Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - Life and Death for South America, Pre-Season for Europe: The Club World Cup

[Black Magisterialness]

It’s time to take their bottling to the big time...

Breh, Maxime Chupo-Mouting might get a UCL before "England's Greatest Striker"

 

[The axe murderer]

Mbappe might win the world cup and champion's league before he turns 22

shyt if he scores in that final too

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

When did they change the Champions League format? Is this permanent?

 

[gho3st]

Di Maria has never worked well being the main threat. He's always been best playing off others. He's Argentine Scottie Pippen

True. But I watch all his united games. There was no plan besides giving him the ball and getting out the way. They did the same with Depay. Van Gaal talk all this shyt about the way he wanted play too...

 

[ScottyG]

When did they change the Champions League format? Is this permanent?

Due to time lost to covid, and no it's not permanent

 

[JDH]

@JDH should we put an asterisk on everyone who won the CL in the post 2nd group stage era?

Why would they do that?

 

[BobbyBooshay]

When did they change the Champions League format? Is this permanent?

Just for COVID

But its been so much better like this, all the european games been great

 

[BobbyBooshay]

Jimmy Buckets repping PSG I see yesterday

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Jimmy Buckets repping PSG I see yesterday

When he was on his holidays, he went to a game or 2 last August/September. Met Neymar, Mbrappe and the team, also club officials and was introduced to the crowd before the game as well iirc. It's either on PSG or his YT channel.

 

[TobiOT]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

United's ability to only concentrate on 1 transfer at a time is

 

[TobiOT]

He'd cost 40 Mil.

Ake went for 41 Mil.

If we're not getting Sancho, might as well spread the cost for other players.

 

[TobiOT]

United's ability to only concentrate on 1 transfer at a time is

League 2 standard scouting..AT BEST.

This happens everytime we finish in the UCL places, we barley get enough players or we overspend for 2.

Moyes wanted Thiago, Bale & Fabregas, board said no. And LVG said no to Kroos apparently.

LVG wanted more players cause Luke Shaw and Herrera wasn't his main signings, don't think Falcao was either but the board said no.

Jose wanted Slabhead, board said no until a year later we got him but way over the price we could've copped him for before.

Ole at this rate will go out like Moyes, LVG & Mourinho.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

This has been a problem for United, even way back in the early 00's.

Sir Alex Ferguson will not be allowed to expand his squad this summer, even though he believes it is too weak to compete in Europe.

Last month, the Manchester United manager complained that he had only 18 outfield players to choose from, leaving him at a disadvantage compared to the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus. However, despite the club yesterday announcing a 32 per cent increase in profits before player disposals in the six months to 31 January, the chief executive, Peter Kenyon, said he will not sanction any transfers unless the squad size is kept at current levels.

"It is fair to say that if Sir Alex wants to buy someone, he will have to sell someone else," Kenyon said. "You can only field 11 players at one time and we have 24 in our squad, which, when it is supplemented with some of our younger players, we feel is the right number to get through 70-plus games a year."

Even though United maintain the highest wage bill in the Premiership, at £39.7m for the six-month period, it still represents only 43 per cent of their turnover, below that achieved by any of their rivals. The only negative note was the actual dip in overall profit to £20.3m, which arose as a consequence of United not selling any key players.

Ferguson told to sell before he can buy

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has openly criticised former chief executive Peter Kenyon for his failure to complete the club's move for Ronaldinho.
Ferguson believes that Kenyon - who left the club to become a part of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea - 'didn't get the job done' when he failed to lure Brazilian Ronaldinho to Old Trafford.

After looking set for England, Ronaldinho plumped for a move to Barcelona, and Ferguson believes that United have missed out on a major player.

"It was disappointing not to get Ronaldinho," admitted Ferguson in the News of the World.

"There was a problem with his brother, who was his agent, but Peter Kenyon, who was chief executive then, didn't get the job done.

Fergie: Kenyon cost us Ronnie

 

[TobiOT]

This has been a problem for United, even way back in the early 00's.



Ferguson told to sell before he can buy



Fergie: Kenyon cost us Ronnie

Had one arm tied behind his back and was still winning trophies after that. The GOAT
Wanna see how Wayne Rooney felt when they told him we brought Bebe