City don't high press every game anymore, haven't since last January. They high press teams like Shaktar/Chelsea where keepers play the ball really short or roll it out to defenders.
Not sure about the palace/Shaktar games but I watched the Liverpool game and it was definitely a high press. The amount of times Salah got in behind in the first half because Mendy was pushing high and he was left with Otamendi. Heck, even the moment that changed the game was because of City being so high. Maybe you changed the way you played after getting a man advantage.
Mendy was high but not because of a press but because of our attacking positioning, Liverpool mostly got in behind because Mendy has a tendency to bomb forward when we have the ball, as does Walker. We also played 3 at the back so Mendy and Walker were playing pretty much as ultra attacking wingbacks/wide midfielders instead of the standard fullback positions Walker and Delph had today with the back 4. Most would say we played 3142 in those games with Mendy and Walkers starting position higher than Fernandinho's.
All sold by Mourinho.Probably posted somewhere in the Caf...
Well Salah and De Bruyne are not really spearheading Liverpool and City, but I get the point.Probably posted somewhere in the Caf...
He started so low in United this should only be considered his first season. Not sure he's going to push players to the limit already. I remember him being overcareful in his first Chelsea season (second spell) when they had a chance for the title and were playing it down. I don't feel Mourinho will risk it all chasing City, for instance. A title fight (2nd) and a good Champions League campaign secure him.
Meth ain't good for you.
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Yep. Also, getting rid of Salah at the time was not a problem; he'd shown less than nothing and seemed a liability. Turning a profit on him was viewed as a positive.
Please quote those posts.
I don't remember which thread it was and I can't be bothered to search the forum.
Pogba would definitely start in the Madrid midfield. You are really underestimating how good he is. The last couple of weeks show that. I'm really hoping he is back before the Spurs and Chelsea games as we can get overrun by those two teams in midfield without him.
I'd be surprised if anyone actually thinks that way, and I'd be with @podurban2 coz if your making that claim, you should back it up!
In general, a point at Anfield is a good point. Difficult place to go, particularly for us. So I don't think you can say that, really.
That's fine, they also drew with Everton at home and needed an post-injury time winner against Bournemouth.
It does have that 'Sunderland 2012' feel to it, when City came back from 3-1 down to equalise in the last five minutes... Though that was at the end of March so not quite the same situation.
When do you play City?
Decemeber 9th/10th
If they were still in touch who won would probably win the league as well.
Not sure it'll be that big of a game on its own, there's a return fixture to come after that. City's next 4 is Stoke H, Burnley H, W Brom A and Arsenal H. In the same time United play Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs.
Wow! Didn't remember your fixtures being so hard.
Yeah as much as everyone (including me) praised them for the performances vs Chelsea they've got some huge luck in two very very difficult games. Imagine us getting to play against 10 man Liverpool and Hazard and Morata less Chelsea is our annual toughest game of the season (at Stamford bridge).
Aye, especially as I don't see either of us dropping many points to the weaker sides, so those two games could be huge in the title race.
To be fair Arsenal at home is easiest of the "big 6". Spurs and Liverpool are much harder. We've also faced Southampton away which is a painful fixture.
I suppose we really should be positive about matching their results vs Liverpool (not the scoreline). At home this United team should be besting Liverpool. I think even LvG managed that. Away to Chelsea is very hard of course.
Knowing Liverpool they'll put in their performance of the season against us. Not to add we won't have our best player available. Not as confident going into it as most on here seem to be. Liverpool were looking the better side to me against City before Mane's sending off and their pace is deadly with Coutinho seemingly back in the side and settled.
Sorry I meant at home vs Liverpool. I think we should be winning that. The game at Anfield coming up will be very hard. But I suppose we need to start winning big games away from home if we want to be champions. It feels like our record away at Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea and City (maybe even Arsenal?) has been very poor in recent times. We only tend to beat these sides at home.
We'll do fine, Herrera will take care of Coutinho. Only threat is Salah because he operates in an area which is our weakness.
Injuries happen to all clubs. Our best player has been out for a while and doesn't seem to be coming back soon. Our best (and only proper) LB has been injured for about 3 years now.
I disagree they were looking the far more convincing side, once we went one up we looked more like scoring than they did and we even had the better chance, players get injured but also players get sent off, to say City were lucky that Mane got sent of for a red card offence isn't anything to do with luck, we had to replace Ederson with Bravo which some would say was equaling things up anyway.
