Lako42 Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 50 minutes ago, notnow john said: Oh! You mean supporters. Yes, supporters of billionaires destroying the game and pricing out fans. Supporters of the powers that be giving zero ****s. The things this particular game represents are horrendous. Congratulations to these 'supporters'
SemperEadem Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 39 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said: Hopefully there are some supporters groups making announcements prior to the game as to why we're barely taking any up there. We should be using the fact it's a high profile opponent as a platform to be heard, rather than laughed at without the facts. UFS have some words ready. 1
Popular Post Happy Fox Posted 6 February Popular Post Posted 6 February Monga and Evans both in the squad good news 9
AjcW Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Friendly reminder that "squad" means, travelling group... they might not even be on the bench.
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 6 February Posted 6 February If Monga starts I'll watch it. If he doesn't I'll be hammering 20 meters of gripper bar into a concrete floor, which will be much more enjoyable. 2
Mickyblueeyes Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 4 minutes ago, AjcW said: Friendly reminder that "squad" means, travelling group... they might not even be on the bench. “It’s a great opportunity for younger players. Monga and Evans will be on the bench tomorrow.”
AjcW Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 1 minute ago, Mickyblueeyes said: “It’s a great opportunity for younger players. Monga and Evans will be on the bench tomorrow.” Friendly reminder to myself - Wait for more quotes to appear before commenting 4
Foxes1 Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 15 minutes ago, Lesta Legend said: Add their ages together and they would still be younger than Vardy
daddylonglegs Posted 6 February Posted 6 February if you'd told me about 4 weeks ago that Hermansen and Ndidi were fit i'd probably be quite optimistic. I'm so beyond having any hope now that I don't even care anymore 1
moore_94 Posted 6 February Posted 6 February (edited) Ruud Van Nistelrooy Pre-Match Press Conference vs Man Utd Everton? “A disappointment on the game, which we didn’t see coming after the Spurs performance. Very disappointing. We evaluate and go through the game and where we have to improve and then we get back to work.” Bad start? “The players know that. If you start a game like that in the Premier League, you are going to give yourself an impossible task. Overall, we have very good starts of games. This was a bad one.” FA Cup a break from the Prem? “It’s always welcome. We have time enough to recover and prepare the game. We will do our all to be at our best. It’s never a distraction. To be in this competition is a privilege. It’s a dream for every player to play there at Manchester United.” Momentum? “You win and it’s not a guarantee you keep winning. But we lost seven in a row and it’s not a guarantee you lose. You start with a clear mind for the next one.” Old Trafford? “It’s special to go back there. I have history as a player, as an assistant, as a caretaker. My focus is on my players and my team, to get the best out of them and to show what we’re about, in the fight and in the spirit.” Young players? “It’s a great opportunity for younger players. Monga and Evans will be on the bench tomorrow.” Developing young players? “The moment I came, coming from the Netherlands it’s a country where you develop players. In my time in PSV, it was great to be involved in the development of Gakpo, Madueke, Simons, Branthwaite. You learn about their approach and mindset and then you develop them as players and human beings. The first thing I did was join them in training. When players are good enough, they can help the team.” Convincing Monga and Evans to stay? “It’s what it’s about. A talent decides on his pathway. This club is a great pathway for young talents to get first-team training and first-team games. Not many clubs can offer that.” Ndidi? “Wilfred is fine. He’s had a great week of training and will be in the squad tomorrow.” Injuries? “There are two or three with light injuries who will be assessed.” Disappointed about transfers? “It’s not a question of being disappointed. It’s a question of reality and where the club stands. We had to deal with the restrictions. We needed to impact the team with impact players and we weren’t able to get them because of the balance of opportunity and restriction. We tried. The focus was on impact players. With Coulibaly, we did it, but other opportunities weren’t possible.” Did something change about what was possible in window? “The conversations in November were clear. You enter a process together and everything is presented to you. The idea was that there were certain possibilities, but when the numbers came on the table, it turned out to be different and we had to reassess and see what we could do in that framework.” Consistency? “We’ve seen in the spell I’ve been here that we know what we’re capable of. We reach a high level in spells. But the consistency is failing. We can play well and then a week later we are nowhere near that. Consistency is not a button. The standards have to be raised day to day to become more consistent. That is my job. Those are my standards, how you should live football and I’m sharing that with the players. I’m telling everybody this is not the standard, or this is the standard. You can’t change that in eight or nine weeks but we still have time.” More difficult because no signings? “When you strengthen the team, your chances will improve, there’s no doubt about that. But the means were not there to do so. It wasn’t possible. Also the loans were blocked because we have two players. The disappointment is that two loans are not having the minutes so they’re not strengthening the team. We looked at foreign loans.” Transfer reality? “The reality is not always as you wish. I was part of the communication, so the development didn’t come as a surprise. Then I’m quite pragmatic. Let’s get on with it. If you can’t get players from the outside, get them from the inside. Young players, Ndidi is back, that’s an addition, Hermansen is back, that’s an addition.” United? “I’m glad I don’t have to analyse the Manchester United squad, I’ll leave that to Ruben. We have prepared for them and I know the squad inside out.” United lost five of last seven at home? “We have our own issues. We have to look at us. I don’t believe in sequences. You can always win a game after you’ve lost a couple. We want to represent ourselves in the best way possible.” Celebrations could be punished? “Sense of humour in a celebration, let’s not take that out of football. If it disrespects a culture, then it’s not possible." Edited 6 February by moore_94 1 1
South Shire Fox Posted 6 February Posted 6 February It was a great oppurtunity to play them against QPR at home and he bottled it. Atleast hes grown a pair second time around 1
