handelex:
I was previously of the opinion we should go all out and compete in all the cups, but this fa cup is not a must abeg, our most important match is Westham not Chelsea so Ole should use his head cos of fatigue.... except for bragging rights and trolling, even if we beat Chelsea, there's still City to play against in the finals...

BARAJ92:
We have won games with Perreira and lingard starting against chelsea, It is best to rest players than using already tired players and losing the game.

suddenly manu don't want to beat Chelsea again ...Obafemi God bless u ooo,,by now yoonited will be priding to destroy Chelsea on Sunday... anyways I trust both managers to rest players 4d game,, Chelsea more don't need DAT game,, manu can win it,,after all its not d FA cup final...

Leyqute:


How do you play out from the back when the opponent is encroaching in your box with 4 of them surrounding your DM and the rest marking every player your CB can easily pass to?

This is what is happening now.

How is 4 of them surrounding our DM and the other CMs can't make themselves available to receive the ball? Why do they have to stay far away unless they are looking for some stupid breakaway run? If all CMs and defenders make themselves available for a pass, they can't surround everyone

handelex:
To be fair when the passes are not connecting it's very frustrating but this team is still gelling gradually, remember previous matches when the passes were connecting and the joy we all had watching the team.... all I'm saying is with this our fast paced passing and penetration, there'll be inconsistencies but when we finally get it right, we'll be scoring for fun cos no team will be able to defend well against us.

True

The reason why we have so much unbelief on this thread is because of the Southampton draw.

The draw was a loss.

Expert17:


He can't calm down.... that's part of the game plan

OGS may need to tweak his game plan a bit

Karleb:
The reason why we have so much unbelief on this thread is because of the Southampton draw.

The draw was a loss.

That match had a lot of importance, and it showed that we're not mentally there yet. As for the team, we have one that can stand any premier league team, just the mental strength and energy needs to improve

elampiro:


Not true. Fred did well on his own when McTominay was injured for a long time. Fred did well with even Perreira.

The issue currently is that he is low in confidence to do what he can having been made a bench player. This same thing used to happen to Nani whenever Valencia was back for injury. Some players just can't compete.

You have a point.

eph12:

OGS may need to tweak his game plan a bit

No need for that, the creative players in the team tends to lose possession more than others...

That's why defenders and possession minded midfieders do end up with the highest percentage of accurate passes ....

Fernandez had a bad game yesterday, but was still involved in both goals .....assisted Rashford and made a key pass for the 2nd.

Expert17:


No need for that, the creative players in the team tends to lose possession more than others...

That's why defenders and possession minded midfieders do end up with the highest percentage of accurate passes ....

Fernandez had a bad game yesterday, but was still involved in both goals .....assisted Rashford and made a key pass for the 2nd.

I am not talking about Fernandez, talking about the whole team, especially attackers. Rashford, Bruno, Greenwood, Martial and Pogba

eph12:

That match had a lot of importance, and it showed that we're not mentally there yet. As for the team, we have one that can stand any premier league team, just the mental strength and energy needs to improve

even last night showed u guys are not there yet,,a penalty appeal was denied,, palace only goal cancelled by VAR...dat win was just scrappy...so yoonited still have a lot of work...and u are playing against a Leicester team with 7days to rest...wahala dey ooo

macjireh:

even last night showed u guys are not there yet,,a penalty appeal was denied,, palace only goal cancelled by VAR...dat win was just scrappy...so yoonited still have a lot of work...and u are playing against a Leicester team with 7days to rest...wahala dey ooo

We're even playing against a chelshit that is already there on Sunday

eph12:

How is 4 of them surrounding our DM and the other CMs can't make themselves available to receive the ball? Why do they have to stay far away unless they are looking for some stupid breakaway run? If all CMs and defenders make themselves available for a pass, they can't surround everyone

We don’t have those kinda players. The right passes and movement will beat the high press. DDG is not good with the ball at his feet, Maguire needs time to think on the ball, Pogba and Matic aren’t the kind of players to exchange quick passes to beat the press and the attackers up the field entangle themselves with the opponent.

Even when we are given space our buildup is slow.

Expert17:


We are still in the stage of implementation,....we need to calm down.

