United Thread - 2022/23

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I watched the Newcastle game with a few rag relatives (family birthday) and according to them De Gea is a coward, they have a point looking at goals they concede from crosses, he's always rooted to his line. Doesn't like the physical contact which is mad for a keeper.
 
fulabeer said:
A rag mate said that at least he actually looks forward to watching them now.
He knows they are not greatly improved, but feels they are better to watch. He knows their place is due to others having a poor season.


I don't have a problem with Ten. He doesn't seem to dodge questions and on the whole comes across as decent and honest. That is not to say i think he is a top drawer manager. I think he is at the limits of his game and if the rags want to progress, he isn't the right man.

Like Shaw is a decent left back. I rarely see him make mistakes. He also has some pace when needed.
He's not gobby and just goes about his business. The hate he gets here must be because he's a rag...
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Yep that's because every player who has ever put that horrible shirt on is a **** and always will be
 
BertTrautmann'sParachute said:
Nonetheless, Shaw's gravitational pull is keeping the planets aligned.
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“Scientist have concluded that the current spectacular planetary alignment visible in the night sky is largely down to the strong gravitational influence of a footballer residing just outside of Manchester, England, Earth. Researchers are unsure exactly how the footballer’s mass achieved a density (given the average volume of a human being) necessary to cause such a strong gravitational impact from such a long distance, but they generally agree that it is likely only to intensify in coming years. Scientists at the University of Manchester are currently negotiating with the footballer’s Salford-based employers to gain weekly access to further study the phenomenon. Due to his propensity to increase his velocity at random intervals, often orienting horizontally to the earth’s surface, leading to a violent distortion of the Earth’s and surrounding bodies’ angular momentum—frequently causing damage to any entities within his immediate sphere of influence—they have been working over the last few years to create suspension equipment that should mitigate the dangers inherent to studing the curious specimen. The research team behind the project say they believe they should have more regular access to the footballer for intensive study in the coming years as his nominal position and energy state continue degrade rapidly.”
 
SebastianBlue said:
“Scientist have concluded that the current spectacular planetary alignment visible in the night sky is largely down to the strong gravitational influence of a footballer residing just outside of Manchester, England, Earth. Researchers are unsure exactly how the footballer’s mass achieved a density (given the average volume of a human being) necessary to cause such a strong gravitational impact from such a long distance, but they generally agree that it is likely only to intensify in coming years. Scientists at the University of Manchester are currently negotiating with the footballer’s Salford-based employers to gain weekly access to further study the phenomenon. Due to his propensity to increase his velocity at random intervals, often orienting horizontally to the earth’s surface, leading to a violent distortion of the Earth’s and surrounding bodies’ angular momentum—frequently causing damage to any entities within his immediate sphere of influence—they have been working over the last few years to create suspension equipment that should mitigate the dangers inherent to studing the curious specimen. The research team behind the project say they believe they should have more regular access to the footballer for intensive study in the coming years as his nominal position and energy state continue degrade rapidly.”
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Typical scientists, they could have just closed Gregg's.
 
SebastianBlue said:
“Scientist have concluded that the current spectacular planetary alignment visible in the night sky is largely down to the strong gravitational influence of a footballer residing just outside of Manchester, England, Earth. Researchers are unsure exactly how the footballer’s mass achieved a density (given the average volume of a human being) necessary to cause such a strong gravitational impact from such a long distance, but they generally agree that it is likely only to intensify in coming years. Scientists at the University of Manchester are currently negotiating with the footballer’s Salford-based employers to gain weekly access to further study the phenomenon. Due to his propensity to increase his velocity at random intervals, often orienting horizontally to the earth’s surface, leading to a violent distortion of the Earth’s and surrounding bodies’ angular momentum—frequently causing damage to any entities within his immediate sphere of influence—they have been working over the last few years to create suspension equipment that should mitigate the dangers inherent to studing the curious specimen. The research team behind the project say they believe they should have more regular access to the footballer for intensive study in the coming years as his nominal position and energy state continue degrade rapidly.”
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You are Brian Cox and I claim my £5!

(Even read it in his accent)
 
TinFoilHat said:
You are Brian Cox and I claim my £5!

