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That’s what pressing is supposed to do. Especially to weaker teams. For once, we did it well.First 20' Newcastle played with a really low defensive line, tried to park the bus and quick counter. The plan was very successfull. We sucked at both attack and defend as usual.
After the first goal they decided to attack us, their defensive line was pushed higher, more body committed to attack and we started to get chances. Then came the equaliser, you can notice that both Martial and Pereira were pretty unmarked and there were gaps in their defence.
After 1-1 they still sticked with the attacking plan, tried to build from the back but their defenders were not City defenders. We pressed them well so they fecked up, that's where the mistakes came and we scored.
After 4-1 they gave up.
I don't mean to play down this win but honestly our issues stay pretty much the same. We're so lucky that Newcastle just made a terrible decision and played to our strength this match.
Mctominay was injured so that was an enforced change. He did his knee ligaments in the first half according to ole. We just can’t catch a break with these injuries.Lethal finishing from the lads up front, and I was pleased to see AWB get an assist. Fred was on his terrier game today as well. Mason is cold, so promising and I think the quality of his all round game is getting a bit overlooked.
I thought Ole made the rights subs as well, McTominay needs some rest and Pogba got a full half under his belt, plus we got to rest Rashford and Martial due to killing the game off so early, good stuff.
Apparently he's done himself a mischief.Lethal finishing from the lads up front, and I was pleased to see AWB get an assist. Fred was on his terrier game today as well. Mason is cold, so promising and I think the quality of his all round game is getting a bit overlooked.
I thought Ole made the rights subs as well, McTominay needs some rest and Pogba got a full half under his belt, plus we got to rest Rashford and Martial due to killing the game off so early, good stuff.
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Mctominay was injured so that was an enforced change. He did his knee ligaments in the first half according to ole. We just can’t catch a break with these injuries.
Ah shit! I feel this injury will have been caused by a build up of one or two of the recent knocks he's had and too much playing without any rotation. So frustrating.Apparently he's done himself a mischief.
The absolute last thing we needed.
Luckily we got Pogba back but is he up to starting every game now?
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Completely agree. Pressing weaker teams and they will make mistakes and if we take care of those chances we win.That’s what pressing is supposed to do. Especially to weaker teams. For once, we did it well.
Pretty much what happened. Their backline and keeper were very shaky and they should never have tried to attack. We do badly against a low block, surprised they didn't know that with how the first 20 minutes went.First 20' Newcastle played with a really low defensive line, tried to park the bus and quick counter. The plan was very successfull. We sucked at both attack and defend as usual.
After the first goal they decided to attack us, their defensive line was pushed higher, more body committed to attack and we started to get chances. Then came the equaliser, you can notice that both Martial and Pereira were pretty unmarked and there were gaps in their defence.
After 1-1 they still sticked with the attacking plan, tried to build from the back but their defenders were not City defenders. We pressed them well so they fecked up, that's where the mistakes came and we scored.
After 4-1 they gave up.
I don't mean to play down this win but honestly our issues stay pretty much the same. We're so lucky that Newcastle just made a terrible decision and played to our strength this match.
I wasn't. It was a terrible goalkeeping error that got us back into the game and when Newcastle then changed their shape / effectively completely capitulated, we had the run of the game. Frankly, it was handed to us on a plate and it baffles me why people are suggesting this is a corner turned. Martial is massively inconsistent and seems far more comfortable when the pressure is off. Pogba did very little in my view. De Gea had very little to do which is a good thing as he is living off past glories. He shouldn't have started. Glad we got the win and it was great we have some fuel in the tank for the next game after that second half. But that's about it.I was extremely impressed with the way United clawed their way back into the game. The start was disastrously bad, and after Newcastle scored I was afraid it was going to snap the team's mental backs again, but instead United got back into the game and took advantage of Newcastle's mistakes to score a bundle once again.
Pogba was also a joy to watch. He brings so much creativity and poise into the midfield, and I hope we'll see the day when him, McTominay and Fred are all fit at once so we can finally see how they'll work together. Lingard I mostly feel bad for. You can tell he's trying as hard as he can, but he's just so much out of form even the simplest things aren't working for him.
This!! Wtf... would have been a perfect game to put a kid on, but they werent even on the bench.Seem to wake up after Newcastle scored, not sure if it's a confidence thing or not. The only down side for me is that we had Jones, Young, Lingard and Mata on the bench, we could have had Tuanzebe, Williams, Gomes and Garner, or at least a couple of them.
The rest of your post was largely nonsense as well, but I'll focus on this because while we don't have statistics on how current or old Dave's glories might be, we DO have stats on the difference Pogba had on the game.Pogba did very little in my view.
Plus the fact the game was won when he came on. Once it went 4-1 we weren’t exactly going for 5. Ball retention and make sure we didn’t concede.The rest of your post was largely nonsense as well, but I'll focus on this because while we don't have statistics on how current or old Dave's glories might be, we DO have stats on the difference Pogba had on the game.
100% successful take-ons
91% pass accuracy
5/6 long balls
4 ball recoveries
3 shots
3 tackles won
2 key passes
We won, what do you expect?very quiet in here.
If this wasn't the Christmas period glut of games I would agree but the aim around this period is just the results and conserving energy.We put in the minimum effort possible in every game. It’s why we don’t seem to bother trying in a lot of games until we’re losing with 10 minutes to go. Not that I want to be negative about the performance today but I do wish we’d go for the jugular in these games. Newcastle were there for the taking but once we made it four we conserved energy.
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