The Official Manchester United Thread

[Agony]

Arsenal ran out of gas due to not being used to pressing aggressively and playing with such a high tempo as they started which gave us more time on the ball.

Needing to win the game has nothing to do with it. If that was the case why did we lose midfield battles and why was our ball retention poor against teams like Madrid, City, Chelsea and Spurs just to name a few? I sure we needed to win those games.

[Lieutenant]

Welbz development being hampered imo

He 'does a job' outwide but that's not his main postion obviously

Can't be finishing the season on 2 goals that's poor

A ruthlessness needs to be added to his game

[The Somalian]

That is what Owen was saying in his interview said he was not sure if he would make it but since he came back from Sunderland he showed he could (Frazier take note this is your chance next season)

[darkman]

Arsenal ran out of gas due to not being used to pressing aggressively and playing with such a high tempo as they started which gave us more time on the ball.

Needing to win the game has nothing to do with it. If that was the case why did we lose midfield battles and why was our ball retention poor against teams like Madrid, City, Chelsea and Spurs just to name a few? I sure we needed to win those games.

 

Ran out of gas? lol it was only really the first half hour or so that wewe dominated

 

My argument is about Arsenal. Madrid and arguably Citeh are just better teams than you. Wouldn't say you were dominated by the other two

[Agony]

My argument is about the battle in midfield. The trio of Carrick, Jones and Rooney didn't come out on top against Arteta, Ramsey and Rosicky(surely you can see that) and that trio would lose similar battles against the top teams in Europe. Also the other central midfield combinations that Bane listed earlier that included Scholes and Giggs would get overrun and lose too

 

Carrick, Giggs and Rooney lost the midfield battle vs Barry, Yaya and Silva

 

Now against Alonso, Khedira and Ozil we lost that battle in 1st leg with Carrick, Jones and Kagawa but it was no surprise that we improved in the 2nd leg cause with an injured Jones out of the squad we was able to play Carrick, Cleverley and Welbeck.

 

Don't know why you just saw the name Arsenal mentioned and decided to take this discussion to a next place, smh.

[Agony]

Manchester United posted a record third-quarter turnover of £91.7million in figures released to the New York Stock Exchange today.

United also outlined an increase of 52.2 per cent in sponsorship revenue and have adjusted expectations of overall annual income to £360million.

United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: "Each of our three primary sectors - commercial, broadcasting and matchday - delivered strong top-line gains and helped us achieve a record third quarter for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization)."

A rise of 31.9 per cent on the corresponding three months last year means overall commercial income has gone up by 27.9 per cent to £114.5 million over the full nine-month period.

The broadcast and matchday sectors show a 21.7 per cent and 34 per cent increase on the corresponding three months respectively.

Gross debt stands at £367.6 million, which while still a vast sum, represents a decrease of 15.9 per cent since June 30 last year.

However, total operating expenses for the third quarter increased 18.6 per cent year-on-year to £79million.

Wages have also risen 25.1 per cent to £44.9 million due to the impact of new signings - including Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa - renegotiated contracts and the growth of United's commercial team, which also has a base in Hong Kong.

United, whose overall staff numbers now top 800, have additional plans to open a commercial office in the US.

Following on from the deals involving AON and Chevrolet, they are looking to tap into the market of US firms eager to make an impact in the Far East, where so much of their overseas support is based.

The latest figures do not take into account the £120 million, eight-year deal with AON, which includes naming rights to their Carrington training complex and sponsorship of their training kit and overseas tours.

It was also confirmed that completing the 100 per cent purchase of the club's own TV channel, MUTV, cost United £2.7 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10033199/.7-million-but-gross-debt-stands-at-367.6m.html

[mark_INIESTA_davies]

Congrats to United.

Sir Alex Ferguson is the best manager this sport will ever see.

What he's achieved was considered impossible about 25 years ago but he's changed the world of football as we know it, defined a legacy that's undeniably the greatest achievement by one man.

