United (a) post-match thread

[Blu1]

Fitness, tactics, passion, speed & attitude has been the problem this season.

Maybe exhaustion from last 2 years is to blame.

We really need a few new players of quality in & a captain or next season we are fighting for top 6 at best oh & play players in their positions

 

[PragueBlue]

Way below our best unfortunately but still should have got something from the game. Zinchenko and Otamendi were so poor on our left and Ederson had a disaster. Just didn't have enough drive going forward. Walker and Mendy would have been the better option.

I still don't like Gundogan and Rodri together either as we lose a lot of creativity going forward without gaining any defensive solidity. I would have preferred Bernardo, Foden and Rodri as our central 3 with KDB being out. Sterling struggled again. No idea why we don't try him on the right against their inexperienced left back where he could have used his pace. Mahrez was Manhrez and did a couple of good thing but was mainly as predictable as predictable can be.

Ultimately though the result is unlikely to make any real difference to us finishing top 4 and the cup games are more important for us this season. Still hate losing to poor sides like them though I won't lose much sleep over it.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Sorry but that second goal I burst into laughter, proper typical city

Just like the one at Klanfield for Salad.

Sky probably making the advert right now of this latest one.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

The Gundogan and Rodri midfield works fine against more attacking teams to break down play. Against teams we need to break down, one needs to be dropped. It’s so obvious to everyone, but pep quite clearly has his favourites who must start nearly every game

Thought they both did well sterling on the other hand awfull.

 

[moopster]

What the actual fook is going on with sterling at the moment? Appalling again today. Better off with a training cone on the pitch today. Love him but his mojo has more than just disappeared it’s gone right back up it’s own pimhole at the moment.

 

[Marvin]

Dont think there was much betwen the two teams...both playing to their strengths and vastly different styles but one more effective than the other.

Utd have got better recently and we have gone backwards - the gap between us is certainly closing

Utd defend well but they haven't got much going forward. They didn't cause our defence many problems given we were chasing the game for an hour.

 

[SidJames]

Fucking Hell............didnt even see the second goal.

I switched over in the last minute/

 

[BluechesterCity]

Sorry but Ederson was a total dick today. So-called world class Sterling was out of his depth once again. Clearly Otamendi being pulled so far over to the left was a disaster, where were the instructions for Zinchenko to take up his position? Gutting.

 

[RayCTID]

Possessed by the spirit of Eike Immel.

And with Margetson thrown in. Another keeper to challenge Eddy has to be on on the list

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

We really struggle to break down teams that set up 3-4-3/3-4-1-2, and we absolutely cannot afford to go behind against teams that defend in numbers like that