Billy Blaggs
Flacco of the Blaggs tribe
Me tooI really wanted us to smash these cnuts![]()
Me tooI really wanted us to smash these cnuts![]()
Would it have been a draw today had pool a fully fit Coutinho and Mane leading the line ?
Was a weird game. Team and crowd seemed shell-shocked after penalty, almost like a red card loss of confidence.The reason I'm not so down is after being down for a long time the goal came as a relief. Overall it was a disappointing day.
It's true.Pogba looked like he was auditioning for the Harlem globe trotters.
What's interesting is that we just played the 2nd placed team in the league and we are disappointed that we did not win.Today was always going to be a very hard game, Liverpool are a good team however much some want to deny it.
Pogba has been amazing most of the season, and we paid that money for a very good player, with potential to get even better, and counts as a home grown player for us (pretty sure). Besides his first 2 or 3 games and this one, he has consistently been on of our better playersAt least we got a draw and there were good performances from de Gea and Herrera.......Jones and Rojo continuing to form an excellent centre back partnership.
But when you pay 89 million for a player you expect him to be something special like Ronaldo,Messi or Iniesta.
Up to now,Pogba has been more like Emile Heskey ! Hopefully,he will be better next seson.
Performance levels (and rightly therefore, expectations) are definitely up from last season. I think we've probably just about found our level now though. Can dispatch Palace, West Brom, Sunderland, Middlesborough, Hull etc with relative ease (which is a genuine, tangible improvement on much of the last three years) but Liverpool, even at home, is a hurdle we can't quite clear. Mourinho's had the squad for more than 6 months now, there not much reason to expect a massive upturn in performance from this group of players and we're the same number of points adrift of 4th position as we were a month ago.What's interesting is that we just played the 2nd placed team in the league and we are disappointed that we did not win.
Last season, we'd have been breathing a sigh of releif to get away with a draw against a decent team.
I think our expectations are definitely rising.
It'll be interesting how our fans behave when we play CFC. Would they be disappointed if we "only" drew against CFC?
At least we got a draw and there were good performances from de Gea and Herrera.......Jones and Rojo continuing to form an excellent centre back partnership.
But when you pay 89 million for a player you expect him to be something special like Ronaldo,Messi or Iniesta.
Up to now,Pogba has been more like Emile Heskey ! Hopefully,he will be better next seson.
How so? We have lost 2 games all season, 7 points off the top and have played all the other top 5 sides away already. We've got big players coming back from injury, there is everything to play for.We were poor but it puts a huge dent in the bin dippers title chances and we will only get better.
A Van Gaal or Moyes Utd loses that game 3-0 today after Pogba's brainfart.
Happy. We are still on a good unbeaten run - Stoke next.
Yeah, I agree with the sentiment of what this dude said in this video. Especially where he mentioned some of our players let the occasion get to them today.. Lack of composure.. We had 2 really good chances but asides that nothing much. Same as Liverpool didn't create much. Was entertaining but in terms of quality it seriously lacked in that match.
Spot on from the guy.
Sure we've spent a lot of money, we lost SAF, very difficult to bounce back from that and 3 years later we're doing it, bringing in quality but do keep in mind this isn't jose's first season with us, we all know what happens the second season.Both teams happy they didn't lose, it was a poor game technically speaking, you had the better chances. If you go on form we would have been more happy with the point before the game, but on the strength of the match itself, considering you were behind till late on, you'd be more happy with the result than us.
Sorry, but for all the money you've spent, your big players don't tend to turn up against the better sides from what I can see.
The top 5 aren't the problem for you lot. You still have to play Watford, Stoke, Leicester and Plymouth.How so? We have lost 2 games all season, 7 points off the top and have played all the other top 5 sides away already. We've got big players coming back from injury, there is everything to play for.
This, the best way to sum up my feeling towards the game/this thread. The bold one is the biggest mistake by Mourinho in this game IMO. but understandable as he might hope Pogba to come good in the latter part of the game.Shocked that people think Herrera had a good game. He gave away possession more than Pogba who was dire.
Rooney had a hand in our goal, but gets slated, while Martial who did nothing, is lauded.
Jose recognise our ineptitude in midfield and sought to bypass it with the faultless Fellaini. If only he had taken Pogba off for Mata instead...
Scousers were awful, but our soft centre gave them a free pass today.
Darmian is a traffic cone!
Hurry up and get back Luke Shaw.
Destroyed all of those sides bar Plymouth this season.The top 5 aren't the problem for you lot. You still have to play Watford, Stoke, Leicester and Plymouth.
