[DomesticTadpole]

As has been said it is supposed to be a clear and obvious mistake. That was not one of them. It should have stood.

 

[Smores]

Let's not let this VAR decision take away from the game being played, we've been shocking, if we play actual football these guys are here for the taking, lets go out and kill the game off, not limp into the next round with a similar first half performance

Erm we should have been 2-0 up. Hardly terrible

 

[Drifter]

Lukaku in secret talks with Jose

 

[Swift Football]

This is crap and I don’t know why people are defending it. We are ahead from scoring our one early chance and have been outplayed since. We are neither creating further chances nor controlling the game and limiting their chances.

I’ll be more positive when we deserve it, as I was last week when Newcastle were very fortunate to win and keep a clean sheet, but this performance is symptomatic of our away form. We struggle massively away from home against sides who are up for it or who are better than us.

We’ve got three central midfielders and no semblance of control. Continue like this and Huddersfield will very likely win or draw this.

Our passing and composure on the ball has been shocking. All 3 have been equally poor. In some case, when we have ball at wide areas, they have very less options to pass except for backwards, even Carrick has not done enough to make himself available for others to pass to.

 

[altodevil]

Ok yeah am a fecking moron carry on, lol. Still the VAR lines were fecked.

 

[GM K]

I have always found it worrying how we are poor at keeping the ball. I think it is arguably our biggest problem. It's why we crack when pressed; why we often come off worse in possession; why our results against the big teams is mediocre.

We are usually worse in the first half of every game and tend to improve a bit in the second half. We are best at it when we are chasing a win or a draw in the last 15 minutes.

So I decided to confirm it in this game.

The following is what I observed in the first half (On the left side are the number of unforced or partially forced errors when we had the ball in our half. Call them 'hoofed' balls if you will but they are all situations in which we gave the ball away. On the right side are the times in the game when the errors or hoofs occured):

8 - by 12th minute
10 - by 16th minute
12 by 18th minute
14 - by 23rd minute
15 - by 24th minute
18 - by 32nd minute
20 - by 38th minute
25 - by half time

So 25 unforced or partially forced (by a little pressure from the opponent) errors or hoofs in the first half.

This is really poor especially a team as weak as Huddersfield. But it's something we do very regularly. This is why the big teams have it good against us. If were the manager of a good team and I want to play United, I would simply say, 'press, press, press. If you do that, you will get the ball a lot and therefore increase your chance of scoring).

Jose needs to coach the boys more on possession and we also need more intelligent ball players in the team.

 

[Random Task]

No it shouldn't. There's a perspective point. Hence why the 18 yard and 6 yard lines aren't perpendicular.

I think he is was offside by a hair's breath, but offside all the same.

Hate this system.

 

[Catt]

Well my point is why not say we are playing well if you think we are. They shouldn't go after others post for stating their opinion about the game.

You stated we aren't supposed to complain when we play bad, and as you can see that's wrong. We didn't play well and most would say that.

 

[Adisa]

Can Smalling defend without getting his hands all over a player?

 

[Thiim]

Also, who decides on the exact frame when the ball actually leaves Young's foot? When does the pass actually start? Is it when the first atoms are vibrating or when the ball has started moving? I bet it would have an effect on the exact position of Mata's knee in relations to the offside line (which is like 1,5pt wide anyway in that still) A fecking joke.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Arms cannot be offside. Only what you can play the ball with.

His knee is INLINE, attackers should have benefit of the doubt. Rubbish decision.

I know. Just trying to cheer myself up, before second half start.

 

[Dobba]

Lukaku in secret talks with Jose

Probably told him to celebrate whenever he kicks the ball 1 yard forward, in case VAR thinks it's gone in.

 

[whatwha]

Number 26 for Huddersfield is always making lists

 

[Sandyman]

Oh McTominay almost!

 

[Jazz]

As has been said it is supposed to be a clear and obvious mistake. That was not one of them. It should have stood.

Would have stood if it were Huddersfield's goal..

 

[ayushreddevil9]

Oh scott.. he really needs to up his game

 

[El-Manos]

feck Scott !!!!e324r23qfeq23ef

 

[Android1974]

Pity that ball from McTominay to Sánchez didn't enter.

 

[ash_86]

Lukaku has been the best player on pitch.

 

[tony54]

Var is not ready, quite pathetic of the FA to role it out in this state. Cost us us goal as well/.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Would have stood if it were Huddersfield's goal..

Course it would. Swarbrick will be loving disallowing a United goal.

 

[JG3001]

True. For the avoidance of doubt I'm blaming the twat who introduced VAR, the twats that support it and the twat's that want to pretend "It'll magically get better for reasons I've no interest in producing" - not the technology itself, which of course as no feelings at all.

I honestly think it’s been made to look this poor, I was a supporter of VAR but it’s been a shambles since it started.

Needs removing from the game for now, a good overhaul and sack the people who introduced this version of it.

One of the stupidest things about it is no one has explained the process of going to VAR, hand signals, what the reviewer is looking at or anything. It’s just the ref standing there for 2 minutes like a fool with his hand to his ear. They must have known well in advance that would be confusing.

I remember everyone kicked off when goal line technology came in, and said it would ruin the game. Its actually one of the best introductions ever.

 

[Android1974]

Lukaku has been our best player on pitch.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Lukaku loses the ball so easily for his size. It's all about effort, work to hold the ball up.

It's the same principle for rebounding in basketball. How hard do you want to work?

 

[Buchan]

Lukaku has been the best player on pitch.

He's really upped his game this year. He's lead the line terrifically well the past while. Great centre-forward play.

 

[Sandyman]

Huddersfield player just runs into Shaw and they get a free kick!

 

[krazyrobus]

Oh good, business as usual from the 1St half...

 

[Sassy Colin]

That wasn't a foul

 

[Full bodied red]

It's a funny ol' game, innit ?

Last week we played OK but got a shit result.

This week we play shit but so far getting an OK result.

 

[Random Task]

You mean like when a goal is chalked of for offside

No much later as it happens.

Just feels odd going in to half time 2-0 up, only to start the second half at 1-0.

 

[whatwha]

Erm we should have been 2-0 up. Hardly terrible

It was mostly a terrible performance, let's be honest.

 

[Canagel]

Can Smalling defend without getting his hands all over a player?

No

 

[togg]

It's going to be difficult celebrating a goal now that it can be taken away shortly after.

The romance of football is a thing of the past.

Yeah...it destroys the moment, spontaneity. Even if the goal had been given the cheers are not as instinctive and sucks the life out of the stadium and game.

 

[Barnslig]

Sanchez not really been on the pace today either. In honor of thw stories coming out about Pogba - Sanchez regretting joining United?

 

[Oscie]

In Luke Shaw's defence, his arse was at least 15 yards back.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

FFS stop pissing about.

 

[Android1974]

Shaw's on a yellow, careful!

 

[TsuWave]

get dominated by huddersfield brehs

 

[pseudo_canadian]

That should be a yellow for diving

 

[Drifter]

Huddersfield still a danger

 

[calodo2003]

Great tackle from Smalling.

 

[OldTrevil]

Ffs young

 

[Mike Schatner]

In Luke Shaw's defence, his arse was at least 15 yards back.