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02 Jul 2025 16:37:33
Team Talk reporting Utd are about to bid E40 million for Atalanta GK Marco Carnesecchi.
1.) 02 Jul 2025 17:42:24
Ah, and Italian goalkeeper, what could possibly go wrong.
2.) 02 Jul 2025 18:01:58
Amad/ Hojlund
Hit/ miss signing from Atalanta! It's hard to be optimistic so if we do sign hopefully a hit
I would of preferred to take that young lad that's of to Newcastle.
{Ed077's Note - Trafford you mean?
3.) 02 Jul 2025 18:37:48
Def agree about Trafford.
4.) 02 Jul 2025 23:04:31
Yes 077 that's the one good stats but he's a Toon lad now.
{Ed077's Note - another overhyped English Goalie.
5.) 03 Jul 2025 07:37:59
AJH, that Italian GK who plays for PSG is alright.
6.) 03 Jul 2025 08:30:59
Negativity pouring from every post. Hatred will do that to you.
7.) 03 Jul 2025 09:25:17
Ed077,
Which GKs would be your pick?
{Ed077's Note - Maignan, from the ones linked with a transfer.
8.) 03 Jul 2025 10:38:12
If that's aimed at me kenneth, then you don't understand the difference between hatred and humour. Take that bee out of your bonnet ?.
9.) 03 Jul 2025 15:25:55
I think it was just a personal statement, AJH.
Looking like Carragher will do that to the mind of a boy.
10.) 03 Jul 2025 15:24:55
Ed077,
He would be a fantastic signing. However I don't think he is a realistic signing, given our lack of European football. He would give Utd at least 4-5 years of top football.
{Ed077's Note - you don't know that until to try it.
11.) 03 Jul 2025 17:39:48
Ed077,
True. Looks like AC Milan are will to negotiate on his price. i'm surprised Chelsea didn't pay abit extra for him. He is far better than any of the keepers they have now.
{Ed077's Note - he's too old for them ?
02 Feb 2025 12:06:03
Dorgu deal complete. £30 million seems reasonable.
What strikes me most is he has scored 5 times in 57 games for a team that is 15th in serie A and have only scored 18 goals this season.
1.) 02 Feb 2025 19:37:53
Remember when we got another leftback in Telles… Porto’s top scorer at the time. What a shower of dross he was. Let’s hope the kid can settle quickly and add some balance to our shape.
2.) 02 Feb 2025 20:02:07
Telles might actually be decent in Amorim’s for action ?.
14 Oct 2024 16:34:28
Hello Ed002, do you know how how much it would cost Utd to buy back Angel Gomes?
I think a midfield of Ugarte, Gomes and Mainoo would be well balanced and could grow nicely together.
{Ed002's Note - Nothing, he is a Free Agent in the summer.}
1.) 14 Oct 2024 19:07:09
Nowhere near good enough.
2.) 14 Oct 2024 20:50:58
Thanks Ed002.
Utd need a passer in midfield. A metronome who keeps the ball and starts the play.
Utd have limited funds
Gomes is young and free. He might not be top tier but he's good enough to play for England and he is only going to get better.
{Ed002's Note - Angel Gomes (CM) Newcastle will push Lille for a January deal before he can leave as a Free Agent in the summer. Spurs and Manchester United may also show an interest.}
14 Oct 2024 16:34:28
Hello Ed002, do you know how how much it would cost Utd to buy back Angel Gomes?
I think a midfield of Ugarte, Gomes and Mainoo would be well balanced and could grow nicely together.
{Ed002's Note - Nothing. He will be a Free Agent in the summer.}
10 Sep 2024 09:06:27
Ed002, if you don't mind please.
Do you know if Utd have a buy back clause for Angel Gomes?
{Ed002's Note - No, but hw is out of contract in the summer.}
1.) 10 Sep 2024 09:33:42
Hi Ed002, is he of interest to United by any chance?
{Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware.}
2.) 10 Sep 2024 18:28:04
Should be of interest as he is a very talented player and seemingly matured a lot playing abroad.
3.) 11 Sep 2024 04:13:32
Him, Ugarte, Mainoo, great depth for MF.
4.) 11 Sep 2024 09:24:17
Home grown aswell.
5.) 11 Sep 2024 13:35:23
Despite some on here claiming he isn't built for the EPL. I think he would be ideal for us. Would be a great replacement for Eriksen. Another academy graduate too, but that's just a plus. He has to be good enough, which I believe he clearly is.
6.) 11 Sep 2024 13:55:37
Depends on if he's willing to play the eriksen role, i.e cover/ the bench.
7.) 11 Sep 2024 20:16:47
One saw Gomes as am attacking midfielder. Nicky Butt, head of the academy saw him in the pivot, Butt left because he didn't feel he fitted in with the people running the show.
Games left United went to Lille who used him in the role Butt saw for him. Meanwhile United haven't been able to properly solve that position at all in the intervening years.
I haven't seen enough of Gomes to comment with any great authority on how good he eally is but he looks like he is good enough in that position to have been better than some of the players we have had playing their over the last 2 years at least.
Hindsight may well decide United made a mess of this.
8.) 12 Sep 2024 08:14:11
Oakbark, he wasn't ready at the time for any particular role. Going out and playing in a different league, playing himself into the English side was the right thing for him to do at the time.
But now he will be a free transfer. So I think it would make sense to try and re sign him.
9.) 12 Sep 2024 09:29:22
While not on the same level he has grown into a similar player to Luka Modric. Very slight, but uses that to his advantage to make space for himself in tight and congested areas in midfield. Modric needed a little time playing wide in the EPL before he moved back into the heart of midfield as he got into his mid-twenties. Gomes looks like he's needed to take a similar pathway.
He has great technical ability, vision and passing range.
Lots of hype around him atm due to his England call up and performances. Yet as a homegrown player who knows the club, plays in a position we need more depth, and has skills we need, there is a lot to like, especially available on a free transfer.
Definitely one to keep an eye on and I hope he's being scouted. On paper his skills and ability would pair really well with Ugarte in a double pivot. With the Uruguayan adding the steel to Gomes's silk.
It would also free Mainoo to roam higher up the pitch, where he can influence the game in an attacking sense. Which to me looks like the best use of Kobbie's skills. Roaming link player who can defend from the front, play those little bounce passes to release a forward, or skip past a tackle and open up space himself either for a shot or to play the killer ball.
Angel is certainly a player I'll be trying to watch a bit more over this season for Lille.
10.) 12 Sep 2024 11:19:05
He'd be a brilliant free signing, but one imagines there'll be a very long queue of the top sides in England. We might be among the more appealing with the likes of Eriksen/ Cas likely to depart sooner rather than later.
11.) 12 Sep 2024 11:56:02
We seriously lack a player that can hold onto the ball in that no 6 position. If we can get him on a free, fantastic.
12.) 12 Sep 2024 15:26:41
Shappy,
Great post mate.
13.) 12 Sep 2024 16:31:44
Very good post Shappy, agree with everything you said.
He has said, when asked about returning a while back, OT was his home, mind you, they all say thing's like that.
He is Nani's godson so maybe he will give him some good advice!
14.) 12 Sep 2024 18:24:45
He's actually cousins with or a nephew to Nani I think.
15.) 12 Sep 2024 22:39:07
I agree Angel Red. I think Carrick was the last player utd had of that type and his last game was 6 years ago.
Utd are lacking any control in Midfield so a player who can retain possession, progress the ball and dictate play is desperately needed.
If this allows Mainoo to play further forward and displace Fernandez then Utd will have even more possession and control as a result.
16.) 13 Sep 2024 00:06:09
Unruly, afraid you are wrong, Angel Gomes is the godson of Nani.
