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Borini supposedly on his way to Hellas. He may be a bit poo poo but nobody deserves that.
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Jan 9, 2020 01:35
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Borini was a good lad even though it turned out he was made of glass.
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Jan 9, 2020 01:57
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Watch Ashley Young actually do well at Inter. Or at least better. I always liked Lukaku as a player and a seemingly insecure but nice dude, but it's funny to see people gushing about his production at Inter as if it isn't a result of going to a slower league, one less likely to punish his horrendous touches with aggressive pressing
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Jan 9, 2020 03:29
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Conte turns mediocre players in to good ones; he’s been doing it since he was at Juventus and even before at lower levels. This is exactly why I wanted him at Milan. Young will do just fine if he goes to Inter imo.
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Jan 9, 2020 03:59
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Gigi Galli posted:Conte turns mediocre players in to good ones; he’s been doing it since he was at Juventus and even before at lower levels. This is exactly why I wanted him at Milan. Is he a really good coach, good at man management, just adapting tactics to get the best out of his personnel (thinking of his switch to 3-5-2 with WBs at Chelsea) or all of the above?
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Jan 9, 2020 04:08
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wait ashley young's going to inter milan? i saw the headlines and thought he was going to beckham's inter lol
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Jan 9, 2020 08:02
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Eau de MacGowan posted:wait ashley young's going to inter milan? i saw the headlines and thought he was going to beckham's inter lol https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1215213347156701184   
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Jan 9, 2020 11:29
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Jan 9, 2020 11:31
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Gigi Galli posted:Borini supposedly on his way to Hellas. he does deserve that
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Jan 9, 2020 11:46
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no idea who this is https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1215222003118100480?s=20
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Jan 9, 2020 11:55
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Jose posted:no idea who this is The last guys to come from Belgian clubs have done so well at Newcastle, better sign more
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Jan 9, 2020 12:32
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is ashley young the last of the fergie signings because otherwise that is some confusing news
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Jan 9, 2020 12:34
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Eau de MacGowan posted:is ashley young the last of the fergie signings because otherwise that is some confusing news De Gea and Jones, maybe others idk
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Jan 9, 2020 12:39
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Eau de MacGowan posted:is ashley young the last of the fergie signings because otherwise that is some confusing news De Gea Jones Smalling* Zaha was the actual last player United signed under him.
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Jan 9, 2020 12:41
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Di Marzio is reporting that he's turned it down. You love to see it
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Jan 9, 2020 12:53
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My guess is United wanted to keep him for another year at a drastically reduced wage, which makes sense.
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Jan 9, 2020 12:55
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Vegetable posted:My guess is United wanted to keep him for another year at a drastically reduced wage, which makes sense. Apoplectic response aside given current state of squad, yeah probably.
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Jan 9, 2020 13:10
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sticksy posted:Is he a really good coach, good at man management, just adapting tactics to get the best out of his personnel (thinking of his switch to 3-5-2 with WBs at Chelsea) or all of the above? It’s certainly man management and demanding players that fit in to a certain system. He’s used that 3-5-2 in lots of places so it’s more that he knows how to tell players to work that way rather than adapting to it. He does know when to switch though.
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Jan 9, 2020 13:54
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Eau de MacGowan posted:wait ashley young's going to inter milan? i saw the headlines and thought he was going to beckham's inter lol they’re getting Gareff Bale instead https://twitter.com/mls/status/1215136180716625923?s=21
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Jan 9, 2020 14:15
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Bundy posted:All well and good but we won't be able to field a loving 11 soon if we're getting rid and not signing SIGN SOME loving WARM BODIES It's EXTREMELY worrisome that the tone at United has already shifted to "considering" and "looking at" players. The time for that is loving months past, United need players now and they'll need more in the summer. If Woodward & co seriously think they can just take January off and sign a couple of players next summer to meaningfully progress the club they're loving out of their minds. This season has already shown that not only is the squad as a whole not as good as it should be (which is not news, or surprising), but it also doesn't begin to have the needed depth. Key players have to play with injuries and play way too often simply because there are no good alternatives to rotate with, so they get tired and injured even more.
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Gigi Galli posted:It’s certainly man management and demanding players that fit in to a certain system. He’s used that 3-5-2 in lots of places so it’s more that he knows how to tell players to work that way rather than adapting to it. He does know when to switch though. This would tie in with what happened at Chelsea I guess? The backlash felt like them not liking being told strictly how to play in a system, particularly Hazard. So of course Sarri was a logical replacement 
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Der Shovel posted:It's EXTREMELY worrisome that the tone at United has already shifted to "considering" and "looking at" players. The time for that is loving months past, United need players now and they'll need more in the summer. Pogba will be like a new signing though so it all works out in the end doesn’t it?
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Pogba will be like a new signing though so it all works out in the end doesn’t it? As amazing as it may sound, this excuse has already been used officially. (Unless  )
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Jan 9, 2020 15:23
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It's possible that they consider CL qualification a lost cause, so why chuck good money after bad?
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Jan 9, 2020 16:09
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Gonna be pretty funny when United get rejected by Ashley Young of all players.
