flanks but not much through the middle. He put in a hell of a lot of tackles, was always available for a pass and showed a nice range of passing himself when he did get on the ball.
He almost certainly isn't good enough for one of Europe's heavyweights but put in an impressive performance yesterday. Some of the comments since then have been ridiculously harsh.
Shat myself when I saw this thread bumped.
Decent player, but not for us. Please.
Decent player, but not for us. Please.
I dont get the hate for him at all, I thought he was a standout player for the USA and his energy levels and passion for the game were superb...he reminded me a bit of Hargreaves yesterday.
I don't think he is the answer to any of our CM problems but he is definitely better than Anderson, Cleverly or Fellaini.
Well he's not actually playing in the US. He earned a move to Roma, so yes, he would be decent enough as a squad player but if any team expected him to start in the league, they shouldn't be nursing top four aspirations.
He spent the entire tournament making bad decisions or, when he made the right decision, usually mishitting his passes. Honestly, he looked like he was playing with a concussion.
There is no way he is better than Fellaini.
...and I think he is better than Fellaini... we will have to agree to disagree on this one old chap
Fellaini had a bad first season at a new club. But with Everton he was better than Bradley, without a doubt.
He's probably not but even if he was that's a terrible compliment.
Ive seen Bradley play for Roma, TFC and the USA and Ive seen Fellaini play for Belgium, MUFC and Everton and I can safely say I will take Bradley over Fellaini any day of the week.
Fair enough, it's still not a great compliment though. It would be like complimenting a winger by saying he's better than Young. Not great.