04 Aug 2024 10:38:37
Anybody else extremely nervous for the new season?
Pre season hasn't been a roaring success. But I take the results with a pinch of salt, and I've only seen highlights. And there are many first team players missing still.
But looking at the results and stats it doesn't seem the story of last season and letting teams have lots of shots hasn't changed.
Other than blind optimism, I'm not seeing how the performances and results this season will be drastically any different to last season.
Obviously I'm hoping I'm completely wrong.
Seen a few clips of Rashford looking ok in pre season, so if he can get back to being close to his best we might have a better chance. We need somebody to get some goals.
Hoping for Martinez and Shaw saying fit. We need them both to stand a chance. Although I'm not that hopeful of that with the constant injuries we seem to get.
Fingers crossed. ?.
04 Aug 2024 11:00:29
Keeping players fit seems to be a big problem. and the transfers so fAr aren't as good as people make out
Need a few more signings and a few moved on.
04 Aug 2024 11:30:58
Andy Cole said pre season back in his day was against then likes of Preston and Wigan. Probably far harder physical games than these demonstration games against weak opposition. Very hard to gauge yourself against teams (including ourselves) playing so many fringe players and even players who will get minimal minutes this year.
He also said if he was playing against Liverpool he wood have been sent off!
Games changed slightly!
04 Aug 2024 11:43:44
I think we will improve slightly on last season, but no better than 6th -however with a bit of luck in the draw i can see us winning the Europa league .
04 Aug 2024 12:41:00
I'm highly optimistic of a better league campaign than season.
Very underwhelming transfer window so far although things are obviously in progress. Need 2-3 starters in.
CF still seems a problem position with the first choice striker for Manchester United still a raw youngster, and an injured one to boot. I'm not sure what the plan is with Zirkzee, whether they'll rotate and he could potentially be the main man as the season progresses. Either way he is unproven and both are raw. It's unprecedented for us to be so light and underwhelming up top when you look back over the years but I hope they both grow into the position.
I hope for a decent Cup run. There seems to be an opinion forming that we are somehow favourites for the Europa league, not sure where this has come from but I'll go with it lol, it would be a great coup and probably still our best chance of sneaking in the CL the following season.
04 Aug 2024 13:34:41
A big week hopefully in terms of transfers ins and outs but if all goes to plan, only 2 or 3 of the players that played these tour games (holjund and Yoro) excluded as now injured will form our first 11 so how much can you really take from this? Onana, Amad and Rashford are the only 3 near to starting 11. Anyone’s pick of which 2 from 3 Garno included play on the wings. If we sign DeLigt then back 4 will be him, Dalot, shaw and the Beast Martinez…. Ugarta, Mainoo and Fernandes in the middle and Zirkzee upfront. Want to see how we play with our best 15 before judging how this season will go.
04 Aug 2024 19:38:18
As long as we can manage our injuries and not get hammered like last year, we will be okay and expect us to do well, how well will depend on the rest of this window.
Have not seen any pre season stuff but read will fish is out with a bad injury.