Manchester United 4:1 Chelsea

Waynne · May 22, 2023

Banana peel this one.

Nervous and not confident we'll get a result. Chelsea will win and it will be squeeky bum time in the last game.

Utd heap · May 22, 2023

Waynne said:
Banana peel this one.

Nervous and not confident we'll get a result. Chelsea will win and it will be squeeky bum time in the last game.

Get a grip x

Offside · May 22, 2023

Waynne said:
Banana peel this one.

Nervous and not confident we'll get a result. Chelsea will win and it will be squeeky bum time in the last game.

Not sure about that. We haven’t lost at home since the opening day of the season and how’s it going to happen against a Chelsea team who are potentially the most checked out squad in the history of the PL. We may settle for a draw but I really don’t see us losing.

The Corinthian · May 22, 2023

I hope we win and by a few goals. We owe these lot a good beating.

atkar83 · May 22, 2023

Is there absolutely anything to gain from getting 3rd over 4th? Say if we win vs Chelsea, is it worth having a strong lineup in the last game to be ahead of Newcastle?

Waynne · May 22, 2023

Offside said:
Not sure about that. We haven’t lost at home since the opening day of the season and how’s it going to happen against a Chelsea team who are potentially the most checked out squad in the history of the PL. We may settle for a draw but I really don’t see us losing.

Its exactly why I'm so nervous about this one especially considering what's at stake for us.

Utd heap said:
Get a grip x

I'm trying to

ManRed · May 23, 2023

You guys are nervous before every game. Oh no we are away, oh no thier keeper plays like buffon against us, oh no that ref hates us, oh no my granny died on that date 10 years ago.

Galactic · May 23, 2023

atkar83 said:
Is there absolutely anything to gain from getting 3rd over 4th? Say if we win vs Chelsea, is it worth having a strong lineup in the last game to be ahead of Newcastle?

Fourth means we need to play two qualifying matches before getting into CL proper. It’s not a guarantee win either.

Longlivekeano · May 23, 2023

————————-——-DdG—————————-

AwB————varane——-Lindelof—-Malacia

——————————Casemiro———————

——————Eriksen———-Bruno——————

—-Antony———-Rashford——-Sancho——

3-1 Sancho, Rashford, Antony

TheLord · May 23, 2023

This Chelsea side is the worst in the last 25 years. If we don't beat them, we need serious introspection.

Shane88 · May 23, 2023

Galactic said:
Fourth means we need to play two qualifying matches before getting into CL proper. It’s not a guarantee win either.

Qualifiers aren't a thing anymore. Top 4 in England, Spain, Italy, Germany go straight in.

surf · May 23, 2023

Lost bear said:
I’d love to see that too, but Chelsea were actually not bad against City. This disturbs me, and I’m nervous. You wouldn’t like me when I’m nervous.

Nevertheless, it's not a great achievement to get beaten by City's reserve team.

croadyman · May 23, 2023

always_hoping said:
A draw secures Champions league or a win puts Man United 3rd hmm..

Well if we get a point then fully expecting us to ring changes for Sunday as Newcastle GD is impossible to catch,however if we win then see us going strong to push for third place

Dominos · May 23, 2023

Vanrouge said:
I get why people are predicting a tight 0-0 or 1-1, but can you imagine watching that, with only a few minutes to go and Chelsea win a free kick or corner? It would be agonizing. I mean, Newcastle dominated Leicester by every metric today, but their nerves in the last few minutes were palpable, and only an excellent save by Pope gave them their precious point and prevented Leicester from taking all three. I can see us doing that against Chelsea if it's close toward the end of the game. I hope we focus on a win not a draw and score early.

I can see it now.

That's the story of our season isn't it, can't win a match convincingly and are holding on for dear life at the end of games.

How many times has Maguire had to come on in the final minutes to defend our penalty box from the endless pressure, crosses and set pieces we're facing. Most times we hold on but I can think of Palace, Brighton and Sevilla where it's cost us off the top of my head.

Our ball retention isn't great at the best of times but those final 10 minutes when we're trying to protect a result it's absolutely horrendous.

Dominos · May 23, 2023

croadyman said:
Well if we get a point then fully expecting us to ring changes for Sunday as Newcastle GD is impossible to catch,however if we win then see us going strong to push for third place

That would be madness to play a first team against Fulham if we already have top 4 sewn up.

ETH has already complained about injuries due to fixture congestion and scheduling, why would we play the same 11 twice in 72-hours a week before a cup final if we don't have to. If a key player picks up an injury against Fulham I might view it as one of the dumbest decisions of all time.

These players have looked leggy for months, we can't turn down the chance to give our first 11 a rest before the final.

Of course if we lose to Chelsea this is all moot, resting won't be an option.

Lost bear · May 23, 2023

surf said:
Nevertheless, it's not a great achievement to get beaten by City's reserve team.

Fair point. Mind you, they’re not a bad reserve team, don’t you think?

Vanrouge · May 23, 2023

Dominos said:
I can see it now.

