United (H) - League Cup SF 2nd Leg Post-Match Thread

Far more than 20 mins of good play, far more and for many on here the opposition getting the ball on the half way line is nervy and signs we cant defend.

They had 1 meaningful shot on target last night in 90 mins and one half arsed one that even Bravo stopped comfortable.

Nervy or do many need to grow a fucking backbone?
Nervy on the ball. You are wrong in thinking nervy can only apply to defending. Passing with a near open goal is nervy. Kicking the ball out of play under average pressure is nervy, giving away stupid free kicks time and time again is nervy and shows we weren’t fully in control of what we were doing. Taking too many touches is nervy. Playing so slow is nervy and ponderous. We were nervy.
 
How are we nervy on the ball?

We absolutely dominated possession and rarely gave it away as can be seen by the fact they had 2 shots all night.
Possession was 60:40. We had more of it, but that’s not the kind of domination that we’ve made our trademark, particularly when they spent 15-20 mins with 10 men. We used to dominate in the final third, now we have the ball in defence. It’s not particularly impressive watching Walker and Otamendi bounce 6 passes to each other in quick succession with nobody near them.

Passing with a near open goal is nervy. Kicking the ball out of play under average pressure is nervy, giving away stupid free kicks time and time again is nervy and shows we weren’t fully in control of what we were doing. Taking too many touches is nervy. Playing so slow is nervy and ponderous. And saying we rarely gave it away? What!? We gave it away loads. We were nervy. But that’s not to say we didn’t deserve to go through over two legs. We did.
 
Well the fans turned up. Shame some of the players didn't.

Yes, we achieved an objective, which was to get to Wembley, but as a one-off game there were lots of things to be annoyed about and criticise.

Pep seems more comfortable criticising the fans after Fulham, when they do last night, as requested and it’s the players that don’t, he doesn’t say a fucking word.

Tosser.
 

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