The Manchester Derby Match Thread 25/10/15 k/o 14.05 SS1.

ronjo

Supposedly only second game of season without a shot on target in first half.

Other was United vs Liverpool.

pmasterson95

Martial is wasted on the wing. Look what hes doing there compared to the central striker. Love to see him going at Kompany and Otamendi rather than Rooney.

Barr

Snore fest of a first half , City look the more likely to score.

blueser

tastyt wrote: »

Terrible game. United are such a bad team to watch these days. Not 1 shot at home.

And Rooney is one of United's best players today. People looking for any chance to criticise him.

Yeah; I'd say any neutral watching the game would have found it poor enough. We haven't really turned up yet, united have been marginally the better of two poor (at least today) sides.

Headshot

newballsplease wrote: »

Im just a bit shocked to read people think hes playing ok.

How many times did he give the ball away there?

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Ya im scratching my head reading it.

Andre 3000

Strumms wrote: »

Looks likley. City cant handle him at all while on the other hand Rojo is all over De Bruyne and Valancia doing well against Stirling. Two of the areas where i thought we might struggle..

Eh?

As a United fan im happy with the first half.. we look solid and were the better side... just need to create more chances..

Ahhh now it makes sense.

Rojo has done well but De Bruyne is getting on the ball a hell of a lot. To say Rojo is all over him is just wrong. And besides a touch here and there Martial has been pretty damn quiet. Cannot handle him at all is a complete over shoots

Lord TSC

Rooney isn't having a bad game by his recent standards (in that he's made a few passes and actually seems to be fighting for the ball), but he's still significantly below what we need from a striker if we want to be beating City. He's never a danger to the defence, never looking like he'll actually score a goal or create a moment that will lead to one.

Martial has been running circles round the defence from the wing. Would love to see him put up front to let run at Kompany and Otamendi, especially with one of them on a yellow.

Mars Bar

0 attempts! What's the feckin' point!

Harry Palmr

Guardian

Key events Show
5m ago
Half-time: Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City

2h ago
The teams

Utd and city cancelling each other out
Hilarious utd getting all the stick
City have been poor also

LuckyGent88

Mars Bar wrote: »

0 attempts! What's the feckin' point!

Yep, that's pathetic alright.

Streetwalker

Even sky can't big this match up. It's been toilet.

raze_them_all_

*free kick*


*Aim for kompany*


*kompany clears*

it's amazing it's not working

ronjo

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Utd and city cancelling each other out
Hilarious utd getting all the stick
City have been poor also

At least City have had the odd attempt

Utd incredibly negative. No reason they shouldn't go at City more.

edgecutter

Kompany has Rooney in his pocket. It would be nice to see martial upfront but LVG won't allow it.

Rojo and Valencia have played well.

twinex

TrustedApple wrote: »

A crazy as this sounds it fells like a game fellaini could end up doing something usefull and getting a goal.

As we need more elbows lol.

More elbows FTW!

Polo_Mint

ronjo wrote: »

At least City have had the odd attempt

Attempt on what?

raze_them_all_

adnan hasn't shown up yet in game, can see the afro coming on for him

PhlegmyMoses

edgecutter wrote: »

Kompany has Rooney in his pocket. It would be nice to see martial upfront but LVG won't allow it.

Rojo and Valencia have played well.

He'd be crazy to not let Martial run at Kompany for the next 45.

pmasterson95

edgecutter wrote: »

Kompany has Rooney in his pocket. It would be nice to see martial upfront but LVG won't allow it.

Rojo and Valencia have played well.

Ah tbf its more Rooney's hopped into his pocket. Kompany hasnt had to do much

ronjo

Polo_Mint wrote: »

Attempt on what?

Goal

Strumms

Andre 3000 wrote: »

Strumms wrote: »

Looks likley. City cant handle him at all while on the other hand Rojo is all over De Bruyne and Valancia doing well against Stirling. Two of the areas where i thought we might struggle..

Eh?


Ahhh now it makes sense.

Rojo has done well but De Bruyne is getting on the ball a hell of a lot. To say Rojo is all over him is just wrong. And besides a touch here and there Martial has been pretty damn quiet. Cannot handle him at all is a complete over shoots

De Bruyne is seeing a lot of the ball but his threat as to what he can do with it has been neutralised by Rojo.. not getting crosses in and loosing out in the tackle. I think that might meet the definition of Rojo being all over him..

Martial has been quiet but when he has seen the ball he is running at the city defence and drawing three players to him to try and close him down leaving space elsewhere... ohh and if the city back four cant twckle him they are just fouling him to stop him...

Anyway.. interesting second half awaits

Polo_Mint

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

adnan hasn't shown up yet in game, can see the afro coming on for him

Might be hard for him as hes in Dortmund

Nalz

newballsplease wrote: »

Im just a bit shocked to read people think hes playing ok.

How many times did he give the ball away there?

Zero shots ! Neither keeper tested.

You tell us so, how many times has he gave it away?

raze_them_all_

Polo_Mint wrote: »

Might be hard for him as hes in Dortmund

sorry meant the other buck...**** his name escapes me, midfielder, not mata, other ball player, ****ing hell mind blank...Herrera

pmasterson95

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

adnan hasn't shown up yet in game, can see the afro coming on for him

Youre watching the wrong match lad.

Turtyturd

De Bruyne has been fairly sh*t so far, getting plenty of time and touches on the ball.

Strumms

Jeez great ball yet nobody there... !

LuckyGent88

What a ball in and nobody near it

monkey9

Is someone flying a plane over the stadium?

Andre 3000

Magic from Martial

Streetwalker

Rubbish atmosphere.

SlickRic

Martial is the real deal.

Aidric

very nice interplay there from Utd

Mars Bar

Martial. My god Martial.

LuckyGent88

Ah close

raze_them_all_

****ing hell

monkey9

City got lucky there, another ref would have given that. Sterling's reaction was guilty as hell.

niallo27

Toure's little pull there saved a goal.

madcabbage

monkey9 wrote: »

Is someone flying a plane over the stadium?

Thought it was my neighbour cutting the lawn, fecking annoying it is! :pac:

Korat

Good foul by Toure, saved a certain goal and got away with it.

SlickRic

City simply aren't that great without Silva.

Rayne Wooney

Why De Bruyne isn't playing on the left is beyond me from a City perspective

retalivity

Rooney is absolute gash...has offered nothing

Polo_Mint

Streetwalker wrote: »

Really poor game this.

Streetwalker wrote: »

Rooney lol

Streetwalker wrote: »

Jesus this is awful. Any chance of a shot on goal?

Streetwalker wrote: »

Shocking half of ball. 0 shots on target play acting a plenty.

Streetwalker wrote: »

Even sky can't big this match up. It's been toilet.

Streetwalker wrote: »

Rubbish atmosphere.

Will you ever **** off

You like a girl on the blob.

go watch the Spurs game

LuckyGent88

Strange that they didn't even switch sterling and kdb.

raze_them_all_

City seem to want a point from this

Mars Bar

Take your time anyway Mata.

Schneiderlin is fantastic

Andre 3000

Toure needs to stop all this fancy little flick sh*t. Not the game for it