Anthony 'Ice cold' Martial!
Cadiz vs Manchester United | Match Thread
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Get in back in it
I think that's to be expected of a team aiming to compete for league titles etc.Six first team defenders are at the World Cup.
What I'm getting at is the depth just falls off a cliff. We're so bad at picking reliable, composed defenders
Lovely penalty
wow this game is eazy. gonna win this one 2-5
I’d say the ones who make the final might not. The ones who get knocked out in the semis will probably rest for Burnley then play the next league game.
Great play from Zidane Iqbal.
He looks a lot better than DVB for example.
He looks a lot better than DVB for example.
The set piece defending is terrible.
Ten Hag himself said the opposite in his pre-match interview.
I'm not fussed cos even players who'd be on the bench for us are missing. However, I imagine Ten Hag will be annoyed by what he's seen so far.
WC players should be straight back in. No different to any other year when they play 2 games a week. Only difference it’s in Qatar and for their country. ETH can’t afford not to use them.
Never seen us so vulnerable with set pieces. Could concede loads more!
AWB has nothing to play for here
That should have been 3-1
I like the bolding of key words in your posts.
Many United fans don't seem to understand why we aren't as good as some expect. Control of games go because Mctominay and Donny aren't good enough. 3 of the back 4 were regularly starting in 2021. Elanga has played a lot of games, particularly last season.
The world cup should show this. The difference between quality players shows a lot in their use and their ability to eat up space in midfield.
The world cup should show this. The difference between quality players shows a lot in their use and their ability to eat up space in midfield.
We’re playing two kids from the academy that haven’t played a professional football match in almost a year, and a right back who we are about to get rid of who hasn’t played any real football since March. I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
Of the senior players out there, only Martial looks a senior player. The youngsters aren't getting much guidance that's for sure. Lindelof. Van de Beek.
I prefer not to speak...You can smell Van de Beek through the screen. Rancid footballer.
So much of the defense is about communication and cooperation from the back four plus at least the CDM. It takes time to build a new back line. We had some bad luck, was lost a bit on set pieces. No biggie.
Sorry my comment was a little reactionary. I should know better. Old habits...
Are we melting down?
Iqbal looks very promising. Hope he keeps developing.
Before entering the thread I said to myself, there'll be people moaning as if our best 11 first team are playing and this match actually matters.
Suffice it to say, I was not wrong.
Suffice it to say, I was not wrong.
Fair point Gary, why even have the score at all? they should just get on with it like a training match
You didn't catch many games last year then ?
Some real crap on show here, some real talent too.
I've seen enough of VDB AWB Brandon and Elanga to know they ain't good enough.
Garnacho and Iqbal stand out here.
Hope to see more youngsters 2nd half
I've seen enough of VDB AWB Brandon and Elanga to know they ain't good enough.
Garnacho and Iqbal stand out here.
Hope to see more youngsters 2nd half
Iqbal
if we don’t turn this around do you think we should cut our losses with ten had and get someone else in who has a couple of weeks to turn it around before the festive period? i’m worried that if we leave it too late we’ll be losing inter-team, behind closed door matches next.
Nutters.
The only players out there that get near the first team are Martial, Garnacho, Lindelof and McTominay. The latter two being bench options when the squad is fully fit. Some of the lads playing today haven’t played competitive football in months.
You certainly are not wrong, it amazes me how worked up some people get over a match that is designed to get minutes into players legs, giving certain players an opportunity to show the manager what they can do, or not.
It is far better to struggle to some extent in a match, it shows the manager who can perform and who can't.
Iqbal should be getting minutes ahead of DvB.. pretty disappointing, but DVB just doesnt work..
Why do we have to pick Spanish sides. We play them far to often anyway
Quite clearly at least half of this starting 11 don't justify a squad position but we struggle to move the deadwood on so unless free transfers, we are suck with them until their contracts wind down.
ETHs job is to coach the team, it’s important that the team plays to win and not to showcase themselves for the manager (in which case you will get nothing, it’s a team game).
Hoorah, I can comment on a match day thread, the joys of a dodgy fire stick is watching this in full HD with no buffering or searching for a river ever again
We are in general very very poor. The quality of passing and ball control is low, intensity is nonexistent
These feckers are play acting in a damn friendly.
I take your points but off course the score matters if we get walloped 5-0
That wasn't a foul by Elanga.
Shouldn't put it on MUTV then .....that would be the sensible thing.