United (A) | Post Match Thread

[waspish]

Funny the managers like Arteta and Ten Hag learning of pep but don’t bring to the table the nice part where you except a result or have there players not cheating in games!

 

[come-on-barney]

If you’re 22 then you won’t remember much football before 2008.

A lot of us on here have experienced the ‘interesting’ times. Much younger supporters have experienced nothing but success. Generation levels of ‘expectation’. However, a lot of us would not be truthful if we didn’t accept that our own levels of expectation have grown.

 

[applecentral]

Off you go then...

Bye. Dont let the door slam on your way out!

 

[oldhamblue]

We got what we deserved today. Fuck all. Lots of possession, 90% of it backwards and sideways passing. Cancelo refusing to pass to Phil. Mahrez going down at the slilghtest touch and crying to the ref like a soft twat

 

[Mariosfireworks]

And my opinion is they're mardarse whether you like it or not.

I dont mind it, you think they are mardarses I think they are realists, but that's football we all have different opinions

 

[Goaters]

Like pretty much everyone else - it was offside. Clearly an error to allow, but the old city would have been 3 or 4 up and got the rags by the balls Long before the equaliser.

Reading the comments I semi agree with most which places me in the neutral zone as to our current predicament.

Clearly, the football isn’t what it should be. We are adjusting to Haaland, and let’s remember Silva, Aguero, Fern and Vinny are huge characters that have left so we are a different beast somewhat.

We do still have leaders and when Dias returns that will help, but we are probably ending a cycle of certain players hence why our style has evolved to a calm and more structured approach.

Pep is a genius though so we will bounce back.

The positives are Rico for me will now be a starter as pep says he seems to make others better. Jack should now have the starting shirt and I think we give him more licence now. Ruben is nearly back, we have players whose form can only get better and when it does god help the rest of the league.

Let’s not forget Arsenal are notorious bottlers and we have to play them twice.

The players have elite mentalities and this will hurt them. When we win the league we will look back on today as a turning point I’m sure.

 

[Blueboy73]

What made me laugh was that he yellow carded Eriksen for a ‘something and nothing’ foul. Atwell clearly indicated to Eriksen that it was his 2nd foul. So Malacia commits at least 5 and gets nothing and Eriksen commits 2 and gets a yellow?? Please can somebody explain that to me?

Atwell is shit.

 

[blueabdi]

I am fuming, but I am confident we will get back and win the league. We controlled the game before the ref handed it to United. The defense should have done better on the second goal. I have faith in pep and he will sort out the problems.

 

[the blue panther]

Ignore the offside goal!

We scored, we were in control, we played Rashford offside and play should have been stopped...

The chances that we would have lost that game if the officials had not fucked up are very very low.

Yes, but, we fuckin' lost.
I said "Ignore the offside goal" as there's no point whingeing about it. It's already been done to death.
I was focusing on other short-comings today.

 

[Zenmanc]

Just seems like a black hole in midfield in the central attacking portion of the field like everything we try to do of late is wing oriented and frankly our wings don't have the speed to pull that off.

 

[east2]

folk moaning about the system etc etc it was all down to a bent decision ....... how the Fook can a player clearly interrupted play can be deemed onside ....... seriously your fooked if that’s the case

Apparently you’re still onside if you can do the riverdance over the ball without touching it…

 

[HelloCity]

Of course, we’re not playing close to our best but here’s some perspective.

We’re 2nd in the league.

Look at the state of Liverpool, our recent title rival, by comparison.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

They don't seem to give a fuck that's the problem

I highly doubt that is actually the problem.............

 

[give it to gordon]

People saying we werent good, didnt play well etc. I didnt see the match so cant say.

But I sincerely think City would have won, hopefully given us a boost.

To me it doesn't matter to me if City played great or shit.

The game turned on a disgraceful decision and fans just have to suck it up. That is wrong. We need to know how this decision was made.

City have been screwed over by to many times by odd decisions that it cant be a coincidence. All the time theres one goal between the teams it leaves it open for the game to be changed by ref, VAR. That is wrong.

This will all be under the carpet by Monday and that's the sad thing.

Perhaps it's an age thing, the more this happens the more I lose interest. I lived being at the villa game fucking loved it. I can take losing but not when I see the match fixing I saw today.

I think so many fans of all teams dont want to admit the game is bent. Dont want to admit the thousands they spend money on is bent. Dont want to admit the sport they invest so much emotion in is bent.

What other conclusions can you come to when seeing todays games. In liverpool game a dipper doing the same as Rashford is flagged off side our game it's not off side. How can this be ? Less than a couple of hours between both !.

 

[glasg0wblue]

we were winning .
fuck me .

Yes but the team that only had 1 shot on target only scored 1 goal that team that had 4 shots on target scored 2.

 

[Greenjob]

We are poor and a derivative of our former self. Pep must take the blame for that. We have struggled this term and the worry is that we have nothing better in reserve. I'm guessing we'll struggle to win anything this year!!

 

[Constantine]

People here tend to focus on the wings (fullbacks/wingers) but imho it's the attacking midfield the real concern.

 

[geek24601]

Bookmarked.

No problem and really, really hope I’m wrong. Very petty by yourself yet again but also glad my opinion seems to matter to you! Have a lovely evening.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Of course, we’re not playing close to our best but here’s some perspective.

We’re 2nd in the league.

Look at the state of Liverpool, our recent title rival, by comparison.

It's obviously a laugh to be had. But possibly something to be said that we might be returning to a pre-centurion target to win the title. That is our best hope to be in a title race, I think, but in a typical season before Pep and Klopp arrived we'd still be in among it. Up to Arsenal really. Draw against Spurs and lose to United and everything looks doable again for a late 80s finish.

 

[Mariosfireworks]

Of course, we’re not playing close to our best but here’s some perspective.

We’re 2nd in the league.

Look at the state of Liverpool, our recent title rival, by comparison.

But they are not our title rival this season, and by tomorrow Arsenal could be 8 points clear