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Jan 9, 2020 16:11
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Bundy posted:This would tie in with what happened at Chelsea I guess? The backlash felt like them not liking being told strictly how to play in a system, particularly Hazard. So of course Sarri was a logical replacement Seems like it; he's like Sarri-lite in that he's got his favorites but unlike Sarri, he's got more than 2 formations to work with and is willing to change if necessary. He's also an ex footballer so I feel like he relates more to them. A good ex footballer even.
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Jan 9, 2020 16:13
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paddyboat posted:they’re getting Gareff Bale instead Inter Miami
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Jan 9, 2020 17:31
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mila kunis posted:Inter Miami It could be worse tbh, it’s MLS after all
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Gigi Galli posted:Seems like it; he's like Sarri-lite in that he's got his favorites but unlike Sarri, he's got more than 2 formations to work with and is willing to change if necessary. He's also an ex footballer so I feel like he relates more to them. A good ex footballer even. I thought Conte only burned out at Chelsea because he wanted to engage in some heavy transfer spending and the Chelsea hierarchy were trying to ramp back. I don't remember reports of the players hating him. It sounded more like Conte deciding to phone it in after he saw he wouldn't get the financial backing he wanted.
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Jan 9, 2020 18:02
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Its probably more that the Chelsea hierarchy wanted to spend big money on players that they wanted, rather than big (or any) money on players that he wanted. They're definitely not trying to ramp back.
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mila kunis posted:Inter Miami Excuse me- Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami
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Jan 9, 2020 18:24
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paddyboat posted:they’re getting Gareff Bale instead I know we poo poo on MLS a lot here, but are you serious that the league itself is reporting a transfer rumor?
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Der Shovel posted:It's EXTREMELY worrisome that the tone at United has already shifted to "considering" and "looking at" players. The time for that is loving months past, United need players now and they'll need more in the summer. OK fuckin  about United post incoming so strap in or get scrolling.So part of me is wondering if this season started out with low expectations of Ole and the league finishing position. The squad was worryingly thin when the season started even before all the injuries started happening, something I remember Adam McKola from FTD arguing with Gary Neville about (Adam has proven to be right in hindsight about not replacing the players that were shipped out, Neville at the time didn't seem to feel it necessary because the players that left "weren't good enough"). If I treat this as a mid season review, not much has changed from my usual complaints. Woodward too slow in the transfer window again, now and in the summer. However, a big difference from windows prior to this summer is Ole got rid of players that weren't in his plans and the 3 signings that did come in have all been decent. I haven't any complaints on Maguire, AWB or James, other than it's a shame they had to hit the ground running and in Maguire's case, into it. It's clear that the plan going forward under Ole is to mix academy product with good young signings. It's frustrating with the squad as thin as it is that no one has been signed. I do also realise however that any older players that don't fit the mould, unless we manage a loan deal, are going to come expecting one last payday which is something the club are clearly no longer interested in entertaining. Everyone else knows we need players and it's hard to get first choice signings out of clubs in January. There's no quick fix though. United are very much reaping what they sowed when the Glazers under invested and rode the sheer will of Ferguson to further success, with no plan of succession for either Ferguson or Gill. There isn't going to be any manager that comes into this squad as it stands and Next Season We're Challenging Again, not with Woodward having consistently failed in what is now 12 transfer windows. United have squad players on guaranteed starter wages, are offloading starters and squad players without replacing them and currently have players starting week in week out that should be squad players at best or out on loan somewhere. It is reliably rumoured that the transfer process has changed to an incredibly cautious one given how much has been completely wasted over those 12 windows. If I am wrong, then Ole is being expected to secure top 4 at least, with a squad neither deep enough or good enough. I like the style of football he clearly wants to play, I am frustrated that he doesn't seem to try to change things up more to suit the personnel he has at his disposal but then he wouldn't be the first manager to have a style of play he wants to play and that's that while recruitment catches up. Then again, what system can he play right now that gets around only having two fit-ish central midfielders, neither of which are particularly creative? Playing from the wings is difficult when there isn't a target man in the squad. For me, so long as players like Rashford, Martial, Fred, Maguire, McTominay and the youth players coming through are playing for the manager he should be given time while Woodward unfucks the gently caress he's responsible for
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Bundy posted:OK fuckin 
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Redczar posted:I know we poo poo on MLS a lot here, but are you serious that the league itself is reporting a transfer rumor? Sports leagues in the US tend to operate their own media orgs that report on everything like this (without negative/critical coverage of course).
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Jan 9, 2020 19:22
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Bundy posted:choice signings out of clubs in January. I just want to point out that the Glazers had a plan for Ferguson’s succession, and that plan was David Moyes.
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blue footed boobie posted:I just want to point out that the Glazers had a plan for Ferguson’s succession, and that plan was David Moyes. that was fergusons choice for his succession lmao
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Redczar posted:I know we poo poo on MLS a lot here, but are you serious that the league itself is reporting a transfer rumor? It’s extremely on brand, they make up their own rules on a daily basis.
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