Pre-match press conference - Watford
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13:20KEY EVENT
Mourinho gives team news
One out, one in. No word on Rojo yet.
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Jose Mourinho to #MUTV: "Jones is still missing. Wayne is fine." #MUFC
1:19 PM - 10 Feb 2017
Mourinho gives team news
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Jose Mourinho to #MUTV: "Jones is still missing. Wayne is fine." #MUFC
1:19 PM - 10 Feb 2017
Obviously that's a no-no … o! I won't do it again
Some very nice Pogba and Carrick moments in those United Foundation clips on MUTV I love this club!
I love this club!13:43
Mourinho on Jones injury
“Every team needs four central defenders,” said the boss. “But we coped well without Eric. Now it’s time for Jones to be out and time for Eric to be in. Of course, we’re happy he played already that last match and he showed again security and understanding with the other guys, so we’re fine.”
Mourinho on Jones injury
“Every team needs four central defenders,” said the boss. “But we coped well without Eric. Now it’s time for Jones to be out and time for Eric to be in. Of course, we’re happy he played already that last match and he showed again security and understanding with the other guys, so we’re fine.”
DT: You getting pre-presser quotes or have I got my international times all mixed up? I'm still watching Jonny Evans Missus flirting with Wigan players on MUTV! Pea-wet … takes me back!
It's just what's in the M.E.N. They seem to get so much out before MUTV as they are in the press conference live, while MUTV it is slightly delayed.
Cheers mate, watching Evans wife is always worth it … she's a fun chick! Here comes the MUTV coverage now … I'm hoping for 1/3 glum Mourinho today!
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Mourinho is convinced Ibrahimovic will still be at #MUFC next term - a season the boss believes could be Zlatan's last at "highest level"
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Mourinho is convinced Ibrahimovic will still be at #MUFC next term - a season the boss believes could be Zlatan's last at "highest level"
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Also on Ed Woodward churn comment, JM: "He is right. Prefer to bring 2,3,4 good players. Not interested in buying and selling 6 or 7."
"Everything is balanced and I think our summer [activity] will be quite small," says the boss on transfers
In which case a lot of the deadwood will be staying too. 2-4 players:
Rose/Tierney
Semedo
Griezmann
CDM
Out:
Darmian
Young
Rooney
Schweini
I'd still expect quite a few to be sold though. At a minimum these look on their way out:
Young, Schweinsteiger, Januzaj, Wilson
Mourinho convinced Ibrahimovic will stay for second season. Says he offers him extra days off but Ibrahimovic rejects them. #mufc
I watch every week and he never tells me the team for my line-up prediction … is it really worth it?
Jones is available and will be in the starting line-up … do not believe anything else you hear!
If no-one realises I'm lying this could finally be the week I break into the top 200!
Jones is available and will be in the starting line-up … do not believe anything else you hear!
If no-one realises I'm lying this could finally be the week I break into the top 200!
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Be amazed if Smalling started this one.I watch every week and he never tells me the team for my line-up prediction … is it really worth it?
Jones is available and will be in the starting line-up … do not believe anything else you hear!
I can finally break into the top 200!
Embargoed part available at 22:30.
We don't need rotation when it comes to our CB's, injuries take care of that for us.
Financial thread:
Woodward: "Happiness from manager of where we are as squad. There will be continual improvement don’t have to churn large number of players"
Which is completely right. Small in terms of quantity but big in quality. It'll probably be another window just like the one we had: 3 or 4 top-tier players to go into the side.
Hope it's 3 or 4 rather than 2. We're not winning the league next season with just 2 new players
Cheers Damo, that's a good comment, I open any kind of stability with open arms to be fair.
Depends who you're bringing in, really. Another top class attacker to help increase our pitiful chance conversion rate + another top class midfielder would probably put you in with a huge chance straight off.Hope it's 3 or 4 rather than 2. We're not winning the league next season with just 2 new players
I think more importantly is the fact that there'll be very few players leaving. The only 'guarantees' to leave in the summer, in my opinion, are Schweinsteiger and Young. I think the club/Mourinho want Rooney out but the ball is in his court. Beyond that... Who? Maybe one can assume at least one of Darmian, and Blind will be leaving - which will be more down to their lack of gametime rather than anything else. Factor in that at least one of Januzaj/Pereira/CBJ will probably be coming back (I imagine Pereira, whilst the other two will go back out on loan again), and then finally the fact that even this January Mourinho has led with the rhetoric that he wants to keep players, even if they're not playing, unless they come and ask for a move AND the offer is right. I don't think we'll actively push anyone out apart from the three oldies.
I think we'll sign maximum 3 new players in the summer - Griezmann, new CDM and maybe a defender.
well considering we look already like challenging now, just two players might be enough, would prefer three though: DM,Winger or Grizzy and LBHope it's 3 or 4 rather than 2. We're not winning the league next season with just 2 new players
we just missed the start of the season and also failed to convert those great games which we drew into wins depite creating chances a lot, Griezzman should help with that, along with some better refereeing and older more settled team if we can get Martial into form he started his career here we have good enough leftwinger to tear the league apart, Shaw back out of depression, there's Pereira coming back too, which I expect big things form next season.. Zlatan will stop missing his sitters, better settled back4 etc...
I am optimistic, we should get rid of Rooney and Fellaini which will make us underperform
So will this be another window where we ignore our issues in MF and FB and waste another country's GDP on one player?
We look like challenging?
We've been pretty poor for the last month and we are 14 points behind. It's not just down to bad luck and poor refereeing. If Zlatan can't score sitters now I don't expect him to be better at age 36. Need to ease him out of the "always starting" role after replacing Rooney with a new real goal scorer.Don't know where to put this but this thread is as good as any, seeing as it's media released by the club today.
What a cool little dude. Lovely to see him meeting his heroes. Prepare to feel emotional.
What a cool little dude. Lovely to see him meeting his heroes. Prepare to feel emotional.