If i check mine will i find anything? Game was too early in the day & didn't set alarm!Check your PM
If i check mine will i find anything? Game was too early in the day & didn't set alarm!Check your PM
Thunk? Get out you weirdo!We aren't a bad side you know, who'd have thunk it.
1. We were good for 15minutes (30-45') and average/poor for most of the time, terrible 2nd half. A necessary reality check, LvG will do something about it.Was in the pub...Didn't see the game. Two questions.
1. Can I get a summary?
2. Saw a vine of Roma's goal.....Who in God's name was that in goal???
LolThunk? Get out you weirdo!
What nowYour loss @Duffy. Har, har.
Agree with this I am very excited at this new direction as well. With full fitness and some new signings I think we will go from strength to strength!The verve and energy in our passing and movement is very encouraging, there is still a lack of balance in the midfield IMO but overall I'm very excited about the new direction under LvG.
If Zaha can't impress enough in training to warrant a run out then I do fear for him. It's speculation of course, but I suspect he might be struggling to adapt to LVG's system and he doesn't portray the best attitude. Hope I'm wrong and I do hope he gets his chance though.Zaha hasn't had his chance to impress yet.
I do not think that is true. This is LvG's quote from his press conferenceIf Zaha can't impress enough in training to warrant a run out then I do fear for him. It's speculation of course, but I suspect he might be struggling to adapt to LVG's system and he doesn't portray the best attitude. Hope I'm wrong and I do hope he gets his chance though.
"I have a lot of players who can play in the strikers’ positions. I have already said that our selection is not in balance. I can put six strikers in.
"So maybe next time I will put Zaha in because he is working hard. He is doing all the things I require or demand, so there is no problem."
Thanks man, one more question if you don't mind. How many chances did United create?I thought he was good. Quick feet and thinking, misplaced some passes but also made his signature through balls a couple of times, has a lot of energy too. Comfortably our best midfielder today again.
cheers man.Sure
Read this gem on blue moon.Hi, Roma fan here.
I don't know how many of you watched the game yesterday but trust me , I know that summer friendly are worth about two dead flies, but still MU, considering we're starting the league 2 weeks later, were poor, embarrasing in places.
They didn't shot on goal for the first 35 minutes of the game and we played with 3/11 starters and 7 players under 24. Yesterday Roma's first half midfield comprises the 5th, 6th and 7th in the value hierarchy, we don't have the pace yet but we controlled the game most of the time and they scored 3 goals with 2 shots quite randomly, I'm not exaggerating
When the more gifted players (Totti-Pjanic-Ljajic) entered the pitch in the 2nd half the game ended instantly, the technical discrepancy between the two teams was huge, I'm not kidding it was seriuously disconcerting.
MU need a playmaker badly, you can't even think to win the EPL playing like Holland did in the WC, which is basically like any low-tier team in the Italian league play. MU can't play like Chievo Verona, an insult for the game and the fans.
In a single game, whether is a Champions League or WC's final, Van Gaal might be a genius and nicked it, but the EPL is a whole differen story, I would say any league is. You need to dictate your game, you need to impose your personality and playing on the defensive end only it's definitely not the way to do it.
The absence of key players like Van Persie and Fellaini was more than counterbalanced by the absence of Gervinho, De Rossi, Maicon and Strootman who are vital for us, therefore they can't even come up with that excuse.
It's still summer so we should wait for the final product to take form, but you guys can rest assured if MU's setting of the game is this one.
P.s. Ucan (the turkish guy) is someone special, once he improves his decision-making he'll be world class. He just oozes charisma from every pore, plus he's a beauty to watch.
This is brilliant! Thanks for the laugh.Read this gem on blue moon.
Did he even see our team sheet for the second half? Still bitter with the 7-1 it seems.
I'm actually not sure if he's serious or not because not only the Fellaini comment but why post it on a Man City forum?Read this gem on blue moon.
Did he even see our team sheet for the second half? Still bitter with the 7-1 it seems.
Nailed it.Read this gem on blue moon.
Did he even see our team sheet for the second half? Still bitter with the 7-1 it seems.
Exactly.Read this gem on blue moon.
Did he even see our team sheet for the second half? Still bitter with the 7-1 it seems.
