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Football Thread 2015/16 |OT| The Great American Sport
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Se7enSword
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In those final years we could still at least challenge for the title and had an even worse squad than the current one. We even spent conservatively.
With the amount of money LVG has spent, and the promises he said he would deliver, like attractive attacking football...he really doesn't have an excuse to fall back on.
For sure, it's a wonder that SAF got as much out of that squad as he did. He definitely gave them that little extra that made things work, even if they weren't as dominant as you'd expect. We relied on great defending and clinical scoring thanks to Van Persie.
This is embarrassing though for a club of this size. Fair to say that fear that other teams once had of facing United has long gone. I don't even know what we are or what we're trying to do out there. It's a mess and Van Gaal deserves every inch of criticism. This is his group of players at this point. Moyes is long gone and he's been given the time, funds and overall power to put his system in place. This is on him now.
Infernostew
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Sack LVG tomorrow. How do you manage to spend 250m and play like this. I don't give a fuck who takes over at this point.
Brendan Rodgers and Moyes are available.
Infernostew
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I'll take em!
Se7enSword
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Ride out Van Gaal and get Pep next season.
smokeandmirrors
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As a casual fan, this has been a fun season so far.
Infernostew
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We could sack him now. Giggs interim till the end of the season and get Pep.
He probably heard Manchester and thought they meant United. When he found out it was City he was probably like, "fuck that".
MrPing1000
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The worst thing Van Gaal has done was to sell him. I was ok with RvP going, his legs were gone, Falcao was Torres level of broken. But you have a little guy that gives 100% every game, is desperate to score and never ever stops moving in the box. So lets sell him and rely on a £35m 20 year old.
I was and still am of the opinion that whilst he was out of his depth, if he'd been given time he might have turned it around. I don't think he ever got the chance to figure out how we should play. Van Gaal knows exactly how we should play and it isn't working, which is so much worse.
davidcotton
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Someone once pointed out that whilst no one wanted to be the manager to follow Ferguson, pretty much everyone would want to be the manager after next. Wonder if that's still the case or if the Utd job is in danger of becoming a poisoned chalice?
Agreed. Pep Guardiola would rather manage a team that's been knocked out of the CL in a relatively easy group and is hanging on for 4th place than a team favored to win the league that topped their CL group.
that sure sounds like Pep
Mr. Luchador
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The inner thoughts of Man U fans are the best!
Don Draper's Hat
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United just do not seem an attacking threat at all. It's unbelievable what they have become since Ferguson retired.
I can't understand why you'd get rid of Hernandez and RVP, and loan out Januzaj and, to a lesser extent, Wilson, when you're left with absolutely nothing. Baffling.
Still, I'm sure Neymar, Bale and Ronaldo will put things right in January.
I can't understand why you'd get rid of Hernandez and RVP, and loan out Januzaj and, to a lesser extent, Wilson, when you're left with absolutely nothing. Baffling.
Still, I'm sure Neymar, Bale and Ronaldo will put things right in January.
Nobody cares about city though. United are one of the most storied clubs in the world, of course he would want to manage them over city.
Of course, no doubt. I'm sure Pep Guardiola would rather have some history than a favorable league position, the top tier of european competition, better players, etc.
Surprisingly enough, when people refer to "Manchester" they usually mean United. Pisses City fans off quite a bit.
I have a feeling LVG's future depends on how the rest of December goes. Our form is now DDDLL, with 3 wins in 13.
Milchmonster
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Chicha, I may give you that point. RVP is old and injury prone. And Januzaj just a bit shit.
Honestly, I just wanted to post about what a disappointment Januzaj is :lol
Don Draper's Hat
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Whilst I don't disagree with any of that, the alternative for them is...well, nothing. They have absolutely nothing right now.
Infernostew
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Hell, any club that sacks their manager after finishing 2nd in the league is not worth managing.
Steverulez
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What I find intriguing for next year is if City really do want Pep I don't really get how they're going to do it if Pellegrino wins the league... its theirs to lose no doubt in my mind, how do you sack a manager who just won it?
Unless he decides to "retire", but I don't think its all that likely
Perez-style.
If City really do want Pep, Pellegrini will get booted out the door and swept under the rug like Mancini was. The majority of City fans likely won't care cause they got fucking Pep Guardiola.
It'll be interesting to see how United and City handle it, considering both LVG and Pellegrini's contracts are up in 2017.
toythatkills
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Pep will manage the club that offers the most money and the easiest way to protect his reputation.
The history of the clubs will have absolutely fucking zero to do with his decision.
Roberto Larcos
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