Devil Geek

So... United reverted back to that "erratic" football that saw us lose so much confidence last season...

A 2-2 draw with villa... doesn't really represent a bad game because the pitch was shocking but still.. the loss in concentration as pointed out by ETH is cause for concern.

Bringing Martinez into the fold will hopefully give us an edge in terms of a bit more hardcore leadership! I think for the great teams of the past, we've always had leaders with that tough mindset to lead by example on the pitch and at the moment, we are 1-2 players away from having that because I do believe that it will bring the best out of the players that we have.

I just watched Barcelona and Real out of interest for the two players we are linked with in Depay and De Jong. De Jong coming on in the second half to what looked like his normal position but was then pushed back to centre back with further subs, where he didn't put a foot wrong if I'm totally honest.

Depay, I don't think there's a place in our team for him unless we don't get Antony from Ajax. The pressure to come back to a club where you failed in an awful way could either make or break him.. you'd hope the dutch connection of ETH would be a great motivator but that's not a given considering he was signed by a dutchman.

For FDJ, I personally hope he signs soon. He can't be happy with how he's being treated and where he's being expected to play. Will he play there for the season? I can't see it.

For Depay, I would rather us go down a different route but for £17m, could be a decent Antony alternative.

I still think we are in need of a right back... Dalot isn't my kind of player... id like to think that we are just as strong down the right as we are down the left so I see that as a big signing... adding two players to that right hand side in Antony and a right back is going to be a big call... I heard that dumphries from inter is on our target list. seems a decent player.

what everyone saying about the first game? what's your preferred starting line up as it stands?