The old Man Utd Thread

[feltmonkey]

But we will go long, won't we?

[AlwaysBeClosing]

Liverpool are shit. Fellaini is shitter. This is painful to watch because you can see them getting a goal.

[ckny]

Let's just throw Martial on for Fellaini. Can't be any worse than this.

[sith]

Memphis has been so wasteful.

[AlwaysBeClosing]

What's he got to supply though? Fucking dreadful targets. Wilson gone already I take it? Martial at half time.

[glb]

Liverpool are shit. Fellaini is shitter. This is painful to watch because you can see them getting a goal.

We're not going to score even if the game continues until about January 2019.

[Majora]

Liverpool are terrible. If we had a half decent frontline we'd smash them but we don't. Because for some reason we got rid of them all and didn't replace them.

Every single game I watch us, I just wonder how on earth we're ever going to score. We look good to a point but there's no edge at all. We have to ask how we've spent so much money to end up with Fellaini up front and an unproven teenager as the only other real option.

I think you also have to question whether we really need all of Schweinsteger, Carrick, Herrera and Mata on the pitch. There's just too much duplication.

[Bleeders]

This is dire. We've about as much cutting edge as a spoon.

Liverpool tried to gift us a goal through various unforced errors. We've been too ponderous to take those chances. I can see them nicking a goal.

[Gabe]

Liverpool are shit. Fellaini is shitter. This is painful to watch because you can see them getting a goal.

Don't worry, the way we are playing that'll never happen. Unless you score it for us.

[feltmonkey]

Mignolet has been our most creative player.

Shaw is playing well, and I'm enjoying watching the thoroughly devious Darmien, but our attacking players have all been disappointing. Fellaini up front is throwing them off. His movement isn't that of a natural striker.

I've never seen a team more capable than ours of neatly working the ball from the edge of the opposition box to the halfway line, though.

[Chooch]

There's no point having all awesome brilliants movers of the ball on the pitch because there is no cunt moving up top or running behind.

Good transfer policy.

[Bleeders]

It's bad when on the counter we have three of our slowest players leading that counter.

[MojoChin]

Fellaini as a striker makes as much sense as Jones being a corner taker but that's never gonna...oh wait...

I just don't understand our striker situation. 4 out, 1 unproven youngster in. Why did anyone sign off on this?!

[AlwaysBeClosing]

Van Persie and Hernandez leaving were such huge mistakes in that having such players can only be a benefit considering how much we just spent to try and replace them in the guise of Martial, who apparently is only potential for the next manager. I wasn't that bothered about Welbeck going but it's a sign of us really not being able to bring anyone better in. Even Januzaj would be better up front, he at least has control.

[MojoChin]

FUCK Januzaj too, forgot about him. We let go of 5, potential, strikers this summer that would have been infinitely better than Big Hair.

[Nicky]

id really have liked to see Falcao have a 2nd season with us.

[Gabe]

To be honest, I don't think Fellaini is your only problem, your build-up play is too slow and lacking imagination in the first place (like ours would be, if we had any build-up play.)

[spork]

Amazing free kick!

[AlwaysBeClosing]

Weakest yellow card I've ever seen but fuck it. Blind up front?

[Nicky]

should have had young on from the start and memphis up front with some hindsight i feel.

[feltmonkey]

Genius substitution to bring on Young with his poor sense of balance.

[Liamness]

Fitting that the breakthrough came from a set-piece! Nothing's happening in open play.

Van Persie and Hernandez leaving were such huge mistakes in that having such players can only be a benefit considering how much we just spent to try and replace them in the guise of Martial, who apparently is only potential for the next manager. I wasn't that bothered about Welbeck going but it's a sign of us really not being able to bring anyone better in. Even Januzaj would be better up front, he at least has control.

Lots of teams only have one orthodox striker in their first team (Benzema at Madrid, Suarez at Barcelona, Lewandowski at Munich) but crucially they have others that can still be effective in that position if injuries happen. For us, those players were probably Depay and maybe Januzaj, and we missed out on signing a player who is an excellent 'makeshift' striker in Pedro. There aren't enough strikers out there to be able to have two top-class ones in your ranks, but you should be able to shift things around, tweak your approach if need be and still carry a threat.

[Nicky]

the thing about young is, i think he's shite. but every time i go "ffs why's he coming on" he does something that either makes a goal, or scores. I think if he was spanish or italian, id love him. Its an "hes english" thing.

[ckny]

Young's been pretty decent the past 12 months or so.

[Liamness]

Outstanding from Smalling to both cut out the ball, and not score an own goal. So quick across the floor. He's been great so far this season, him and Blind are surely one of the best partnerships in the league right now.

[Nicky]

i wouldnt quite say that. Blind still doesnt convince. I can quite happily wait an eternity for Diego Costa to run at him.

[feltmonkey]

What a goal that is.

And another fantastic goal.

[Marzipan Travolta]

Bargain!

[Liamness]

woof, as they say

[feltmonkey]

Bloody hell that's quite a couple of minutes of football.