Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - See Mod Warning in OP, 09/11

irishfeen

https://twitter.com/BlindDaley/status/539905780364111872

https://twitter.com/fellainiM/status/539901524122800129

The Moldy Gowl

I love the way Fellainis hair sticks out from behind the twitter scrolll

Headshot

I do enjoy reading the tweets after the matches. Once they treat twitter like they talk to the press, im happy

irishfeen

https://twitter.com/marcosrojo5/status/539911301632647168

"Great difficult game but we got the three points with my friend juanmatagarcia"

jaykay74

Whatsisname

RobertKK

Mata won man of the match.

ElChe32

So good to see team unity with the squad...much more happy faces in training and game day compared to sulking Rio and others last season...

irishfeen

Here's my fact of the day

Night folks!

LostBoy101

Heart stopping stuff at the end and hail De Gea!

irishfeen

2 points saved by Young, last season that would have went in...

MagicMarker

I don't want to be tooo optimistic, but Southampton play Arsenal tomorrow and us on Monday.

This time next week we might be in 3rd place.

paulbok

MagicMarker wrote: »

I don't want to be tooo optimistic, but Southampton play Arsenal tomorrow and us on Monday.

This time next week we might be in 3rd place.

That is the next step alright, then we'll look at 2nd. I think December could make or break us.

The_Kew_Tour

December broke us last season, hopefully different this one.

The Moldy Gowl

irishfeen

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

December broke us last season, hopefully different this one.

Could very well define our season this year too - some though fixtures ahead but with lads returning from injury we have to be hopeful -

The Moldy Gowl

The next 5 games, are very winnable. actually until the end of january, a lot of them are very winnable. We could be in a very good place in 2nd or third if it goes our way.
Liverpool, spurs, southampton being the hard ones.

Kerrydude1981

irishfeen wrote: »

2 points saved by Young, last season that would have went in...

Ya,Young would have probably ended up scoring an OG

Some one lock that wheel and stop it from turning.

n32

Some finish to the game. A bit of luck going our way for a change. De gea is unnaturally good at close range saves and has to be up there with neuer. Fair play to young and valencia. They get a lot if stick but when we re stuck they will slot in anywhere and do a job for us. Young especially was fantastic tonight. Smalling and rojo looks like a parternership with real potential. What they have over jonny evans is a an aggressive streak. Great to see fellaini continuing his good form, did great breaking up play and taking balls on the chest. Heading in thr right direction but we need rooney badly. He sets the tempo when he s on his game and gives us so much more than an ordinary striker

macslash

RobertKK wrote: »

I think Herrera just said 'Tomorrow we will enjoy Christmas dinner'.

They are having their Christmas party tomorrow. LVG said after the game.

nkay1985

Anywhere to see highlights or even just the goals from tonight?

tastyt

Amazing what an amazing save and unbelievable clearance at the end can do for people's outlook on the game.

The high balls into the box were defended terribly for those chances and if they had equalised most people would be highlighting the huge problem smalling and Rojo currently are.

Having a keeper in unreal form is the difference between United and Swansea/west ham at the minute. Definitely improving though

The Moldy Gowl

nkay1985 wrote: »

Anywhere to see highlights or even just the goals from tonight?

Reddit is good for that stuff http://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/

Hococop

tastyt wrote: »

Amazing what an amazing save and unbelievable clearance at the end can do for people's outlook on the game.

The high balls into the box were defended terribly for those chances and if they had equalised most people would be highlighting the huge problem smalling and Rojo currently are.

