[The Stain]

Yeovil are playing with a low defensive line and going long, one man up front. Is it really necessary for us to play 3 at the back and a low line? Time and time again our attackers have to drop into midfield to meet passes. Why not just stick another midfielder in there and try to play through the middle. We have tricky players who can one-two their way through. I dont get the tactics.

 

[Red Dreams]

Look at the off the ball movement for us and you know why. Our players seem to be under-estimating Yeovil expecting to beat them without spending much energy.

I still expect us to up our game more in the second half.

..after we go out aginst these lot.

hope Fergie has left that hairdryer behind...Giggs and van Gaal better do something. and Rooney looks completely off. That always is a terrible sign.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Barely anybody in a red shirt seems to want to take the ball facing goal, and move forward. Against Yeovil! Every pass seems to result in a United player turning around and taking a step back. It's painfully slow build up play. No wonder Yeovil are pressing high. They are just jogging around and managing to press high.

The pundits were saying how Yeovil shouldn't bother trying to play football, but they all show for the ball and the first touch is nearly always a forwards one. They've been able to take the ball from the middle of the pitch into the final 3rd with pace. No excuses for us not being able to do that.

To their credit, Yeovil have played well. Lots of high balls, but their passing in midfield has been much better than ours, which is inexcusable.

 

[FromTheBench]

Why the feck are we playing a counter attacking formation not even suiting our personnel vs Yeovil ?

LVG can sometimes be rigid.

 

[Swagawa]

Swag?

I can confirm.

 

[ThanksBoss26]

Worried. Not one can complain if they're substituted.

 

[Señor]

Agree with this but the numerous idiots on here tell you he's poor.

It's unbelievable. He's just a pleasure to watch and one of the few positives this season. Just hope he gets the chance to show his worth more over the next few weeks.

 

[Top]

Playing with 3 central defenders would perhaps make a bit of sense if any of them were actually capable of passing the ball forward...

 

[Cee90]

I don't understand what the philosophy is, I really don't.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

I mean, we'll win like 5-0 or 4-1, but the problem is I've bet on first half! Darn.

 

[Flying_Heckfish]

We don't need 3 at the back. Was obvious before a ball was kicked.

Add another player to the midfield and let's just beat them. One game away from the "preferred" formation won't hurt

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Current ratings:

De Gea - 6
McNair - 4 - should be off
Smalling - 6 - on his own at the back
Blackett - 5 - terrible positioning
Rafael - 4 - poor runs and play
Shaw - 6 - trying but no end product
Fletcher - 2 - as bad as G Nev vs WBA
Herrera - 5 - trying but not great
Rooney - 3 - awful so far
Wilson - 5 - scraps
Falcao - 5 - being wrestled out of football

 

[the hea]

Rooney, Herrera and Fletcher have been abysmal. The lack of movement from those 3 when our defenders have the ball means they can only hoof it.

 

[The Black Pearl]

Dodgy enough looking at the back, poor passing going on all over the pitch, very wasteful when it came to the few chances created and over all looking very clueless.

 

[ChaddyP]

bring on anderson!... but seriously... take off a CB and lets actually start to play football please

 

[Leg-End]

Well if you needed any evidence that 3-5-2 simply isn't working for us, that half is it. Shocking stuff.

 

[FreakyJim]

If this was vs a more in-form league 1 side, we'd be losing. It's like watching the slowest, most boring car crash ever.

 

[Offside]

I am considering whether Rafael is taking the piss...why does he keep passing is straight to Yeovil players?

 

[Vooon]

Let's just convert to 4-3-1-2 or whichever formation without the 3 CBs ffs, with a proper midfield this would be a walk in the park.

 

[Duafc]

City at home to Sheffield Wednesday are 1-0 down after 60 minutes and have 0 shots on target.

But we play the worst football in the league and half our players belong at this level....

