Its like backing Horses or Club GAA Teams - you back unexposed ones on the way up and with scope for improvement.
Not ones on the way down.
Above all else the best judge of a player is a player themselves and then their team mates.
Itâs fairly obvious over paying for players doesnât work for a number of reasons.
The main reason is that the team mates will see through it very quickly in training.
Secondly the player themselves will know.
I heard o Driscoll in his final pre season heâd no decision made and by the end of a session he knew he was done.
Similarly carragher said recently in his first training session suarez obviously very good.
The same window Liverpool players crazy money for Andy Carroll. I wonder what the first impressions were there?
Miguel seems to have forgotten that Ferguson handpicked Moyes and told the fans to get behind him and 9 months later they were flying planes demanding his sacking.
How many times have you referenced Spurs now,
Itâs fucking MAN UNITED, and you comparing it with Spurs 
Regardless of age, youâve got to sign players with the right attributes as well. No matter what time you sign Antony, he will never be quick therefore would likely never succeed as an EPL winger. The same with Sancho. Why sign them?
Itâs not easy obviously but thereâs some were never going to make it and are much more grave mistakes than others. Signings like Pogba and DiMaria at the time were correct in terms of their ability physically and technically.
Injuries killed Pogba and DiMaria was a top player for 10 years after he left.
Disappointing ageism on show here.
Spurs in fairness to them have a distinctive style and pattern of play which they play to. The manager probably hasnât the personnel to go toe to toe with top teams and win every week.
A big mark against ETH is that there is no distinctive style or pattern of play. Theyâre currently playing 4-4-2 since the cup final where it worked well.
Iâd like to see him try 3 at the back. He has gone through every other system. Conte or Tuchel would.
Ivan Toney shouldâve gotten sorted for sure.
Ross Barkley wouldâve been interesting at Old Trafford. He was sensational last year finally picked in his proper position. Looked fitter than ever.
Toney was very poor for the last six months.
Heâs of dubious character.
A big no from me.
I think heâs just actually a bit thick. Or certainly a terrible communicator in English. And has little to no charisma. It was obvious the minute we heard his first interviews. Even the way he clenches his fists to celebrate is wrong. He might actually be a bit of a dope too though. Why does he just keep signing players who he managed or played in holland to an almost comical level? When has that ever been a successful strategy.
The only one single good thing I can see about him is that black jacket he wears.
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Iâd say if you were to measure character, Toney would buy and sell a fernandes. I cant recall Toney even pleading to come off because his side were losing. fernandes was already remonstrating with his teammates before the goal had gone in last Sunday.
Toney would have transformed united.
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You cant go round calling yourself the biggest club in the world without being judged accordingly. United arenât worse run than Chelsea, yet they still finished behind them last season. As well as Aston Villa, whoâs record signing wouldnât make Unitedâs top 15, and Spurs, whoâve won zero trophies, diddy or otherwise, since 2008.
Loyalty to ETH is one thing, and its nice to stick by a fella, but he cant be excused of everything that happens on the pitch. Itâs his job to make the best of what he has, regardless of what happens upstairs, and thereâs no way he is doing that.
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Iâd say man united are much worse run than Chelsea for a very long time now.
Chelsea have an excellent record of identifying very good players.
Thatâs Chelsea who are on their 7th manager this decade, and weâre not even half way through it
Iâd agree but it does have an impact. You have fellas saying oh Aston Villa are good team or Liverpool improved or spurs but it isnât comparable to man united.
Bar possibly Barcelona no club was run like man united.
Couldâve been the modern Cantona. He has that swagger about him.
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I agree, they have been poorly run. But Chelsea have been a shit show and they finished higher.
ETH takes them training every day. He works with them. Has done for three years now and itâs worse theyâre getting
They ainât getting worse. They are getting better. You seemed to miss where heâs one a trophy in each of his first two seasons and heâs three games into his 3rd season.
Chelsea have been much better run than man united for the last decade. Theyâve won at least one league possibly two and a champions league.
Above all else though they have a good academy and a very good scouting network.
They have different problems but again not comparable to man united.