02 Sep 2023 01:04:10
Team has improved from last season. We do need our confidence to return mind. That'll take a few wins and hoping Maguire doesn't play. ?

Weghorst - Hojlund
Eriksen - Mount
Fred - Amrabat
De Gea - Onana.

1.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 06:19:23
I'm guessing they've trimmed the wage bill a bit too with some big earners moved on. Anyone know how much was bought in from sales?

2.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 06:49:23
I love your optimism but,

Mount is a good player but a different one to Eriksen. I also think Eriksen has been excellent.

Hojlund hasn't played yet, we have no idea how he will do.

Amrabat hasn't played either, and given his price, why did nobody else want him?

I hope they all do amazing things but its far too early to be saying the team has improved.

We needed a proven goalscorer, and we haven't signed one.

3.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 07:23:57
AJH apparently other teams were in for Amrabat but he repeatedly claimed he only wanted to join United.

4.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 07:28:36
AJH

Yes I would agree. I believed the spine was weak. GK ok, CD? No improvement and HM still there. CM we will see how Amrabat is now, yet Arsenal improved with Rice, Chelsea massively improved that area, Liverpool have improved there too.
My concern was CF, we struggled to score and now completely rely on a 20 year old with virtually no back up. We will have good games but we look a cup team not a league winner.

5.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 08:15:27
AJH I’m still convinced Amrabat has been done for a while and that’s the reason Liverpool and others didn’t go any further. Based on nothing but a hunch, given Fiorentina kept one of their better players away from the main squad for a prolonged period, waiting for us to finally pull our finger out.

He’s a different player to Fred. Doesn’t have Fred’s energy (who does? ) but is a much better passer. He will help us retain possession, but the bigger question is what sort of involvement will he have and at whose expense? I don’t think Amrabat is going the be a starter when all of Cas, Mount and Bruno are fit and available, but we finally have someone to play in tight games, when we’re holding on to a lead, and if we’re being overrun as we have done recently, providing ETH isn’t too stubborn to change things.

6.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 08:59:44
Lots wanted Amrabat he turned them all down for us. I see people already against Hoijlund, not even played a game for us, not his fault what we paid, Onana is clearly better than DDG, Mount the funny one but least he works and runs something we was crying out for not so long ago.

7.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 09:04:51
Hojlund doesn't need to play to be an upgrade on Weghorst ?

On Ambarat. There is a very long list of teams who he rejected to join United. Or teams who enquired about him. Or teams with money to burn on deadline day who bidded for him.

Amrabat will not get many goals and assists. He will do the boring stuff like your Carrick, Kante, Jorginho, Rodri. His work will go mostly Unnoticed to the average football fan. But he will make a difference. He will play the Casemiro role and allow Casemiro to play the Fred role.

And if Mainoo is to make it, he will learn a lot from Casemiro and Amrabat.

8.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 09:16:19
MYbe Wazza, but I can't get Wat from the fact that our biggest issue last year was an inability to convert chances, and we haven't addresses that.

I love Rashford but I doubt he will have another purple patch like he had last year. Hojlund may go on to be great but right now he's an exciting kid with potential.

We created so many chances last year, smd scored so few goals, that issue has not been addressed.

There were games we were overrun and we capitulated on a few occasions, perhaps Amrabat might help there, but goals win games.

9.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 13:11:15
Rooney was a kid with potential
Fowler was a kid with potential
Owen was a kid with potential
Pele
Aguero
Ronaldo
Maradona
Messi
Greaves
Haaland………The list goes on and on.

Why are we not thinking that this is a striker than can hit the ground running? Many before him have and there is no reason that he cannot emulate the many before him.

Less of the negative waves, it’s a mother beautiful bridge!

10.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 15:42:30
Of course there is a chance Keefy, he could end up scoring more then Ronaldo in his career or he could score as many as Carthorse, it’s an unknown, so hence a gamble whatever way you look at it… most on your list though had probably scored more by the time they were 20 in a much tougher league, sure someone will have the figures! But I doubt any of them at 20 was expected to lead the line at a huge club and be their sole striker. 8 years later we are still awaiting Martial to emerge, he showed more promise even younger!

11.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 21:19:08
who is Carthorse?

Also I sometimes wonder if we bought Martial by mistake, that van Gaal got him and Mbappe mixed up.

You can just imagine that happening too. Crazy guy he was.

12.) 02 Sep 2023
02 Sep 2023 21:48:03
I’m all for choice, difference of opinion and belief.
I do sometimes struggle with complete and utter pessimism around something that people proclaim to support and want to succeed.
We are all aware that not everything is perfect, and indeed thete us room for improvement in many parts of the club.
But complete dismissal of our chances and total negativity around everything is difficult to understand!
If you’re not happy, and not enjoying being a United fan then we all have a free choice to move on.
I’m here for the long run, no I’m not happy with everything, who would be? But if everything is totally negative in your feelings towards the club then move on!
Not aimed at anyone, or any feelings in particular, just don’t understand complete negativity around something you are supposedly passionate towards!