[Suvvernmanc]

Woodward. We've not invested as required for the last 2 years. Prior to that we over invested in the wrong players. Absolute joke.

I agree. Jose's last season we bought shite. This season we have made the defense solid. But weakened the midfield and the attack. Ridiculous

 

[tony54]

SAF had different players playing in midfield. Jones played too and so did Rafael. Surely even Jones and Rojo in midfield would have been better than Mata and Periera today?

Exactly, and why tuanzebe has not been utilised as a defensive midfielder ,I do not decking know.

 

[Casanova85]

At least the Spurs, Chelsea and Arse are crap too.

Top3-4 still possible.

 

[Ace of Spades]

The result doesn't bother me too much as I said before the season started we wouldn't get top 4, anyone that thought this squad had enough for that was delusional IMO. The thing that has disappointed me in the last few games is there's no style of play in effect anymore, the pressing has gone, the quick movement has gone, we've got the two washed up has-beens back starting, basically if you watched this game without knowing there had been a manager change you'd think Mourinho was still in charge, I don't see any gameplan or identity in our play, and that's compounded by the lack of quality, when even Neville says we need 4 players that will all cost £100M you know how bad the side is.

To be fair, I try to think about a pro active style with hacks like Mata, Matic and Young in the team and I can't see it. We play Periera out wide, who is no winger. No creativity or talent in midfield, or top strikers in the squad. Our only strong point is our defence, and we have been a bit unlucky in that part.

 

[Denis79]

Exactly. And when that’s the only difference between us and a bang average, mid table team like West Ham you know we’re going to finish nearer to them in the table than the top.

You're making my Sunday even worse with good deductions.

 

[r0663664]

I expected us to be top of top by Dec as we are probably lingering at 8-12 in the table with at 15-20 points off the leaders. Ole has a vision but he does not know how to get there. Letting players leaves and thinking that we can complete is just dreaming. Players can only improve with coaching, not dreaming.

 

[arthurka]

Hard to defend this.. bad plan, bad players and even worse how we are being run these days. We are in for a long season that Ole won't last.

 

[LoneStar]

Disgraceful performance. Agree with what Keane said. It's just sad at this point.

Every player always opts for the simple pass. Cowardly players and cowardly tactics. We could have had another 90 minutes and we would probably be down by 2 more goals, but managed to score none.

I really hope that City don't lose the match before us. We'll be in for a worse trashing than Watford with this form.

 

[SirMattlives]

I know it's all doom and gloom when we lose like this but I thought we were ok in parts but a little light up front. So I retain some hope.

I do wonder if Andreas will ever demonstrate what he'a apparently able to do that keeps him in the team, surely he's capable of more than we witness on match days. Mata is a bit light and I thought that second goal was not even a legit free kick. De Gea makes me nervous these days..seems to miss savable stuff and we're investing a fortune in him.

So, I don't see any alternative than sticking with the program for this season -- give Ole another window, blood the youngsters and try a more attacking game. Let's take a serious look at this over a season and determine if this path offers a decent future. If not, then the questions will be asked about who can do better but change for change sake is not going to help.

 

[UnitedChampionsAgain]

So bad now I won't be surprised if we slump towards the relegation zone. Who can we actually say we are better than with this bunch of players? We can't score, concede too easily and have absolutely zero invention. Where are the pluses cos I sure as hell can't find any?

 

[MUFAN79]

The worst thing is it’s not even surprising anymore. You can see this happening before almost every game.

 

[Mike Oxard]

We need to get Phil Jones back in the team as soon as possible. He’d have made a difference today.

 

[sugar_kane]

Genuinely can't work out if I'm deluded or if it's just classic overwhelming caf negativity making me feel that way but I still am optimistic that we're on the right tracks, even if it's going to be quite a long and frustrating journey.

We lost today not due to tactics or effort (for the most part...) but due to a lack of quality. Fill those gaps in the next two windows and we will look a lot better.

What most frustrates me is the continual reliance on has beens like Mata and Matic. I get why, as we cannot just throw the kids out there continually and expect results - it's just painful to watch.

At least Mata tries but Matic is a geriatric has-been who can't be arsed to press, which cost us the first goal today.