That's the story of our season isn't it, can't win a match convincingly and are holding on for dear life at the end of games.

How many times has Maguire had to come on in the final minutes to defend our penalty box from the endless pressure, crosses and set pieces we're facing. Most times we hold on but I can think of Palace, Brighton and Sevilla where it's cost us off the top of my head.

Our ball retention isn't great at the best of times but those final 10 minutes when we're trying to protect a result it's absolutely horrendous.

It's as if we accept as inevitable that the opposing team will come at us instead of us being proactive and seeking another goal to kill off the game. It's so negative and fatalistic. Good teams create their own destinies.

But I don't want to sound entirely negative; until we ran out of steam, Ten Hag's United have shown a lot of improvement given last season's horror show and should be commended overall. It's just kinda fizzled due to the sheer number of games and our relatively thin squad depth. I do think we'll show yet more improvement next season.

Galactic · May 23, 2023

Shane88 said:
Qualifiers aren't a thing anymore. Top 4 in England, Spain, Italy, Germany go straight in.

Oh, missed that boat. Thanks

Blood Mage · May 23, 2023

ManRed said:
You guys are nervous before every game. Oh no we are away, oh no thier keeper plays like buffon against us, oh no that ref hates us, oh no my granny died on that date 10 years ago.

Well we are inept in front of goal so one lapse of concentration in defence and we're always in trouble.

ManRed · May 23, 2023

Blood Mage said:
Well we are inept in front of goal so one lapse of concentration in defence and we're always in trouble.

Sorry forgot to add that on my list too :lol:

Mike Smalling · May 23, 2023

We will continue to struggle with goalscoring until the transfer window, but there is still no excuse for not getting a win here. Chelsea have nothing to play for and a clueless manager.

SuperiorXI · May 23, 2023

It's Lampard and Ted Boehly, no excuse not to win and win heavily

Chaky_Best · May 23, 2023

Think this one will be difficult. They will show up as their last opportunity to show they have good players.

A draw will be enough for us, but I don't think this will be a classic for us. Nervy draw I think.

--------------------------------------------De Gea------------------------------------------
Wan Bissaka---------------Varane--------Lindelof----------------------Shaw
------------------------------------Casemiro---Eriksen--------------------------------
Antony---------------------------------Bruno-----------------------------------Sancho
--------------------------------------------Rashford----------------------------------------

Ayush_reddevil · May 23, 2023

We really need to make sure of the point in this game. Win would be great but just can’t take the CL qualifying to the last game now

daveskimufc · May 23, 2023

Sodding Chelsea

Normally I'm optimistic going into most games, but not this one, they're truly awful at the min, can't score a goal and a limited midfield. I fully expect them to turn up. And Kepa to finally come good on his transfer fee

Draw

elmo · May 23, 2023

We’ll probably be the first team in a while that loses to Chelsea.

Siorac · May 23, 2023

elmo said:
We’ll probably be the first team in a while that loses to Chelsea.

They beat Bournemouth a little over two weeks ago so there's no long winless run to break, thankfully.

Born2Lose · May 23, 2023

Based on form they're one of the worst teams in the league. As with Spurs, we'll find a way to make them look better.

top1whoisman · May 23, 2023

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tenpoless · May 23, 2023

Remember when Lampard said we had the best front three in the league? when we were scoring goals left and right? they went on to beat us. I was really annoyed by that because it ruined our momentum. Now is a chance to batter them. I don't think their players even know each other that well. Strike at them when they're weak.

Real Name · May 23, 2023

We'll probably lose, be nervous for Fulham and then lose that one too.

Solius · May 23, 2023

Real Name said:
We'll probably lose, be nervous for Fulham and then lose that one too.

Cool thanks.

LawCharltonBest · May 23, 2023

We’ll lose and get 4 key injuries to Rashford, Shaw, Varane and Fernandes. Meanwhile Casemiro will get a straight red and 10 game ban

tenpoless · May 23, 2023

Real Name said:
We'll probably lose, be nervous for Fulham and then lose that one too.

You must be a very optimistic and positive person in real life that every time you walk past flowers they bloom and the birds start singing.

RedDevilRoshi · May 23, 2023

Real Name said:
We'll probably lose, be nervous for Fulham and then lose that one too.

Love your optimism

red_de_pologne · May 23, 2023

0-0 if I ever saw one

Real Name · May 23, 2023

tenpoless said:
You must be a very optimistic and positive person in real life that every time you walk past flowers they bloom and the birds start singing.

It happens yeah.

Solius said:
Cool thanks.

Cheers.

Cantonagotmehere · May 23, 2023

Start Garnacho and Fred or McT over Eriksen (he comes on as sub).

I don't care if Martial ever plays for us again and I always try to be optimistic about him....I am done.

Please hammer them.

LordSpud · May 23, 2023

Rashford is an interesting one. We've managed okay without him. I would start him from the bench and bring him on around 60 or 70 mins. But knowing Ten Hag any sniff that's he's fit and he will be straight in.

LordSpud · May 23, 2023

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