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No leadership on the pitch

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comment by Pun (U21588)

posted on 17/9/23

Get Keane signed up just to run around the pitch and snarl in their faces like an attack dog.

They'll soon sort their act out.

posted on 17/9/23

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 52 seconds ago
Get Keane signed up just to run around the pitch and snarl in their faces like an attack dog.

They'll soon sort their act out.
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should be a few xl bullies going spare now

posted on 17/9/23

I would give it Varane. He speaks excellent English, is calm, and has a career that would command respect.

posted on 17/9/23

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago
I would give it Varane. He speaks excellent English, is calm, and has a career that would command respect.
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He was one of my choices for the armband along with Lisandro Martinez and DDG ...
Bruno was on the bottom of my list as I never liked his attitude towards his teammates

posted on 17/9/23

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
I would give it Varane. He speaks excellent English, is calm, and has a career that would command respect.
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If only he wasn't made of glass

posted on 17/9/23

Give it to Giggsy for the rest of the season

posted on 17/9/23

People overestimate the importance of the captaincy. And I don't think we're bereft of leaders. Just some of them are injured (Varane, Shaw) or out of form (Casemiro, to some extent Lisandro).

posted on 17/9/23

Get Robbo on that pitch and give him the armband. Hes still employed by the Club isnt he? Best captain United and England have ever had.

He wasnt called Captain Marvel for nothing.

posted on 17/9/23

Varane is always injured.

I am fuming as much as you it is Bruno but who else

comment by Ali - (U1192)

posted on 17/9/23

comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 20 minutes ago
Varane is always injured.

I am fuming as much as you it is Bruno but who else
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Lets see.

No wifebeaters.
No cry babies.
Nobody made of glass.

Who does that leave us with?

posted on 17/9/23

comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 20 minutes ago
Varane is always injured.

I am fuming as much as you it is Bruno but who else
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Lets see.

No wifebeaters.
No cry babies.
Nobody made of glass.

Who does that leave us with?
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Arise, Sir Harry of Maguire

posted on 17/9/23

More than anything there’s simply a lack of world class talent.

I’m not sure we have any players who are among the best in their position in world football. Casemiro maybe (though not on current form!) and Varane when fit is still a classy operator. But it’s slim pickings and I don’t think any of our attacking players are truly world class. One thing we’ve always had is attacking riches; players who can kill a game early or get us out of trouble late.

comment by Ali - (U1192)

posted on 17/9/23

comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 20 minutes ago
Varane is always injured.

I am fuming as much as you it is Bruno but who else
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Lets see.

No wifebeaters.
No cry babies.
Nobody made of glass.

Who does that leave us with?
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Arise, Sir Harry of Maguire
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posted on 18/9/23

comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 20 minutes ago
Varane is always injured.

I am fuming as much as you it is Bruno but who else
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lets see.

No wifebeaters.
No cry babies.
Nobody made of glass.

Who does that leave us with?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Arise, Sir Harry of Maguire
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His case in Greece is still ongoing isn't it? Even Sir Harry isn't squeaky clean. 😂

posted on 18/9/23

A poor appointment by ETH.

Should have been Casemiro

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 18/9/23

Whilst you obviously need a captain, I think the old school role that either Keane or Robson previously played has gone to a large degree.

You need all the players to step up - not all may necessarily be natural leaders, but they all have a natural collective responsibility to the club, and those more experienced ones like Casemiro, Fernandes, Rashford, Eriksen, Martinez etc need to be leading the way.

As well as we did last season, that was due to both our own tenacity but also other clubs underperforming - that hasn't happened this season so far, the 2 underperforming are us and Chelsea. If we were playing well, or half decently but just not getting a bit of luck, that would be slightly more acceptable, but the performances, work-rate, style of play, it's all been laboured.
And it's fair to say that our 2 wins were fairly fortunate also. The season is young and there's time to turn it around, but it will be much more difficult to do that compared to last season - we have so far gone so backwards in a few weeks. ETH really will have to earn his crust over the coming weeks.

comment by Busby (U19985)

posted on 18/9/23

Squad is, yet again, an unbalanced mess.

Said it before but our best players are least suited to ETHs style, and the manager will probably play a totally different style rendering all his purchases useless.

posted on 18/9/23

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Squad is, yet again, an unbalanced mess.

Said it before but our best players are least suited to ETHs style, and the manager will probably play a totally different style rendering all his purchases useless.

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Which has pretty much been your issue for every coach you’ve had since Ferguson.

comment by Bumble (U6465)

posted on 18/9/23

Penandez is and has been the most punchable player in the league since he arrived. Decent player but an utter cretin that blames everyone else. Crumbles at the first sign of adversity and is an appalling Captain. Doesn't lead by example or inspiration. Just a guy that looks weak and is weak. From Keano to that melt🫠

posted on 18/9/23

I said the same about Bruno and lack of leadership in general on the pitch and got slated!

posted on 18/9/23

comment by Bumble (U6465)
posted 4 hours, 28 minutes ago
Penandez is and has been the most punchable player in the league since he arrived. Decent player but an utter cretin that blames everyone else. Crumbles at the first sign of adversity and is an appalling Captain. Doesn't lead by example or inspiration. Just a guy that looks weak and is weak. From Keano to that melt🫠
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It really is shocking how low the Man United captaincy has fallen. From Roy Keane to the crybaby we have now.

comment by aroon1 (U7949)

posted on 18/9/23

Making Fernandes captain is basically telling the team that they should aspire to moan and whinge and drop their heads when the going gets tough.

How Fernandes is still playing for utd after the Liverpool game is beyond me. His form doesn even merit a place on the bench.

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