News: The 2017/18 Season Preview, Discussion & Review Thread [R]

Should I resign as mod of the people in light of this scandal?

 

Not until you complete your major campaign promise.

 

You're the Nicolas Maduro of moderators.

 

Considering the current political atmosphere, you may have just gone up in the polls.

 

Keep it up and you're getting water boarded.

 

have him clipped. bastard sent forum secrets to a super mod.

 

Will United be title contenders?

www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10970939/manchester-united-201718-season-preview-will-utd-be-premier-league-title-contenders

 

Let's look at our squad and let's say playing a 4-3-3, how would our full squad look:

First Back up1 Back up2

De Gea Romero Pereira

Valencia Mensah Varela
Jones Smalling Tuanzebe
Bailly Lindelof Rojo
Darmian Shaw Blind Ashley Young Mitchell CBJ

Matic Carrick
Herrera Pereira McTominay
Pogba Fellaini

Martial Lingard
Lukaku Rashford James Wilson
Mkhitaryan Mata Angel Gomes

Bottom line, squad is huge, Mourinho is not used to doing this, he knows nowadays with EPL,UCL,FA cup, League Cup, you need a big squad especially with internationals around the corner.

Loan:
McTominay
Mitchell
CBJ
Tuanzebe OR Mensah
Shaw (If he is third string by January, he is going on loan for the World Cup)

Sold:
Young
Wilson
Varela
Smalling --> you slot in Rojo as back up with Lindelof partnering

 

A reasonable analysis by Le Tiss. But let's see where we all are by the close of the transfer window before going with predictions.

 

EPL 2017/18 team by team preview.

www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/10972225/premier-league-1718-season-previews-get-all-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-new-season

 

The team is ready for the upcoming season, according to Jose.

www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10980591/jose-mourinho-says-manchester-united-will-go-for-everything-this-season

Jose's comments about the group and how he feels about them is what's really interesting here. He appears to be happy and content and a Mourinho in that state can only be good for United and could trouble for just about anyone else in the league at least. Let's hope it stays that way.

 

We don't think so.

 

Speak for yourself (and a few others, I guess). Not everyone is all about the "doom and gloom" and Jose apparently being happy now puts a smile on my face because it sounds like he's got a plan.

Very confident, if nothing else, that United will have their say on where the title ends up and will be in the mix...

 

I would like very much to be proved wrong. [emoji4]

 

Hopes and dreams: why United has a shot at the title.

www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2726229-5-reasons-why-manchester-united-can-win-the-201718-premier-league

 

Jones or Fellaini—who you got? 😂 pic.twitter.com/zrKSlklIqJ

— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 9, 2017

 

Sadly, The only position we're not worried about

👐 Healthy competition for a place between the posts - here are three first-team keepers we'll call upon in 2017/18: https://t.co/h5XUP5KBFx pic.twitter.com/4ct4ISf1qy

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 9, 2017

 

I'm excited. We aren't where we need to be yet, but I'm hopeful that we have added a striker who will help us in the league, we have added a much needed 6 and we have some more depth at CB. At the same time, Rashford and Martial are a year older and both gave reason to be confident in their progression. I'm optimistic in general. Going to try and enjoy the season and not bitch too much. My life isn't so bad and neither is United.

 

With the EPL due to start tomorrow, this is the bookies odds for the title which makes interesting reading;

Manchester City - 15/8
Chelsea - 7/2
Manchester United - 4/1
Tottenham - 10/1
Arsenal - 12/1
Liverpool - 12/1
Everton - 80/1
Leicester - 300/1
Southampton - 500/1
West Ham - 500/1
Newcastle - 750/1
Bournemouth - 1000/1
Crystal Palace - 1000/1
Stoke - 1000/1
Swansea - 1000/1
Watford - 1000/1
West Brom - 1000/1
Brighton - 1500/1
Burnley - 2000/1
Huddersfield - 2500/1

 

Unless we see big improvements in goals from the likes of Rashford/Miki/Martial we are not going to win the Prem this season. We also need Pogba to take over games when the going gets tough and perform to the capabilities that we expect him to e.g. he was poor the other night against Real. Expect a lot of 1-0 and narrow 2-1 drab wins this season against the minnows and bunkering for 0-0 against the bigger teams which I predict will come off about half the time.

We'll be more competitive if not challenging for the Prem title this year. I predict a higher point total this year, probably about 78 points, good enough for 3rd behind Chelsea and Man City. Arse 4th, Everton 5th, Spurs 6th. We'll exit the CL at QF stage to one of Bayern/Real/Barca. LC/FAC who cares.

 

Negro please.

 

LFC 7th?

 

Soon... #MUFC pic.twitter.com/2QOOGuHXAi

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 10, 2017

 

#RedArmy pic.twitter.com/879N6Mzk8c

— Dardi (@dardishala) August 10, 2017

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We are ready for Sunday!
Are you??#RedArmy #MUFC pic.twitter.com/wEGupJq0mi

— MUSC_Shillong (@MUSC_ShgMeg) August 10, 2017

United fans making their presence known in Skopje!! #RedArmy [via @dipsMUFC] 👹🔴🏆 pic.twitter.com/o0DQgM77jt

— Manchester United (@ManUnitedWorld) August 8, 2017

 

It's all about the start as we well know. And poor starts have been a contributor to our varying poor seasons, post SAF campaigns so far. West Ham at home, Swansea on the road and then Leicester at OT this month. 9pts is really not too much to ask and this is what should be expected from the team going into September.