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25 Oct 2022 12:05:13
Question For ED002.
Is there any truth in United making an offer for Michael Edwards as sporting director ED?
{Ed002's Note - Manchester United want Edwards to lead the recruitment and negotiation side of things - but the relationship with outhers is unclear.}
1.) 25 Oct 2022 13:08:02
ED002,
Would he be a good appointment?
{Ed002's Note - It depends on what he is expected to do.}
2.) 25 Oct 2022 14:09:18
ED002,
Don a clown suit and join the rest of the circus?
3.) 25 Oct 2022 20:32:43
I'm guessing nothing is agreed Ed02 as the report suggests that we've made a 'hugely attractive offer' to him.
{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any agreement.}
4.) 25 Oct 2022 21:18:12
Well for a team that wasted over a billion on crap in a few years paying somebody a kings ransom to spend the next billion properly would probably be a sensible choice.
5.) 26 Oct 2022 07:26:04
What a coup it would be to get him.
Hopefully they're not that silly as to not play to his strengths.
6.) 26 Oct 2022 12:19:59
Thanks Ed002.
22 Aug 2022 12:34:50
Hi Ed002, hope you're well.
Is there anything truth in Pedro Neto being offered to United? Would bite their hand off for him, super player!
{Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware.}
1.) 22 Aug 2022 13:43:31
I rate him too. Would be happy to get him, unfortunately don’t think we hold any interest.
2.) 22 Aug 2022 14:15:19
Personally I'd take him over Antony.
{Ed002's Note - Way back there was a discussion with his agent.}
25 May 2020 18:25:10
Nice to know Angel Gomes has signed a new contract. 🔴.
1.) 25 May 2020 21:16:20
Has it been confirmed Scholesy mate?
2.) 25 May 2020 21:40:41
Not that I’ve seen Damon but a lot of chat on twitter so I’d take it with a pinch of salt at the moment. If it’s true and he has signed then hopefully he kicks on. Not developed as we’ve expected when he made his debut. Maybe a loan spell would be good for him.
16 Feb 2019 14:03:45
If you have the time Ed002, which clubs are interested in Jadon Sancho? Rumours of United 'lining up a move'.
{Ed002's Note - Right now no one is interested as he is not for sale. In confirming Manchester City's option when asked this week Watzke also said there has been no approach for the player who is not for sale. When he left MC at least Spurs, Manchester United and Arsenal expressed an interest but he had his heart set on Dortmund that was in 2017.}
1.) 16 Feb 2019 16:25:46
Hardly a word about it till Dortmund came to town.
Complete fabrication i'd say.
Scholes. Just watch between now and the end of the season how often united are linked with players playing in any high profile game.
The easiest way to get clicks and readers is to link united with a player.
2.) 16 Feb 2019 19:56:11
I assume he still has a few years worth of development at dortmund left.
They have already agreed to sell pulisic to chelsea in the summer so no pressure on dortmund to sell him.
3.) 16 Feb 2019 21:47:19
Thanks Ed002.
28 Jan 2019 11:17:54
Any truth in United wanting to take Tielemans on loan from Monaco Ed002?
{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any discussions with Manchester United - I am aware of discussions withtwo other sides.}
1.) 28 Jan 2019 18:18:13
Ronnie is taking over.
2.) 28 Jan 2019 18:39:04
Superb talent and maybe a rotation option for Pogba? Not a bad idea with our impending champions league run, FA Cup run and push for top 3.
3.) 28 Jan 2019 19:22:08
He was a player i think ed002 told us a year ago was not ready for a top club. He has not shown anything at monaco in a disaster season for the club.
He may flourish in a new environment and fulfill his potential but it all seems to have stalled for the moment for him.
4.) 28 Jan 2019 19:58:05
Be fair Ken, he has probably been Monaco's top performer this season. The reason he is likely to leave is because he doesn't see eye to eye with Jardim who is returning as manager. He has up until now been the only player at Monaco who say he has played well this season.
5.) 29 Jan 2019 05:34:58
Herrera and Matic will be 30 and 31 next year.
It would be nice to see Tielemans coming in being groomed for the 3 man midfield role.
Ruben Neves is another promising quality midfielder.
6.) 29 Jan 2019 18:54:33
Their defence is appalling shappy but he is not showing his best albeit in a poor team.
Neves is ideal for us imo he can play any of the 3 midfield roles and has excelled for wolves all season and tore up the championship last season. He can mix it with the toughest of them and can play football with the best of them. Top player.
