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worcestersauce

"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
Jan 23, 2006
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I've not heard any pundits mention that Chelsea played Barcelona exactly the same way they play against us, not sure what that says about us?
 

TheChosenOne

A dislike or neg rep = fat fingers
Dec 13, 2005
47,870
49,700
Pretty strong line up for Man U.

Man Utd

  • 1de Gea
  • 25A Valencia
  • 2Lindelöf
  • 12Smalling
  • 18Young
  • 21Herrera
  • 31Matic
  • 39McTominay
  • 8Mata
  • 9R Lukaku
  • 7Sánchez
Substitutes
  • 3Bailly
  • 6Pogba
  • 11Martial
  • 14Lingard
  • 19Rashford
  • 20Romero
  • 36Darmian
 

Danny1

Well-Known Member
Dec 6, 2006
5,622
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No surprise that Pogba is benched again. The epitome of a luxury player that lad. Wants all the glory without doing the hard work, even though he has the talent!

We have had many like it over the years, Taarabt, Boateng, Dalmat to name a few!
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
38,247
104,143
No surprise that Pogba is benched again. The epitome of a luxury player that lad. Wants all the glory without doing the hard work, even though he has the talent!

We have had many like it over the years, Taarabt, Boateng, Dalmat to name a few!

Every man and his dog knows that he's only really excelled in a 3 man midfield, I don't see how that makes him a luxury player or that it's totally his fault that the manager isn't playing him to his strengths.
 

spursfan77

Well-Known Member
Aug 13, 2005
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Every man and his dog knows that he's only really excelled in a 3 man midfield, I don't see how that makes him a luxury player or that it's totally his fault that the manager isn't playing him to his strengths.

Why should a manager change a whole team to accommodate one player?

He’s hardly Maradona.....or Le Tissier!
 

heelspurs

Le filet mignon est un bastion de rosbif
Jul 25, 2012
4,270
5,105
Mourinho is so tactically pridictable/negative. Another man-marking job to prevent any football breaking out. Hope Sevilla tear them a new one.
 

Danny1

Well-Known Member
Dec 6, 2006
5,622
17,169
Every man and his dog knows that he's only really excelled in a 3 man midfield, I don't see how that makes him a luxury player or that it's totally his fault that the manager isn't playing him to his strengths.

Even in a 3-man midfield I am yet to see him control a game in the premier league. Got a couple of mates who are big Utd fans and they are fed up with him.

I personally also don’t think he is good enough to warrant a whole team playing a different formation to suit him. For me, he is just a good player, no where near great.
 

heelspurs

Le filet mignon est un bastion de rosbif
Jul 25, 2012
4,270
5,105
What is this announcer talking about that was a great pass.
 

slartibartfast

Grunge baby forever
Oct 21, 2012
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Why should a manager change a whole team to accommodate one player?

He’s hardly Maradona.....or Le Tissier!
Why spend that much on a player and not play to his strengths?
He ruined Mata at Chelsea, then Hazard, asking them to be something they are not.
And now he's doing it again with Pogba.
You cant just stick any player anywhere and ask them 'to do a job'.
Well, you can but when he's shit at it, like Scholes going left wing or Andy Johnson being stuck out there, its no good blaming the player. Its the manager being shit at his job and not getting the best out of whats at his disposal.
 
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