That didn't take long
Premier League Gameweek 3
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Southampton play better football than us. That pass from their RB, AWB will never be able to do that
Think Burnley miss Mee and Tarkowski.
Still no goalless games so far
I replied on this depth part. Yes they have better squad, but they're not lining a completely different team every week. Most of the players who played against Wolves, got a similar rest to our lot who played against Palace.
Fitness and fitness, we seem to be the one struggling the most among all other top teams this season. There's difference between just playing poorly and having such terrible fitness in running and pressing that we showed against Palace imo. Our preparation for this season has been really poor for us and we didn't plan well for the period between the 2 seasons imo.
Cant remember such an entertaining day of football!
No, according to my logic we shouldn't have much of an excuse to be pissed on by Crystal Palace for the 3rd time they come to Old Trafford, because we have more than enough quality to avoid that. If it happens, for the 3rd fecking time, we need to be self reflective on the matter and quit making shit excuses.
Ole said to Andy Mitten when we got beat last year "we beat them 97 times out of 100". And next time they come to OT, they walk the match against us, we barely had a fecking shot for 60 minutes or so. That's got feck all to do with a shorter pre-season, especially when you consider we are looking worse with a stronger side, 7 days later against Brighton.
Again, as above, sharpness was the issue, why do we look worse 7 days later? Surely we would look fitter and more up for the game today?
The fitness excuse is so exhausting, its clearly not an issue on sharpness or fitness at this stage. Ole has had us outrun and outworked by most teams, and he is openly stating he wants us to do the opposite.
Our short pre-season may well have been a contributing factor but it was far from the decisive one. We should have performed far better than we did. This is the 3rd time we've been fecked over by Palace (deservedly) at Old Trafford, and theres no mitigating factor for it.
That isn't on the manager though, which is my point. They should have gotten any transfer targets lined up to give freshness and quality to aid with the early season while others catch up to the sharpness/finess of other teams.
Now we are playing pre-season in competition games against teams that are ahead of us in sharpness and limited additional quality added.
Palace has one of the best records in the league when playing away to Top 6 teams
I didn't blame the manager alone for this overall. I'm not the same poster you were discussing with at the start if you haven't noticed.
No I have noticed, I am just fed up of everything getting laid at Ole's feet by some posters when he is only partly culpable and he's taken on a really difficult job to overhaul that squad while being hampered by senior management and the current circumstances.I didn't blame the manager alone for this overall. I'm not the same poster you were discussing with at the start if you haven't noticed.
I'm with you mate. Still shite. That handball was as immediate as they come. Might as well revise it to say 'if the goal bound shot...'
Last game week was the record in the premier league 20 team era with 44 goals I think. But the premier league record was actually something in the 50s!
But it's definitely started furiously this season!
and hour many have failed to beat them at home in 3 consecutive attempts?
Can’t believe Bardsley is still playing PL football. He’s done well since coming from the academy but he’s a bad footballer.
Does every thread have to descend into Ole bashing? Ffs
When we play like we have, then surely it must he is after all the manager
You kind of missed my point. A discussion of what was happening in another match turned to Ole bashing. There are enough threads for that already. They're all over the feckin place
Are you genuinely blaming these performances on the players downing tools because the owners aren’t buying players who can potentially replace them? That’s a new type of delusion right there. It’s original, I’ll give you that.
City had almost the exact same schedule and time to prepare for this seasom. It’s up to the coaching team and manager to make sure his squad is ready for the upcoming season. We are way off, and it’s not just tiredness. That excuse is getting exhausting now. Fingers need to be pointed at the coaching staff and the training regime that are currently in place. The players look short in confidence and that’s because they don’t understand what the game plan is.
You mustn’t have been very good at your job if you can’t see glaring faults in the manager’s coaching ability. He’s had 2 years now and we’ve not improved nor have any noticeable play style.
You actually saw a style in their last 3 games? Wow.
If I am good or bad, only my employees can answer to that question.
You seem to have missed what he has done and where we were when we took over. How our squad looked, how our morale and balance were. EVery manager have faults. Every. Name one that haven't.
Young people, I suppose you are, really lack patience nowdays. Everything have to be done instantly.
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Come on the Blades!
Sounds like a sick perversion.
I'd take that rather than a Leeds win!
Some really interesting games today.
Come on the Blades! Do it for Boromir!
Come on the Blades! Do it for Boromir!
Ben Osborn's done well for himself.
Fitted in well when needed
Battle for the honour of "2nd best United"?
What an arselicking comment from an opposition supporter.
West Ham are no.1. You useless twats are 4th at best.
Now you know that's not what you meant. Don't spit your dummy out...
Just 5 minutes of watching Leeds play and those feckers are making our style of football look like treacle
Their movement off the ball is very impressive
They are so proactive, making things happen. We just look like we are hoping for things to happen
Sheffield United can’t go the whole season with that strikeforce
This game needs a goal, stat.
It's almost as if you can have fluid football without needing "more quality players".
Who knew?
Who knew?
Leeds. How many fecking topknot wankers does a team need?
Ampadu to Sheffield United slipped under my radar somehow. Should fit in very well with their system.