ElFenomeno1:
RIP United.
Enjoy your wine and minced goat
Goodnight

AdeLaNa1:
10 points out of a possible 33!!

SIRcumalot:
Happy birthday na three goals we go score today.

elampiro:


He was the center defender pair with Smalling for set plays against us and crosses. Without him, Smalling will be over labored and we would concede more. That's the only thing I saw him do.

But those who said Herrera should have stayed missed it. Herrera was poor most part in the second half. He was deservedly pulled out.

adeyemi2015:

Drink less pls! The match was played at St James Park!



Rooney tried, Herrera also had a nice game! Fellaini played shit all through, Martial flopped because he was played outta position, Lingard was easily dispossessed anytime he's on the Ball, and missed a sitter..... in summary: LVG needs to be replaced asap!

chrisley024:
The game wasn't played at OT this man.

That Mike Dean is a confused ref though.

SailorXY:
from comments on United blogs, it seem to be. I hope to catch the replay.

The thing is that any complains you hear till the end of the season is just a cumulative assessment, especially when the three points is not copped. Them don play rubbish for far too long.

tess1:


What about other games he has played for us? Or is it that if we don`t have him in our team, we wouldn`t be able to defend aerial threat?

elampiro:

Sometimes too I ask why our midfielders cannot travel with the ball. When Smalling overlaps, he takes the ball past players with ease into final third. But our midfielders cannot do that.

elampiro:


The problem is we had only one defender who could defend aerial threat. We should have at least three. The two centre backs and one full back. It was always hard scoring against us from crossing when we had Brown (RB) and Rio+Vidic.

We need to find solution to Blind. I blame Jones and Rojo who keep going on long term injuries.

Should we appoint a coach like Mourinho, Blind wouldn't be a central defender. He will be a back up left back.

A40:
Elampiro right now

elampiro:

We should have long sealed the game. Two clear chances and some half chances. Smalling had a totally off day.

Our defending is horrible. From the midfield to defence, we don't do well to frustrate the opposition from finding spaces to us. We have set of tough matches coming up and I wouldn't like Blind to be the one pairing Smalling. But the is the situation we find ourselves because even if Jones and Rojo become fit today, they wouldn't be at their best.

We also need Valencia to return to free Young for the right wing.

Martial will need to build on his long distance speed. He has great acceleration over a shirt distance but cannot run with great speed over a long distance.

After Fellaini picked a yellow, Mark Dean ensured he didn't award any free kick in favour of Fellaini even when he was fouled. That was frustrating.

Memphis has to be thought how to tackle and defend a ball. He offers no protection to his full back. When he appears to mark, he ends up even confusing his full back.

Lingard and Fellaini should have sealed it. Fellaini nodded the ball to the goalkeeper even though the goal was wide open before him. He keeps stamping the goalkeeper.

We played one of our best games without dominating possession. Van Gaal should learn from that. Sometimes too I ask why our midfielders cannot travel with the ball. When Smalling overlaps, he takes the ball past players with ease into final third. But our midfielders cannot do that.

elampiro:
Conceded 3 goals against a team thst hasn't scored in 7 hours.



I just saw the above.

tess1:
Who knows this guy Saul Niguez of Ath. Madrid? Read that there`s offer from Man Utd for him.

tess1:


Those midfielders who would`ve travelled with the ball will not try it because of SAFE PASS PHILOSOPHY. They`ll not want to find themselves on the bench in the next match because of not playing to instruction and this is affecting their games. Smalling can afford to do that because he has no competitor in the defence. I`ve seen Smalling loss the ball when taking the ball forward countless of times without him being benched.

I don`t know why he didn`t even start Paddy as the right back with Young supporting him and also a threat on that right with Martial on the left.

chrisley024:
Our forward players gave Newcastle defenders space, especially Colocini, to move the ball while they gave us none. I thought LvG was going to solve that in the 2nd half but he resorted to hoofing to Fellaini.

We use two makeshift defenders when we've 3 taking home free money while on the sick bed

Get in a RW and loan out Lingard, dude is average, while Martial should be on the left or CF. He's less effective on the right.

chrisley024:
Our forward players gave Newcastle defenders space, especially Colocini, to move the ball while they gave us none. I thought LvG was going to solve that in the 2nd half but he resorted to hoofing to Fellaini.

We use two makeshift defenders when we've 3 taking home free money while on the sick bed

Get in a RW and loan out Lingard, dude is average, while Martial should be on the left or CF. He's less effective on the right.

“When I sign a contract I will announce it immediately,” he said. “Maybe it will be two years until I will coach a team in England.”

“I am very happy about my experience in Munich. I am working until my last second here.

“After that I will go home and wait to see if it is possible to move to England or not. If it’s not, then I won’t.”

Pep Guardiola

elampiro:


I saw that too, and it's not the first time. Rooney was always some yards from Newcastle last men when they had the ball making it easier for them to comfortably start a build up, then I wonder if LVG is now too old to read the game. And whether his assistance have any experience.

weedtaker:
Manchester United missed chances to blame for Newcastle
loss - Van Gaal
PA Sport
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Van Gaal added: "In my opinion, there is no discussion about the penalties. I have seen the video and you see Mbemba is putting his hand to the ball and that was why Fellaini could not head the ball. He did it with purpose and consciously, so that is a penalty. "The heavyweight wrestling between Mitrovic and Smalling, you can clearly see that he [Mitrovic] is pushing the head of Smalling to the ground. Then it is
about heavyweight champions and who is the heavyweight champion at the end of it, and that was Smalling in his eyes. I cannot understand that.'

SIRcumalot:

Happy birthday na three goals we go score today.

weedtaker:
Lingard is not average, he needs to work on his strength, he falls way too easily when wrestled for de ball with an opponent.

chrisley024:
that was where we lost the game cos it made their defenders to occupy the midfield while their midfielders and forwards overloaded our half. Coloccini was left free to spread passes while Blind that should have done so for us was engaged by their forward. Our lack of a CMF to dictate play also worsened it.

chrisley024:
if you ain't strong or can't shield your ball then you need miracle to survive in this league