Manchester United 1:0 Crystal Palace

Mali_Zeus · Nov 8, 2014

3 points is 3 points. Oh how we needed a win..

Clean sheet with Blind, McNair and later Carrick in defense.

I'd take 1-0 dull win over a game like Leicester for example.

2 weeks to sort it out and some of our defenders to get better since it seems McNair is now injured. Go figure, only CB not to be injured so far..

I'll take a rest off any United news and redcafe cause it has been extremely stressful all in all this year.

Sonny1972 · Nov 8, 2014

simonhch said:
Well, we've deserved to win but with Arsenal, Southampton and Liverpool to come in the next three games, there is much to worry about.

We'll play this same cagey formation, I'd put my bottom dollar on it.

Especially Southampton scares the shit outta me.

Redlyn · Nov 8, 2014

JinnerJamie said:
If he is our fullback in 20 years then there will be a problem.

Nah, just took really good care of himself

. Besides a decade and half is still decades not decade as it is greater than 1.ie one and a half decades. Thats english for you if we are being pedantic.

Schweinsteigeradi · Nov 8, 2014

What a snorefest. I would much rather go all hung ho than go Chelsea way and win 1-0 like that. All that talk about progression goes out of the window with that performance. I was loving the way we were playing with the diamond. Put Herrera in there! We need drive in midfield. Bench rvp and play roo up top. Its an irony that the only player who looks most likely to score for us starts on the bench. Di Maria was dire on that left side again.

Gannicus · Nov 8, 2014

An ugly three points. We'll take it, but anyone who recorded the match can immediately delete it.

Dylan94 · Nov 8, 2014

Not happy at all despite the win. We needed to make some kind of statement today and in the end we've scraped a win after a terrible performance. 3 points is 3 points however you get them but this was Crystal Palace for God sake. If we can't beat them we can't beat anyone.

Irrational. · Nov 8, 2014

And to think we're only a couple of points off fourth. Unbelievable.

Mali_Zeus · Nov 8, 2014

luke511 said:
Of course it matters, some players have very evident connections with each other.

he has been poor and thats that,

The Man Himself · Nov 8, 2014

Phewwww. Not very pretty but 3 important points. We don't create much in this system, diamond is more fun but I guess until our defenders settle and we get confidence back in defense, we will have to grind out wins and trust attacking talents to get odd crucial goals.

Shui_utd · Nov 8, 2014

Wow we got 3 points exactly in a Moyes style - individual brilliance play. Where is this "philosophy" now? Fluid attacking football of course?

3 points at home against Palace is a given. No credit for realising that.

sizzling sausages · Nov 8, 2014

Red Dreams said:
Wayne Rooney MoTM for me...

What? He was completely average. Shaw easily MOTM.

DimitriusFalcao · Nov 8, 2014

Shit performance from a lot of the lads. Hopefully a win against Arsenal with a more convincing performance and we can pull away with a win streak - Hull, Stoke and Southampton all games I feel we can pick up 3 points in. Although today we've shown we can make things difficult for ourselves against the smallest of opponents :nervous:

Mali_Zeus · Nov 8, 2014

Dylan94 said:
Not happy at all despite the win. We needed to make some kind of statement today and in the end we've scrsped a win after a terrible performance.

forget statements, atm we need wins..

do9 · Nov 8, 2014

Ham said:
He says plenty of good things about the club, you just only read the stuff that sells papers or the things papers sensationalize to get views on their articles. Maybe he's too negative but how can anyone who's supposed to be being objective not be? I don't like the fact he's suddenly talking about us none stop in the media but thats his job and i don't have to read it if i dont want to.

Ok, maybe you have a point. I read only things like nothing is good, allways negativity , etc etc. Jamie carragher and jamie redknapp are talking better things about club than him.

Planky · Nov 8, 2014

We brought off McNair because he was a CB and he hadn't gotten injured or sent off yet, so we tried to desperately preserve him for the next game. Unfortunately he tripped over on some water in the dressing room and is now out for 6 months with a broken leg.

White text just in case.

Edy2 · Nov 8, 2014

Dempsey19 said:
I know we got the 3 points but that was extremely difficult to watch.

Yeah when we play once I week and I look forward to it all week to watch what I just watched is just depressing.

Sam747 · Nov 8, 2014

Take the 3pts and move on. Shaw been mint last few matches. Hopefully we see Di Maria in the middle again after the internationals.

chriswt · Nov 8, 2014

simonhch said:
Well, we've deserved to win but with Arsenal, Southampton and Liverpool to come in the next three games, there is much to worry about.

We'll play this same cagey formation, I'd put my bottom dollar on it.

