04 Mar 2024 04:57:36
That's it. I am done with Rashford now. The guy needs to get sold.
Except the goal today, the guy did next to nothing. He looked really scared to go one on one against Walker. All the time he had to run against walker, he just tried to find a reason to fall down or give up. The first Foden goal could easily have been a foul as it could have gone eitherway, but Rashford, despite having clearly a lot of space to run to and do something, got scared and chose to dive on minimal contact.
This team needs to get ripped apart and get rebuilt. Is ETH still the guy? I am unsure. I can clearly see how much his post match interviews have changed from last year. Last year, I enjoyed his interviews as he was honest, took his stand, and was good at answering tricky questions. This year, he just sounds like he is scared and trying the defend even the stupidest things. Looks like he is scared of getting sacked and trying to make things look like its not as bad even though it is.
This transfer window should be biggest so far. If it was to me, i would get rid of all of these players:
Rashford: 80m. Despite being wildly unconsistent, i believe he will still guarantee a good transfer fee in this crazy transfer market
Antony: 25m- Cut the loss
Sancho: 40m
Maguire: 25m
Mctominay: 25m
Shaw: 40m- Too injury prone
Casemiro: 40m? hopefully saudi.
That is total of 275m. With maybe 200m of our existing transfer kitty, that is plenty of money to buy a well scouted and well researched player who is not going to cost a lot. Even if we average 40m for one player, we can easily buy 10 players, first team as well as squad players.
I know it sounds too easy and is not how world works but it does seem possible if we have a good recruitment team who know what kind of players to buy and where to buy. Ignore bunch of overpaid players and hyped players. Go for players who are good but just about to step to their best years. Similar to what Klopp is doing at Liverpool signing Szoboslai, Endo, Diaz, Jota. Clearly didn't spend huge money but are clearly getting job done.
04 Mar 2024 06:50:00
“The first Foden goal could easily have been a foul”
It was in no way, shape or form a foul. If you’re giving a free kick for that, the game becomes a non-contact support.
Rashford was scared of Walker.
04 Mar 2024 08:14:13
1000% not a foul. Strange decision to go down with so much space ahead of you @wazza.
04 Mar 2024 09:18:19
Manger and some players are cowards.
Eth is also deluded his post match comments are simply from a man who is drawing. He is so far removed from reality just like ole was he is morphing into ole.
04 Mar 2024 09:21:25
Srestha.
Our manager would get nowhere with those players Liverpool have. They wouldn't want to play for him.
04 Mar 2024 09:26:26
I agree about the foul guys. Not a genuine foul but we can't lie saying we have never seen it given. Rashford was trying to do exactly that, dive in minimal contact as it is often given. The guy could have done much better but got scared of Walker. Does not deserve to be in the bench let alone in the first XI.
04 Mar 2024 09:33:10
As an outsider looking in I’d be somewhat surprised if you got that big of a fee for Rashford, mainly because of A) his wages would put off majority of English teams (think only city or Chelsea would pay his wages and similar with Maguire last summer can’t seem him taking wage cut) Chelsea mayyy be daft enough. B) outside of England; from what eds / media have said Real are trying to make room for Mpabbe in wage structure, PSG may but, apologies if slightly xenophobic, would they see an English player as mbappe replacement that fans would take to and can’t see Rashford accepting Saudi league.
Only players that would catch a huge fee would be:
Hojlund (who a bit like Nunez for us was a huge fee others question but personally one of your best signing in years and looks like someone you build your attack around) . swap him and Rashford for city’s first goal and he doesn’t go down. Instead fights to keep play going or least try take on walker to get through on goal. Garnacho, Martinez, Mainoo or Fernandez - would only be tempted with Fernandez but mainly as lfc fan he just gets me goat and his attitude / tendency to try audacious too often. Saying that never realised but RH, LM, KM looks like a young spine could build an outstanding team around, with garnacho and Fernandez adding creativity / outlet for attacks.
Sorry for rather verbose reply - also onana has improved but not top tier ( eg alison or courtois save that second goal at near post and doesn’t have Edersons ability to play out) . But also not sure who could realistically get to improve on a solid keeper - so maybe no 2 who can push him like at arsenal.
04 Mar 2024 10:08:50
Imagine Rooney for example in the same situation.