[sammsky1]

Morale boosting half of fotoball for us. Mctominay and James were excellent. If Rashford and Martial were as good as they are hyped, we’d be 0-5 up.

Hope we can get an early goal in 2nd half to kill this off. If Norwich score early, we might panic and get into a mess.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Good and entertaining half. Shame about the penalties,though I dont think I would've given the first involving James.

Martial and Rashford as a pair have looked bright. McTomminay has controlled the mdifield. Fred and Periera have been so-so.
Maguire and Lindelof have been comfortable.

But,I reiterate, we've been good.

 

[stu_1992]

Jeez it's rare to watch a United game and be entertained! More of this in the second please. The penalty situation is a bit crazy! Fair enough they were saves but 2 more missed penalties this season.

Some goal for McTominay, and a great assist for James on the Rashford goal.

 

[OohAahMartial]

We should be at least 5 goals up by now.

 

[Scotty McT]

That poster saying they were good pens just highlights the kind of mediocrity some people are happy to put up with

 

[RedDevil-85]

Finally some goals and entertaining football.
Penalty misses are annoying but other than that,good half.
Hope we go for more goals

 

[Cloud7]

Imagine this squad suddenly finding themselves in the Moscow shootout. It would be over before Terry even got a go.

Off topic, but isn’t it something that Ronaldo of all people blew his penalty and almost cost us that CL? It’s crazy to think about when you look at him now eh? If you need a penalty struck now, there isn’t anyone in world football I would rather have standing over it than him.

 

[Jazz]

watch this end up 2-2 or something

Please don't say that. I would start crying.

 

[esmufc07]

A weak pen to the side is 50/50 chance. A professional player should have better than 50/50 chance of getting it in the top corner.

not if he’s left footed

 

[Isotope]

What an excellent attacking game by the team. Is AWB really an ex-winger?? He has zero attacking sense.

 

[Majima]

He's definitely not off his line there.

Do you have the still for Martial's penalty? He looked off his line then too.

 

[lysglimt]

We're playing the 19th position with the worst defense in the league, so let's calm down a little bit. I have been expecting a win there since that "next 5 fixtures" thread.

Oh dear!

 

[SirAF]

Thanks, but I never watch United on stream so I'm afraid to jinx it. If it ends well I will watch later tonight.

I’m the same. Nothing worse than watching a stream that constantly stops to buffer etc.

 

[2 man midfield]

Most keepers come off their lines before most penalties. That shouldn’t excuse two very poor efforts from us.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Pretty dam awful considering we have only played about 15 games.

Two pens cost us big time. Agruably could have been four points better off. Hopefully it doesn't cost us today.

 

[kouroux]

4 penalties missed this season by my count or is it more ?

 

[Van Piorsing]

I couldn't even tell you who our best penalty taker is... Juan Mata?

I'd fancy Andreas takes a decent one

Since we don't have one clinical finisher in a true sense this could be also a solution. No jokes, we're simply not ruthless.

 

[Untd55]

We are boring!
Our manager is the worst in the League!
We never score goals!
No shots at target!

One decent game doesn't change facts. Posts like these are so stupid.

 

[Sandikan]

What a joke.

Thought you meant the poor pen for a sec! Now I see. I thought they checked keepers on var? Who even knows anymore

 

[Ace of Spades]

Haha, how is it weak mentality. Nobody is hiding from taking pens, if anything, the players have a strong mentality in that regard.

Are we shit at pens? Yes, but at the same time, krul is good at saving them.

Not that difficult, when he just comes off his line so much.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

McTominay and Fred have been in full control as well.

 

[Red For Ever]

All credit to him? Credit the refs. Would he have saved them if they applied the rules?

I think the first Penalty was harsh, if the Refs had called it right it would not be a Penalty,
if that had been given against United, this place would be livid

 

[always_hoping]

The best United have played since last spring. Contest should be over at half time. Fine finish by McTominay on the first and great first touch and cool finish by Rashford on the 2nd goal.

