Ten Hag sacked! (P 416)

[Gordyola]

Game has changed massively in the last 20 years. Players are a lot lighter / smaller. Fitness levels much higher. A team of old cloggers like Wimbledon early 90s would hardly get a touch in the modern game. It's all about work rate, pace and technical skill now.

The biggest single factor is the quality of the pitches Would City of today be able to play on the pitches that Bell, Lee and Summerbee had to contend with?

 

[tommybooth]

Would be great to see the womans England manager in the job.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

They also have the great Donny van der wank. Shocked he has played 34 games for them. I assume of the bench counts.

the £80M player?

I'd forgotten he was still on their books.

 

[mancboy]

the £80M player?

I'd forgotten he was still on their books.

course he's still on their books, players dont leave united, look at johnny evans, im fully expecting beckham, neville and scholes to make a 'glorious' return in the near future

 

[fulabeer]

After JFE, i'm starting a rumour Phil Jones has been seen sniffing around Old Toilet...

 

[jacko74]

Then the glory years led by a pretty good manager. (Hurts to say but it’s true)

I'd dispute that.
He was on the verge of being sacked prior to that Lee Martin cup goal.

His tactics and playing style were never anything special or revolutionary, in fact not much different to Mourinho, Solskjaer and now ten Hag... defend in numbers, soak up lots of pressure then hit the opposition on the break by hoofing it up to speedy forwards.
It's just thanks to the timing of the inception of the PL and SKY money becoming a thing he benefited massively as united were the most commercially attractive club at the time with all their Asian fan base to tap. So he was able to massively out spend every other club in the league for a period of time.
Throw in the favourable treatment that united received from the officials and its no surprise he achieved the success and dominance that he did.

 

[TonyM]

There are effective managers at almost all the teams that he finished ahead of last season. If the managers at Newcastle, Chelsea, Spurs, Brighton, West Ham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Brentford do worse than 3 of 6 points against Ten Haag this season then they should be very disappointed in themselves. They really should all be getting 4 or more points against such a poorly managed team.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

They also have the great Donny van der wank. Shocked he has played 34 games for them. I assume of the bench counts.

Did he get 34touches in those games?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

After JFE, i'm starting a rumour Phil Jones has been seen sniffing around Old Toilet...

He'll be in good company when he gets near the ladies .

Their executives can show him around.

 

[foggy1974]

There are effective managers at almost all the teams that he finished ahead of last season. If the managers at Newcastle, Chelsea, Spurs, Brighton, West Ham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Brentford do worse than 3 of 6 points against Ten Haag this season then they should be very disappointed in themselves. They really should all be getting 4 or more points against such a poorly managed team.

It depends if those teams get the decision. Look at Sunday they almost got away with a penalty being overturned, that doesn't happen for the non redshirts. Pgmol can't legislate for ten bob bringing on Evans & Maguire thou.