Only club Pep has managed that didn't come attached with a cheating scandal is the only one he didn't win the Champions League with
That's all i'm saying...
Haaland getting man-marked by some 34 year old bricklayer at Deepdale on a Tuesday night.
Cherki trying six roulettes on a cabbage patch at Stoke before getting launched into the advertising boards.
Anderson discovering that nobody at Millwall gives a fuck about his progressive carries.
Doku doing 14 stepovers at The Den just for a bloke called Gaz to two foot the ball into Row Z.
Foden trying to find space between the lines while Preston have nine men behind the fucking ball.
I lived for this.
When Paul Pogba was struggling under Mourinho, Mourinho turned to the academy and brought in Scott McTominay. Today, McTominay is one of the best midfielders in Italy.
In 2015, when Manchester United had an extensive injury crisis, Louis van Gaal promoted Marcus Rashford from the academy and he became one of the best wingers of that era.
When Mason Mount, Scott McTominay and Fred were struggling, Erik ten Hag also looked to the academy and brought in Kobbie Mainoo. Today, Mainoo is one of the best central midfielders in the Premier League.
And here we are, begging Carrick to start Shea Lacey ahead of a struggling Mbeumo.
Academy players are so underrated, but only a few tactical managers know how to find one, use him to save the team, and turn him into a star.
🚨 Kobbie Mainoo on the message David Beckham sent him:
🗣️ Kobbie Mainoo: “David messaged me after one of our games and I honestly didn’t know what to say at first.
“He said, ‘Kobbie, I’ve been watching you. You’ve got something United players are supposed to have you don’t look scared of the shirt.’
“I thanked him and thought that was the end of it.
“Then another message came.
“He said, ‘I keep hearing people compare you with midfielders from the past. Scholes, Carrick, even me sometimes. Don’t listen to it.’
“I replied, ‘Why not?’
“He said, ‘Because the moment you start trying to become someone else, you stop becoming the player you’re supposed to be.’
“Then he said something that really caught me.
“‘You’re playing for Manchester United at a time when everyone is desperate for the next superstar. Don’t rush to become one. Just become the player your team needs.’
“I asked him, ‘What would you do if you were me?’
“He replied, ‘Ask for the ball when everyone else is hiding.’
“That message stayed with me.
“And then he finished with, ‘One more thing, Kobbie. If you ever score a goal that wins a big game at Old Trafford, don’t celebrate like you’ve made it.’
“‘Celebrate like you’ve just started.’
“I screenshotted that message.
“Because when someone like David Beckham talks to you about Manchester United, you listen.”
⚪️💭 Andy Robertson on Tottenham move:
“It was always gonna be Tottenham, even from January, as long as they stayed up”.
“I ended up getting invested in Tottenham games, was watching Tottenham thinking ‘come on’, especially when De Zerbi came in I was fully confident, I was really happy with how much Spurs wanted me”.