Manchester United 1-0 Newcastle United (26/12/25) | post-match from pg. 54

[AyeDubbleYoo]

It’s hard to assess us at the moment, partly because it’s so frustrating. 
 

We’re trying and in some ways our performances aren’t ‘that’ bad. But then we also show a fundamental lack of quality from so many players making mistakes, playing tentatively, miscontrolling and missing passes. 
 

I’m starting to think that we need so many players to be playing above their level to be a top team. Otherwise we sadly just aren’t one. 
 

I like nearly all of our players but we might need a sizeable overhaul to really be confident of beating these poor teams that we ‘should’ be beating. 

[jemo96]

Doubt we’ll do any signings in January either, maybe a loan. 
 

A few injuries and it kills the team. 

[TheBrownBottle]

Just now, Yorkie said:

 

Because it's unreasonable on the club's part that we should be affected by losing our absolutely crucial centre-forward? 

 

Of course it was going to have a massive impact. No matter who we signed, we'd be worse off.

If you’ve spent three quarters of a billion the difference between being decent and being shite is one player - then yes, you absolutely are 100% at fault.

 

But again, I don’t think that’s what is happening here. 

[Kid Icarus]

I just want the season to end tbh, proper hated last summer and most of this season. I think we'll get there, but the getting there is painful.

 

Ramsdale: 5

Miley: 7

Thiaw: 6.5

Schär: 5.5

Hall: 8.5

Tonali: 5.5

Bruno: 6

Ramsey: 4

Murphy: 5

Woltemade: 5

Gordon: 6

 

[Keefaz]

Hard to know what to say. They should never ever have won that.

[Funtime Frankie]

4 minutes ago, joeyt said:

 

Out of all the players to single out those two are strange ones to pick

Especially Schar I thought his passing to Miley were class, putting us on the front foot.

[Oceanic Whitetip]

Scouse scally needs sold next week and time is ticking for Howe, boring, one dimensional shite, game after game. 

[Aiston]

2 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

What about the several chances we created?

 

Not going to include a schar half chance

 

[El Prontonise]

Saw a bit of the 2nd half, we looked shite and toothless against their kids.

 

Pressure's building on the side massively with these results.

[Sima]

He’s utterly wedded to playing one man up front no matter how the game is playing out on the pitch.

 

Give the opposition something to think about.  It’s a piece of piss for them if you don’t change formation.  Ever.

 

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by Sima

[Oceanic Whitetip]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

I just want the season to end tbh, proper hated last summer and most of this season. I think we'll get there, but the getting there is painful.

 

Ramsdale: 5

Miley: 7

Thiaw: 6.5

Schär: 5.5

Hall: 8.5

Tonali: 5.5

Bruno: 6

Ramsey: 4

Murphy: 5

Woltemade: 5

Gordon: 6

 

Far too generous with Murphy and the Scouse simpleton. Both a 2

[Yorkie]

1 minute ago, Aiston said:

 

Not going to include a schar half chance

 

 

Ah that was our only chance then.

[MagMal]

It is at the point now where I am classing this as a transitional season, we have gone from a hard pressing side to one that is trying to play possession football but doesn't know how or has the players for it. Hopefully we don't transition into a permanent shit team.

 

The players look like they have no confidence and there is no spark about them, half of that is down to the rat throwing his team mates under the bus and there is a lot of them that don't look happy.

[Keefaz]

Just now, Sima said:

He’s utterly wedded to playing one man up front no matter how the game is playing out on the pitch.

 

Give the opposition something to think about.  It’s a piece of piss for them if you don’t change tactics.  Ever.

Yep. Know it's not fashionable, but we could have gone to two up front against these. Couldn't have hurt.

[simonsays]

4 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

What about the several chances we created?

They are half chances at best.  We had a lot of the ball but barely created anything against one of the leakiest defences in the league who were playing a back four for the first time.

[Drewboy74]

6 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

What about the several chances we created?

Agree, Created the chances, more than enough to win the game. Its just one of those seasons. Frustrating as owt and league wise, after tonight, is a write off. Bring a cup home again and I'll be content. 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by Drewboy74

[Funtime Frankie]

Just now, Sima said:

He’s utterly wedded to playing one man up front no matter how the game is playing out on the pitch.

 

Give the opposition something to think about.  It’s a piece of piss for them if you don’t change formation.  Ever.

 

 

 

Which is odd as we had success when Isak and Wilson played up top together (granted only a few games).

 

I think Wolt and Wissa would be a frightening front 2.

 

I would love it if we played 3-5-2 in our next game 

[MagPar]

More absolute shite. If we dont beat Burnley convincingly then questions about the manager need asked, unless there are plans afoot for January signings, in which case he gets more time.

[Tsunami]

Man U were awful and we lost, away, again. Really not good enough.

[geordie_b]

7 minutes ago, ponsaelius said:

Hate to say it but the loss of Isak is the biggest issue and everything stems from that. We've lost the thing that broke games open and the player that raised everybody else's game simply by being there.

Flip side to that, was Isak just the elastoplast over a broken team that’s now being exposed?

[black_n_white]

The damming thing I noticed from tonight was the fact Wissa came on and barely touched the ball. 

[robbo_11]

Frustration on another level that one. You could see we weren't going to score and they offered next to nothing, a half chance from Bruno losing the ball and then Hall switching off Dalot. 

 

Gordon - just doesn't do it enough. End product is poor, penalty goals aside he isn't contributing enough to displace Barnes for me. 

Ramsey - switched off Dorgu at the set piece, that stutter on the edge of the box and then aimless passing. Can you justify buying him?

Murphy - he can deliver a ball, but we don't have anyone to stick it in so he becomes null.

 

We need to invest in January, but given last summer I'd be worried who they bring in.

 

[geordie_b]

5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I just want the season to end tbh, proper hated last summer and most of this season. I think we'll get there, but the getting there is painful.

 

Ramsdale: 5

Miley: 7

Thiaw: 6.5

Schär: 5.5

Hall: 8.5

Tonali: 5.5

Bruno: 6

Ramsey: 4

Murphy: 5

Woltemade: 5

Gordon: 6

 

hard to argue with any of that

[Sibierski]

For all the possession 2nd half, best two chances were for Man Utd (Sesko / Dalot)

[Oceanic Whitetip]

Need to fuck off the cups and CL ASAP and fucking concentrate on staying in the league. Maybe then we can go back to high pressing football that we did so well and not sit fucking back. Howe is deliberately holding the players back to avoid suffering the same level of injury crisis the last CL season.