[MDFC Manager]

Yikes

 

[miliebrowndivorceattorney]

Casemiro the only new starting field player since Ten Hag came in (if you discount Evans). The rest was just Oles old team. Subs showing how why they didnt start, with Amrabat again some very very bad mistakes. At least Onana showed promise and some impressive passing. Rashford was mostly walking all game. If I was Ten Hag, maybe I just resign myself. Why bother with this lot.

 

[gearoid]

A glimmer of hope (against all the odds) going in 1-0 up at half time. Simply beaten by the much better team, with better players, better coaching, better subs and better footballing brains.

 

[Buster15]

Lost because of wierd decisions. Once again.

No.
We lost because we are nothing like good enough to compete with our neighbours.
But what I dislike more than that is that we just look physically weak.
Weak in the tackle.
Weak mentally.

 

[mitchmouse]

Edersons tackle was as clean as they come, sadly.

well. if it had been an outfield player it would have been a penalty: I thought you weren't allowed to follow through anymore

 

[Nogbadthebad]

Would knowing this piece of information make us any better?

I'm just pointing out that suggesting they and us have spent the same is not reality.

They are much better than us, we were never, ever going to win that game.

But there is a reason they are much better than us and everyone else. 115 charges, and that is the tip of the iceberg.

 

[mintyred]

We also kept two of the best players in the PL quite for the best part of 90 minutes: de bruyne and halaand

Keeping Haaland quiet isn't an achievement, he's rarely involved in build-up a lot. Remember he missed a sitter right on HT.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

If it had finished 2-1 I'd be far less annoyed then I am.

That third goal just compounded how fecking dumb all of our players were being on the ball though.

 

[CallyRed]

Expecting Ten Hag to say we played well and we're unlucky

"We had chances"

 

[mitchmouse]

No.
We lost because we are nothing like good enough to compete with our neighbours.
But what I dislike more than that is that we just look physically weak.
Weak in the tackle.
Weak mentally.

I actually don't think that's the case this week. Last week? Definitely

 

[Piskin]

We need at least 7 quality players and a quality manager...simple as that!!

 

[GhastlyHun]

Jose would have been proud of that first half.

 

[Red in STL]

Am I being unreasonable but I think it’s a foul on Rashford by Walker and also a foul by Ederson on Garnacho. If I’m wrong, tell me why.

You need to go and get your eyes tested, Rashford felt a slight touch and flopped down, he was looking for it instead of trying to score, and Ederson made a perfectly timed tackle on Garnacho, one that any CB would have been proud of

 

[Chumpsbechumps]

Am I being unreasonable but I think it’s a foul on Rashford by Walker and also a foul by Ederson on Garnacho. If I’m wrong, tell me why.

I thought there was a clear foul on Rashford before that incident and city got a free. Why it’s important is because the longer the game went on 0-1 the more panicky city might of gotten.

Can’t say it changed the game but city do get decisions that compounded help in games. Like how De Bruyne wasn’t booked

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Paid the price for wasted chances in the first half:

• Garnacho should have squared to Rashford after 5mins
• Rashford should have controlled his big chance after the goal, you’d have favoured him in a 1-on-1
• Rashford at the far post after McT missed the ball. He could either have shot, or squared to Bruno who was unmarked on the penalty spot

we were played off the park. if both teams took their chances we might score 3 and concede 10

 

[mitchmouse]

Keeping Haaland quiet isn't an achievement, he's rarely involved in build-up a lot. Remember he missed a sitter right on HT.

well, if we hadn't he'd have had three again

 

[Orange Tree]

Expected loss and domination. It showed we've been going nowhere under ETH.

 

[Woodzy]

Even with injuries, I just dont think there’s an excuse for spending £200m a season and having to play like that for 90 minutes.

Hopefully we have got the ETH replacement lined up.

 

[fergiewherearethou]

I'm just pointing out that suggesting they and us have spent the same is not reality.

They are much better than us, we were never, ever going to win that game.

But there is a reason they are much better than us and everyone else. 115 charges, and that is the tip of the iceberg.

