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

[Tugay One Cup]

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

Both shite sides of the same coin.

 

[Dax777]

Mendy and Silva on for Zinchenko and Bernardo early in the second half hopefully.

Silva? To do what? He is Bernado without the energy or shooting.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Reminiscent of our first season under pep, didn’t it get suggested that playing under his instructions can only last so long (player sort of starts switching off from the intense levels needed)

we need to freshen things up in the summer but at the moment in this game our passing has not threatened and we are lacking pace

United will be happy and will continue to play this way in the 2nd half

 

[razman]

Zinchencho starting vs madrid ffs

 

[Dibs MarshKinkladzeSilva]

Looks like pep gonna use some swear words in the changing room

You'd expect so after that dirge. I'm starting to wonder if whatever it is that he used to say (as witnessed in the season before last in the Amazon series) is no longer having the desired affect. Which suggests two things, a few players are the wrong side of past their best, or some no longer fear Pep/care for the City badge enough.

Deeply bloody disappointing half that.

 

[argyle]

Pep doesn't care about the derby.

 

[Newman Noggs]

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

He shouldn't be exposed 1 on 1 every time they attack. It's dysfunctional and I feel a bit sorry for him.

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Zinchenko should be nowhere near this team I know he's not a LB but he's all over the place and causing otto to be the usual rash fucker he is and basaka always has the better over sterling in all the games this season..

 

[Deleted member 77198]

They should have had two pens n’all. One that wasn’t even looked at (Ota on Bissaka) looked more of a pen than the one on Fred

 

[Chippy_boy]

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

Otamendi, Sterling and Zinchenko off now and just maybe.

If course we all know Pep will make no changes at all untill 75 mins at least. Unless we concede another couple and it's too late......

 

[Drewmanc]

We're moving the ball way too slowly with zero creativity in midfield. Whatever this trick is to turn back towards out goal and play back it isn't working. Foden is so isolated it's not his fault and bernado is taking his space, running into blind alleys then giving the ball away.

 

[Gazza]

No.

No?

 

[TheThirdDeano]

He’s not been anything this season. Invisible.

Actually he was dynamite up until the character assassination because of the tweet.

Same with sterling and the Gomez shit show

 

[kaz7]

We are striving to be dining at the top table but then when I see you he likes of zinchenko who is not really good enough for mid table and otamendi I can see why we are so far behind . This so called shit Utd team is schooling us on how to finish . Got to get foden off and Mahrez on down that side as it’s not working

We have been at the top table for years,you and ken lol

 

[sir baconface]

If Pep doesn’t pull a rabbit out of the hat, he’ll be second-bested by Noddy three fcukin times in one season. That would be beyond embarrassing.

Get a fcukin grip, City.

Worst game I’ve ever seen from Zin.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Get Sterling off that pitch. He’s pedestrian and lethargic.
Bring on Gabby, at least his energy and closing down is effective.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

Foden out of his depth

Bollocks

 

[BosnianBlue]

He’s class, doesn’t often make mistakes

he's average at shot saving. At best.

 

[simon23]

we were second best that half (not for the first time this year in a derby).....we have looked off the pace all season and its just not clicking.

Gundogan is huge problem for me playing alongside Rodri...both are nice and safe with their passing but not much else - both are slow s hell but at leasr rodri has an idea baout defensive positioning...gundogan is a constant weakness in our squad.

We need to sort left back out in the summer -Mendy is woeful defensively and Zinchenko is an attacking midfilelder playing way out of position.

Centre half is another weakness.....if Pep doesnt trust stones then we need at least 2 centre halves as Nico is just horrible and is past it.

Sergio getting nothing as isnt foden and streling is being doubled up on....our midfield is the issue with both Gundo and Rodri and we have seen it before....this performance isnt a surprise

 

[BoundedCascade]

Zinchencho starting vs madrid ffs

This will lose us the tie