Manchester City vs Manchester United Match Thread 22/9/2013 k/o 16.00 Sky.

JaMarcus Hustle

We need Buttner and Amos on immediately or we'll have to settle for a draw.

Rayne Wooney

Anyone wrote: »

That's Chelsea, Liverpool and now City were utd have looked very very average. Can't remember a Utd team to create so little. Long may it continue

Average is surely an understatement


We've been absolutely terrible in the 3 games against the top teams we've played, we've got 1 point and haven't scored a goal in those games.

Anyone

Keno wrote: »

Why though? Liverpool and United have not been in competition with each other for years. If anything, United help Liverpool finish slightly above mid table by beating the smaller clubs.

Its simple really. I don't like them.

ankles

City foot of the gas. United look better in midfield with 3. Flattering to deceive. ooh,a shot on target. hurrah

gosplan

Liam O wrote: »

Who's setting the world alight?

United have just as much chance as anyone still this season. If Moyes cops on.

Moyes can't succeed.

It was always an impossible taking over from The greatest manager ever.

Think Utd were clever in how they went about it. Whoever they got was almost guaranteed to fail so take a punt rather than get someone big in.

It's an impossible transition. Practically the entire squad is so used to Fergie and then one day Moyes walks in. Nothing against Moyes or anything but it was never going to work IMO.

Quandary

Fcuk off Welbeck.

Terrible decisions from Moyes with team selection and subs. The players have been horrific also it has to be said.

nullzero

At least it not at old Trafford this time

niallo27

Utd really have some very average players in their team. Ferguson really was working miracles there.

Jimmy Iovine

Cleverly on instead of Kagawa, Nani or Hernandez is depressing.

nullzero

gosplan wrote: »

Moyes can't succeed.

It was always an impossible taking over from The greatest manager ever.

Think Utd were clever in how they went about it. Whoever they got was almost guaranteed to fail so take a punt rather than get someone big in.

It's an impossible transition. Practically the entire squad is so used to Fergie and then one day Moyes walks in. Nothing against Moyes or anything but it was never going to work IMO.

Stupid post

Darkglasses

Milly coming on. Team needs to freshen up and keep the attack going.

Hank Scorpio

Anyone wrote: »

That's Chelsea, Liverpool and now City were utd have looked very very average. Can't remember a Utd team to create so little. Long may it continue

The best performance was vs Leverkusen because surprise surprise, we played our best ****ing players

mosstin

nullzero wrote: »

Stupid post

But a finely nuanced response.

Darkglasses

Great game Navas, excellent signing. No signs of the mentality problems some people expected.

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

PhlegmyMoses

nuxxx wrote: »

The best performance was vs Leverkusen because surprise surprise, we played our best ****ing players

Exactly. Moyes has made some bizarre team selections so far. I genuinely don't get it.

miralize

Ferdinand looks out of all sorts.

nullzero

rarnes1 wrote: »

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

United haven't looked like champions today

SweepTheLeg

rarnes1 wrote: »

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

Yaya cost £3m less!

Schwiiing

rarnes1 wrote: »

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

He has never looked like a 27m player. Ever.

PhlegmyMoses

rarnes1 wrote: »

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

He's the least of our worries. Still getting used to the team so a bit of leeway needed. The likes of Ferdinand, Valencia, Young, Welbeck and Evra have no excuses over their performance today.

Banjaxed82

Schwiiing wrote: »

He has never looked like a 27m player. Ever.

Most players don't look their price tags.

Soups123

rarnes1 wrote: »

Fellani hasn't looked like a £27m player today. Poor

What do they look like? Andy Carroll?

Darkglasses

Unlucky not to get a goal Negredo. More to come from him.

Dzeko on.

gosplan

nullzero wrote: »

Stupid post

Why cause transition from the most successful team ever is always straightforward?

nullzero

This had better act as a catalyst or were in serious trouble this season

nullzero

gosplan wrote: »

Why cause transition from the most successful team ever is always straightforward?

That's another one there

Chagan

City are four up so bring on Dzeko, United are four down and bring on nobody. I don't get it.

RobertKK

It might just focus the mind when it comes to signing players and who needs the exit door.

This United performance is such a huge contrast to the Leverkusen game. It is like City have a spell on them.

PhlegmyMoses

James Milner coming on highlights the difference between the team selections today. He's their equivalent of Young and Valencia, functional and reliable but not of the class required to really threaten in the big games.

Pellegrini played Nasri (see Kagawa) and Navas (see Nani) instead of his functional players. More ambition needed from Moyes.

SherlockWatson

nullzero wrote: »

That's another one there

Why be ignorant instead of having a discussion like forums are for?

PhlegmyMoses

gosplan wrote: »

Why cause transition from the most successful team ever is always straightforward?

It's a stupid post because there is no way that the top people of the most successful club in England at any point thought they were not going to be able to manage the change effectively so plumped for a patsy, as you suggest.

Mars Bar

I saw better football from the local U16's this afternoon

Darkglasses

**** me that was close. Desperate for 5

De Gea a lucky boy!

Handsome Bob

Yaya schooling Fellaini in what it is to be a complete midfielder.

SlickRic

Kompany is ridiculous.

gosplan

nullzero wrote: »

That's another one there

Nope, still just 4.

JaMarcus Hustle

Demichelis' son was obviously counting goals ala sheep.

nullzero

Chagan wrote: »

City are four up so bring on Dzeko, United are four down and bring on nobody. I don't get it.

You're problem is that you're applying logic to the situation. We're seeing Trapattoni levels of stubbornness here today

Mars Bar

Well that sums up our afternoon

mark renton

RobertKK wrote: »

This United performance is such a huge contrast to the Leverkusen game. It is like City have a spell on them.

No spell, just much better players

smokedeels

gosplan wrote: »

Why cause transition from the most successful team ever is always straightforward?

No, his tactics and team selection today were wrong but not because of the man who preceded him or due to the team being in a state of transition.

Darkglasses

Ack Kompany wake up!

madcabbage

F**k sake, hit the post! Just isn't gonna happen today!

Turtyturd

I'd say there's a lot of posters pissed they didn't get a chance to get their Hart digs in yet.

PhlegmyMoses

mark renton wrote: »

No spell, just much better players

I agree that they have better players on the pitch. It's much closer if Moyes actually played our best players.

user2011

80mins and one sub on for United wtf

Doff

Love seeing United like this. Love seeing United fans so mad and defensive when this happens to them, which is quite often lately. Will be forgotten about in a few weeks so make the most of it.

gosplan

smokedeels wrote: »

No, his tactics and team selection today were wrong but not because of the man who preceded him or due to the team being in a state of transition.

Granted.

Regardless of this though I'm saying he won't succeed long term simply because he has to come in and fill the boots of Fergie.

Doomed to fail IMO