Manchester United FC Official Thread

Liverpool wrote:Do you think United will put out a strong squad against City?

Hopefully not so it doesnt look as bad when we get thrashed.

Liverpool wrote:Do you think United will put out a strong squad against City?

Well we did against you in the FA cup didn't we? It's obvious that we will.

Liverpool wrote:Do you think United will put out a strong squad against City?

yes, because its the FA cup, we always put strong teams against strong opponents in that tournament

but may depend also on what matches are before and after it

Newcastle, away, is on the Wednesday before. Then a week later is Bolton at home.

yes, strong team then

VDVSpurs11 wrote:We would take back Berbatov with open arms

Thankyou my friend, Dimitar Berbatov is a sensational player, worthy of any football team.

My belief is that United's team is not designed for Berbatov, it is designed with Rooney in mind. Everything is about pace, wing play and long passes. This is certainly not a design tailor made for Berbatov.

If we designed the team for Berbatov, a midfield with quality, and wide players who switch positions and link up with small one touch passes, and players who consistently cross accurately and are not too greedy with the ball then you would see a completely different Dimitar Berbatov, he would be up their with Messi and Ronaldo for player of the year.

I remember when Dimitar Berbatov played for you and performed this fantastic skill against us:

And here is a sensational 9 minute film dedicated to the player himself

He is simply a one of the kind footballer, you will not see a similar player for years to come, simply because they cannot match his ability. Watching Berbatov play regular first team for Tottenham now with the style they play and chances they create would be something to behold

moscowmadeit3 wrote:Newcastle, away, is on the Wednesday before. Then a week later is Bolton at home.

Newcastle away is a toughie. Might lose that one if we prioritze the FA cup...

VivaRonaldo wrote:

Liverpool wrote:Do you think United will put out a strong squad against City?

Hopefully not so it doesnt look as bad when we get thrashed.

League or FA Cup?

I don't see us prioritising the FA Cup over a league game as hard as Newcastle away.

LiamB_14 wrote:

VDVSpurs11 wrote:We would take back Berbatov with open arms

Thankyou my friend, Dimitar Berbatov is a sensational player, worthy of any football team.

My belief is that United's team is not designed for Berbatov, it is designed with Rooney in mind. Everything is about pace, wing play and long passes. This is certainly not a design tailor made for Berbatov.

If we designed the team for Berbatov, a midfield with quality, and wide players who switch positions and link up with small one touch passes, and players who consistently cross accurately and are not too greedy with the ball then you would see a completely different Dimitar Berbatov, he would be up their with Messi and Ronaldo for player of the year.

I remember when Dimitar Berbatov played for you and performed this fantastic skill against us:

And here is a sensational 9 minute film dedicated to the player himself

He is simply a one of the kind footballer, you will not see a similar player for years to come, simply because they cannot match his ability. Watching Berbatov play regular first team for Tottenham now with the style they play and chances they create would be something to behold

You make Berbatov sound like a god, it's admirable how you manage to do that despite him not playing all that well lately.

Kuled wrote:He picked the same players that did the job away from home at Leeds and Aldershot, we just didn't play well, fucking hell

I ran across the road without looking once, when I was 13. I didn't get hit by a car, but I still realised it was a fucking risky thing to do, so I stopped doing it.

moscowmadeit3 wrote:The players he selected should have beaten Palace, they're good enough to. The fact is most of them played their worse games of the season, all at the same time.

Yes, some of his selections are poor, but they'll surprise you with a win most the time. Some of his signings might be awful - Bebe, Obertan, Kleberson etc... Then when he gets it spot on with Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Keane.. No one brings that up, or gives him the credit for getting them, just says "yea, but he's brought shit before".

Maybe it's time he realised that throwing an XI together who've never played with each other is risky business, and is disrespectful to your opponents, particularly when it is such a big game for them.

Vidic, Ronaldo and Evra were good signings, although it's worth noting that Ronaldo was rated as one of the best young players in Europe, we had to fight off interest from Liverpool and Arsenal. Keane was a British transfer record so it's no surprise that he turned out to be pretty good. In any case, no-one is saying he made shite signings all the time, what I am saying is that he has made a lot of shite signings and more importantly, omissions, in the last few years.

He's made a lot of bad signings, I agree. But he's also made a lot of great signings.

Laurencio wrote:

LiamB_14 wrote:

Thankyou my friend, Dimitar Berbatov is a sensational player, worthy of any football team.

My belief is that United's team is not designed for Berbatov, it is designed with Rooney in mind. Everything is about pace, wing play and long passes. This is certainly not a design tailor made for Berbatov.

If we designed the team for Berbatov, a midfield with quality, and wide players who switch positions and link up with small one touch passes, and players who consistently cross accurately and are not too greedy with the ball then you would see a completely different Dimitar Berbatov, he would be up their with Messi and Ronaldo for player of the year.

I remember when Dimitar Berbatov played for you and performed this fantastic skill against us:

And here is a sensational 9 minute film dedicated to the player himself

He is simply a one of the kind footballer, you will not see a similar player for years to come, simply because they cannot match his ability. Watching Berbatov play regular first team for Tottenham now with the style they play and chances they create would be something to behold

You make Berbatov sound like a god, it's admirable how you manage to do that despite him not playing all that well lately.