On my calendar it says we're playing Arsenal (A), Hull City (H), then Stoke (H)??

The Man Himself · Nov 8, 2014

hbgreg said:
Louis will rip them too shreds.

Get a grip.

Asger · Nov 8, 2014

Rooney MoM? He was one of our worst player today. To slow, bad touch..

Alex Styles · Nov 8, 2014

simonhch said:
Well, we've deserved to win but with Arsenal, Southampton and Liverpool to come in the next three games, there is much to worry about.

Don't worry, we'll win all three games

Dazzmondo · Nov 8, 2014

Blessed to get away with that. Awful performance. My confidence in LVG has been severely hurt by that, not only the poor performance, but also the crazy player swapping for no apparent reason. Shaw was the clear MOTM. Carrick gave a pretty good display. Wilson looked good when he came on. Di Maria and Januzaj were absolutely terrible. Despite the 3 points, I can't see us making top 4 if we continue to perform like that. If Palace had pressed us there's no doubt in my mind they would have won the game, we were lucky that they didn't do that.

Red Dreams · Nov 8, 2014

sizzling sausages said:
What? He was completely average. Shaw easily MOTM.

he was everywhere. midfield and cleaning up in defence.

wasted in midfield but he got the job done.

)_( · Nov 8, 2014

Horrible game but we've got the three points and I'm happy with that for the moment!

Mancunia_Religion · Nov 8, 2014

I'll take that but the management needs to sort out a fixed formation and balance to the team. I would have played a 4-4-2 diamond from the start.

Kakeru · Nov 8, 2014

Wilson showed a lot more in 25 minutes than RVP did the entire game. I was amazed with the run he made and the way he ran into position to intercept one of their passes in their own half.

Speaking of Blind... man, he is such a liability according to the highlights I'm watching right now.

The Man Himself · Nov 8, 2014

chriswt said:
On my calendar it says we're playing Arsenal (A), Hull City (H), then Stoke (H)??

Yeah, it is that way (as you mentioned) and THEN Southampton away and Liverpool home.

mufc1996 · Nov 8, 2014

We where comfortable when when we went a goal up, hit the post and got in some good areas but made the wrong decisions.

3 points

hbgreg · Nov 8, 2014

The Man Himself said:
Get a grip.

They played nothing like he would like, it wasn't attractive football. It was a bad performance and then to top it off it was at home, and Louis wants to please the fans. He's gonna be angry with them, he didn't even celebrate the goal.

Señor · Nov 8, 2014

Red Dreams said:
Wayne Rooney MoTM for me...

No, just no.

Virror · Nov 8, 2014

Asger said:
Rooney MoM? He was one of our worst player today. To slow, bad touch..

Actually he was quite good, made good passes, broke up a lot of attacks for Palace

chriswt · Nov 8, 2014

The Man Himself said:
Yeah, it is that way (as you mentioned) and THEN Southampton away and Liverpool home.

I know, but he clearly stated the next THREE games.

simonhch · Nov 8, 2014

chriswt said:
On my calendar it says we're playing Arsenal (A), Hull City (H), then Stoke (H)??

Yes sorry, you're right.

Red Dreams · Nov 8, 2014

Virror said:
Actually he was quite good, made good passes, broke up a lot of attacks for Palace

indeed.

moxdevil · Nov 8, 2014

3 points and a clean sheet but a poor performance. Slow build up play and kept resorting to the get it out wide and crap cross theme of the last few seasons. Too many attacking players living off reputation and not producing the goods. RvP was woeful again.

sizzling sausages · Nov 8, 2014

Red Dreams said:
he was everywhere. midfield and cleaning up in defence.

wasted in midfield but he got the job done.

Yeah, but he was completely average everywhere! Running around a lot doesn't change that.

redevil2 · Nov 8, 2014

Dylan94 said:
I read an article and heard Gary Neville talking about that a while ago. Generally managers going to the touch line and shouting at the players doesn't really do anything significant most of the time. The fans like to see it but the players hate it. That's not the problem for me.

Well I am comparing him to SAF (not fair I know as there's only one SAF!) though.

SAF always found opportunities to have a word with his captain or players whilst standing at the touch line. Or maybe make the linemen more alert etc. It also gives players a bit of intimidation when they know the manager was watching so close and being furious. They must have feared for hair drying treatment and give a 10% more efforts. No?

Sied · Nov 8, 2014

Is there such a thing as a disappointing 3 points?

Dafydd · Nov 8, 2014

As I said last week stuff the performance the result is what matters. We played ok last week but still lost the game.

Shyftyy · Nov 8, 2014

Sied said:
Is there such a thing as a disappointing 3 points?

Not when you come into the game at 10th place in the league

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