Man Utd Thread:

[screenexile]

The usual suspects (and their multiple aliases) are out in force tonight. 
Firstly, Utd drew the match and lost a shoot out.
They played better than Arsenal on the opening day, and Arsenal may well go on to lift the title this year, since their rivals have gone backwards.
They were a rare Bruno penalty miss from beating Fulham.
All this with an entirely new front 3 just signed and not familiar with one another.

I f**king love deluded United fans!!! It's probably the only reason I bother following the Premier league anymore is to witness their demise!

[ONeill]

That's a tough one.

Bruno, for all his brilliance, is a big problem.

He's not a leader you need for a team in trouble.

[RedHand88]

The usual suspects (and their multiple aliases) are out in force tonight. 
Firstly, Utd drew the match and lost a shoot out.
They played better than Arsenal on the opening day, and Arsenal may well go on to lift the title this year, since their rivals have gone backwards.
They were a rare Bruno penalty miss from beating Fulham.
All this with an entirely new front 3 just signed and not familiar with one another.

Amorim in!! United are on the brink of title 21. Just give him time.

[Dag Dog]

Ha ha! It's brilliant to see how many haters are triggered by my sensible response.
Absolutely triggered 

[gawa316]

That's a tough one.

Bruno, for all his brilliance, is a big problem.

He's not a leader you need for a team in trouble.

Reports of 90-100 mil offers from Saudi...be stupid to turn it down

[Muck Savage]

The managers stubbornness is a big problem in all of this. His inflexibility on the formation is killing United, yes there are some poor players but this formation is compounding the problem.
Add in the fact they are trying to off-load Mainno and Garnacho, silly, when the next transfer window comes around they might be looking for these type of players... for a different manager.

Inflexibility in the formation
Results are getting worse and worse.
This is pointing to Amorim needing to be replaced - I hate that United are in this manager go around tail-spin.

Offloading Garnacho and Mainoo needs to be stopped
Sell off Bruno instead to get the money they need.
with good players like Yoro, Heaven, Mainoo, Amad, Garnacho, Cunha, Mbeumo, they should be in a much better situation. Embarrassing.

[laoislad]

Is this the worst result in Utd's history?

Definitely one of the funniest.

[gallsman]

Garnacho is a toxic prima donna who has delivered little and achieved nothing. Surrounds himself with morons. If they can get anything decent off Chelsea for him it'll be a nice little profit.

[Armagh18]

That's a tough one.

Bruno, for all his brilliance, is a big problem.

He's not a leader you need for a team in trouble.

Reports of 90-100 mil offers from Saudi...be stupid to turn it down

I'd say he'll go next June, he'll not go now with no time to replace him. Why a central midfielder and a goalkeeper weren't signed I don't know.

[Armagh18]

Garnacho is a toxic prima donna who has delivered little and achieved nothing. Surrounds himself with morons. If they can get anything decent off Chelsea for him it'll be a nice little profit.

Yeah I liked the lad but he went too far with his slabbering after the Europa league final last year, reports are they're getting 45 or 50m off Chelsea and its very close to being done.

Definitely wouldn't be selling Mainoo, but he definitely shouldn't be getting a new contract worth 150k a week either.

[tiempo]

Need Roy Keane in to steady the ship
Anyone with an ounce of sense gets it

[Armagh18]

Nearly feel sorry for Amorim, definitely a decent lad and he's saying all the right things, getting rid of the ego's/deadwood like Sancho etc. it can't be a coincidence though that no top team really plays with that back 3 formation, but the club knew (or should have known) that's his style when they hired him.

Keeper
Dalot-Yoro-De Ligt- Dorgu
Bruo-Casemiro Mainoo
Mbumeo-Sesko-Cunha

Surely a 433 would suit the squad? Obviously a new keeper needed and a Casemiro replacement, but that's needed no matter the formation. Anyway, I barring relegation form past Christmas (which is still possible) he'll get the season to turn it around.

[thewobbler]

Nearly feel sorry for Amorim, definitely a decent lad and he's saying all the right things, getting rid of the ego's/deadwood like Sancho etc. it can't be a coincidence though that no top team really plays with that back 3 formation, but the club knew (or should have known) that's his style when they hired him.

Keeper
Dalot-Yoro-De Ligt- Dorgu
Bruo-Casemiro Mainoo
Mbumeo-Sesko-Cunha

Surely a 433 would suit the squad? Obviously a new keeper needed and a Casemiro replacement, but that's needed no matter the formation. Anyway, I barring relegation form past Christmas (which is still possible) he'll get the season to turn it around.

You're asking a 92 year old DCM to cover 5 attacking players there. I don't think that's a solution.

[gawa316]

What's the deal with Mainoo? Gone from Utd and England starter to well not starting.

The other buck is no major loss

[thewobbler]

What's the deal with Mainoo? Gone from Utd and England starter to well not starting.

The other buck is no major loss

He has quite a similar profile to Harry Winks. Grew up playing in the "Xavi" type no.6 position. This tidiness and confidence got him into the first team and straight into the England squad. In a solid, functional team he looked very promising. But over time his weaknesses as a midfielder - defensive positioning, tackling, athleticism, power, workrate - began to overshadow his strengths. And truth is, a deep lying playmaker is a luxury few teams can afford, unless he's one of the blessed few who can genuinely control a game from that position.

My outstanding memory of Harry Winks is him, on repeat, coming short to take the ball off the keeper, doing an unmarked pirouette, then playing the ball to the unmarked left back. Once his confidence left him, that was his entire game. It's an empty shirt.