For someone who doesn't like negativity...
The fact is that we no longer can go toe to toe for the top transfer fee players all the time. Having very 'decent' squad players can make the difference. Going the extra mile for the club means something to me and many fans.
In the tour, only 11 players train? We only played one game and all the first team players on tour are starter?
Was thinking Herrera and not fred. They're missing starters all over the pitch too. Wasnt a huge difference. Salah pretty much is equal to Sanchez in squad standing, same with Bailly/Van Dijk. Both missed main striker. They had Mane, we had Mata. Same shit. Youth players rounded out teams of a few stars and mostly some squad players. Everybody is missing players. It's the reality of the situation. You can complain about it endlessly and pretend like others arent in the same boat or just deal with the situation and go on with your business. Mourinho is currently making constant excuses, putting it all on the players and deflecting blame (while putting in some god awful performances) while others are getting their players to perform well. You dont need 11 world class players to play decent football.
Sturridge who was on loan at a relegated side, or Shaqiri who got relegated with his side... real quality there. Why not mention how we have darmian on the pitch who despite us all disliking him, Juve and Inter are interested in? Its just excuses to cover for someone who is doing a poor job
A cop out? It's the truth. What about them playing basically reserves in the first 20 minutes of the 2nd half while we didnt sub anyone but our keeper? Yet they still dominated us. We have a coward manager who knows nothing but negative football and just is not suited to a club like United.
So you have insider info about our pre season tactical training?
I don't understand this attitude. Thousands of people care enough to pay the $80 ticket. Millions care enough to watch it on TV/internet. If i were the player, I'd care enough to put a lot of effort to win the game.
Manchester United is a brand. SAF painstakingly built United brand as big as it is with years of winning with style. You want big players coming in to play for United, you need cash cow from those sponsors. And those sponsors paying big because of United brand.
Top teams never have shite preseason performance where it's clear they can't be arsed? Even under SAF we had some shite performance during pre season. This year the quality of traveling squad is terrible. It's known. You can't do anything out it like how some of these youngster/ couldn't help with our U23 relegation.To place that kind of expectation of United brand is dumb to say the least.
Do you even read? Control of the game from midfield is tactical change and it's not overnight work. Matic Pogba two key players were out. Fred just joined few days and couldn't even play 90 minutes. You have Herrera and McTominay from the first team at the end of last season and Pereira. Football is a team game. Take control of midfield is not few players job. Where is the passing options?So what's with Mourinho's excuses? Pre-season matches don't matter, correct?
Why not try and experiment with what you have instead of decrying the fact your big guns are still on vacation.
Why not try to control the game with the midfield when you know the attack and defense are nonexistent?
Trying to do the same thing as if you have your full squad is tactical naiveté and speaks volumes of José stubbornness
(or nonchalance but then again, why should he care about a meaningless preseason match).
Exaggerated scoreline aside (really should be 1-2) at least beat the Scousers at something (pass accuracy, passes, possession).
Bet he won't say that if we don't play well against Leicester, seeing Jose is saying his players won't be back for it. Do we take that with a pinch of salt?
Yes it is for fitness, but if it is, this lot are unfit. It is also for setting tactics and we don't look any better. Yes we have players to come back, eventually. The manager said they need their rest, but is now trying to say it is up to the players if they come back. So if they do it is great, if they really need the rest, they are putting themselves before the team. The result was expected, but the criticism of the kids was terrible.
Thanks god its not the result that people are upset by then.
And the pre season in 2014 they got hammered 3-0 by Weirder Bremen, they then went on to win the title. These games mean absolutely nothing at the best of times and even less when you have 75% of your squad missing.
PLTBT
Ah the pre-season they played 10 games, won 7, drew 1 and lost twice, scoring 20 goals and conceding 10? Basically the same as drawing 3 and losing 1, scoring 3 goals and conceding 6.
