Manchester United vs Bayern Munich UCL Q/F 1/4/'14 K/O 19.45

Mars Bar

Fudge You wrote: »

Nah, disagree, the underdog is putting up a fight. But they are not rattled. Bayern are keeping possession well and they look good down their right side. Buttner needs help.
Good start from utd, but dont think Pep is p!ssing himself yet

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

rattled, on the ropes?

what the fúck game are you people watching?

get real ffs

At least Fudge You made an effort at saying why rather than the condescending lol. Not surprising from you though.

Eight Ball

The panic in that United team when Munich are on the ball in unreal.

Grayditch

Jesus, it wasn't the worst challenge.

Eight Ball

Never a yellow. Handbags.

Lovely Bloke

Mars Bar wrote: »

At least Fudge You made an effort at saying why rather than the condescending lol. Not surprising from you though.

well I'm not the one looking at a game with hugely tinted glasses on. and by the way, YOU explained nothing either, just some crap about Bayern being rattled.

Explain "rattled", because it was not happening. Or wait, tell me to stop arguing with a mod.

Lord TSC

Bayern get the ball; calm, control, retain possession.

United gt the ball...HOOF IT FORWARD!

onemorechance

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

well I'm not the one looking at a game with hugely tinted glasses on. and by the way, YOU explained nothing either, just some crap about Bayern being rattled.

Explain "rattled", because it was not happening. Or wait, tell me to stop arguing with a mod.

Rattle, that thing your Mom gives you when she wants you to shut the f**k up.

Eight Ball

It's coming. Have United got out of their own half in the last 10 minutes?

Lovely Bloke

onemorechance wrote: »

Rattle, that thing your Mom gives you when she wants you to shut the f**k up.

attacking the poster, cool

syngindub

Utd being given a lesson in playing football. embarressing

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

syngindub wrote: »

Utd being given a lesson in playing football. embarressing

I wouldn't be an expert by any means. But this is pretty much the definition of hyperbole

eigrod

Man Utd getting 9 players behind the ball and hoping to get something from a long punt from the back.

Grayditch

It's all gone very Bayern, now.

andyman

syngindub wrote: »

Utd being given a lesson in playing football. embarressing

20mins of tip-tapping and not one clear-cut chance created.

A lesson in football alright

Mars Bar

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

well I'm not the one looking at a game with hugely tinted glasses on. and by the way, YOU explained nothing either, just some crap about Bayern being rattled.

Explain "rattled", because it was not happening. Or wait, tell me to stop arguing with a mod.

I said up to that point in the following post.

We had players pressing Bayern up very high and they weren't finding their way out. We were getting the ball down the right quite well too. They also weren't creating very much either.

Was my comment in bold? No it wasn't. You know it wasn't so cop yourself on.

Anyway, it's all one way traffic in favour of Bayern now.

KERSPLAT!

I know that the only stat that matters are goals but it'll be interesting to see possession, passes, etc

That_Guy

Bayern are relentless.

HigginsJ

This is cringeworthy to watch. United are worse than inept

Van.Bosch

Burner looks shakey

Chagan

This is really brutal stuff. Barely getting about three passes strung together before it gets hoofed away.

Lovely Bloke

yeah cool.

Fellaini has absolutely no business playing CM in a CLQF - constantly conceding posession.

Giblet

Utd determined to lose possession at first opportunity.

Fudge You

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Bayern get the ball; calm, control, retain possession.

United gt the ball...HOOF IT FORWARD!

Its tough for utd, trying to win the ball back off a better team, that keep the ball like Bayern do is so hard.
So when you get the ball, I say you'd be so tired, you just wanna get rid of it. And also, when you do get the ball against these, youre usually in your own half, and cant risk trying to play ball with the pace of their attackers and midfielders all over you.

spiritcrusher

Bayern's tackling is excellent.

Grayditch

Bayern have United rattled on the ropes...

adox

HigginsJ wrote: »

This is cringeworthy to watch. United are worse than inept

Don't know what you were expecting but this is as much as we could have hoped for so far, given the circumstances.

Eight Ball

This is like an FA cup match between a poor league 1 side and the leaders of the prem and the league one side are happy to have not conceded yet.

Van.Bosch

Eight Ball wrote: »

This is like an FA cup match between a poor league 1 side and the leaders of the prem and the league one side are happy to have not conceded yet.

It reminds me of Irl v Spain in Euro 2012

syngindub

andyman wrote: »

20mins of tip-tapping and not one clear-cut chance created.

A lesson in football alright

Thats how the game is supposed to be played, trying to open up defences with "tip-Tapping" as you call it..or do you prefer hoof it up the centre all the time.
"Tip-Tapping" eventually wears down the opposition, it encourages good football at least.

KERSPLAT!

When will Rooney start getting frustrated...

Boskowski

If this is how the majority of the game will be played it'll be just a matter of time before Bayern scores.

Rayne Wooney

a Bayern goal is only inevitable, we haven't been able to keep a team out doing this this season so it's not going to work now

That_Guy

Grayditch wrote: »

Bayern have United rattled on the ropes...

What game are you watching?

DazMarz

Has there been one, decent effort from either side that actually looked like testing either 'keeper?

GLaDOS

Ribery and Robben looking dangerous any time they get on the ball, which united are allowing to happen frequently.

Liam O

Same approach Fergie had in 08 against Pep. Not sure it'll quite work out this time though.

Lord TSC

25 - 75 possession so far.

Lovely Bloke

syngindub wrote: »

Thats how the game is supposed to be played,.

oh dear, there are many legit ways to play football, not just hipster ways

HigginsJ

adox wrote: »

Don't know what you were expecting but this is as much as we could have hoped for so far, given the circumstances.

I was expecting very little tbh but United are failing to meet even those expectations. A teeny tiny bit of composure wouldn't go astray

5starpool

Bayern have even got to the byline far more often. Moyes must be disgusted!

Soft Falling Rain

Gas to see some people get pissy at other people who are try to see positives and actually enjoy the game, spectacle, whatever you want to call it.

shano_88

Masterclass in holding possession buy have created nothing yet

syngindub

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

oh dear, there are many legit ways to play football, not just hipster ways

apologies, missed the IMHO, prior to that

jamaamaj

Gary Lineker on Twitter: "Doesn't bode well when you can't get a kick on your own pitch."

Liam O

HigginsJ wrote: »

I was expecting very little tbh but United are failing to meet even those expectations. A teeny tiny bit of composure wouldn't go astray

Surpassed my expectations so far anyway. Look solid at the back at least.

andyman

syngindub wrote: »

Thats how the game is supposed to be played, trying to open up defences with "tip-Tapping" as you call it..or do you prefer hoof it up the centre all the time.
"Tip-Tapping" eventually wears down the opposition, it encourages good football at least.

But you said we're being given a lesson in football.

They've done nothing with it. Possession means nothing unless they're at least testing our defence which they're not. Absolutely no penetration from them so far.

Not denying United will be shown a lesson, having said that, but at the moment all it takes is one chance and United could go ahead.

Of course I hate hoofball, but Bayern's aren't doing anything at the moment

Rayne Wooney

Bayern coming up to 300 passes United just under 70.

But Bayern have 92% completion and United have well... 68%

Quandary

Whoever posted that tiger versus cow clip a while ago was bang on the money. All we are doing is surviving here. Bayern are relentless.

niallo27

Munich's interplay in the final third is brilliant to watch. They are like the liverpool of the German league.

HigginsJ

Surely Fellaini was never this rubbish for Everton???