[anelka]

If the game meant anything to Utd, it would've been a totally different story

 

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Nani had a superb game, Rooney was washed

[Agony]

If the game meant anything to us Fergie would've hopefully started Kagawa on the wing and would've trusted Welbeck to close down Arteta instead of Rooney. Jones would've still played because he's doing a good job of tr0lling Fergie right now but the right move would've been to play Clevz or Anderson instead.

 

With the starting 11 we used it would've been the same story and our midfield would've still got overrun.

 

The relevance of the 3pts wouldn't have suddenly made Jones and Rooney look like a young Iniesta and Xavi in possession.

 

 

[Agony]

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Sick watch

 

Must give Fergie goosebumps seeing them go from boys to;

 

Giggs become a future manager

Scholes being a coach 

Beckham being one of the biggest individual brands in the world

Neville being spoken as one of the best pundits out

[Young £]

HE COMES FROM SERBIA

HE'LL FUCKING MURDER YA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGEND

 

 

[O Fenomeno]

[darkman]

If the game meant anything to us Fergie would've hopefully started Kagawa on the wing and would've trusted Welbeck to close down Arteta instead of Rooney. Jones would've still played because he's doing a good job of tr0lling Fergie right now but the right move would've been to play Clevz or Anderson instead.

 

With the starting 11 we used it would've been the same story and our midfield would've still got overrun.

 

The relevance of the 3pts wouldn't have suddenly made Jones and Rooney look like a young Iniesta and Xavi in possession.

 

Clevs or Anderson aint good enough

 

You was only overrun for half an hour FFS.

 

As a team you are on a different level to us so I find your comments pretty stupid

[Agony]

Stop being a clueless doughnut

It's as simple as this

With Cleverley on the pitch there would have been more moves like this

But with Jones playing instead there wasn't and we struggled to pass our way through midfield

[darkman]

Lol you really are an idiot.

 

You had pieces of good play throught the game even in the first half. You probably even had the better chances in the game

 

Great gif by the way

[Agony]

Having a few pieces of good play doesn't mean that Carrick, Jones and Rooney as a collective performed better than Arteta, Ramsey and Rosicky in that match.

If you really think our 3 players played better that day and controlled the midfield better than your 3 players you just don't get it and you never will so let's just end this 6 day back and forth right now cause you're still chatting shit and you're not really learning anything so I'm wasting my time.

[Gambino]

BWIN Running another comp here lads. Get involved! I'd take the piss and enter again myself but quite frankly me running around a pitch playing Football ain't happening with my fitness levels.

 

 

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/club-of-champions-2013/

 

 

 

The prize includes:

 

• A two-night’s stay in a hotel incl. breakfast
• A training session including press conference
• Game at Old Trafford (You play – Man Utd legends support your team!)
• Awards ceremony and get-together
• Stadium tour
• Official Man Utd jersey
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[darkman]

Having a few pieces of good play doesn't mean that Carrick, Jones and Rooney as a collective performed better than Arteta, Ramsey and Rosicky in that match.

If you really think our 3 players played better that day and controlled the midfield better than your 3 players you just don't get it and you never will so let's just end this 6 day back and forth right now cause you're still chatting sh*t and you're not really learning anything so I'm wasting my time.

 

Rooney wasn't even playing midfield that game. That's how I know you aint got a clue

[Agony]

And you still got a clue about where Rooney plays and what his role is since the last time we discussed this, smh

 

Just fuck off

[darkman]

Someone give Agony the clueless sports fan avatar please

[Agony]

That's rich coming from a guy that thinks Torres is the best striker to ever play in the prem and was once the best striker in the world

[darkman]

Torres (peak) is the best Centre Forward the league's ever seen and he was the best in world at one point. Who was touching him 2009 times?

[O Fenomeno]

[Mame Biram Diouf]

 

 

1. Darkman

2. Thun

 

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Gone clear