05 May 2018 08:06:25
Liverpool fan here,
I really believe that if Jose isn’t careful he is heading towards his usual implosion. Blaming the players is one thing, but to say they are not motivated? Surely that’s his job. The players could end up losing faith and stop playing for him and before you know it it’s the 18/ 19 season 10 games in your already out the title race.
I think someone at UTD needs to make a big decision and decide its best for both parties to part ways. This summer I think you could lose a few good players due to Jose and that could be detrimental to the club.
Obviously, being honest, I don’t want to see you win trophies, but I want Utd being competitive as it’s good for the league and brings better players to the PL. I also think both Utd and Liverpool have been complacent due to the league being won by pretty much December. It’s meant both teams have looked at games and gone, it does t matter we will still get top four. (We should, fingers crossed, get the points required against either Chelsea or Brighton)
Anyway I know you will finish second, but in my opinion that just papers over the cracks that Jose creates at clubs.
05 May 2018 09:33:15
Good post, it makes the ludicrous contract extension a few months ago even more bizarre. What management decide to reward their staff before they have done anything of substance. The signs of improvement are all on paper as opposed to on the actual pitch, anybody watching the games rather than looking at the results only would honestly tell you that more often than not we are dreadful to watch.
We are even worse on the eye than under LVG and that is saying something, in fact I didn't think it would be possible - especially with hundreds of extra millions thrown at the problem. Money won't solve this issue that is clear, it's a problem with the negative management, that changes and all of a sudden the investment in players could look like shrewd business - more of the same and we are going to fall further behind.
05 May 2018 09:54:45
The quality is there, haven’t you beaten all of the top 6 this year? That tells me that it’s a far deeper problem then just needing a bit extra quality in the squad. I only see Utd in highlights but from seeing it on here I know the quality of football is dire. So winning trophies is one thing but when Fans are invested both financially and emotionally they want to see entertainment too. I think with a positive manager your squad would look entirely different without the need for loads of investment.
05 May 2018 11:24:36
Decent post WYred. Come on beast we are not worse on the eye than under LVG. things are not great style wise at the moment but under LVG it was unbearable. We have shown quality to beat all of the top six but this is down to consistency. we cannot seem to motivate ourselves against the lesser sides which is the bread and butter for winning the league. Now the blame lies with both the manager and the players for sure. But for me the players are more to blame. You can send your players out with all the instructions in the world but if a select few don't even do the bare minimum of working hard then what can you do? it is not a nice feeling being a united fan at the moment. statistically we have improved but we are always one insipid, pathetic performance away from melt down. there are some very good players in this squad and the manager is not getting the best out of them. but there is a time when the players must shoulder the blame as a lack of desire is completely unacceptable. last night was one of those times.
05 May 2018 17:59:58
Park - It's just as bad if not worse on the eye mate, the only positive difference is that we have been able to win games playing the same way that under LVG we would have drawn. Jose has tightened us a bit and we play the long ball more rather than side-side. However we are still not clicking as a team, still slow when we do pass it forward (rather than launching it), still relying on a magic moment to break a team down rather than wearing them down.
Results mask a hell of a lot, but the way we play means we are always susceptable to getting beat by poor teams if they can simply defend in numbers.