DJ_21
Evens winner of 'Odds or Evens 2022/2023'
Had a pint to prove and proved it. Just needs to stay focussed now and mature a bit more. I like that he tracked back more against wolves. Scored a decent funny
Heh. I can’t see him drinking pints. Spirits or champagne I reckon.Had a pint to prove and proved it. Just needs to stay focussed now and mature a bit more. I like that he tracked back more against wolves. Scored a decent funny
Had a pint to prove and proved it. Just needs to stay focussed now and mature a bit more. I like that he tracked back more against wolves. Scored a decent funny
Had a pint to prove and proved it. Just needs to stay focussed now and mature a bit more. I like that he tracked back more against wolves. Scored a decent funny
Who do we replace him with Ish? Doubt many would mind if there was a certain upgrade at a good price, but I can't think of one maybe you guys can?
Anyway, the realist in me says keep him motivated and playing out of his skin until the end of the season and shift to the highest bidder (PSG?) when his stock is at an all time high. Reason being, he has history of being extremely temperamental and inconsistent, veering between world class and sunday league (hyperbole!).
The romantic in me obviously hopes this ignited Rashfords hunger, desire and love of the game/sport….and he kicks on to become world class consistently for us (but yeah, we make decisions on “data”, don’t we?). Anyhow, great game last night
We might not need to replace him directly, our desire to play a certain way doesn't fit the profile of a Rashford type player, Garnacho can play there, not sure if Amad could or not, Mount has played there in the past and given his energy, pressing ability and technical skill might be the best option we have currentlyWho do we replace him with Ish? Doubt many would mind if there was a certain upgrade at a good price, but I can't think of one maybe you guys can?
That's not very compelling..... at all...We might not need to replace him directly, our desire to play a certain way doesn't fit the profile of a Rashford type player, Garnacho can play there, not sure if Amad could or not, Mount has played there in the past and given his energy, pressing ability and technical skill might be the best option we have currently
He had more than a few pints.
Being realistic, we have other needs to fill and not an awful amount of money (no pun intended) to play withThat's not very compelling..... at all...
Good point - Marcus may, notice I say may, be the type of talented player who never develops into the player that people think he is because of inconsistency and getting distracted by whatever is going on behind the scenes. However, he grew up at United, has had a lot of experiences along the way including the bad ones of United`s decline and good ones like playing for England, being in the public sight because of his commendable charity involvement etc.Who do we replace him with Ish? Doubt many would mind if there was a certain upgrade at a good price, but I can't think of one maybe you guys can?
But for a longer period of time, not just 2-3 gamesHe made mistake, punished, didn't make a scene and took it well. So water under the bridge, and he just need to continue performing well.
Yeah agreed it’ll be difficult to replace Rashford (the close to world class version of him anyway). I’m not advocating to sell, I’d actually prefer he kicks on from here but if history is anything to go by….Who do we replace him with Ish? Doubt many would mind if there was a certain upgrade at a good price, but I can't think of one maybe you guys can?
Good post!Good point - Marcus may, notice I say may, be the type of talented player who never develops into the player that people think he is because of inconsistency and getting distracted by whatever is going on behind the scenes. However, he grew up at United, has had a lot of experiences along the way including the bad ones of United`s decline and good ones like playing for England, being in the public sight because of his commendable charity involvement etc.
It`s really difficult to replace experience and homegrown experience at that. And how many times have we thought since the end of the Ferguson era that this player or that player was going to be just what we needed, especially the English ones, only to be given a reality check in the case of Luke, Harry, Sancho etc. These kind of signings have under-achieved when they haven`t been a destabilising force.
I`m glad Luke had a good game against Wolves and am delighted that Marcus came back to score that vital first goal but the Wolves result is a step in the right direction, not indicative of some regeneration. I see now that we need to sit back and watch how Marcus continues to respond and let`s hope he does it in the way we all need him to do.
Yeah agreed it’ll be difficult to replace Rashford (the close to world class version of him anyway). I’m not advocating to sell, I’d actually prefer he kicks on from here but if history is anything to go by….
In a dream land scenario, we get Vini when Madrid sign Mbappe but that seems like a pipe dream, albeit stranger things have happened. I guess we could aim for the likes of Mitoma or Kvaradona (I can’t spell his actual name!) who are both a different profile and style to Rashfords directness. It would also mean shifting Garnacho back to the left then we would need a RW, possibly like Neto (injury concerns though) or Bowen perhaps. But alas, this is above my pay grade afro
In an ideal world, Kvaratskhelia? Would cost about £80 million to get him out of Napoli, but with amortization and what we'd get for Rashford, we'd be in a much better position.Who do we replace him with Ish? Doubt many would mind if there was a certain upgrade at a good price, but I can't think of one maybe you guys can?
