I know, I know. I’m normally very level headed and have said I think we’re comfortably the second best in the league for a while. Just think it’s seeing City do so terribly last game and the potential of an [admittedly very unlikely] comeback story rearing its head that has me a bit anxious.
Ole partly blames going behind so often on the Europa League, which is interesting...
It's possibly a fair point; if I could be arsed I'd look into how teams across Europe are affected by midweek ties, especially those Thursday trips. I understand we've had a particularly bad couple of seasons regarding fixture pile-ups, lack of pre-season preparation etc. so I'm aware there are legitimate factors around fatigue. I've grown frustrated with Ole sometimes laughing off 'another comeback' in post-match interviews while seemingly not addressing the issue, as it's happened time and again, but I'm sure he shares our frustration and has tried to address the issue.
This coming week will be the first time since the start of the pandemic (other than international break) that we’ve not had a midweek match. It’s just a mental statistic. We’re essentially 1or 2 training sessions down a week, then you add in the travel. All things considered, we’ve done not that bad.
Nah, Ole's a brutal dad... Donny's present will be no minutes and no supper...
Absolutely. Turning in lamentable first half displays more often than not has been a frustration this season, and as fans it's been difficult to assess what could have been done better by Ole and the players to address what has been a chronic issue for us, but I always try to keep the context of our fixture list in mind when appraising United this season. As you say we've not done badly at all this year all things considered.
Wtf is this crap?
you don't start players because it's their birthday.Doesn't help that we always make Chris Wood look like prime Drogba.
I’m still bitter about the dreadful 1-0 loss near the start of the season around a decade ago when Chelsea nicked the title. (that one was away though I think)
You want to go into a game against Burnley with Lindelof and Tuanzebe at the back? Would be suicide.
If he’s booked he’ll miss the next 2 league matches.
He's on 9 yellows and the threshold for a 2 match ban goes from 10 to 15 yellows after this game.
He must have missed the memo for those 9 bookings
You need to play what's in front of you, and you really risk this game today by taking out our best CB and our only CB capable in the air.
Holy shit. Didn't realise it was so bad.
He has also not been booked in 22 games, that's 71 % of the games.He must have missed the memo for those 9 bookings
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What a terrible comment.
Van Gaal was of his rockers
4 CBs at the back, a defender and 3 attackers in midfield
Do you all mean cruelly mocking a man's appearance for being overweight? Same as another called him 'fatman'? Yeah, I guess that is a bit bad taste, stupid and terrible...
The 0-0 one, was that the game where we should have won by 5, but Heaton had the game of his career ?
Oh Van Gaal. I remember this was one of their games that people (and LVG) wrote off Daley Blind as a midfielder as he was "overrun". Hardly surprising given he was in midfield with two wingers and an aging centre forward.
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By all means, feel free to draw your own conclutions and get offended. Both insults are bad taste.
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