Nihilist:


United were desperate for a goal but still chose to send on a midfielder ahead of a fit Falcao the striker.

It's not me who has problems with witches and wizards

coogar:


whatever!
we won, chelsea lost on this same ground. go and tend to your erëctions. i hope you die of blue balls tonight.
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chris smalling - another solid performance! the moment jones goes back into this defence, we would lose or draw.

Nihilist:

Who cares if you win or lose.
We're talking Falcao vs Giroud.

codedguy1:
Thank God we got the 3points.
But this team does not inspire me in anyway. Damn, don't believe this is United.

nitrogen:
Omo, the kin luck wey the team get some months back, wey be say we win seven consecutive matches, abeg, we need am now o. Baba see us through this turbulent time o, Amen.

See eh! We played rubbish tonight.

nitrogen:
Omo, the kin luck wey the team get some months back, wey be say we win seven consecutive matches, abeg, we need am now o. Baba see us through this turbulent time o, Amen.

See eh! We played rubbish tonight.

coogar:


i disagree....
we played well, we just couldn't score. this same newcastle wiped the floor with chelsea & liverpool on this same ground.

coogar:


i disagree....
we played well, we just couldn't score. this same newcastle wiped the floor with chelsea & liverpool on this same ground.

coogar:


the team is doing everything right from the defence to the midfield. the final third is the big issue. no cutting edge(this is where rooney, di maria, mata, etc) should be earning their stripes. we created chances.....we just can't buy a goal these days.

pazienza:

Before or after Alan Pardew left Newcastle? Cos you can't compare this current Newcastle side to the one inspired by Pardew.

Man U rode on their luck tonight, Newcastle was denied a PK, and Man u, should have been reduced to 10 men, but none of that happened. On a different day, that penalty would have been given, and with 10men, I don't see Man U getting a draw from that game.

codedguy1:

Well, whether final third or early first am just irritated at the lackadaisical attitude of the players, especially when I juxtapose their performances with when we had Ronaldo, Tevez, York, cole, Neville, scholes even when Fletcher was described as being too competitive by Wenger, these present crop are a disgrace.

Remember when we see Giggs, Neville flying thru our flanks, now the only person, Rafeal who does that has been frozen out and we have a one track minded Valencia who has been converted to a RB is just not good enuff.

Too many side/back passess, no attempt at bullying the opposing team by trying to dominate, their idea of dominating is keeping the ball without actually hurting the other team.

Is it that we don't have the personel to play fast positive football or na LVG instruction. If you think we played well and the problem is only in the final third, well that's your opinion. The defence does not even attempt to initiate an attack except through route one.

Its embarrassing!!

chrisley024:
Now that Carrick is back, what happens to Blind and Herrera?






I'd try Carrick and Herrera

chrisley024:
Now that Carrick is back, what happens to Blind and Herrera?

I'd try Carrick and Herrera

Antell95:
We'll get there!

SailorXY:

Herrera & Blind is the best CM combination we have. Carrick should nyash down because he will resume his 'stand-at-a-spot-receive-and-release-ball' style.

Blind & Herrera are not the fastest players, but their synced mobility (and Herrera's agility) compliments the midfield. once a pace&pawa midfielder joins them maybe next season, that midfield will be one of the best in Europe

SailorXY:

Herrera & Blind is the best CM combination we have. Carrick should nyash down because he will resume his 'stand-at-a-spot-receive-and-release-ball' style.

Blind & Herrera are not the fastest players, but their synced mobility (and Herrera's agility) compliments the midfield. once a pace&pawa midfielder joins them maybe next season, that midfield will be one of the best in Europe

elampiro:


It's dicey. And it's not the time to scatter the team with undue changes. I will want Rojo dropped from left back due to his lack of pace. He is the only defender without pace and he exposed us today. Since our midfielders are not the fastest or strongest, we need our defenders to be fast (speeding).

Oppositions mostly try to outpace us with little of the ball they see.

coogar:


what has before & after pardew gotta do with this? mourinho has never won at newcastle & pardew wasn't there in the previous seasons when mourinho's teams fired blanks.



newcastle rode their luck....
united created the best chances - on a good day, united should have been 3 goals up. we bossed the possession & newcastle had to rely on quick breaks to counter.

yes, that incident was a penalty but i doubt smalling would have been sent off for it. the ball was going away from goal & there were players covering up. it woulda been a yellow & a pen.

Antell95:
We'll get there!

coogar:


i like their combo too.....
i see no reason why we cannot play 3 in the midfield. we should go back to 4-3-2-1 or 4-3-1-2. our final third is the problem. let van Gaal choose 3 of our best forwards in the attack department.

di maria, rooney, mata, young, januzaj, RVP, falcao, fellaini, wilson should all fight for the 3 remaining slots. that is where we need a change. smalling & rojo are our best CBs, shaw/young at LB & valencia/rafael at RB.

pazienza:



A Newcastle goal from penalty in that first half would have changed the course of that game, and with a yellow card and in bad book of the refree, smalling effectiveness would have been reduced to avoid a second yellow and red card.

That Penalty was the turning point of that match, only Man United can get away with such decisions in England, and it speaks volumes, as the refree was right at the scene of the crime.

chrisley024:
Rojo is actually playing Left-CB not LB and I won't suggest Shaw playing there since he lacks qualities of a CB

elampiro:
As for me, Rooney stretched the defence well enough today. Apart from not slotting into the net, he did every other thing excellently well. One of his offside call could have been onside some other days. That happened because he was stretching the defence. Also, I saw him calling for the ball while alone with the centre vack but Fellaini and co prefered other options. That's football, players make decisions within split seconds. Overall, Rooney made genuine bite on the defence while holding and creating with the ball. His 90% pass accuracy, his on and off the ball movements and dribblings were commendable.

As for Valenvia, another good performance. Again he come top of our pass accuracy despite being one of our highest passers. He could have had a good assist if Fellaini knew how to head with power like Drogba does. He also doesn't always go to his right anymore. He did his job as a left back and as an 'overlapping defender'.

Evans seems to have finally find his feet. He was our best defender today. Yeah! Unfortunate no one here saw that today. Not cool


I just wish we finish top 4. May God help us achieve it. Amen.