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[Reece_Spurs]

I actually think completely ignoring it is the best solution aslong as all refs do the same.

It's actually no different to ignoring a toddler having a temper tantrum for no reason other than attention, if you ignore it eventually they'll stop doing it.

 

[carmeldevil]

 

[ItsBoris]

The biggest indictment on Ten Haag has to be that he managed Antony, Onana, and Amrabat in previous clubs, so he should know what's getting. And they've all been shocking.

Plus dude has no personality. There was a podcast that said he has the charisma of a substitute science teacher, but I think that's unfair to substitute teachers.

 

[RuskyM]

I think we all owe Erik a debt of thanks for being so goddamn weird in his interview here.

 

[allatsea]

The biggest indictment on Ten Haag has to be that he managed Antony, Onana, and Amrabat in previous clubs, so he should know what's getting. And they've all been shocking.

Plus dude has no personality. There was a podcast that said he has the charisma of a substitute science teacher, but I think that's unfair to substitute teachers.

Strangely I thought Onana was their MotM. Keep them in the game particularly in the first half.

 

[easley91]

The biggest indictment on Ten Haag has to be that he managed Antony, Onana, and Amrabat in previous clubs, so he should know what's getting. And they've all been shocking.

Plus dude has no personality. There was a podcast that said he has the charisma of a substitute science teacher, but I think that's unfair to substitute teachers.

if it wasn't for Onana it would have been much, much worse yesterday.

 

[ItsBoris]

if it wasn't for Onana it would have been much, much worse yesterday.

That's definitely true, but one swallow does not a summer make.

 

[CanadaSpurs]

It still baffles me how a player is allowed to fling his arms in the air and then flop hard onto the floor when an opposing player just sticks leg gently out and the ref does NOTHING!

Exaggeration like that tells you it is a dive. Clamp down on it

About 20 years ago, the NHL took steps to remove “obstruction” from the game.

In the 90s and early 2000s, the game had become slow and ponderous, with less skilled players clogging the ice and hooking, holding and generally obstructing the good players. There was very little space on the ice and several championship teams won by essentially just getting in the way. In 2004 the league added an obstruction penalty, which began getting called all the time after its introduction. But scoring went up.

Over the years since, the penalty is used less and less but scoring continues to increase. Teams are more skilled now that the league rewards skill rather than size. In the last two decades, the game has become faster and more entertaining.

All of that is to say: you’re right. We have the rules. Now enforce them an over time, the league will adapt.

 

[Marty]

That's definitely true, but one swallow does not a summer make.

Onana's league form has actually by and large been pretty decent and is a big reason why they've remained sixth and not lost more games. He made a couple of early clangers but has performed well since Xmas at least.

It was his CL performances in pretty much every group stage game that were an absolute disaster.

 

[ItsBoris]

lol wut

 

[tony0379]

 

[ItsBoris]

Onana's league form has actually by and large been pretty decent and is a big reason why they've remained sixth and not lost more games. He made a couple of early clangers but has performed well since Xmas at least.

It was his CL performances in pretty much every group stage game that were an absolute disaster.

yeah I haven't paid that much attention to his performances. Definitely not been one of the league's best keepers though. If you sign a keeper for 50 million you're expecting to get one of the best 3 or 4 in the world

 

[Tucker]

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lol wut

Plays for their youth team as a kind of on pitch mentor. Also one of the coaches there I think.

 

[Marty]

yeah I haven't paid that much attention to his performances. Definitely not been one of the league's best keepers though. If you sign a keeper for 50 million you're expecting to get one of the best 3 or 4 in the world

I agree, he hasn't looked like a 50m keeper at all, but he has looked a bit more like what he was at Inter recently.

Those CL fuck ups will live long in the memory though, he and he alone cost them second in that group.

 

[ohtottenham!]

Utd may not strike fear into opponents quite like they used to, but think they can still be regarded as a bogey team...