My friend, please name a bad Dimitar Berbatov performance this season

moscowmadeit3 wrote:He's made a lot of bad signings, I agree. But he's also made a lot of great signings.

When?

LiamB_14 wrote:

Laurencio wrote:

You make Berbatov sound like a god, it's admirable how you manage to do that despite him not playing all that well lately.

My friend, please name a bad Dimitar Berbatov performance this season

*cough* Crystal Palace *cough*

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

moscowmadeit3 wrote:He's made a lot of bad signings, I agree. But he's also made a lot of great signings.

When?

VDS, Vidic, Evra, Cantona, Solskjaer, Keane, Bruce, Schmeichel, Stam, RVN, Rio, Irwin, Cole, Yorke, Ronaldo, Nani..

You know as much as I do he's signed some great players for us.

moscowmadeit3 wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

When?

VDS, Vidic, Evra, Cantona, Solskjaer, Keane, Bruce, Schmeichel, Stam, RVN, Rio, Irwin, Cole, Yorke, Ronaldo, Nani..

You know as much as I do he's signed some great players for us.

Rooney

moscowmadeit3 wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

When?

VDS, Vidic, Evra, Cantona, Solskjaer, Keane, Bruce, Schmeichel, Stam, RVN, Rio, Irwin, Cole, Yorke, Ronaldo, Nani..

You know as much as I do he's signed some great players for us.

So the last one was in 2007 then, interesting.

Chicharito isn't bad either.

Phil Jones

Could've made a few great signings after Ronaldo's sale to Real Madrid. Brought in Owen, Valencia and Obertan as replacements.

Laurencio wrote:

LiamB_14 wrote:

My friend, please name a bad Dimitar Berbatov performance this season

*cough* Crystal Palace *cough*

A good performance until his ankle injury, from which he bravely carried on until half time. You cannot judge Dimitar Berbatov to have had a poor performance when the the whole team around him plays bad.

Maybe if Berbatov played the second half we wouldn't have lost, and would have controllerd and dominated the match

Chicharito is a hindrance to our general play.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

moscowmadeit3 wrote:

VDS, Vidic, Evra, Cantona, Solskjaer, Keane, Bruce, Schmeichel, Stam, RVN, Rio, Irwin, Cole, Yorke, Ronaldo, Nani..

You know as much as I do he's signed some great players for us.

So the last one was in 2007 then, interesting.

Yes, sadly. But I still think he's the right man to manage us though.

Kuled wrote:Chicharito isn't bad either.

Wasn't sure whether to add him or not. Decided not to as he's only been here a season.

Laurencio wrote:Phil Jones

3 of our new signings this year have potential to be world class - Smalling, Jones and De Gea.

JMB_94 wrote:Could've made a few great signings after Ronaldo's sale to Real Madrid. Brought in Owen, Valencia and Obertan as replacements.

I have concerns to where that money really went but I'll leave that for another day.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Kuled wrote:He picked the same players that did the job away from home at Leeds and Aldershot, we just didn't play well, fucking hell

I ran across the road without looking once, when I was 13. I didn't get hit by a car, but I still realised it was a fucking risky thing to do, so I stopped doing it.

moscowmadeit3 wrote:The players he selected should have beaten Palace, they're good enough to. The fact is most of them played their worse games of the season, all at the same time.

Yes, some of his selections are poor, but they'll surprise you with a win most the time. Some of his signings might be awful - Bebe, Obertan, Kleberson etc... Then when he gets it spot on with Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Keane.. No one brings that up, or gives him the credit for getting them, just says "yea, but he's brought shit before".

Maybe it's time he realised that throwing an XI together who've never played with each other is risky business, and is disrespectful to your opponents, particularly when it is such a big game for them.

Vidic, Ronaldo and Evra were good signings, although it's worth noting that Ronaldo was rated as one of the best young players in Europe, we had to fight off interest from Liverpool and Arsenal. Keane was a British transfer record so it's no surprise that he turned out to be pretty good. In any case, no-one is saying he made shite signings all the time, what I am saying is that he has made a lot of shite signings and more importantly, omissions, in the last few years.

You weren't fighting off interest from us, we rejected him. Stupidly.

Can you imagine Ronaldo at Liverpool? ..Urgh

Kuled wrote:Can you imagine Ronaldo at Liverpool? ..Urgh

He would have had all the talent sucked out of him, been forced to play second fiddle to the likes of Gerrard.

JMB_94 wrote:Could've made a few great signings after Ronaldo's sale to Real Madrid. Brought in Owen, Valencia and Obertan as replacements.

David De Gea £18.9M
Ashley Young £17M
Phil Jones £17M
Antonio Valencia £16M
Chris Smalling £10M
Bebe £7.4M
Javier Hernandez £6M
Lindegaard £3.5M
Obertan £3M
Diouf £2M
Marnick Vermijl £300k
Paul Pogba (nominal)
Michael Owen (Free)

Spent: £101M
Wasted: £17M

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

I Andy I wrote:

We could get someone better than Sneijder

Who?

Gerrard