Manchester United 2019-20 Thread

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They are also linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers Raul Jimenez to provided some back up for Martial
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Too much smoke around Sancho for that NOT to happen at this point. Newest rumors i have been reading are Pau Torres from Villareal. He has a 50mil release clause, but would be nice to have a good, young CB (he's 23). Hopefully Woodward doesnt trip on his dick with this one.

Also, was reading that if CP sell Zaha, United would recoup 25% of the transfer fee. would be nice to have a little extra change to go after some depth targets if/when Woodward and Co blow their load for Jadon.
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https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/tactical-analysis-manchester-uniteds-post-lockdown-revival/

Pretty technical but good in depth article on the system OGS has been using since the restart. Losing Shaw on the left really impacted what they were doing.
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Nice analysis
Dre_00
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They are also linked with Gabriel at a similar price who is a little younger but also a left footed CB.

The spirit of the transfer (relatively young, left footed, good but not an automatic replacement for Maguire or Lindelof) is a good one. I don't think United need to go all crazy and spend 100 million on another CB. There are other priorities.
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Sancho is legit
Dre_00
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Alexis is gone to Inter on a permanent deal...but he's leaving for free. Still, his 7 million a year wages are off the books.
Dre_00
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And it seems like Sancho is virtually done. Seems but lots of reports saying it is just a matter of structuring payments and add ons. If both of these happen in the next couple of days, that would be one hell of an improvement.
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Dre_00 said:

Alexis is gone to Inter on a permanent deal...but he's leaving for free. Still, his 7 million a year wages are off the books.
Try close to 20 million per year off the books....his new deal with Inter is for the "bargain rate" of 7 per season. Supposedly United were asking for 15million for the transfer, but getting the dead weight off the books was significantly more valuable.

Paying players what they do has been Woodward and Co's biggest issue when trying to transfer out players. I'll have to find the article, but it discussed how transfer fees arent typically the issue with trying to send out some of these guys that cant find the first team anymore, but its their salaries that the new clubs dont want to pay (especially when these guys would walk into a Lazio or Benefica of similar, even a Milan or Madrid, and be one of, if not the, highest paid player by a wide margin)
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New home kit has new released. They announced it will be work for the EL match.


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Not beige
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Bring smalling back
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FPS_Dough said:

Bring smalling back
I am not sure if this is a joke or not haha.

I honestly dont know how he performed in Serie A. Seems like he maybe did ok?

If he did fine why not bring him back as added depth...
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Smalling can't play in a system that builds out of the back. He treats the ball like a hand grenade.
Dre_00
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Angel Gomes has signed for Lille and was then promptly loaned out to Boavista. Which is a little odd because he presumably left United because he didn't see a path to first team football and didn't want to be loaned out...so he signed for a lesser club who promptly loaned him out?
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Mathguy64 said:

Smalling can't play in a system that builds out of the back. He treats the ball like a hand grenade.
This. United need to find a way to sell him outright so they can use that $$ towards other signings. His value is probably at its peak right now.
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He's Better than Bailey, lindenloff and on a cheap contract no brainer
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He's not better than Lindelof or he wouldn't have been loaned out. Better in the air =/= better
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Nothing like Having to watch on a Spanish channel when you no speakie espanol.

You would think UEFA would have worked to get as many CL and EL games as possible in front of people.
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This was the starting lineup.

United: Romero; Fosu-Mensah, Bailly, Maguire (c), Williams; McTominay, Fred; Mata, Lingard, James; Ighalo.

Substitutes: Grant, Wan-Bissaka, Mengi, Pogba, Matic, Garner, Andreas, Fernandes, Martial, Rashford, Greenwood, Chong
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Has Maquire had a game off this year?
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planoaggie123 said:

Has Maquire had a game off this year?


I believe he's played every minute.
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Does his position just require that much less action / movement and he is able to do so?

Just seems strange.

Last few games he looked winded to me and yet here he is again starting...
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Good thing is no fake crowd noise.
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This was his heat map against LC




This is one for the full season.


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Its odd that they wouldn't give Maguire a rest in a tie that's all wrapped up anyways
Mathguy64
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Bringing in Martial at 83' isn't fair. And he made that point obvious by scoring at 87'
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Mathguy64 said:

planoaggie123 said:

Has Maquire had a game off this year?


I believe he's played every minute.
Thats why the guy is the captain of the team. I think that says a lot about him. He's not a perfect player by any means, but he's an anchor back there.

and on another note, lindleof is a much better player than smalling and gives United the flexibility for Wan Bissaka and Luke Shaw to get up the pitch by having enough athleticsm to play out wide. only thing smalling has on him is maybe physicality and ability in the air. Smalling got beat like a rented mule last season by the front lines of nearly everyone in the Prem. Lindelof certainly isnt perfect, but the back line was much better this season vs last...

De Gea on the other hand....
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Dre_00
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Related note.

Maguire is good for a comical mistake now and again. And he can't head a ball on goal from a corner to save his life.

De Gea has been...not good.

Nobody rates Lindeof as good enough and yet...

United allowed the 3rd fewest goals in the league only 3 more than Liverpool. Now of course part of that was due to a style of play that at times was compact and defensive focused but...36 goals allowed suggests that the individual criticisms for the defensive spine are perhaps a bit overblown.
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Lineup for today. Only change is swapping Matic out and Fred in. And Romero as the EL GK which I have no issue with. Other wise it's the full A team For EL


United: Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire (c), Williams; Pogba, Fred; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.
Subs: De Gea, Fosu-Mensah, Lindelof, Mengi, Matic, McTominay, Pereira, Chong, James, Lingard, Mata, Ighalo.
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Any Sancho news?
ScottishFire
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Why do you think that Lindelof isn't starting for Bailley?
planoaggie123
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Only available in Spanish? Or am i missing a channel?
Thunder18
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Squad rotation?
Mathguy64
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AWB took that Ball straight to His jaw.
 
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