Very well said!
Rangnick - "Apart from goalkeeping we need to improve all areas of our squad" | Muppets amass
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Very well said!
**Puts popcorn in the microwave**
This is why I'm a Ralf fan. I know the footballs not been great and results have been poor. But this was always the true upside of having him.
I love his honesty and openness. The ball is truly in the club's court. If they don't act upon this, in no way can they point the finger. It is on them. Luckily, I really do feel like change is coming.
I love his honesty and openness. The ball is truly in the club's court. If they don't act upon this, in no way can they point the finger. It is on them. Luckily, I really do feel like change is coming.
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When you say this where do you put Bruno amongst our dysfunctional midfield problems?
The leadership is weak though - hasn't that been obvious for a while? The board seem to care far too much about what the media or the fans think about their decision making - which is why Gary Neville's faux outrage made them do a u-turn on the Mourinho sacking in October 2018.
But the fact still remains, for the most part the fanbase has been constantly egging them onto into making horrible decisions. In an ideal world, we need a Florentino Perez, Uli Hoeneß or Abramovic type of figure who run the club like dictators.
Jesus. I am not scapegoating. The side has many issues and Harry Maguire is one of them because he has given the ball away many, many times in areas where minimal pressure has been applied. This is not due to the keeper, whom you are scapegoating, it is because he is clearly incredibly poor under any kind of press or pressure.
It‘s mad. I mean Spain have really struggled having to replace De Gea.
This
I’m assuming it’s been mentioned before as I’m arriving late to this thread, but would the general consensus on Ederson and Allison be the same if their teams weren’t good enough to bail them out when they make comedic errors that lead to goals? With us it’s the other way round.
https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/keepersadv/Premier-League-Stats
He's actually come off the bottom in his two worst areas due to dealing with a cross and sweeping a couple of times on Saturday; second bottom for crosses (dealt with 8 out of 245 faced all season) with only Watford's back-up goalkeeper below him and third bottom for sweeping actions outside the area (7 all season for an average of 0.22 a game).
Distribution wise he is bottom half but certainly not bottom of the league, 14th in terms of long pass completion, 13th in terms of throwing the ball out, but he does have the lowest in-play involvement of any goalkeeper in the league with over 20 appearances in possession which would suggest the players aren't comfortable passing the ball back to him.
I don't think we need that. We just need competent people who trust their own ability and decision-making process who won't be swayed by public opinion. I don't think it should be too much to expect to be perfectly honest.
Not sure as I don't follow italian football. Looking at the list, it's a very long list. But, with italian clubs, they move players between clubs a lot. I don't know how many actually play in the first team.
It's quite clear Woodward was operating a commerce first/football second policy and the biggest area this impacted was transfers. Everything that's now going on needs to be seen through that lens.
Thanks! I'm up to me neck in work and can't be faffing about comparing stats today.
So not as bad as I assumed but not good enough for a club with top 4 (let alone title) ambitions.
But the point being made is, if our forwards pressed better, our midfield was more compact, our defence played higher and DDG played more like a modern "keeper sweeper", he wouldn't face so many shots in the first-place.
I think we all agree there are some major tactical/structural issues when a Manchester Utd GK is at the top of the "saves made" list, whether they are good saves or routine saves
Is the Chelsea goalkeeper good with his feet?
10 according to Transfermarkt:
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ant...ainer/3517/plus/0/galerie/0?station_id=228262
I’m just thinking it would be best to carry out one of these. Similar to LVG’s first summer but with less mistakes.
From the LVG list:
Falcao (CF)
Blind (CM at the time)
Rojo (CB)
Di Maria (AM)
Herrera (CM)
I think position wise this is what we need to replicate.
We can hope but i'm not expecting any different just because he's left and his mate has taken up the reigns.
Except he has a whole career worth of work that proves that not to be the case. Last season Maguire had very few issues on the ball beyond maybe holding onto it for too long. He’s never been particularly prone to giving the ball away easily and he’s actually always been very good at driving forward with the ball. Never had any issues with England either. Again it’s scapegoating because there are more legitimate things to highlight in his game which are genuine issues. De Gea definitely doesn’t help either way for any of our defenders either.
Is that easy to do when you literally have idiots turning up outside your home to attack you?
https://talksport.com/football/662229/ed-woodward-house-attack-police-manchester-united-flares/
At the highest level our leadership isn't ruthless enough unfortunately. The likes of Perez throw managers under the bus to cover their own backs, but it actually works out okay for the club. Our board doesn't do that, and it makes them a direct target from the media and the fanbase which is why they're so easy to sway.
Still people will pretend none of this is an issue…
Do you threat your partner the same way your mate threats their partner?
Looking at the list of players who are staying, presuming there are no sales, we need about 5 Sung Ji-Park's and we're a 100% better off than we are today.
He is not the greatest but issue with De Gea isn't just him being shit with his feet it's actually far more basic his reluctance to come off the line and inability to command his box creates nervousness amidst the backline and causes lot of issues , while he may look good making those stops on the line but quite of those situations wouldn't even arise if he can just do the basics right.
The overhaul what we all want, will simply not happen all in one summer transfer window.
Yes we have a few players leaving this summer, and we will no doubt bring in 2-3 players, but it certainly won’t be as many as people expect or want.
My guess is 3 players and the likes of Garnacho, Mejbri and others being promoted to more first team exposure.
Yes we have a few players leaving this summer, and we will no doubt bring in 2-3 players, but it certainly won’t be as many as people expect or want.
My guess is 3 players and the likes of Garnacho, Mejbri and others being promoted to more first team exposure.
Mendy Vs De Gea
Shotstopping = De Gea (by a small margin)
Communication/organising = Mendy (by a massive margin)
Distribution = Mendy (by a small margin)
Aerially = Mendy (by a massive margin)
Presence = Mendy (by a massive margin)
Sweeping = Mendy (by a large margin)
Overall = Mendy (by a pretty wide margin)
Now do that for every keeper in the league and ours will fall short in most contests. Shot stopping alone (even best in the world) doesn’t negate the other facets of the game.
I'm sure he means the GK also but he couldn't exactly say EVERYONE as it pretty much singles De Gea out seeing as he's the only GK that's played for us this season.
De Gea is a better shot stopper by a large margin
De Gea is the least of our problems right now. The house is burning down but let’s fix the leaky tap first.
Mandy is not better than DE Gea in distribution
De Gea is the best shot stopper in the world so that’s no slight, Mendy is capable of some great saves though from what I’ve seen. Very solid keeper.
Mandy might not be but Mendy definitely is.
It’s not number one priority but I’d have it far above another CB.
The funny thing is, a lot of the fans who criticised the club for not backing Mourinho in 2018, are the same fans who are loudest in their criticism towards Maguire. And what's even funnier is that they're completely oblivious to the irony of their ways.
So he does think we need a new keeper
I think it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out we do need a keeper and all. Basically this summer will be interesting.
It took years of him fecking up before those jokers went to attack his house. Stop making up excuses for Woodward's general uselessness.
I hope he means more than 3/4 this summer given the amount that will be leaving with contracts expiring