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There's levels to this sh*t Lahi

We've been getting £23.5m per year for our kits since 2002 and 10 years later that dusty company Warrior is only giving you lot £25m per year, which will be half of what our new kit deal will be, pmsl.

 

There is defo levels to this shit, when you sign a contract with nike they control the club shop merchandise and take the lion's share.

 

Warrior allow us to take a lion's share of the merchandise profits. Our deal is a joke, there's talk of Warrior trying to cancel it as a result because they conceded too much to us.

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Van Gaal will keep up to date with every detail of the academy. He'll want to know everything there is to know about United's prospects

 

 

 

 

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It's also possible Stuivenberg will act as a bridge between the academy and the first team. Van Gaal puts a lot of emphasis on youth players

 

 

 

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According to United's website, Stuivenberg will be 'assistant coach'. I can see him in a role similar to Meulensteen under Ferguson

 

 

 

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Stuivenberg will start work in Manchester immediately. Until LVG arrives, he and Ryan Giggs will be in charge of United's training sessions

 

 

 

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Until now, Albert Stuivenberg was active as a (opposition) scout for Louis van Gaal during the World Cup.

 

 

 

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Delighted to see Stuivenberg picked by Van Gaal at @ManUtd, watched his U17 #NED teams: played good football but he taught them how to WIN

 

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Stuivenberg success proves worth to United

Published: Monday 7 July 2014, 13.51CET

Louis van Gaal's Manchester United FC assistant Albert Stuivenberg helped develop a raft of top players as Dutch U17 coach; UEFA.com celebrates his feats.

by Paul Saffer

Louis van Gaal's hand-picked Manchester United FC assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg may not have the global profile of the outgoing Netherlands senior coach, but those that follow UEFA competitions will be well aware of his prowess.

A promising youth footballer for Feyenoord and the Netherlands, Stuivenberg's playing career was cut short before it had really began by serious injury. However, he remained at Feyenoord for 13 years as an academy coach, helping to bring through the likes of future United charge Robin van Persie, before moving on to their Belgian feeder team RWD Molenbeek and Abu Dhabi club al-Jazira before his 2006 appointment to head the Netherlands Under-17 team.

Despite the Netherlands' admirable record for bringing through talent, the U17 squad had seldom prospered, not even qualifying for the UEFA finals at that level until Ruud Kaiser led them to the 2005 final and then FIFA U-17 World Cup bronze, thanks in part to some fine goalkeeping by Tim Krul. Under Stuivenberg, successes were far more than a one-off.

In his first season at the helm, the Netherlands qualified and in 2008 made the semi-finals before 12 months later reaching the decider, only to lose in extra time to hosts Germany. Already the likes of Daley Blind, Ricardo van Rhijn and Stefan de Vrij had benefitted from Stuivenberg's tutelage, but that was to be trumped in 2011 when a Netherlands team including Memphis Depay and Terence Kongolo beat Germany 5-2 to win the European title in Serbia.

They successfully defended it 12 months later in Slovenia, before Stuivenberg stepped up to become U21 coach, a role he relinquished in favour of Adrie Koster to join Van Gaal at Old Trafford. At 43, Stuivenberg has already aided the Netherlands coach as a scout and analyst in FIFA World Cup preparations.

UEFA.com examines Stuivenberg's philosophy through our interviews with him over the years – and picks out an XI of talent that came through his U17 squads.

2007 "I was at Feyenoord for 13 years as head of youth development. This is a different aspect of developing players. You are not on the pitch every day with the players [as a national coach] but I am also assistant coach of the U16 team so I am quite busy."

2008 "You can see what happens in two years of development with players. Sometimes you have to be a little bit lucky. [in the semi-final loss to Spain] we were unlucky. We actually deserved to win and that's the biggest achievement we have attained this year."

2009 "I know we have a philosophy in developing players. The players make up a team, but the coach makes them into a team, gives them a way of playing. That is not easy, though it works both ways."

2011 "They have improved this season in understanding what it takes to win games, and when you are in front what it takes to keep the ball in possession and not let the opponents come back into the game again."

2012 Explaining why his final tournament training sessions concentrated on match situations, dealing with one-goal deficits or leads, or playing with or against ten men: "This is something the clubs don't always work on. The truly important thing is playing development. In the last five or six years I've seen that most the U17 players have progressed into first-team environments. That is a really satisfying aspect of the job."

Stuivenberg's record in UEFA competitions:

Under-17 P65 W41 D13 L11 F121 A47

Seasons 7 Titles 2 Finals 3 Qualifications 5

Under-21 P6 W5 D1 L0 F22 A4

An XI from Stuivenberg's U17 squads:

Jereon Zoet (2007 & 2008); Joël Veltman* (2009), Stefan de Vrij* (2009), Terence Kongolo* (2011), Daley Blind* (2007); Leroy Fer* (2007), Jordy Clasie* (2008); Georginio Wijnaldum* (2007), Tonny Vilhena (2011 & 2012), Memphis Depay* (2011); Luc Castaignos (2009).

*In 2014 FIFA World Cup squad

http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=2122170.html

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Manchester United are considering Ricardo Rodríguez, the Wolfsburg and Switzerland left back, as a replacement for Patrice Evra, with the Frenchman on the verge of joining Juventus.

Evra, 33, is likely to complete a move to the Italian champions within 72 hours, with United resigned to losing the defender. Juventus are thought to have bid around £1.5 million for Evra, who has been offered a two-year contract in Turin, although United are holding out for about £2 million.

Although Evra, who signed a one-year contract extension at Old Trafford in May, would be happy to remain at United, his wife, Sandra, is eager to leave Manchester and the club are loath to stand in his way given his eight and a half years at the club.

United signed Luke Shaw, the England left back, from Southampton in a £28 million deal last month, but with Fábio Da Silva having moved to Cardiff City in January and Alexander Büttner recently joining Dynamo Moscow, Evra’s impending departure will necessitate the arrival of another left back.

Rodriguez is believed to be a leading candidate to replace Evra. The 21-year-old, who joined Wolfsburg from Zurich in 2012, played in all four of Switzerland’s games at the World Cup finals in Brazil.

Evra joined United from Monaco in January 2006 and overcame a poor start to establish himself as an integral figure in the defence, helping the club to win five Barclays Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2007-08.

Evra’s imminent exit will be keenly felt and follows the departures at the end of last season of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, two other long standing bedrocks of the defence.

Although Shaw is expected to become the first choice left back under Louis van Gaal, the new United manager, Evra’s experience, strength of character and popularity in the dressing room are greatly valued and will be sorely missed. Van Gaal had also hoped Evra would help to smooth Shaw’s transition.

If Rodriguez follows Shaw to Old Trafford, it will leave United with two young and inexperienced left backs.

United are continuing to monitor developments surrounding Arturo Vidal, although they have so far balked at Juventus’s €45 million (£36 million) starting price for the Chile midfielder.

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We've had the best he has to offer.

 

He would've been good cover for Shaw, but if he doesn't want a demotion then fair enough he can step.

 

@Shinji That's the only loss. Them man gonna tuck their chains in when Rooney's pulls up.

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