I thought this was going to happen more after the Pool v Spurs CL final.
Premier League Gameweek 2
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
On the plus side, these results are just proving to be another nail in the Glazer/Woodward summer transfer coffin. All we need now is Chelsea to spank Liverpool, with Werner and Havertz getting on the scoresheet.
Hats off to Spurs and Mourinho for a terrific second half, but Soton were defensively very poor and naive.
Haha, yeah. In the games where Spurs are attacking, then put in Bergwijn.
I get that it’s hard for people to want to improve on players who clearly have great ability but there has to be a desire to score again and again and again. We make too many excuses for players because they’re fan favourites. Neither Rashford or Martial have that instinct. They’re not busting a gut to get into scoring positions. It’s easy to blame our players for not being creative enough at times but our forwards aren’t making runs into the positions where you score goals. Look at a player like Raheem Sterling. He has no business scoring the number of goals he does but he’s constantly moving. Constantly getting between the posts and in the six yard box. Our forwards don’t do that.
The highline was working wonders first half, but it seems like we figured out where the spaces were during halftime and exploited them beautifully in the second.
Still worry a lot about Spurs defense. Simply do not even attempt to play offside at all and simply shift the entire backline to the furthest forward player of the opposing team which often leaves massive gaps between the lines.
would love nothing more, and am usually optimistic, but not today. Absolutely dreading it
It would be our luck if Mourinho ends up taking Spurs higher than us this season. That would be the nail on an already stinky cesspit of a coffin.
To be fair, you got in a couple of times in the first half, but didn't you go with two up top in the second half, with Son and Kane up top? Think that certainly changed the pattern of the game.
Very odd, they seemed to think Kane would be the one playing on the last man, then didn’t react at all when it became clear Son would be running through.
Spurs were shite in their first game, so were we. The reacted well in the second half of today's game and went away with a convincing win. Hopefully we can do the same.
Penalty to Brighton at Newcastle. Maupay scores. 0-1.
This is the first time in the Prem era that one player (Kane) has assisted another (Son) for 4 goals in a single game.
The fun will ramp up another level when Bale joins the party.
The fun will ramp up another level when Bale joins the party.
Brighton take the lead. 1-0. Maupay.
Of course you can argue that once we sold RVN who was undoubtedly world class, we were incredibly successful without a world class finisher.
The forum is toxic this weekend. You think it couldn’t get worse, and yet you decide to pipe up!
That Lamptey pen isn’t as stonewall as the commentator is making it out to be. Got a bit of the man, granted, but ASM took all of the ball.
My man Lamptey won't end the season a Brighton player if he keeps this up.
You could, but then we had world class (or close to) players that took over from him. Neither Rashford or Martial would get anywhere near playing for that team.
Can see Lamptey causing us nightmares next week.
That's onside.
I’ve seen him do pretty much that exact same play before but okayI don’t think I’ve ever seen Pogba pull off such a decisive trick for United
Maupay with a second after VAR check. Brighton two ahead.
2-0 Brighton. Maupay brace.
Love the way Brighton play.
Love the way Brighton play.
Brighton are better managed than Man United
Someone said this about Soton earlier. We lose a game and everyone goes mad.
Potter beat Arsenal away comfortably at Ostersunds and outclassed City in the first half in the FA Cup at Swansea, making James look like a combination of Son and Salah. Bloody right he’s better than Ole, and I don’t even want Ole sacked.
Potter is one of the best coaches in he league in fairness.
They're going to beat us on Saturday, aren't they?
Nope.
Shelvy is a scrote.
They are and this isn't knee jerk. Both Southampton and Brighton are better coached than us.
Lamptey is phenomenal.
The pace of Lamptey is scary.
Looks like there will be lot of goals this PL season. VAR will play a role in it surely.
They will go straight for us next weekend.
If the teams play like they have been, they will.
Lamptey is unreal
Huge talent this Lamptey lad.
He is class