United Thread - 2023/24

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Gorton_Tubster said:
Mainoo, plays for utd. So he deserves to play for England. Fuck Lewis, his experience and talent... you have to play for utd or lfc to get raved about.

God I hate the utd loving media in this country
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Unless he gets injured in the next month, by the end of this April, Mainoo will have played more football in 23/24 than Rico has in his entire career. Experience?

In fact the incredible irony of your post is that to call Lewis up ahead of Mainoo would have been the exact behaviour you're pretending to hate - calling up a bit part player who isn't playing for a successful club over someone playing week in and week out.


So perhaps you should be getting in a hump with the only person responsible for Rico Lewis' game time.
 
domalino said:
Unless he gets injured in the next month, by the end of this April, Mainoo will have played more football in 23/24 than Rico has in his entire career. Experience?

In fact the incredible irony of your post is that to call Lewis up ahead of Mainoo would have been the exact behaviour you're pretending to hate - calling up a bit part player who isn't playing for a successful club over someone playing week in and week out.


So perhaps you should be getting in a hump with the only person responsible for Rico Lewis' game time.
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Seriously? You think that Mainoo had more experience? Lewis has played more minutes, played at a higher level, is older, plays for a progressive club, has played more sessions at the top flight. You think Mainoo is better and deserves more limelight?

None of this "will have " bollocks.. I really don't think he deserves to just get thrown into the England squad.

And! If utd had lost against lfc he wouldn't be anywhere near the England call up.
 
Gorton_Tubster said:
Seriously? You think that Mainoo had more experience? Lewis has played more minutes, played at a higher level, is older, plays for a progressive club, has played more sessions at the top flight. You think Mainoo is better and deserves more limelight?

None of this "will have " bollocks.. I really don't think he deserves to just get thrown into the England squad.

And! If utd had lost against lfc he wouldn't be anywhere near the England call up.
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Minutes in 2024.

Rico Lewis 283
Kobbie Mainoo 926.

Starts in 2024

Rico Lewis 3
Kobbie Mainoo 11


I wish Rico were playing. Southgate clearly loves him because he called him up even earlier than he called up Mainoo. But you don't get picked if you go weeks without getting on a football pitch and that's whre Rico is.
 
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Mainoo looks a quality prospect but I’ll hang fire before declaring him good enough for England,
We often see young players who are an unknown quantity do really well when they burst on the scene but quickly find their level once the opposition teams catch up.
As it stands he’s looking good but he needs to continue in the same vein throughout next season before he’s lauded as the best thing since sliced bread in my eyes.
 
domalino said:
Unless he gets injured in the next month, by the end of this April, Mainoo will have played more football in 23/24 than Rico has in his entire career. Experience?

In fact the incredible irony of your post is that to call Lewis up ahead of Mainoo would have been the exact behaviour you're pretending to hate - calling up a bit part player who isn't playing for a successful club over someone playing week in and week out.


So perhaps you should be getting in a hump with the only person responsible for Rico Lewis' game time.
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Rico got called up from the u21 to play and got man of the match, he played left back where he has hardly played too! Can see why he has not been called up because he really a fullback who play on midfield.

Mainoo been excellent for the rags he as the ball control and when to pass where to be on the pitch! Far better than Henderson! This lad and Rice be a very good midfield for England!

He so young though and new to first team pressure football there will be a drop off for playing to much football at such a young age..
 
With Mainoo being the latest United media darling to be called up by England after less than ½ a seasons experience begs the question: How many cornflakes packet tops do I need to get to be called up for the England squad?
 
waspish said:
Rico got called up from the u21 to play and got man of the match, he played left back where he has hardly played too! Can see why he has not been called up because he really a fullback who play on midfield.

Mainoo been excellent for the rags he as the ball control and when to pass where to be on the pitch! Far better than Henderson! This lad and Rice be a very good midfield for England!

He so young though and new to first team pressure football there will be a drop off for playing to much football at such a young age..
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He's an absolute country mile better and more exciting as an England midfield option next to Rice and Bellingham than Henderson, Gallagher or Phillips.
 
Phil1 said:
Mainoo looks a quality prospect but I’ll hang fire before declaring him good enough for England,
We often see young players who are an unknown quantity do really well when they burst on the scene but quickly find their level once the opposition teams catch up.
As it stands he’s looking good but he needs to continue in the same vein throughout next season before he’s lauded as the best thing since sliced bread in my eyes.
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Absolutely. Could be a cracking player but looked lost and out of his depth at our place a few weeks ago.
 
So scruffy Jim is in debt to the hmrc at the rags . This must have come as a shock as he has avoided paying it with all his other ventures and he states he’s looking to bring through the next Mbappe rather than spending money. This is going to be a real giggle watching this unfold
 
domalino said:
Is starting on the left wing because it’s the position that lets us play Foden, Saka and Bellingham behind Kane, which is clearly Englands best attack.
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Or because Southgate doesn’t have the courage to play Foden next to Bellingham. But then again Southgate has gone on record saying he didn’t play Phil centrally as he doesn’t play there for his club. He does now…. but he doesn’t play left wing for us.. so putting him out in the left will make him look idiotic.
 
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Gaylord du Bois said:
Please fix it for them, Jim.View attachment 110924
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As funny as it would be, I can't see it happening even if United wanted it. Southgate's not daft. He's in a good position, he gets paid a lot of money, very few games with the only really important ones every two years, and has the full backing of the FA. They won't sack him unless something drastic happens, like getting knocked out of the group stages of the Euro's, or a defeat in the last 16 to a weak team, like Iceland in 2016. Anything else he's safe until the next World Cup. I can't see him giving up his secure position for the pressures of daily management, games every week and being under the spotlight. If he gets sacked, then he's up the creek without a paddle.
 
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