Manchester United - Theatre of Dreams - Part 38

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Didn’t watch yesterday. So the win was heng heng? did the goal considered offside or not? The team performance got improve or not? Any hints of geganpressing pressing style being implemented?
 

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Didn’t watch yesterday. So the win was heng heng? did the goal considered offside or not? The team performance got improve or not? Any hints of geganpressing pressing style being implemented?
not many goal mouth actions from the home team.. I can only recall a shot by Fred which was saved by the keeper and a Varangian header from a corner which went wide.

West Ham had a few attempts in goal but dun recall DDG having much to do.
Varane handled Antonio well and Maggy blocked couple of shots too.
So the defence was not being pressured compared to previous games.
if the game was a rugby match, MU will have more drop kick goals than West Ham.

Cavani was on side when Martial released the ball to him. The built up to the goal involved Ronaldo, Martial and Cavani who sent it across the goal for Rashford to tap it in.
 

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will add "nothing" to the Red Devils side when he returns from injury, according to former Chelsea hero Joe Cole. Pogba is nearing a comeback after two-and-a-half months out with a thigh injury. But Cole says the Frenchman's time at Old Trafford is coming to an end.

But Cole reckons there is no place in the team for him.

He said on BT Sport Score: "I don’t think Pogba adds anything to this side. His race is run at Man United.

"Ever since Bruno Fernandes walked through the door, I think he’s just a percentage better than Pogba in all areas and there’s only room for one of them in the team because of egos.

But Cole believes Bruno Fernandes could be the answer in a deeper role.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...news-Ralf-Rangnick-Bruno-Fernandes-Paul-Pogba
 

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Ralf Rangnick confirmed Manchester United switched to a 4-2-4 formation to secure their 93rd-minute winner against West Ham.

United started again in a 4-3-3 formation and remained in it following the like-for-like change of Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga.

Rangnick introduced Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial for Mason Greenwood and midfielder Fred in the final 10 minutes and Bruno Fernandes dropped back to partner Scott McTominay. All three substitutes combined for the winning goal.

United have played in 4-2-2-2, with a back three, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 and 4-2-4 in their last four games, with Rangnick changing formation in the second-half.

The German was thrilled United's risk-taking paid off. "If you include Cristiano, who was also involved, all four strikers that were on the pitch, we played in a 4-2-4 with four strikers. All four strikers were involved, well done and a great moment for the club and the players.

"Defensively, one of the best performances in the last two months. On the ball, I'm still not quite happy with how we are playing."

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...s/man-utd-tactics-rangnick-formation-22842607
 

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Ralf Rangnick celebrated as though he had just won the Champions League for Manchester United when Marcus Rashford tapped home Edinson Cavani's cross from 2 yards, three minutes into stoppage time, to secure a 1-0 victory against West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Man United's interim manager turned to the directors' box with both arms aloft and punched the air repeatedly as the players on the pitch raced to congratulate Rashford following his second goal in two games. Rangnick was so animated because his team had just turned a disappointing draw into a potentially crucial victory -- one that ensured United climbed above West Ham and into the top four for the first time since Oct 2.

"Those are the best kind of wins, when the other team has not time to come back," Rangnick said. "We had to take some risks in the last 15 minutes, but in the end I wanted to show the players it is about winning this game, and I'm more than happy we scored the goal in the last minute."

Moments like that matter for a manager when he is trying to gain the trust of a new group of players. If you take a risk and it backfires, the players question your judgment, but if it comes off, it certainly helps to dilute any doubt that may have taken hold in the dressing room.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/manches...-painfulbut-its-clear-after-win-over-west-ham
 

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According to the Daily Star, United will pay the 63-year-old £500,000 if he finishes in the top four. That is on top of his £180,000 weekly wage.

As part of Rangnick’s deal, he is expected to move into a consultancy role with the Old Trafford hierarchy following the end of the 2021-22 season.

It is unclear exactly what his brief will involve, although he could offer his view on who should be the next permanent boss.

The Star continue that Rangnick wants the job beyond the end of the campaign.

He has already hinted that he could put himself forward for the permanent role if he succeeds.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...e-eyes-permanent-contract-Premier-League-news
Man Utd should get a new manager even if able to get into the top 4. Rangnick should focus on recruiting players for the 1st team & academy team. The recruitment at Man Utd had been a mess for several yrs. Paying high transfer fees for players who ended up not suitable for the 1st team. Man Utd can't compete for the title if unable to recruit good players suitable for the 1st team.
 

