Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2018

Mantis Toboggan

Embarrassing performance

ericzeking

bangkok wrote: »

martial starting on the right was a crazy decision also. Luke shaw should have started as well

Mourinho will end up selling Martial and it will be an absolute travesty, believe that.

adox

bangkok wrote: »

martial starting on the right was a crazy decision also. Luke shaw should have started as well

Not really with Martial. Maybe with Luke Shaw. Neither position was the problem tonight.

dubmick

Time for Gomorrah! This game is over, was a long time ago.

deaddonkey15

We've managed to outdo the Liverpool performance. It's almost impressive.

bangkok

said it before, i'll say it again, after next summer we will be in the transfer market for a top striker. Lukaku is a good squad player, but has been very poor in all our big games

How Soon Is Now

Hopefully Spurs turn up like this against Liverpool now at weekend!

Kerrydude1981

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Alli is scum but is protected due to his nationality

Spot on,horrible player

adox

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

We've managed to outdo the Liverpool performance. It's almost impressive.

We will get plenty of posts from you again so.

Drumpot

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

It was very clear he was trying to tackle but was limping.

I rewound it again and didn’t see it. I hope you are right cause the alternative is that he wasn’t following instructions.

I tried to watch his play and couldn’t work out if he was meant to be marking anybody. He was floating around a lot and sort of picking up Ali but I couldnt tell you his role.

Instinct in this game would be to blame player character but I remember plenty of games under SAF that united teams had odd days. Newcastle 5-0 and Southampton 6-3 are obvious games where a team that definitely had character played well below their standard!

My point is that most top teams have these kinds of games. United obviously aren’t quite there yet. We are playing for 2nd , sadly, but I’d hope by next season these issues will be ironed out.

RobbingBandit

Kane to Barca diving like that woeful night

superfurry1

Tonnes of diving tonight sickening to watch

bangkok

adox wrote: »

Not really with Martial. Maybe with Luke Shaw. Neither position was the problem tonight.

martial has been excellent playing from the left, should have left him there, sanchez through the middle

adox

bangkok wrote: »

said it before, i'll say it again, after next summer we will be in the transfer market for a top striker. Lukaku is a good squad player, but has been very poor in all our big games

Pure deflection from you.
You watch that game and that’s your conclusssion? Baffling.

Whatsisname

De Geas distribution this season has been ****ing cat.

Van.Bosch

bangkok wrote: »

said it before, i'll say it again, after next summer we will be in the transfer market for a top striker. Lukaku is a good squad player, but has been very poor in all our big games

What has he done wrong or not done in this game?

Not sure I disagree with you about long term but he has been given one half chance, the ball in from pogba and he did well to get a good shot on target.

keith_sixteen

J. Marston wrote: »

Dele Alli is just a dirtbag. Countless tackles have shown this.

But he's English so it's described as "slightly petulant."

here, we have a few English lads, get them to do the same, no?

Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

martial has been excellent playing from the left, should have left him there, sanchez through the middle

He's played the second half from the left and was anonymous....

adox

bangkok wrote: »

martial has been excellent playing from the left, should have left him there, sanchez through the middle

There a huge leap from holding that opinion to it being a “crazy” decision, which is what I was addrsssing.

Rossi IRL

Martial and Lukaku have been complete passengers.

How can we get the ball out of our half when both keep losing it

How Soon Is Now

Lord TSC wrote: »

He's played the second half from the left and was anonymous....

Everyone has been!

bucketybuck

Lord TSC wrote: »

I'll brush this off as an annoying night and hope it's a once off match

Its not though, this is exactly the sort of gutless crap we have seen quite a few times before, usually its against the Huddersfields and Burnleys but its all the same stuff. You can spot it a mile away, we let the opposition look like world beating supermen who run all day and chase in packs, while United try that stupid ball over the top and 10 men wait for somebody to come along and take charge.

I said repeatedly that we would have more of those performances plenty of times before the end of the season but I must admit, I am annoyed that this was one of them.

bangkok

adox wrote: »

Pure deflection from you.
You watch that game and that’s your conclusssion? Baffling.

ive said it all season. too many games he does nothing

jimmytwotimes 2013

Men v. Boys tonight.

Been said many times but parts of Utd team still well off what's required.

You could change the entire back 4 anyway if we're ever hoping to rejoin Europe's elite.

deaddonkey15

adox wrote: »

We will get plenty of posts from you again so.

I'll speak my mind, if you've a problem with that then report me. Or else just grow up and get over it.