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30 Oct 2022 19:12:20
Thoughts on Lisandro Martinez so far Ed001? Been an absolute rock!
{Ed001's Note - I think he is an excellent player, one who fits the English league well in his style. I can see him ending up as club captain and being a very good one.}
1.) 31 Oct 2022 06:53:45
One of our better deals so far together with Casemiro. Proper leader as well. His aggression and positioning more than makes up for his lack of height. He also has a decent leap.
2.) 31 Oct 2022 08:23:20
Hes exceptional.
3.) 31 Oct 2022 08:53:46
He was unfairly written off before he'd even kicked a ball!
4.) 31 Oct 2022 09:28:17
Probably my favourite signing of the summer, and for once there is actually competition for that.
5.) 31 Oct 2022 08:21:45
ED001,
How do rate Dalot this season?
{Ed001's Note - much improved but still not top class yet. If he continues his improvement though, he could be good enough for the long term. I would certainly not put his position as the number one priority right now, as he is growing into the team and is responding to good coaching.}
6.) 31 Oct 2022 09:47:46
ED001,
I wonder how Rashford will get on. His contract is up for renewal soon. I wonder if he will get a new contract?
There are better players out there.
{Ed001's Note - I would give him a chance under a decent coach. A fan of the club should put in that 5% extra needed to make a difference.}
7.) 31 Oct 2022 10:20:49
I think things are looking pretty rosy for Rashford and Dalot, playing in two problem positions. Not convinced either will become the first names on the team sheet but the improvement in both this season alone has been staggering so who knows how much further they can go.
Agreed on Martinez, he's been outstanding and has brushed the early fears aside. Food for thought is that we only ended up with him as others weren't available. I wonder if Timber is still a target.
8.) 31 Oct 2022 10:23:08
Lisandro has been a great signing. Ofcourse there will be times when he makes a mistake and also because of his height but the way everyone jumped on him after 2 games was something. I remember an article saying Ajax couldn't believe when they heard how much we were willing to pay and also were laughing at United for that. Also they were very happy to let go of Licha as he was considered just an average player.
9.) 31 Oct 2022 11:23:17
Lisandro's aggression and leadership has transformed us.
Even his celebrations are aggressive :)
Casemiro and Licha have given us a strong spine.
10.) 31 Oct 2022 11:24:33
I love the midge.
11.) 31 Oct 2022 11:33:28
He won their player of the season last season and you can see why, fights for the shirt, gives 100%, has a football brain, is quick enough to recover from the odd error and would be an asset to any club. Literally his only negative is his height but his leap and timing are good so it’s not noticeable.
The pundits and press made me laugh so much after the Brentford game, especially as he had actually played well against Brighton and was unlucky to be on the losing side and the Brentford game the whole team was all over the place. I love players proving people wrong, in this case making them look absolutely stupid, he’s already one of my favourite players.
12.) 31 Oct 2022 12:02:23
I think Dalot has massively improved this season and you can see this progressing even more as the season goes on and into next year. At 23 he has lots more to learn but could be our RB for the next 5+ years. We do need a better back up than Wan Bisaka so the question is whether we can bring through one from the youth (Laird) or we bring in someone to challenge (dumfries) . Whichever way we go I think with these, Malacia and Shaw we will be set at full back for a while.
Martinez has quickly become my favourite current player, skill, bite and makes everyone around him up there game.
On the Rashford front if he continues his improvements along with the effort he is putting in I can see them offering him a deal at the end of the season, not before. Option of the 1 year extension is always there as fall back. We will be losing Ronaldo so he could have an even bigger part to play for the rest of the season. hoping he does not go to the WC as more time with EtH will help.
13.) 31 Oct 2022 12:19:43
Never really been one to want to get a defenders name on a back of a top but the butcher is my favourite united player.
14.) 31 Oct 2022 12:45:23
Love the footage of Martinez and Antony going after Jorginho in the Chelsea game for his challenge on Elanga. I've missed that from us over the years. Jorginho was absolutely bullied by them sticking up for Elanga.
15.) 31 Oct 2022 12:51:43
Gds2 you don't have to go as far as pundits. Lots of captain hindsights on here slated him and eth after Brentford game.
16.) 31 Oct 2022 13:13:39
Martinez and Dalot have been the best defenders in the league this year. The way Martinez looks at you is scaryy!
