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He's done well in the sense that he's transitioned from being a bad winger to a decent full back but he's quite far away from being actually good in the position. And he's old. Him and Valencia both turn 33 this summer and both are fairly reliant on their pace and stamina. United have signed Dalot at right back but it would be a mistake to not buy a new left back as well.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 09:12 |
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Maybe behind closed doors Mourinho's tough hate with Shaw is working and he's going to get another go? I've not heard much on the transfer front with him. Who knows with Mourinho. TBH, I'd rather the squad shows more cohesion and Mourinho a little more attacking adventure in midfield and unless City have some huge "ugh can't get up for it again" collapse after last season, we're not winning the title and I'll be quite content with an improvement over last season's capitulation. That gap isn't being fixed in a single world cup off season without some serious input from City, as much as I hate to say it.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 09:18 |
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Ninpo posted:TBH, I'd rather the squad shows more cohesion and Mourinho a little more attacking adventure in midfield and unless City have some huge "ugh can't get up for it again" collapse after last season, we're not winning the title and I'll be quite content with an improvement over last season's capitulation. Absolutely. For me progress isn't a question of "did United get more points than last season Y/N? Is the gap to City smaller than last season Y/N?" as that's not really my problem with Mourinho. My problem is that at pretty much no point has it looked like his team are playing with any kind of system. At times it looks like the players on the pitch have met for the first time shortly before stepping on it, and United's attacking play has been loving DIRE for ages now. I don't want the plan to be for Young and Valencia to whip desperate crosses into the box, or for a couple of players to individually force goals. So I guess like you I want to see more cohesion, and I want to see some signs that Mourinho is building towards something and has some kind of workable plan. If that's the case, the results will come. If not, no amount of millions will help. That's also why it's so worrisome when Mourinho keeps saying things like Young can play 50 games next season. If he really is content or even happy with Young and/or Valencia as his number one choices, it's a pretty glaring sign that United are miles off track. Ninpo posted:He's been bloody good since nailing down a place there under Mourinho after Shaw had inexplicably failed to impress I think "bloody good" is a bit generous. He's been solid defensively, but increasingly hopeless going forward, which is a huge problem when Mourinho's philosophy places a lot of responsibility on fullbacks to push up and support the attack (until it suddenly doesn't and Mourinho sprints down the sidelines to yell abuse at Shaw for daring to make a run and hit the post) and for that a 34 year old Ashley Young isn't who you want.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 10:05 |
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lmao Rooney to DC United what a joke
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 15:48 |
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2.5 years is a great deal when you’re shrek and past it
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 15:54 |
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Napoli are replacing Reina with Meret and Karnezis from Udinese. Meret has quietly become a big deal, mostly due to Donnarumma being in the press all the time. Karnezis was decent for a while but he fell off a cliff; he'll probably be the backup.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 16:59 |
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Gigi Galli posted:Napoli are replacing Reina with Meret and Karnezis from Udinese. Meret has quietly become a big deal, mostly due to Donnarumma being in the press all the time. Karnezis was decent for a while but he fell off a cliff; he'll probably be the backup. Where is Reina going?
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 17:29 |
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Brony Car posted:Where is Reina going? Milan
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 17:31 |
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boro signed aden flint who is a big lad at the back, and paddy mcnair who is a permacrock from sunderland
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 17:54 |
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UnlimitedSpessmans posted:boro signed aden flint who is a big lad at the back, and paddy mcnair who is a permacrock from sunderland Swansea fans are crying because Championship rivals are making all these great signings lmao Graham Potter's first act in charge has been to sack all the scouting staff that kept recommending Bony and the Ayews. His 32 year old assistant is now head of recruitment.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 19:51 |
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Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 20:40 |
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trem_two posted:Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media. loving lol
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 20:42 |
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trem_two posted:Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media. lmao what a career trajectory
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 20:46 |
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Turkey is the place footballers go to die (or China).
