[Redlyn]

Not that much luck involved. If anyone was winning it, it was us.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

My brain didn’t really register it was a goal until he ran off celebrating

Yeah. It was like I heard the screaming and felt the fingernails in my palm before I realised it was my throat and my fists doing the damage Crazy

 

[arnie_ni]

6 changes, 2 games in 3 days. This is a big 3 points. The rest of the pack are about to fall away, watch this space.

Need to continue it against villa. Think on paper that's an easier game because they won't just sit in there like wolves did.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Mary Poppins' man of the Match who 'has not put a foot wrong' deflects it into the net.

Glorious.

 

[Majima]

feck them. I despise them, they're annoying

Result is a relief true. I don't despise their way of playing though, by this point we know what to expect. The players we've got now, if we play well we should be breaking them down 9/10.

 

[SER19]

Type of game in a packed schedule with lots of points being dropped where I would take literally any sort of win. Our games against wolves are horrible to watch and I expect tonight to be no different. Would take a 1-0 nil win with a 5th minute own goal.

Almost nailed it.

Absolutely love it as much as the 6-2 v Leeds. Dig out wins in all sorts of games and challenges.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

We didn't make it easy for ourselves but yeah I hate playing these lot.

Yeah we were poor, which makes it a massive 3 points. Last season we don’t win that game.

can’t stand them, remind me of Allardyce’s Bolton side of the early 2000’s, who won 1-0 at OT about 3 years in a row.

 

[arthurka]

Good pass from Bruno and good run from Rashford to finally get them on the backfoot again. Rashford did it once in the first half.

Great pick up that Rashford fecked it up in the first half and in the second Rashford took care of it.

 

[Majima]

Smash & grab? Really?

We didn't play well but only 1 team looking to win it and that was us

When we looked like we had given up and accepted the draw, I'd call that a smash & grab sure.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Thanks will dooooo. Crap set up and I will take Pogba with me doing it.

Somehow no one will miss you. Goodbye

 

[crossy1686]

Need to continue it against villa. Think on paper that's an easier game because they won't just sit in there like wolves did.

Villa are better than Wolves. Grealish is deadly and some of their players are bang in form. If we win that we're looking in really good shape

 

[arnie_ni]

Villa are better than Wolves. Grealish is deadly and some of their players are bang in form. If we win that we're looking in really good shape

They are, but I also think they are better suited for us.

 

[crossy1686]

When we looked like we had given up and accepted the draw, I'd call that a smash & grab sure.

Really? We were trying to score all second half and Wolves weren't interested in leaving their own box. Not quite a smash and grab, more a case of punishing a team that were time wasting for 30 solid minutes

 

[Fully Fledged]

Ha! I like that line! Park the bus, risking the ball smashing off the bumper!

Yeah it's like pinball.

 

[crossy1686]

They are, but I also think they are better suited for us.

Yep, agree with this for sure.

 

[TheRedHearted]

Brilliant defensive performance from Wolves to be fair

Yeah I would like Neves in our squad even though Matic continues to impress me with pushing the ball forward it’s our off the ball movement and shape that drives me crazy.

 

[londonredmaniac]

It’s fine to draw the odd game provided you’re racking up wins at a good rate. We have twenty points from the last eight games, with points dropped against City and Leicester.

It’s not a bad blueprint for the next five league games – Wolves, Villa, Fulham and Sheffield United, matches that sandwich the Liverpool game.

13 points from the next five games would be a brilliant haul. I’m hopeful that the Leicester result will sting the squad into further action, and it’s ace that the games are coming thick and fast.

It’s nice to be in the mix but we are going to need to start keeping some clean sheets to have a chance.

Couldn't agree more bud

 

[Majima]

Really? We were trying to score all second half and Wolves weren't interested in leaving their own box. Not quite a smash and grab, more a case of punishing a team that were time wasting for 30 solid minutes

I didn't see the winning desire from us to say we were doing our utmost. We was sleepwalking around the pitch for the majority. The amount of times we stood on the ball, whilst no-one moved an inch was unreal. I can't call that a good performance.

I thought Wolves played well. They're without Jiménez. Why are they going to open up with a much weaker team? That would be suicide.

 

[crossy1686]

I didn't see the winning desire from us to say we were doing our utmost. We was sleepwalking around the pitch for the majority. The amount of times we stood on the ball, whilst no-one moved an inch was unreal. I can't call that a good performance.

I thought Wolves played well. They're without Jiménez. Why are they going to open up with a much weaker team? That would be suicide.

Last year we don't win that game, maybe even lose it. Some of the players were nervous, you could see that and it was reflected in the performances with square passes and a fear to get forward. But we've got some big game players and match winners now, and the difference is night and day when we get these big moments.

 

[John Keiler]

Ole does seem to have developed a liking for the word 'robust'.

Or 'robooost' as he puts it.

 

[Majima]

Last year we don't win that game, maybe even lose it. Some of the players were nervous, you could see that and it was reflected in the performances with square passes and a fear to get forward. But we've got some big game players and match winners now, and the difference is night and day when we get these big moments.

I agree with last year we most likely lose it instead. That's the thing, the players we've now got, I do expect more from us in our general play. There was a few times in the last 10 mins where if Shaw had made a run in behind into the acres of space, we would have been in, but he chose to stand there and watch as we got crowded out instead. Our full-backs are our biggest weaknesses going forward imo.