(Even read it in his accent)
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The Stockport Iniesta said:
I watched the Newcastle game with a few rag relatives (family birthday) and according to them De Gea is a coward, they have a point looking at goals they concede from crosses, he's always rooted to his line. Doesn't like the physical contact which is mad for a keeper.
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De Gea is the most over-rated keeper I have ever seen. I have lost count of the number of blunders he has made just in Derby matches. He can't take crosses, he can't defend his near post, and is one of the worst keepers in the PL at passing the ball. I think he is a major reason for United's decline in recent years because they are unstable at the back. For some reason most people in the media are in denial about it. To be fair I have heard plenty of matchgoing United fans (as opposed to the social media fanboys) criticise De Gea. He is a total myth.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
De Gea is the most over-rated keeper I have ever seen. I have lost count of the number of blunders he has made just in Derby matches. He can't take crosses, he can't defend his near post, and is one of the worst keepers in the PL at passing the ball. I think he is a major reason for United's decline in recent years because they are unstable at the back. For some reason most people in the media are in denial about it. To be fair I have heard plenty of matchgoing United fans (as opposed to the social media fanboys) criticise De Gea. He is a total myth.
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I’ve always said to people that he’s basically a great Handball goalkeeper. In that sport, you don’t need to catch anything, or command your area. Just have a big, wiry frame and be good at spreading yourself so that attempts on goal hit you. Outside of that, as you’ve rightly pointed out, he has none of the other attributes of a good football goalkeeper.
 
I agree with the criticism of De Gea. 5 or 6 years ago he was okay(ish), nothing to get excited about, but naturally the media kept telling us all how sensational he was, how wonderful his skills were, the usual rubbish from them. But I never bought into it. Mostly because I have serious issues with giving any rag a bit of praise, but also because I felt the man was overrated.

Time has caught up with him and I don't think he's good enough for the Championship, now.
 
KentBlue said:
I agree with the criticism of De Gea. 5 or 6 years ago he was okay(ish), nothing to get excited about, but naturally the media kept telling us all how sensational he was, how wonderful his skills were, the usual rubbish from them. But I never bought into it. Mostly because I have serious issues with giving any rag a bit of praise, but also because I felt the man was overrated.

Time has caught up with him and I don't think he's good enough for the Championship, now.
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Too many of these…06E77D81-BF54-4A40-895B-974B989EAAB3.jpeg
 
roman totale said:
I’ve always said to people that he’s basically a great Handball goalkeeper. In that sport, you don’t need to catch anything, or command your area. Just have a big, wiry frame and be good at spreading yourself so that attempts on goal hit you. Outside of that, as you’ve rightly pointed out, he has none of the other attributes of a good football goalkeeper.
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If De Gea had played for City in the past six years under Pep we would not have won a single trophy (not even 2018 because of the way we play). He has been a disaster for United in my view.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
De Gea is the most over-rated keeper I have ever seen. I have lost count of the number of blunders he has made just in Derby matches. He can't take crosses, he can't defend his near post, and is one of the worst keepers in the PL at passing the ball. I think he is a major reason for United's decline in recent years because they are unstable at the back. For some reason most people in the media are in denial about it. To be fair I have heard plenty of matchgoing United fans (as opposed to the social media fanboys) criticise De Gea. He is a total myth.
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I can remember watching De Gea warming up. It was very odd his warm up was just the goal keeping coach smashing balls at him and him just putting his forearms ups with the ball hitting them. That was it.

Eddy was diving all over the place, catching crosses etc. De Gea just stood still balls balls kicked at him !
 
give it to gordon said:
I can remember watching De Gea warming up. It was very odd his warm up was just the goal keeping coach smashing balls at him and him just putting his forearms ups with the ball hitting them. That was it.

Eddy was diving all over the place, catching crosses etc. De Gea just stood still balls balls kicked at him !
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Even when United resorted to the long ball game under Moyes De Gea was appalling because he can't even kick a long ball properly. With him in nets United give the ball away more than 50 per cent of the time he plays it out. It is amazing he has survived so long and confirms that United's coaches have no idea what they are doing. Virtually every player they sign gets worse. Happy days.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
If De Gea had played for City in the past six years under Pep we would not have won a single trophy (not even 2018 because of the way we play). He has been a disaster for United in my view.
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I know what you’re saying about Ederson being so important to the way we play and do agree with you, but I saw a stat recently that said if City had conceded from every shot on target in the 2017-18 season we would still have won the league.
 
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