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Turned a corner.
Turned a corner.
Exactly.
He did well in looking after Aguero, but saying that Aguero did have a couple of good opportunities due to his quality, so not surprising. I though Smalling gave away some really daft fouls, one for which he got booked for, so needless so early in the game. Also, he did some Rio style forward runs and then panicked, on a couple of occasions putting us in a difficult position. Not implying he did bad, but like I said earlier not the Smalling of earlier this season. I thought as a team we defended and attacked well. Just wish Morgan and Carrick could catch the youngsters up and give support.Smalling played brilliant today. His from has gone downhill a bit recently but he was back to his best today.
Rashford, Lingard and Martial seem to get on very well from the way they celebrate together.Loving the chemistry / bond between likes of Rashford, lingaard etc.
You can tell it means loads to them as young local lads.
Perhaps Rashford's dive - which he no doubt executed to exaggerate the effects of the challenge - put enough doubt in the ref's mind. When a player's leg (right leg in this case) disappears from under him so unnaturally like that it's bound to muddy the waters, so to speak.I would have been absolutely livid if that non penalty call cost us a result in that match. It's unbelievable to just wave on from that, I'd really like to hear an explanation on that!
That's a massive disservice to Blind to be honest who was excellent again yesterday. It was he who was doing the ordering not Smalling.Good result against a pretty poor opponent. We remain inconsistent and our defence so reliant upon Smalling that it's become one man against all.
Apart from being pulled out of position and left stranded a few times, yes I suppose Blind had a pretty average game - again.That's a massive disservice to Blind to be honest who was excellent again yesterday. It was he who was doing the ordering not Smalling.
This. There won't be a "click" in his philosophy. There is no philosophy. His approach has been scattergun.Good result but I expect us to lose our next game and not get top 4. There are no turning points anymore under LVG, it would have happened by now.
We are consistently inconsistent.
One of the most interesting things about this game was where LVG played Lingard. I think we have seen a new dawn and a new Utd no10. I might be wrong, but I love how competitive Smalling is in 50/50 situations. As for fouls, meh. You don't make omelettes, etc... Agreed on the less panicked vibe. In a grander scheme, I know it seems a long time away, but with investment, with coaching, with the killer instinct, I think United will be amazing in 2018/19Surprised you say that about Smalling. He has digressed from the start of the season. Lost all composure, gives away far too many fouls and is fairly clueless on the ball. The only negative from today.
Thought most of the team played well, and a typical top of the table type game (except it wasn't) where each exposed their weaknesses and strengths. Rashford and Martial carried on from Thursday with loads of effort. If Lingard had an ounce or two more quality that would be quite a decent front line. Just wonder what an Aguero style striker could do for us.
I like how we didn't panic under pressure, and it may have been the first game of the season where the defenders actually blocked shots. Game plan worked well, and Carrick largely bossed the midfield.
Michael Oliver