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Saw this posted on another board:

Some of the records broken by Erik ten Hag:

- Manchester United hadn't lost 13 games by Christmas since 1930, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't gone 4 games in a row without scoring since 1992, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't finished bottom of their CL group since 2006, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost back to back games to West Ham since 2007, until Erik Ten Hag.
- No Manchester United manager has conceded 20 goals to Liverpool/City in their first 7 games against them since Alfred Albut in the 1800s, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never finished with as few as 5 points in the CL group stages in the competition's history, until Erik Ten Hag
- No English club had ever conceded 15 goals in the CL group stages in the competition's history until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost 4 of 6 CL group games in the competition's history, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of 6 CL group games in the competition's history, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost 12 of the opening 23 games of the season, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Bournemouth had never won at Old Trafford, Until Erik Ten Hag.
- Bournemouth had never scored 3 goals at Old Trafford, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Bournemouth had never kept a clean sheet at Old Trafford, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost 7 of the opening 16 PL games, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost back to back league games against Newcastle since 1972, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost 3 games in a row to Newcastle United since 1922, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Newcastle hadn't kept 3 clean sheets in a row against Manchester United since 1897, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost 6 of the opening 14 games of a PL season, until Erik Ten Hag.
- No English team in CL history had ever conceded 14 goals in the first 5 CL group games, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never conceded 3+ goals in 4 different CL games in a season, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost a CL game they were leading by 2 goals, until Erik Ten Hag, twice since.
- Manchester United hadn't lost a game they were leading by 2+ goals since 2014, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never dropped this many points from a winning position in CL history, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never conceded 4+ in two CL group games, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost 9 of the opening 17 games since 1974, until Erik Ten Hag.
- No team had ever given away 4 penalties in their first 4 CL group games in the competition's history, until Erik Ten Hag.
- No player as young as Roony Bardghji had scored against Manchester United in the CL, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost 8 of the opening 15 games in a season since 1962, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost 5 of their first 10 games at Old Trafford since 1931, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Newcastle hadn't won at Old Trafford since 2013, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Newcastle hadn't won a cup game against Manchester United since 1994, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost twice in a row to Newcastle since 1972, until Erik Ten Hag.
- No post war Manchester United manager had conceded 20 goals to City and Liverpool in their first 6 games against them, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United hadn't lost 5 of the opening 10 league games in 36 years, until Erik Ten Hag.-
- Galatasaray hadn't won a game on English soil in 117 years of existence, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never lost the opening 2 CL group games, until Erik Ten Hag.
- Manchester United had never conceded 7 goals in the opening 2 CL group games, until Erik Ten Hag.

 

[k1cks77]

Really interesting interview with ole. As much as he was ridiculed as man utd manager, he seems to come across as a fantastic guy and gives some great insights into what happened at utd, without directly throwing anyone under the bus. Only big and worrying comment imo for utd fans was pressure that was put on ole to play cristiano when he was there.

also interesting tidbit where ole says all the contracts were ready for him to join us for 5.5million in 1998 and he almost did until sir alex went behind the boards back and convinced him to stay at utd.

 

[Marty]

Really interesting interview with ole. As much as he was ridiculed as man utd manager, he seems to come across as a fantastic guy and gives some great insights into what happened at utd, without directly throwing anyone under the bus. Only big and worrying comment imo for utd fans was pressure that was put on ole to play cristiano when he was there.

also interesting tidbit where ole says all the contracts were ready for him to join us for 5.5million in 1998 and he almost did until sir alex went behind the boards back and convinced him to stay at utd.

The bit about almost joining us is very well known, in Norway at least. He's spoken several times about how that was the big watershed moment in his career as he was ready to make the move, albeit reluctantly, before Fergie chimed in.

I also found it speaks volumes about the messed up situation at Man U when Ole says sign Haaland, I've coached him for a year, he's going to be a world beater, and they completely ignore him. Easy to say in hindsight how big a mistake that was but I watched him in that Molde side several times and you just knew he was special. It was a slam dunk.

 

[Frozen_Waffles]

The bit about almost joining us is very well known, in Norway at least. He's spoken several times about how that was the big watershed moment in his career as he was ready to make the move, albeit reluctantly, before Fergie chimed in.

I also found it speaks volumes about the messed up situation at Man U when Ole says sign Haaland, I've coached him for a year, he's going to be a world beater, and they completely ignore him. Easy to say in hindsight how big a mistake that was but I watched him in that Molde side several times and you just knew he was special. It was a slam dunk.

That and it was 20m, he wasn't not exactly asking for a superstar (at the time).

There are always questions about backing the manager, but how do they go from turning down Haaland at 20m, Caicedo at 3m and then jumping to 85m Anthony.

Such an absoloute car crash of a club.

 

[Pink_Floyd]

Erik ten Hag : I would have 75% win ratio at Manchester United but for injuries

The Dutchman has won 61 of his 100 games in charge of the club, who sit sixth in the Premier League, 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.

www.fotmob.com

I'd love to know where we'd be without injuries... i like to live in that fantasy land too.