United will need to spend more money to catch City as will everyone else!

[nine nine nine]

Mourinho was right in what he said yesterday United will have to spend more money to have any chance of catching up with City from next season as will every other club with the ambition to catch up with City.

It’s not good for the PL that the title race is effectively over this season before the New Year and the chasing pack will need to get their acts together next Summer to ensure a more competitive PL next season because one horse races aren’t compelling viewing.

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[Anonymous]

There’s no questioning and the reason is because the money city have invested has been invested well. It’s easy to spend lots of money but you still have to buy the right players and that’s exactly what city have done. Mourinho hasn’t. The money he has spent United should be well ahead of the chasing pack.

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[maverick1973]

Both spot on imho,you got to spend but spend well.

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[Nike19]

I’m struggling to get my head around this and my reasoning is down to the array of players United are already equip with:

De Gea
Matic
Herrera
Mkhitaryan
Pogba
Martial
Rashford
Lakaku
Ibrahimovic

Is it really a case of wholesale changes or just fine tuning?

They’ve been pegged back which I find hard to pinpoint as to why but maybe it’s a matter of just simply being outplayed by Pep. Is Pep’s squad better or stronger? Maybe not, but he knows and is getting the best out of those players physical with their sharpeness/agility and quickness, that’s the secret.

He’s insisted I would imagine on those dropping their weight if it meant they would be enhanced in their speed – even by 5%. I don’t think a lot of the time Jose’s pragmatic approach does him any favours particularly when choosing 6-3-1. The whole idea this season was turning those draws into defeats.

Maybe there could be an area to work on ala the Defence, but they already have one of the best Keepers in the world. How much more buying can be done against 3 different Managers since Fergusons departure?

Rebuilding takes time.

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[Chucky McChuckface]

All we seem to be saying here is very simply Maureen cannot coach a team, can only buy a team, and unless he has the biggest checkbook around he isn’t actually going to win much.

As the City boys have mentioned, Pepe may have bought a fair few players, but he’s also immeasurably improved players already there. The YooUtd boys can’t say that.

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[Nike19]

That’s absolutely true.

You need to be able to formulate a team with the right blend that will suit to the chosen playing style and also have the flexibility to other ways of playing.

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[Big Jim]

United have been playing poorly since they beat Arsenal. Sure they got taught a footballing lesson by City but they had scruffy lucky wins vs West Brom and Bournmouth then further poor results. Sorry nine but I think you are falling right into Mouriniho’s trap of talking about money and not about how Uniteds squad under Mouriniho which cost 400m plus then lost to Bristol and scraped draws against Leicester and Burnley. Uniteds recent poor form is down to the manager not the lack of funds. Typical Mouriniho blaming everybody else for his own failings.

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[sean the sailor]

Well
Looks like Liverpool
Will spend 75m in vvd if the rumors are true

Few sources saying it’s done. Crazy crazy money but I thought 50m for Walker was crazy but it was money well spent.

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[Big Jim]

Sean, that is really massive money for a player not doing that well. Do you think that Coutiniho money?

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[sean the sailor]

I think defo gone in summer jim.
Vvd has done nothing this season. Has been good st all. We badly need a centre back though

If city offer more then he will end up there but some reports are saying a deal is done

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[Big Jim]

Honestly Can’t see City offering more or even coming close to that kind of money Sean. The reason being defensively we are pretty good and we just need a third choice centre half to help vinny so he wouldnt be first choice. Stones and Otamendi have been superb and ate first choice. Secondly clearly he is good but is he that good? He ended up at Celtic where arguably it is easier to look good in a awful league and has had what 1 and half good seasons at Southampton. However he could also be another Stones and Klopp could improve him and you certainly need to improve defensively. Jim

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[paul powers tash]

We should of bought him for £8M from Celic Jim.Or swapped him for Denayer plus cash.
No way would I go more than £50M now.Good luck Liverpool,he could be the missing link
at the back?

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[paul powers tash]

VVD to Liverpool done

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/285500-liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-virgil-van-dijk

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[Big Jim]

Liverpool’s need defensively is far greater than ours. We have the best defense in the league. No way did I11 think we would ever pay 50m for a back up centre half let alone 75m.

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[nine nine nine]

VVD to Liverpool is exactly what needed to happen the chasing pack of club’s have to buy top quality players to compete with City.

Hopefully the other chasing pack club’s follow suit because one team dominating the PL as City are now is not good for the PL were it to be ongoing.

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[maverick1973]

Big Jim-“City taught United a footballing lesson”,that was a few years ago mate with that 1-6,this time it was 1-2.
Nil-Herrera has cost a huge fee true,but he is been very,very average and he should be on of the players needed to move on.Ibra is way,way, past his best,and Mikhi is just not working out,plenty of examples in the EPL,i.e.Markovic,Batsushayi,Perez,Janssen,Kagawa,Robinho,Bony,and many,many more.

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[maverick1973]

Forgot the likes of Jo,Nolito,and a few more.

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[nine nine nine]

Whilst I get that Mourinho is unpopular with all but the fans of the club that he manages and then not even with all of them and that he can be antagonistic, a prize plum and a complete Arsenal at times but to suggest that a Manager that has won multiple League titles in 4 different countries with 4 different teams can’t Coach seems a bit foolish to me.

Ask Frank Lampard whether Mourinho can’t Coach and improve players and I suspect you would get a very short answer

I’m a massive fan of Pep’s but let’s not forget that it was only last season that he was being written off by many as not being able to cope with the rigours of the PL.

The time to judge Mourinho’s tenure at United will be when he moves on and not a season and a half into it in which to be fair he has won 2 trophies.

Personally I would much rather see City succeed than United but I also think it is foolish to write Mourinho off as a busted flush just yet.

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[sean the sailor]

I agree nine. No way would I write Jose off yet but it’s a pathetic excuses. He’s spent millions and millions.

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[Pagan]

9, you can’t knock Jose’s record, I just think he lost all his likeability and humour when he sold his lucky coat after his second Chelsea title…..Pagan

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