Kag
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Missed the match. Looks like a good response.
The bed wetters won’t be too happy. Or maybe they will, until our next loss.
The bed wetters won’t be too happy. Or maybe they will, until our next loss.
Note though how good he was when he briefly switched to the left side. He racked up several good interventions, including a couple of really good low crosses, during that brief period.I don't want to rail on Antony, but I find him very frustrating, slows the play down, pure one footed, one trick, on the plus side he occupies players, and when his one trick works he scores.... but compare to the left where we have Rashford, Sancho and Garnacho, the right we have Antony, Pelastri and ??? Diallo, I think Pelastri and Diallo can show us something, not sure that Antony has anywhere to go
Relax i wasn’t serious. Can’t believe I had to explain this.You can address me directly you spineless poster. If you had asked, no I didn't waste my time putting spaces, it's a bug on my Internet explorer. Calm down.
Complaining about language used for pellegrini where he laughed on our 7-0 and was happy? Pathetic. Jesus, you are thin skinned.Mods, ban him for foul language.
Yeah he did offer something different on the left, but would need to see more from him if, right now Rashford, Sancho and Garnacho get the left wing spot in front of him, but options are always niceNote though how good he was when he briefly switched to the left side. He racked up several good interventions, including a couple of really good low crosses, during that brief period.
Maybe that's a way to go, making increased use of side-switches between the wingers during games?
It's a terrifying thought. But I suppose we just have to trust that ETH has managed to ensure that this will be a learning & growing opportunity rather than a shadow to haunt them whenever things go awry. Ie, that they all understand pretty clearly what exactly went wrong and why, and have a feeling they know what to do to avoid it happening again.Good call from ETH to name the same team, even if a few were carrying the odd injury, they all needed to be on display and to purge the memory of the collective performance on Sunday.
Although there were moments when (with DeGea's assistance, on occasions) Real Betis looked dangerous; after the second goal went in all doubts of not achieving eventual victory disappeared and I was hoping for a 5 or 6 total, 'but all's well that ends well'.
They can't screw it up next Thursday.... can they?
Suppose memories of the second half at Anfield, and the collective brain-fart still loom large in the sub-conscious!!
Antony sure does. So the next time he has 3 team mates open to square it to for an open goal, he can spot them.
Honestly don't think his vision or selfishness are to blame I think it's because he's terribly one footed. If he had use of his right I believe he would have squared it.Honestly, he deserves a hairdryer for that. Just insane selfishness.
No one ever brings up his crosses and passing in the final third.Note though how good he was when he briefly switched to the left side. He racked up several good interventions, including a couple of really good low crosses, during that brief period.
Maybe that's a way to go, making increased use of side-switches between the wingers during games?
And no urgency to close him down when he did get it in space.No marking at the back post at all.
Seeing his face it's like an Owl is haunting you!I feel like Pellegrini picked a hairstyle when he was 12, and now he's just going to ride it into the grave.
No, true, that matters. Actually, that seems to be a fairly large part of what he contributes. Though it must be said, he often doesn't do as much of it as he could. He should probably do it more - would make him less predictable, apart from anything else.No one ever brings up his crosses and passing in the final third.
I've often wondered why he doesn't try a bit more from the left. Great team response though. Betis are no pushovers. Hopefully that's us back in gear. Roll on the rest of the season.Note though how good he was when he briefly switched to the left side. He racked up several good interventions, including a couple of really good low crosses, during that brief period.
Maybe that's a way to go, making increased use of side-switches between the wingers during games?
Interesting point,TN.Good result, Antony should have done better but took his goal well. DeGea was awful, not for the first time this season. His distribution is dire. I still maintain he made Ol' Slabhead look worse because Slabhead just didn't have the football skills to get himself out of trouble like Martinez and Varane can. That's why Harry always looked nervous. Anyway, welcome back United.
That's the whole thing for me. It was never accidental. He clearly guided the ball down by moving his arm into that position. Everyone talking about accidental is full of it and trying to defend the refs.Wasn't accidental though, intentional used his arm to control the ball.
And De Gea getting a lot of stick after this game. He made 1 howler which was entirely on him with the pass to a Betis player, but harsh to blame him for their goal and Dalot was more at fault for the one earlier in the game.
He didn't really have much to do overall. Shakey in the first half but so we're quite a few and could have taken the second half off.
Not sure what the stats were at the half, but overall DeGea was 68% of 25 passes. Only Weghorst (62% of 16 passes, but 2 key passes) and McTominay (25% of 4 passes in 10-ish minutes) were worse. DeGea was 1 for 6 on long passes, where Martinez was 5 for 8, Bruno was 3 for 6, and Cassemiro was 11 of 14.He was abysmal. His pass completion in the first half would be interesting.
2nd half we made a change where we avoided him passing long/kicking at all.
De Gea made five misplaced passes. As in passes played to opposition players. Not sure I've seen anything like it. He was really lucky to get away with it.Not sure what the stats were at the half, but overall DeGea was 68% of 25 passes. Only Weghorst (62% of 16 passes, but 2 key passes) and McTominay (25% of 4 passes in 10-ish minutes) were worse. DeGea was 1 for 6 on long passes, where Martinez was 5 for 8, Bruno was 3 for 6, and Cassemiro was 11 of 14.
Yeah, DeGea's a great shot stopper. He made one save against two shots on target, and the one he missed was a great shot. But his other qualities have been criticized for a long time, and rightly so.
Well, the 1st 15min, and 2nd half, we were top notch. In-between, particularly after they equalised, we were not. There were so much self-doubt in the team that we could have been punished dearly.Missed the match. Looks like a good response.
The bed wetters won’t be too happy. Or maybe they will, until our next loss.
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