05 Nov 2024 21:51:44
Pay the €100m, pay whatever it takes. Gyokores is a talent and is what we are missing.
05 Nov 2024 22:01:24
But he’s untested against EPL defenders. Oh, hang on. ?.
05 Nov 2024 23:37:44
There are a few things I can take from watching sporting gor 90 mins.
What he has achieved there takes time and I think in 18 months time going into his 2nd full season here our play will be unrecognisable in comparison to today's team. So imo that's well worth waiting for.
My wish is that he can recreate that unity between the fans and the players. Mutual adoration and respect. I think that is key. Old Trafford is like a funeral home at times because the football has been dire for years. I swear on a European night at Liverpool the crowd and atmosphere is worth a goal to them. We need that back at old Trafford and I think he will unite and bring the bond back between players and fans.
The most impressive thing for me tonight was the pressure on the ball. So quick out to any city player receiving the ball. Very impressive and a huge challenge for him to get some of our lot at that pressing carry on?
Finally runners off the ball. Again a big challenge to get our players making intelligent runs off the ball and then coaching the pass.
Rasmus will thrive if given the role their cf had tonight imo. Once he learns that role. Rasmus has been asked to play back to goal their guy the opposite. I think because of that it will also suit rashford. Much less back to goal and a lot more running into spaces receiving the ball facing their goal. But with a plan ?so coaching required.
Mainoo mount and garnacho should also thrive.
Lots to admire about what what he built there and at braga. But we are on a different level. He looks like a cool customer to me and in 18 months time he will be expecting to have built a team that can challenge to win the league. I think everybody here would be delighted if that was the case. Its been too many years we have been efficiently out of the race and no hope from the halfway point.
Plenty of chances for city tonight too as you would expect given the gulf in class. I think the next 6 months will have a few highs and a few lows should make for more entertaining viewing anyhow.
Lots to look forward too imo. But boy does he have his work cut out for him whipping our lot into shape. The kit man will have to get into the gym there will be a lot more sweat on the jerseys in the coming months.
05 Nov 2024 23:49:00
Let’s see what Amorim can do with the players we’ve got rather than spending loads of money on others immediately, he should know by the end of the season. Who can and can’t hack his system.
06 Nov 2024 00:03:01
First half he bossed a raw youngster. Second half he didn't do much as Akanji marked him.
06 Nov 2024 02:23:59
On another day City might have scored 4 or 5 themselves. 20 shots v 9. 73% possession v 27% etc. etc. Haaland missed a PK.
Gyokeres looks like a real player, but 2 of his goals were penalties. Sporting took great advantage of the gaps that City's high press always leaves. That was basically their game in a nutshell. The score was highly flattering.
06 Nov 2024 03:11:40
This is the happiest I've seen Tumbleweed.
Competing with word count with a certain someone.
I just hope Amorim comes in and signs Anthony Martial back just for fun.
06 Nov 2024 05:20:09
Missed the game as too late of a kick off my time. sounds like everyone is happy with what they saw.
06 Nov 2024 08:05:54
Gds, exactly that. I thought the issue was that we just didn't have a good coach. A coach that hadn't a clue what he was doing. So we have got one in that knows what he is doing?
I remember watching Ajax pump real Madrid once upon a time when they were 3 in a row time champions league winners. What happened to their coach? Lol
Jokes aside, it's of course going to take time for anyone. But if he is as good as everyone says and ETH was as bad as everyone said, then he should have no issues turning this around. we are only 6 points off 4th.
06 Nov 2024 09:15:34
Let's see if everyone is as keen when Antony is deployed at LWB :D.
06 Nov 2024 11:08:34
I missed the game. I looked up the stats and stats wise city had a lot of possession and shots. 65% possession and 20 to 8 shots.
I also read him saying he can't play this defensively at United. did they sit it and hit them on the counter?
06 Nov 2024 11:59:58
Regardless of 2 penalties. 23 goals in 15 matches says it all. I couldn't tell you the last forward we had that hit those type of numbers.
As much as I trust Amorim to improve the players we have over time, we also need players that can make an impact straight away and improve the team. We still only have 1 recognised forward (Hojlund) who is not ready to lead the forward line. Why not take a punt at the most prolific goalscorer in Europe - Although deep down I think he will end up at Barcelona in the summer.
06 Nov 2024 12:13:23
I like what I've seen of Gyokores but I still feel he's the beneficiary of playing in a league which beyond a couple of teams is defensively suspect, and Sporting's tactics - they get the ball to him rapidly, no glory grabbing. I'm not sure he'd be anywhere like as prolific in the Prem. But looking increasingly likely that they won't be able to hang onto him so we'll see.
Reckon this is the year Barcelona move for Salah so the Prem seems a likely destination as a handful of sides need a top striker. I wonder if his countryman Isak would be a more attainable target.
06 Nov 2024 13:16:46
Ruben - I want a Gyokores!
Ratcliffe - We already have a perfectly fine Gyokores at home.
*Zirkzee tries to walk into the room but misses the door, hits his head off the wall, and falls down*.
06 Nov 2024 14:35:58
Challenging for the league in 18 months? Wow, can he walk on water too?!
06 Nov 2024 17:37:13
No but he can read. Try again.
06 Nov 2024 18:53:56
I think we saw a team setup and play in the way the manager thought he had the best chance of beating City and every one's of his players bought into the plan.
10 Nov 2024 00:57:39
Gyokores scoring record in Portugal seems pretty similar to a certain Darwin Nuñez.