17.) 13 Sep 2024 14:59:06
You are right IWOTB. Just saw an article about it.
18.) 16 Sep 2024 13:23:51
Fair one Shappy, I actually read that post ??.
19.) 18 Sep 2024 20:19:03
I like Gomes but the PL is a different proposition than French and international football. I’m not sure he is the answer to the high press and high paced midfields dominating the league right now. I think to be successful now you need a good engine, physically, mobility and technique- Gomes has some of these traits but not all of them. I think he’s this will make replacing Casimero and Eriksen a headache for the United recruitment team.
Does anyone know the people we are targeting for next summer?
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07 Jul 2025 23:27:33
So, Gyorkeres off to Arsenal for £70 million.
1.) 07 Jul 2025 23:35:51
Good. He deserves to play in a side befitting of his talents.
I've said so many times, we are not vying for elite level competitions this year. We are trying to break into the top half of the table.
That needs to sink in with a lot of fans. It is why Delap was their first choice for striker. Was there a second choice? The striker market is pretty dry for the criteria that meets our requirements. The likes of Osimehen, Gyorekes, Isak etc are not in our league, currently.
I think Mbeumo gets done, after that, a sprinkling of unknown younger players will probably be the focus, until we clear out the deadwood. If we cannot clear out sufficient deadwood, I doubt there are more signings on offer, and why should there be. With some of the younger generation coming through and some of the deadwood leaving, it will lift the quality of the squad. Will it be enough to break into the top half, I think it probably will be.
2.) 08 Jul 2025 02:13:00
A little disappointed, but given where we are, I can’t say I’m too surprised. Will he be another Haaland or another Nunez? I’d be a bit concerned about the prospect of the latter if I were an Arsenal fan, but my gut says that he will do well there. Expect him to get 30+ goals in all competitions.
3.) 08 Jul 2025 04:45:19
No chance he gets 30 plus in first season Redseven…….
Dimbo, exactly what youngsters have we got coming through that go straight in starting 11 and exactly and more importantly which one of them is showing he can score regularly in the EPL…. chino is only one with any promise of being a goalscorers and we needed goals drastically last season but RA still stuck with Rasmus which suggest Chido being nowhere near ready.
We seriously need additions another 5 or 6 for sure.
4.) 08 Jul 2025 08:47:13
It's ok, we've been planning this for months.
5.) 08 Jul 2025 08:50:07
Helmet, I do wish you could read and process.
I agree, we need goals. Cunha and Mbeumo will add goals.
I have said previously, as you will know because you comment on everything I write, that by adding Cunha and Mbeumo, and retaining Zirkzee to feed them, we add the shortfall of goals we lacked last year and that you speak of so regularly without offering any of productive solutions.
Obi will kick on. Why not give Biancheri a chance in pre season.
We still have Rasmus and he doesn't want to leave it seems, maybe he still does.
Again, to my point. we are not looking for ELITE level signings because. and let this part sink into you. we are not an ELITE level club anymore. Do you fathom that fact?
6.) 08 Jul 2025 14:03:50
LOL Dimbo, I’m still laughing that you think Zirkee plays in the middle of Cunha and a player who we not signed yet and you think that’s enough goals in the team, and we’re still left with a dysfunctional keeper and CBs, slow ponderous midfield and zero back up if the 1 forward and your not signed forward get suspended or injured.
I seem to remember you making comment of THIS IS UNITED…and getting shot down in flames by all and sundry including the Ed’s
I comment on your post because they are so biased and childish that’s why, your happy to go into season with Zirkee playing as some sort of 9, what he get last season? LOL…laughable.
7.) 08 Jul 2025 15:16:23
Biased and childish.
Your posts, all of them, are repetitive and without substance.
You pour negativity on all the players, yet offer no suggestions to improve them.
When others step forward and make suggestions, you pour your negativity onto their posts.
You will probably say I am being negative by saying we are not elite anymore, but it is called being realistic.
