By Frustrated_me Go To PostBiggest flop ever?Illarramendi.
Sure get rid of Rojo & Darmian but i don't get the Mike Smalling hate. He's United's 3rd best CB & to remove him from the squad means you're relying on the always injured & always inconsistent duo of Jones & Bailly.
By Vini.lad Go To PostThose teeth are brighter than my future.
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Ole's rating seems to be:
Maguire, Lindelof
Axel
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Jones
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Smelling, Bailly, Rojo
Let's just hope 2 out of the top 3 are always available.
Maguire, Lindelof
Axel
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Jones
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Smelling, Bailly, Rojo
Let's just hope 2 out of the top 3 are always available.
By n8 dogg Go To PostWill be amazed if we win tonight. And even more so if we win while playing well.Just keep a clean sheet and I'm fine:
2-1 Wolves.
You can't have more than 3 players of the same club you cunt (did you do it before the transfer you cheat?)
By inky Go To PostYou can't have more than 3 players of the same club you cunt (did you do it before the transfer you cheat?)It’s not cheating to know that Maguire was going to United.
No, but it is foolish to put your FPL hopes in a team that conceded 60 goals last season and only kept 2 clean sheets at home.
By Doicare Go To PostSure get rid of Rojo & Darmian but i don't get the Mike Smalling hate. He's United's 3rd best CB & to remove him from the squad means you're relying on the always injured & always inconsistent duo of Jones & Bailly.Mike Smalling is only good if you play him in a low press, deep backline defence. Would be an ideal transfer for a side like, Burnley.
I cant really hate him though. He seems like an actual nice person.
By inky Go To PostNo, but it is foolish to put your FPL hopes in a team that conceded 60 goals last season and only kept 2 clean sheets at home.They did spend £130m on defence though.
By Flutter Go To PostMike Smalling is only good if you play him in a low press, deep backline defence. Would be an ideal transfer for a side like, Burnley.To be fair i've seen both Jones & Bailly make just as many mistakes playing high up the field, remember Jones vs Hazard in the fa cup final? What's even more bizarre is if Ole rates Bailly then why does Bailly's contract run out at the end of the season?
I cant really hate him though. He seems like an actual nice person.
By Doicare Go To PostTo be fair i've seen both Jones & Bailly make just as many mistakes playing high up the field, remember Jones vs Hazard in the fa cup final? What's even more bizarre is if Ole rates Bailly then why does Bailly's contract run out at the end of the season?All three aren't that good. Bailly is the only one that could probably do the job but he seems to be infected by Jones' injury-titis.
By Cleff Go To PostNo sign of Dalot for our opening fixtures.Surprised he's not been involved much. Of course AWB is first choice but he could be a decent sub in games.
By Meier Go To PostIt was fucking clear as day what a shitshow of a decision it was at the time and it's just been reiterated repeatedly. There is no advantage to cutting off yourself off at knees at all. You need some time during the season to determine if changes should be made with your team. 4 weeks in January when it could be too late is not enough. Every other sport does it – most American sports let you make trades for half the season even! It's just a totally bizarre concept to limit your ability to react to deficiencies once you can identify them in games that actually count.
This isn't the reason it's not working. What you're highlighting is not being able to make up for poor planning.
The problem is that none of the major european leagues have made the same change, which puts the Premier League at a disadvantage for a number of reasons.
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By Fergie Go To PostSmoke 80 a day brehs
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I hope it isn't too serious.
By Bungie Go To PostThis isn't the reason it's not working. What you're highlighting is not being able to make up for poor planning.No, that's just another component of the shit sandwich that was the decision. You can have the best laid plans in the world and something bad can happen, be it injury or what, just the same. To have zero opportunity to react to it for 4.5 months is absolutely foolish and benefits no one.
The problem is that none of the major european leagues have made the same change, which puts the Premier League at a disadvantage for a number of reasons.
By Meier Go To PostNo, that's just another component of the shit sandwich that was the decision. You can have the best laid plans in the world and something bad can happen, be it injury or what, just the same. To have zero opportunity to react to it for 4.5 months is absolutely foolish and benefits no one.On the contrary, it sounds great to me that clubs like Manchester City can’t abuse their wealth throughout the entire season and just buy players when they feel like it. Which is the only reason you’re arguing for this.
Don’t think there’s a better defensive full back in the league than Wan-Bissaka. Needs to add to his attacking game - pales in comparison to Pool’s full backs, for instance - but he’s been so positive for us so far.
By n8 dogg Go To PostDon’t think there’s a better defensive full back in the league than Wan-Bissaka. Needs to add to his attacking game - pales in comparison to Pool’s full backs, for instance - but he’s been so positive for us so far.Can we just combine him and TAA into one player? It would be so good for England.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostCan we just combine him and TAA into one player? It would be so good for England.
Twaaront Walexander Barnssaka
By Perfect Blue Go To PostOn the contrary, it sounds great to me that clubs like Manchester City can’t abuse their wealth throughout the entire season and just buy players when they feel like it. Which is the only reason you’re arguing for this.Uhh, no, I'm not arguing for that at all. I am not suggesting removing transfer windows -- it's just nonsensical to have them close before the season starts when no other league does it. Beyond the obvious competitive disadvantage from closing it before other leagues, there is another clear disadvantage in that the other leagues do still have that period of time to make adjustments while the Premier League doesn't. PL teams are being harmed twice vs other European leagues.
I did a comparison of the other major sports in the past though and generally speaking teams can make roster changes for about 40% of the season or thereabouts. In baseball with waiver wire trades, it was nearly 75% of the season until this year when they removed that ability in August. The fact that right now it's ~10% in the Premier League is frankly insane. It was bad enough at less than 20%, but that is a massive improvement and is at least a level playing field with their competing leagues. But that is a soccer-wide issue.
By Meier Go To PostNo, that's just another component of the shit sandwich that was the decision. You can have the best laid plans in the world and something bad can happen, be it injury or what, just the same. To have zero opportunity to react to it for 4.5 months is absolutely foolish and benefits no one.
You go into a season with the expectation that some players will get injured. That’s why you have a 25 man squad.
I don’t think what you’re talking about is something that clubs are struggling with. Maybe it’s something that comes up in other sports, but unless someone gets a freak number of long terms injuries in August it shouldn’t be an issue