Is his name rashley?

It never happened to us because we don't ever have that bad injuries. You keep talkin about how you love using academy players, but they only play because you have so many injuries. If we had as many injuries as you, we'd probably be forced to use some academy players too.

we'd probably be forced to use some academy players too.
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we have been using more academy players than Chelsea consistently, not just in the last few months

We even signed three youngsters for our first 11 which I doubt Jose would have done.

PS If Jose has never had to manage a club with injuries before then he'd be entering a brave new world at United. We always have loads of them.

I thought we were just talkin academy players though. Plus how many of your current best possible team (no injuries) are academy players?

Don't see the relevance of the question. LVG has tried out about two dozen youngsters in 18 months but they are still youngsters - that's the whole point.

If we are talking about LVG bringing youngsters through then he would have had to have been at the club for several years to have established youngsters in the first 11 now. How can you expect that in 18 months? In any case, I would say that Lingard has been in our first 11 this season ahead of Memphis until this week.

All LVG can do is pick young players and he has done both this season and last (people seem to have forgotten debuts he gave to Blackett, Reese, etc. or the fact that he picked Lingard at the start of last season before he got injured, etc.)

Time will tell whether any of these youngsters make it but LVG can't be expected to make them older any quicker than time will allow.

Could United really just turn to Rashford and say "Jose's in next season so we have a new policy. Bye bye"?
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There is no need to worry about such a scenario. Jose's issue is his reluctance to use UNTESTED youth players. He has played plenty of PROVEN youngsters in his career.

Rashford will get a decent run in the team till the end of the season. If he play well and show that he can perform in the league, Jose will use him If he become our next manager.

I take your point but Rashford is far from proven and would have to be quite remarkable between now and May for him to be called that imo.

Zouma made mistake after mistake in his first apps for us, if Mourinho sees talent he'll give him a go, he just needs to be physically up to it

If Rashford wont play well till the end of the season his first team opportunities will be very slim next season regardless of Jose becoming our manager

Playing well for three months does not mean a player is proven, that's all I'm saying.

Guys, read the OP. It isn't a loaded or trick question (paranoid much)

I simply asked those that say Jose fails to use youth players to name some of those he should have. Should be fairly easy otherwise are we bashing him for not using youth players that he doesnt have available?

comment by The Luke Show - Feeling Moyesian (U8522)
posted 13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Could United really just turn to Rashford and say "Jose's in next season so we have a new policy. Bye bye"?
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There is no need to worry about such a scenario. Jose's issue is his reluctance to use UNTESTED youth players. He has played plenty of PROVEN youngsters in his career.

Rashford will get a decent run in the team till the end of the season. If he play well and show that he can perform in the league, Jose will use him If he become our next manager.
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I don't recall too many youngsters at all getting game time with Jose
zouma excepted (who we bought in) & who had some pedigree I think got a run due to injury..& quickly proved himself adding speed into our back four

That's about it though...he wouldn't even use a fit Remy half the time...let alone youth

comment by Reddevilsdouble- il just say it was a joke (U12215)
posted 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Guys, read the OP. It isn't a loaded or trick question (paranoid much)

I simply asked those that say Jose fails to use youth players to name some of those he should have. Should be fairly easy otherwise are we bashing him for not using youth players that he doesnt have available?
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However it would be much easier to name all the ones in a 10 year career that he has brought through and used no?

Hows that list going red.......you've had a few more days and still no sight of it, must be a huge list. I look forward to reading it!

Ftr, Mourinho at Madrid gave 1st team débuts to a host of players: 30, friendlies included, and 20 in official fixtures.

It might surprise some, but Madrid fans place great importance on promoting "cantera" (academy) players, and the lack of players who've come through has been one of our main gripes ever since Perez's first term at the club.

However, the overriding impression was that Mourinho, aware that this was one of his remits, merely sought to gloss over the numbers, at one stage even producing these figures in a press conference as evidence he was indeed promoting youth.

However, only 3 of all of the débutants - Adán, Nacho and Morata - actually managed to appear semi-regularly as fringe players, either with cameo sub appearances or starting as the only available alternative when there was an injury crisis.

Mourinho also tried to explain the lack of opportunities for youth players by laying into youth coach Alberto Toril, accusing him of refusing to play them in the positions Mourinho requested.

There were several other controversial issues regarding Mourinho and the academy.

One example was that of Pedro Mendes, a Portuguese full back whose agent was Jorge Mendes and was signed for the reserve side. Despite the fact Mendes was barely able to get a game for them, Mourinho snubbed the reserve team starlet Jesé and handed the Portuguese full back a CL debut with the first team when he'd only made 3 appearances for the reserves.

comment by Reddevilsdouble- il just say it was a joke (U12215)
posted 7 hours, 41 minutes ago
Guys, read the OP. It isn't a loaded or trick question (paranoid much)

I simply asked those that say Jose fails to use youth players to name some of those he should have. Should be fairly easy otherwise are we bashing him for not using youth players that he doesnt have available?
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I did read the OP and gave an intelligent response to it which was obviously above your head.

As usual you claim nobody has responded when many people have.

You are an idiot of the highest order and I've run out of patience with you.

You now join the ranks of Robb and Stretty as filtered for being too thick to bother with.

comment by LSTD. Member of the Raul Garcia supporters group (U2708)

posted 1 day ago

Zouma made mistake after mistake in his first apps for us, if Mourinho sees talent he'll give him a go, he just needs to be physically up to it
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I still think Zouma is a poor example, as he was signed for over £12m and was a 1st team regular in France already.

Zouma has never been a regular for France.

Sorry Brummie, thought you said for France not in France.

Feckin hell Daz

He wasn't first choice for St Etienne though, contrary to belief, he had the excellent Perrin ahead of him as well as Pogba. Third choice/rotation to starter for the champions is a very big step up

comment by Darren The King Fletcher (U10026)

posted 13 minutes ago

Sorry Brummie, thought you said for France not in France.
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Was just about to comment on that when I saw your 2nd comment Darren

Pogba and Zouma play different positions though LSTD - and I hadn't realised Pogba played for St Etienne

Pogba has a brother who is a CB for St Etienne, he was however out with a knee injury that season, but anyway whoever it was I have forgotten his name

Zouma had 15 league games as a CB in his final season, 8 of which were as sub. The rest of his appearances came as a RB

He was largely rotated throughout his st etienne career so for Mourinho to trust him is a very big deal imo, transfer fees mean very little these days, look at Cuadrado

Not 'The Pogba' then

Jose's about as good with youth as Wenger

Now there's a guy that can't do anything with talent!