Will be interesting to see how he manages the next month’s fixtures: we have ten games between now and the end of Dec, including two fairly important EL matches, Arsenal, City, Newcastle, high flying Forest, and Spurs in a cup QF

There’s definitely going to have to be some prioritisation work done, but how do you even begin that considering how important the EL might be by the end of the season, and the fact that we really do have to be picking up points against the likes of Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth.

You missed out the bit about Rash returning to goalscoring form like a couple of seasons ago.

Think he said something like “Rash has to be the first one to want it” (then the coaches will help him from there).

Interesting take into Rashfords form I thought…

comment by RRRU-ben a-moo-REENG (U17054)
posted 50 minutes ago
Will be interesting to see how he manages the next month’s fixtures: we have ten games between now and the end of Dec, including two fairly important EL matches, Arsenal, City, Newcastle, high flying Forest, and Spurs in a cup QF

There’s definitely going to have to be some prioritisation work done, but how do you even begin that considering how important the EL might be by the end of the season, and the fact that we really do have to be picking up points against the likes of Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth.
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To summarise : we are facked.
We have scored the 17th most goals in the league.

We either turn it around massively, or we linger in the bottom half of the table in both Europa and pl because we can't score goals.

comment by Ali - 🇪🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (U1192)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by RRRU-ben a-moo-REENG (U17054)
posted 50 minutes ago
Will be interesting to see how he manages the next month’s fixtures: we have ten games between now and the end of Dec, including two fairly important EL matches, Arsenal, City, Newcastle, high flying Forest, and Spurs in a cup QF

There’s definitely going to have to be some prioritisation work done, but how do you even begin that considering how important the EL might be by the end of the season, and the fact that we really do have to be picking up points against the likes of Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth.
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To summarise : we are facked.
We have scored the 17th most goals in the league.

We either turn it around massively, or we linger in the bottom half of the table in both Europa and pl because we can't score goals.
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...and a captain who is facked with something if he can't train between games

I know it is not unusual for pros to be carrying something that impacts like that but it's hardly ideal.

Maguire misses more than he plays these days.

I just want to win the game.

Good lad, Ruben.

As I said on Rosso’s thread the other day, our fans need to accept we are going to remain around where we are in the league for the rest of the season.

Anything higher will be a bonus, imo.

But where Ruben has impressed me is that he has stated that isn’t going to be good enough. He accepts we have to win games.

My big concern is our lack of football intelligent players.

It's the old adage of taking one game at a time and just hope that we can make some sort of decent progress over the coming weeks, accepting the fact that there are going to be a few bumps on the way.

It's easy to get too negative after the start to this season and what has been a difficult period, allowing for the 2 cup wins.

But I just like how Amorim comes across, so I think in the short-term it might not be as bad as we think

I like him. I just hope he sticks with his principles because I feel Erik, and those before him, haven't really and have suffered as a result of the halfway house we've been stuck in.

If he does win the battle of wills and gets to do things his way then we may just be surprised by some of the players in the short term and the results will follow.

No matter what the formation we play it's vital these players start getting the basics right. Tomorrow I expect to see him select a more energetic team and I think we'll look better (not perfect though) as a result.

I've said it many times in the past. It won't get better than United for these players. They need to realise that and pull their fingers out!

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 53 minutes ago
As I said on Rosso’s thread the other day, our fans need to accept we are going to remain around where we are in the league for the rest of the season.

Anything higher will be a bonus, imo.

But where Ruben has impressed me is that he has stated that isn’t going to be good enough. He accepts we have to win games.

My big concern is our lack of football intelligent players.
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That, mentality, and physicality/athleticism are three serious and under appreciated issues with the squad which need sorting out.

We have some *sometimes effective*, undoubtedly talented players on very big money who don’t have the brains, bottle, and/or build we need, and they need shipping out.

As fans, we spend a lot of time worrying about some of the technical attributes of players whilst ignoring the fact that those aforementioned head-and-haunches qualities are becoming just as important at the elite level of the game.

A few years back I made a comment after one of our games that pretty much sums up the last decade or so.

Luke Shaw and AWB have this uncanny ability that very few footballers have where they manage to find an opposition player with every throw in.