Bobski
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Boring team, boring match, boring competition.
Robin van Greenwood!Man Utd 1:0 FC Astana - Greenwood (73')
It was far too direct, the runs were all in straight lines at 100mph. There’s just no guile in our front line.The lack of movement upfront, apart from Gomes, stood out.
This. Always tricky when a team parks the bus and with 9 changes including some very young players. Useful experience for them, Fred with match fitness, clean sheet and three points. Onto the next one.Solid win. Had about 75% possession and were always comfortable. Should have won by 4 or 5. Made it more difficult than it needed to be. Vital first minutes of the season for many players. As usual the match thread fans ruin it for everyone with their incessant knee jerkism and mouth frothing.
He hit 120 passes at a 93% passing accuracyTurns out that even some nobody team from Azerbaijan is above Matic's level, as he was utterly garbage once again. Couldn't even place simple passes, and completely lost his head defensively more than a few times.
But I'm sure that won't stop him from talking shit about not getting picked enough.
We made 9 changes.Lads, it's Astana.
Definitely. They were good for being kids all making their first starts, but I don’t really think they’re ready to start every game like some people on here. I would like to see them get more and more involved as times goes by but they aren’t ready to be starters yet.Poor stuff. Kids looked like kids bar Greenwood's excellent goal. Don't get the gnashing of teeth over Gomes sub. Disappointed with the spaces he took up. Clever player but didn't show it tonight. As has been said, everything went wrong for Chong. Not the first time we've said that. Axel looked like a man who's had actual football. But look, they need minutes, they got them, we needed a result, brought on some experience, got the goal. No complaints with the subs. For the rest, Matic was good tonight and needed to be. Another chance missed for Fred. Too much bitching as per about Rashford. Worked hard, looked likely, finished poorly. We'll take it and move on.
What is with this? I think I missed something!Yes Daddy
How's that?Proved our inability to work our way through a low block is more of a tactical issue than a personnel thing.
They had 1 good chance after jones fecked up.... and we should have been 3 up by then.Started off really well, but then tapered off. Chong was very poor. Rashford needs to be less selfish outside the box and more lethal inside.
Great debut goal for Mason, wonderfully taken. Both the fullbacks were good as well.
Thank God Astana were shite, any decent team would have scored 1/2 goals with the chances they had. Overall an okay game, but it's 3 points.
God yes Chong - what do the backroom boys see in him. He was in a defender’s pocket all eveningWell done Greenwood.
I think Gomes is the most ready of the three for PL football and Tuanzebe shoud start with Maguire.
Poor Chong.
Whenever someone had the ball, there was never an obvious pass to progress the move forward, sometimes there wasn't even a fullback/winger available.It was far too direct, the runs were all in straight lines at 100mph. There’s just no guile in our front line.
We missed as many chances.We made 9 changes.
Francois Letexier