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Nyie matakataka bado mpo tu kwenye ligi? Munategemea kumaliza nafasi ya ngapi msimu huu?

RR Anasema wachezaji wote leo walikuwa mazoezi isipokuwa Paulo. This Paulo is flexing or what?

OllaChuga Oc said:

Nyie matakataka bado mpo tu kwenye ligi? Munategemea kumaliza nafasi ya ngapi msimu huu?

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watch your wording pls..

Darmian said:

✓Anthony Martial

✓Paul Pogba

✓Matic

✓Mata

✓Cavani

✓Jones

✓Lingard


Hawa wote by the end of next summer window inabidi wawe wameondoka jumla kwenye timu yetu.

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Martial kabla ya kuondoka awambwe makofi kwanzaa

Uza sasa

Njoo

Volatility said:

RR Anasema wachezaji wote leo walikuwa mazoezi isipokuwa Paulo. This Paulo is flexing or what?

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Bado hajapona.

Pep 'Baldiola' inaonekana issue ya Spurs kuwanyima Harry Kane ilimuuma sana.

Leo alipoulizwa kuhusu Ferran Torres to Barca amesema kama mchezaji hana furaha anatakiwa kuondoka ila wao sio kama vilabu vingine ambavyo Rais/bosi wa timu anasema hapana kuondoka.

Ralf Rangnick's Press Conference

Laurie Whitwell:
Rangnick: "We need to make sure we have most of the players vaccinated. Even if you are vaccinated two or three times, you can still catch the virus. But you are protected from severe symptoms. Most of our players who tested positive had very weak symptoms + didn't suffer."

Simon Stone:
- Ralf Rangnick says Man Utd had 25 players at training today. Only Paul Pogba not with the group. Says his players will have Christmas Day off.

- Ralf Rangnick rejects theory Man Utd have high number of non-vaccinated players: "We have to encourage players to stay safe. We have high record of vaccinations at our club. Vaccinations protect you from severe symptoms. Most of players who tested positive had very weak symptoms"

- Ralf Rangnick supports return of 5 subs: "It was the right decision (initially). Same is true right now. Similar situation right now. England only country that only allows three subs."

Detailed Quotes
Covid status

Yes, as you know, we had last week, the last training session on Thursday, from there today, we had eight few players, three goalkeepers and then we closed the training ground for four days in order to break the chain and today was the third day of training this week.

We started on Tuesday, then trained yesterday and today and we have 25 field players, so quite apart from Paul Pogba, he's the only one missing out, everyone else is on board. The development of the last week was extremely positive.

We will train tomorrow and there will be a day off for the players on Christmas Day and then we have the last training session here on Sunday and fly to Newcastle Sunday evening.

Rangnick wants five substitutions


As far as I remember the four subs were implemented, it was decided every team could substitute five players when Covid started 18 months ago and I think it was the right decision to have more options to change players, to save energy especially if they have only just recovered from Covid.

And the same is true right now, I wouldn't see any situation why it wouldn't be one and a half yrs ago. England is the only country where they don't allow five subs... you're still allowed eight field players on the teamsheet, you should be able to replace five, you will always have five players on the bench who cannot be substituted on and cannot play.

Rangnick excited for traditional Xmas fixtures but calls for discussion on League Cup and replays


You know that better than I do what a big tradition it is to play on Boxing Day, 27th, I think we should stick to and respect this tradition. I'm looking forward to that for, first time in my coaching career, but there could be two other issues and have been discussed in the past.

England is the only top league that plays two cup competitions, in France they abolished the second one, we are the only country that plays two cup competitions, this is something we could speak about and discuss, the League Cup is still kept for the third and fourth division teams to improve the financial situations of those clubs. But a tight calendar, too many games, this is something to speak and discuss.

The other issue changed is you would have to have a replay, this had been changed now, other countries, you play ET and pens, and never have replays, those are topics you could speak about.

On welfare of players and Covid vaccinations

The Premier League will try everything to keep the league safe, to keep the situation around the players safe, the club - and we do that regularly - we have to encourage players to behave in a disciplined way with regard to contacts, we also need to make sure we have most of the players vaccinated.

As far as I know, we have a high record of vaccinated players, here in our club. But, still the past weeks have shown if you are vaccinated two or three times, you can still catch the virus, especially the new virus. You are not being protected but at least you are being protected from severe symptoms and, as far as I know, most of our players who tested positive had very, very weak symptoms and didn't suffer from that.

Laurie Whitwell:
Rangnick has identified a tall midfielder as top priority, essentially a replacement for Matic; admires Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham; Interest in Trippier remains but Another name to consider is Tyler Adams, RB Leipzig player who can play in midfield or right-back

One of proposals being floated as part of Old Trafford modernisation/potential expansion plans is possibility of a small second stadium where women's team/academy could play matches. No guarantees will happen but one of the ideas being knocked around

Article:
Manchester United could build a second stadium for their women’s team and academy as part of plans to modernise and potentially expand Old Trafford, Telegraph Sport understands.

Although Old Trafford is the largest club stadium in the UK, the Glazer family have been criticised by fans for neglecting the ground at a time when many of their rivals have redeveloped their stadiums or moved into state-of-the-art new homes.

But moves are now underway to give Old Trafford the transformative makeover supporters have been waiting for and that could yet extend to include the creation on the same site of a much smaller new stadium where the women’s team and academy sides could play matches.

At present, the women’s team and men’s Under-23 side play the majority of their games at Leigh Sports Village, with some held at Old Trafford. The Under-18s play home matches at United’s Carrington training base.

There are no guarantees at this stage that such a project would get the go-ahead but it is thought to be one of the proposals that have been floated during the tender process. United have held meetings with five architectural and engineering companies and are expected to settle on a preferred master planner in the new year.

Collette Roche, United’s chief operating officer, said the meetings had produced “exciting potential ideas” and that the club had “an open mind about the best approach and scope of work”.

It is thought that United have been presented with plans to increase the capacity of Old Trafford’s South Stand, including the options of going up and over the top of the adjacent railway line, which is no longer considered a major obstacle to expansion given advancements in technology.

Although no formal decisions have been taken and it is still early in the process, the club is believed to be looking at a sensible uplift from Old Trafford’s current capacity of 74,140. It is likely any upgrade would see a capacity of at least 80,000.

Tottenham used Wembley Stadium as a temporary home while their new stadium was built but, without access to such a venue, Roche said the intention was for a “phased build” to allow the first team to continue playing at Old Trafford.

A master planner has already been chosen to oversee what sources have described as a “fundamental redevelopment” of United’s Carrington training base to create a “fully integrated, three group facility” for the men’s, women’s and academy teams.

United have already spent around £5 million making various upgrades to the training base but the appointment of master planners will lead to a fundamental redevelopment of the existing site.

The women’s team moved to Carrington during the pandemic but, given the need for them, the first team and academy to operate in separate bubbles under protocols, that has led to a variety of logistical issues, including their inability to share facilities with the men’s and academy teams. “Our goal is a fully integrated, three group facility and we are scoping out plans,” Roche said.