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[FlutterPuffs]

I really dont think he will move to 4-4-2, he has had ample opportunity but will only do it when we are in a complete bind and he has no option.

Its 3-5-2 until he buys players in the summer who he thinks can play it well

We are neutering Di Maria

We are neutering everyone.

Except de Gea. Our terrible defence makes sure that he performs well to command a higher price from Real Madrid.

LVG's master plan.

 

[Vivalaraza]

:lol at everyone saying "don't go to Nandos" in the I'm coming to London thread

 

[FlutterPuffs]

:lol at everyone saying "don't go to Nandos" in the I'm coming to London thread

what the fuck

If there's no Nandos in your country, go to nandos.

It's a rule.

 

[pulga]

Messi has declined training today in an open session in front of thousands of kids, claiming to be sick.

Last time he declined training was the day after Pep left him on the bench for a game. Do the math.

 

[Mr Cola]

We are neutering everyone.

Except de Gea. Our terrible defence makes sure that he performs well to command a higher price from Real Madrid.

LVG's master plan.

Aye, cant complain if we are winnning, however horrendously, but stil its always hard to take when we play so much better in a 4-4-2.

Meh, if we are gonna play bad football might aswell get europe out of it, better than last year playing shit and getting 7th.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Aye, cant complain if we are winnning, however horrendously, but stil its always hard to take when we play so much better in a 4-4-2.

Meh, if we are gonna play bad football might aswell get europe out of it, better than last year playing shit and getting 7th.

We can complain.

The football is rubbish, it's not good enough. We've spent so much money it has to be better than this. It's not like we're grinding out each and every result. We've just drawn to Villa, Stoke and Spurs which was a game we should have won aswell.

It's going to take time and I'm pretty sure Van Gaal will get it right....but yeah, so far this is not good enough.

 

[Mr Cola]

We can complain.

The football is rubbish, it's not good enough. We've spent so much money it has to be better than this. It's not like we're grinding out each and every result. We've just drawn to Villa, Stoke and Spurs which was a game we should have won aswell.

It's going to take time and I'm pretty sure Van Gaal will get it right....but yeah, so far this is not good enough.

Other than Leicester first half, QPR, Tottenham first half im genuinely struggling to think of good performances, im talking consistently good. Id say we have ground out pretty much ever result this season, which is fine, but as you say its not good enough. Its acceptable if we get fourth and its also acceptable because we have some absolute dross in the team, what sucks is we show signs of good play annd then the next game go back to dross.

At least the next games at home and after that away at QPR, then back home. I imagine we will play a bit better.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

My problem with this 3-5-2 system is that it wouldn't look good even if all our players weren't injured. It's central problem is that all of our worst players (our atrocious CBs) spend the most amount of time with the ball. That and the fact it's more of a counter attacking formation in a team with no pace apart from ADM. It avoids any of our strengths.

 

[Wilbur]

We can complain.

The football is rubbish, it's not good enough. We've spent so much money it has to be better than this. It's not like we're grinding out each and every result. We've just drawn to Villa, Stoke and Spurs which was a game we should have won aswell.

It's going to take time and I'm pretty sure Van Gaal will get it right....but yeah, so far this is not good enough.

Well, we've spent a lot of money on players that weren't playing. You can argue we shouldn't have spent so much on players with dodgy injury records, but they didn't have them until they came to us.

At the moment we're basically last year's side + any one of Shaw/Falcao/Herrera at any given time, all our signings don'y play together.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Other than Leicester first half, QPR, Tottenham first half im genuinely struggling to think of good performances, im talking consistently good. Id say we have ground out pretty much ever result this season, which is fine, but as you say its not good enough. Its acceptable if we get fourth and its also acceptable because we have some absolute dross in the team, what sucks is we show signs of good play annd then the next game go back to dross.

At least the next games at home and after that away at QPR, then back home. I imagine we will play a bit better.

I feel there are 3 main issues in how well we do or don't play.

1) Carrick - if Carrick isn't playing we're going to play shit, simple as that. Blind is back soon so hopefully it offers Carrick some relief. Carrick's better but at least Blind is competent in that role.

2) Di Maria - everyone knows this, no Di Maria no pace, no verve, no urgency.

