Away Toon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I thought Anita had a very good game, lots of tackling and very physical considering his size. Much better than Colback in any case. Perez was immense especially with the amount of defensive work he did, Obertan's contribution was pathetic in comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Couldn't believe it when Januzaj "fell" to the ground and didn't get booked for diving when he tried to get past Mbemba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Couldn't believe it when Januzaj "fell" to the ground and didn't get booked for diving when he tried to get past Mbemba. Rooney could have easy had a yellow for abusing the ref, not at OT though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Do you bring back Janmaat after such a decent back 4 performance as that? Think if someone is dropped it would be harsh, especially since Janmaat has start the season in neutral. Also think that's the end of us looking at defenders. I agree with you, especially as it might make players think that they're not just guaranteed a start when committing such blatant idiocy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Have to keep the same back 4 and see how they do again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Last on MOTD unsurprisingly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Was having lunch at my parents place so I only caught glimpses of the first half. You looked decent - was impressed by Ayoze and Wynaldum's interplay. I see that it was a rather tight affair during the second half, but pleased you got a result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Have to keep the same back 4 and see how they do again. Don't agree, seeing as it was getting ripped apart for the first 20 mins. It mostly changed because of the cover it was getting afterwards not because of the individuals of the back 4 even if it had some moments. Even so waiting to see if we get beat is a silly attitude to have IMO, pick the back 4 you think is the best and if that means bringing Janmaat back in which it is IMO then do it. Taylor and Coloccini did well today, but Arsenal move the ball at a much higher tempo than Man Yoo did and as usual against Arsenal they'll probably open Taylor-Coloccini up with relative ease. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Got very high hopes for the Winnie, Perez, Thauvin & Mitro quartet. Hoy in some additional Aarons and we can begin to dream of that coveted top 8 trophy again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Have to keep the same back 4 and see how they do again. Don't agree, seeing as it was getting ripped apart for the first 20 mins. It mostly changed because of the cover it was getting afterwards not because of the individuals of the back 4 even if it had some moments. Even so waiting to see if we get beat is a silly attitude to have IMO, pick the back 4 you think is the best and if that means bringing Janmaat back in which it is IMO then do it. Taylor and Coloccini did well today, but Arsenal move the ball at a much higher tempo than Man Yoo did and as usual against Arsenal they'll probably open Taylor-Coloccini up with relative ease. Agree, as good as Mbemba was generally he was uncomfortable at times defending out wide. Obviously a lot of genuine fullbacks would against Depay like. Would sacrifice Taylor despite his fantastic performance. Will probably be injured by then anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thought we looked a good unit today, if uninspiring. We defended as a team with a game plan which is more than could have been said this time last season. Not at matches will be this defensive (thank god, it's boring as fuck), but it was nice to see us at least do it as a unified squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I like this new Man United mind. Run out of ideas so we'll try a floated ball into the box in the hope some other cunt gets lucky. Sir Alex would be spinning in his grave, if he was dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Ridiculous how much LVG gets away with it Spent an obscene amount of money and their only tactic is to hope Memphis runs past someone and scores Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 absolute bobbins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Is Owen the worst co commentator, sounds like he has a mouth full of porridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 absolute bobbins He's right, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Is Owen the worst co commentator, sounds like he has a mouth full of porridge Even in the pub you can hear the equine-nonce's drone filtering through. Do any set of fans have any respect for him? Awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 absolute bobbins He's right, like. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Yeah, that's an accurate analysis of Man Red's shortcomings. Lopsided, slow play and a rubbish striker cost them the win today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They keep walking through Memphis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm of two minds here - love the point, love the determination and what appeared to be a much more organized back 5. I didn't - and haven't - loved the 4-2-3-1 we've been sticking with and I don't think it suits us particularly well. We were aided in large part by facing a sluggish, pointless Rooney and a mostly insipid attack. I thought after the first 15 minutes we were pretty sound defensively, albeit riding our luck at times. Considering Mbemba's never a RB, he did OK against Memphis and crossed it beautifully for Mitrovic's thumping header. A miraculously effective performance by Colo and Taylor, Haidara (for the most part), too. I didn't like the way Colback and Anita, especially Colback, were separated so much from the back 4. They didn't really do enough working to allow us to transition effectively from defence into attack. So often we would get the ball back only to see the defenders stranded without an outlet, giving the ball back quickly - or cycling it back to Krul for one of his inevitably poor hoofs. We didn't set up particularly well to allow our midfielders any time on the ball or too many decent options to move the ball to. We never really created enough natural width to generate crosses or decent balls for Mitrovic to attack. Though Wijnaldum did well again considering what he had to work with, Perez, too. Terrific workrate from them. I'd prefer to see us in a 4-1-4-1 (or even a diamond) with Anita as the DM, Thauvin and Sissoko out wide, Wijnaldum inside with Perez playing slightly behind Mitrovic. Aarons would be a natural impact sub or even a starter depending on the situation. I think that would helps us retain a little more threat while still being solid at the back. Colback's just not good enough, doesn't provide enough to be in the 11. Our plan of widening the centre backs and dropping Anita or Colback to receive the ball and attempt to play it out from the back was sussed out very easily today - we didn't have a Plan B. That's a bit worrying. They pressed us high and we didn't have the cohesion to provide outlets so the ball ended up heading back to Krul far too often for aimless punts (or, worse, giving it right back to them in our final third). Still, caveats aside, any point at OT is a great one. Any clean sheet, too. We've certainly got far better individual talents than we've had in years. In a few weeks, I think we'll start to see a much more cohesive product on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Fixed your username. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Fixed your username. Ha! Had a feeling that might be coming... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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