Manchester United vs AC Milan Sat 3rd August, 17:36 UK time

IhabX7

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Suso is quite a bit better than all of our players out there.
 

Adam-Utd

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Why are we standing off Milan and falling into their trap? We’re trying to contain a team of playmakers. They’ve got zero pace.

Push up high and turn it into a physical test not a technical one.

Instead we’re letting Suso calhanglu* biglia walk it around us.

Ole needs to get this sorted out.
 

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Is that all?

For a new manager looking to build his team isn't it equally important to get patterns/approaches and along the way a bit of confidence in how you are playing and what the manager is selling to the players?

It's not like we have an established team with an established system.
We've had like 6 pre season friendlies, we've done quite well and looked sharp in all of them until now where this one hasn't been great. Time for panic though.
 

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A week before start of the season and the same old issues that have blighted our past seasons are pitifully apparent again. It's just the lack of cohesive structure to our football that is so damning, there is zero value in pressing to win the ball back when you cannot do anything with ball and merely give it back!
 

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Mata is hopeless.
Poor performance for a while now
 

HJ12

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Dont think Martial's been bad at all. The midfield have been absolutely terrible though. Feel sorry for Martial and Rashford who are being starved of any service. Counters seem to be our best outlet.
 

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We have no understanding in the last third.
Yes there's a visible attempt to move the ball better but once in the final third there's a general lack of cluelessness on how to break down a set defence
 

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Milan is playing with the tempo that suits them and we are allowing that.
 

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Feck me,we are shite.Slow and static,no improvement from last year.We’re in for another p*ss poor season i’m afraid.
 

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Yes there's a visible attempt to move the ball better but once in the final third there's a general lack of cluelessness on how to break down a set defence
that's where we need a proper no. 10... for a very long time now.
 

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This is the one that probably matters most. It gives a better indication of how we are set for the start of the season.
Milan are clearly going harder than us. We look like we just want to avoid injuries before the seasons even started.
 

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McTominay is the only midfielder doing well today, no wonder we can't control the game. Matic, Mata and Pereira need changing.
 

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and people want to turn down a chance to sign players like Dybala..
Ofcc, can you imagine someone who rather not be here being around these rotten pricks, he would look like Swamp Thing after 9 days.
 

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Great work by Rashford. Again showing how he tends to get tunnel-vision when close to goal. Refusing to look up.
 

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Shouldn't Ole be held responsible for not getting Matic replaced?
 

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If we have to rely on Mata and Matic for game time we are in trouble, poor performance all round so far, where's the 'pressing', oh sorry back to Matic and Mata again.
Get Greenwood on, or even James, and I can't believe I'm saying this but even Jesse F----g Lingard
 

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If Lindelof is even a slight doubt Ole needs to sub him off ASAP.