17.) 31 Oct 2022 13:22:24
Sourness at it again today on Martinez and Casemiro ???.
18.) 31 Oct 2022 14:00:52
Sourness is a nob. The End.
19.) 31 Oct 2022 14:26:06
Fizz that was a very well thought out post. Thanks for taking the time and effort to go to such lengths to provide is with your compelling argument. Nobody can debate the accuracy of its content. Succinct and to the point. ?.
07 Mar 2022 20:39:44
Has it become embarrassing or laughable at this point? We are horrific, hope the lot of them get sold, absolute sh1t! Keep De Gea, Sancho and Varane, let the pretenders p1ss off.
Nevermind a lack of quality, these players look like they'd rather be elsewhere every single game. I just don't understand where the arrogance has come from, a lot of them are pure crap and haven't won anything in their career, relegation fodder like our 'captain'.
Not a single department is good enough, defence and midfield is shocking and the attach, just average. Two retirees, Rashford (time's up) and Sancho.
Forget genuine quality, some of them can't even pass or control a bloody ball. like fishes on bikes. The lack of effort is what really irks me. City players, much better than ours, run their socks off every game, epitomised by Bernardo Silva, we haven't got a single player anywhere near as good him, nor do they put that amount of effort in. They throw their hands in the air when they lose the ball, or don't get a decision, biggest bunch of moaners i've ever seen.
Can't see this ending unfortunately, run by absolute amateurs. Just can't see them letting RR do his job without interference. I mean what the **** are the likes of Fletcher and Phelan doing at the club? Even RR and players don't know, bemusing, shocking sh1tshow!
1.) 07 Mar 2022 21:20:34
Lack of effort p*ssed me off the most about yesterday's 'performance'. We looked shambolic second half. Lingard and Rashford need to take a serious look at themselves after coming on when we were losing in a derby game and showing such little effort and running. I appreciate Ralf could be criticised for those subs, as any manager could be for substitutions that ultimately didn't work. But in fairness to him he must have thought we are losing in a derby so surely these academy lads will go on and give it their all. Seriously I'd start docking wages by like 80% if players are that crap. Problem is we pay so far over the odds it wouldn't make a difference to them anyway.
2.) 07 Mar 2022 23:29:28
It isn't the loss, or lack of quality. The effort is unforgivable. Rashford and lingard's effort when they came on was shocking. I would not be playing them for a couple of games to get the message across. Give hannibal a shot ahead of those 2, he might just take his chance like elanga has.
A few have slated McGuire, but I'm not sure he was lacking in effort. Problem is he is not showing leadership and bellowing at these statues in our team.
The first goal lindelof was dragged wide, mcguire was marking at front post, telles spotted the danger, but was worried about his man at the back post. Where was the midfield? Just standing watching. City are clever at overloading the left flank and getting people free into the box, but surely we had a plan to deal with that?
We are currently looking like odds on for 6th or 7th place.
3.) 08 Mar 2022 08:49:06
dodgy a proper captain stops that first goal he notices the danger before its happened and he uses something called a voice
either mark him yourself or drag telles in and then tell the winger to mark the player telles was marking, its not hard.
we don't organize, there is a reason we don't keep clean sheets the defense is woeful, this is the worst defense I have seen from a united side.
they lack any brains, players constantly unmarked its pathetic.
the first 3 goals were all avoidable. if who ever tried the chip pass just hoofs it clear it stops the shambolic marking for the first goal.
if the 80 million disaster doesn't dummy the ball off the post and just hits it out for a corner that stops the 2nd goal.
and if we organized and man for man marked and someone used there brain to mark mahrez from the corner the 3rd goal doesn't happen.
city were not great they didn't need to be, because we lack any communication or organization with that back 5 we will always concede.
the only cbs that should still be here next season is varane and as bad as he is linder he is just the best of a bad bunch, wan bissaka and shaw should be sold, i would prefer williams to wan bissaka and purchase a left back to play with telles.
neves and rice or Philips for midfield and there is a young winger from PSV that I've seen that has been good this season called Cody Gakpo who I like the look of.
4.) 08 Mar 2022 09:03:42
The club has spend close a Billion in the last ten years. Certainly its not the money.
5.) 08 Mar 2022 10:43:20
The trouble is we are going to bring all these 'lesser' hungrier players, and even if the application improves, are people still going to be expecting a title challenge or will they be more realistic with their expectations? If the side is exciting, hardworking and competitive, but ultimately falls short, that's still an improvement.
