United Thread - 2021/22

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domalino said:
Again this is just prideful ignorance.

Knowing who Ralph Rangnick is and how excellent a job he's done, and knowing he'll improve United behind the scenes considerably while stabilising them on the pitch does not make me scared. They're still going to be hamstrung by the owners, and we still have Pep Guardiola.

Do you know who sounds scared? The clown trying to convince everyone that one of the most influential and revered people in German football of the last 20 years is "an OAP" because he's swallowed Sky Sports marketing about the Premier League being the only league in the world.
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Mourinho, Mad Louis & Wee Davey had great credentials, this bloke will be built up to being the greatest coach ever & when he’s slowly trying a rebuild they’ll turn on him not because of the job he’s doing but because of the job Peps doing.

Rinse & repeat.
 
As mentioned earlier, he’s obviously an upgrade on Solskjaer. Still seems a bit of a strange appointment though, in the sense that he’s only an interim manager, whereas his previous jobs (Hoffenheim, Leipzig, Lokomotiv) have given him carte blanche to mould the club as he likes. Not sure how he can do that in six months at United, whilst the subsequent “consultancy” role he’s been given seems fairly vague. Will he get to appoint his successor? Does he become a de facto Director of Football? Where would that leave John Murtough, who effectively appointed him? More questions than answers…
 
its grim up north said:
If he is this good a manager ,why has it taken them 7 years and four managers to employ him?
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They had never even spoken to him until this week, and within three days they have decided to change the whole philosophy and structure of the club? I don't think so. It's just more knee-jerk short-termism. Like Conte with Spurs, he turned them down first until they accepted something he wanted. Like Conte, my guess is he doesn't actually get it.
 
I saw a YouTube clip describing how they think he plays and essentially it was like us last night. Develop the play on one side and when switch to the other. So instead of Mahrez effortlessly trapping a perfectly pinged long ball from Rodri it would be Sancho from Matic.

What struck me was how inferior every team member (bar Ronaldo) was to us in the same style. Not that it was a huge surprise. They need to replace almost everyone if they want to play precise football which will take ages to do even if they did it right.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Spot on! 'Twas Pardew (WhereTF is he now?) who used the epithet in addressing Manuel Pellers from his techy area during one game! It's been a badge of honour ever since.

If Mrs Ewing decides to put me six feet under rather than a cheery trip to crem it will be on the headstone - HERE LIES A FOC FROM CBL3.
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Oh my how have i forgotten this?
 
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