[Im red2]

I dont understand LVG has had 2 full transfer windows with almost unlimited money, and has spent an awful lot, and really man for man there has not been a huge improvement , in addition our attacking play has really regressed

Its LVG fault he had the whole summer to fix our attack yet he hasnt, he better sort it out before tuesday

Woddward needs to get his skates on.

 

[jem]

Few shaky moments but all in all our defensive unit is fantastic! All my bets are up, I just need us to win to Nil!.... Can we get a goal though?

Mata off, Young on.
Expect Carrick will be on at 65/70
Shaw is fantastic

I don't see how Young on the right would be an improvement over Mata. I can't recall Young ever playing well on the right. Valencia, on the other hand, could be an option.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

obviously I'm not saying Rooney is close to as good as Aguero is in any way, but it's silly to suggest he'd have scored those three chances. They weren't exactly clear cut by any means and he missed an easier one yesterday than any of them were.

I agree that those weren't chances that he had to score. But he had to do something productive with them rather than let defender nick them off him or try lame lobs.

Hopefully he's better in the second.

 

[Señor]

Our attack is really worrying. 2 goals in 3 and a half PL games is appalling. Especially considering one of them was from Kyle Walker, for feck's sake. If we don't strengthen, we're not winning the title, simple as that.

 

[NoLogo]

I really don't get why we are always this static. One would have thought this is something that got addressed by now but for the better part of 3-4 seasons there is little to no movement in our team apart from the occasional game where our lads show that they actually still know how to move around the pitch without the ball when in possession it remains totally absent from our game in about 75% of our games every season.

 

[Anderson's Cat]

The exaggeration on here can be so ridiculous

We're shit. That's not an exaggeration.

 

[Shark]

It's as if the team doesn't have a clue how to attack. I'd get Mata off and bring on Young. pace is needed.

 

[thejtrain]

To be honest, i don't get how Mata starts every game. I'd rather have Mephis and Young on the wings, 2 players that actually try to run and go past players.

... and invariably fails. Sorry, he's not been any better than Mata in the PL so far.

 

[ManUtd1999]

Rooney missed like 2-3 chances, that's why we really still need to sign a striker before the window shuts.

None of his shots was even threatening, and I say that as someone who defended Rooney a lot recently.

2 goals in the league in 3.5 matches (one was OG)? That's dreadful!

 

[iAm20Legend]

Nah Di Maria was a coward. Spineless

Yep. And didn't really want to come here in the first place,too.

 

[Litch]

We need Rooney at 10 and a new forward. He's just not got the attributes to be our only option up front...

 

[shivab]

Should bring young on for mata. Schweini also hanging onto the ball for too long and slowing the attack down. Swansea are closing down space really well. We need to play more cross field passes and isolate depay against the full back.

 

[Red Dreams]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...sea-striker-Bafetimbi-Gomis-7m-release-clause

We may be in for Gomes.

 

[C'est Moi Cantona]

To be honest, i don't get how Mata starts every game. I'd rather have Mephis and Young on the wings, 2 players that actually try to run and go past players.

Mata just isn't a winger, if we'd bought Pedro and played him behind Rooney, I wouldn't mind betting he'd be one of our best player most weeks.

If we don't get a right winger in then it couid be hard watch this season.

 

[Jacob]

Our attack is really worrying. 2 goals in 3 and a half PL games is appalling. Especially considering one of them was from Kyle Walker, for feck's sake. If we don't strengthen, we're not winning the title, simple as that.

One own goal and one deflection. We have scored a proper goal in 4 games.

 

[Will Singh]

LVG will get happy with all the possession we've had. So fecking boring to watch, Mata is awful today and is predictable! Defence can't handle Gomis!

 

[Di Maria's angel]

Nah Di Maria was a coward. Spineless

Fair enough. Well destroy him like Mata and Herrera.

 

[the hea]

Rooney and Mata has been poor. We badly need a right winger, playing Mata on the wing is like playing with two n10s we never look dangerous when attacking on the right wing because Darmian is asked to take care of that whole side on his own.

 

[Shark]

We're shit. That's not an exaggeration.

Swansea aren't shit though. This would be a tough game for anyone.

 

[Player Red]

Mata's even more shit now when he has to play with his back to the goal at the #10 position. Herrera's been decent and out of the 3 shots on goal , 2 have come off Herrera's pass.

I don't quite get what warrants changing Herrera for Mata. Mata for Ashley Young would make infinitely more sense.

