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**Official** English Football Season 2024/25
- Thread starter Furball
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grecian
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Imagine Chelsea got 15 million more in that transfer than they paid for Cole Palmer.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Go on, I feel like a laugh
flibbertyjibber
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Love seeing United struggle. Give him another £200m
Tangles
International Vice-Captain
Other teams clearly attack the space in front of United’s fullbacks where the wingers don’t track back. It’s easy to get overloads. Antony will track but gives you nothing going forward. The front 4 get disconnected even with 2 DMs and I’m not sure if it’s the players or also coaching. Some of it has to be coaching.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
There's plainly something beyond players/coaches that's afoot here.
Utd have had 5 different coaches and (apparently) have used more than 70 new players (i.e., almost the equivalent of 7 entirely fresh teams) since Fergie jacked it in.
Blaming things on "the squad" as if this has been a single consistent group of players being disruptive through this period is disingenuous imo (the fact that a lot of Utd's recruitment during this period has admittedly been crap notwithstanding).
Utd have had 5 different coaches and (apparently) have used more than 70 new players (i.e., almost the equivalent of 7 entirely fresh teams) since Fergie jacked it in.
Blaming things on "the squad" as if this has been a single consistent group of players being disruptive through this period is disingenuous imo (the fact that a lot of Utd's recruitment during this period has admittedly been crap notwithstanding).
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
I'm totally neutral and I can't see how it's a red. If he checks it on VAR I think he'd change his mind given Bruno slipped then actually only made contact with his heel. It's a petulant attempt at a trip that goes wrong. But it's funny all the same....
I think much of the issue is that the players are actually not that good. Chelsea have signed ridiculous numbers, but you can at least spot some real quality in amongst them, they just needed to work out how to fit them in. But the Utd squad is a mess. What we are seeing now is a combination of averageness and apathy. A new manager might get a bit more out of this lot, but Top 6 (at best) is the most it can achieve.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
I don't think Chelsea are at all a good example of effective squad building and recruitment tbh. They've been all over the shop, but if you continue to chuck hundreds of millions around and just generally spend like crazy you're bound to end up with at least a few good players, by luck if not design.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
That's kind of my point. Utd have chucked millions around and have seemingly not ended up with much quality.
Mount replacing Mainoo after the Bruno sending off was very funny in so many ways....
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Most players who slip seem to manage not to catch their opponent at knee height.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Isn't this the FIFA playing youtuber who spends most of his time arguing with children online?
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
He's played a bit of FIFA over the years but he's not a FIFA YouTuber - he's just some **** who does watch alongs.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
How does Martin Tyler still have a job, he's horrendous.