Having a keeper in unreal form is the difference between United and Swansea/west ham at the minute. Definitely improving though

I think we would be more annoyed over our wasted chances to kill the game off like herrera and fellaini missed shots and Wilson not playing it to rvp

tastyt

Hococop wrote: »

I think we would be more annoyed over our wasted chances to kill the game off like herrera and fellaini missed shots and Wilson not playing it to rvp

Maybe that's true Ya. Hope everyone realises how important and good Rooney is now and doesn't lambast him for a quiet game here and there

dixiefly

nkay1985 wrote: »

Anywhere to see highlights or even just the goals from tonight?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7GLx52uFpQ&feature=player_embedded

IrishIrish

tastyt wrote: »

Maybe that's true Ya. Hope everyone realises how important and good Rooney is now and doesn't lambast him for a quiet game here and there

Yeh cos a game United completely dominated at home to stoke without him is surely going to change people's opinions!

tastyt

IrishIrish wrote: »

Yeh cos a game United completely dominated at home to stoke without him is surely going to change people's opinions!

Your right, nothing will.


And there was a lot of nailbiting and heart pounding in the home six yard box for a game completely dominated

Whatsisname

tastyt wrote: »

Your right, nothing will.


And there was a lot of nailbiting and heart pounding in the home six yard box for a game completely dominated

For less than 5 minutes, De Gea's save off the line was the first one he had to make all night. (Bar the goal, which was a great strike in fairness)

ShooterSF

That first save was amazing. He had a stoke player arriving for the rebound but got his hand around it enough to push it out to the flank.

Mr_Red

Ashley Young is a shocking crosser of the ball.

I believe we would score alot more goals if he didnt play the ball over everyone 90% of the time

The_Kew_Tour

Bar the clearance Young had a mare again last night.

Can beat his man but his crossing and decision making is poor.

The only real standout negative last night for me.

KH25

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Bar the clearance Young had a mare again last night.

Can beat his man but his crossing and decision making is poor.

The only real standout negative last night for me.

Yeah. He tries to cut inside and go for the shot far too often.

SpuddMurphy

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

The next 5 games, are very winnable. actually until the end of january, a lot of them are very winnable. We could be in a very good place in 2nd or third if it goes our way.
Liverpool, spurs, southampton being the hard ones.

Based on current form I'd expect us to win nearly all of those games, but it doesn't always work like that, hopefully we're in 3rd-2nd come end of janruary.

Also what's peoples opinion of Arsenal v Southampton tonight? Hoping Southampton wins because even if they do they won't be a threat for top 4 tbh

Lord TSC

A nice tiring draw would suit us best I think. Want Southampton to drop points so we can go ahead, BUT arsenal are the bigger threat long term so would like to see them drop points too.

jaykay74

Lord TSC wrote: »

A nice tiring draw would suit us best I think. Want Southampton to drop points so we can go ahead, BUT arsenal are the bigger threat long term so would like to see them drop points too.

Agreed. For me in the long run the more points we can put between ourselves and the typical top 4 contenders (4th-7th) the better.... Spurs/Arsenal/Liverpool/Everton. If Southampton/Swansea/West Ham are still there and thereabouts in 10 games time then take more interest in their results.

advertsfox

Injury crisis like never before yet...

Mitch Connor

Things are looking up but i still see it as a very fragile recovery at this point.

Arsenal played very poorly and didn't take their chances or punish our makeshift defence. Hull are no great shakes and Stoke risked very little last night - Southampton and Liverpool will be very different prospects, imo, and if we still have Valencia/Young at full back either side could exploit it quite readily.

Things are lookin better than a month or two back - but things can change very quickly. I don't have confidence in this United side yet that they will go out and perform each game, I still worry about our consistency.

Maximus Alexander

I found last night's game quite encouraging. There were plenty of errors, chances that were fluffed and injury time was a harrowing experience. But the team played with a tremendous level of confidence that has been absent from the side for a long time now. There were plenty of fluid passages of play that we haven't seen the like of for at least 18 months and there is a definite sense of something coming together.

When you consider the weaknesses and absences in the squad, I'm feeling pretty positive about the trajectory. It's early days, and I still live in fear of things taking a turn, but there's definitely a progression there that we didn't see for the whole of last season. The players look like they're enjoying it too.