How Soon Is Now

bangkok wrote: »

ive said it all season. too many games he does nothing

In fairness though he can't do a thing if he doesnt get the ball!

py2006

I've been told by a moderator on here to f off recently but I don't care.....ANOTHER DIABOLICAL PERFORMANCE

Mars Bar

The lack of intelligent movement or dynamics in attack is such a problem! I've said it before but we have no player that plays intelligent runs from deep apart from Lingard but nobody else seems to spot him or we're too afraid to play it.

We just don't cause too many issues unless it's a clear counter attack.

Drumpot

bangkok wrote: »

said it before, i'll say it again, after next summer we will be in the transfer market for a top striker. Lukaku is a good squad player, but has been very poor in all our big games

As opposed to what united player that played well tonight? They were all Sh*t , I wouldn’t pick out Lukaku for any special criticism. If you don’t make chances for a striker you can’t complain when they don’t affect the game.

wanderer100

To lose is one thing but I don't think anyone would have predicted a performance as sh*tty as that. Worrying stuff that was . Let's hope it's a once off

bangkok

Lord TSC wrote: »

He's played the second half from the left and was anonymous....

game was long over, didnt even make a sub at half time, midfield was the very same, so made no difference where he played at that stage

Trigger

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

I'll speak my mind, if you've a problem with that then report me. Or else just grow up and get over it.

The problem is you only ever speak it when things are going wrong, when we are doing positive things you are no where to be seen.. you thrive on negativity

RobbingBandit

Offside Offside Offside Offside etc etc

Drumpot

Can’t help but shake that feeling that the team that needed to win won because They just wanted it more and it showed in the way they played.

Fall_Guy

jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: »

Men v. Boys tonight.

Been said many times but parts of Utd team still well off what's required.

You could change the entire back 4 anyway if we're ever hoping to rejoin Europe's elite.

We've conceded the least goals of any team in the league. Yes De Gea has played a huge part in that too, but the defence over the season has performed very well. Its the attack that has failed to function fluidly, in large part down to the unbalanced midfield

Not even a whimper to get back into it

Awful stuff

Night folks

Tom.D.BJJ

That was tough to watch

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

game was long over, didnt even make a sub at half time, midfield was the very same, so made no difference where he played at that stage

Deflection deflection deflection

RobbingBandit

Ouch that hurt

LuckyGent88

I hope this is a one off match. Completely inept and pathetic performance.

Spurs made us look like a pub team. Playing the ball around us like we are a pub team.

Martial, lukaku and Pogba need a massive kick up the hole. Passengers all game.

Hococop

Just awful overall, don't know what else can be said

Adamocovic

The less said about that game the better. Not one positive thing to take from it. Shambles of a performance and completely outplayed by Spurs. We looked fragile while defending and inept while in possession. Jose looked furious and will be looking for a reaction on Saturday.

But saying that, it was one of those games. After we got sucker-punched within 10 seconds it always had that feel to me that it wouldn't be our day. But that's football sometime. Still doesn't take away from the good performances we've had, just is important now we see a response.

The only worrying thing for me is our record against the top teams continues to be a problem.
Night all

Mr.Crinklewood

Poo

GSPfan

Depressing. Jose and his 4231 just annoys me most times. The Pogba problem persists.

Ugh. Not letting the players off the hook for this one though as it was horribly lethargic.

limnam

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

In fairness though he can't do a thing if he doesnt get the ball!

Hey what's going on in this post.

There's zero nonsense in it.

Somethings gone wrong

deaddonkey15

astradave wrote: »

The problem is you only ever speak it when things are going wrong, when we are doing positive things you are no where to be seen.. you thrive on negativity

Why is that a problem exactly?

adox

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

I'll speak my mind, if you've a problem with that then report me. Or else just grow up and get over it.

Nothing to report. You just seem to appear when the team aren’t doing well and disappear when they are winning. No idea why but it obviously floats your boat.

Lol at the grow up.

How Soon Is Now

limnam wrote: »

Hey what's going on in this post.

There's zero nonsense in it.

Somethings gone wrong

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Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

game was long over, didnt even make a sub at half time, midfield was the very same, so made no difference where he played at that stage

2-0 down at half time is not "long over". It's just excuses. Martial played half the game in the left and did nothing. Everything else is, as usual with you, goalpost moving.

GSPfan

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

I hope this is a one off match.

Its at least the third this season. Liverpool, City, now Spurs.