Liverpool and City are on an unprecedented level, it's unrealistic to expect us to challenge. Chelsea are doing a good job of keeping up with them. Spurs and Arsenal are probably on a par next in line, and both have enormous potential to push on depending on what they do in summer. I put us alongside that pair next season.
6.) 08 Mar 2022 12:50:35
Agree with all of that bolger except that for the first goal Telles should be the one shouting. He saw the problem. Pointed a few times, but didn't get across to the middle to cover, or get anyone's attention to mark at the back. He was the one not loud enough/ decisive enough.
Totally agree with the shambolic defending for second. DDG must have nightmares.
7.) 08 Mar 2022 13:48:03
@Spenno
Along the lines of Wolves and Westham after spending a billion. Do you think the big boys would be happy to fight the hammers or Aston Villa for the Europa league spot mate?
8.) 08 Mar 2022 16:39:02
Ron, I do expect Utd to 'challenge' for Top Four at least next season (as well as this season), but they won't be challenging for the title any time soon. They need half a dozen world class starters to come in, and we don't even know who our main centre-forward is going to be in half a year.
9.) 08 Mar 2022 16:43:36
If you go in against city with those stupid tactics, your going to get smacked, the players told RR that on Friday, but RR thinks he so far above everyone he knows best and he got his aRse smacked, lucky it was not more, pep gave him a lesson, but worst then that all players warned him…. RR thinks he is a master…yeah right.
10.) 08 Mar 2022 18:41:00
Tel/ tasher first half the tactics worked very well, second half we jacked it in when the third goal went in. Defending let us down first half from individual errors from the usual suspects.
04 Jul 2020 19:19:22
£80m we paid for Harry Maguire, looks like he's worth a quarter of that, absolutely crap. Gets rinsed every single time, been fully/ partly at fault for every goal we've conceded since the return. Shocking.
Calls for us to buy a CB to partner him with but why? Lindelof is much better and if anything needs someone better playing alongside him. His nationality seems to be keeping the criticism at bay. The blame goes towards Lindelof and De Gea more than anything, worst £80m spent in footballing history. New LB and CB needed for next season.
Would rather see a partnership of Lindelof and Tuanzebe/ Bailly for the rest of the season and then replace Maguire with Gimenez (Atletico) or Skriniar (Inter)
1.) 04 Jul 2020 19:33:09
Harry had a bad day. Our defnese has been good for the past 6 months. Also while moaning about harry I can't understand how you came to the conclusion that we need a new LB as well.
2.) 04 Jul 2020 19:44:14
He had a bad day? Give over, he's been having bad days since he first signed for us. And i mention the LB simply because i was already talking about our defence (which is average) or am i not allowed to talk about two different positions at once? 🤔.
3.) 04 Jul 2020 20:03:36
Give it a rest mate. Enjoy the victory or does there have to be a negative post after every game?
Just to offer my opinion but Maguire is far better than Lindelof.
Just remind me how many goals we conceded in the last 15/ 16 games.
4.) 04 Jul 2020 20:04:19
Id raise your quarter and probably says he worth half that what we paid for him but that's not really the point as everyone said at the time that we overpaid hugely for him
The reality is that maguire has been the exact same player he was at leicester and for england. He hasn't either improved or got worse as a player. Very good in the air and very good in physical duels. We all knew he had the pace and agility of a hgv lorry before we signed him and that's not going to change.
He signed a 6 year deal and is club captain, he will be one of the first names on the team sheet for a long time to come whether fans like it or not.
5.) 04 Jul 2020 20:07:03
Scholes,
I'm not Maguires biggest fan. Yeah we overpaid for him. He is a good player and has improved us defensively. He is no Rio that's for sure. I think if him as a better Jones. Like Jones he likes mobility and pace.
6.) 04 Jul 2020 20:29:34
New left back?
Maguire was done but the keeper is to blame for the goal never should you get beat there.
7.) 04 Jul 2020 20:30:46
Maguire has played some great games for us. Clearly this wasn’t one of them but let’s not hang him on one game. We are weak at CB for sure though.
In order of preference we should prioritise:
RW - ideally Sancho
CB - with fast recovery pace to partner Maguire
CDM - Matic cover
LB - Shaw replacement / competition
De Gea issue needs resolving too. If Henderson made us an ultimatum about first team football or he’d leave I suspect DDG would go. Don’t see that next season though but clearly DDG looks to be declining.