Liam O

What's Shaw's ETA?

The team just have to improve their ball retention. It was great against Hull but in a pressing system like Stoke had at times coupled with better organisation at the back they are a tough nut to crack at times. Looking at the Hull game the potential is there for Barca levels of control, players just have to be confident doing it.

The Moldy Gowl

Along with being the 'inform' team at the moment. We also have the best home record.

Chelsea are 2 points behind but have a game in hand at home.

Backstreet Moyes

Really thought Janjuaz should have been on earlier last night. Pieters was struggling, on a yellow and looked wrecked. Thought it was a mistake bringing on Falcao just to get him minutes when the game was still in the balance.

The Moldy Gowl

Nuts102 wrote: »

Really thought Janjuaz should have been on earlier last night. Pieters was struggling, on a yellow and looked wrecked. Thought it was a mistake bringing on Falcao just to get him minutes when the game was still in the balance.

No.

Game was in the balance so why would we bring on jan? Falcao came on for Wilson so wa a straight swap? Falcao is stronger and would be fresh to help defend.

Why would we go more attacking when we had to defend?

Backstreet Moyes

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

No.

Game was in the balance so why would we bring on jan? Falcao came on for Wilson so wa a straight swap? Falcao is stronger and would be fresh to help defend.

Why would we go more attacking when we had to defend?

Because they needed to push and putting a speedy winger on to take on a wrecked full back on the counter was far more likely to create something.

The Moldy Gowl

Nuts102 wrote: »

Because they needed to push and putting a speedy winger on to take on a wrecked full back on the counter was far more likely to create something.

He came on for mata didn't he? I missed a sub.

Yeah but Stoke were pushing as well and we couldn't commit people forward. Well not that we couldn't. We just didn't want to risk ring caught out which is fair enough.

He should have come on for rvp along with falcao though. If we had another midfielder I would prefer the midfielder for rvp and leave falcao up top.

He went for the safe option which is ok since we got the win.

irishfeen

https://twitter.com/anderherrera/status/540091570872410112

kstand

Nuts102 wrote: »

Really thought Janjuaz should have been on earlier last night. Pieters was struggling, on a yellow and looked wrecked. Thought it was a mistake bringing on Falcao just to get him minutes when the game was still in the balance.

It was shocking to see Feillaini left out on the right flank for nearly the entire second half last night - he should have been hauled along with RVP at the 60th minute or there abouts and Falcao and Januzaj given a go. This persistence with RVP has to stop and it's one of the many things that worry me about Van Gaal - he seems to have his favourites, esp as history has proven they are his own countrymen.
There were positives in this game, we got the result and there are injuries. Last night though was made for Falcao to be given a real go, not a cameo at the end - what was the point of spending all that money on him and then only giving him bit parts in a game that was crying out for him?

The Moldy Gowl

We only loaned him. Falcao isn't up to match fitness.


Rvp made some very sexy runs and movement and played well enough tracking back and being a Rooney. Die to Wilson wanting a go himself he missed a great chance. Stop trying to scapegoat him. He played fine, just didn't get the killer pass.


Hmmm inform Fellaini or small frustrating jan against a stoke defense. Hmmmm.

Liam O

kstand wrote: »

It was shocking to see Feillaini left out on the right flank for nearly the entire second half last night - he should have been hauled along with RVP at the 60th minute or there abouts and Falcao and Januzaj given a go. This persistence with RVP has to stop and it's one of the many things that worry me about Van Gaal - he seems to have his favourites, esp as history has proven they are his own countrymen.
There were positives in this game, we got the result and there are injuries. Last night though was made for Falcao to be given a real go, not a cameo at the end - what was the point of spending all that money on him and then only giving him bit parts in a game that was crying out for him?

So you think Fellaini should have been taken off when Stoke of all teams were pressing for a goal? For Januzaj. That's absolute lunacy in fairness.