My post about this is united, refers to fact we still do have a pull.
There is a difference between having the united appeal and the level we are currently at. But your negativity will not allow you to see that.
Let me spell it out for you.
There will be a pool of players who would jump at the chance to play for UTD, and within that pool, these players will be at a variety of levels, from bang average to elite. We are at the lower end of that scale as a club, and it will take baby steps to get back to elite level.
Let me know if you misunderstand anything, I'm sure you'll respond. Helmet.
8.) 08 Jul 2025 16:47:05
Jimbo, you have Helmets number spot on. The negativity just sucks the joy away and the repetitive nature makes it so easy to predict his responses.
9.) 08 Jul 2025 18:17:48
Oh sorry Fizz, I did not know there was so much joy to be had being United supporters at this time or going by post on here, but then again your post not exactly joyous moaning about everything…
But than again do I care what opinions you and Dimbo have…not really, so you go and enjoy.
10.) 08 Jul 2025 21:44:33
Surely you should be busy putting towels out on the sun loungers at 7am this time of year?
11.) 08 Jul 2025 21:45:54
German
Come on mate, this rebuild is, and will continue to be, a slow and frustrating plod.
Nobody's said that a triumvirate of Cunha, Mbeumo and Hojlund/ Zirkzee will necessarily get us the goal return required to compete for European places, but the two new 10s offer their own levels of output that will improve the return while also making the team a more dynamic attacking threat - thus providing a realistic chance of furthering the increase of goal returns for the whole team.
I don't think Hojlund or Zirkzee will become Haaland or Ruud next season, but they will certainly have a couple of better attacking threats to work with - that's surely at least a small step in the right direction.
We might yet get a new No9, but we're not realistically worthy of sitting at the top table so options like Mateta and Watkins might be best for us atm.
With or without our realistic options for a new No9, it's not going to be perfect, just better.
Just chill mate, this fix will be frustrating enough without getting wound up by things that are wholly beyond the control of all of us.
12.) 08 Jul 2025 21:46:35
Helmet, you have actually responded to DLIBs post above and for once offered some substance to your statements. You have put your balls on the block so to speak. And it doesn't matter if you are wrong and wonderful if your prediction comes true. The beauty of this site has always been it is very much a opinion based forum, quite often little facts.
I'll respond to that post separately as there are some synergies with our opinions.
13.) 08 Jul 2025 21:52:45
If you get lost in a maze, do you stumble across a helmet?
14.) 09 Jul 2025 05:20:44
Dimbo, you talk some tripe, I have said all along I would go for Mateta it’s as good as we will get at this stage…
I said all along we seriously need a commanding experienced CB with pace
I said all along we need a mobile Midfielder
I said all along I would go for season long loan of TerStegan from Barca, because no one buying clown, and TerStegan will dislodge the clown in matter of weeks
I Said Rasmus, Zirkee, Ugarte, Onana, Martinez, Deligt are just not what’s required, I don’t know how much more specific one can be.
But I forgot you think Zirkee is the answer and Ugarte and Martinez along with Deligt are great the same trash that got us 15th last season…. delusion, my saving grace is RA is of same beliefs and laughs at yours!
{Ed025's Note - GSC i dont know who you think you are with this...i said all along crap and the name calling, this forum is all about opinions and respecting other posters views mate not as a platform for egotists, you seem to have a problem with Jimbo so i suggest you skip past his posts and not get into childish spats which to be honest is really cringeworthy...and Jimbo should know better the time he has been here as well, it will not be tolerated any longer...cheers..
15.) 09 Jul 2025 14:40:04
No problem on my part Ed25 I will just skip those post and only post my honest opinions, so apologies to you if I have offended you, that was not my intention.
{Ed025's Note - not offended me personally GSC but we dont want name calling and showing disrespect to other posters mate, otherwise it gets personal and we want good honest debate so all can enjoy the forum..
