Barcelona vs. Manchester United

amolbhatia50k

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I can't believe we conceded such a cheap goal. Look at the space Pedro got. They didn't even have to work through us.
 

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Cheap goal. If we survive to half time without conceding again, we'll win.

Giggs is looking out of sorts and out of depth on the occasion.

Can't expect the defense to soak up this much pressure without slipping up.

Midfield, yet again, needs to STEP UP and grab the game hold.

Park, Rooney, Fabio trying to bring it to Barca but there's only so much they can do.
 

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I am not surprised really, you cannot play two central midfielders against this lot and hope to go toe to toe and have a continually linked up defense and attack. Rooney has to play as an attacking midfielder to make this work, if he can't I'd take him off.
 

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Xavi is running away with the show here. Someone needs to close him down faster, Carrick is pedestrian
 

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We're not good enough.
TBH, the last ten we played like we were shit scared of them when they had the ball in our half. Evra randomly coming in and missing pedro was also due to this.

We just shat ourselves when the started the tiki taka.
 

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Come on lads - a bit of composure please. They are actually just fellow human beings. Keep the feck in. Oh, and make better use of the few free kicks that are likely to come our way.
 

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I am not surprised really, you cannot play two central midfielders against this lot and hope to go toe to toe and have a continually linked up defense and attack. Rooney has to play as an attacking midfielder to make this work, if he can't I'd take him off.
Precisely what my thoughts were Brian when I saw that lineup
 

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I am not surprised really, you cannot play two central midfielders against this lot and hope to go toe to toe and have a continually linked up defense and attack. Rooney has to play as an attacking midfielder to make this work, if he can't I'd take him off.
I can't understand why Rooney hasn't been dropping deep more like he's done in past games.