All the above illustrates what we already know that our defence is not perfect. Though if you look at the stats we are one of the best in Europe allegedly in 2020. But offensively we are looking very good now. Appreciate you need balance and especially need quality squad depth which we know we are lacking.
A reminder this was still a game that we won and scored 5 goals in the process so it’s not all bad!
8.) 04 Jul 2020 21:09:55
We had a really good attacking game today and scored 5 and all you can do is come on and moan about Maguire?
He wasn't and never will be worth £80m but we were desperate for CB and everyone knew it.
We haven't been so bad in defence and them 2 goals are the first goals since January we let in at OT. Maguire is a good solid player, not world level but good enough for us currently.
9.) 04 Jul 2020 21:27:29
i agree on Maguire, he is a $20M player no more than that, the club overpaid for Him, We all can see that but I feel most of you don't want to give Bailly a chance, I thought bar the mistake (which IMO is never a penalty) from that brick ball that Matic passed to him, He was outstanding, He covered for Maguire"s lack of pace in like 2 opportunities, to me if he keeps himself fit for the majority of next season he should get the start not Maguire or Lindelof for that matter, anyways great win and we are a joy to watch at the moment, seems like the amateur is doing stuff that neither Crappy Moyes, army Van Gaal or Cranky bus Mou could not do.
10.) 04 Jul 2020 21:37:50
In which way is Maguire better than Lindelof aside from being better in the air? (discountdave)
Yes, a new LB Bolger2, Shaw just isn't good enough, wasn't bad today but on the larger scale of things we need better. i.e Robertson, Davies/ Alaba, Jose Gaya etc.
So because we scored 5 goals that means we/ i can't criticise our £80m CB who got absolutely rinsed (again) for the first bournemouth goal? He's been embarrassed defensively on at least 15 occasions this season alone, nevermind all the other little f ups he does. (DanJames)
11.) 04 Jul 2020 21:38:53
Made a mistake paying £80m for just a 'good player' Mad Hatter IMO.
12.) 04 Jul 2020 21:43:09
How can you possibly blame De Gea more than Maguire for the first goal? Maguire is laughably bad, if that happened to Lindelof this page would have exploded.
Seems as if whenever Maguire makes a mistake it's either Lindelof or De Gea's fault. Not surprised mind, seen some people calling him 'world class' on here🤣🤣🤣.
{Ed047's Note - Maguire is just a lump mate and not a particularly good lump.
13.) 04 Jul 2020 21:52:53
Are the pubs open.
{Ed047's Note - well someone had to have been in them to describe Maguire as world class! 🤦â€â™‚ï¸
14.) 04 Jul 2020 22:26:58
The defence is total garbage, get rid of DDG, Shaw, Maguire, and Lindelof. ignore the fact that only 2 teams have conceded fewer goals than us, that counts for nothing, they’re clearly all rubbish.
I’m not saying they are world beaters but it’s been a lot better than the keystone cops we saw in recent years.
Personally, I’d swap DDG for Henderson and try and up grad Lindelof. I think Shaw is doing well, AWB has Robeson great, and I’d stricken with Maguire, although I agree we got mugged there.
15.) 04 Jul 2020 23:04:21
Shaw has done well AJH? You must be fishing at this point, can't attack, can't defend, overweight and massively overrated.
16.) 04 Jul 2020 23:10:47
Lolll, My post didn't get posted but I totally agree with Scholes and Maguire should not be anywhere near this team. We are not winning any major titles with him in the first team.
17.) 04 Jul 2020 23:19:11
I'm far from Maguire's biggest fan, in fact I recall saying on the site his signing is our "Andy Carroll to Liverpool moment".
I'll admit the above was a bit of an exaggeration, however, I wasn't happy we signed him. Despite that, I think he's proved to be a good signing, not worth near what we paid but he is our best CB. He's the most comfortable on the ball of our defenders, best in the air and physically the most dominant. He has also played pretty much every game and seems to be more vocal than others in the side.
He has his faults, such as his pace and agility but his positives definitely outweigh the negatives. Lindelof isn't quick either but he's also nowhere near as physically dominant as Maguire hence why every single forward pulls onto Lindelof for most of the game.
We need a new CB or at least Tuanzebe to stay fit for 5 minutes.
18.) 04 Jul 2020 23:25:29
Out of back 5.