This is why we must sell really while he’s still decently young to get a high fee from PSG.That was his best game in about a year. As other posters have said above there have been issues with Rashford behind the scenes. There’s usually a lot more to things than we see on the weekend. Hopefully he’s moved past it because his stock couldn’t really have been any lower. He’s a good player for 15/20 goals a season and doesn’t have to be the hardest worker in the team but he also shouldn’t ever be switched off and walking around moping either. It sets a shocking tone for the rest of the team/club.
Give us a scout report and justify your priceIn an ideal world, Kvaratskhelia? Would cost about £80 million to get him out of Napoli, but with amortization and what we'd get for Rashford, we'd be in a much better position.
No, it's not unreasonable but... he didn't really contradict the clubs statement.
He himself said it was illness prior to all the details dropping.
All the club statement said was he's ill, Ten Haag said he was ill, he was ill, the problem was it was probably being hungover as opposed to the cold or something acceptable and everyone knew it.
The press are vulutures, they are never going to be fully sated, I think he gave a fairly even handed amount of information, as a update to the statement, in light of a greater amount of detail becoming public knowledge as you could under the circumstances. They are still talking about it now, even though we've repeatedly said it's done. If there had been zero updated statements, they'd be in a frenzy by now.
Of course. As long as it's not criminal act, all those things players do outside the field are just noise and their private live to me. Drinking once a while, shagging oldies, shit interviews, etc.But for a longer period of time, not just 2-3 games
So he's the same as about 95% of the rest of the country who enjoy their wage more than their job?
Anyway, we should sell, both for our benefit and also his, maybe a change of scenery would be good for him too if that's how he feels.
This isn't a "wum" but it's gotta kinda suck for him having grown up at the club while Sir Alex was winning everything with the likes of Rooney, Ronaldo & Scholes but in his playing time it's been (I'll be diplomatic here) not as good.
I know there's an obvious retort to this (that he wouldn't get in the first xi under Sir Alex) but it simply has to be a big downer.
Valid points but would Marcus be different if he had been surrounded by players like the Nevilles, Beckham, Scholesy and Nicky Butt who usually all pulled together and encouraged each other - probably.He can't tune out the outside world, he got in trouble and has a chip on his shoulder now.
There's been times where his personal life obviously affected his form because he can't escape in to football for a few hours.
Pogba, Lingard, and Martial are the same way.
I get it football is their job where for most of us football is our escape, but I look at the best in any generation of any sport and they can tune out whatever is surrounding them to keep performing.
Valid points but would Marcus be different if he had been surrounded by players like the Nevilles, Beckham, Scholesy and Nicky Butt who usually all pulled together and encouraged each other - probably.
Gary Nev had a rep for being mouthy and involving himself in all kinds of business but that kind of player is a great influence on other players and he would have been able to say things to Marcus that he needed to hear.
And look at how Beckham led by example, always working tirelessly on the pitch and doing his signature free kicks despite the nastiness of opposition fans even before that World Cup debacle or when the team fell behind.
Likewise Jesse would have benefited from those kinds of players around him. The anti-Jesse United supporters are in the majority here obviously but I never felt Jesse let us down on the pitch. He had a great work ethic and was a much better player than most give him credit for when he was at United.
Rashford and a few others would have probably thrived in the great United sides. They'd have had the benefit of playing as one star in a team of stars and would have also been helped by the siege mentality that Fergie tended to develop when the media wanted to chuck a few curve balls at us.
One could argue he would be a much better player under SAF.
I don`t think Jesse`s forays into the J Lingz brand, laughing at rival fans behaving like a mob of morons in targeting the United team bus, hanging out at events in the public eye with Marcus etc actually affected his performances on the pitch. Same for unwisely sharing his idiot mate`s pillow humping activity on social media when they were in Miami, holidaying and enjoying the company of legal age females. His attitude on the pitch seemed to me to be good, he worked hard and was the kind of player who would slot in on the pitch as directed by the menager.
His performances in an increasingly unstable Manchester United team over the course of the management merry-go-round that arrived post-Ferguson were actually better than a number of the`name players` that let the team down not only by lack of performance and no will to improve but with a publicly aired toxic attitude to the media and on social media. Luke Shaw was among that group. for example. Marcus has been disappointing in the way he has tended to not stand up and be counted when the going gets tough but he has not been like those players, either.