Right so it’s bad tactics with you but with Jose it was downing tools, even though we came back from one or two goals down in many of his final games at the club to grab a result. Gotcha.
Eh I’ve not even mentioned Jose?
comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 9 minutes ago
We reached the FA Cup final in Mancinis final year and the Champions League semi final in Pellegrinis. I wish we downed tools more often ðŸ˜
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Reaching the FA Cup final definitely sounds better than losing to a relegated Wigan at Wembley. Good effort though.
Reaching the FA Cup final definitely sounds better than losing to a relegated Wigan at Wembley. Good effort though.
..............
Sounds more like a dipper, to be honest. They love boasting about getting to finals and net spend.
comment by Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (U11781)
posted 2 minutes ago
And did you remember those performances in both matches?the semi final was pitiful, you just let Real have any shot they wanted at your goal. Zero effort.
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Not true. There were very shows shots on target in either leg - largely down to how Pellegrini set up, which was hugely disappointing, though we also played our part tbh.
All in all it made for one of the most boring CL semis in living memory.
On a broader note, I can't imagine a single footballer on earth downing tools for a CL semi-final.
My bad, it was Loz that said the comment on Jose
I don’t think Pellegrini and Jose are comparable really. It wasn’t issues with the players, Pellegrini in the end just wasn’t a good enough manager to match’s the ambition of the club, backed up by the fact he’s now at West Ham 🙈
You’ve got players who look like completely different people since Jose left, and with the results, I can see why people would claim that. Mancini too really.
I think Pellegrini was always viewed by the club as a stepping stone towards Pep. Turned out to be his own man though.
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Drinks are on me lads
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You’ll have to elbow your own way to the bar.
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
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In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
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In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
...............
How the hell did I miss that gem of a comment?
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
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In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
...............
How the hell did I miss that gem of a comment?
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You're slipping mate. Its old age. Fortunately you have a protege ready to step into the breach when the time arrives.
A player who'll always be synonymous with a very dark period of mediocrity.
The fact we had to rely on him in the way we did and as often as we did just goes to show how bad things were on the pitch.
Looking back at the summer of 2013 though, I actually thought that despite not being anywhere near my first choice he might do well with us, however that always came with the caveat of us further improving the midfield and I think quite a few on here thought similar at the time although I reckon some wouldn't care to admit it now.
My memory of that summer is a bit hazy but it seemed at one stage Moyes wanted a creative midfielder above all else. Obviously Thiago was heavily rumoured, as was Fabregas and to a lesser extent the likes of Banega and Gundogan.
So it was really odd that he eventually settled for Fellaini only when that was said to the case.
I'm still of the opinion that there was a certain amount of panic about the signing on Moyes's part.
I'm still of the opinion that there was a certain amount of panic about the signing on Moyes's part.
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I don't think there's any doubt about it... He had a release fee of 17 million i think from memory... We'd have triggered it and signed him early if we'd been that set on him
The disaster of missing everyone else meant we signed him
Imagine if we'd have managed to sign him when we were "begging" him not to agree a new deal with Liege before he moved to Everton.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2492890/richardson-could-quit-united
Could have been at United for ten years. We'd have been talking about a testimonial about now...
omment by rosso is facking happy (U17054)
posted 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Imagine if we'd have managed to sign him when we were "begging" him not to agree a new deal with Liege before he moved to Everton.
...............
SAF really did have a few shockers in the transfer windows. This would have been another.
I see the old fax machine has been replaced...
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He’s actually gone..
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posted on 31/1/19
Right so it’s bad tactics with you but with Jose it was downing tools, even though we came back from one or two goals down in many of his final games at the club to grab a result. Gotcha.
posted on 31/1/19
Eh I’ve not even mentioned Jose?
posted on 31/1/19
comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 9 minutes ago
We reached the FA Cup final in Mancinis final year and the Champions League semi final in Pellegrinis. I wish we downed tools more often ðŸ˜
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Reaching the FA Cup final definitely sounds better than losing to a relegated Wigan at Wembley. Good effort though.
posted on 31/1/19
Reaching the FA Cup final definitely sounds better than losing to a relegated Wigan at Wembley. Good effort though.
..............
Sounds more like a dipper, to be honest. They love boasting about getting to finals and net spend.
posted on 31/1/19
comment by Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (U11781)
posted 2 minutes ago
And did you remember those performances in both matches?the semi final was pitiful, you just let Real have any shot they wanted at your goal. Zero effort.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not true. There were very shows shots on target in either leg - largely down to how Pellegrini set up, which was hugely disappointing, though we also played our part tbh.
All in all it made for one of the most boring CL semis in living memory.
On a broader note, I can't imagine a single footballer on earth downing tools for a CL semi-final.
posted on 31/1/19
My bad, it was Loz that said the comment on Jose
posted on 31/1/19
I don’t think Pellegrini and Jose are comparable really. It wasn’t issues with the players, Pellegrini in the end just wasn’t a good enough manager to match’s the ambition of the club, backed up by the fact he’s now at West Ham 🙈
You’ve got players who look like completely different people since Jose left, and with the results, I can see why people would claim that. Mancini too really.
posted on 31/1/19
I think Pellegrini was always viewed by the club as a stepping stone towards Pep. Turned out to be his own man though.
posted on 31/1/19
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Drinks are on me lads
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You’ll have to elbow your own way to the bar.
posted on 31/1/19
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
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In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
posted on 31/1/19
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
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In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
...............
How the hell did I miss that gem of a comment?
posted on 31/1/19
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
Could have done with him v Burnley in the latter stages.
------------
In the latter stages when we scored 2 goals?
...............
How the hell did I miss that gem of a comment?
----------------------------
You're slipping mate. Its old age. Fortunately you have a protege ready to step into the breach when the time arrives.
posted on 31/1/19
A player who'll always be synonymous with a very dark period of mediocrity.
The fact we had to rely on him in the way we did and as often as we did just goes to show how bad things were on the pitch.
Looking back at the summer of 2013 though, I actually thought that despite not being anywhere near my first choice he might do well with us, however that always came with the caveat of us further improving the midfield and I think quite a few on here thought similar at the time although I reckon some wouldn't care to admit it now.
My memory of that summer is a bit hazy but it seemed at one stage Moyes wanted a creative midfielder above all else. Obviously Thiago was heavily rumoured, as was Fabregas and to a lesser extent the likes of Banega and Gundogan.
So it was really odd that he eventually settled for Fellaini only when that was said to the case.
I'm still of the opinion that there was a certain amount of panic about the signing on Moyes's part.
posted on 31/1/19
I'm still of the opinion that there was a certain amount of panic about the signing on Moyes's part.
----------
I don't think there's any doubt about it... He had a release fee of 17 million i think from memory... We'd have triggered it and signed him early if we'd been that set on him
The disaster of missing everyone else meant we signed him
posted on 31/1/19
Imagine if we'd have managed to sign him when we were "begging" him not to agree a new deal with Liege before he moved to Everton.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2492890/richardson-could-quit-united
Could have been at United for ten years. We'd have been talking about a testimonial about now...
posted on 31/1/19
What a time to be alive.
posted on 31/1/19
omment by rosso is facking happy (U17054)
posted 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Imagine if we'd have managed to sign him when we were "begging" him not to agree a new deal with Liege before he moved to Everton.
...............
SAF really did have a few shockers in the transfer windows. This would have been another.
posted on 1/2/19
I see the old fax machine has been replaced...
posted on 1/2/19
We’ve got e-mail now
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