I think the CB options we have are fine (except Blackett) and injuries permitting they will prove 90% of this board wrong about their abilities this season.
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Not sure if this is unpopular but I really think Januzaj and Pereira could go on to be excellent players.
Debatable, we were the better team, just like we were against Bayern in 2010, those red cards changed the whole dynamic.
How can this be unpopular in a Manchester United Forum?
People have been calling Januzaj overrated for a few months now.
It's still won't be an unpopular opinion. Majority would agree or hope you are right.
We were doing a smart, well organised job on Madrid and were containing them very well. Nani's sending off certainly brought that aspect of our performance to an abrupt end. If he hadn't been sent off we would likely have continued to perform in that manner.
Watching the games over the two legs though it was pretty clear that Madrid were the superior team. Even with Nani on the pitch they could well have broken us down eventually anyway.
Watching the games over the two legs though it was pretty clear that Madrid were the superior team. Even with Nani on the pitch they could well have broken us down eventually anyway.
Our clubs success this season is all down to whether Rooney has a good/bad season.
Not similar at all to the Bayern game. Madrid needed the red for the momentum shift whereas Bayern already had it.
Bayern missed a golden chance at 2-0, we went up the other end and made it 3-0. They then pulled one back before half time. Start of the 2nd half they started well and Ribery had a free run at our defence, which resulted in Rafael getting desperate and pulling him back for the red card. They were already right back in the tie before the red and only needed 1 goal to progress, whereas Madrid needed a goal just to get to extra time.
Bayern were the better team in 3 out the 4 halves of that tie, and the red card was correct. If I was annoyed at anyone in that game it was Fergie for not subbing Rafael at half time, quite a few people on here were calling for it, once he picked up the booking we could see the red coming from a mile off.
Just to reflect a bit on Rafael, I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but I think he really wasn't that good for United barring one season and just some good matches here and there. He was never going to be a top class RB and I will say that Bayern match was an example.
Some say that labeling him as "rash" is just silly since he doesn't go for the silly tackles often but it takes just one or two of those in a season to expose your lack of quality. Would you trust Rafeal against Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Suarez or any top class attacking player? He does have the ability to restrict them to some extent but I can almbost bet 2 times out of 10 against a top class player he'd get carded.
Was never good enough for United.
I think it's definitely make or break for all of them this season, and I'm thinking like you that they will come of age this year and prove physically and mentally they are good enough.
So that's them cursed then....
I absolutely agree with the bold bit, although i still think parking the bus with 10 outfield players would have been more effective, i also agree with your point about both matches not necessarily being similar (even though i never actually said that), Bayern(despite pressing) weren't significantly better than us in that 2nd leg, we would have gotten away with our snatch and grab job if Rafael received a red card.
We'll finish 5th this season.
Manchester United(this includes the owners,board,staff,coaches,players,fans and Fergie himself) took the inevitable transition period post-Fergie for granted, we should have set plans in motion after we sold Ronaldo, Fergie should have appointed his successor (Moyes or another suitable,young manager), in his last years at the club.
He should have been a ceremonial figure (in terms of coaching,not managing) at the helm in his last 2 years with his successor implementing his own policies.
He should have been a ceremonial figure (in terms of coaching,not managing) at the helm in his last 2 years with his successor implementing his own policies.
Basing definitions of "world class" on a specific number of players (best five players in their position, would get into a 23 man squad of the world's best players, etc.) is obviously wrong. Anyone who does so should lose the argument by default.
Thought we should and would play 4-4-2 before the preseason started
Rooney needs a world class strike partner. He cannot win us the league on his own.
Depay should be on the left wing not young
Mata has improved his work rate, offers a lot in terms of goal threat and deserves to play every game
Rooney needs a world class strike partner. He cannot win us the league on his own.
Depay should be on the left wing not young
Mata has improved his work rate, offers a lot in terms of goal threat and deserves to play every game
Where Mata would play in your 4-4-2 ?, do you mean a diamond formation or 2 CM ?
Don't think that Mata would last long in a 4-4-2 set-up.
That has always been the point to be fair.
WUM.
Man Utd would have been better off today if Rooney was sold when he wanted out.
Here's one. Jones is a lot better than most of the people on here say he is. And he's going to win a lot of these same people over as soon as next season.
Nah just feeling pessimistic today. If the top four gets the points total like they did the season before last it's possible.
On other days I think we'll win the title. One extreme or another for me.
Either that, or just not bought van Persie.
Evans just had a bad spell, he will still prove to be a good back-up and worth his place in the squad.
If Carvahlo was Italian, he'd be talked about as one of the greatest defenders ever.
If we don't win a trophy this coming season then we should sack LVG and bring in Pep as he might be going to Citeh so we should get in first!
Or maybe not get into the team at all.
Easily top 10 this century. Possibly top 5. Only Rio, Nesta, Vidic and Terry are clearly better. He's about Cannavaro or Silva level.
None of our cbs are good enough to be in our first 11.
Assuming we don't sign any other significant players LVG will be sacked this forth coming season.
Assuming we don't sign any other significant players LVG will be sacked this forth coming season.
We should've handled Di Maria better. Top players should get preferential treatment and we should've not been so quick to relegate him to the bench. I do think the main reason he's looking to leave is because he doesn't want to have periods of sitting on the bench because he's one bad game away from being replaced. At least if he goes to PSG he's pretty much guaranteed a starting spot.
We can call him a bitch for not willing to fight for his place, but most top players won't tolerate sitting on the bench. Does anyone think Ronaldo wouldn't ask to leave if he were in Di Maria's situation? Ruud ended his United career because he was left out in favour of Saha. Players even leave the "dream" clubs of Madrid and Barcelona because of playing time.
He should've been one of those automatic selections like Carrick or De Gea and I have no doubts he would've delivered for us.
We can call him a bitch for not willing to fight for his place, but most top players won't tolerate sitting on the bench. Does anyone think Ronaldo wouldn't ask to leave if he were in Di Maria's situation? Ruud ended his United career because he was left out in favour of Saha. Players even leave the "dream" clubs of Madrid and Barcelona because of playing time.
He should've been one of those automatic selections like Carrick or De Gea and I have no doubts he would've delivered for us.
Wouldn't say any of those apart from Nesta were clearly better than him.
There hasn't been a worse time to try to compete at the highest level of the game. Any time any team tries to put together a side to challenge the status quo in european football they are duly destroyed. Add that to dwindling levels of world class players, the money teams get for the sales of their stars can't really be transformed into immediate success which leads to disgruntled fans. Really sad case of affairs.
i will go with this
This place would implode.
And rightly so, to be fair.
That's not really an opinion, more like a fact.
If Rooney plays as lone striker this season he'll out score both Costa and Augero.
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