The Official Manchester United Thread (Vol 9)

[BMW A6]

Watch us get Citeh in the draw.

[BMW A6]

Check out the number of red cards in Serie A tonight. It's a blood bath i tell thee.
Also look out for a Smalling goal for Roma.

[GTO-3R]

He’s still flirting...

[ChevyChase77]

So you've got Colchester at home in the next round.

[57Ford]

Yes, I feel reasonably confident that we can avoid a defeat in 90 minutes

[anonymous-user]

ChevyChase77 said:

So you've got Colchester at home in the next round.

Noice!

[Frimley111R]

GTO-3R said:

Good game of footy from both teams, especially the second half!

Ole got his subs spot on and stopped the threat Chelsea were giving at the time. Who said he’s tactically poor

Yes, it made an instant difference didn't it? Not often you see such a big difference from subs

[ChocolateFrog]

BMW A6 said:

Check out the number of red cards in Serie A tonight. It's a blood bath i tell thee.
Also look out for a Smalling goal for Roma.

Napoli manager and assistant manager were also sent off, the president of Napoli went on to say the referees would be peeling potatoes if it wasn't for the clubs.

[SaggyOstrich]

Good result that and what a free kick from Rashford. It's taken him enough attempts at that but finally one has gone in!

Scotty Mac was the best player on the pitch again, what a player he is becoming.

[selym]

ChocolateFrog said:

BMW A6 said:

Check out the number of red cards in Serie A tonight. It's a blood bath i tell thee.
Also look out for a Smalling goal for Roma.

Napoli manager and assistant manager were also sent off, the president of Napoli went on to say the referees would be peeling potatoes if it wasn't for the clubs.

Italian football is hilarious.

[Challo]

SaggyOstrich said:

Good result that and what a free kick from Rashford. It's taken him enough attempts at that but finally one has gone in!

Scotty Mac was the best player on the pitch again, what a player he is becoming.

I was a bit unsure at first but now loving the kid. Heart on his sleeve and putting some very good performances as well. Seen a few clips of him barking orders a players throughout the game, so you can tell he isn't frightened of telling off other pro's.

Seems Fred has been given a run of games and benefiting. Listening to the commentary on Talk Sport last night they mentioned that we look to have more a defined shape to the side now, and look much better defensively and everyone working hard to press from the front.

[franki68]

BMW A6 said:

Watch us get Citeh in the draw.

Nah,city don’t get difficult cup draws ..since 2018/19 this is who they have drawn

FA Cup: Rotherham, Burnley, Newport, Swansea, Brighton, Watford.
League Cup: Oxford, Fulham, Leicester, Burton Albion, Chelsea, PNE, Southampton and Oxford.

Leicester put out their reserves so the only remotely difficult cup game they had was Chelsea in the final.

[SaggyOstrich]

Challo said:

SaggyOstrich said:

Good result that and what a free kick from Rashford. It's taken him enough attempts at that but finally one has gone in!

Scotty Mac was the best player on the pitch again, what a player he is becoming.

I was a bit unsure at first but now loving the kid. Heart on his sleeve and putting some very good performances as well. Seen a few clips of him barking orders a players throughout the game, so you can tell he isn't frightened of telling off other pro's.

Seems Fred has been given a run of games and benefiting. Listening to the commentary on Talk Sport last night they mentioned that we look to have more a defined shape to the side now, and look much better defensively and everyone working hard to press from the front.

You could tell from the get go he had something about him, but he is just improving game after game. The right type of player that we need.
Jury is still out on Fred, although he is playing better than he was before, that's not saying much considering how awful he has been, don't see a future for him at the club to be honest.

The new system/shape is definitely an improvement, with 3 centre halves and wing backs it takes the pressure off those in the middle a bit and makes us more solid. Still a long way to go but looks like we are moving in the right direction!

[m3sye]

franki68 said:

Nah,city don’t get difficult cup draws ..since 2018/19 this is who they have drawn

FA Cup: Rotherham, Burnley, Newport, Swansea, Brighton, Watford.
League Cup: Oxford, Fulham, Leicester, Burton Albion, Chelsea, PNE, Southampton and Oxford.