Worst thing about the penalty misses was that they weren't even great saves. 1st one wasn't a penalty IMO. Krul save from Martial on the corner kick was outstanding, Norwich players reaction said it all.

I hope United go on to win this comfortably but obviously the next goal will be huge...

 

[Yagami]

Thanks, but I never watch United on stream so I'm afraid to jinx it. If it ends well I will watch later tonight.

We all have our superstitions, but we're actually playing well here so I don't want you to miss out! We could've had 5 goals in this half alone!

 

[dove]

Good half, exactly like we should play against majority of teams in the league. Now I fear we will go ultra defensive and invite pressure just like every single time we do if we are leading at HT.

 

[Dobba]

Most keepers come off their lines before most penalties. That shouldn’t excuse two very poor efforts from us.

Hence them bringing a rule in about making them stay on it.

 

[Flying high]

Norwich might be poor, but still we've done well. Hope it continues 2nd half.

 

[kouroux]

Now comes Ole's famous half time talk after we stop playing.
Ole say nothing today. Please

Amen

 

[FrankDrebin]

Imagine this squad suddenly finding themselves in the Moscow shootout. It would be over before Terry even got a go.

I'm still surprised Giggs scored his one.

 

[2 man midfield]

Off topic, but isn’t it something that Ronaldo of all people blew his penalty and almost cost us that CL? It’s crazy to think about when you look at him now eh? If you need a penalty struck now, there isn’t anyone in world football I would rather have standing over it than him.

Big game player if ever there was one. I genuinely thought we’d fecked it after his miss, and even though I was pissed with him and his poncy little run up, you couldn’t blame him really. He was sensational that year.

 

[Random Task]

McTominay and Fred have been in full control as well.

Mctominay especially, he has dominated the midfield.

 

[Sandikan]

Best bit was the commentator and co on my stream adamant it wouldn't be a pen for James. Even though he'd clearly been brought down without the defender touching the ball. It doesn't matter a hoot if he'd "leant in"

 

[Andycoleno9]

Martial is our best pen taker. He just needs to shoot them like he did before. With slow run-up

 

[Ekeke]

4 penalties missed this season by my count or is it more ?

Perhaps all we need to fix our goalscoring woes is a penalty specialist

 

[Judas]

That poster saying they were good pens just highlights the kind of mediocrity some people are happy to put up with

Pretty much this.

 

[EwanI Ted]

Decent performance and two goals, yet this team still finds a way to infuriate me.

 

[sammsky1]

First Half

2 Goals
2 Missed Penalties
12 shots
8 on target

Should be 0-5 up, and then we could have attempted to get 10 and get our record back.

Frustrating but not so bad.

 

[Darkhorsez]

We're playing the 19th position with the worst defense in the league, so let's calm down a little bit. I have been expecting a win there since that "next 5 fixtures" thread.

Wow! Isn’t this the team that beat City?

 

[dev1l]

Even though he failed to score from penalty, we re a better side with Martial centre forward.

 

[Jazz]

Seeing the replay again. I think he was a bit off his line...

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

The only thing is we are playing Norwich quite obviously the worst defence in the league.

It is, but we've played teams like Rochdale and Belgrade, who, no disrepect, are much lower in terms of ability to Norwich and created next to nothing.

 

[DLE]

This is disgraceful to waste so many penalties. Why can’t we train them? Dedicate a taker, and let him have 100 penalties a day, every day in training

1. We are winning the game.
2. It’s a good experience for those young players to miss penalties.
3. It’s better to miss penalites now when winning rather than missing them in a game where they matter more.
4. Support the club and stop being a disgrace yourself.

 

[Dante]

I couldn't even tell you who our best penalty taker is... Juan Mata?

I'd fancy Andreas takes a decent one

He'd pass it backwards.

 

[freddie the red]

So can we get a penalty specialist in January? This is getting ridiculous

George Ford, Owen Farrell????