On the eve of first Newcastle game, Howe has tested positive for covid.
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It looks to me that if everyone is fit for Leicester then Vestergaard is 5th choice centre back (in a back 3 system - so second reserve) and Bertrand is 3rd choice left back
Surely not the intention of either the players or the club. I know Vestergaard was an emergency signing due to injuries but he’s been so poor that he can’t even take up the role he was signed for
Surely not the intention of either the players or the club. I know Vestergaard was an emergency signing due to injuries but he’s been so poor that he can’t even take up the role he was signed for
It's probably the only positive that Newcastle will get from today's match
I think Leicester’s motm has to be the linesman, although VAR would also have spotted the offsides.
Chelsea look insanely good and Leicester look 2 yards off the pace.
Hope they play like this against us, in the near future.
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I think this shows just how good our two performances were, against Chelsea.
Chelsea look insanely good and Leicester look 2 yards off the pace.
Hope they play like this against us, in the near future.
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I think this shows just how good our two performances were, against Chelsea.
Inevitable. Too late for Conte now though. Zidane? I can't think of many other high profile managers out of work.
Lets hope these 2 clowns win a few games and it happens all over again
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I saw a joke tweet, recently, that Zidane was practicing his English, just so he could turn United down.
Sam Allardyce to Man U for his experience in relegation fights !
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I personally think Zidane would be a disaster for them. The most sensible move would be to bring Poch on board (it's just his sort of project) if they can at the end of the season, and put this one down to 'experience'.
In fact, the most sensible move would have been to have got Poch instead of Solskjaer at the outset, but then the only people who didn't realise that was the Glazers.
In fact, the most sensible move would have been to have got Poch instead of Solskjaer at the outset, but then the only people who didn't realise that was the Glazers.
He's not happy at PSG. He doesn't get any say over transfers - he's just a first team coach at PSG. At Man United he'd get more control.
I said it before when Poch was linked, I don’t think it would work at Utd. When he has been successful is him bringing in players who he can mould into his style of play and make them great, players who buy into running **** loads and working extra hard because they know it will pay off for the team and also themselves.
Players who have already made it at the top level without having to do that I think he struggles with. He got spurs to be a very good side signing relative unknowns and making them great (players like Son, Alli, Tripper etc). These weren’t big names when he got them but by adopting his style and working ****ing hard they now are household names. Managing a team of already established players would be a struggle for him (as seen at PSG last season and to an extent Spurs in his final season or so there)
Whether a team like Man U would be happy signing unknowns and letting him mould them into a team with all the commercial stuff about having the big names and the pressure of managing a team of that stature is the big question for me
Players who have already made it at the top level without having to do that I think he struggles with. He got spurs to be a very good side signing relative unknowns and making them great (players like Son, Alli, Tripper etc). These weren’t big names when he got them but by adopting his style and working ****ing hard they now are household names. Managing a team of already established players would be a struggle for him (as seen at PSG last season and to an extent Spurs in his final season or so there)
Whether a team like Man U would be happy signing unknowns and letting him mould them into a team with all the commercial stuff about having the big names and the pressure of managing a team of that stature is the big question for me
But how many superstars are there realistically in that squad. There's Ronaldo and Pogba, realistically. Those are the only two I think he'd find difficult to get to buy into his methods. The rest of them I absolutely think he can improve. Your Wan Bissaka/Shaw/McTominay crowd etc would benefit massively.
Varane as well. Maguire? It’s more about letting him overhaul the squad in his image. And whilst he hugely improved us and Spurs, he still didn’t win anything so that question mark is going to be there. Man United is a completely different kettle of fish in terms of expectation. Be interesting to see how he gets on if he does go there