We're going back to Liverpool being better than us.
Man United v Real Madrid | Post Match
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It's painful but yeah they kinda might be, let's keep our fingers crossed that all their signings flop and they finish 5th.
With you on that
Well, we defeated Madrid and Pool defeated us. Guess Liverpool fans can now claim they are the real CL champions!
Don't get me started on that. I stopped the bus with Liverpool in the 80's. I'm too old to do it now
Don't get me started on that. I stopped the bus with Liverpool in the 80's. I'm too old to do it now
Fred good, we've really been missing this kind of player. Alexis looks like he will absolutely demolish this season. Perreira is still silky smooth in midfield. Bailey is still insane. Shaw, TFM shit. McTominay average as usual. Mata continues to link well with Alexis. DDG should have done better for their goal - should have collected that cross.
Otherwise, this win means as much as the loss against liverpool - not much. Looking fitter.
Otherwise, this win means as much as the loss against liverpool - not much. Looking fitter.
You think I'm lying? My best friends dad was the bus driver for them. And he lost a foot
That must have been painful for him driving the bus for Pool.You think I'm lying? My best friends dad was the bus driver for them. And he lost a foot
That's a bus we can all agree Mourinho should be allowed to park, before it gets too far. Hopefully he can do it.
I don't buy that Liverpool are better than us. I'll put my trust in the boombust before anything
I don't buy that Liverpool are better than us. I'll put my trust in the boombust before anything
I didn't belive itThat must have been painful for him driving the bus for Pool.
He went off a cliff and lost his foot.That must have been painful for him driving the bus for Pool.
We played football and my friend said "my dad drove the bus of the cliff in Switzerland" I laughed and no he didn't.
Then I went to his house and his dad had one foot
So basically just wait to pounce on mistakes and give the ball away with just 2-3 passes. If he is going to play this way then a better centre back will surely be needed.
Jose Mourinho Post Match Conference vs Real Madrid 2018
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Looked good the 1st 30 or so minutes.
Was hard to watch after that. Sanchez isolated constantly chasing through balls or dealing with aerial balls.
Couldn't maintain any semblance of possession.
Sanchez looks more fresh than last season, so that's a plus.
Was hard to watch after that. Sanchez isolated constantly chasing through balls or dealing with aerial balls.
Couldn't maintain any semblance of possession.
Sanchez looks more fresh than last season, so that's a plus.
Just came back from the game....was amazing how much of the stadium was Madrid supporters.
Sky said he was faultless.
If he plays next Friday, we will have an idea whether Fred is crap or not, & how he is likely to do this season.
Think back six years. You dealt with that one pretty well, didn't you?
Football is growing very fast in the US the past 5 years. The same length of time Madrid have dominated the biggest club competition in the world. Of course they'll have loads of fans there.
They did beat us but but that is old news. You are only as good as your last match as the old saying goes and our last match saw us beating the champions of Europe. Get in!
I think that Young is alright for us, whether he plays on the right or on the left, he offers plenty in attack and is as good as Valencia in defense, the man kept Rose out of the english first team in the world cup ...
It's specifically Valencia that we need to upgrade. we have two options, switch Young to the right and buy an LB or buy an RB, which we did in Dalot, so it's probably better to get a LB.
Not just that, Miami is a hispanic metropolis, lots of Latin american there, so it's not surprising really.
Missed the game. The goals were nice. Judging by this thread it looks like we played a pretty good first half and sat back in the second? Am I understanding it correctly? How many chances did we have in total?
Maybe the other guy is right, it's because of the latin connection....almost everyone in my section was hispanic.
It was the first United game I ever saw too
how exactly did we set up in midfield? Where did Fred play?
Bailly?
Admittedly I saw only highlights from youtube but Bailly seemed to be a culprit in all of Real's chances. And there were glorious ones for 3 at least. Always letting the attacker in front. So he made some excellent plays to balance the bad too in the actual game?
Also the highlights were very generous to United as I checked the match stats. 29% possession and 79% pass accuracy indicate some Rocky Balboa tactics on United's part. Works for one game but worrying for you if that's your game plan entirely. Long are gone the days United dominated in style.
Sanchez looked really sharp.
So how was the game honestly? From the youtube it looks United rode their luck in this game. Works for one or two games but long run success? No.
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Yep. They had loads of fans in Miami on the previous tours too.Maybe the other guy is right, it's because of the latin connection....almost everyone in my section was hispanic.
It was the first United game I ever saw too
He looked like he was forced to be there at gunpoint....lol
He made a point of talking about how pointless this pre-season was. He also talked about how the league wasn't starting later to accomodate clubs for the WC. He talked about how rubbish the under-23 team was twice! He said he's going to bring youngsters thru, but he said all our good young players are 16, 17, 18 and need to grow in their own teams first. He started to answer a question about Martial and i can't make any sense of what he said.
We set up in 352 and for the most part we looked comfortable. Fred played well enough without over-exerting himself, Sanchez and Pereira were sharp and constantly looking to make things happen. It's difficult to take anything from the game as it was only a friendly and both sets of players treated it as such.
Overall we looked a lot fitter and sharper than we did in the Liverpool game.
It was a 3-5-2 with Pereira again as a 6, Hererra more advanced tasked with trying to support the front 2 and Fred in between.
I wouldn't watch YouTube highlights and comment on players.
The match was fine honestly, a really strong first half with two goals and one goal for them.
Shut up shop against a technically stronger team and gave them no inch, unfortunately we lacked the energy for a counter or two but getting to that level of fitness is what pre seasons for.
I wouldn't say long gone are the days of United dominating in style because we had 79% passing accuracy in a friendly with a load of kids on the pitch.
Cheers for the thread, only just catching up on highlights now. Herrera's goal was lovely build up.
I'm not bothered how we play in pre season. I remember gaal won all his and that season was a disaster. The only thing that bothers me is Jose has made it all into a thing. His message should of been clear from the start, it pre season, it's about fitness and team bonding, embedding youngsters into the team. I feel that all them points have not been met. He has critiqued a bunch of his team, overplayed a few (using only 3 subs in a friendly game is horrendous), who knows if the team have bonded, we have a player who has gone missing and so much negative press. I have never seen such a terrible pre season before. On the positive side, andreas and sanchez look good, fred could be what we needed for balance. All this bad press makes me uneasy for the season ahead. Pep klopp and co have just got on with things and they to are missing players.
I take nothing from pre-season but just the fact we actually won a game (I'm not counting the weird shootout win over Milan) is a decent boost for the lads. They've probably had their confidence knocked a bit over the past week or so, hopefully they can start the season raring to go.
Quite impressed with the link up of Mata and Sanchez. Mata even beat someone in a sprint, but Sanchez looks like a man on a mission, this is only pre season but he looks like he has got that yard of pace back he seemed to be missing last season. Maybe he had a knock he was carrying but certainly seems to just be sharper in his movement.
Hopefully he is going to have a good season.
Hopefully he is going to have a good season.
Seems like a bit of competition has also made Herrera step it up a gear?
That's the only thing I took away from the match highlights
To be honest it might be the standout highlight from the game for me.That's the only thing I took away from the match highlights
I watched the highlights. Did I just saw Darmian make a driving run and a successful cross to set up a goal?
That is something I can tell to my grandkids.
That is something I can tell to my grandkids.