I've been firmly in the LVG-out campaign for quite some time, but one thing that always shows me the hunger the players have for the cause is in the final 10 minutes of a game, when the team needs a goal or two desperately.
A win today would have put us in a very good position to snatch a top 4 spot from either Arsenal or Man City. Yet, in those final 10 minutes, plus stoppage time, there was no urgency, no desire to really grab that goal. We played the ball as slow as you like, giving Leicester all the time in the world to do what they've done brilliantly all season, which is to defend with their backs to the wall. I'm talking about Rooney, Mata and Carrick in particular.
This all stems from the manager. Just have a look at Pochettino, Simeone or Ranieri, their players leave everything on the field when they play. I guarantee you, if Ronaldo or Messi were in our starting line up, our quality of play wouldn't increase one bit.
The game has progressed a lot in the last decade, yet our manage is content to play chess, while the rest of the world is playing checkers.
On a side note, I cannot for the life of me understand why Lingard has kept his place in the team for the last 10 games or so. He has done appallingly bad, missing gilt edge chance after gilt edge chance. Memphis, for all his inconsistencies, at least offered some form of attacking threat, has been giving rare cameo appearances at the end of the game.
Where has the urgency gone?
posted on 1/5/16
I said it before agent Smalling Martial and Lingard are the players trying to cost LVG his job. Even Rojo.
posted on 1/5/16
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 21 seconds ago
I said it before agent Smalling Martial and Lingard are the players trying to cost LVG his job. Even Rojo.
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Smalling and Martial.
posted on 1/5/16
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 2 seconds ago
I said it before agent Smalling Martial and Lingard are the players trying to cost LVG his job. Even Rojo.
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Have to say hafi this is the daftest comment you've ever posted
posted on 1/5/16
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by BlaBla (U11635)
posted 3 minutes ago
Lindgard isnt good enough I agree but he has the better attitude out of the two players
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Yep, as a neutral, Zika baby always seems to at least put in a shift for the team. Whether he is good enough to have a future under the new (decent) manager remains to be seen, of course.
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You can't fault his desire for the team, but at the end of the day, he is supposed to be an attacking outlet for the team. If he is not delivering, then why is he still in the team?
The number of chances this guy has missed, not to mention the lack of quality in delivering a ball in the box is costing this team.
Lingard might be young, but he is no Rashford breaking into the team. He's quite an experienced player, but lacks the quality to succeed in our first team.
posted on 1/5/16
Rooney, Mata, Carrick, Jones, Fellaini, Valencia, all of them need to be kicked out in summer.
posted on 1/5/16
TBR
I could guarantee that Messi and Ronaldo would improve our team.
posted on 1/5/16
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - where my muthaf'king dominoes at (U2958)
posted 26 minutes ago
Lingard for as giving all the energy and desire that your article seems to be craving.
Terrible substitution .... Rashy hardly touched the ball... Lingard was everywhere.
I swear to god I watch a different game then 90% on here... Maybe I don't get football
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You do, the noisy majority do not
posted on 1/5/16
comment by BlaBla (U11635)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 2 seconds ago
I said it before agent Smalling Martial and Lingard are the players trying to cost LVG his job. Even Rojo.
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Have to say hafi this is the daftest comment you've ever posted
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He has been saying for months that Smalling and Martial's wastefulness is costing United.
So this may be a succinct summary of his stupidity, but I'm not having it as his daftest comment ever, no way.
posted on 1/5/16
I used to like hafi's gentle wummery.... Now he is IAmMe 2.0
posted on 1/5/16
comment by BlaBla (U11635)
posted 4 hours, 37 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 2 seconds ago
I said it before agent Smalling Martial and Lingard are the players trying to cost LVG his job. Even Rojo.
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Have to say hafi this is the daftest comment you've ever posted
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And the funniest