16.) 09 Jul 2025 20:53:44
He started it ed, I finished it ?
In fairness, it is water off a ducks back.
I have tried to steer the discussion into a discussion on many occasions, but as you pointed out, whatever I write, there is instant ramblings towards me and most of the time I just let it go tbh.
Silence is the answer, but that kills the site at the same time, sometimes you have to put people in their place, with words.
I'll stay within the boundaries though ?.
{Ed025's Note - you and GSC need to Jimbo, we will not tolerate name calling and abuse towards other posters mate, im a bit surprised that you got involved to be honest the time you have been on here,but lets draw a line under it now so nobody needs to be suspended or banned..
17.) 10 Jul 2025 04:24:31
Noted Ed ??.
15 Jun 2025 07:36:07
I'm reading Gyökeres prefers Arsenal but Arteta wants Sesko.
18 May 2025 13:12:49
Is Wednesday Utd's biggest game in 14 years?
They've been abysmal all season and ridden their luck in this competition, but then again Spurs have been really poor ss well.
Whichever team wins it will be a bit of a travesty.
I just hope Utds luck can hold one last time .
1.) 18 May 2025 14:25:20
It will be an embarrassment for either of them to be in a league of ‘champions’ next season but we don’t make the rules.
2.) 18 May 2025 15:17:06
Spenno hardly a league of champions
Everyone knows the rules before the start they can’t start moaning now.
3.) 18 May 2025 18:08:41
Very confused by this nonsense around the winner getting CL. It’s happened for 10 years, don’t believe the nonsense from so called experts, everyone knows the rules before they start and it will be far from a travesty if we win it.
4.) 18 May 2025 18:27:21
Why would it be embarrassing? Bone fide qualification. Winning something to qualify is better than finishing 5th or even a distant second.
A disastrous league campaign but despite a crap start we have been the best team in the comp.
Spurs have done well also and whoever wins will fully deserve their cl spot.
Great rewards come with it. So I can't understand anyone's thinking that we would be better off not in it.
5.) 18 May 2025 18:35:59
If he wins this trophy and cracks on, no one will remember the league finish in a couple of years.
6.) 18 May 2025 18:45:07
Tell that to Sevilla.
7.) 18 May 2025 19:04:44
Next season's performance in the Champions League will determine whether it's an embarrassment or not for either team. As for this season, as poor as United and Spurs have been domestically, they have seen off the best of the rest of Europe's qualifiers, including Bilbao, a qualifier for next year's Champions League.
8.) 18 May 2025 19:21:00
I didn’t say I wouldn’t take it lol, we need all the help we can get.
9.) 18 May 2025 19:57:12
I think 9 of the league in el this season will be in champions league next season.
10.) 19 May 2025 07:08:26
It is crap that so many teams get into the “Champions’ League by “back door”. It has diminished the competition immensely. Cup winners from all European leagues should go into the cup winners cup in an old school way and Champions into the Champions league. Reduce the number of games overall.
But if that the rules then so be it. Whilst the doors are open then take advantage where you can. Why wouldn’t you?
Doesn't mean it’s ideal though.
11.) 19 May 2025 07:59:13
Keefy,
Let’s allow pass backs as well and go back to 2 subs on the bench. The game has evolved, European completions have evolved, your suggestion just wouldn’t work in this day and age. Our top teams are power houses because of their forays into Europe, nobody is agreeing to hardly any teams being there again. Maybe teams could win the CL beating Club Brugge in the final again, them were the days.
12.) 19 May 2025 08:28:04
That's fine, GDS, but the Champions League should be renamed then. Bit of a misnomer to say the least.
13.) 19 May 2025 09:52:05
'Top Three or Four League' just doesn't have the same ring to it though.
14.) 19 May 2025 10:21:38
It’s all about money…. But saying that some of the best games this season have been in the champs league, the one we are in and the one Chelsea are in are total crap, so many poor poor teams, you really only have to look at the final to see that, ok one poor team can get to a final, but two shows it’s bit of a joke.