Rashford yet again a liability - still desperately want him to come good but he seems to nearly always make the wrong decision.

When those three were off the pitch we looked a lot better - some nice quick tempo passing. Just wish Fred could learn how to not place basic passes out for a throw in on a semi-regular basis.

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Yeah. Realising that this Ole just doesn’t have the managerial chops for this big a job is horrible but there you go. Doesn’t make my memories of him as a player any less fond.

For what it’s worth, I think even a world class manager would struggle at a club that spends its money with such staggering incompetence. But does anyone seriously think Ole is a really too class manager? We never would have thought of him as one at Molde and it doesn’t look like he’s turned into one over the last 10 months.

Aye, I think a top drawer elite manager would struggle this season with such a poor squad.

So when you have a guy in Ole who to be as kind as possible is clearly not a top drawer elite manager it's just asking for trouble .

 

[The Firestarter]

Chelsea's defence is simply a joke.

 

[I Am Zlatan]

Pretty much..

So sad that our standards dropped so much, that few years ago, we would say teams like Leicester, west ham, and Everton.. now we compare ourselves to Leeds, Norwich, and Bournemouth... not even comparing ourselves to mid table teams anymore.

Ps. I can’t quote Twitter posts.

 

[Wumminator]

Genuinely can't work out if I'm deluded or if it's just classic overwhelming caf negativity making me feel that way but I still am optimistic that we're on the right tracks, even if it's going to be quite a long and frustrating journey.

We lost today not due to tactics or effort (for the most part...) but due to a lack of quality. Fill those gaps in the next two windows and we will look a lot better.

What most frustrates me is the continual reliance on has beens like Mata and Matic. I get why, as we cannot just throw the kids out there continually and expect results - it's just painful to watch.

At least Mata tries but Matic is a geriatric has-been who can't be arsed to press, which cost us the first goal today.

Rashford yet again a liability - still desperately want him to come good but he seems to nearly always make the wrong decision.

When those three were off the pitch we looked a lot better - some nice quick tempo passing. Just wish Fred could learn how to not place basic passes out for a throw in on a semi-regular basis.

Yeah.

We’re in trouble here. But I would rather look at the positives. Soon as this squad loses Martial and Pogba we are always going to be in trouble.

 

[The Firestarter]

We need to get Phil Jones back in the team as soon as possible. He’d have made a difference today.

Yeah, would've lost 0:3 . Small difference but still...

 

[Igor Drefljak]

I guess we dominated possession

 

[Yorkeontop]

Watching us is choresome. The results don't bother me as such with the platform provided for youngsters to potential shine.

 

[Sing you a song]

United lack a goal scorer ... shock
United have nothing in midfield.... shock

Not replacing
Herrera
Lukaku
Sanchez
an absolute disgrace
Woodward to blame but ole will pay with his job
Easy to blame lack of experience but remember LVG and Jose also failed
Woodward is the common denominator

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

We're getting there

You dizzy blad?

We're shit.

In other news, water is wet, Brexit is a farce and Donald Trump likes twitter.

 

[Hughie77]

Fecking mess, poor all round, rest players on Thursday for what!! That dross, ok were missing Martial, Shaw, Pogba. But they didn't play last weekend iether!

It's just poor Attitude, they looked beat, they were beat, and let's be Honest West Ham are not a good team by far. Not won away since Feb. That says it all

 

[ArjenIsM3]

I guess we dominated possession

No we didn't. We did most games this season, but we didn't this time.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Yeah.

We’re in trouble here. But I would rather look at the positives. Soon as this squad loses Martial and Pogba we are always going to be in trouble.

Hehe. Yes they’ve been absolute stalwarts in recent seasons, haven’t they?

Right now they’re both benefiting from the main thing United players have done to inflate their reputation in recent seasons. Not playing.

 

[Di Maria's angel]

Genuinely can't work out if I'm deluded or if it's just classic overwhelming caf negativity making me feel that way but I still am optimistic that we're on the right tracks, even if it's going to be quite a long and frustrating journey.

We lost today not due to tactics or effort (for the most part...) but due to a lack of quality. Fill those gaps in the next two windows and we will look a lot better.