I'd replace Shaw, Lindelof, De Gea, Maguire, Wan Bissaka in that order.
Shaw, is turd. And huge.
Lindelof is a pansy, likes the ball at his feet, can't do much more.
De Gea errors started creeping in.
Maguire big price tag, decent, should be 3rd choice CB with 2 spanking new class CB to come in.
Wan Bissaka is not good going forward, he would be great for defensive games, although today he got the ball in early which almost got Rashford a goal.
19.) 04 Jul 2020 23:41:54
Ive been vocal in my critisism of players and ole but you have to dig pet deep to find too many negatives for the last couple of months.
The team are playing well. Aborting plenty conceding few. Bruno has had a huge effect on everybody.
Players are making mistakes but when you win they don't get the same focus and that's the way it should be.
There are a few that are either playing slightly below par but rarely do all 11 play perfectly in any team.
When it was bad i said its ok to say its bad. When its good its right to say its good.
You can pick holes if you want to look hard enough. But collectively the performances and results have been very good.
Its been a long time but for the first time in years i'm going into games expectant rather than hopeful.
There is still a few twists and turns to come over the next 5 games but the players look like they are up for the challenge.
20.) 04 Jul 2020 22:22:24
A lump is more mobile Ed047.
{Ed047's Note - very true scholesy
21.) 05 Jul 2020 01:28:47
Maguire will still be Englands first choice centre half.
{Ed047's Note - well that’s saved the day for Maguire
22.) 05 Jul 2020 02:42:32
Sorry, but I don't see what Shaw's done over the last lot of games to warrant the criticism here. Solid performances every game, and offers us an outlet. Much fitter looking as well - still making bursts forward in the latter stages of a game. Needs to work on his final ball, but apart from that, I really can't see what he's done so wrong.
23.) 05 Jul 2020 05:21:07
Maguire is the weak link of our back 5, he makes the most errors and yet he gets the least criticism. I will support him to the hilt all the while he plays for United, not least because he seems a good leader on and off the pitch, but he makes far too many mistakes and he’s simply not good enough for United.
De Gea has made 3 howlers this season, and he made a couple last season, but he’s generally been pretty good both this season and last. That said, because he’s consistently been so utterly brilliant for 5 consecutive seasons prior to the World Cup in 2018, and he’s not reached those levels for more than a few games since then, his decline appears quite dramatic. However I don’t really blame him for the first goal today. It was a very tight angle, but it was very close range, and as far as I’m concerned, he what all keepers would do in that situation. He closed the angle/ distance and made himself big, and was beaten by a very good finish. However, I think Dave will be replaced by Henderson next summer, and that will probably be the right move.
Shaw is generally pretty solid in all departments. He’s not nearly as good as Robertson but he’s very good defensively, and he provides width and energy, and I think he’s been pretty reliable this season. He deserves his place at United.
Lindelof is our best centre back without doubt. He’s composed, he reads the game very well and he allows play to build from the back. He needs a faster, stronger player next to him, but for now I think Bailly should start with Lindelof. Bailly is exceptional at times, he’s just unreliable due to his injury problems.
Wan Bissaka is the best defensive right back, certainly in the league, potentially in the world, and his offensive attributes have improved immensely this season. He would be a player that I wouldn’t sell at any price.
24.) 05 Jul 2020 11:02:40
I don't recall Bruce or Vidic being the fastest. Sometimes its a question of having a fast defender alongside a slower one and they dovetail using the best of their combined qualities. Bruce had Pallister and Vidic had Rio. If Maguire had a Rio alongside I think they would be a formidable team.
I also think that defensively Shaw is not quite good enough at the top level. Too often he is caught out of position and Maguire is left struggling to cover him.
25.) 05 Jul 2020 11:04:33
Maguire never advertised himself at that price so it’s largely irrelevant. If we’d only paid £10m for him nobody would call him as bad as they are doing. I think his statistics speak volumes. Worth pointing out that all defenders look bad when they get nutmegged and very few don’t look nervy when faced with a high press. He might not be VVD or Laporte but I reckon he’s got a good shout for 3rd best CB in the league.
But aside from all that, how miserable do you have to be to have such a venomous moan after winning a 7 goal thriller?! Enjoy a great win.
