Lindelof and AWB with awful defense in a cross. Down 2-1
Skitch05 said:
United didn't play terrible. They created chances, they just had terrible finishing and a couple really bad defensive lapses. United looked the better team overall I thought, but Sevilla played a solid game and deserved the win.
I think they need to give up on chasing Sancho and spend that money on 2 or 3 solid players, because it is obvious that Ole doesn't trust anyone on the bench based on his hesitance to sub anyone. Sancho would be nice, but chasing him the whole window and striking out would be pretty devastating for next season based on how tired everyone looked down the stretch.
I don't agree with this at all. IMHO Ole has done his job. Tactically he's changed the style from what Jose was doing and made it more open. They play out of the back a lot more but that's been dictated by the changes in the Laws with goal kicks and everyone is making this change. You build out offensively and high press defensively. Liverpool does it the best but we are getting better. The player fitness looks better, but the depth of the squad just isn't there. That's on Woodward to fix. If they keep the 5 sub rule depth is even more important.FPS_Dough said:
Let's be real ole needs to be sacked for this club to be successful
honestly, it feels like Man U still has a ways to go to reclaim the world cache it had prior.Thunder18 said:
So...we going to sign anybody? Offload some more dead weight?
unfortunately, a lot of that dead weight make wages no other club can/wants to pay, which makes them difficult to move, even more so now given the current climate. we have guys that are making the wages of a 50m transfer, that are only worth 10m.Thunder18 said:
So...we going to sign anybody? Offload some more dead weight?
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United don't press much (which suits Messi), and their attack basically amounts to "hope someone super talented does something great." The addition of Fernandes worked wonders in that regard, but it goes without saying that Messi cutting in from the right with Fernandes and Martial nearby would be captivating.
Lot of truth to this. There was an article, not sure where, that discussed how United like to deal directly with the opposing club, while Dortmund prefer a more indirect approach.with intermediaries, but ultimately, Woodward tries to get cheeky when everyone on the planet knows Dortmund and these other "development" clubs, stick to their guns.Dre_00 said:
The primary criticism of United's transfer policy is that they keep effing around and still have no idea how to target, negotiate, and move. Individual transfer moves seem chaotic and haphazard at best. The Sancho Saga (TM) is a case study in two clubs at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Dortmund have a detailed plan that they follow based on their analysis, assessment of their squad, assessment of the market, assessment of the individual. They then draw up a policy for every player and every scenario and they stick to it. United on the other hand seem to say "we like this player and we want to buy them" and when someone challenges them on their valuation they throw their hands up and get confused asking why the parent club just doesn't sell them the player for the price they want to pay. At this point, I would be floored if Sancho moved to United during this transfer window. I highly doubt Dortmund will break the date they set for a deal to be done.
All of that said, United did manage to bring in some talent last window and get rid of some dead wood. The optimist in me says that can happen again. The pessimist in me says that the transfer environment is completely different than anyone has ever experienced before and Woodward has shown an incredible lack of being a quick study. My guess is that he'll completely miss assess the market (just like he did the first several "normal" transfer windows he ever dealt with) and we'll be stuck with Angel Di Maria 2.0 in 2020.