What most frustrates me is the continual reliance on has beens like Mata and Matic. I get why, as we cannot just throw the kids out there continually and expect results - it's just painful to watch.

At least Mata tries but Matic is a geriatric has-been who can't be arsed to press, which cost us the first goal today.

Rashford yet again a liability - still desperately want him to come good but he seems to nearly always make the wrong decision.

When those three were off the pitch we looked a lot better - some nice quick tempo passing. Just wish Fred could learn how to not place basic passes out for a throw in on a semi-regular basis.

Sorry, you're most definitely deluded.

 

[Gordon S]

We will still be ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal after 6 rounds and be just 2 goals behind Spurs on same points as well. Top 4 might still be alive

 

[Charlie Foley]

Mata and Maguire both should have scored at 1-0. But we aren’t creating nearly enough

 

[Denis79]

At least the Spurs, Chelsea and Arse are crap too.

Top3-4 still possible.

Watching Chelsea vs Liverpool, they are much better than us.

 

[elnorte]

You dizzy blad?

We're shit.

In other news, water is wet, Brexit is a farce and Donald Trump likes twitter.

See my second post in the thread.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Pretty much..

Tweet

— Twitter API (@user) date

I don't know who the feck this is but his twitter handle pretty much sums up our fans and our club. Rants n Bants.

Watching Chelsea vs Liverpool, they are much better than us.

Yeah they have more technical players and more heart and fight in them.

Couple of signings and they will be well set. Our hole is much deeper.

 

[Wumminator]

Hehe. Yes they’ve been absolute stalwarts in recent seasons, haven’t they?

Right now they’re both benefiting from the main thing United players have done to inflate their reputation in recent seasons. Not playing.

I think they’re two of our best attacking three.

 

[red4ever 79]

I don't know who the feck this is but his twitter handle pretty much sums up our fans and our club. Rants n Bants.

Think he is one of the regulars from the United stand. Has some good opinions and bad opinions

 

[Eric7C]

We will still be ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal after 6 rounds and be just 2 goals behind Spurs on same points as well. Top 4 might still be alive

Same thing happened toward the end of last season. Game after game, we were given chances to make the spot ours.

It's the hope that kills ya.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Same thing happened toward the end of last season. Game after game, we were given chances to make the spot ours.

It's the hope that kills ya.

Arsenal winning now.

 

[Buster15]

We will still be ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal after 6 rounds and be just 2 goals behind Spurs on same points as well. Top 4 might still be alive

Do we really look like a top 4 side.

 

[Igor Drefljak]

No we didn't. We did most games this season, but we didn't this time.

It was said in jest.

 

[Swearing Budgie]

Chelsea are getting beat but they are miles ahead of us

 

[Andersons Dietician]

Watching that it just seems like some of these lads just don’t know how to play football at this level. I mean there was an abundance of terrible passes but it’s the decision making that really just frustrates me.

Now I don’t want to single out McT because overall I thought he was decent but 1 occasion. He beats his man and there is a pass on that would cause danger to West Ham and he can move in to a better position. Instead he beats another man, again a pass opens up for him to cause damage to West Ham. Ignores it, tries to beat a 3rd man and loses the ball.

Later the ball comes to him and he can play an easy first time pass to Bissaka that opens West Ham up. Instead he decides to take on his man, he beats him but then straight after he gives the ball to Bissaka.

Now it’s harsh to call him out as it’s great he feels he can take on people and he did but sometimes the best thing is the easier option. Nothing might have come from him passing to Bissaka first time but it would have given Bissaka an extra bit of time and space to try and do something.

The problem is there are issues like this all over the pitch you watch someone like City and Pool and a lot of the time they just do the simple thing and it’s devastating. Our guys spend way too much time flaffing about on the ball.

I’m guessing Rashford was injured before the game but honestly can’t believe he didn’t at least get a shot away on that one where he had broke free. I was expecting him to just put that bottom right.

We desperately need Martial back. Someone who has a bit more guile in the final 3rd and can hold up the ball at least and isn’t so 1 dimensional.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Chelsea are getting beat but they are miles ahead of us

Much more quality and more more fight. Against a much better side.

Unlucky today. They will finish above us.