When Totti and Pjanic came on, it was around the 70minute mark and both teams had made all their subs. Let's compare the teams then (though some I've listed won't be in the positions they played in during the match as I'm not sure):When the more gifted players (Totti-Pjanic-Ljajic) entered the pitch in the 2nd half the game ended instantly, the technical discrepancy between the two teams was huge, I'm not kidding it was seriuously disconcerting.
Christ The absence of key players like Van Persie and Fellaini was more than counterbalanced by the absence of Gervinho, De Rossi, Maicon and Strootman who are vital for us, therefore they can't even come up with that excuse.
Smalling, I think.Who took the armband when Cleverley went off?
Can be a shitty fan on a WUM. That's rawk level of delusion. Everyone on Rawk and Bluemoon is bitter about the coverage our pre-season matches are getting as compared to them. It's simple cnuts we are a far bigger club that you two combined especially those lottery winners City.
If our goals were random then what about the one that Pjanic scored?
Seriously can't wait for this season. I hope we're the ones having the last laugh.
Absolutely. And what a goal against Roma and absolute Dart!!!!Yeah, both well taken too
From what I saw I thought Blackett did not communicate well with either goalkeeper or the defender next to him. I am not saying he is not a good defender, just pointing out that he needs to adjust to this system and communicate more. I felt their striker Destro stuck to Blackett most of the time and tried to make runs off him.Are you kidding me? This Blackett criticism is far from just.
their 2 goals were scored from a blunder from our 3rd choice goal keeper and from a penalty that shouldnt have been given. we scored 2 wonderful goals from open play and got a penalty from quick incisive passing that forced em to take us out .Can be a shitty fan on a WUM. That's rawk level of delusion. Everyone on Rawk and Bluemoon is bitter about the coverage our pre-season matches are getting as compared to them. It's simple cnuts we are a far bigger club that you two combined especially those lottery winners City.
If our goals were random then what about the one that Pjanic scored?
Seriously can't wait for this season. I hope we're the ones having the last laugh.
I think some of them feel some sort of solidarity with the bitters on the basis of "my enemy's enemy is my friend." After the aggro of a few seasons ago, I'm guessing that the poster is looking for a bit of sympathy and doesn't care where he finds it.I'm actually not sure if he's serious or not because not only the Fellaini comment but why post it on a Man City forum?
me me metheir 2 goals were scored from a blunder from our 3rd choice goal keeper and from a penalty that shouldnt have been given. we scored 2 wonderful goals from open play and got a penalty from quick incisive passing that forced em to take us out .
lvg handed them a handi cap in the second half.. we took off all our best players and all of our cm's while they put on senior players in the squad. and guess what happened!!!! they started to control things
as a poster said ... clearly he's bitter from the 7 -1
It will be interesting to see how he LVG uses him and Reece during the season. They are both 20 (Reece will be 21 this season) so I expect them to at least be involved in the Carling cup. Blackett could be a good fringe player, kinda like Martins Indi.From what I saw I thought Blackett did not communicate well with either goalkeeper or the defender next to him. I am not saying he is not a good defender, just pointing out that he needs to adjust to this system and communicate more. I felt their striker Destro stuck to Blackett most of the time and tried to make runs off him.
Exactly.
When Totti and Pjanic came on, it was around the 70minute mark and both teams had made all their subs. Let's compare the teams then (though some I've listed won't be in the positions they played in during the match as I'm not sure):
Amos
Blackett M.Keane Smalling
Young ---------------- Shaw
Kagawa Lingard
Nani
W.Keane Hernandez
Skorupski
Somma Benatia Castan Cole
Ucan Pjanic Nainggolan
Destro Totti Ljajic
They've got players in their actual positions as well as more players from their expected starting XI for the coming season (5 or so) compared to our 1-2. We had four out of position and no central midfielders too.
Christ
The most assured thing re kagawa is that lvg knows more than you.And young. Kagawa was shite again as well!
Exactly and you must also remember that you can't expect them to be playing like barca already. They need to adjust from the English style nonsense.There was some good one touch passing moves in the first half. I don't think we can really judge much from the second half as most of the players probably won't even play a game for us.