United Thread - 2021/22

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Definitely good enough for a First XI challenging us for the Title (e.g. Chelsea, Liverpool)
Luke Shaw​
Cristiano Ronaldo​
Harry Maguire​
Paul Pogba​
Bruno Fernandes​

Decent enough for a First XI challenging for Top 4 (e.g. Leicester)
David De Gea​
Dean Henderson​
Victor Lindelof​
Eric Bailly​
Raphael Varane​
Edinson Cavani​
Jadon Sancho​
Aaron Wan-Bissaka​
Scott McTominay​

Not good enough for the Top 4 (e.g. not out of place at Spurs, West Ham)
Phil Jones​
Juan Mata​
Anthony Martial​
Marcus Rashford​
Mason Greenwood​
Jesse Lingard​
Fred​
Diogo Dalot​
Donny van de Beek​
No Idea
Anthony Elanga​
Teden Mengi​
Hannibal*​
Shola Shoretire​
Matej Kovar​
Tom Heaton​
Alex Telles​
Nemanja Matic​
Amad*​
Lee Grant​
We had Kovar on loan last year and to say he wasn't very good is an understatement. Made Paddy Roche look like Dino Zoff.
 
If I remember correctly. they gave ole the job to coincide with an "easy" run of games, thus creating a wave of optimistic euphoria thoughout ragland(the share prices prob increased so job done).

Now a few years later and its patently obvious hes shite, but after the fixture list so far inc cl group I cant see how they could have another run of "easy" games with which to introduce a new manager this season.......happy days.
 
4-0 at half time. Entertaining watch.

I watched this on your recommendation so that I could compare with our youngsters so thank you for giving me a laugh.

What really struck me was the "playing out from the back". Unlike our youngsters who, like the first team, do it with great skill and purpose, their goalie plays it short to a player who passes it back to the keeper who blasts it as far as he can up field, exactly like their first team.
 
I watched this on your recommendation so that I could compare with our youngsters so thank you for giving me a laugh.

What really struck me was the "playing out from the back". Unlike our youngsters who, like the first team, do it with great skill and purpose, their goalie plays it short to a player who passes it back to the keeper who blasts it as far as he can up field, exactly like their first team.
I had it on in the background, but your summary seems spot on. There was no cohesion to their play. Villarreal weren’t that good, they just had patterns of play that they repeatedly used. The rags couldn’t adapt to that and got hammered.

Second half was a non-event really as the game was over. Villarreal went into power save mode.
 
I had it on in the background, but your summary seems spot on. There was no cohesion to their play. Villarreal weren’t that good, they just had patterns of play that they repeatedly used. The rags couldn’t adapt to that and got hammered.

Second half was a non-event really as the game was over. Villarreal went into power save mode.
Bayern lost 0-4
Barcelona lost 4-0
City drew yesterday 1-1 … with 9 men
 
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