Think it's half of his cup final have gone to extra time too. He drags teams into deep water with his defensive tactics sponging up their attacking pressure while we conserve energy then hit them on the break or with a set piece.
We don't have the players to sit back and absorb pressure all day long. We have a defence that crumble under pressure, especially without Bailly. And we don't have the attack to play effectively on the counter either, don't remember outscoring an opponent once playing like that all season. Think our best bet will be to go toe to toe with Ajax.
He was never injured, Jose mind games. Scenes when he walks out in the final with the captains armband on in his hometown.Can you believe that there is stupid United fans on Facebook that actually think Ibra will be fit to play in this game.
I swear , if I posted that on some United face book pages , they would believe it
Zlatan is from Malmö, not Stockholm.
Good post.
He was impressive
Free on BT. CL too.
That is how it should be, thanks.
It was a very open game but Ajax had like twice as many chances and shots on goal as Lyon did, so they deserved the win.
Wouldn't call myself a fan but I'm Dutch so. But yeah, they play the same, their intent is always the same. Always 4-3-3. They want to put the other team under pressure, recover the ball fast and high up the pitch. They like to play a good passing game, build up from the back if possible. At least this is what their intention is, against strong opposition they struggle to keep possession but they'll still try to pressure high up the pitch if possible and try to recover the ball quickly. Even though they struggle to keep possession for long they still tend to create many chances, their attacks can be very quick. But besides Dolberg and Klaassen usually none of their other players are really efficient with converting those chances. What ends up happening usually is the team gets stretched out over the pitch, alot of space inbetween lines, and a very open game as a result. And they have alot of fight in them, this is the main difference for me with Ajax last year and the years before under Frank De Boer, which was more lethargic.
Cheers.
Our defence will struggle with their pace, especially Blind if he plays. We are going to make defensive mistakes at the start of the game or Jose will tell the team to play defensively and we will struggle to score whenever we get the ball. People here are underestimating Ajax and the way they play. Jose might have made a big mistake by letting go of top four.
Surely playing Ajax on a neutral ground is a more favourable ask, than beating Spurs at WHL on it's final day? 2-1 flattered us really.
They are better organized than any PL side, they are just not primarily organized not to concede, but organized to score. That might be an idea for PL clubs who just found at that unbeaten runs with lots of draws don't bring much points and good forwards miss half chances too.
Utd didnt play Ajax in 2002, unless you are talking about some sort of friendly
Your comments seem harsh sometimes but are mostly true, PL fans talking about organisation, but they are then again less organised than Italian and Spanish teams.
He means the 2012 match at OT that Ajax won 1-2 in the final 32 of the EL. Man Utd went through on aggregate of 3-2.
Lacazette was fit but not fit enough to play 90 minutes. They thought they could win without him and fielded him to at least score another away goal which luckily he didn't.
I wasn't talking only about the Spurs match. They could play fearless football cause they are young. Our team has generally struggled against teams with pace, we struggled against Celta. IMO we will struggle against Ajax defensively.
I also think so, but Bailly being out means our defense might not be so good.
This exposure to knowledge?
@TheReligion @EyeInTheSky A lot of people tried to argue with him but it's useless as he's definitely a WUM.
Don't worry, Jose decided it for you. It will be Romero.
I don't see where your confidence comes from. Atleast this young Ajax team has the "b*lls" to go all out and trust in their ability to overcome the opposition. We on the other hand need a galactico team to compete in what I consider to be a 3rd rate competition.
