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I mean if we were really interested beforehand like the reports say stating long standing interest, why didn’t we sign him directly from City? Like Palmer? Like we tried to do with what do you call him, the fullback, O’Reily? At United? Where all of their CFs struggled due to poor service? He probably isn’t a better player than what they’ve got and what we’ve got. Different style but don’t think he is going to set the world alight there. Second season syndrome will hit him too his game isn’t varied enough. He was a surprise first half of this season as Ipswich were in general but his goals and performances have unsurprisingly dried up because teams have sussed him out already. He wouldn’t leave Villa where he works with his close pal Mochi to come here. Why would you though? These dipshits have run this club into mediocrity. Maresca probably gets a 5 year contract extension in the summer.

The alternatives? Probably 8 South American under 20s who haven’t played 100 games between them.

Couldn’t be a better move for us though. Given how United were considered the frontrunners for Oshimen for months. I really have a feeling Delap won’t score more than 10 PL goals next season. So they can have him. Not what we or they need.

Not the first time his discipline has been an issue. How many needless yellows did he get last season? Would tolerate that and the odd sending off as shit happens if he was actually up to scratch but he is fucking guff as a first choice CF for a club of this supposed ambition that we are meant to have. Even if he was good, todays red card is unacceptable at every level. Biggest game of the season. Didn’t he spit the dummy out and have a go at Jon Obi Mikel a while back too for something he said on a podcast… I suppose he is going to have a go at everyone who will write articles/discuss him saying he cost us that game today then? 😂

Maresca waffling some utter shite about the stadium/crowd influencing the ref for the red card. It was a red card plain and simple, what a knobend he is. Cannot wait to we get a manager who doesn’t make nonsense excuses and defend beyond average players on a regular basis. He should of gave Nico a proper dressing down in the media IMO, absolutely, you cannot do that now with VAR. Never mind in arguably the biggest game of the season for us too. This would of been the perfect moment for Maresca to show a bit of personality and emotion but he comes out with some absolute bullshit. Then he says we showed fantastic spirit????? Also playing Caicedo at RB against Anthony Gordon as opposed to Reece James? He is an absolute charlatan of a manager. No wonder majority of the fan base have no connection with him. Cannot wait for the day he is sacked. 5 points from last 9 away games since Xmas - only Southampton & Leicester have worse returns with 4.

Biggest game of the season and this is the performance from the players? What a group of absolute thundercunts. We lack quality but they could at least fucking try harder. Have shown they can do it in other games - pressures on and they fold. Pathetic. Jackson sent off for that as well, hopefully be the last time he starts for us for a while or ever. Talk about absolute petulance from a beyond average footballer who has no right being a Chelsea player.

Never happening. He is a dud. Anyway of engineering a move to get Mudryk out of the club would be great but won’t happen barring a miracle. Because the fee, contract, drug ban thing on top of the level of performances he hasn’t given. Send Sancho back (apparently he’s unsure of a future here anyway) and avoid Gittens also. From what I’ve seen of Gittens he reminds me exactly of Sancho in the Bundesliga. Dortmund looks his level. I mean Sancho is literally ultimate proof of why we should avoid Gittens - done well in Germany, struggled in England at 2 big clubs. If these sporting director cunts sign both of them its even more shit to add to the list of why they should be sacked. GK, CB, CF defo higher priority. And any well run club would prioritise these.

He still has to go. There is a huge reason why we fell off after the fast start and it was largely down the managers progression tactically and really poor squad management in terms of picking underperforming players, not certain resting players or even trusting some of the other guys in the squad a lot sooner. We were blitzing teams playing a lot more quickly and with much more attacking intent - then all of a sudden we became more and more laboured with the ball with this obsession of passing sideways and backwards. Amount of games I’ve seen this season when players have got the option to play forward and do not has been insufferable. Not even like in the final third, in our own half and the middle of the pitch. It is clear this comes from the philosophy of the manager… A lot of the players are immature and lack leadership, the right mentality and more importantly, quality, so that also contributes but the manager definitely is a huge part of why this season has had its difficulties. Just as Poch was last season. I don’t see any massive signs of progress which warrants another year anymore than what we had with Poch last season though. Like there are differences but its still been a very mixed bag and a lot of the things that have affected us have been self inflicted due to the managers philosophy and selection choices in particular as well as more poor recruitment and player performances. The last 2 seasons are pretty similar, particularly performance/result wise - but in reverse. We started poorly with Poch first half of the season and finished stronger in the second half. We started strongly with Maresca and ultimately have had a poor second half of the season. Yes we may get CL and win this Conference European trophy but we really have made a hash of a lot of games, particularly considering the start we had and some of the levels of performances in comparison to what is getting churned out. And the managers got a huge chunk to answer for regarding this too. Our game management really hasn’t improved that much. We still try to play out so frequently which puts us in difficulties due to how poor we are in possession under pressure. Not to mention, we still look easy to play against when it comes to sides with more athleticism and physicality than us. Maybe we press better and have got the defensive line and shape a bit better from last season but we are still conceding daft easy goals and chances due to issues with the defensive shape as well as individual errors and lack of concentration - so its not really a massive plus side. It’s also pointless trying to control the game if it means your midfield players are reluctant to play forward under pressure or it takes 300 passes to get to the final third and your trying to break down 10 men. This improvement in controlling the game seems to have really stiffened the attacking play right up - again without Cole’s output would be curious to see where we are because we seen how badly we played when he was out of form. Also, has Maresca drastically improved a lot of the players this season? Cucurella and Caicedo are both the only two to have made massive jumps for me. Fernandez a bit also but, like Moises, both are £100m+ players that if they played as poorly as they did last year again, questions would be asked of them. Still not entirely convinced with Fernandez completely because he’s is a passenger without the ball/struggles positionally and that’ll always make him a liability. Cole has continued from last season as has Nico, arguably remaining the most frustrating player to be played religiously despite his lack of consistency and extremely poor finishing costing us since Torres was here. It does beg the question though, who comes in if Maresca does go? The owners really should hang their heads in shame though because we really are going to struggle to compete for the top top managers and top top players unless they change up their strategy. Lots of issues.

