Football Banter Thread (2nd Half)

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greg0205 said:
I'm never gonna understand your back three and... best I use inverted commas here... your "wing backs".
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Obviously you're not at the level of the genius manager that is Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.

But if you do start understanding that maybe you can explain to me.. "passing out slowly from the back" or "not pressing" from the front. Something that works for every other high performing team.
 
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cenredash said:
Obviously you're not at the level of the genius manager that is Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.

But if you do start understanding that maybe you can explain to me.. "passing out slowly from the back" or "not pressing" from the front. Something that works for every other high performing team.
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As a neutral, well as much as a Liverpool fan can be neutral when it comes to United, I watch your games and spend 90 minutes thinking ‘what is even going on here?’

A back three isn’t working. You have the wrong players for it… not sure a back four would be an immediate fix with the players you have either… maybe if AWB and Shaw played further back, ‘cos I just don’t think the offer the greatest threat going forward.

At the moment it just looks like your defending is an afterthought to having wingbacks ranging forward ‘cos that’s what other teams do.

Eish.

Also, why are Sancho and Rashford coming off the bench? I’d be pulling my hair out if they were reds and we weren’t starting ‘em.

I’ve said it before… I could see what JK wanted to do with Liverpool from game one. I’ve never watched a United game under Ole and thought, ‘there it is, I see what you’re doing, Ole.’
 
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What's up with Barca. When I checked earlier this afternoon they were 3-0 up. I just found out they drew 3-3
 
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greg0205 said:
I’ve said it before… I could see what JK wanted to do with Liverpool from game one. I’ve never watched a United game under Ole and thought, ‘there it is, I see what you’re doing, Ole.’
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There you have it .. the element of surprise. Classic OleBall.

If you can't see .. do you think the other managers can? Can you plan for something you can't see?

Don't mock what your mind can't comprehend.

Hopefully Ole gets defenestrated out of this international window. Should have happened after the Liverpool result, but makes a lot more sense to wait the extra week. Although sensible isn't a word I would comfortably ascribe to this board.
 
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greg0205 said:
I'm never gonna understand your back three and... best I use inverted commas here... your "wing backs".
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Michael Owen summed it up.

Ole saw a problem - poor defence - and just threw another body at it to try and fix it. There is no tactical sense.

United's strength is in their wealth of attacking players, so work with them, get them to fire, and then go out there and go down 3-4 trying to compete instead of whatever k@k they are doing.
 
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So 5 Premier League managers gone, with 2 of them bombed this weekend.

Newcastle are in a funny place. Richest owners in football but almost a certainty to get relegated. I can't see what top-tier talent would want to join them now if it risks spending an entire season in the second tier. Attracting a high-profile manager is also going to be tricky as prepping for a midweek trip away to Stoke is not likely to be an easy sell. Attracting a decent English manager will also not be easy as they will be acutely aware of the fact that they would be a stop-gap, as the minute the club restablish themselves in the Premier League they will lose their job as the owners go after a big name.
 
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thestaggy said:
So 5 Premier League managers gone, with 2 of them bombed this weekend.

Newcastle are in a funny place. Richest owners in football but almost a certainty to get relegated. I can't see what top-tier talent would want to join them now if it risks spending an entire season in the second tier. Attracting a high-profile manager is also going to be tricky as prepping for a midweek trip away to Stoke is not likely to be an easy sell. Attracting a decent English manager will also not be easy as they will be acutely aware of the fact that they would be a stop-gap, as the minute the club restablish themselves in the Premier League they will lose their job as the owners go after a big name.
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Going to be difficult to get a big name manager in, because they always come with their own staff, but there's still some backroom staff at Newcastle who for some reason they can't get rid of (they've been there for over a decade).
 
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thestaggy said:
So 5 Premier League managers gone, with 2 of them bombed this weekend.

Newcastle are in a funny place. Richest owners in football but almost a certainty to get relegated. I can't see what top-tier talent would want to join them now if it risks spending an entire season in the second tier. Attracting a high-profile manager is also going to be tricky as prepping for a midweek trip away to Stoke is not likely to be an easy sell. Attracting a decent English manager will also not be easy as they will be acutely aware of the fact that they would be a stop-gap, as the minute the club restablish themselves in the Premier League they will lose their job as the owners go after a big name.
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They're only 5 points away from safety with 2/3 of the season to go. Far from relegated
 
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They're only 5 points away from safety with 2/3 of the season to go. Far from relegated
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Only winless team in the league with the second-worst defence. It is not looking good. They are going to struggle to sign worldclass talent in the January window in the middle of a relegation battle.

Just as an example, Jesse Lingard is prime target for both West Ham and Newcastle and he is not exactly elite. Which team do you think is the more appealing ahead of a world cup year? The one staring the Championship in the face or the one eyeing up Champions League football?
 
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Only winless team in the league. It is not looking good. They are going to struggle to sign worldclass talent in the January window in the middle of a relegation battle.

Just as an example, Jesse Lingard is prime target for both West Ham and Newcastle and he is not exactly elite. Which team do you think is the more appealing ahead of a world cup year? The one staring the Championship in the face or the one eyeing up Champions League football?
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The one willing to fill your pockets. I reckon there are a few player who will take the opportunity that presents itself. Especially ones that are unlikely to won anything with their current team
 
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