First of all, at this point of the season I don't think they are better than Arsenal or Pool.
Secondly I don't mind the loss, it was coming, I am devastated by the way we played and if it wasn't for Lady Luck it would of been another 0-7.
And third...I think we spent enough to look a little differently in terms of personnel and way of playing, don't you agree?

 

[Crashoutcassius]

We only had 2 shots.

City had 27. Sigh. These big games show the complete gulf in class, hard pill to swallow.

'these big games'... although that has been the usual story lately, didn't luton have 20 odd shots as well ? its nearly every game, because we are the worst united team in 40 years

 

[astracrazy]

Embarrassing.

I'd accept losing 3-1 if we had a go, but to lose 3-1 playing like that....nah

 

[DutchSerb]

well. if it had been an outfield player it would have been a penalty: I thought you weren't allowed to follow through anymore

He barely followed through, it wasn't harsh enough to warrant a pen. I don't think that would've been a pen if it was an outfield player either. That was all ball.

 

[MexicanCowboy]

It wasn't as bad as I expected.

 

[Wilt]

Match stats ….appalling

 

[McTerminator]

If it had finished 2-1 I'd be far less annoyed then I am.

That third goal just compounded how fecking dumb all of our players were being on the ball though.

On the bright side Haaland was my captain in fpl

 

[Speedicut75]

An afternoon pumping is now going to extend to a week of humiliation in my grief hole of a community in Greater Manchester.
I can already see the blue flags being unfurled from my neighbours' windows.

 

[TheNewEra]

Worst game vs city I've seen in a long time just from the eye test

 

[lex talionis]

The club with the better manager and stronger squad, a squad with only one regular starter out with injury, deserved the victory everyone expected.

 

[Mike Smalling]

I’m most annoyed by the last goal. So needless.

Anyway, we were never going to get anything here. It would have taken extreme luck.

Club and squad is in a sorry state. Transfer window can’t come quick enough.

 

[Kaizane]

Walker sounding like those balloons have caught up with him in the post match interview.

 

[90 + 5min]

No.
We lost because we are nothing like good enough to compete with our neighbours.
But what I dislike more than that is that we just look physically weak.
Weak in the tackle.
Weak mentally.

ManCity were better team. No question about that. But two important decision didn't go our way. I mean potentially freekick and penalty which instead resulted in two goals against us.

 

[The Hacker]

Not that surprised, but disappointed after the first 25 min. Our defence needs so much work. Bruno needs to be rested, he’s playing on fumes at the moment. So much work needed on the squad to be able to compete

 

[RedSky]

'these big games'... although that has been the usual story lately, didn't luton have 20 odd shots as well ? its nearly every game, because we are the worst united team in 40 years

Yeah, but we get utterly embarrassed against the better teams. We barely get a sniff.

 

[fallengt]

Sad but expected
These lots are all talk no walk

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

First half wasn't terrible. It wasn't good either, but we defended well mostly. A bit wasteful when we did manage to get the ball.

Second half was abysmal, and it looked like we gave up at 1-1, as if their winning goal was inevitable.

 

[Joseunited]

Wonder goal aside we deserved the pasting we got.

 

[Eyepopper]

27% possession, 1 shot on target.

Deary me.

 

[erikcred]

ManCity were better team. No question about that. But two important decision didn't go our way. I mean potentially freekick and penalty which instead resulted in two goals against us.

You mean if they incorrectly went our way, we may have burgled a win?

 

[RoyH1]

We only had 2 shots.

City had 27. Sigh. These big games show the complete gulf in class, hard pill to swallow.

The gulf in class is soul wrenching. Other than the great goal, we were toyed with

 

[Camilo]

City are really excellent, they're a joy to watch. One of those games where I feel almost nothing afterwards. Winning a game like that with a lucky goal would be meaningless. ETH has had how long to close the gap? Nah, time to move him on.

All the excuses - the owners, the money, the structure.... Total bollocks. It's a number of crap players with crap management. Yeah, Pep is probably to best manager of all time, but even still....the way we don't impose anything on the game, ever. Even 10 minutes of proactive controlled football would be enough to give some hope. But we get nothing.