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feltmonkey

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That's frustrating, but we kind of need a bit of luck. We've had two missed penalties, and two terrible refs in a row. 

 

Looking on the positive side, it's another good goal by our young forward line, and we really deserved to win. Palace had two attacks. They've absolutely fluked the win. 

 

We do have problems. Lingard isn't a top class number 10. Pogba is playing a bit deep. Perhaps Pogba plays further forward and Fred or Matic come into central midfield. We're clearly short in the areas we were all saying we were short in, and the fact that we didn't sign Bruno Fernandes is just baffling. 

 

Still, it's a funny season. Feels like results are genuinely less important than performances. 

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I'm not feeling any comedown, particularly. We've played well in all three games, the differing results have been down to a bit of luck and some variable finishing. I didn't think we'd be challenging for the title, and I think we'll do well to get top four. Man City will be top, then you'll have Spurs and Liverpool about 30 points behind them. It's a battle between us, Arsenal, and Chelsea for who copes best with a very transitional season to tuck in behind Liverpool for fourth. It could go any of three ways. Leicester, Everton, and Wolves might be challenging for that Champions League spot as well. 

 

The important thing for us is to find an identity again, improve our young players, get a team spirit back, and hopefully be in position for when Guardiola leaves City, Liverpool implode, and Spurs cheapskate themselves back into perennial 4th/5th merchants. 

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2 hours ago, dizogg said:

Absolutely enjoying this comedown from the 4-0 win against Chelsea. Really good stuff. Classic.

 

Lol, show us someone in here who thought we could be title contenders. Any level headed fan knows it's top 4 at best this season. 

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On 24/08/2019 at 21:06, Marlowe said:

 

Lol, show us someone in here who thought we could be title contenders. Any level headed fan knows it's top 4 at best this season. 

And most of us probably think even that is going to be extremely difficult.

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On 24/08/2019 at 19:32, feltmonkey said:

I'm not feeling any comedown, particularly. We've played well in all three games, the differing results have been down to a bit of luck and some variable finishing. I didn't think we'd be challenging for the title, and I think we'll do well to get top four. Man City will be top, then you'll have Spurs and Liverpool about 30 points behind them. It's a battle between us, Arsenal, and Chelsea for who copes best with a very transitional season to tuck in behind Liverpool for fourth. It could go any of three ways. Leicester, Everton, and Wolves might be challenging for that Champions League spot as well. 

 

The important thing for us is to find an identity again, improve our young players, get a team spirit back, and hopefully be in position for when Guardiola leaves City, Liverpool implode, and Spurs cheapskate themselves back into perennial 4th/5th merchants. 

 

Just gonna screenshot this for,  ya know, things.

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For heaven’s sake let’s get Zlatan back. What a huge influence he’d be on the young lads, and he’d be an impact player at best. He won’t be displacing Rashford and Martial, so no sulks from the latter.

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16 hours ago, ckny said:

For heaven’s sake let’s get Zlatan back. What a huge influence he’d be on the young lads, and he’d be an impact player at best. He won’t be displacing Rashford and Martial, so no sulks from the latter.

 

Hes too slow, hes 37.

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56 minutes ago, Stevie said:

 

Hes too slow, hes 37.

 

I don't see what that has to do with anything. I'm not calling for him to be in the first XI. Look at that dressing room and tell me where the leaders are. I keep thinking about a van Persie quote from a few weeks ago, how he wanted to join United and play with men - Rio, Vidic, Evra, Rooney, Carrick, Giggs.

 

Where are the leaders, on and off the pitch?

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Bit surprised we're loaning Smalling - he was decent last season, probably the most reliable partner than Lindelof had. Yet Jones and Rojo, whose fitness and form is much more questionable, remain. Seems like we're expecting Lindelof and Maguire to play a lot of minutes and for Tuanzebe to step up and fill in as required - seems a bit risky.

 

1 hour ago, Stevie said:

Hes too slow, hes 37.

 

Yeah. His game was never about pace, and after coming back from injury for us, it was obvious his powers had faded somewhat anyway. He could probably still do a job in a deeper role, but I don't see how that would fit in with the style Ole is trying to implement.

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34 minutes ago, Liamness said:

Bit surprised we're loaning Smalling - he was decent last season, probably the most reliable partner than Lindelof had.

 

Yeah, but sadly hes not good enough for us. I do hope that his stay in Italy will benefit him. I would love nothing more than him coming back as a new and improved version of himself. 

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45 minutes ago, ckny said:

 

I don't see what that has to do with anything. I'm not calling for him to be in the first XI. Look at that dressing room and tell me where the leaders are. I keep thinking about a van Persie quote from a few weeks ago, how he wanted to join United and play with men - Rio, Vidic, Evra, Rooney, Carrick, Giggs.

 

Where are the leaders, on and off the pitch?

 

I'd rather see him be a member of the staff than a player. Hes too slow for the type of football OGS wants to play, so that would just make him an overpaid bench player. 

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On 29/08/2019 at 13:09, Liamness said:

Bit surprised we're loaning Smalling - he was decent last season, probably the most reliable partner than Lindelof had. Yet Jones and Rojo, whose fitness and form is much more questionable, remain. Seems like we're expecting Lindelof and Maguire to play a lot of minutes and for Tuanzebe to step up and fill in as required - seems a bit risky.

 

 

Yeah. His game was never about pace, and after coming back from injury for us, it was obvious his powers had faded somewhat anyway. He could probably still do a job in a deeper role, but I don't see how that would fit in with the style Ole is trying to implement.

 

I wouldn't mind Zlatan, both for the potential impact he'd have on the dressing room and the fact that he is still a decent player. Yes, he's old, but he's never replied on pace, pure strength, height and supreme technique. A good Plan B.

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