FrankieADZ Posted 6 February Posted 6 February wilf has to come back into the team for winks alot better partnership with him and bouba in the middle imo 2
South Shire Fox Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 2 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Ruud Van Nistelrooy Pre-Match Press Conference vs Man Utd Everton? “A disappointment on the game, which we didn’t see coming after the Spurs performance. Very disappointing. We evaluate and go through the game and where we have to improve and then we get back to work.” Bad start? “The players know that. If you start a game like that in the Premier League, you are going to give yourself an impossible task. Overall, we have very good starts of games. This was a bad one.” FA Cup a break from the Prem? “It’s always welcome. We have time enough to recover and prepare the game. We will do our all to be at our best. It’s never a distraction. To be in this competition is a privilege. It’s a dream for every player to play there at Manchester United.” Momentum? “You win and it’s not a guarantee you keep winning. But we lost seven in a row and it’s not a guarantee you lose. You start with a clear mind for the next one.” Old Trafford? “It’s special to go back there. I have history as a player, as an assistant, as a caretaker. My focus is on my players and my team, to get the best out of them and to show what we’re about, in the fight and in the spirit.” Young players? “It’s a great opportunity for younger players. Monga and Evans will be on the bench tomorrow.” Developing young players? “The moment I came, coming from the Netherlands it’s a country where you develop players. In my time in PSV, it was great to be involved in the development of Gakpo, Madueke, Simons, Branthwaite. You learn about their approach and mindset and then you develop them as players and human beings. The first thing I did was join them in training. When players are good enough, they can help the team.” Convincing Monga and Evans to stay? “It’s what it’s about. A talent decides on his pathway. This club is a great pathway for young talents to get first-team training and first-team games. Not many clubs can offer that.” Ndidi? “Wilfred is fine. He’s had a great week of training and will be in the squad tomorrow.” Injuries? “There are two or three with light injuries who will be assessed.” Disappointed about transfers? “It’s not a question of being disappointed. It’s a question of reality and where the club stands. We had to deal with the restrictions. We needed to impact the team with impact players and we weren’t able to get them because of the balance of opportunity and restriction. We tried. The focus was on impact players. With Coulibaly, we did it, but other opportunities weren’t possible.” Did something change about what was possible in window? “The conversations in November were clear. You enter a process together and everything is presented to you. The idea was that there were certain possibilities, but when the numbers came on the table, it turned out to be different and we had to reassess and see what we could do in that framework.” Consistency? “We’ve seen in the spell I’ve been here that we know what we’re capable of. We reach a high level in spells. But the consistency is failing. We can play well and then a week later we are nowhere near that. Consistency is not a button. The standards have to be raised day to day to become more consistent. That is my job. Those are my standards, how you should live football and I’m sharing that with the players. I’m telling everybody this is not the standard, or this is the standard. You can’t change that in eight or nine weeks but we still have time.” More difficult because no signings? “When you strengthen the team, your chances will improve, there’s no doubt about that. But the means were not there to do so. It wasn’t possible. Also the loans were blocked because we have two players. The disappointment is that two loans are not having the minutes so they’re not strengthening the team. We looked at foreign loans.” Transfer reality? “The reality is not always as you wish. I was part of the communication, so the development didn’t come as a surprise. Then I’m quite pragmatic. Let’s get on with it. If you can’t get players from the outside, get them from the inside. Young players, Ndidi is back, that’s an addition, Hermansen is back, that’s an addition.” United? “I’m glad I don’t have to analyse the Manchester United squad, I’ll leave that to Ruben. We have prepared for them and I know the squad inside out.” United lost five of last seven at home? “We have our own issues. We have to look at us. I don’t believe in sequences. You can always win a game after you’ve lost a couple. We want to represent ourselves in the best way possible.” Celebrations could be punished? “Sense of humour in a celebration, let’s not take that out of football. If it disrespects a culture, then it’s not possible." That says everything you need to know about the people who are running the club. Lying to the manager time after time 4
AjcW Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 4 minutes ago, South Shire Fox said: It was a great oppurtunity to play them against QPR at home and he bottled it. Atleast hes grown a pair second time around It's not about growing a pair, it's about our comms director desperately needing the club to trot out some good PR...
Torten Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Teams are going to Old Trafford and winning at a canter at the minute. 5-0 United 1
goose2010 Posted 6 February Posted 6 February I doubt Vardy travels, so Daka to start with Evans as he back up.
honeybradger Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Monga and Evans getting their first team debut would definitely help the atmosphere around the club. Was hoping to see them against QPR but this would be better than it never happening this season (or maybe ever) 1
Tommy G Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Shame he didn't confirm Coady wasn't in the travelling squad, that would of been equally exciting 2
AjcW Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Just now, honeybradger said: Monga and Evans getting their first team debut would definitely help the atmosphere around the club. Was hoping to see them against QPR but this would be better than it never happening this season (or maybe ever) And this is exactly the reaction they want....
Pliskin Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 44 minutes ago, Lesta Legend said: Pinning all my hopes and dreams on a 15 year old…. 2
goose2010 Posted 6 February Posted 6 February 1 minute ago, AjcW said: And this is exactly the reaction they want.... you are right, it is totally win win for the club. 2
String fellow Posted 6 February Posted 6 February Could this perhaps be the first time ever the we've been knocked out of both domestic Cup competitions in the same season, against the same opponents, at the same venue, by the same score or margin, and with our manager having been in charge of the opposition for the first of the two ties?
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