Think you quoted the wrong message, didn't see the original making these points but yes would be pointless making that change. Need Herrera to sit slightly deeper, and look to take the ball on whilst heading towards goal. Mata/Memphis should get it wide and look for Herrera coming from a slightly deeper position. Unfortunately LVG likes him further up the pitch.

 

[Garethw]

The club has known this all summer but done feck all to address it (yet!)

And this is why I can't understand some posters that say that this transfer window has been a success.

We've done well with the transfers completed but it's as clear day to everyone and their dog that we need a centre half, winger and striker. Not signing Pedro is looking like a massive feck up.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Was that Lallana advertising Nivea?

 

[WyoManU]

At the end of the day, rooney could've had a hattrick.

Broken record. Problem seems to be it is never a different day, unless we play a depleted Brugges side who has defense more akin to Swiss cheese than a football defensive wall.

 

[Pyro19]

I dont understand LVG has had 2 full transfer windows with almost unlimited money, and has spent an awful lot, and really man for man there has not been a huge improvement , in addition our attacking play has really regressed

Its LVG fault he had the whole summer to fix our attack yet he hasnt, he better sort it out before tuesday

The biggest problem is Rooney who's undroppable. No matter how shit he plays we tend to sign players that can help him score. He's like that dead albatross that we have to hang around our neck since we pay him 300K in wages and made him our club captain.

If only SAF had gotten rid of Rooney before he had left , if only.

 

[Im red2]

Defence is solid, midfield looks very good to, just need more up front and we will be fine

 

[roykeane19]

Thats just not true. Every player he has brought in has been an upgrade.

After spending 250 million. I think that would be obvious, but in reality how much of an upgrade are they really, our rivals still have man for man better players than us

 

[Escobar]

Been saying it for a few games. No chemistry between Mata and Darmian, and Mata very slow and takes out any intensity in our attacks.

All he does is passing it back and it takes forever until he has made his mind up

 

[Bugzy]

Mata needs to stop passing it back, or killing the counter-attack or killing any possibility of passing it forward.

It's so frustrating to see him either kill the progress forward or holding it for too long and having the ball passed all the way back to the keeper or just lose it in general.

I miss De Gea's Distribution.

 

[Question234]

People asking mata not to pass sideways just watch the players in the box and not the ball, rooney is absolutely static that's why players go backwards or switch play when we find the edge of the box.

It's not enough to get to the final, you've got to move around in it as well.

 

[Adam-Utd]

And Memphis doesn't always comes inside?

No, early on he went on the outside quite a few times. Obviously his first choice is cutting in but atleast he has the option of going outside, mata just doesn't have that. Taylor knows he's coming inside every time so he can give him all the room down the line he wants.

 

[iAm20Legend]

Let's see what LvG serves up 2nd half.

 

[Ballache]

The exaggeration on here can be so ridiculous

Standard nowadays, must say we haven't been great. I defended us against Newcastle where I genuinely felt we played well but today we've been bad going forward. At the same time Swansea away is not exactly an easy fixture so we need to take that into consideration.

 

[Señor]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...sea-striker-Bafetimbi-Gomis-7m-release-clause

We may be in for Gomes.

Honestly, I wouldn't mind that. Stopgap signing who'd do a job.

 

[DWelbz19]

We need Rooney at 10 and a new forward. He's just not got the attributes to be our only option up front...

Rooney as the #10 would be even worse in his current form

 

[Roman Bellic]

Rooney will score in the second half.

 

[championo]

Build up is too slow. Rooney is back to not trying at all. Probably needs a subbing. Romero needs to learn how to kick a ball. Other than that, not THAT bad considering Swansea are always a tough squad.

Our keeper needs to stop trying to kick with this left foot. It is shit. He is slow adjusting to change feet. Our players still think they have De Gea there and don't pass the ball in such a way that it comes to Romero where he can use his right.

 

[van Persie]

To be honest, i don't get how Mata starts every game. I'd rather have Mephis and Young on the wings, 2 players that actually try to run and go past players.

Mata is a waste on the wing. Said it 100 times. We should just sell him if he can't get games in the middle.

 

[jem]

I love the man, but if you ever needed proof of how misleading stats can be, then there it is. I suppose there hasn't been much competition in terms of creativity, but there's been nothing creative about Mata's performance so far.

 

[Varun]

Be interesting to see who Fellaini replaces. Would personally put him upfront instead of Rooney.

 

[Red Dreams]

their midfield has done a good job. Shelvy especially.