These are the type of games we need the likes of Erikesen and De Jong. Teams that sit deep.
Manchester United 4:1 Melbourne Defeat (Fri 15th July, 11:05 UK time)
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Losing?
I'd assumed after we'd battered Liverpool we were gonna win it all.
Win it all I tells ye.
I'd assumed after we'd battered Liverpool we were gonna win it all.
Win it all I tells ye.
Never understand why the full backs aren't much wider in those positions. Let's other teams park the bus so easily.
A real far cry from the times when we used to play the MLS All-Stars only to make them look like total non-league plonkers.
Well we have no idea what to do against low block teams - I feel bad for ETH trying to coach these fecking charlatan.
Travelling probably takes a bit of a toll tbf
I can feel some of you bubbling up in here 
Is it just me or is it a common theme with Bruno that his 6 yard passes are absolutely atrocious? Like players must break their stride to take a pass from Bruno. Think its 3 times that Shaw has had to readjust because Bruno can't give a proper pass.
Pretty brutal watch for a friendly. Them having 5 in the back and inches to the their midfield. But good practice for the lads because this will happen to us often.
It’s obvious many of these players not cut out for a dominating possession game
Looks like Fred’s going to have to do all the CM work himself, again.….and somebody get a chair for Shaw to sit on.
If he’s not going to move, he might as well take the weight of his feet.
If he’s not going to move, he might as well take the weight of his feet.
Come on lads, how many of you could perform while playing upside down?
A bit better now.
Although admittedly I'm not watching.
Although admittedly I'm not watching.
Well, if Erik wasn’t entirely sure before, he is now.
Has Elanga always looked this technically poor?
Are Australian teams also in preseason? They certainly look sharper than we do and than Liverpool did
And that is why I hate the way we organize our pre-season. If you want to play around Australia and New Zealand, stay there for 2-3 games. If not, then stay in Asia from Thailand to South Korea to Japan, etc.
One thing Maguire needs to cut out, committing himself into an area he doesn't need to.
Interesting that Maguire is playing on the right and Lindelöf on the left. I guess it might be Martinez and Maguire then.
100%. Tight spaces, short passes.
I must be watching a different game, but it seems like we're moving the ball much quicker as opposed to our usual dithering on the ball. Seems like there's much more urgency in trying to find others.
Yep nothing makes sense with our players
A high defensive line with 2 slow CB’s and a possession based style with McFred in midfield isn’t going to work
Nice play from Sancho
Great ball by Sancho unlucky Bruno. Been the best player so far.
Yeah we really need some star power to beat Melbourne Victory
That was nice from Sancho. Good save to deny Bruno.
Sancho is mint 
I'm guessing after the last easy game EtH decided to increase the difficulty by starting goal down. He is a genius.
You guys are blind. It's pretty easy to see night and day difference in movement against the wall of defenders. Don't confuse ineffectiveness between the two sides as the same type of ineffectiveness. Plus, off the ball United are much better (at pressing).
That ref is incredible, whenever a Melbourne player throws himself to the ground he whistles.
I'd like to see the referee stop giving super soft free kicks every few seconds
I mean, they are literally standing in their own half, you don't need much fitness to do that.
McTominay is fecking useless. Cant wait for him to feck off useless fecker.
fixed for you.
No 3rd man running. Everyone is standing still.
Not a matter of star power. It's all about footballing IQ, of which a number of our players have none.
Better play last few mins
Didn't you watch England at the Euros?
feck me mctominay is dreadful - can’t do a dink one two