2017 Pre Season | Sampdoria vs Manchester United

Brightonian

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This MUTV commentary is top. Pre-season seems to be the right setting for Paddy Crerand's level of professionalism :lol:
 

Android1974

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Feel Pereira is trying too hard. Hopefully he doesnt get the hook at half time. He will settle down as the game goes on.
I haven't noticed him trying anything risky, so…
 

Harry190

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Sampdoria not really interested in playing. They're just defending. Well, good prep for us since that's what most teams are gonna be doing.
 

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I thought Matic was supposed to be far behind our player on fitness?
 

Gatti33

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Out of curiosity, on the back pass; would DDG of received a red card for preventing a certain goal in a competitive game?
 

VeevaVee

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Looked down to take a bite of food and hear "that was very good from Matic" then see a woman holding her face. No idea what happened and they didn't even bother with a replay. Cool
 

Android1974

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We're not very spectacular but I like what I see. We're starting to look more balanced on the field than last season. We're turning gradually to a normal Jose team, which what I like.
No Mourinho team ever played 3 at the back regularly, so nothing normal about it.
 

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Their job isn't to use their hands under all circumstances, which is why a goalkeeper is punished for handling the ball from a back pass or outside the box. You keep saying it is/would be stupid, but you still haven't given me a good reason why.

A dive is an indirect free kick, yet you can get a yellow for diving. How does that make sense then? Dangerous play (without touching the opponent) is an indirect free kick, and you can get a card for that too.
Neither of those are indirect free kicks.
 

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We're defending very well. Good signs for the upcoming season.
 

Android1974

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A Lindelöf own goal would add nicely to the bashing he's already getting.
 

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and to think a quite a number on here were a bit 'meh' about Matic......
It's a preseason game. Let's crawl before we can walk, and wait a few months or so.