Manchester United Thread

Van Gaal said it was "positive" that captain Rooney and vice-captain Carrick had approached him to say: "The dressing room is flat."

The Dutchman added: "They told me to help me. I communicate not only with my captains, they try to warn me.
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:LMAO: Van Gaal to the rescue ! I bet Rooney / Carrick are screaming to pump up the players and no one bat an eye . Too many foreigners ? It all sounds gibberish .
 
What's wrong with Fellaini. He did score some very important goals. Without him you were not in the Champions League.
For some fans he has become the symbool for all what is wrong with United post Ferguson.

He does not deserve that. How would you feel as Fellaini, Beach?
 
What's wrong with Fellaini. He did score some very important goals. Without him you were not in the Champions League.
For some fans he has become the symbool for all what is wrong with United post Ferguson.

He does not deserve that. How would you feel as Fellaini, Beach?
 
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Nothing, but he is no forward (IMHO). And upfront he limits/condenses our attacking game (which is already not sparkling).
Hoofing the ball in Fellainis direction is not an solution in any way.
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I completely agree with your post.
I can also see beachryan's point.
I like watching our national without Fellaini as AMF too (more and more people think Januzaj should play as AMF), but on the other hand Fellaini is our topscorer...
 
Yeah I like Fellaini as a Plan B, but I'm not sure he's ever started a match as a CF? Just saying a team with our resources should have at least 2 decent options in each position.

Maybe he'll do alright, but his lack of pace is going to hurt us I fear.

Then again with Rooney in the form he's in, a traffic cone might be a better option.
 
Spectacular second half. Stunning goal from Blind, emphatic penalty by Herrera, absolutely world class, video game like overhead goal by Benteke and a brilliant goal by Martial on his debut against Liverpool no less. Love it.
 
Great start for the kid, should take some pressure of him for a while, but Tyler made Neville sound like a damned scouser with his commentary/celebration
 
nope, even as LFC supporter i can tell you can´t compare them... that goal was something like Torres goal agaist chelsea on his LFC debut...

this kid has a big future, you can tell right now.. i have no doubt about that.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF1bCc2-xSg Theo did the same gol vs Chelsea on his debut :LOL: Henry`s name plus he wanted his no.14 was a media circus! what should be done today (Martial) is let the kid play and whatever potential he fills compare then . I think ppl want to be attach with the 'You heard it here first' mentally that serves no one.Nani was almost a finish product who played well ,but never reached that lvl.

Van Gaal was smart and labeling the kid a product for the next manager. This transfer was to fill the void for this season, although he probably wasnt the target until next season. That gol was good ,but how shite was the capt. to let him get into that position.
 
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It was a very good goal but anyone that has seen him play or a video of his goals on youtube will have known he had that in his locker. The fee was massive but that's not his fault. He has been know as a good youth prospect for some time and to come in and score in such an important match on his debut was a good beginning but this is where the hard work begins.
 
So that goal could/will cost 400.000 pounds. Not a lot more than Rooney per match and atleast you get a goal! (Not a dig, just highlighting that goals like that are more than worth it as Liverpool were starting to get into the game.)
 
For me the goal was more reminiscent of Torres' approach to CBs: run at them at all times. Worst case, you lose the ball, best case you're faster than them over 5 yards so you get a chance, medium case they touch you and you hit the ground.

Makes you wonder why more strikers don't do it more, tbh.

Think this could be very good thing for Memphis, who had a horrid day but will escape the spotlight and hopefully will train harder. Full backs in the prem a might better than the Eredevisie, and he needs to get better fairly sharpish cause we're reliant on him, despite his age and experience.

In much the same was as I'm confident Benteke will score more than Rooney, Memphis will get more than Martial this season. And we need him to start soon.

Heard that Mata has scored or assisted all of our (meagre) goals this season. Doesn't change my opinion that despite being lovely, talented and creative he holds us back playing wide right.
 
I reckon Young will displace Depay.

He reminds me of a freestyler who has been thrown on a football pitch. He's only 21 tho and in a new league so has time
 
FFS, think the PSV defender just broke Shaw's leg.

Our best player so far this season too.

Slight edit, I'm obviously biased, but is it not a dangerous tackle if you take the ball, but also hurl yourself off the ground all the way through the player?
 
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wow, that is it for Shaw for a long time..feel sorry for the guy, finally he made it to the first 11 and now this...

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I know it's not all his fault, but we're utterly awful whenever Fellaini comes on. We went from creating through passing to absolutely nothing the moment he entered the field.

He lost the ball, didn't hold it up and didn't shoot when he had the chance, and all of our players looked long to him. It was a shambles.

PSV are okay. We should have been 3-0 up before they scored though, despite the shock of Moreno's 'challenge' breaking Shaws leg.

Martial and Schweinsteiger were excellent. To be honest really should have won, looking back on the match not clear how we managed to lose!
 
That Moreno even broke his own leg @WC . All , I thought of (double break) was Ramsey all over . The healing process will be quick , the mental part took Ramsey nearly 3.5 yrs. I wouldn't expect Shaw running gun blazing through the middle for s few years. He might be a better defender from it. I hope a speedy recovery...we have a draw for double breaks (Dudu,Ramsey) vs (Smith,Shaw).
 
Just saw, Van Gaal post interview about Shaw. He said' he had an oxygen mask and was crying" ffs! Is nothing sacred :LOL: can the kid have a smudge of integrity.
 
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