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Bro Rickey,

looks like ETH already has a ready excuse for poor performances this season.

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As I read thro the performance index of the players that ETH is going for, there is a high emphasis on passing rather than positional purpose.
Example of defender will be, just need to have decent defensive abilities, but good passing has high priority.

de ligt, not good enough for Juve, not good enough for Bayern, but good enough for Man Utd ?
His defensive plays(tackles/blocks) last season was bottom 30 percentile, but passing was top 20 percentile, as the same with Noussair.

So when we lose, we can take comfort in good passing ?

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2 sides to a coin lah.

Utd did look better and managed to hold it out against City.

But Utd still lack clinical finishing and defensive resilience.
Think ETH still doing funny biz sending in Pellistri for RB position.

Seems like Dejavu from last season ... or will it be a different song at the end?

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Well said...Welcome to bro Sen5eS...another man utd fan to this thread :)

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Wow bro WankJanice...I think u make a very good football journalist or analyst for Man Utd with that detailed table above ;)

Yes, the baldy is good in finding excuses...whenever his team loses, it is not his fault n won't blame himself for not selecting the right players to go onto the pitch or his wrong tactics n his inability to read the problems his team is facing during the game n therefore making wrong substitutions

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I beg to differ with u bro marmots on some points...passing the ball accurately is impt to help build up the attack in the final half n score goals..if I m not wrong, they say playing out from the back...but personally I m not an advocate of this style of play...I prefer the goalie to give a strong kick n send the ball over to the opposition penalty area causing them panic n catching them unawares n this making it easy for their strikers to put the ball into the net n score the goal

As for de ligt, it seems he was not kicked out by Juve or Bayern Munich but wanted to re-unite with baldy his former boss at Ajax...I believe he n the other guy shd be better than Macguire n Lindelflop... but anyway time will tell whether they r as good as pple say or not...if they r not, then it is money wasted again

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Ability to pass well is certainly good, but for defenders, the vital thing is tackling/blocking/heading/positioning.
A defender can pass well, not going to help him when he can't defend well enough to prevent the ball going into his own net.

de ligt defensive performance indices are on the low side, that's why he fell out of first choice at Juve and Bayern.

The other thing I am wondering is, why is Man Utd so cursed with injuries ?
ETH is responsible for significant part of it, but that was last season, now falling like dominoes before the season even start.
Unless the players were training too intensely with not enough rest.

The bright side is no longer spending stupid money, but the baggage of previous purchases is still weighing down on current financial state.

I hope that McTominay stays, he causes distraction for the opposing team with his ceaseless running and also contribute goals.
RashFord, he deserves another season to get himself right.
Sancho, not sure if his heart is till in Man Utd.

Nonetheless, looking forward to the new season.

Hope is Top 4.

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Yup....this de Ligt is in the Euro 2024 squad, but never appear in a single match. Netherlands first choice CB pairing is van Dijk-de Vrij.
But he is still 25, so consider room for improvement.

McTom should stay in my opinion too, I can see he have Red Devils blood in him. He wears the emblem with pride.
And his scoring prowess....nuff said.

As for Trashford and shameless Sancho....both should be dumped OUT.

P.S. AWB had joined West Ham...he is one of my favorite, I want to wish him all the best!

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AWB is a good DR, its a shame that he doesn't fit the attacking DR profile that ETH want. the consequence of his sale likely be opponents increase in pressure/chances/crosses/goals at man u right flank, as dalot doesn't defend as well as AWB

new update: shaw is injured again, so ETH might just throw mazraoui straight into action as DL. lindelof and maguire are still doubtful, de ligt might debut vs fulham. tactics wise, will ETH deploy fernandes as false 9 or use zirkzee as SC?

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I read that AWB is Hammers 8th signing in the summer.
They managed to sign Fullkrug too. So, they are looking ambitious.

Yah, throw in the new signings. I want to see whether they are really that good.
If want to fit in SC, Mount likely would be sacrificed as he is occupying Bruno's position.
I'm hoping to see Amass in action again, but I think baldy will play cautious card.

The match is Sat, 3am. :(

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Speculate so much also no use ...

Let's see what ETH puts out against Fulham and if the players are Ready.

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Manchester United vs Fulham

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1

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Manchester United vs Fulham xx 1-1

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i doubt playing a false 9 will be effective against fulham, who dun play with a high line iirc, mount can sub in if casemiro cmi. the available SC will be zirkzee, rashford cutting in from the left and garnacho as impact sub. agree that ETH won't pick amass as he is still young, mazraoui to deputise at DL

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My sentiments exactly on main attributes of a defender.

But, baldy is extremely anal on his 'passing from the back' playing style.
As such, he wants his GK and defenders to pass well.
That's why Onana is preferred. And maybe that's why he thinks De Ligt is a good acquisition.

De Ligt was also acquired by Juventus in the hope he can be Chiellini/Bonucci replacement. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to.
That's why he also never featured in a single Euro 2024 match for Netherlands even though he is in the squad. Koeman thinks he is only as good as a sub.

Anyway, he had joined and hope he can really deliver.

See you guys 3am !!:D