Football (Soccer)

[manufc10]

Thank god.

Blame Mou…blame the players....blame the establishment as a whole....either way you cut it this move was mandatory.

[Giles]

Whilst we are talking of top rank teams, take a look the Gosport Borough team listing.

http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/teams/80237/the-team

All 5 of them, my fave, of course, is Pussy Slayer

[nurunuru]

I see 'pussy slayer' also plays for the Ladies team, so maybe they're a bit of a masochist to (football) boot.

[Dion]

Interesting. Reminds me of the Presbyterian College whose athletes call themselves 'The Blue Hose'. Yes, the women's teams as well.

[Dion]

Nice how Liverpool just bounced back in this brilliant first half. Stuff that champs are made out of (I know I know, it's still way too early for that). Although not a fan of Klopp I'd love to see LFC finishing at the top this season.

[manufc10]

Man how can you not be a fan of Klopp?  I think he's a great manager.

I don't think it's too early to call it, Liverpool definitely look to be favorites to win it this year.

[Crit_Obs]

Good match, Sterling unlucky to not put a few past these.

Effin' cup-break for eff's sake.

[AdamJ]

@AdamC and I have been discussing the incompetency of Jordan Henderson in the Liverpool midfield, as over rated players go he is on the list!

[neph93]

Is he over-rated? Most LFC fans I know think he’s past it [emoji1]. Klopp probably overrates him.

[AdamC]

Yeah I think LFC fans are starting to see the light… James Milner sh*ts all over him!

[neph93]

Fab and Keita are the future (and the present imho) Henderson can do a job but it's limited and should never be on the pitch at the same time as Milner. I was disappointed by Klopp's selection last night. Far too conservative an approach.

[manufc10]

United need to do everything they can to sign Kalidou Koulibaly.  He is exactly what we need right now.

[Dion]

Same goes for Solskjaer. He's only the caretaker now but could become United's Zidane. I loved him as a player and it seems like he's the perfect manager for them.

[neph93]

With all due respect to Solskjær whom I quite like, you could have replaced José with Curious George and Man Utd would have started winning games. I’ll be very surprised if he gets the job full time.

[louisbosco]

i'll agree with the fact they are playing better. no more lukaku takes a touch and dribbles to london, more of one touch and go. but in all honesty as a united fan, the past few games should be wins regardless of mou or solskjaer. the real test is next week against spurs which will tell what difference he brings to the table..

[neph93]

^ agreed. Although I’ll add that the really real test will be PSG over two legs in Feb.

[Dion]

It's not mandatory that ManUnited is delivering exciting performances after the SAF era again. World class coaches like LvG and Mou failed at this task. Of course Solskjaer's team needs to show good performances against bigger clubs as well but if it does I don't see anything against him continuing being United's manager.

[manufc10]

@louisbosco:

i'll agree with the fact they are playing better. no more lukaku takes a touch and dribbles to london, more of one touch and go. but in all honesty as a united fan, the past few games should be wins regardless of mou or solskjaer. the real test is next week against spurs which will tell what difference he brings to the table..

This is such an old and tired argument that has been regurgitated by a few pundits in the media over and over that I completely disagree with.  These are wins a United side SHOULD win but under Mou they were wins that we were never guaranteed.  Let's be honest here.  You're blind or just being stubborn if you can't say that you see any difference that Ole has brought to the table thus far.  The difference is night and day.

I'm not getting excited just yet either as I do agree we haven't had a real test thus far, but to say that we have to wait until the game at Wembley to see the real difference that Ole has made is absurd.  We have won 5 in a row, won several of them in old United fashion, kept two clean sheets, outscored opponents 16-3, and probably more important than anything we are playing with smiles on our faces and a freedom and confidence that we never had under Mou.

[neph93]

^ agreed with the above. My point is that it’s getting rid of José that has made the difference, not bringing in Solskjær.

[manufc10]

@neph93:

^ agreed with the above. My point is that it’s getting rid of José that has made the difference, not bringing in Solskjær.

Ah…very true.  Agreed.