We have a different view of what constitutes domination.
Finals with Mourinho usually go this way in general. He has a phenomenal record in finals.
Ajax were poor because we marked them out of the game. They played into our hands.
We had to. Ajax had 2 weeks break, our players would have fainted at 60th min had they played all the games. Jose did the right thing to rest them and it was clear to see the concentration levels improved whole game.
I meant not only the result but whole dominance without the ball. In the other finals with United things still looked a bit shaky but it was typical Mourinho today. It will be great to see him (and United) back in the Champions League
Did you ever feel that Ajax would win that game once it kicked off? That's what constitutes domination.
You won't get an apology from me. We do not look one iota better than we did last year under van Gaal, we're still very much a mediocre team. Beating a bunch of nobodies in a very unimpressive fashion on our way to the EL trophy doesn't change that. Jose has a lot of things he needs to get right in the summer or he'll follow in the footsteps of Moyes and van Gaal.
Happy we've got CL though.
They had no movement, nothing was working for them. It wasn't their night and United just had to be decent defensively and create a few chances, it wasn't like United were closing them down quickly and forcing mistakes, Ajax made most of them on their own.
Aye, it's good to be back
We sat off them until outside our box and crowded them out when they dribbled close to the penalty area. It was by design. Barely had a sniff of goal. Shooting into bodies all night long.
While we didn't play well, you can only beat who's in front of you. Ajax did well to get to the final and a lot if people were rabbiting on about their youth and exuberance and their pressing game - which we nullified perfectly.
You won't get an apology from me. We do not look one iota better than we did last year under van Gaal, we're still very much a mediocre team. Beating a bunch of nobodies in a very unimpressive fashion on our way to the EL trophy doesn't change that. Jose has a lot of things he needs to get right in the summer or he'll follow in the footsteps of Moyes and van Gaal.
Happy we've got CL though.
Can you enjoy tonight at least for 5 minutes?
You won't get an apology from me. We do not look one iota better than we did last year under van Gaal, we're still very much a mediocre team. Beating a bunch of nobodies in a very unimpressive fashion on our way to the EL trophy doesn't change that. Jose has a lot of things he needs to get right in the summer or he'll follow in the footsteps of Moyes and van Gaal.
Happy we've got CL though.
It was exactly like that, they were poor in part because we didn't give them space and forced them to make mistakes.
They were so static, it was the usual tactics of sitting off and allowing the opposition to have possession with a few players making challenges quicker than normal like Darmian and Fellaini having a rare decent performance against a midfield with no real physical presence. It worked against Ajax but I don't think it came close to the effectiveness of the Chelsea performance at Old Trafford, that was peak Mourinho this season and hopefully those ideas will be built on for the tougher matches in the future.
I said I was happy with CL, but it's a discussion forum, we're supposed to give our opinions. It'd be a pretty boring place if everyone agreed about everything, no?
There is a clear difference between sitting back and setting up defensively to enable the counter attack. We did the latter.
We don't care.
Yeah. Same as always always moaning. That's a bit boring too tbh.
Some people just think it's cool being divisive even when the time/event doesn't call for it. There are actually a lot of them on this forum, it's like a contest for them. Must be miserable people to hang out with though I doubt they have many friends.
It's stupid to compar the two games
I think you're only happy they are in the CL because it will give you more opportunities to make belligerent posts in an attempt to get your rocks off.
Is his own words, "football is winning".
TAmato, TOEmato.
