One point gained or two points dropped?

England1966 · 5th February 2012, 22:00

a point gained..I think Man City will play Chelsky too...in a month, maybe by that time Chlesky is more hungry for more points to get them CL 4th place...

Grunge · 5th February 2012, 23:26

Obviously it's a point gained from an "as good as lost" position.

Like most people, going into today's game I was optimistic and expected us to win based not least on Chelsea's shuffled back four. But you can't really "drop" points you never had ... at nil-nil we had a point and at the end of the day that's what we came home with.

Now what we also came home renewed confidence that we still have what it takes rot come from behind ... and that's hard to measure.

From a psychological perspective surely the draw was almost as good as a big win. Chelsea are devastated, AVB is a physical and mental wreck at the moment. The noisy neighbours are cursing too ... just when they thought they'd regained the 3 point lead Utd showed once again why we win so much and so often; we Never say Die!

Devil may care · 5th February 2012, 23:42

From a bad ref call in the first half to two flukey own goals to the fact we were the better team comfortably for the majority of the match it's hard not to feel it's 2 points lost, however it doesn't take away from thew brilliant comeback.

surf · 6th February 2012, 00:18

The players will be buzzing all week after that, so point gained.

emaveric · 6th February 2012, 01:40

2 points dropped. Chelsea with makeshift defense, we controlled the game & 2 soft goals conceded. We should have won this easily. Before the second goal, De Gea was seen screaming for someone to mark Mata. 3rd goal, no one marking Luiz. There's nothing fluke about the 2 own goals. Defensively back 4 are very poor ( except Rafael)

fatboy · 6th February 2012, 01:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by emaveric

2 points dropped. Chelsea with makeshift defense, we controlled the game & 2 soft goals conceded. We should have won this easily. Before the second goal, De Gea was seen screaming for someone to mark Mata. 3rd goal, no one marking Luiz. There's nothing fluke about the 2 own goals. Defensively back 4 are very poor ( except Rafael)

Agree with this. We should have won this one, but credit to the boys salvaging a point when we seemed to have needlessly thrown the game away.

LLMU · 6th February 2012, 05:08

1 point save from us, 2 points dropped for Chelsea. It will hurt them more than us. It is this kind of comeback that will give the lads the confidence.

Cantona07 · 6th February 2012, 05:12

2 points dropped. Chelsea were there for the taking with Terry, Cole, lamps, Drogba all out.

Edmeiste · 6th February 2012, 05:31

After watching the match again, it's a definite two points dropped. Despite Mata's wonder goal, everything else was self-inflicted. We did well to come back and get ourselves a point but we shouldn't have even been in that position in the first place.

gambit28 · 6th February 2012, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Cantona07

2 points dropped. Chelsea were there for the taking with Terry, Cole, lamps, Drogba all out.

Personally I think the quicker Chelsea can get the out of the squad the better for them. They are holding that team back.

Pogue Mahone · 6th February 2012, 09:34

A draw at Stamford Bridge is a par result for a title-winning season. Losing would be points dropped, winning would be points gained. So the correct answer to the OP is neither.

Bearing in mind how the game panned out, though, all our players will feel like United gained a point yesterday. Ditto for the Chelsea/City players.

Simon Adebesi · 6th February 2012, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

A draw at Stamford Bridge is a par result for a title-winning season. Losing would be points dropped, winning would be points gained. So the correct answer to the OP is neither.

Bearing in mind how the game panned out, though, all our players will feel like United gained a point yesterday. Ditto for the Chelsea/City players.

Exactly right.

Devilton · 6th February 2012, 10:22

2 points dropped. Chelsea were ripe for the plucking and we should have broken the stamford bridge jinx yesterday.

Poor defending cost us, and we can only blame those in red who were responsible for that.

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5th February 2012, 22:00	#121 (permalink)
England1966 Cuckoo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada, Posts: 1,709	a point gained..I think Man City will play Chelsky too...in a month, maybe by that time Chlesky is more hungry for more points to get them CL 4th place...

5th February 2012, 23:26	#122 (permalink)
Grunge Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Now in the idyllic Okaganan, British Columbia Posts: 1,484	Obviously it's a point gained from an "as good as lost" position. Like most people, going into today's game I was optimistic and expected us to win based not least on Chelsea's shuffled back four. But you can't really "drop" points you never had ... at nil-nil we had a point and at the end of the day that's what we came home with. Now what we also came home renewed confidence that we still have what it takes rot come from behind ... and that's hard to measure. From a psychological perspective surely the draw was almost as good as a big win. Chelsea are devastated, AVB is a physical and mental wreck at the moment. The noisy neighbours are cursing too ... just when they thought they'd regained the 3 point lead Utd showed once again why we win so much and so often; we Never say Die!

5th February 2012, 23:42	#123 (permalink)
Devil may care First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,327	From a bad ref call in the first half to two flukey own goals to the fact we were the better team comfortably for the majority of the match it's hard not to feel it's 2 points lost, however it doesn't take away from thew brilliant comeback.

6th February 2012, 00:18	#124 (permalink)
surf Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: In the wilderness Posts: 3,914	The players will be buzzing all week after that, so point gained.

6th February 2012, 01:40	#125 (permalink)
emaveric Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: much closer than u think... Posts: 500	2 points dropped. Chelsea with makeshift defense, we controlled the game & 2 soft goals conceded. We should have won this easily. Before the second goal, De Gea was seen screaming for someone to mark Mata. 3rd goal, no one marking Luiz. There's nothing fluke about the 2 own goals. Defensively back 4 are very poor ( except Rafael)

6th February 2012, 05:08	#127 (permalink)
LLMU Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: currently unknown Posts: 1,395	1 point save from us, 2 points dropped for Chelsea. It will hurt them more than us. It is this kind of comeback that will give the lads the confidence.

6th February 2012, 05:12	#128 (permalink)
Cantona07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Most Games are played with ONE Ball but the REAL game is played with TWO Posts: 1,442	2 points dropped. Chelsea were there for the taking with Terry, Cole, lamps, Drogba all out.

6th February 2012, 05:31	#129 (permalink)
Edmeiste First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: In a land far far away....playing Fifa Posts: 6,962	After watching the match again, it's a definite two points dropped. Despite Mata's wonder goal, everything else was self-inflicted. We did well to come back and get ourselves a point but we shouldn't have even been in that position in the first place.

6th February 2012, 09:34	#131 (permalink)
Pogue Mahone Poster of the year 2008 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "like a man in silk pyjamas shooting pigeons from a deckchair" Posts: 59,522	A draw at Stamford Bridge is a par result for a title-winning season. Losing would be points dropped, winning would be points gained. So the correct answer to the OP is neither. Bearing in mind how the game panned out, though, all our players will feel like United gained a point yesterday. Ditto for the Chelsea/City players.

6th February 2012, 10:22	#133 (permalink)
Devilton First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6,127	2 points dropped. Chelsea were ripe for the plucking and we should have broken the stamford bridge jinx yesterday. Poor defending cost us, and we can only blame those in red who were responsible for that.