Yeah I was actually sarcastic about the friendly bit. I didn't care about the result but I myself find it a depressing thought of potentially watching this for another year. I really watch football to take my mind off things and enjoy the show but this is dreadful stuff. We have it in us to play decent football which I'm happy with but most of the times it's fair to say that it's shite.I’m actually not even that pissed off about the result. Liverpool and all. Very bloody depressed at the way we played the game though. All too familiar from the second half of last season. Soul destroying stuff.
But it's not, that resembled nothing of how we played last year. That wouldn't even get us in the top 10 never mind second.But it's just more of the same from last season and I think if we had the full squad we'd still see same incoherent football.
What did he say Sammy?Interview sounds like a stinker.
Ffs, just get rid.
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Looked fine in the first half all things considered, clearly out of gas in the second.Ignore the lack of first team players and ignore the result, and concentrate on the way we play. The way those young players have been coached to play. It's very worrying.
Why the feck is Bailly playing injured in a god damn friendly? And honestly as much as I like Bailly, I really do think he is a great player but man I am losing my patience with him, as another poster said, he really is "The Ivorian Phil Jones"...He said that he can trust some players but not others. That Bailly played injured but that Martial had a baby but should have been back in time for the match.
He said:What did he say?
It's even more infuriating when we keep doing it with Sanchez and Mata as the front two, it's no wonder Mourinho was so eager to keep Fellaini because if that's how we are going to continue then any Lukaku injury is going to completely screw us.Well that was fecking shit. Not sure I can take another season of relentless passes back to the keeper for him to hoof it long. Missing a lot of first teamers but we sure managed to recreate all the worst elements of their football from last season. Complete pile of piss, from start to finish.
Mourinho not being accountable for anything is hardly new is it? When it blows up, and it will, he will leave smearing shit on everything Utd related. Horrific individual, hold your nose and wait for it to end.They’re all your squad, you absolute weapon.
Yeah pretty much. The results should never matter in these games. But the way we played. UGH.I’m actually not even that pissed off about the result. Liverpool and all. Very bloody depressed at the way we played the game though. All too familiar from the second half of last season. Soul destroying stuff.
I thought we played more of the same. I mean I was hoping basically that McKenna might have a bit of input into the way our team attacks but Jose said that he won't basically iicr. It's just still aimless pumps up front even when two midgets are playing against VVD and Klavan. I find it concering. I can only state how I feel. I do hope that it will get better.But it's not, that resembled nothing of how we played last year. That wouldn't even get us in the top 10 never mind second.
We may not play as expansive as people want but it doesn't mean we play atrocious football that even resembles how we played tonight.
The really funny/depressing thing is that Lukaku is useless when people hoof it at him from miles away too. Never mind Mata/Sanchez, we’re not even playing to his strengths!It's even more infuriating when we keep doing it with Sanchez and Mata as the front two, it's no wonder Mourinho was so eager to keep Fellaini because if that's how we are going to continue then any Lukaku injury is going to completely screw us.
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I have no idea why Bailly is playing injured in a friendly it makes no sense. Jose said that his ankle is now twice the size it should be and that's supposed to be a good thing.Why the feck is Bailly playing injured in a god damn friendly? And honestly as much as I like Bailly, I really do think he is a great player but man I am losing my patience with him, as another poster said, he really is "The Ivorian Phil Jones"...
Oh man this season is gonna be fun.He said:
The game was pointless because the majority of the team won't be in the squad for the season and the ones that will be are tired from an accumulation of matches.
The only thing it was good for was it told him even more about the ones he can rely on and the ones he can't with the ones he can rely on making themselves available (possibly a dig at Shaw and Smalling). Also said Bailly was injured and saw Smalling was going to pull out so Bailly made the decision to play by himself because he didn't want to leave 3 kids dealing with Mane and Salah etc. Now Bailly's ankle is very swollen (was clear Bailly is now in his good books for doing this).
Matic returned to training with an injury from the world cup and has now had surgery.
Martial should be back after the birth of his baby but isn't so seems to be suggesting he's AWOL.
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It's hard to tell really, mate. I'm not denying we resorted to hoofing it, but our midfield except Pereira were so bad it's hard to tell if they were given instructions they couldn't follow or not. Combined with neither Mata nor Sanchez being able to get on the ball long enough to get us up the pitch. Individually our reserves and youngsters just played a bit shit in a formation we don't use much.How is today any different to any of the stuff we've played in the last two seasons? The only difference is we had largely no big names playing that. When things get tough, we are a hoof ball team, as demonstrated today, whether you like to admit it or not. No hint of plan B.
Because it's a meaningless pre-season friendly, in heat so bad we needed water breaks, without most of our first team squad, using a formation we don't play very much. It wasn't good, but there are degrees between cause for concern and sack the manager. We just finished 2nd, the sky isn't falling.So basically the tactics were nonexistent. Why is that not cause for concern?
That's a good point. Lukaku looks like a much better player for Belgium. Obviously there is arguably more talent there but playing the ball into channels and through balls seems to elavate his game.The really funny/depressing thing is that Lukaku is useless when people hoof it at him from miles away too. Never mind Mata/Sanchez, we’re not even playing to his strengths!
I think you're bang out of order with that comment.. Cultists crawling out of his rectum to explain what he really meant in 3,2,1
Honestly think they might be. Darmian is one of the worst footballers I have ever seen play for United.How so? Bailey, Darmian, Mata, Sanchez, Herrara still on the pitch.. Its almost like liverpool youngsters are better than those players.
He's already checked out and waiting for his transfer to get wrapped up. Not sure why he's even given the minutes.Honestly think they might be. Darmian is one of the worst footballers I have ever seen play for United.
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We are just going to pretend that this game tonight had all of the same players from last season then? OkPretty much this. I don't care about the scoreline but we've still to rectify our issues on the pitch, and I'm worried we won't.
I think you're bang out of order with that comment.
Great so Bailly is injured again and Matic needs surgery? Why the hell didn't he have that already when he got injured at the world cup? Brilliant newsHe said:
The game was pointless because the majority of the team won't be in the squad for the season and the ones that will be are tired from an accumulation of matches.
The only thing it was good for was it told him even more about the ones he can rely on and the ones he can't with the ones he can rely on making themselves available (possibly a dig at Shaw and Smalling). Also said Bailly was injured and saw Smalling was going to pull out so Bailly made the decision to play by himself because he didn't want to leave 3 kids dealing with Mane and Salah etc. Now Bailly's ankle is very swollen (was clear Bailly is now in his good books for doing this).
Matic returned to training with an injury from the world cup and has now had surgery.
Martial should be back after the birth of his baby but isn't so seems to be suggesting he's AWOL.