What was he playing at selling Di Maria? Oh well their loss is most certainly our gain Thank you Circus Madrid. Ronaldo is most welcome to come back next summer too in case you want to make another monumental mistake.
Anyway......not long since back from the match and his performance reminded me of a young Ryan Giggs and Ronaldo. Obviously that's putting massive pressure on the guy after 1 and bit games for the club but he just glides past people with so much ease. I literally got off my seat every time he got the ball and so did the rest of the stretty. What a top player he could be for us. £60m bargain.
I thought the other new players settled quickly too. Rojo was good in the air and linked nicely with the Angel and Daley Blind looked incredibly composed and intelligent in the deeper midfield role.
Happy times ahead (hopefully) fellow reds. Obviously much sterner tests ahead but you gotta start somewhere right.
PS: The Falcao song is ace. Guna be a huge hit on the stretty when he's banging them in left right and centre.
Taxi for Florentino Perez?
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It's the old cliche of one game at a time.
We've got no worthless cup and no European games so LVG has plenty of time to Philosophize the hell out of them
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comment by Stretford_Ender85 (U10955)
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Against the poorest side in the division, God awful!
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Maybe......but we'd have put a lot of teams to the sword the way we played today. In total control and in cruise control most of 2nd half.
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Poor opposition or not it was good to see United cruise in that second half.
Being greedy I'd have liked to see a few more goals but best save them for another time maybe?
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that is the luxury we have nowadays. we only have 35 games or so left to play. go hell for leather every single game this year. then when back in Europe then we can learn to ease off the gas. easing off the gas has always irritated me no end though.
goals inspire confidence. confidence makes players play better. that goal difference could be crucial.
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I agree.
We really don't have an excuse not to go for it now until the end in every game.
Having lost a title on GD we need to make sure it never happens again.
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It's the old cliche of one game at a time.
We've got no worthless cup and no European games so LVG has plenty of time to Philosophize the hell out of them
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No distractions will be a big plus for you guys this year.
The FA cup has to be a competition Utd would want to win this season i would think!
posted on 14/9/14
We'll be going all out for both. The beauty of dropping points in first 3 games is there's a hell of lot of games to make up the difference like we've done countless times before.
In saying that......I think we'll probably finish 2nd or 3rd and hopefully we can have a good go at the FA cup.
Chelsea will win the title unless they get really bad luck with injuries. In fairness though a lot rests of D Costa for Chelsea. Should he get injured for a lengthy period, you'd be pretty short up top.
posted on 14/9/14
Remy is more than capable of filling in. good player.
Liverpool made an error not signing him.
posted on 14/9/14
2 articles about how stupid Real madrid were to sell Di Maria but honestly speaking thats how they have run their club for the last 10 years.When Ozil was sold he was real madrids second best player and they still went on to win their 10th European crown.
Ive seen comments about how Di Maria is apprently streets ahead of James but Real still have Ronaldo and Bale.James is very gifted and still only 23, he will be a very special player without doubt.He will sell 10 times the shirts Di maria would sell. Thats how Real madrid recoup money from big money moves.
No offence but Di maria looks like a bat.
Just enjoy a wonderful world class player that you managed to buy due to Real Madrids Galactico obsession.What they do works for them, just like your lot giving obscene salaries to the likes of Rooney and Falcao.
What happens on the pitch is of more value.
posted on 14/9/14
Just enjoy a wonderful world class player that you managed to buy due to Real Madrids Galactico obsession.What they do works for them, just like your lot giving obscene salaries to the likes of Rooney and Falcao
That I agree with. As long as they drop one of modric or kroos they will be absolutely fine and compete for all honours. it works for them.
posted on 14/9/14
^^ We might laugh at RM, but they have not done too bad, have they?
For all the fanciful notions of United 'identity' and i get it, many of us would have been happy with the Real way of splashing serious paper and having the likes of Di Maria in our CM than having the likes of Gibson, Fletcher, Ando as regulars.
posted on 14/9/14
Perez's next plan is to rebrand the club. Madrid du Soleil.
posted on 14/9/14
Its an ego thing with Madrid, especially after a Mundial, they have to be seen to sign the world cups best player, and this means they have to sell to do it. They have done it time and time again.