Surely expectations are that it will be Rashford? We have to expect Rashford to get at least 25 in all competitions, and if Hojlund gets that many then he’s had an incredible breakout season.
We are not going to score enough goals
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Surely expectations are that it will be Rashford? We have to expect Rashford to get at least 25 in all competitions, and if Hojlund gets that many then he’s had an incredible breakout season.
To hit 100 goals we need 50 off Rahford Martial Sancho and Hojlund as a minimum. We need another 40 off Antony Garnacho Bruno Mount and Eriksen. Another 10 off the rest would put us in good stead. We aint gonna do it.
We do need another striker to be honest, whoever that might be.
Whoever? Can I interest you in one Wout Weghorst??
Hojlund and Mount (even Onana in the build up) will offer more of a goal threat. So on paper the options this season are more than last.
Let’s see how the season starts.
Let’s see how the season starts.
Seems like a stretch tbh.
I'd settle for modest amount of goals scored this season if it meant United quit gifting goals to opposition from mainly lapse in concentration.
Hmmm do you reckon that's the expectation from inside the club? I would say we'd be looking for our new No 9 to be the biggest goal threat - it would certainly be nice
I really hope that Rashford and Anthony have good seasons because theoretically we should want all of our first choice front 3 (Rashford, Hojlund and Anthony?) to be banging them in regularly. We've been far to reliant on single players to get the goals, and those players, when found lacking, have dropped form, which has lost us points. Over the last few seasons that has been a real problem.
Rasmus and Rashford will be in double figures for the season and I truly believe Antony will bag a lot more now that he’s had a full season over him and the surprise package for me is Mount and Cas, both will chip in
We need to score 80+ you'd think to be in with a chance of winning the league. Rashford and Bruno are the only players that are proven as capable of bagging double figures in the PL.
We need big input from Garnacho, Antony, Sancho and Hojlund up front. I think Mount and Casemiro are well able to chip in for a combined double figures a season.
We're lacking big time on goal contribution from defence. Varane is not much of an aerial threat, neither is Martinez in the box. Shaw, Dalot and AWB, its much the same story. You'd hope for a similar 5-10 goal contribution from your defence, but we're probably going to see low single digits if you had to put a number on it.
So basically we're relying probably on 60 goals from Rashford, Bruno and Hojlund, with 20 or so additional from Antony, Garnacho, Sancho, Mount and Casemiro as a minimum.
We need big input from Garnacho, Antony, Sancho and Hojlund up front. I think Mount and Casemiro are well able to chip in for a combined double figures a season.
We're lacking big time on goal contribution from defence. Varane is not much of an aerial threat, neither is Martinez in the box. Shaw, Dalot and AWB, its much the same story. You'd hope for a similar 5-10 goal contribution from your defence, but we're probably going to see low single digits if you had to put a number on it.
So basically we're relying probably on 60 goals from Rashford, Bruno and Hojlund, with 20 or so additional from Antony, Garnacho, Sancho, Mount and Casemiro as a minimum.
I still think we need another striker.
Maguire and Mctominay will bag ten each. If they get sold we really need to replace their output. Gonna be tough for the paltry sum on offer by miser Moyes
We do need another striker, i'd happily take Neymar for a season long loan.
Ollie Watkins.
How many did Hag’s Ajax score?
We have to do better for sure, only time will tell if our new signings will make a difference.
476 goals in 131 Eredivisie matches. 79 goals in 23 KNVB Cup matches and 101 goals in 54 CL&EL matches.
I’m not often too negative without reason, but I do think we’ll struggle without another striker being brought in. We’re also relying on underperformers clicking this season. If the likes of Sancho and Antony get going then all bets are off, but it’s very much just a hope.
Starting the season without any striker certainly won't help. I worry about the opening games, particularly Tottenham and Arsenal.
Optimistic view (league goals only):
Rashford: 15
Bruno: 12
Sancho: 8
Antony: 7
Garnacho: 8
Martial: 6
Hojlund: 8
Mount: 8
Casemiro: 4
Rest of squad: 8
Total: 84
Good shout, I think Sheikh Jassim would approve...
If our standards are less shit this season, we would add like 10 goals easily
We need Harry Kane - he would easily get 30+ goals here
There must be another striker being lined up surely? you would think Ten Hag has something up his sleeve like maybe Joao Felix or Neymar on a loan deal, lets see.
Having said that, IF Martial stays fit, then along with Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho, Antony, and possibly Greenwood, there is actually a decent goal threat there, at least on paper.
Also factor in Bruno, Mount, and Casemiro will certainly chip in with goals, overall the squad is is looking much improved from 12 months ago.
Having said that, IF Martial stays fit, then along with Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho, Antony, and possibly Greenwood, there is actually a decent goal threat there, at least on paper.
Also factor in Bruno, Mount, and Casemiro will certainly chip in with goals, overall the squad is is looking much improved from 12 months ago.
Im going as far as to say that we will score enough but non of our players will reach the 20 goal mark in the PL
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Decision delayed. Does anyone know what or who is on the 'fans advisory board'?