Like people that refer to Rasmus goal last year in Europe all against shockingly bad teams that would struggle to stay in EPL.
15.) 19 May 2025 10:24:15
Think I said if that's the rules then so be it.
Doesn’t mean it’s have to like it.
The fact that two teams in 16th and 17th place are in the “Champions’ League is farcical.
It’s losing its prestige in my very humble and old aged opinion and adds to the number of Ganges that so many complain about.
Evolved? I am not so sure.
16.) 19 May 2025 10:52:15
We didn't win the league the year before we won it last 2 times. Maybe we should scratch them from the record books as we were not champions.
9 of the 32 in el will play cl next season so can't be that bad.
Psg only scraped through the league phase.
17.) 19 May 2025 11:14:22
I guess in it's defence and to shoot down my own criticisms at the top of the thread, it's called the Champions League, not the Champions of the Prem League, so effectively can encompass any team that wins any competition it cares to include. But a bit like the plans to expand the World Cup, it does dilute its stock somewhat IMO.
18.) 19 May 2025 12:35:51
I think the opposite spenno a comp including the best 4 or 5 teams from the stronger league is a better comp than including the likes of Linfield salmon or shamrock rovers because they won their national league.
It doesn't file the comp it makes it stronger.
The intl one is different that does dilute the comp as you are adding inferior sides to the draw not superior ones.
19.) 19 May 2025 13:43:05
Not saying that either. Again if that's the rules then so be it.
Just think it’s becoming a bit diluted and means too many games. But hey ho
Just an opinion.
20.) 19 May 2025 14:31:17
Yes, exactly what I said lol.
21.) 19 May 2025 15:40:36
Keefy both times we won the comp under fergie you think we should have been in it and that we diluted the competition?
22.) 19 May 2025 18:37:56
As much as I loved being in Barcelona in 99, no, we shouldn't have, imo. But as champions many other times, our chances would have been good for a couple of wins anyway, playing just against other champions. Just rename the thing. It's not fooling anybody. It's a European super league in all but name.
23.) 19 May 2025 23:07:37
Again that’s not what I am saying. But go ahead and bang yer drum!
24.) 20 May 2025 08:55:26
If Utd win against spurs they qualify for Champions League. We would qualify by being the CHAMPIONS of the Europa League - which we only qualified for by being CHAMPIONS of the FA Cup. Which happened the year after we were CHAMPIONS of the League Cup.
Not many clubs more worthy in my opinion.
28 Apr 2025 11:05:03
While Utd undoubtedly need a decent centre forward or two, to win things goals need to come from the whole team.
If you look at Liverpools scorers this season, their goals have come from 14 different players. Arsenal are an even better example with numerous midfielders and defenders contributing 5, 6, 7 goals.
Utd create loads of chances but no one in the team seems capable of finishing.
Anorim should have the whole squad spend the whole summer just practising shooting.
1.) 28 Apr 2025 12:06:21
Manc man
They do not create loads of chances. Our stats are padded by stupid shots from 25 yards. Almost every cross is a cutback. We make terrible decisions in that attacking 3rd.
2.) 28 Apr 2025 12:39:41
I agree DB - Just haven't decided if that's down to coaching, discipline, ability, or a combination of the three.
3.) 28 Apr 2025 15:27:07
I think with Liverpool, you have to acknowledge the greatness of Salah. Liverpool have coped without a top class striker because Salah scores so many goals and creates so many chances for others.
Bruno gives us the chance creation, but without Salah’s goal threat. I think Arsenal is the better comparison. They have players that create a lot of chances, but lack scorers to put these chances away.
United are a massive step down from that because they rely on one player to create most of the chances, and have worse players on the end of these chances. Plus, Arsenal’s defence is head and shoulders above ours.
