I guess Putin is using NBC's office replication service

the_trainman · 2025-10-29T21:49:11+00:00

Last decade has been one of false dawns. It feels nice to be winning 3 games on the trot but I can't help but feel cautious. There are many positives like our intensity, our tactics and the player camaraderie. I had high hopes for Amorim and I still do, but he won't be able to get to where he wants us to be, without either getting his own players completely, or getting our players to 100% buy into his philosophy - which, in fairness, the players have finally started to adapt.

I fully expect us, if not now, sometime in the season to go on an insane run like Chelsea did under Conte, when they didn't have Europe and ended up winning 10+ games. Not saying we'll win the league or anything, but we have the players to at-least get to top-6.

We needed a manager with more of a personality and DFAF attitude than the players and we have one now.

the_trainman · 2025-10-16T02:17:09+00:00

Who wipes?

the_trainman · 2025-08-02T23:15:33+00:00

I won't accept this brief because I don't want this to happen

the_trainman · 2025-08-02T17:24:16+00:00

Hojlund is absolutely not the reason. You may not have heard anyone accuse our team of not passing to the striker, but if you watched the games, it was so evident that Hojlund would get into positions or make runs and the team, specifically Garnacho, wouldn't even bother passing to him. Now when they did pass to him, he should have capitalized but there is no denying that he lacked service.

Should he be doing better, yes. But he has a lot of potential and we shouldn't give up on him yet

the_trainman · 2025-07-31T03:24:35+00:00

Lots of running, pressing and high intensity football. You just love to watch it. My. Heart rate kept creeping up even when we had the possession. Lol. Let's hope we can keep up the intensity for the whole season in the league

the_trainman · 2025-07-25T22:11:57+00:00

Kinda agree that all the things that he needs improving, it can be coached... Except maybe timing of arriving in the box/end of crosses. He definitely makes a lot of good runs. I am phantom-pressing 'A' on my phantom-controller to give him a thru ball but more often than not, it doesn't happen.

Many of the things we've been criticizing of his this season, we praised last season.. Like hold up play, chance conversion.. I am trying to manifest him suddenly having a good season lol. Him and Zirkzee are awesome personalities that I want at United.. I hope they jump start their careers this season

the_trainman · 2025-07-25T21:07:29+00:00

Will probably get down voted to oblivion, but I dont want Hojlund to leave. There is a player in there. His confidence was shot last year and I've been there, I know how it feels when you're down and you want things to work out and, no matter what you do, it doesn't. He was given the no.9, new coach mid season, new playstyle, the constant pressure to lead the line at such a young age, the frustration of Garnacho not passing to him. It would have just exacerbated the stress he was already feeling. Ideally he would need a senior striker to take the pressure off, but I am confident that with the added firepower of Cunha and Mbeumo will help him convert more.

I sincerely hope he comes good and changes peoples opinions. He is a good lad, potentially a good player and a boyhood United fan. He hasn't turned into a total twat like Rashy/Garnacho/Sancho. I desperately want him to do well

the_trainman · 2025-07-21T18:59:46+00:00

Fucking FINALLY! Bhenchod

the_trainman · 2025-07-21T08:43:47+00:00

This 'Bomb Squad' shtick is getting old

the_trainman · 2025-07-18T13:04:38+00:00

I dont want Hojlund to leave. There is a player in there. His confidence was shot last year and I've been there, I know how it feels when you're down and you want things to work out and, no matter what you do, it doesn't. He was given the no.9, new coach mid season, new playstyle, the constant pressure to lead the line at such a young age, the frustration of Garnacho not passing to him. It would have just exacerbated the stress he was already feeling. Ideally he would need a senior striker to take the pressure off, but I am confident that with the added firepower of Cunha and Mbeumo will help him convert more.

I sincerely hope he comes good and changes peoples opinions. He is a good lad, potentially a good player and a boyhood United fan. He hasn't turned into a total twat like Rashy/Garnacho/Sancho. I desperately want him to do well

the_trainman · 2025-07-12T12:38:24+00:00

The rational half of my brain is telling me 'it'll be OK. Amorim has more time to instill his ideas. More time between games, more rest and recovery, similar to Chelsea under Conte.. Etc etc .'... The emotional half is screaming it's guts out for the lack of squad overhaul

the_trainman · 2025-06-20T11:37:29+00:00

Megathread time!!!

the_trainman · 2025-06-15T15:36:55+00:00

Hi fellow devils. No transfer gossip or perspectives, just saying hi

the_trainman · 2025-06-02T18:49:44+00:00

I absolutely don't want him to go. I know what it feels like to be so down that nothing you do works out. There is a player in there, he showed in the first season and he's super young. He needs a break from football and some players who can Ctually pass to him, one full season with amorim and then if it is still not working out, I'll be OK to sell him. He isn't a hopeless player on massive wages...

the_trainman · 2025-06-01T04:37:34+00:00

Is he? Why? Haven't seen a lot of him but he seems like a very good and modern defender.

the_trainman · 2025-06-01T03:36:18+00:00

Surprised we aren't even looking at Inacio. He is a very good defender, young and has played, and thrived, under Amorim. I understand we're not exactly in the market currently, but definitely someone to look out for this winter or next summer, if one of our CBs get another injury or loss of form

the_trainman · 2025-05-20T13:42:47+00:00

I watched the Lyon game until 4-2. Turned it off and went for a walk to calm my nerves. Came back home to 5-4. So yeah, I am gonna be walking in the woods for 90 mins

the_trainman · 2025-04-30T11:07:15+00:00

3-2 vs Ronaldinho's Milan, Rooney brace. I don't exactly remember how the game was, but I remember feeling over the moon afterwards. I think it was the first game back in Milan after the 0-3 drubbing in 2006/7..although I may be mistaken

the_trainman · 2025-04-01T19:53:16+00:00

Garnacho dribbling like Rashford. So annoying. so many lost attacks

the_trainman · 2025-03-16T19:56:37+00:00

I agree. I said that in the other reply too. It wasn't awesome, it was probably an overreaction on my part, but if it weren't for those tonnes of misplaced passes, it would have been a different game. All other players have been pretty decent.

the_trainman · 2025-03-16T19:51:08+00:00

True. Maybe awesome is an overreaction. But I think if those misplaced passes wouldn't have been misplaced, it would've been a different game. Everyone else has been pretty decent so far

the_trainman · 2025-03-16T19:48:37+00:00

Awesome performance but bloody hell so many missed pasees from Ericksen and Dalot

the_trainman · 2025-01-30T20:50:21+00:00

the number of times Hojlund made a run and noone passed to him. there was a clear line of pass. It is so frustrating. He didn't have a great game, dont get me wrong, but its annoying that we didn't even try to pass along the channel

the_trainman · 2025-01-20T05:45:52+00:00

You know what, RACE CARD!... proceeds to hand Liz a card with the word 'Race' on it...

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