Match Thread | Man Utd vs Man City (08/03/20)

[Tricky_Trev]

Doing our bit to have the league decided before games are behind closed doors. They’ll win it a week tomorrow after we lose to Burnley. Think we’ll beat Arsenal.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

They're playing like it's their cup final as usual, but we've got to expect that nowadays. The midfield has been awful. Incapable of controlling the ball without Silva and/or De Bruyne, and then the front three have offered them nothing to hit either, and the less said about the defence, the better, and Ederson with a poor mistake for the goal. Other than that, we're doing well.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

They are so reluctant to pass the ball to foden

we also have a midfield who only seem to pass sideways and backwards

sometimes I forget which way we are kicking to as we play it back that often.

 

[dave_blue12]

Kun offers so little these days, runs like he's shit himself. The explosive burst has gone and he's too easily contained.

Hopefully he proves me wrong but he looks like a pale shadow

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We will get done for three of four if we leave it until 70 minutes to change it.

The only person who can hold their head up is Fernandinho.

Would not be surprised to see Walker come on.

United are actually allowing us to turn into midfield because our flanks are abysmal and there is nobody central who wants to push high.

Can I remind you all what a **** that Martin Tyler is again.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

It’s as though no ones fucking interested

 

[chesterbells]

Their pressing has been full on, scouse-like. We are getting bullied. Hopefully they will tire and won’t be able to keep those levels up in the last half hour.

 

[PragueBlue]

Not at our best obviously. Zinchenko and Otamendi are a bit of a mess together on our left side. More worrying though is that we just don't look dangerous when we have the ball and are creating next to nothing. Sterling has had a bit of the ball but his struggles continue and Foden hasn't really been involved in the game.

I'd look at taking off either Gundogan for Rodri off, as well as Zinchenko and trying to get a more more forward impetus going. They are still crap though and if we sort things out 2nd half, we can still win this.

 

[come-on-barney]

This is all about beating Arteta on Wednesday, be a much stronger side.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Numerous times Phil is waiting to be released in behind down the right but neither Bernardo nor cancelo will play him into space.

same thing as always with the jumbled line-ups...no one hs an understanding so everything is to feet or lobbed into the box, because there’s little instinctual awareness to make runs or to expect them.

yep. Cancels on particular just won’t pass to foden. Every time he makes a run he turns back to the middle

 

[jaiguruKun]

ABSOLUTELY A PENALTY! How can you say it wasn’t??? Yellow card is a joke. Penalty, Otamendi off, game over!

Mike Dean has done us a solid!

Slight contact but Fred was looking for it, went down like a sack of potatoes.

 

[Mancity1980]

They are so reluctant to pass the ball to foden

we also have a midfield who only seem to pass sideways and backwards

I have hardly noticed Foden, that must be why.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Zinchenko is suffering from Fabian Delph second season syndrome.

It worked for a while but he's been well and truly found out at left back now.

He proves, week in and week out, how very good Laporte is covering that side.

 

[Fordyboy46]

One attempt in 45 mins. Fuck me.

Don't criticise mate, not allowed in here.

 

[DTKOAG]

Take Gundogen off put Mahrez on and put Foden in the middle

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Really poor half that. Can't see us getting anything out of this unless we change things drastically.

Have a feeling pep has prioritised not getting beaten by Arteta and CL 2nd leg. He's a passionate fella so I'm sure the players will pick up on it if he's only half bothered about the derby.

 

[Gazza]

Didn't help matters but the team isn't not helping themselves.

So we are helping ourselves?

 

[Blue Smarties]

Issue isn’t Foden. Put on Walker for Cancelo. Bernardo also running down blind alleys which isn’t helping.
Think we need to press from top to create some space to release, I’d leave on Foden and bring on Walker and Jesus.

 

[Blue_Rossy]

Basically martial does fuck all in a season and only scores against us 2 games a season. After today he will do fuck all until we play again next season.

 

[kaz7]

I don't get it lads,nico is the only one doing any defending,he is never going to back off and back off like john