That’s because Bruno is constantly looking up trying to play progressive passes while Sancho slows up play and passes short and sideways
Which player do you think will surprise everyone this season?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) get the depressing job of reviewing United's 3-0 loss at Old Trafford to Liverpool. They discuss what went wrong, Casemiro's day to forget, and the pressure now on Erik Ten Hag. They also take some time to give McTominay a proper farewell, and give their overall thoughts on the Summer Transfer Window.
That’s because Bruno is constantly looking up trying to play progressive passes while Sancho slows up play and passes short and sideways
Antony!
Amad.
He has been criminally overlooked by Ten Hag although I understand the need to play Antony (because of the huge fee) but come on now just play the kid. He has the potential to be our best winger, he is that good !
Decision making, first touch, finishing, shooting, passing, finesse, fast & furious this kid is !
He has been criminally overlooked by Ten Hag although I understand the need to play Antony (because of the huge fee) but come on now just play the kid. He has the potential to be our best winger, he is that good !
Decision making, first touch, finishing, shooting, passing, finesse, fast & furious this kid is !
What is a friendly bet?Mount
Friendly bet to any of you that he'll begin another long-term injury at least before the end of September. Probably much sooner.
I've never heard of that one.
It means we kiss no matter who wins
He is already in the lineup since the end of last season. Wasn‘t playing because he was injured and needed time to get match fit.
This is Ten Hag explanation but he did come back from his knee injury long time ago and should have played much more.
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Diallo was on the bench vs Wolves (Feb 1st), then WestHam, Aston Villa, Luton, and Fulham (where he played...11 minutes).
I find it hard to believe that a player is on a bench, but not fit to play. Amad started his first game last season May 12th (when he was already fit for 3 months). So yeah, clearly ETH didn't fancy him for whatever reason.
That explains why I have never heard of it.
I think Mount will have 10 goals and 10 assists this season.
Zirkzee. Will give us a profile we haven't had for a while now and help unlock Rashford.
I hope it’s Diallo! Maybe ETH will have a little more faith and he eventually gets more time in the team. There is a quality player there waiting to be unleashed
Hugill. I have a feeling about him.
If the team starts to dominate possession higher up the field, it will make Bruno more effective, not less. And Sancho is very, very far off his level of impact, on the ball and off it.
I've a good feeling about Yoro. Dalot doesn't need a huge amount of improvement to transition from a solid to a top class RB. And if Onana can reduce his number of big bloopers from 5-10 to 2-3, he'd look a lot like a first rate goalkeeper.
A return to form by Rashford is also obviously possible, and Amad has a clear potential to be a high-impact attacker. Zirksee too. Højlund could plausibly make major strides. Mount has a pretty easy path to be much-improved, given he's hardly played.
Don't believe much in Eriksen, Casemiro, Hannibal, Antony or Sancho, and I don't think Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, McTominay or Wan-Bissaka have potential gears we haven't seen yet.
A return to form by Rashford is also obviously possible, and Amad has a clear potential to be a high-impact attacker. Zirksee too. Højlund could plausibly make major strides. Mount has a pretty easy path to be much-improved, given he's hardly played.
Don't believe much in Eriksen, Casemiro, Hannibal, Antony or Sancho, and I don't think Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, McTominay or Wan-Bissaka have potential gears we haven't seen yet.
In his cameos he wasn‘t convincing for a while. Sometimes it takes time to get back from an injury.
As soon as he started to contribute he got himself into the team.
He looked sharp against Rangers too, I expect him to be one of the core players this season.
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Considering what an absolute shite show last season was, literally any one of 20 players would surprise by having a consistently decent season, free from injury.
But I will pin my hopes on Rashford producing something like that purple patch from the League Cup winning season.
PS - It would be great to see Amass, Collyer & Amad given decent game time.
But I will pin my hopes on Rashford producing something like that purple patch from the League Cup winning season.
PS - It would be great to see Amass, Collyer & Amad given decent game time.
