coolhead23

Correction .... Mourinho didnt sell either of the players ... the players had good connections with the board and/or owner which is the reason the deal went through ... What happened during the Cech deal is out in the open and with Mata, he didnt give a damn where he was off too ...

Completely agree with u ... However, didnt we sell the likes of Mata, KDB, Lukaku because of the manager ... He didnt have them in the plans which forced the players to push for an exit.

Why do we even waste our time in commenting on such stories (just like me ) which are fabricated for cheap journalism ... Just because we are down and out right now, every Tom, Dick, Harry is connected to us and seen as a savior ... Seriously!!!

3 days after, it is still hard to fathom the beating that we received at the hands of Arsenal. I m just amazed that they were so f***ing prepared for us and we were just lost. It was a pathetic performance from our end. I know it is still early days but this one is very worrying ... Hoping for better days ahead ...

Hope we have Terry fit for this one ... We seriously need some leadership and organization at the back. I would go for Ivanovic (Cahill has lost his mojo somewhere it seems and Luiz ... I would never trust at CB) and Terry as CB with Azpi and Alonso (this is a risk) as full backs. Fabergas has to play this because of his last game ... also to get under the skin of the Arsenal supporters and players. Oscar would be need to sit for this one with Fabergas pushing high to support Costa. Would go for Willian over Moses. More importantly we need to get into the field from minute one by dictating our strategy and not give too much respect to them. 3 points is a strong possibility.

Good to see such comments come out from players ... Atleast it shows that the club did have strong players on the top of the list during the summer window ... Unlike what lot of us say that we arent going after the big names ... My only criticism would be closures which are arent doing much.

Similar start like that of Liverpool ... the comeback was great ... And that strike from Azpi ... PHEW!!! As the commentator mentioned, he might not hit another one like this again !!! The goal on the end of first half was the turning point for us ... Gave us the belief to keep going. Wrapped it in style.

The reason I compared him with De gea is because if you are talking about being the best then the yardsticks has to be with the best. Plus the fact that both have almost parallel careers. And about being one among the best thing, I mentioned it already he has potential but he needs to work hard and up his level to get on par with someone like De Gea because he is surely among the best if not the best right now.

I agree that he was amazing with Genk, continued it with Madrid and even maintained in the first season back ... Also good with the national side ... But he is far from being the best in the world, in fact he has been on a decline ever since at Chelsea ... He & De Gea started off pretty much together ... And for me Courtois was a level over him when he was loaded to Madrid. on the other hand De Gea's first year at United was average (imagine the first reaction of a goalie is to use his foot for stopping instead of his hand) ... However over the last few years De gea has actually moved to be one of the best in the world if not the best and Courtois has dropped a level. For me both of them were suppose to be the best in the world but sadly Courtois has lost his pace. U mentioned about the defense ahead of the goalkeeper being the major issue at Chelsea ... Imagine if Courtois had to play at United with the defense they had in the last few years where De Gea has actually made a living ... Courtois would had been out of the team already. Having said this, I believe he has the potential to be one among the best but he needs to up his game by couple of levels ... I have no issues in players talking (shit or no shit, honest or not) ... It is the modern age where you want to be part of the theater ... But when one talks he/she should support it in terms of their actions too.

around 70m Euros ... They have kept it reasonable

Disappointed with the loss but I feel in the larger scheme of things he needed this one ... Too much respect in the first half, late subs and not believing in his tactics were the things that let him down. If I have to believe the man from what he has spoken in various interview this should get him thinking and should adapt the dynamics on the field of play... I really hope he comes back with a strong plan B when in a situation like the Liverpool game ... I have really have hope in him and this is part of the learning curve in the PL.

Not sure if it is just me ... But I feel we were complacent at time, just not players but should go out to our coaching staff as well ... We kept slowing the tempo just like we did under Jose ... Conte has lot to do but wouldnt blame him for the 2 goals conceded, only thing that can be at fault is subs should have come in earlier. However it is big improvement overall in the way we play ... players have decent level of freedom despite needing to have discipline to their roles. Long way to go but we are on a positive track.

I guess it depends which Luiz turns up ... If it's one which who partnered Matic against City and just shut them out, I would love to have him partner with Kante. I would love to have the partnership it gives us the spark but knowing Luiz he will have those bad days way too many times which is a let down. I see him more of a one change to Matic depending on situation.

Chill, mate ... Not the end of the world, there will be others ... We tried and tried real hard, it was just not to work for us ... Also if Christensen has a good season and returns in the 11 and Zouma recovers well then we wouldnt be needing anyone else apart from covers.

No ways he would be a backup ... Some one mentioned he is the kind of player Jose loves ... Imagine Pogba and him in the midfield where Pogba would have the free run with Kante and Rooney covering it ... Would had been insane and more importantly their midfield would be set for the next 3-4 years ... Just glad that Kante didnt go to United ... Hopefully that gives a message to the Special/Happy one that a player would move to his team over just because he called

So where m i dis-respecting him?

Looks like it is going to turn into a disappointing day for us and the transfer deadline on the whole ... No major traction happening for anyone else and nothing positive for us

I really like this guy, fan favorite, a character that you want in the dressing room ... But he is way too inconsistent as a defender, I would never trust my defense with him ... He can just blow you away in a match and be a total jerk in the next. Having said that, as per me if there is a position that he should be played is the DM one where his gaps can be atleast covered by the CBs. Can tackle, strong in air, passing needs some work, likes having the ball as you pointed ... ideal position for him.

The countdown begins ...

Guess one Mikel is more than enough of us ... Any one with the name Mikel should be a strict No-No ...

Cool ... Keep the good news coming in, Sir ...

... And the levels keep on falling. We are at plain stupid now!!!

Same here ... Backup Striker/Attacking midfielder and LB ,,, Just hoping really hard!!!

Hahahahaha ... I know but hoping against hope ...

Looks like One down ... How many more to go?