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Ralf Rangnick's first 10 games at Manchester United.
• 6W 3D 1L
• 14 goals scored
• 7 goals conceded

His 2.13 points per game in the Premier League rank third & only Manchester City have won more points since his appointment. An impressive start from Rangnick at #MUFC
 

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he is not wrong u know?
 

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Anyone who doubts Rashford’s commitment should just take a look at his frenzied celebration in front of kindred spirits after he had added another chapter to Old Trafford’s annals of dramatic injury-time winners.

His finishing touch to Edinson Cavani 's cross to the far-post was routine enough for a player of his talent.

But it cannot be underestimated what Rashford’s first home goal in three months might now mean for both club and player.

His beaming smile lit up the stadium and was only extinguished when he was buried under an avalanche of team-mates.

Sixty yards away on the touchline, interim United boss Ralf Rangnick danced with the delight of someone who had just discovered the meaning of Fergie-time.

United slipped out of the top four when Rashford scored in the 4-2 defeat at Leicester on October 16. But they are back where it matters now.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rashford-man-utd-west-ham-26022320
 

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We know now, with hindsight, that the summer of 2016 — as with the summer of 2014 in Van Gaal's nascent United tenure — was another United false dawn.

United spent big in both summers, an outlay of £175million in 2014 virtually matched two years later, with Marcos Rojo, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao among those bought under Van Gaal whose signings quickly went wrong. United also signed Morgan Schneiderlin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Matteo Darmian and Memphis Depay (among others) under the Dutchman; all came for significant fees, offered little of substance and were subsequently sold for less.

If the Mourinho era was supposed to be an improvement on what went before, 2016 seemed to start well. Bringing Paul Pogba back to the club in 2016 was a statement transfer — despite the club record fee — while Eric Bailly for £30million was seen as an answer to United's defensive struggles. Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer was supposedly the icing on the cake.

Yet the transfers of the Mourinho era would have a similar outcome to those under Van Gaal and the common denominator was clear — Woodward.

Meanwhile, their rivals Manchester City and Liverpool were making shrewd managerial appointments (Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were appointed in the 2015/16 season) and smart decisions in the transfer market. It would soon show. City and Liverpool have won every league title between them since 2017.

Ralf Rangnick inherited a hodgepodge of a squad, littered with signings made by Ferguson, David Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho and Solskjaer. It's little wonder there's been no coherent philosophy or style with this United team, or that Rangnick has struggled to impose one in a matter of weeks.

United have to move on from the mistakes of the past to properly progress.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ter-united-transfer-history-mourinho-22839589
The club with a good manager & signing the right players will usually win the title. It is very important that Man Utd sign the right players.
 

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Man Utd will look to sell Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the summer transfer window, according to reports.

Maguire joined the Red Devils from Leicester City in the summer of 2019 for £80m, while Wan-Bissaka left Crystal Palace to move to Old Trafford in a deal worth £50m in the same transfer window.

And now Spanish publication Fichajes is claiming that Man Utd will look to sell both of them in the summer transfer window on Ralf Rangnick’s recommendation.

And now the German – who will move into a consultancy role at the end of the season – has advised the club on who they should try to move on in the summer.

Fichajes claims that Rangnick has ‘startled’ the Man Utd hierarchy by telling them to ‘discard’ Maguire and Wan-Bissaka.

https://www.football365.com/news/man-utd-ready-to-discard-130m-duo-in-shock-summer-deals
Under performing players will have to be discarded.
 

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Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano has called Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot a key player for the club and has claimed he is untouchable in the squad. Dalot starred in the recent 1-0 win against West Ham at Old Trafford, playing the full ninety minutes and keeping a clean sheet.

The full-back moved to Old Trafford from Porto in 2018, when then-Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho hailed him as a player with fantastic potential and claimed that he could be the club’s right-back for the next ten years. Although he struggled with injuries under Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Dalot has impressed under interim manager Ralf Rangnick and been a regular name in the German’s teamsheets.

A product of Porto’s youth system, Man United signed Dalot in 2018, earmarking him as a talent for the future. Their decision seems to have paid off, given the defender’s recent performances. He is an upgrade over Wan-Bisska going forward and has also been impressive on the defensive front.

Dalot’s recent resurgence has also seen him be called up for the senior Portugal team, joining club teammates Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo as the club’s representatives for the Iberian giants. The right-back’s time at Milan last season seems to be a key event in the player developing into a reliable player.

https://weallfollowunited.com/2022/...ogo-dalot-as-a-key-player-for-manchester-utd/
 
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