We had a heroic victory away in Milan just a couple of nights before today, and a heroic victory away to City a week or two ago.
Using words like "heroic" in the context of Manchester United isn't one of the better ideas these days. Especially not when trying to accuse others for over-the-top reactions.
I am sure the City game meant a lot to you. And to all the fans, United and City. But actually, even if it was a game 1st against 2nd, there were more than 10 points between us (right?). Pep didn't even saw the need to go more conservative against us. Like the way he did for the first league game and the game in the cup where he went for a result, being conservative and playing for a fluke. The 2-0 was a moral victory and very good performance but in the grand scheme of things a nothing game.
I also wouldn't call the Milan game heroic. Pogba stumbled the ball over the line to win the game. 1st game was 1.7 vs 0.8 xG wise (51% possession), 2nd game was 0.9 vs 0.8 xG (49% possession). A very professional and good performance but hardly a modern classic or anything close.
If these are heroic victories, you inflate the meaning of that word.
You have every right to use it though. But then you shouldn't complain about other people doing the same.
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About the game today: I also don't see resting Bruno as a tactical mistake. At some point you have to rest him and as we were set up with very good passing capabilities (Pogba,
Fred VDB and Matic) against a team that many would have predicted to stay relatively deep and surrender most of the ball to us, it was worth a shot. It backfired unfortunately this time and I probably would have started with at least one the 4 players he then brought into the game later. But you have to take risks from time to time and as Ole seems very risk averse in general, I won't complain when he takes one even if doesn't pay off. These moments were there with SAF as well - remember that infamous game where we set up with Fabio and ...(was it Park?) in midfield while leaving Pogba as an unused sub? Or fielding 7 defenders against Arsenal? Sometimes you get away, sometimes you don't. But the downward trend especially with Bruno is evident so providing him with some rest, shouldn't be considered a mistake.
Leicester was really up for it today, that way they would have caused most teams trouble, so I don't agree that they were average. I thought all their defenders had very good games, Ndidi and Tielemans were class as well. We contained them just fine, but in the end fine margins decide. Bad moment from Fred, bad defending at a set piece. At some point, these things can catch up. Going out of the cup s*** big time, but there were games that hurt way more than this.