26.) 05 Jul 2020 11:06:36
I think with Maguire next to him Lindelof regressed. He doesn't know what to do and where to go because of Harrys pure positioning. Harry is not a CB for a title winning team but you seems all to be ok with that. He is in 6 years contract and in order to compete we must create a superb team to cover for him. The guy every time he is under pressure gives the ball straight to an opponent. He is not a ball playing center back, ok if it is a case of giving a pass at 5 metres without pressure i can do it better and without 80 millions.
27 Mar 2020 20:38:05
Question for Ed001, what do you think of Martial this season Ed? His hold up and link up play seem to have got better, along with his touch. Looks as if he's working on his weaknesses which is a huge bonus. Thanks.
{Ed001's Note - major improvement, but it helped that he has been able to play consistently up top where he is at his best. He has developed an understanding of his role and his team mates which helps the hold up and link up.}
1.) 28 Mar 2020 12:19:34
Ed001
I think his biggest weakness is when he fails to make a run in the box. He has show some good finishing from headers when he does. Everything poi ts to Ole and the coaches trying to work on that with him. But he still has moments where he is too passive or just hangs back when it is obvious the team need him to make a front or back post movement.
Do you think a player can learn to make those runs, or is just programmed that way and it won't develop?
Just to be clear, I rate the guy. His application has been better without the ball. But I still feel he offers little to his wingers. To me he plays like a second striker.
{Ed001's Note - they can learn to make the runs, anything can be learnt with the right mentality. The thing is that it is up to the player to get it, to want to learn, in order for the coaches to be able to teach him.}
2.) 28 Mar 2020 17:01:32
For every game martial doesn't make enough runs there are plenty of games where him and rashford this season have made runs and the midfielders have not even attempted to find them.
If you want a perfect example, rewatch the arsenal game from january (most people have enough time on their hands to rewatch it for the whole 90 mins at the moment lol) . Martial and rashford made plenty of runs and the midfielders (fred and matic) played it back and sideways every time.
30 Jan 2020 11:26:06
Bruno Fernandes a good signing then Ed001? What do you think of him as a player?
{Ed001's Note - looked good when I have seen him play. Bit of a step up in quality of the opponents he will face, but I expect him to be an excellent signing. Obviously he needs to be used correctly and to settle into England but I think he will be fine.}
1.) 30 Jan 2020 13:00:49
Would like to see him mata and james in behind martial whilst rashford is out.
Although matas legs have gone it would be good to have some quality on the pitch to help bruno settle in.
scholes_18_18's rumour replies
10 Feb 2023 19:28:01
A million people dead and you say "Morally justifiable" shame on you!
09 Feb 2023 21:44:59
Did the Glazers not fund the Bush presidential campaign Danny? Who, once elected, invaded and killed a million Iraqi. Don't think anyone can be talking about morals here fella.
26 Oct 2022 12:19:59
Thanks Ed002.
19 Aug 2022 22:48:12
Edp14 sniping? Never???.
On a serious note, and this is a genuine question but how can he be in their shadow when he's won the CL 5x and is a starter for Brazil ahead of the two?
{Ed014's Note - mate wasn’t it big news that Fred started ahead of Fabinho and no one could work that out either by all accounts? ?♂️?
15 Feb 2022 11:29:01
Is there anyone in particular the club have in mind Ed002?
{Ed002's Note - Yes but nothing is agreed.}
scholes_18_18's banter replies
30 Sep 2023 20:55:02
How on earth has he improved Shaw and Rashford? They are both as crap as ever. Rashfords lack of effort is horrendous, Rangnick was right, we should have got rid of the both of them. The two constants, i'd even put Bruno in there, genuinely don't believe they're good enough for us.
07 Jul 2023 20:50:57
Respectfully, that's bull Ed014, you are definitely obsessed with Utd, have seen you mention Utd on the Liverpool page a few times too. Then again, must have messed your head up when you dropped out of all competitions to focus on the league only to bottle that too?????.
{Ed014's Note - bless you, people just talk about how shite you are mate and thank god we didn’t bottle a quadruple.
I mean how embarrassing would that have been just to end up with the milk cup after spunking a billion quid! ??
At least you’re back buying the best…oh wait, that’s still everyone else ?♂️
31 Oct 2022 08:53:46
He was unfairly written off before he'd even kicked a ball!
16 Oct 2022 16:05:29
Last year for him OP? This is Man United, we'll give him a 5 year contract, he was absolute ?.
16 Oct 2022 15:02:31
Is it possible to sell players at half time? He is horrific!