Leicester put out their reserves so the only remotely difficult cup game they had was Chelsea in the final.

Dont let Mike see this, their is a conspiracy against City remember

[franki68]

Challo said:

I was a bit unsure at first but now loving the kid. Heart on his sleeve and putting some very good performances as well. Seen a few clips of him barking orders a players throughout the game, so you can tell he isn't frightened of telling off other pro's.

Seems Fred has been given a run of games and benefiting. Listening to the commentary on Talk Sport last night they mentioned that we look to have more a defined shape to the side now, and look much better defensively and everyone working hard to press from the front.

We look difficult to beat but still lack quality in various areas.What is pleasing is there is no way we are the bottom team in terms of effort as we were under jose.
We do fade in matches though ,the high tempo stuff has its impact in the second half as we struggle to retain possession,we desperately need a controlling midfielder who can dictate the pace of the game ,there are very few of those around though.

[DeltonaS]

franki68 said:

BMW A6 said:

Watch us get Citeh in the draw.

Nah,city don’t get difficult cup draws ..since 2018/19 this is who they have drawn.

Difficult ?

Against Chelsea United had just 35% possession, 4 shots of which 2 on target, resulting in two goals. One from a penalty (again!!) and the other one from a once a year free kick. So again no goals from open play.

United lack creativity in midfield.

Edited by DeltonaS on Thursday 31st October 13:40

[franki68]

DeltonaS said:

Difficult ?

Against Chelsea United had just 35% possession, 4 shots of which 2 on target, resulting in two goals. One from a penalty (again!!) and the other one from a once a year free kick. So again no goals from open play.

United lack creativity in midfield.

Edited by DeltonaS on Thursday 31st October 13:40

No one will disagree about the lack of creativity but I think many teams would suffer if they didn't have probably their two most creative players out for long spells with injuries.

But the rest of your post ...

Having played 5 matches against current top 5 teams we have won 3 and drawn 2 ,that would imply we are not a push over,and if you are going to suggest the likes of oxford will be a sterner test for city then please take up netball.

[GTO-3R]

franki68 said:

DeltonaS said:

Difficult ?

Against Chelsea United had just 35% possession, 4 shots of which 2 on target, resulting in two goals. One from a penalty (again!!) and the other one from a once a year free kick. So again no goals from open play.

United lack creativity in midfield.

Edited by DeltonaS on Thursday 31st October 13:40

No one will disagree about the lack of creativity but I think many teams would suffer if they didn't have probably their two most creative players out for long spells with injuries.

But the rest of your post ...

Having played 5 matches against current top 5 teams we have won 3 and drawn 2 ,that would imply we are not a push over,and if you are going to suggest the likes of oxford will be a sterner test for city then please take up netball.

Deltona is best ignored as usual mate.

[franki68]

GTO-3R said:

Deltona is best ignored as usual mate.

empty net is too good to resist sometimes.

[Gone a bit AMG]

Ooh it’s nice in here.

A good result against the ELRR And three wins away keeps trolls and wind ups at bay.

It’s like old times. The Liverpool thread it’s returning to shame status and the spurs boys have all vanished elsewhere because they’re st again!

Nice to see Rashford emulating Ronaldo in more ways than one. He hit 50 goals last week 4 games before Ronaldo did at United and playing in far inferior teams. What a free kick that was last night certainly Ronaldoesqe. Now he has a long way to go to surpass Ronaldo and likely will not but the transformation in his game in recent weeks is a nice reminder of the fearless kid that burst on the scene a few years back. He can’t lead the line on his own but he’s looked a different player now martial is back. And scored more in the league than mane and Salah! Not good enough apparently. We’ll see but he’s had a good few weeks. If he keeps this up he’ll smash 20 goals this season. In fact I can see James and Martial doing similar.

So another tough away game this weekend at Bournemouth. They’ve got almost an identical record to us so it would be great to get another away win chalked up.