I think that an established goal scorer and a new keeper should be the main priorities this summer. We need a genuine goal threat to occupy defenders, and someone who our own defence can trust not to make clanger after clanger.
4.) 29 Apr 2025 12:54:09
Dodgy, I see Utd players miss plenty of good chances in every game. Mainly through poor shooting.
01 Apr 2025 23:27:25
Is Anorim Portuguese for Allerdyce? Get the big lad up front. Ugh.
1.) 02 Apr 2025 00:48:49
Almost worked didn’t it? They had 5 at the back including 3 centre backs, they used their spoiling tactics faking injuries and taking 2-3 minutes to take every goal kick, they cleared everything, Maguire almost got the equaliser, people complain Amorim only has one way of playing so can’t complain when he tries something different. I can’t believe we lost that game to be honest, had more than enough chances to win 3 games, but sums up both teams this season.
2.) 02 Apr 2025 06:35:02
I honestly thought that’s the best we had played for ages, but having a toothless attack is always going to be a problem.
Ugarte was very poor as was Mazzouri, Dorgu was not great either, but our strikers/ goal scorers are abysmal, anyone who still thinks Garnacho is a work in progress …. well as for Rasmus just as useless
The only one of the above you can cut some slack is Dorgu, being new signing and missed games, the others just get rid, nowhere near good enough.
3.) 02 Apr 2025 06:56:18
Having to put Harry up top is something SAF would also have done, but it’s a damning indictment of our forwards. Zirkzee and Hojland are not goal scoring forwards and it’s ridiculous we were left in this position. A club that once had four top strikers now has none.
I thought we actually played some really nice football and dominated the game. The stats are very one sided. Garnacho was awful until switched to the left, improved but still not good on the night.
I still saw a good structure and hope, but it needs someone to put the ball in the net. Harry looked more likely in ten minutes than H and J have all season.
4.) 02 Apr 2025 07:44:45
Can’t say the writing wasn’t on the wall, a side that struggles to score vs statistically the best defensive unit in the league with most clean sheets. But saying that, one half decent striker and we’d win that three times over.
5.) 02 Apr 2025 09:53:05
We had chances GDS but Garnacho had 6 (0 on target), Dorgu 4 (1 on target), Casimiro 3 and Hoijland 1. Of course Harry had the best chance. But the point is I guess that our strikers had 1 shot on target between them. I'm not sure if the problem is them or the service but it needs to improve.
6.) 02 Apr 2025 11:13:49
Banjos
I won’t excuse Garnacho last night but the two strikers movement and danger in the box is non existent. Seen some good and great strikers down the many years and our present two don’t create danger in the box. It’s poor.
7.) 02 Apr 2025 12:11:53
If we had Harry Kane up front he would have scored 20 goals this season, the service isn’t great but the movement and finishing is horrific so they never look like scoring.
8.) 02 Apr 2025 12:48:25
I hate that I'm even asking this but should Maguire play up front for the rest of the season?
He can't be any less effective.
9.) 02 Apr 2025 13:44:56
Haha mancman I was laughing with the lads on the way home from Nottingham last night saying it would be funny if we started the derby with Maguire up top.
10.) 02 Apr 2025 13:51:47
Guys it’s basic maths, Hoijland‘s shot accuracy is good, it’s greater than 50%, in his first season his shot conversion % stats were the best in the league. He gets approx 1 shot per game, which is terrible. We had 24 shots on goal yesterday most of which were outside the box. We do not have a striker issue, we have a chance creation issue. Salah and Haaland get over 3.5 shots per game, go and look at the French league the two highest scorers, Dembele and Greenwood have the highest shots per game at around 3.5.
Let’s look at Amourims striker at sporting, Gyökeres, 4 shots per game. Trincoa is the next highest in the league on 3 HOWEVER he also has the top assist stats in the league with 11.
We have greedy players who shoot from distance rather than look to play the attacker in. A shot from distance is a very low probability shot. You could put prime Brazilian Ranaldo up front, he’s getting 1 shot a game and will score chuff all, its basic maths.