You should put a bet on. It’ll be a massive long shot.
Could also just be Rashford, assuming people are heavily doubting him.
His combined league goals+assist tallies in recent seasons:
23/24: 9
22/23: 22
21/22: 6
20/21: 20
19/20: 24
I don't think it should be particularly suprising if a player who blows that hot and cold suddenly has a 20+ returns season again, but I suspect a lot of people here would be surprised.
His combined league goals+assist tallies in recent seasons:
23/24: 9
22/23: 22
21/22: 6
20/21: 20
19/20: 24
I don't think it should be particularly suprising if a player who blows that hot and cold suddenly has a 20+ returns season again, but I suspect a lot of people here would be surprised.
I'm hoping Collyer will break into the team - if we don't land Ugarte or Fofana
He won't even start 10 games.
All the more impressive then :P
I hope I'm pleasantly surprised by everyone, the whole team.
If the team plays well, then you often find the players that are playing will generally also play well. Rare you see teams that are playing very well, with players who are slated week in, week out for being rubbish after all.
Whereas if the team plays badly, then it is easy to judge many players in that team for playing badly. Whereas, in reality, poor performances from an individual isn't always their fault, but the fact the team around them is poor and they are basically feeding off scraps, not getting passed to, no easy passes on, etc.
So, let us hope Man Utd are immense this season, with no more than a few injuries. Hopefully most key players stay fit. Let us see Antony win the Premier League Player of the Year, Hojlund score 40 goals, 20+ clean sheets for Onana and his defence, etc. Sounds good to me that.
If the team plays well, then you often find the players that are playing will generally also play well. Rare you see teams that are playing very well, with players who are slated week in, week out for being rubbish after all.
Whereas if the team plays badly, then it is easy to judge many players in that team for playing badly. Whereas, in reality, poor performances from an individual isn't always their fault, but the fact the team around them is poor and they are basically feeding off scraps, not getting passed to, no easy passes on, etc.
So, let us hope Man Utd are immense this season, with no more than a few injuries. Hopefully most key players stay fit. Let us see Antony win the Premier League Player of the Year, Hojlund score 40 goals, 20+ clean sheets for Onana and his defence, etc. Sounds good to me that.
Based on absolutely nothing, Ive convinced myself that we're going to see Dalot play DM. Happy for this to go down as the worst prediction in the sites history. It's maybe driven by the fact that we're obsessing over right back despite a far more glaring issue on the other side.
Mount
Friendly bet to any of you that he'll begin another long-term injury at least before the end of September. Probably much sooner.
Didn't even make it to the end of August.
Unfortunately the inevitable happened. Not happy about it but it was never realistic that he was going to be the surprise player this season. His body is broken like when we got Hargreaves.
Zirkzee. I've only watched him a little but I think he is better than Hojlund. He's quicker, bigger, faster, and better with the ball. Besides that, he has such a cool name.
Amad might become a 10 goal and 10 assist player.
Amad might become a 10 goal and 10 assist player.
So Antony then
The season has finished already??
That was quick!
Antony
De ligt to the rescue
Will soon become the talisman of the team; physical presence and deft touch giving echoes of Cantona and Zlatan.
Zirkzee!
I have a feeling he is a total beast of a forward and hugely underrated. I like everybody we signed, but I think others have appropriate expectations attached to them, while many don't expect too much from Zirkzee and I feel like they are wrong
I hope he can be a sensational new striker in premier league and help us win the Europa
I have a feeling he is a total beast of a forward and hugely underrated. I like everybody we signed, but I think others have appropriate expectations attached to them, while many don't expect too much from Zirkzee and I feel like they are wrong
I hope he can be a sensational new striker in premier league and help us win the Europa
I don't hold any hope for Lord Antony. Hojlund Maybe.
Mo Salah. It’s a contract year, dippers or no dippers. It’s payday baby. Play.Out.Of.His.Skin