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Chelsea 2:2 Manchester United

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Sat, 20 October 2018

sullydnl

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A draw is a good result against what is currently a better team. Shame we didn't win, we could have easily.

Our two best attackers were taken off, which should always lead to some questions.
 

Betson

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Fook , I thought we would at least hold out and get one good day against a big team.

Badly needed the 3 pts today. Talk about performances all you like but at this stage we are desperate for pts and we are still falling well short.
 

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When we come out to play we actually look like a good team. Who would have thought?

I get it. Our defence sucks but when you have good attackers just trust them to get the work done
 

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Shite first half.

Got the equaliser and we started to play better in the final third. Nice goal to take the lead.

Then sat back as usual and conceded late - which is a bit pathetic when you're sitting back.

Meh. Not the worst result on paper but little excitement in the end.
 

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I would have gladly taken a draw before the game, but fecking hell, not this way. Gutted. feck the classless staff.
 

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Obviously that goal was super disappointing but the 2nd half performance was shockingly great. We would have took a 2-2 draw at the beginning of the game. Hopefully we can build from this and not go back to being super negative at the start of games.
 

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The finish to that game sums us up. Complete feck up. 7 points off top four if Arsenal win on Monday at home.
 

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Feels like a loss. Between Pogba, Matic and Herrera someone has to cover that area at the end.
 

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So pissed off but we played well in the second half, did a good job. Just need two new centre backs.
 

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That's truly as harsh as this sport gets. Chelsea cnuts, they're always a massive thorn in our side on their turf.
 

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Overall a draw was a fair result I feel.

However, I think we did play a good game and did nullify a lot of Chelsea’s strengths.

They hardly created from open play and took 2 defensive lapses to lose the 3 points.

Bring on Juve!
 

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Taking Martial off was a really weird moment. When Martial came off they kind of hugged and Martial smiled, so maybe he wasn't that bothered, but he did look confused and surprised when his number came up
 

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Super game. Much better than expected. Still not convinced about Lindelof. We need another man mountain at the back.
 

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Would have taken 2 2 before kick off, but gutted to have blown it so late on. Great fight back in the 2nd half, everyone put a big effort in.

Great goals by Martial but thought Mata was our best player. Hats off to Lindelof who I don’t think is good enough but did very well. Pogba was better in the 2nd half too.
 

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Absolutely gutted, we didn't deserve that. 2nd half was such a far cry from the first, Martial and Mata were superb.
 

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Good second half performance after a diabolical first.

Martial should be well ahead of Sanchez in the pecking order.
 

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The best United performance under Mourinho to date. When the pressure is on we pull out this performance against a team on song and they were honestly lucky to get a draw against us.

feck off with your “Jose is outdated” shit.
Not as much shit as this post contains. Bollocks.
 

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So decking Unlucky. I hate football so much right now. Good second half nonetheless.
 

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We were good for a solid half hour. Shite in the part of the first half I saw, shite in the last 10 plus added time where we camped out on our six yard box and we're content to give the ball back to Chelsea. We were practically begging them to score and given we can't defend crosses it was always going to happen. It's hard to say the draw was undeserved, because given our defending and last 10 minutes it wasn't undeserved. It was exactly what we were asking for.

Should have killed it off with a third. But we didn't.
 

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If we don't do that idiotic cynical substitution charade, he gives 4 minutes and we cruise control to a victory.
 

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Wondered how long it would be before someone started with this nonsense again.
If we constantly need to go behind to start playing some football, then there is something wrong with the way the team is set up. It’s not an outlandish claim.

Martial has so much to offer this team, as he has been showing recently, in spite of being mismanaged for the last year or so.
 

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We will never win at Stamford Bridge. Second time we concede at the 90 minutes. Really frustrated with the end after we got ourselves back into the contest.
 

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To be honest, the last two games have given me hope for this season. I will be very happy if we keep playing like we did second half. We will win way more than lose points. Yes it hurts to drop two points in the last seconds but the players can be very proud of themselves.

Also whatever Jose said during half time, he should be saying that at the start of games. We looked a completely different unit second half. Our defending has to improve but overall I am happy.
 

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I would of taken a draw before the game, as I’m sure most United fans would.

However to concede right at the end is infuriating.
 

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1 point at the bridge in this poor run? Can't complain. Feels like a loss tho...
 

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Point away at Chelsea is fine, but not like this. Fecking hell.

Good second half, Mou should do his half time talks before the first half.
 

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Gutted by that. Would have felt way better than the Newcastle game. We needed a win for so many reasons. Much better in the second half, goes down a bad result in the end.
 

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The best United performance under Mourinho to date. When the pressure is on we pull out this performance against a team on song and they were honestly lucky to get a draw against us.

feck off with your “Jose is outdated” shit.
Just seemed to me to be a typical Jose performance.

Defend, defend, fall behind, attack, take lead, defend defend.

United turned up on the defensive, again. He only attacks when he has to, and turns at least one half into a bus parking bore fest.
 

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Both teams are a bit shit defensively. Can't fault our attitude today though.
 

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Mixed feelings again.

First half just like Newcastle was shocking, yet the second half was brilliant.

Why he took Martial off is a fecking mystery and the late goal is obviously disappointing but after the first half we did well.
 

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Possession
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5 3
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9 17

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