United Thread | 2024/25

[BerkshireBlue]

Right but even a cursory knowledge of Portuguese football is enough to know that 90% of those were won by Benfica or Porto. Might as well say Simeone is shite because Real, Barca and Atletico always win La Liga.

Amorim has done a really good job, won their first title in 20 years with half the budget of Benfica and 2/3rds the budget of Porto. Rebuilt the squad after the title winning team got sold off, and the fact he's beaten Arsenal and Spurs and gotten a draw against us with a squad that cost less than Ipswich's is a sign he's not just knocking over weak sides.

He was a good manager before United got linked to him, and he's still a good manager. Probably won't help him at United though.

we were 5-0 up after the first leg so it was obviously going to be a 0-0 draw or a low score win to us. We had already won the tie and also had a big game at the weekend so conserving energy and minimising injuries was the key. The fact is we absolutely murdered them in the first leg at their own ground.

 

[mexico1970]

So, what is Amorim's style, Pep-like or PEG-like?

 

[gazinho]

we were 5-0 up after the first leg so it was obviously going to be a 0-0 draw or a low score win to us. We had already won the tie and also had a big game at the weekend so conserving energy and minimising injuries was the key. The fact is we absolutely murdered them in the first leg at their own ground.

We even brought Carson on in the 0-0 to really take the piss

 

[Vienna_70]

'Ave it!

 

[domalino]

we were 5-0 up after the first leg so it was obviously going to be a 0-0 draw or a low score win to us. We had already won the tie and also had a big game at the weekend so conserving energy and minimising injuries was the key. The fact is we absolutely murdered them in the first leg at their own ground.

No shit? They literally have the budget of a championship club.

 

[Chak19]

No shit? They literally have the budget of a championship club.

What is Ajax's budget ? Ten Bob led them to a CL final thrashing Madrid in the process and was seconds away from the final, and look at how it went for him at the rags.

 

[Eccles Blue]

If Trafford are so broke they are making people redundant, begging us for two seats on our plane etc ., how can they afford to pay off Ten Bob note and pay out Marimo watchamacallit’s release clause money?
Very strange.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

They may get Amo, if he's that stupid, but they'll still fire blanks and shoot themselves in the foot repeatedly!!

 

[Really_here]

If Trafford are so broke they are making people redundant, begging us for two seats on our plane etc ., how can they afford to pay off Ten Bob note and pay out Marimo watchamacallit’s release clause money?
Very strange.

I don't think they can afford it but then again the current majority owners didn't have enough money to buy it in the first place did they?

 

[SWPISHOME]

I don't think they can afford it but then again the current majority owners didn't have enough money to buy it in the first place did they?

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