May be willing? Fuck sake. What reason could there be to not sanction a sale? He’s shite and barely played. We will take a hit probably but anything around £20-25m, take it and run. Suppose the club is run by absolute muppets who are clueless though so I suppose we will probably keep him…

Don’t care if we get top 4 & win this pishy pretender European trophy - he still HAS to go. Cannot stand the thought of another season of him, the poor style of play, the excuses…. his decision making has been a huge factor in the way the team has fallen off also. Run Cole into the ground.

Petrovic had some saves in that first run of games he got which probably got folk excited but in terms of the basics, so blatant he is an average goalkeeper. Like he is a number 2 for sure - anyone thinking he can come in as a number 1 for a team that should be competing for Europe is having a laugh. I’d have Kepa over him and we all know Kepa isn’t particularly brilliant. It is scary when you look and teams like Everton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Brentford and Brighton probably all have better GKs than we do on top of the usual clubs with the big GKs. I mean not one of those GKs is worse than Sanchez or Jorgensen. Or Petrovic. Not seen Penders so no clue but doubt he is the next Courtois based on the amount of guys this mob have signed who are so average. Agree on CBs. Genuinely surprised Colwill wasn’t made vice captain when they made James captain though 😂

100% Has to be a more established striker too. Someone who isn’t going to accept sitting on the bench for this fucker. Said in another thread, if Petro & Sancho are starting every week for us next season we are doomed. Throw this guy in on top also.

Reckon Maresca has got his excuses written out already. Us getting CL this season just means we end up keeping him so really do not care what the result is. I do genuinely expect Everton to get something here, we are an extremely soft and naive side whilst they have got a bit of grit and spirit about them again since Moyes went back in. Not to mention the football we play is absolutely atrocious and that predictable so it will suit them down to the ground. Beto will target Colwill all game too. Wait and see.

Sancho signing seemingly more likely and a lot of talk of Petrovic coming back next season. Fucking hell. If we end up with Sancho and Petrovic starting every week next season… wow. I think we should be starting a gofundme page to raise £5m for the club to pay United to make the deal not happen…. And the French CB Mamadou Sarr… didn’t we already sign him under Lampard 😂? What the fuck is the obsession with this club signing youngsters when it is absolutely plain to see we need leaders and experience? Every one can see this. These sporting directors and owners are an absolute cancer that needs to be cut out of this club….

Good young prospects but opposite of what we need. And we’re linked with the young lad at River Plate. Be another summer window and opportunity to make some progress missed if we continue down this path…. when will the sporting directors learn? Hopefully the owners bin them and Maresca before its too late.

They are pretty poor, the goals they give away particularly, but you can see what a bit of passion and effort from the players can bring a team even one struggling. Can see why United fans are liking Amorin though, says it as it, no sugar coating, bullshitting or making any excuses. Thats why United fans are definitely happy to give him benefit of the doubt. Yes they are miles off it in terms of quality though.

Makes me question why he was made captain so soon… although again, was something mentioned before under Poch. Was a strange sort of decision and feeling in dressing room when this happened too apparently as it was thought that Thiago Silva should of gotten it. Maybe more BlueCo driven on top of the new bumper deal and academy player captain sort of dream but still. Reece to seems too much of a nice or easy going sort of guy. Can’t see him digging folk out or anything. Cannot see any of them in all fairness, not one of them has got that about them. Was a lot of stories about them organising team bonding and team meals last season but not much else 😂

Perhaps there is a bit of arrogance about some of these guys also? Saying we didn’t prepare well? Thinking it is acceptable to half arse it when playing poorly because you are 3-0 up from the first leg? Not many of them have done anything of note either would be hugely stupid for them to think that. Or for anyone to stroke their egos to make them think that. Will keep dropping. And season ticket sales also. How this ownership can continue to justify keeping Maresca in with these attendances also. It is clear the fans dont want him and dont rate his philosophy. Listen to the groans when we were passing out at GKs.

You think Reece? Hardly inspiring talk from your captain. Wonder what pish Maresca will say also? No standards, character or personality the lot of them. In fact would say from top to bottom everyone from the owners to the players…. Just a club devoid of anything that fans can relate to now since BlueCo.

I doubt it. The way those fuckwits work he will be seen as a “smart signing” because he is 1) home grown 2) worked with the manager at City EDS 3) Joe Shields knows him 4) will be a relatively incentivised lower contract like every other deal and not to mention £25m fee for a English player is relatively low irregardless of ability. If they sack the manager and sporting directors, maybe. Until then doubt it.

Should never have been signed. Guardiola had concerns about his attitude, ten Hag had concerns about his attitude…. Never mind his ability or general inconsistency. No doubt we sign him in the summer. Was heralded as a huge signing last summer too rather ridiculously. Clownlake all over it.

The boos are thoroughly deserved. Take note Enzo…. Wonder what he will say now though? Fans faults again?

Less than 30% possession yet these look more dangerous than us going forward most of the time…. Maresca out. Absolutely boring as fuck. This team is devoid of any personality or spirit and that comes from his style of football first and foremost.

Don’t know Petrovic pretty meh as well. They all are really. 100% a pen there, this crowd putting us out would be a blessing in disguise tbf. Maresca would have to go.

Is it crazy that our best GK is on loan at Bournemouth 🤣 Both Sanchez and Jorgensen are absolute frauds.