 

[UmbroDays]

Who gives a feck whats deserved? You don't shoot, you don't score.

The game overall, not Rashford specifically.

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

Hard game to watch but incredible result in grand scheme of things. Second at New years is mind blowing considering how bad our defence is

 

[arthurka]

Somehow no one will miss you. Goodbye

Ouch. I kind of like you though.

 

[crossy1686]

I agree with last year we most likely lose it instead. That's the thing, the players we've now got, I do expect more from us in our general play. There was a few times in the last 10 mins where if Shaw had made a run in behind into the acres of space, we would have been in, but he chose to stand there and watch as we got crowded out instead. Our full-backs are our biggest weaknesses going forward imo.

It's alright saying that but Wolves showed us loads of respect today by the way they played, they were scared. At one point Fabio came on and his job was to mark Bruno. Imagine we did that? Brought Martial on to mark their AM? It was super hard to find space between the lines, Wolves played well and were super organised, you need someone like Messi in your team to dance between a team like that. We've got great players and they're improving every week but you can't really be too harsh on anyone at the moment.

It's the time of year where points come first, performances come second.

 

[John Keiler]

Take 1 x Norwegian manager and 1 x Portuguese manager and put them into press conferences.

Their English is far more erudite than Allardyce or Bruce.

 

[Majima]

It's alright saying that but Wolves showed us loads of respect today by the way they played, they were scared. At one point Fabio came on and his job was to mark Bruno. Imagine we did that? Brought Martial on to mark their AM? It was super hard to find space between the lines, Wolves played well and were super organised, you need someone like Messi in your team to dance between a team like that. We've got great players and they're improving every week but you can't really be too harsh on anyone at the moment.

It's the time of year where points come first, performances come second.

Yeah I definitely agree with everything you're saying. I might be being a bit harsh but I see this season as our chance to go for it here with the current downturn in Liverpool/City.

Vs. these types of teams, If I saw us consistently moving the ball around from side to side at pace tonight, I would be much more content, but we don't see it often enough.

 

[SirFergie]

When we looked like we had given up and accepted the draw, I'd call that a smash & grab sure.

We didn't accept the draw...

 

[bsCallout]

you need to raise your standards if easy continuous passes to telles is considered "best". Thats all he ever has to offer. Does he ever switch it up to the right or down the middle to our striker like bailly or lindelof manage to do?

They were the best in this game. No other player offered any penetration in the first half. Maguire actually passed thrpugh the lines into players in space.

 

[Alemar]

Villa are better than Wolves.

but Villa are much easier to play against. They are good thanks to attacking game play, and if they play attacking football against us, good luck to them. If they play defensive, then they nullify their own advantages so it’s also a good thing

 

[Giggsy13]

Fantastic result but this will be more of the same against low block teams if we don’t invest heavily in wingers or wing backs who are a legitimate threat in the final third. Hopefully we can incorporate Diallo and Pellistri into the squad quickly.

 

[justsomebloke]

I notice that I'm no longer watching the games in the same way. Up until recently, the focus has been on assessing what they're showing. Are they producing chances in established play? How's the transition game working? Is the defence looking solid? Now, I find it's much more the result. It's good to be there.

That being said, this was a game where Wolves' defence exceeded our offense, and where we were plainly unable to break down a low-defending team. But we won anyway. And at least, that now only seems to happen against strong teams that defend low. It used to happen to pretty much any PL team that defended low and compact. Wolves deserve credit for their defensive work, they were excellent. Sharp when they got the opportunity to attack too, if not overly effective.

Bailly and Matic had a very good game I thought. Shaw too, after he came on. He's really been good lately.

 

[croadyman]

Liverpool special. Love to see it.

Yeah nice to get a last minute winner after witnessing the scousers doing it to many teams in the last couple of seasons. They would have been utterly sick witnessing that deflected goal which made it extra glorious.

 

[croadyman]

MY God the way I screamed!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rash you beautiful man!

Yeah my neighbours probably think a murder just happened

 

[mitchmouse]

Wolves played Sunday and Tuesday.

which is no better - and possibly showed in the last few minutes

 

[NJM78]

It's called the theatre of dreams you cnut we are right in it now

Considering the mods don't seem to care about your post...

Get fecked you cnut!

 

[GazTheLegend]

Considering the mods don't seem to care about your post...

Get fecked you cnut!

I just took the time to look through the last 25 pages of your posts.

Wow. Just... Wow. If you are the Manchester United fan of 35 years that you claim to be then you really need to sort yourself out, or stop supporting this football club for the sake of your mental health. I'm being serious. I've never seen such loaded, negative, toxic abuse even from the likes of @esmufc07 in his pomp, driving his windup mobile through windupgotham like some sort of evil wumming batman.

If you're an opposition fan (and Cardiff seems to be closer, no? That is a logical guess of mine), Maybe you're someone bitter at Solskjaer because he took your team down in his first ever year of elite management, then again - you have anger issues you need to resolve. Either way I didn't mean to humiliate you the way I did but whatever, I'm done now buddy.

 

[Red00012]

which is no better - and possibly showed in the last few minutes

It’s worse which was my point. We had 24 hours more rest than they had

 

[croadyman]

totally shite. Liverpool will hammer them

Bet you are as happy to be wrong about this as I am

 

[McGrathsipan]

Bet you are as happy to be wrong about this as I am

My plan worked is all I will say.