YAMS49
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Had time to think... We were tired worn out outfit. Those cnuts on BBC didn't mention the 48hrs extra rest once, bastards. More important games ahead.
AWB needed a rest just like Bruno and Rashford. His attack play has been much better as the season has gone on and he is a great defender. People have short memories on here. He had a bad day, it happens He also needs a mental break as much as physical like many on the squad.Oh well - Bit of a reality check as to where we really are, we cant make so many changes and expect to beat Chelsea, the quality in our squad is not there yet.
De Gea has been struggling for form for a long time, but the loss of form added to his obvious deficiencies in his game i.e. doesn't command his area(never has) - is not a good combination. Why Ole decided not go with Romero is beyond me, he is normally our cup keeper and hope he reverts to Sergio for Europa League.
AWB positioning was horrible today, how often does he get caught ball watching! The lad can tackle but his control is not good, he has no composure going forward and is defensively suspect. Never been a £50m player. Give Dalot a chance.
Lindelof, caught wrong side of striker again second game running for their 1st goal. Lacks strength.
Rashford, someone needed to tell him we were playing in red today. The guy is so frustrating, scores really good goal and assist then next game he cant get a simple pass right. His body language was piss poor today, looked like he couldnt be arsed.
I thought Bailly looked composed today before his injury and thought Fred was unlucky to be hooked.
Williams did okay but we missed Shaw's guile today on the left, but its the right hand side of our team that needs improving.
Praying we turn up against West Ham and cement top 4 position, as Moyes will love to get one over us.
No the result was irrelevant, as was the game. He's shown himself to be naive today and it could cost us dear on Wednesday.If we won 1-0 everyone would have praised Ole for the team he picked
The biggest is the game against Leicester.Need to shake this off because arguably the biggest game of the season is on Wednesday we must win against West Ham.
Phew, we've dodged a situation you've imagined in your head.Arteta would have tactically outclassed Ole in the final so at least we dodged that.
I do wish the commentators mentioned, our managers worries about the extra 2 days off.We were outworked from the 1st minute to the last. Nothing more to say.
Doesn’t it have to be in the box to be a penalty ?Kicked off the park, snide fouls, Chelsea knew perfectly well what they were doing, joke of a Referee....DDG throwing two in, Martial stonewall penalty not given at 0-0...disaster of a day
Can you prove it was outside the box? I haven’t seen any footage anywhere which shows that the foul wasn’t a penalty.Doesn’t it have to be in the box to be a penalty ?
I know I will probably get lambasted for saying this but think it is sometimes easier to recover from a comfortable loss like we saw tonight than if we had been beaten in a tight game after extra time or on penalties.Yep, agree, but there is only one manager. SAF, Klopp, Guardiola have all made poor managerial decisions at one time or another, where they got slated, but by the same token, they get the plaudits when they get the team selection right. If we won 1-0 everyone would have praised Ole for the team he picked, but some basic errors from our defence gave us no chance. Mengi on the bench, or probably TFM, he's looked really good since his return, and CB is his natural position.
Yeah with Arteta’s managerial skills we would definitely have lost eleventytwelvety - minus forty, 100% guaranteed proven.Arteta would have tactically outclassed Ole in the final so at least we dodged that.
No, if we win 2-0, leicester will get through with a 1-0 win.The good news if we can win by 2 goals on Wednesday then LC would have to beat us by 3. Does anyone know the next tie breaker and who it favors?
Think you might need to have another think about that one.....The good news if we can win by 2 goals on Wednesday then LC would have to beat us by 3. Does anyone know the next tie breaker and who it favors?
If they score, thats +1 for them and - 1 for United, so if they have more scored goals, they need only 1-0 in that case.The good news if we can win by 2 goals on Wednesday then LC would have to beat us by 3. Does anyone know the next tie breaker and who it favors?
Fred started today. Which was a great opportunity for him to try and force the manager to pick him again. Which was the exact same opportunity McTominay had when he started the game before this one. It’s a real pity they both had games to forget but you’ve chosen a strange time to complain about them being frozen out.Fred and McTominay - These two have also had excellent seasons and now have been relegated to almost Lingard level squad players based on a single poor half a game against Tottenham, which was the first game anyone had played in several months. Yet it seems to be ok for Matic to look off the pace and tired for one game after the next and just carry on being picked anyway. Fernandes literally always plays and looks knackered. Pogba has been given half a game off here and there and looks knackered. We are in desperate need of extra legs in midfield and we've frozen out two really hard working midfield players who earlier in the season had enough quality to stand out against teams like City and Liverpool.
Be honest and tell me if you would have said that 3 weeks ago.Arteta would have tactically outclassed Ole in the final so at least we dodged that.
The replay they showed within about 30 seconds made it look like it wasn’t in the box and wasn’t violent conduct, so was out of the scope of VAR. I didn’t give it much thought after despite being a clear clumsy foul.Can you prove it was outside the box? I haven’t seen any footage anywhere which shows that the foul wasn’t a penalty.
That replay made it look either very close to, or directly above, the line at the edge of the box. I couldn’t work out why the hell they didn’t have a closer look at it. God knows they’re fond of wasting everyone’s time sketching coloured lines.The replay they showed within about 30 seconds made it look like it wasn’t in the box and wasn’t violent conduct, so was out of the scope of VAR. I didn’t give it much thought after despite being a clear clumsy foul.
Meh, I would say they are very average. Not many players in their team would be in our line-upI agree with you, but this Chelsea team is a good one and will improve next season - they can challeneg for the PL.
In both cases it was their first start since the last FA cup game where we picked a second string side. McTominay was fine on Wednesday as well. Better than Matic has been for a few games now just by virtue of the fact he could cover the ground...but if you don't pick players you have to expect a degree of rustiness when you suddenly turn to them in desperation.Fred started today. Which was a great opportunity for him to try and force the manager to pick him again. Which was the exact same opportunity McTominay had when he started the game before this one. It’s a real pity they both had games to forget but you’ve chosen a strange time to complain about them being frozen out.
He only tactically outclassed Pep by Sterling missing about 5 easy chances. People base too much on too little with football. It's nothing new.Be honest and tell me if you would have said that 3 weeks ago.
So many johnny come lately's with their short term memories.
I promise I didn't vote!DDG 3rd for MOTM this a Chelsea forum?
I thought he had a good first half and a poor second half (despite the penalty conversion). Maybe he was tired.I thought that was a very poor game from Bruno. He looked tired but still kept running. None of his passes came off and he gave the ball away in key areas. Number of Chelsea attacks came from him giving it away.
But yes, he kept running throughout and work rate was exceptional.
Wednesday could be, if we can play like we've seen in recent weeks rather than today, we could get 2 or 3 goals and with Leicester shipping 3 against Spurs today it'll mean Leicester need to beat us by 3 or by 4 to finish above us. I can't see either of those margins occurring.The biggest is the game against Leicester.
my god these just keep popping upWednesday could be, if we can play like we've seen in recent weeks rather than today, we could get 2 or 3 goals and with Leicester shipping 3 against Spurs today it'll mean Leicester need to beat us by 3 or by 4 to finish above us. I can't see either of those margins occurring.
It was mentioned in commentary. It's a handy excuse but that's all.Had time to think... We were tired worn out outfit. Those cnuts on BBC didn't mention the 48hrs extra rest once, bastards. More important games ahead.
Mike Dean