United post-match thread

[simon23]

All that amazing stuff and we didn't muster a shot on target. I thought football was about scoring goals and trying not to concede them ;)

then you haven't listened to a thing pep has said since he cam here....its about playing in a certain way and establishing this from the under 9's to the first team. Pep would prefer to lose playing good football than win going about it the leicester/utd way of all out defence.

I get the feeling from Khaldoons comments in the past that thats exactly what he (and the Skeik by default) want as well.

Pep is here to establish a way of playing and develop the clubs way of playing. Of course winning things is important but we hope that comes in time not after 15 competitive games (or so!)

 

[dubblue]

Playing the reserves guaranteed a defeat tonight but it doesn't guarantee us a win on Saturday. Tonight could have been a real confidence booster for the team while putting severe pressure on the rags and the eye gouger. I appreciate we don't want to be bogged down with fixtures but realistically we are now left with the League and FA cup for potential silverware. Throwing a Derby is not ok in my book.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

cause we have a history of overplaying players in games like this and losing them to injury (I'm sure he detail of this want in peps thinking but the basic logic behind it would have been)

KDB last year
Negrado a few years back
Silva at some point as well (cant remember the game)
Kompany

we have to prioritise the games...pep has said as much and he also has to use his squad....yes some of those we know aren't good enough but those same players just more than held their own vs utds first team..

Maybe if we stopped loaning our best squad players out we might have a chance then in games like this. We fucking pay for them to play for other clubs, nasri, hart, Denayor, Roberts, that Ukrainian bloke we signed in the summer. Fuckinell we even have yaya at home watching youporn for 300 a week. We have a big squad we just loan them all out. Our squad is big enough we just don't keep them happy.

 

[Bluestones]

Then you obviously don`t see the bigger picture.

Oh I can see it....I just dont like it much. Rolling over against the shite is not something i would ever want to look at.

 

[kupest]

Kdb was in a fucking semi, as was negredo I'd hardly say that's overplaying they're big important games. Players get injured tough shit. My point was why have them on the bench, why bring them on? If we scored its another 30 mins extra time on top of what they already played so it contradicts the point in not starting them?

Because you are talking about hindsight. What IF the team out there had won, then we don't need Aguero.

 

[5948947]

Still trying to get my head round the notion that a competitive match against our biggest rivals, which would get us into a cup quarter final, is somehow less important than a routine league match against West Bromwich.

Because the League is the bread and butter and we have not won it for a while so it might just be a priority

 

[CC1]

Just let him fuck off to RAWK CC1.

Sorry. I should just ignore him but idiotic comments like his really piss me off. Off to bed.

 

[Armaan]

So we have a fully fit squad to get beat by barcelona.

Not gonna lie I laughed hard at that!

 

[Barcon]

Still trying to get my head round the notion that a competitive match against our biggest rivals, which would get us into a cup quarter final, is somehow less important than a routine league match against West Bromwich.

Barca and Bayern are our biggest rivals now mate. Don't give these ****s the satisfaction of believing they matter.

 

[ROCKET80]

The least arsed I've been about a derby defeat ever.

The EFL is only significant when you reach the semi-final and you generally reach that point having played your second string.

Players needed game time and I rather it was in what I at least consider to be an insignificant competition.

Caballero did well I thought and needed game time. Maffeo was arguably the best player on the pitch. Garcia started well but faded, would like to see him alongside anyone other than Fernando.

Sane still to impress but sure he'll come good.

Iheanacho should have scored in the first minute, it was also a clear penalty on Garcia too. 2 fouls in the lead up to their goal too shiws me their strongest XI is very strong all.

Dean had a fucking shocker.