3) CBs - this might be the toughest one to solve. In Van Gaal's set up, either 352 or 442 (although more so in 352) the CBs are failing in every way. They can't defend, we know this, but they can't pass either. We are trying to build play from the back but we've got some absolute clowns back there who haven't got a clue what to do with the ball. McNair and Smalling are the only two who seem to try...and neither are very good. McNair is okay. Smalling just can't play football. Oh yeah Rojo..forgot about him, he's good at that.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Well, we've spent a lot of money on players that weren't playing. You can argue we shouldn't have spent so much on players with dodgy injury records, but they didn't have them until they came to us.

At the moment we're basically last year's side + any one of Shaw/Falcao/Herrera at any given time, all our signings don'y play together.

I'm not including just the summers singings in the spending though. Mata and Fellaini have played an awful lot also.

Besides, the players we signed this summer have played a fair number of games. Falcao has made 7 or 8 starts now, Herrera has the same and he's been on the bench for plenty of games.

And then there's the wage bill too. It's a general point - this is an expensively assembled team. We know there is a ways to go yet but it's not acceptable for us to play shit football, and it's really shit football, 80% of the time.

 

[Wilbur]

I'm not including just the summers singings in the spending though. Mata and Fellaini have played an awful lot also.

Besides, the players we signed this summer have played a fair number of games. Falcao has made 7 or 8 starts now, Herrera has the same and he's been on the bench for plenty of games.

And then there's the wage bill too. It's a general point - this is an expensively assembled team. We know there is a ways to go yet but it's not acceptable for us to play shit football, and it's really shit football, 80% of the time.

Not saying we haven't been shit, just that there's extraneous factors. Our injuries have been a joke. 50-odd already is obscene.

Should be doing better, but we're third. We'll get there.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Not saying we haven't been shit, just that there's extraneous factors. Our injuries have been a joke. 50-odd already is obscene.

Should be doing better, but we're third. We'll get there.

Well we'd better make sure we win this weekend or we won't be third or even in the top 4 much longer.

 

[Yurt]

My problem with this 3-5-2 system is that it wouldn't look good even if all our players weren't injured. It's central problem is that all of our worst players (our atrocious CBs) spend the most amount of time with the ball. That and the fact it's more of a counter attacking formation in a team with no pace apart from ADM. It avoids any of our strengths.

the MAIN reason we switched to a back three in 2011 was having three competent CBs and two tireless wingbacks

you have neither

and you're playing a wingerless formation with wingers


what is he trying to do

 

[Bold One]

Not saying we haven't been shit, just that there's extraneous factors. Our injuries have been a joke. 50-odd already is obscene.

Should be doing better, but we're third. We'll get there.

We've regressed to the mean in terms f performance to results ratio, and with Southampton next I fear wont be 3rd for much longer

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

the MAIN reason we switched to back three in 2011 was having three competenant CBs and two tireless wingbacks

you have neither

and you're playing a wingerless formation with wingers


what is he trying to do

I just find his rationale for it to be very simplistic: our defenders are bad so lets play more of them because that'll surely make our defence better, and because we have a lot of good strikers, so let's play 2 up front.

But it clearly doesn't work because what happens is our shit defenders can't pass and hoof it up to our strikers who aren't built for that kind of play.

 

[Wilbur]

We're gonna beat Southampton. Calma.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

We're gonna beat Southampton. Calma.

Perhaps, but I need the performances.

 

[Zabojnik]

We're gonna beat Southampton. Calma.

Perhaps, but I need the performances.

352

 

[pulga]

James sent the referee off yesterday :lol

Cheeky little cunt, he's lucky not to have been booked

 

[FlutterPuffs]

the MAIN reason we switched to back three in 2011 was having three competenant CBs and two tireless wingbacks

you have neither

and you're playing a wingerless formation with wingers


what is he trying to do

Players that move to a wing position as they get nearer to the opponent's side. It could work if our players can dribble but...

Or if they can cross...

Or

Sigh.
I know Ashley Young has been better lately but he's merely decent with a lot of shit decisions in between.

 

[Yurt]

We're gonna beat Southampton. Calma.

no we won't

pelle will do us with his massive schlong

 

[jts]

Yurt you haven't seen Always Sunny beyond season 1 and you don't even like it?

What a fraud tbh.

I saw Frank coming out of a couch last night. Still looking for my sides.

 

[Yurt]

I just find his rationale for it to be very simplistic: our defenders are bad so lets play more of them because that'll surely make our defence better, and because we have a lot of good strikers, so let's play 2 up front.

But it clearly doesn't work because what happens is our shit defenders can't pass and hoof it up to our strikers who aren't built for that kind of play.

