Next one is Arsenal and it should suit us well. Then it is Norwich at home which should be a win even if they try to park the bus.
Take a look at the match stats if you need convincing:
| Manchester United | Burnley | |
|---|---|---|
| 74.4 | Possession % | 25.6 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 28 | Shots | 6 |
| 842 | Touches | 428 |
| 650 | Passes | 228 |
| 3 | Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 54 |
| 11 | Corners | 3 |
I hear ya.
Pereira was tired. Jesse was the least horrible option we had. Shaw helped shore up the left wing.
We got some gifts though that helped us get the lead both times. I think the big key tonight was that we defended really good. Burnley created very little.
I don't disagree, just thinking what could have been.
We still desperately need a quality creative CM or the return to fitness/form of Pogba. Still though, two good wins with 6 scored and only 1 conceded.
Our supporters need to stop thinking this way.
Not convinced by this - clearly Burnley did better in clearances and tackles....
Yeah it is great that we won it using a large part of our squad too. The fight for points is still in the squad and many players can do a job defensivly at least.
There's a huge difference between hiccups and huge patches of poor form though. The last two games are games we should be winning and we did. In fact, convincingly so in both games and we looked good all over the pitch which is hugely promising. Burnley and Newcastle are horrible teams to play against and a few months ago there's no way we were getting 6 points; scoring 6 and conceding 1 from these two matches. But credit where it's due, I've seen big improvements over both games and William's and Fred have been two huge positives without the obvious mentioning of Rashford and Martial.
you say that but the two goals against Newcastle and one today came from intense pressing from the front which forced the mistakes. How many times have we seen Liverpool and City do that to teams last couple of seasons?
Terrible?
I don't think Rashford played overly well but he's scored without playing too well and that'll be a good confidence booster. Part of the problem is how deep Martial and Rashford often have to come due to a lack of quality service through the middle. We have good runners in there but they need to be supplemented with some creative quality.
What huge patches of poor form?
I'm talking of huge patches of poor form post SAF after promising spells.
As always, negative people see what they want to see.
I agree about struggling against a low block. I don't think the sub was wrong though. Shaw helped improve our defense down that side and we could use Rashford for the counter with Lingard and James. Could have taken off Rashford instead I guess, but it was not a stupid sub to get some fresh legs.
The goal came from a high press we created.
James ain't Colombian mate
Hehe. Maybe we should bring him in if Real let usJames ain't Colombian mate
(James Rodriguez).Ole haters, what do you really expect? They can/will never give him any credit whatsoever.
Ole has mostly received credit on the forum for the teams performances in the last two games from what I have seen.
I would tend to ignore posters who use phrases like "Ole haters" tbh.
Got to find something to bash Ole with. The haters will never be happy until he's gone.
But there are the same, usual suspects that are continually negative and will never give Ole or the team any credit whatsoever. There are even some in this very thread. You can tell from their username what the post will contain.
He wants sticking in a rocket and firing into the sun.
