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hearing we are going for a left sided wingback in the Jan window as Amorim has already apparently flagged it as urgent....wonder who we could get.
 
adam cool dude said:
Why couldn't they try converting Antony into that roll?

I mean what else has United got to lose at this moment in time!
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you may laugh @C Kent but to be honest that is something that could work. He gives 100% (not the best player as I have mentioned before). Amorim did say its harder to train a foward to defend but can be done. A player that runs back and defends as best he can is better than a player who doesnt run back.
 
Calpol said:
Presumably because he is ****.
Every new regime needs a sacrificial lamb to signify things have changed - it will be Antony or Rashford - either benched or sold on.
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Hopefully both.

Amorim is already making comments about Rashford:

However, the main factor is Rashford himself, according to United's new boss.

"We'll try to find the right solution for him but he has to be Marcus, first of all, to try to return to that moment," said Amorim.

"Then he will have all the help of the staff, the club and the fans because he is a Manchester United boy. But he has to be the first one to want it."

Bet that went down like a lead balloon.

Still 3 years left on 375k a week iirc.


Even if both go, do the club have the skills to find the right players...?
 
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GarethSouthgate said:
Even if both go, do the club have the skills to find the right players...?
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In theory, yes they do now. Will we see over the next few years though.

And yes, I don't know how Rashford will react to those comments as they are suggesting, as we all suggest from time to time that Rashfords attitude is **** and a massive part of his issues. Hes not world class and never has been but he can be a very good player for the club instead of whatever he is now. His attitude and application just stinks.
 
Everyone who ends up working with Rashford always comes out with comments like these. Reading between the lines, he's a lazy, arrogant **** and doesn't even like football.

I hope he can prove us wrong. I'm sure everyone is sick of him by now.
 
Robbo said:
Everyone who ends up working with Rashford always comes out with comments like these. Reading between the lines, he's a lazy, arrogant **** and doesn't even like football.
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I just don't know how we have ended up giving him these bumper contracts again and again despite this though. Makes no sense.
 
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I have a slightly different take on Rashford. I don't think he's particularly arrogant or lazy but I do think he's a bit lost and doesn't know how to find what he once found so natural. As a lad I believe he is fundamentally decent but not the brightest. As such he's got people around him offering advice that may be on the verge of manipulation. It appears he is a sensitive lad and and ill equipped to cope with drop in form and the resultant criticism. I also don't think he sees incentive to re-invent himself in the way that others are - either by upping their game or taking on a new challenge. I think he is a talent but not one that really fits with the way the last coach or this one want to play. I hope he picks up a bit but only so we can sell him for a half decent fee. There is too much noise around him and I believe it's reached the point were a separation is in best interests of all parties.
 
Amorim will improve things as he will have an identity. But the main problem is they have a mid-table squad on Champions League wages, which is an absolute scandal and should have resulted in the sacking of swathes of people long ago.
 
Spuderoony said:
Amorim will improve things as he will have an identity. But the main problem is they have a mid-table squad on Champions League wages, which is an absolute scandal and should have resulted in the sacking of swathes of people long ago.
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Regarding the wages and general squad, this is not Ineos fault. They have since changed a hell of a lot upstairs. I bet from now on in, the players we get and the wages they get will be more suited to Amorims project. I dont think we will end up getting the 'Utd tax' applied any more, which has been evident in the summer, with a few shrewd signings. I think all that is a thing of the past now, which is a good thing.
 
ChrisD. said:
2 games in and you can see he has more of a plan than ETH had.
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I also feel that Ruben seems to be a more relaxed and approachable personality than Ten Hag ever was. Erik came across as quite an awkward character; quite uncomfortable at times. Every video I watch of Ruben being interviewed, he just oozes comfort, reassuredness, personality. He's light years ahead of Ten Hag in being able to get fans on side, I think. Also aren't Utd scoring earlier in games/halves with Ruben than we ever did with Ten Hag? It felt like we'd just play an attritional game and try to get a late winner, which only works if you can keep goals out and not have to chase 2 goals to win. I think with Ruben he'll tighten up the defence but also get the attack scoring more goals, earlier in games, making opponents have to chase for a goal, which would make a nice change for once.
 
I get the new manager hype and the ridiculous focus on everything MUFC but we just need to let it ride out now, getting a bit tired of listening to it now, every word he speaks is being analysed to the nth degree in the media, need to see some action rather than hype/thoughts/whatifs. Thankfully we have plenty of matches to focus on this month although that means umpteen headlines either way and, besides, Rome wasn't built in a month/season, he needs time/better players.

Perhaps that's a reflection on me but it is also hard to avoid the articles and clips online. I suppose the answer is to avoid them in the first place.
 
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Amorim doesn't seem interested in the media at all, he just wants to get on with coaching the players. There's always too much noise around the club and that never helps with anything, the media frenzy will only ever cause problems, not solve them.
 
GarethSouthgate said:
Perhaps that's a reflection on me but it is also hard to avoid the articles and clips online
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It’s really not that hard at all. I’ve seen 1 maybe 2 clips of him speaking. Yea he’s a clearly a very personable chap but ultimately I don’t really care what he has to say to Joe Public, if he’s improving the team that’s all that matters.
 
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