2017 Pre Season | Real Madrid vs Manchester United

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Taking the next corner instead of Jones!
I'm just going to stay away from it today. Don't feel right criticising his performance knowing the extent of abuse he's getting on twitter
It's crazy that some of it is coming from people that call themselves United fans! I hope, as someone said earlier, he's getting all this madness out of his system before the league starts. Shows how important it is to signi players early in the window!
 

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That involved switching keyboards on my phone and thus losing the all caps and then having to turn them back on. An effort I wasn't willing to make to be honest.
 

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The whole game's been a great experience, from Ronald McDonald walking the players out, through the fat lino to the absolute cherry on top that the shoot-out has been. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
 

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That involved switching keyboards on my phone and thus losing the all caps and then having to turn them back on. An effort I wasn't willing to make to be honest.
All I have to do is long hold on my keypad.
 

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Our season being better than last season depends on some of our players having significantly improved seasons than last. So far that doesn't look like its happening. Everyone keeps saying 'its just preseason' but the way I see it if Martial and Mikhi are having issues playing well in such low pressure 'just preseason' games, how the hell will they suddenly get better when the actual football with all the pressure starts?
Are you sure you have watched the other preseason games? Miki was fine, 2 goals and 2 assists in 3 previous games.
 

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All I have to do is long hold on my keypad.
Yeah I kept doing that and it wouldn't work, so by the time it did I wasn't risking turning it off again.

This has been more entertaining than the match. I bid you a fine evening.
 

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Yeah I kept doing that and it wouldn't work, so by the time it did I wasn't risking turning it off again.

This has been more entertaining than the match. I bid you a fine evening.
:lol:
 

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@GifLord 79th minute. Gif of lukaku's first touch please. I'm hoping to get about 13 likes for it on Twitter. I'll mention that you created the gif in a separate tweet sometime next year.

Thanks.
 

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Missus is asleep. I've had a few. Waking her up is a good idea yeah?
 

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@GifLord 79th minute. Gif of lukaku's first touch please. I'm hoping to get about 13 likes for it on Twitter. I'll mention that you created the gif in a separate tweet sometime next year.
:lol:
 

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Dreadful half, but don't think any players of ours seemed bothered (can't care less about these friendlies myself, really). I know it's only preseason but still disappointing too see that we look exactly the same after spending nearly 100 million. Still reserving my judgment on Lindelof, but I struggle to understand why we bought another centre back at all.

Unpopular opinion here: we should sell Mkhitaryan asap at a decent price (seriously though, I just can't stand how often he gives the ball away when he plays poorly)
 

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Horrible shootout but a win is a win, and we've just done the European Champions. Let that sink in.

Now let's go and sign 4 world class players please.
 

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Was a strange game. Madrid played with more fluidity in the second half with their reserves. We looked very lethargic after the subs.

First half team were OK, looked more creative. Fellaini, and Carrick played OK, Martial likewise. Particularly pleased with Periera

Lindelof and Mike didn't work as cb pairing, Jones and Baily looked better.
 

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We should hold a parade, though we'd probably miss the bus.
 

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I know people will say Martial did well but apart from his insane assist I don't think he was all that great. He's an unbelievable dribbler when he's on it but if he's not doing that he offers almost nothing else. He isn't a great crosser or passer, he doesn't work hard or create space for anyone else. Basically all he can do is dribble and it's worrying to have a player that 1 dimensional.

Of course if he can provide assists like todays in every game then it's not that much of an issue but if he doesn't then i'll become concerned