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Circus ManUnitus - Erik's At The Wheel

Given their recent (lack of) success rate with signings, how much does he need? A couple of billion?
 
I liked that tweet that said something like "Mourinho demands investment... as he leaves his £50m signing Fred sat on the bench..."
 
United are in a different market to Juve, the fee will always be higher, nobody believed the Ronaldo story until it was confirmed, he’s most likely being paid off books in some way.

United are not being run particularly well, but, they are playing a different game to most, they have to spend more money.
 
Souness is a bit of a love/hate character for me, a miserable old bugger or someone getting to the point, on this occasion I think he is right:

Neville: "There is not just one piece of the jigsaw or one answer at Manchester United here, where they can say this is what we need and all of sudden they are going to win the league. The jigsaw is half empty, but the problem is at the moment when you’re looking at it, you’re not quite sure what pieces are missing and that’s something the board, the owners, the senior recruiters, the coach, they have got to sit down and say how do we build a title winning team. You build a title winning team Graeme by keeping clean sheets."

Souness: "Listen it’s a simple question as the manager, any manager going into a football club have to ask themselves are they getting the best out of the group of players at Manchester United. Yes or no, it’s a simple question. What is it?"

Neville: "I don’t know."

Souness: "You don’t know and you’ve watched that football game today. As a Man United supporter you think that’s acceptable?"

Neville: "No, I don’t think it’s acceptable in any way shape or form."

Souness: "So I will come back to the question again, do you feel he’s getting the best out of the players?"

Neville: "Graeme, I’ll ask you the question, who would he have put in midfield today out of the players that he’s got that would have improved it?"

Souness: "No, that’s getting into the specifics. You look at the players that play for Manchester United and their group of players. Think of Sanchez for argument’s sake. Is he playing anything like he was at Arsenal ? The answer is no, a big no. Think of, is Rashford playing like he should, is Lukaku, is Pogba. So I think the answer is a no they are not getting the best out of those group of players."

Neville: "But Graeme I’ve been watching these players under Louis van Gaal, I saw Martial play under Louis van Gaal or I saw Herrera play, they're not much better. They're not much better."

Souness: "Come back to my question. I feel like its question time, are they getting the best out of those group of players?"

Neville: "I’ll answer it the same again, I don’t know. Because I’ve seen them under Louis van Gaal a lot of these players, hang on, I saw them and I didn’t like what I saw and he was a coach. At this moment in time, Manchester United don’t look like they can win a game proactively. They finished second last season, the best since Sir Alex Ferguson finished. I’m not defending Jose Mourinho, could the manager get more out of them? Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know if the players are good enough, Graeme, I haven’t got a clue."

Souness: "They have been top players at other clubs."

Neville: "Do you think they’re good enough, Graeme? Have they? Martial hasn’t been a top player at another club."

Souness: "Most people would say Sanchez was, he can perform much better."

Neville: "Let’s go through them one by one."

Souness: "I think Lukaku hasn't done better."

Neville: "Lukaku hasn’t been a top player at Everton ."

Souness: "I think he was showing more at Everton than what he is at United."

Neville: "He went missing in every big game at Everton."

Souness: "I think there is a real player in Martial."

Neville: "So do I."

Souness: "And I think Rashford is better than what he is showing."

Neville: "Look if you asked me: 'Is Ashley Young playing the best he could play?' yeah. 'Is this the Chris Smalling we have seen for the last few years?' yeah. Lindelof is playing better than he has ever played. De Gea’s not, De Gea’s not. Matic, Graeme to be fair I look at it and it’s so confusing when you watch Manchester United it’s so confusing because, what would you change? If you were going in there as the manager tomorrow what would you change?"

Souness: "I would ask the players for starters, the midfielder players to start playing one or two touch, I think you don’t want to be a striker in that team."

Neville: "Do you think they can play one or touch Herrera and Fellaini?"

Souness: "Well I would be demanding it."

Neville: "Fellaini can’t play one or two touch in midfield."

Souness: "Well I wouldn’t play Fellaini."

To be fair to Neville, I saw his pre-match interview and he was spot on, and reasonable about Utds chances. He is a red through and through, doesnt deny it - but this must have been uncomfortable for him.
 
Don’t think they are bezzie mates do you?

Man U need a root and branch reorganisation.
With the Glaziers at the helm I see little chance this happening.
They only care about the share price.
Mourinho was never going to be the answer but I don’t like what I think is.
 
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Mourinho was never going to be the answer but I don’t like what I think is.
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I agree, I wouldn't touch Madrid with a barge pole at the moment but Man U is an easy win for a decent manager who wants to bring in the best Youth in the world. No pressure to win the league (with this City team) just get top four and QF of CL while playing nice football.
 
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