I take it you missed us against Arsenal and Spurs then.Both teams happy they didn't lose, it was a poor game technically speaking, you had the better chances. If you go on form we would have been more happy with the point before the game, but on the strength of the match itself, considering you were behind till late on, you'd be more happy with the result than us.
Sorry, but for all the money you've spent, your big players don't tend to turn up against the better sides from what I can see.
But struggled against Burnley, Southampton and Sunderland this season.Destroyed all of those sides bar Plymouth this season.
4-1 vs Stoke
4-1 vs Leicester
6-1 vs Watford
He wanted to go direct so would have made no sense to take off your best passer Pogba, despite the game he was having.Poor subs. Shoud have been Mata and Fellaini on for Pogba and Carrick at half-time. Bringing Rooney on for Carrick meant too much defensive responsibility on Hererra's shoulders. Fellaini should have been in there with him to break up play in midfield and play simple balls and get into both boxes at set pieces.
Edit: Also Blind on for Darmian.
Our finishing is an issue but when you consider who we brought in it's hardly surprising, Martial is 21 he doesn't have the killer instinct just yet, he isn't as prolific as I expected and he wasn't at Monaco either.Usual game for us. Had many chances but wouldn't take it. The only reason we never thrash team this season.
Pogba - missed a great chance. The only thing he lacks for being world class at the moment is killer instinct in front of goal. Anyone would score that one on one.
Herrera - super tackling and passing in one.
Mhiki - missed a great chance. Should have an assist. Should have scored.
Zlatan - missed a great chance (being too slow). Great free kick for a change though. Couldn't believe it didn't go in.
Rooney - one good attempt but flagged.
Rojo - solid.
Valencia - being Valencia.
Martial - missed a great chance.
De Gea - solid.
Mata - didn't do much.
Fellaini - not a United player so I won't comment on him.
MotM for Liverpool: Michael Oliver. That's so out of the blue. If that is a penalty. Why we never had it? Handballs in penalty, hacked in penalty but never got one.
Another minus point for commentator. WTF is this Valencia off side?
Wow. The bias is strong here. It was a clear pen and Valencia was marginally on/off. Some blinkered folks on tonight.Usual game for us. Had many chances but wouldn't take it. The only reason we never thrash team this season.
Fellaini - not a United player so I won't comment on him.
MotM for Liverpool: Michael Oliver. That's so out of the blue. If that is a penalty. Why we never had it? Handballs in penalty, hacked in penalty but never got one.
Another minus point for commentator. WTF is this Valencia off side?
It was a penalty. But it's crazy up in this placeWow. The bias is strong here. It was a clear pen and Valencia was marginally on/off. Some blinkered folks on tonight.
Nice of De Gea to do a fancam.
Spot on from the guy.
It's too bad we didn't go on and win it. Imagine his reaction for the winner!If you haven't seen it, check out Rio's reaction when Ibra scored...amazing.
We don't win every game, thats right.But struggled against Burnley, Southampton and Sunderland this season.
So you believe Micheal Oliver should go against the book because the other refs massively screwed up their jobs in other matches.Usual game for us. Had many chances but wouldn't take it. The only reason we never thrash team this season.
MotM for Liverpool: Michael Oliver. That's so out of the blue. If that is a penalty. Why we never had it? Handballs in penalty, hacked in penalty but never got one.
Not sure there has been a clearer penalty this season... Let's keep it real.Usual game for us. Had many chances but wouldn't take it. The only reason we never thrash team this season.
Pogba - missed a great chance. The only thing he lacks for being world class at the moment is killer instinct in front of goal. Anyone would score that one on one.
Herrera - super tackling and passing in one.
Mhiki - missed a great chance. Should have an assist. Should have scored.
Zlatan - missed a great chance (being too slow). Great free kick for a change though. Couldn't believe it didn't go in.
Rooney - one good attempt but flagged.
Jones - shaky.
Rojo - solid.
Valencia - being Valencia.
Martial - missed a great chance.
De Gea - solid.
Mata - didn't do much.
Fellaini - not a United player so I won't comment on him.
MotM for Liverpool: Michael Oliver. That's so out of the blue. If that is a penalty. Why we never had it? Handballs in penalty, hacked in penalty but never got one.
Another minus point for commentator. WTF is this Valencia off side?
I like this. Very well rounded analysis, especially the bit about letting the occasion get to the players' heads.
Spot on from the guy.
Michael Oliver