davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Every other team didn't have 6 extra midweek games in their legs; three travelling big distances to get to and from.
I think we'll see a big difference in this season's Christmas/New Year programme, results wise.
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I think we'll see a big difference in this season's Christmas/New Year programme, results wise.
Woolly Blue
Player Valuation: £80m
Squad's stronger than last season too. Not as strong as we'd like, but the signings and youngsters coming through more than make up for the outgoings.
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
If only David Moyes had a left a little note on his desk before he left.
"Dear Roberto, when you have to play some Europa League games before Christmas like i did, don't make them get really tired so when they have to play some games over Christmas they can barely pass the ball to each other or run around."
Things could have been so much different.
Mind you, i'm still not sure if we sucked so hard between Nov and Jan cause they were all really tired from playing 6 extra games or cause Jagielka was leading a group of players who were tanking games in order to get "Big Unsy" in so they could play golf in the afternoon rather than practice passing.
"Dear Roberto, when you have to play some Europa League games before Christmas like i did, don't make them get really tired so when they have to play some games over Christmas they can barely pass the ball to each other or run around."
Things could have been so much different.
Mind you, i'm still not sure if we sucked so hard between Nov and Jan cause they were all really tired from playing 6 extra games or cause Jagielka was leading a group of players who were tanking games in order to get "Big Unsy" in so they could play golf in the afternoon rather than practice passing.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
So telling someone their talking crap in a thread and showing why is off limits, alright mate
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Just flag it as off topic, rather than respond mate.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Fair enough mate, may just save myself the trouble and stick the clown on ignore instead though
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I'm just glad he he didn't leave him his tactics book. The useless hoofball ginger weapon.
marty mcfly
Player Valuation: £40m
Last season in their respective leagues
Yarmolenko : Ap:26 Goals:14 Assists:14
Hazard : Ap:38 Goals:14 Assists:10
I don't know were you are getting your stats from but from memory Yarmolenko was far more prolific in Europe and at International level as well.
I don't know if you got those numbers because Hazard has played more games or it's simply a case that Yarmolenko took a few years before he started posting decent numbers but last year Yarmolenko was far more prolific.
Ashtonian
Banned on request
I guess it's nice to say that the Chelsea game reflected a manager who actually had tactical sense compared to last year.
As much as circumstances altered, you could see where he was going with the three man midfield to cover the space of Chelsea. kone was immense in defence winning headers all day long, so correct choice him being on the pitch. even defensively we knew where to go, where to cover and when to back off (minus one moment).
point is, this is what I want to see from martinez. We don't need to be winning the league but at least shown some tactical nouse and try and outplay teams. What we get at the end of it is just rewards.
and the Roberto youth policy seems to be reaping massive rewards by itself!
As much as circumstances altered, you could see where he was going with the three man midfield to cover the space of Chelsea. kone was immense in defence winning headers all day long, so correct choice him being on the pitch. even defensively we knew where to go, where to cover and when to back off (minus one moment).
point is, this is what I want to see from martinez. We don't need to be winning the league but at least shown some tactical nouse and try and outplay teams. What we get at the end of it is just rewards.
and the Roberto youth policy seems to be reaping massive rewards by itself!
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
I'm not.
We might have finished 5th like we did when Moyes first got us to the UEFA cup round of 32.
And from Nov, Dec and Jan we lost only 3 times.
Not bad for a dinosaur compared to a tactical genius.
marty mcfly
Player Valuation: £40m
Sorry mods. I didn't see your message until now.
Jags..class
Player Valuation: £70m
I have this feeling that we will win the f.a cup with Martinez.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
If he'd taken the English Champions to 5th place instead of over a cliff he might have saved his job.
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
He would have done, yeah.
Should have played more hoofball, he'd be sipping on a nice red in his office down Carrington as we speak.
Steve Wigan
Player Valuation: £35m
...and how did United do under 'the Chosen One'...and were are Sociedad in the league now ?
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