Manchester United 2024-25 Thread

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In reply to Aston94 • 8:30a, 1/19/25
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Everyone try to contain yourselves, but it sounds like today may be Antony's last day at Manchester United. This season, anyway. News of a likely loan to Real Betis.


Why anyone would want him is beyond me, but happy to hear someone will take him.
I'm not a fan because he combines bad play with acting really entitled… BUT…

Amad has played pretty well when Antony has played wing back. And it's not just the hat trick game. That said, I haven't changed my mind, I hope he goes.
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8:47a, 1/19/25
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So Brighton is just going to horse collar us all match?
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8:56a, 1/19/25
I don't have a problem with only giving Baleba a yellow under the circumstances but there have been at least a few other yellows that should've been doled out. That Mitoma pullback on Amad was a clear yellow.
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9:01a, 1/19/25
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Why am I watching a Kai Havertz life story?
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9:03a, 1/19/25
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The timing on the Kai Havertz redemption story playing during HT on Peacock wasn't great for either timing nor audience lol.
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9:05a, 1/19/25
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I'm just now catching up.

In what world is that horse collar of Zirkzee not SFP?
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9:14a, 1/19/25
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Free kick = goal. Again and again and again.
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9:14a, 1/19/25
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Clear foul. Ridiculous.
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9:15a, 1/19/25
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That's a foul. Let's see if they call it.
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9:22a, 1/19/25
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Completely outplayed the last 10 minutes and Brighton get the goal.
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9:27a, 1/19/25
That was an insane ball and absurd by Mitoma to get his foot on that. Even if he doesn't, I don't see how Mazraoui would have avoided an OG.
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9:33a, 1/19/25
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A little dark arts never hurt anyone.
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9:34a, 1/19/25
Just feed the ball to Amad over and over and over again.
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9:36a, 1/19/25
Welp. That's the Onana we had hoped not to see again. Ball game.
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9:36a, 1/19/25
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I'm done with Onana. No one will ever convince me otherwise.
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9:36a, 1/19/25
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Bad Onana is back.
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9:37a, 1/19/25
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Good lord. Thats girls JV level goalkeeping.
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9:37a, 1/19/25
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It gets more painful the more you watch it.
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9:37a, 1/19/25
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Ten Hag's player purchases have set this club back years
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9:38a, 1/19/25
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13' plus stoppage. Plenty of time for Amad to get a hat trick.
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9:39a, 1/19/25
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Why is Dunk not getting a card for a clear foul to stop an attack?
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9:40a, 1/19/25
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I remember relaying what Tony Meola said about Onana and it was dismissed by more than a few.

Who cares about a keepers feet when he can't keep the ball out of the ****ing net?!
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 9:52a, 1/19/25
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In reply to Dre_00 • 9:54a, 1/19/25
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It's fine no one wants to admit they were wrong. We will just watch him ship goals that over and over.
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9:59a, 1/19/25
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Hands to a neck got Cashemiro suspended twice last year. I guess it's ok to do that now.
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10:00a, 1/19/25
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I don't remember this profound insight, but who cares what Tony Meola says? I also don't care what Gabby Agbonlahor thinks, and he actually had a significantly better career.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 10:01a, 1/19/25
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Mathguy64 said:
Hands to a neck got Cashemiro suspended twice last year. I guess it's ok to do that now.
Kai Havertz did it last week and not even a review.
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 10:01a, 1/19/25
I don't think anyone here has said that Onana isn't prone to making insanely stupid mistakes. So I'm not sure who this "no one wants to admit they're wrong" is.
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In reply to Showstopper • 10:05a, 1/19/25
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Showstopper said:
I don't remember this profound insight, but who cares what Tony Meola says? I also don't care what Gabby Agbonlahor thinks, and he actually had a significantly better career.


Agbonlahor is a sports troll.
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 10:15a, 1/19/25
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Who had a better career than Meola. I just don't get the fascination with Meola. If you want to cite a player's opinion, I think Scholes has been pretty critical. Meola is a real rando.
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In reply to Showstopper • 10:23a, 1/19/25
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Showstopper said:
Who had a better career than Meola. I just don't get the fascination with Meola. If you want to cite a player's opinion, I think Scholes has been pretty critical. Meola is a real rando.


Meola was an actual keeper. He had a really solid career. But more importantly he is a really good analyst. (Not a really a fan of his match commentating)

The point is how so much focus has been put on keepers playing with their feet. No matter how much the game changes a keepers number 1 job will always be stopping goals. Quite literally everything comes secondary to that. Onana is not a goal stopper.


He relies on anticipation too much. Lacks that natural instinct. Plus his in goal footwork is not great.
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10:31a, 1/19/25
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FWIW, my opinion at the time was I wanted to stick with de Gea but decrease his wage, which was way too high (common problem). And 50M for Onana was WAY too much. (If I'm mid-remembering the fee, my bad). Onana can have amazing games, but he's not consistent. When he's bad he's terrible.
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In reply to Showstopper • 10:39a, 1/19/25
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I thought it was time for DDG to go. To me looked like he had lost confidence. Ultimately it seems pretty clear ETH was too focused on signing players he knew.

And you are correct Onana's fee was nearly 50mm pounds.
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10:49a, 1/19/25
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Second match in a week with hands to a United players throat and no card. This should have been the 3rd red on Brighton.
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10:59a, 1/19/25
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Well, here's the deal: all goalkeepers look kind of bad when they are bad. So if you are waiting around for the perfect keeper, it's probably not going to happen. Alison might be the exception, pains me to say; Courtois has been fairly consistent, but he can have bad games too.
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