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:05 |
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trem_two posted:Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media. Ciprian Maricon posted:lmao Rooney to DC United what a joke
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:05 |
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cheese posted:He knows there are multiple NY and LA based teams right? Poor choice. unfortunately for him 3 of those teams are comparatively well-run, and the 4th has ibra
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:21 |
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Newcastle are going to sell Matt Ritchie for some reason
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:27 |
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trem_two posted:Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media. Hands in the air!
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:27 |
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Interesting, Ive also heard Fenerbahce in connection with both Sturridge and Ings this window. They seem to be really into broken Englishmen.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 23:13 |
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West007 posted:Turkey is the place footballers go to die (or China). Quaresma can only play well when he's in Turkey, in a weird twist of fate.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 00:18 |
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trem_two posted:Wilshire had a medical with Fenerbahce and will be announced Monday, according to the Turkish media. I can't wait to see pictures of him and Erdogan smoking cigarettes and hanging out together.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 00:21 |
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https://mobile.twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1012445680659517441 Chelsea could use some lovin imo
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 00:45 |
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sassassin posted:Swansea fans are crying because Championship rivals are making all these great signings lmao to be fair, there's two ways out of the championship: pure shithousing it, ala burnley or cardiff and being really really good at football ala bournemouth and wolves. The first one is way cheaper but the second is more enjoyable. It's also funny that half the championship transfer rumors are "GRAHAM POTTER WANTS TO SIGN X BLOKE FROM HIS PREVIOUS CLUB" because nobody knows anything about him.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 01:37 |
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Love that Wilshere had a social media meltdown about Emery telling him he wouldn’t be getting many minutes, loads of Arsenal fans (including my Step Dad) had a hissy fit about him leaving and the only offer of merit he received is Fenerbahçe Gazidis said in a press conference the other day there are more signings to come, papers say Torreira and Sokratis imminent.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 05:53 |
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Ciprian Maricon posted:lmao Rooney to DC United what a joke He's going to score 30
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 07:33 |
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Waroduce posted:He's going to score 30 minutes into his first appearance and is never going to score again.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 09:50 |
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Bacon Terrorist posted:Love that Wilshere had a social media meltdown about Emery telling him he wouldn’t be getting many minutes, loads of Arsenal fans (including my Step Dad) had a hissy fit about him leaving and the only offer of merit he received is Fenerbahçe Don't forget the meltdown about not being picked for the World Cup squad lmao
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 11:44 |
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https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1012681595919138816
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:01 |
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Lmao
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:08 |
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Thought for sure he was finally going .
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:10 |
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Ninpo posted:Relax, there's a world cup on, there's not going to be much going on with transfers while players are concentrating on a tournament. lmao
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:11 |
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I don't mind Fellaini staying, he's a useful player and obviously isn't gonna be first choice.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:16 |
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Everybody loves him when he scores winning golazos but start hating him when he makes one mistake.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:17 |
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I heard that Fellaini is on more than Januzaj was, c/d?
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:36 |
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rocket_Magnet posted:
The guy has salvaged a ton of bad matches for your stupid club. You should be glad he’s staying.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:37 |
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33 year old full backs firing high crosses in to Marouane Fellaini is the most Mourinho thing ever and I think it's wonderful
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:39 |
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I think it's funny how everyone complains about how bad United were last season but they would have won the league if it wasn't for Pep being Pep.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:55 |
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Brony Car posted:The guy has salvaged a ton of bad matches for your stupid club. You should be glad he’s staying. Want to list that ton of matches? Fellaini off the bench for long balls and crosses has been Mourinho's plan B for two years and I can only recall it working once. Against that rubbish Arsenal team last season, normally he just fouls people. He's not an especially bad player but United should never have bought him and he's increasingly become emblematic of their post-Ferguson decline.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 15:13 |
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Bogan Krkic posted:I think it's funny how everyone complains about how bad United were last season but they would have won the league if it wasn't for Pep being Pep. As an Arsnel fan I can categorically assure you there is no trophy for "would've"
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 15:16 |
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https://mobile.twitter.com/juventusfcen/status/1012698325806542848 These were expected, especially when Chiellini was named the new team captain even though he didn't have a contract.
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