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@SelecaoTalk Only thing that was disappointing, was that white didn't go in harder on him...

Anyone who reacts how Pep did to Cherki is an enemy of football.

This week's column: Expecting the government to step in with emergency handouts every time prices go up just makes us all feebly dependent on the State. We need to man up and stop expecting Superman to fly to the rescue.m.independent.ie/opinion/commen…

@NoushardMUFC Id swear if this fan base wasn't moaning, someone would need to test their pulses.... 3rd in the league, more hope in the last 2 months that we'd had in the previous 12 months and it's not perfection so let's start picking holes again.... Get a life

What Happened to Mbeumo and Amad? The short answer is simple. The system changed. Under Amorim’s 3-4-3, United played structured football. Every movement was coached, every phase was clear, and every player knew where the next option would be. That clarity is what made Mbeumo and Amad so effective. On the right side, their roles were defined and synchronized. Their movements complemented each other, creating repeatable patterns that consistently led to chances, goals, and assists. They were not guessing. They were executing. That is what system football does. It elevates players who understand space, timing, and structure. It gives them a framework to maximize their strengths. When Carrick came in, the team shifted back to a 4-3-3 with less emphasis on patterns and more reliance on individual quality. The structure disappeared. Now, instead of operating within clear roles, players are making decisions in isolation. Movements are less coordinated, and connections between players are weaker. For players like Mbeumo and Amad, that change is significant. They are system players. They perform best when there is clarity, when movements are predictable, and when teammates are exactly where they are expected to be. Take that away, and their impact drops. This does not mean they have become worse players. It means the environment around them no longer supports their strengths. Meanwhile, players who thrive in chaos can still produce moments, which is why the team may still get results in certain games. But the bigger picture remains. Mbeumo and Amad have not declined. The system that made them effective is no longer there.

@SimonHarrisTD Any chance you can loosen the noose a little from those badly in need of it, struggling with heating, fuel and the price of a weekly shop... And something meaningful, not token gesture nonsense

I welcome the S&P rating agency’s upgrade of Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit rating to AA+. The upgrade reflects their assessment that our strong economy, considerable fiscal buffers and record of sound fiscal management will help to mitigate the impact of external shocks.

@Lea_EFC No doubts Maguire committed a foul, most utd fans will admit that but it's a definite penalty on Amad that would have put us 2-0 up... Shame you cant admit that also

Manchester United fans POV: ✅ Amad was pushed over and we’ve been robbed of a stonewall penalty ❌ Maguire pushed the Bournemouth player over but he went down far too easy. No penalty Double standards

@NOTLFCJ__ Have a look at that and have a look at the supposed push from Maguire, there is twice the force in this ...

This is what there’s outrage over ffs not even Arjen Robben goes down from that level of contact

this should’ve been a pen to bournemouth too

@DaleJohnsonBBC Jersey pull on a player in possession of the ball is always a foul - nothing subjective about it ...

@Fintolini It is completely accurate. A subjective decision requires interpretation and is based on personal opinion. Cunha requires interpretation and is based on personal opinion. Very few would say Cunha is not a penalty which is key, because that means it's not in the grey area.

There are degrees of subjectivity. For instance and as stated, Maguire and Evanilson are in the grey zone. Cunha is still subjective but absolutely a penalty.

@DaleJohnsonBBC You said every decision about a foul is subjective ... That is not accurate. Every person for example, everyone, knows by law of the game the Cunha foul is a penalty, 100% of the time... There is nothing subjective about it at all

@Fintolini That's not what I said here.

@jonmikesav8 What terrifies me even more, they are some so called big accounts that genuinely think he is the solution to the Casemiro departure

I don’t know about you lot but I’ve got to be honest here and say when Ugarte comes on it absolutely terrifies me.

@DaleJohnsonBBC 🤣 so var can never intervene then if it's always subjective ... How could var ever have the authority to intervene in that case, if ever decision is subjective, how could they ever determine a decision to be clearly and obviously wrong ...

@Fintolini Every decision about a foul is always subjective by its very nature.

@DaleJohnsonBBC VARs job is to assist with clear and obvious errors, if you don't think the lack of penalty for a clear push on Amad isn't a clear and obvious error then you are delusional....

On Amad and Evanilson penalty situations. Both might or might not have been penalties. They are subjective, in the grey zone. So on-field decision stands. VAR's role is not, and ever has been, to create consistency of decision making. Each is judged individually. #BOUMUN

@Michael54325847 Hey can I build this house? Sorry not under those conditions "okay, screw you I'll build something 3-4 times the size without permission that I know I need to have" ...... Not sure where the jobs worth piece came in

This all goes back to some bitter little jobsworth in Meath Co Council. Hopefully they won’t have a days luck going forward. independent.ie/irish-news/cou…

list of forwards better and above rooney in all time ranks off the top of my head Neymar Griezmann Lewa Suarez Mbappe Bale Salah Aguero Vini Jr Zlatan Benzema Hazard and not a single exaggeration here.

Neymar is 100 times the player Rooney ever was, tell grandpa to stop hating

@spencermorgan93 Ask every top player who's played with or against Rooney who is better .... Guarantee it'll be Rooney by a mile

English: Neymar is overrated Every top player who’s played with or against him: Unbelievable, one of the greatest

they truly live in their own incest bubble Neymar's right toe is more Talented than any premier league player EVER

Neymar is the third best player to play football over the last 20 years That’s all I have to say

@Neycromancer You're delusional

There isn’t a single thing in football that Wayne Rooney does that Neymar can’t do at least three times better.