 

[Sylar]

We are really playing 5 defenders and a holding midfielder (questionable hes playing) against Yeovil haha.

 

[londonredmaniac]

Disgusting, disgraceful, inept, horrible, shite, woeful, laughable, unwatchable, clueless.

I'm.still yet to see what this philosophy is all about.

 

[sammsky1]

LVG Half time team talk "I expect a much better showing in the second half"

Aggressive or calm? I'd be throwing teacups!

 

[J-Stander]

It isnt 5 at the back. What are you watching?. Its very clearly 3 at the back with a DM in front of them. Shaw and Rafael are sitting high.

It may as well be 5 at the back. Shaw and Rafael aren't Getting any higher than normal fullbacks do. Probably the same game as you...

 

[Winrar]

We really can't seem to play against lower league opposition. Don't remember the last time we dispatched them with ease even when Fergie was here

They raise their game against us with the "nothing to lose" attitude, which still, shouldn't come off as a surprise and we should be good enough to see it through.

Right now it doesn't look like we're good enough, let's see what the second half has to offer.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

352 really does make us look bad.

It looked like Van Gaal was having a word with Mata at the end of the first half. Hopefully, he replaces a centre back, because three at the back is not working.

 

[Stack]

Yes there is, the difference between this 532 and our 'typical' 352 is that we've played with wingers as wingbacks before and now we're playing literally with 5 defenders which is idiotic to say the least.

Not to mention that those two are bringing 0 (zero) attacking threat unlike Young and Valencia did.

We are NOT playing 5 at the back. Seriously what are you watching????. Fletcher is sitting in front of the back 3 and SHaw and Rafaelm are sitting high. They have got back to assist the defence no more than the wide midfielders do in a 442. Its really quite clear.

 

[justboy68]

Yeovil will be nackered soon into the second half we will comfortably win 2 or 3-0

 

[Godfather]

I'd rather see 30 Leicester like games than this dross when we somehow manage to nick a goal in the 90th minute. Absolutely awful.

Finally have our fullbacks fit again? Doesnt matter, play them as wing backs, although Shaw has absolutely no clue what to do with a football in the opponent's half.

And instead of playing youngsters with a bit of pace in midfield play a completely finished Fletcher there.

 

[Joga Bonito]

What.did.I. just.watch?

 

[Earthquake]

Shaw was cutting in a lot.

We could of had a smashly young special.

Cut in, bomb half way across the box, backpass to Fletch. Man Utd fans die a little. Repeat.

 

[ItsEssexRob]

Herrerra Shaw and Falcao have been abysmal. Trust me to back Falcao to score as well!

 

[Golo]

352 really does make us look bad.

It looked like Van Gaal was having a word with Mata at the end of the first half. Hopefully, he replaces a centre back, because three at the back is not working.

Good thinking, what about Angél? Is he available today?

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Don't remember the last time we dispatched them with ease even when Fergie was here

Last we played with was Aldershot, and we had an easy 3-0 win.

 

[stu_1992]

It's poor so far. Very flat performance. Fletcher, Herrera and Rooney are playing quite poor I think and there's been basically no service for the forwards. Blackett and McNair don't look great out there either. A lot of the poor performance seems to be from the lack of trust in the defence.

 

[Solius]

Bored of referees allowing blatant grabbing, pulling and over-physicality just because it's done by the plucky underdog and they should somehow be allowed to do that because they're shit.

 

[Hed Zitin]

Just the same inept play as Villa and Stoke. feck this system.

Crying out for a quick creator.

 

[Infra-red]

Wilson has been ok in a sea of total and utter shite.

 

[SammyUnited_83]

Awful.

We have 0 pace upfront. So much invested and we can't even create a chance.

 

[Ixion]

Fletcher really looks done at a club of our level. It's a shame. I think I'd rather see Anderson on...maybe.

 

[RoadTrip]

highlight after highlight of pointless passing around the back.

And inaccurate passes in the rest of the pitch.