Are Man United?

I think it could go either way.

If Utd get Alderweireld then I reckon Jose may loosen things going forward. I don't think he trusts his current defence at all really and can't seem to keep Bailly on the pitch.

If Utd get Alderweireld then I reckon Jose may loosen things going forward.

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Not sure that buying a CB will do that.

Alderweireld isn't Franz Bekenbauer.

I think he'll give the forwards and possibly full backs more freedom because he trust Alderweireld more than say Jones, Smalling and Lindelof. I feel he is being ultra cautious atm because he doesn't trust his defence, all the noise is that he wants another cb which considering Utd have about 6 already seems a bit overkill.

I feel he is being ultra cautious atm because he doesn't trust his defence, all the noise is that he wants another cb which considering Utd have about 6 already seems a bit overkill.

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He has always been like it, Hoody. Even with his best defence at Chelsea.

SAF alluded to his pragmatism in his last book. It was just one of the reasons I didn't think he would be a good fit for us.

I've rarely seen a Jose team struggle so badly going forward though and sometimes struggling to get a shot on target.

Would be nice for a CB of ours to be able to find a midfielder with a pass that isn't 3 yards to the front or side of them though.

Has Smalling ever missed Matic out and passed it through the lines straight to someone like Lingard in AM, to enable us to turn and get up the pitch faster?

Or being able to accurately set Sanchez or Rashford on their way out wide, without having to do that lorry turning circle thing he does, before giving it to Matic, then to Pogba, then after a bit of time spreading it out wide to someone who's got 2 defenders ahead of them.

How much of a treat would that be?

Yeah it can definitely help with transitions. The way Jose sets up at Utd though, with not much width, means the space isn't maximised enough imo. Solid though (plus quite boring).

comment by Robbing_Hoody (U6374)
posted 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

He's one of my favourite posters!

His bio is one of the best things on 606 ever.
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Once you have read that, you can't think that he is anything other than a wum. And a stupid one at that.

On the OP, I think that there is a reasonable chance that he will implode. I can't see it being as bad as at Chelsea, but he could possibly struggle to get us in top 4. If by the middle of the season we aren't in the top 4 he may well start kicking up a fuss and end up leaving the club.

I also think that he is going to be under huge pressure from the fans quite early on if we don't start playing some better football. There was already sounds of discontent last season and after the dismal preseason we have had in terms of style, patience is wearing thin.

There was already sounds of discontent last season and after the dismal preseason we have had in terms of style, patience is wearing thin.

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You could see, as clear as day, the difference between us and Liverpool and how our clubs are being ran.

Go to the 60th minute ish of our game with the dips. Klipperty makes four substitutions. Each one of them knew exactly what his role was and how he should play. Total continuity.

Us; scatter-gun. Totally rudderless.