This isn’t new, we’ve had this for years, literally probably 10 years of the wide players cutting in and shooting outside the box, Bruno shooting outside the box.
Defensively we look much better, Dorgu looks like a player, considering he’s new that’s some achievement. We need to get more penetration on the right, which Amad did a great job of. Changing the two 10 positions to players that look to play in rather than shoot will transform this team.
11.) 02 Apr 2025 14:48:24
Not sure how Yates didn't even get a booking last night, acting a complete c**t the whole game. Pushing Bruno then falling over as if he'd been hit, taking out Bruno on a counter, why does he not get booked? It would have been looked at.
The keeper who took an age everytime was able to just continue doing the same, small steps. place the ball down, pick it up again, put it down . Some of the throw ins, freekicks were mind boggling for those given and those not given. The referee as I see more often just submits or plays up to the crowd.
12.) 02 Apr 2025 15:40:32
Rewz
Why does Hojland only get one shot? Look at his presence, his movement, his positioning in the box, not good enough. I watched more action from the young Obi to get himself away from defenders in our sub appearance than a season of Hojland.
Try getting to the game early and watch Hojland warm up. Unless improved from last season, it was not impressive.
Maybe he is young and inexperienced but he isn’t getting himself into positions, forcing errors. He isn’t showing he is good enough as yet.
13.) 02 Apr 2025 16:24:21
That's an interesting take on things Rewz and I don't disagree.
Utd have spent £73 million on Hojlund so I'm not sure he can or should be easily discarded.
It's true that he needs more opportunities to score. He needs more coaching to make sure he makes the right runs and he definitely needs more supply from the players around him.
I think Hojlund deserves some credit for keeping going when he must be frustrated and his confidence must be shot.
In my view Fernandez shouldn't be playing at 10 and I'm running out of patience with Garnacho. He's great at getting himself into good positions with the ball but his shooting is terrible and his decision making is poor. I don't know if improvements in those areas can be coached into him. If a decent offer comes for him I say Utd should sell.
14.) 02 Apr 2025 16:35:59
Today's interesting fact doing the rounds, that had it appeared yesterday one would assume was an April Fool: Harry Maguire accumulated more xG in added time against Nottingham Forest than Rasmus Hojlund has in his last 15 appearances.
15.) 03 Apr 2025 23:19:47
Although I don't necessarily disagree that Garnacho needs to look up more, I'm not convinced greed is the sole cause of the players more often than than not opting for a long shot. They don't have the eye for the clever pass, and they don't trust the option waiting for them if they do find someone. I'd probably take a punt myself if I looked up and Hojlund was unmarked in the 6 yard box!
03 Jul 2025 13:44:55
No Angel Red. Because when he had the glorious opportunity of playing for Manchester United, he couldn't be bothered putting in the requisite effort and took the michael out of all the supporters who invested time and money to watch him.
03 Jul 2025 11:33:10
For sure AJH, but that's all part of the fun.
Some rumours are credible such as the one I posted, others are obvious BS like the one I read the other day about Utd signing Ruiz from PSG ?.
03 Jul 2025 07:39:03
AJH, avoid the rumours?
This is a rumours site ?.
03 Jul 2025 07:37:59
AJH, that Italian GK who plays for PSG is alright.
26 May 2025 23:25:30
Agreed Donred. A back three of Yoro, deLigt and Heaven looks very good to me.
09 Jul 2025 21:22:41
Toney at £30 million seems like a no brainer to me.
29 Jun 2025 20:52:13
Calvert-Lewin. Why bother?
20 Jun 2025 07:59:15
Sell him and buy someone better. What's the problem?
20 Jun 2025 07:58:29
Its actually pretty tragic news.
That's about £200 million of spend/ assets which are so toxic/ bad, they have to be excluded.
29 May 2025 11:49:11
How do you know they're not?