Players that move to a wing position as they get nearer to the opponent's side. It could work if our players can dribble but...

http://cdn.eplindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/k1rww5.gif

Or if they can cross...

Or

I know Ashley Young has been better lately but he's merely decent with a lot of shit decisions in between.

CHRIST ALIVE

HOW ABOUT YOU TWO WAIT FOR ME TO EDIT MY TYPOS FIRST BEFORE YOU QUOTE ;_;

 

[pulga]

CHRIST ALIVE

HOW ABOUT YOU TWO WAIT FOR ME TO EDIT MY TYPOS FIRST BEFORE YOU QUOTE ;_;

DON'T WORRY YURT-CHAN I'M COMING TO YOUR RESCUE WITH AN INTRICATELY DETAILED POST

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

CHRIST ALIVE

HOW ABOUT YOU TWO WAIT FOR ME TO EDIT MY TYPOS FIRST BEFORE YOU QUOTE ;_;

Ain't no one got time for that.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

CHRIST ALIVE

HOW ABOUT YOU TWO WAIT FOR ME TO EDIT MY TYPOS FIRST BEFORE YOU QUOTE ;_;

YOU QUOTED ME BEFORE I COULD REPAIR THE LINK TO MY GIF

 

[Mr Cola]

Rafael is the worst cross in the league

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Rafael is the worst cross in the league

Nah, when he's fit he's one hell of a wingback.

It just occurs to me that with our hoofing way of play Crouch would actually make a better choice of a striker than Falcao.

Or a giraffe.

 

[Yurt]

DON'T WORRY YURT-CHAN I'M COMING TO YOUR RESCUE WITH AN INTRICATELY DETAILED POST

:looool why does he keep doing that?! Has to be a joke by now

 

[cartoon_soldier]

I just find his rationale for it to be very simplistic: our defenders are bad so lets play more of them because that'll surely make our defence better, and because we have a lot of good strikers, so let's play 2 up front.

But it clearly doesn't work because what happens is our shit defenders can't pass and hoof it up to our strikers who aren't built for that kind of play.

It's stupid. We have played our best footy in the diamond formation.

 

[Elchele]

Living the good life

 

[Freewheelin']

:looool why does he keep doing that?! Has to be a joke by now

The producers are clearly in on it :lol it cracks me up every time

 

[Salazar]

I am so ready for Cuadrado.

Uni is pissing me right off. Need transfers.

 

[Hixx]

I just snorted into my tea

 

[pulga]

The producers are clearly in on it :lol it cracks me up every time

Arsenal is a great source of LOLs

 

[Yen]

At the cinema to see Birdman, there's no one selling tickets, I have just walked on in.

 

[kharma45]

At the cinema to see Birdman, there's no one selling tickets, I have just walked on in.

Mad cunt.

 

[Elchele]

At the cinema to see Birdman, there's no one selling tickets, I have just walked on in.

YES YENROT

 

[Freewheelin']

 

[Yen]

Mad cunt.

I've never felt so alive

 

[L1NETT]

Wolves sign Jordan Graham on a perm transfer from Villa

Odd one. Had loan deal here but barely fucking played. Has talent mind,

 

[Hixx]

WHY CAN'T WOLVES JUST TAKE DANNY GRAHAM?

 

[Zabojnik]

I've never felt so alive

Security guards incoming. RIP Yen.

 

[kharma45]

I've never felt so alive

Some wee hood from the village is gonna come and do your knees in as karma for this

 

[RandyBobandy]

DON'T WORRY YURT-CHAN I'M COMING TO YOUR RESCUE WITH AN INTRICATELY DETAILED POST

Haha is this arrow again? Christ on a bike looks like shit

 

[Freewheelin']

I should start It's Always Sunny from the beginning, only watched a few random episodes tbh

 

[pulga]

Haha is this arrow again? Christ on a bike looks like shit

Like Fw said, it has to be an in-joke by now, a comment by the producers on the futility of Roy's flips :lol

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I'm getting the feeling like there's going to be very little business done this window. Everything feels flat. Most papers can't even be fucked to make stuff up.

 

[EmiPrime]

I'm getting the feeling like there's going to be very little business done this window. Everything feels flat. Most papers can't even be fucked to make stuff up.

Oh yeah? The Express says Arsenal want to sign Messi, Pogba and Schneiderlin.

You can always count on them to come out with the most spectacular bollocks