Decision delayed. Does anyone know what or who is on the 'fans advisory board'?
Why weren't they consulted earlier? Can keeps getting kicked down the road.
This.
It makes literally no sense and is PURE Glazer cowardly dithering through and through.
They’ve had months since the legal case was ended to consult whoever they want to at the club. The season starts today and they’re still dithering.
Most fecking pathetic owners in the PL. Can’t make a decision one way or the other on anything.
It was one of Murtough's ideas after Woodward announced his departure as a part of the bigger plan to restructure the club. It came into being shortly after Solskjaer had been sacked and with the club being in disarray it's not a surprise nobody gave two fecks at the time. MUST, the Fans' Club, and the Women's Supporters Club have representatives. Here are all the names of people who are on the board:
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/deta...-board-to-strengthen-dialogue-with-supporters
The way i read it, the club has already decided to reinstate his status as a member of the first team, but they still haven't managed to get everybody on board. It's quite telling, i believe, that the Women's Supporters suddenly "felt the need" to go public with their disapproval of MG's return to first team activities.
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cheers pal
Just read the women’s supporters statement. It was expected. Will be hard for the club to see him return. They may now seriously consider loaning him and afterwards selling him.
Yeah I'm glad they have come out like this as it did look like the club were trying to sneak him back into the squad.
Hopefully it works and we never see him in the shirt again
We need everybody to chip in. Fergies teams use to do it. Pallister, Bruce, Irwin, kanchelskis, all use to chip in. From the back to the front. Each contribution really helps. How we won the premier League with teams who weren't all "elite" players.
Hojlund won't hit double figures, but Rashford and Bruno will, Mount will get a few. You need Sancho and Antony to step up and contribute like wingers at other clubs do, Salah, Diaz, Saka, Martinelli, Mahrez (did), Foden etc.
Although I have read on here from multiple people that current Garnacho is already better than Gabriel Martinelli, so his 15+ PL goals next season is clearly a given.
Although I have read on here from multiple people that current Garnacho is already better than Gabriel Martinelli, so his 15+ PL goals next season is clearly a given.
Why is everything the Glazers fault?
Really not sure the Glazers would have the final say on this situation, I would imagine they'd leave it to the footballing side to make the final decision, also I'm sure they didn't sit there twiddling their thumbs, things have been moving in the background, EtH would have been aware of the situation and wouldn't have factored this player into the proceedings for the league start anyhow, so nothing has changed in that front.
We need to be concerned about everything. Starting from the back:
We have a new keeper, a brilliant keeper, but playing for United is nothing like anything he's ever dealt with before. Hopefully he looks straight at the bright lights and laughs back at them.
We're a bit iffy at RB, it's a steep from Varane to Lindelof should Varane go out with injury, and although we're in good hands with Shaw if Shaw goes out for a while we're fecked.
Our midfield is arguably the strength of the squad but if Casemiro goes out for a while like he did last year, a tailspin is not out the question-- as we saw last season.
Our forward line was borderline shambolic last season and although Hojlund will help, he can't carry the club on his back.
What saved United from an epic collapse last season was our manager, who created a whole that was far greater than the sum of its parts. We'll need ETH to pull off his magic act again and succumb to the sophomore slump that afflicts so many managers, even top managers.
We have a new keeper, a brilliant keeper, but playing for United is nothing like anything he's ever dealt with before. Hopefully he looks straight at the bright lights and laughs back at them.
We're a bit iffy at RB, it's a steep from Varane to Lindelof should Varane go out with injury, and although we're in good hands with Shaw if Shaw goes out for a while we're fecked.
Our midfield is arguably the strength of the squad but if Casemiro goes out for a while like he did last year, a tailspin is not out the question-- as we saw last season.
Our forward line was borderline shambolic last season and although Hojlund will help, he can't carry the club on his back.
What saved United from an epic collapse last season was our manager, who created a whole that was far greater than the sum of its parts. We'll need ETH to pull off his magic act again and succumb to the sophomore slump that afflicts so many managers, even top managers.
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Isn’t our midfield a real concern as it stands? We have no real back up for Casemiro and the jury is very much out on whether Mount can play the position we seem to be expecting him to play. We also don’t have much cover for Bruno/Mount either.
Defence is where we are strongest in my view, albeit I agree that we have no real cover for Varane which is a major issue unless we get it sorted.
Upfront we basically have Rashford and a bunch of kids with a lot to prove.
Edit - sorry, I know I was really agreeing with your overall point here!
So you think the Glazers and the Glazers only will have the say on this situation?Are you serious?
You don't think there's several other entities and personnel involved?
You think it's just the Glazers who have been conducting the internal investigation?
All good, we are in agreement. The thing is, we can all see the potential of this squad and that potential is very high. But we can all also see that too many of our players get into a funk they take too long to get out of. Even Casemiro, as great as he is and our only truly world class player, is capable of putting in 3-4 meh performances before storming back. Bruno and Rashford historically have been inconsistent. To put in a proper challenge for the PL we need from our players performances they can turn in on any given day but they need to do it consistently. That’s a big ask.