Expert17:


He can't calm down.. that's part of the game plan

Lemme understand, only Fernandes is not permitted to calm but the rest should?

macjireh:
even last night showed u guys are not there yet,,a penalty appeal was denied,, palace only goal cancelled by VAR...dat win was just scrappy...so yoonited still have a lot of work...and u are playing against a Leicester team with 7days to rest...wahala dey ooo

first class nonsense

CapitalCee:
For me DDG starts the Chelsea game biko. Or is tired too? Please we need to beat Chelsea, in as much as top 4 is our priority

I think Romero has been playing cup games so far.

eph12:

We're even playing against a chelshit that is already there on Sunday

of course yes

handelex:

Lemme understand, only Fernandes is not permitted to calm but the rest should?

Fernandes can't calm down...

He said it the other day ----" I'm a risk taker and that's what I love doing"

CapitalCee:



For me DDG starts the Chelsea game biko. Or is tired too? Please we need to beat Chelsea, in as much as top 4 is our priority

u will beat Chelsea,, no doubt.. it will be foolish of lampard to prioritize a semifinal FA cup game over qualifying for UCL

afrodoc2:


So you want to give more praise to Martial for jumping over than for Rashford who entered the area with aggression and sat down 2 defenders AND the keeper before slotting home?

What a penkelemes.

DAT aggression n sitting down of 2 defenders won't v been easy if nt for Martial jump over dummy.those defenders will easily v close in on Rashford. Martial was d their distraction.But still I respect him( Rashford) for his calmness

afrodoc2:


So you want to give more praise to Martial for jumping over than for Rashford who entered the area with aggression and sat down 2 defenders AND the keeper before slotting home?

What a penkelemes.

DAT aggression n sitting down of 2 defenders won't v been easy if nt for Martial jump over dummy.those defenders will easily v close in on him. Martial was their distraction.But still I respect him( Rashford) for his calmness

Expert17:


Fernandes can't calm down...

He said it the other day ----" I'm a risk taker and that's what I love doing"

what we need imo is cutting out the excess errors and misplacement of passes, whether we're calm or not, accuracy is key.

Leyqute:


We don’t have those kinda players. The right passes and movement will beat the high press. DDG is not good with the ball at his feet, Maguire needs time to think on the ball, Pogba and Matic aren’t the kind of players to exchange quick passes to beat the press and the attackers up the field entangle themselves with the opponent.

Even when we are given space our buildup is slow.

If we have more players opening up for passes, we will beat the press easily and create spaces for attack

What we need now is good defenders. Mcquire tried a little. Lindelof was a write off.I dnt really understand our constant backward passes yesterday ( is ole now copying van gaal).

handelex:
what we need imo is cutting out the excess errors and misplacement of passes, whether we're calm or not, accuracy is key.

Accuracy will surely come with time..they are still learning to play together.

engrelvis:
What we need now is good defenders. Mcquire tried a little. Lindelof was a write off.I dnt really understand our constant backward passes yesterday ( is ole now copying van gaal).

He is copying pep. Ole doesn't know the effect of those back passes to my BP. And we are bad at it.

Expert17:


What about the 2nd goal

lt was a beautiful goal though d injury of crystal palace defender dampen it

engrelvis:
What we need now is good defenders. Mcquire tried a little. Lindelof was a write off.I dnt really understand our constant backward passes yesterday ( is ole now copying van gaal).

Ole is learning in-game management and he's not afraid to try out new approaches. He's very flexible tactically and I like it.

Nezzjnr:

There's another guy called Zidane in the team

Skinny no10. He was injured a lot this past season and is behind Mejbri in development.

Mejbri is starting some Reserve team games while Zidane Iqbal is still really an under 18 rotation player.

Expert17:

Accuracy will surely come with time..they are still learning to play together.

Exactly.

eph12:

If we have more players opening up for passes, we will beat the press easily and create spaces for attack

It’s not that easy. Some of the 4 players surrounding Pogba are also closing down the 2 fullbacks.

And how many of our CBs and GK can place a well lofted pass to the winger or striker? The CMs will be closed down immediately the ball is passed to them.

Let’s forget this matter. The team should find a way to solve the problem. It’s not like it happens for the whole 90 mins.

engrelvis:
DAT aggression n sitting down of 2 defenders won't v been easy if nt for Martial jump over dummy.those defenders will easily v close in on Rashford. Martial was d their distraction.But still I respect him( Rashford) for his calmness

What is your point?
Are you saying that Martial deserves more credit than Rashford for that goal?
Cos that is what it sounds like.

Expert17:


What about the 2nd goal

E be like say the guy has an agenda.

He didn’t praise Rashford for dribbling 2-3 players and laying off the assist for Martial’s goal but he is praising Martial for his minimal contribution to Rashford’s goal.

Patrickmuf confess, how much did you pay this guy?