Crystal Palace 2:3 Manchester United

Bobski · Mar 5, 2018

ash_86 said:
What has happened to Pogba? He looks completely lost and don't wanna play

It is not fair that he has to play without Marchisio, Vidal and Pirlo.

mad1max954 · Mar 5, 2018

kouroux said:
It's like he carries his off-the-pitch world on during the games now. No issue with whatever the feck he does on IG, on the pitch he's been abysmal. Juventus really took us to the cleaners with that one.

Yeah, beginning to think we should cash out to psg. He has moment of brilliance don’t get me wrong, but 50% if the time he has just got too much of an ‘attitude’. Your supposed to be a PROFESSIONAL!!

DomesticTadpole · Mar 5, 2018

21:03
Change incoming
McTominay has come off.

Raw · Mar 5, 2018

It's the fact that performances like this happen a lot and there's barely sign of progress that bothers me. There's been too many false dawns and no clear signs of actual progress in our away performances.

whatwha · Mar 5, 2018

tony54 said:
Well, It certainly looks like it. Not one leader of any sort in the team. Pogba like a drugged up headless chicken.

Might not be about leaders. City don't have any, really.

Camy89 · Mar 5, 2018

McTominay off for Rashford.

Feel bad for the guy, but he had a stinking first half.

C'mon!

All 3 United · Mar 5, 2018

Right come on United. Game of 2 halves and all that.....

Classical Mechanic · Mar 5, 2018

Beachryan said:
I can't blame Sanchez and Pogba that much. Because we have the lead, and the two behind them have the attacking prowess of parked bus, they're double and triple-teamed constantly. There's simply no reason to play this way against a depleted Palace squad.

I know McTominay's been all over the news this week, but there's no way he should be in there if this is what he's going to offer going forwards. We have a midfielder dedicated to defending, we don't need two.

He barely evens defends though, he's just too passive a player for me. He has improved in the second halves of games so lets see if he can. Doesn't help that the team leaders in Pogba and Sanchez are pure dreck too.

Dolf · Mar 5, 2018

Lingard in midfield again? Can't see how that is going to help

mad1max954 · Mar 5, 2018

Decent sub. Rashford on!

Sandyman · Mar 5, 2018

And excellent start to the second half!

Jazz · Mar 5, 2018

El Zoido said:
How Jose lost the dressing room? This is just bizarre. We look so awful I can’t believe it. Jose teams may be “boring” but they’re usually well drilled, organised, and efficient. They look like strangers out there, what on earth is going on?

/Bad vibes as soon as Sanchez rocked up... send him back to Arsene!

However, regardless of Sanchez they need to earn their money and fecking perform!

SirAnderson · Mar 5, 2018

Hullyback said:
Is anyone actually honest enough to admit Pogba really isn't all that good yet? Or does he need another season to find his feet seeing as two clearly isn't enough.

United will come back and win it though, I say that knowing they always do. Can't wait to play you at OT though, you're gonna need to step up or it might get embarrassing with Salah and Mane running at that load of statues. De Gea has to be human eventually

Hand up! I'm calling it. Based on what I've seen, can't say anything else, sorry.

bosnian_red · Mar 5, 2018

Irrational. said:
I don't see how this is to do with Jose.

Is it his fault that Pogba is playing like he's in the park?
Is it his fault that Sanchez is losing the ball at every opportunity?
Is it his fault that Hennessey saved point blank from Sanchez?
Is it his fault Matic can't handle the Crystal Palace midfield?

The way some of you talk you'd think he's actively out on the pitch sabotaging the players. The players, and our so-called "superstars" are letting him down massively. We're becoming fecking Instagram FC.

You don't see how it's Mourinhos fault that we NEVER actually play we'll, that when we win it's through grinding out a result, but none of our players ever look good for more then a few games before losing form? Not mourinhos fault that we look like a group of individuals every single game and not like a team, despite Mourinho being here for 20 months?

It's on Mourinho every single time we play badly, because it happens in every single game. If a poor performance is an outlier, then fine. But it really isn't. Good halves are outliers. I don't remember the last time we had a good 90 minutes.

Raw · Mar 5, 2018

Come on Rashford, would love for him to score!

Web of Bissaka · Mar 5, 2018

So our defensive frailties are exposed this first half.

Our left back area is actually our weakness, part of it has to do with who our LB is (Young), and the one nearest covering him not that good defensively (Pogba).
Our two CBs on one-on-one situation against two strikers. Against one, they're fine.

Ødegaard · Mar 5, 2018

4 mistakes for the goal that i saw:
1. Pogba initial pass came too early, we had no one to push forward if Lukaku won the header. We had no one to try and get the 2nd ball when their CB won the header and it went back into midfielder where they had 3 players and we had none.

2. Pogba not tracking his man left him open, which lead to the shot.

3. Smalling not going close enough on Benteke to press him, giving him time and stability to find and execute the pass.

4. Lindelöf turning around - children get told to not do that.

Overall bad performance the first half from everyone. Having hopes for a genuinely good 2nd half performance as I expect Jose to have yelled a bit at them and I think I've seen they react with being more firm in their passes. Rashford in for McTominey also means we have more work forward.

christinaa · Mar 5, 2018

Early goal and we'll win this.

ManUnitedCanuck · Mar 5, 2018

Come on boys!!

Random Task · Mar 5, 2018

Classical Mechanic said:
It's a game of two halves. Give until 70 mins until you start losing it.

It really is, to be fair this "performance" is pretty much a standard forst half away performance. We'll play like an entirely different team come the second half.

Android1974 · Mar 5, 2018

Android1974 said:
If we start McTominay in 4-3-3, I'm predicting a half-time change of Lingard or Mata for him, after we fail to break Palace's two lines of four barrier.

Kind of called it! On Friday!

tony54 · Mar 5, 2018

rooney2009 said:
It seems the Team has gone to pieces since we signed Sanchez,don’t know why but this is not good at all,I still expect us to win though

No, I think it's been a lost cause for the last 3 months or so.

Web of Bissaka · Mar 5, 2018

Go Rashford

come on!

Grylte · Mar 5, 2018

SirAnderson said:
It could. With so little composure in the middle, just putting lingard in there, it may just get worse. But yeah, not sure whats best, time for Mourinho to make his money.

He did the change i suggested

Fully Fledged · Mar 5, 2018

We need to up the tempo now. Blitz them for the next 10 mins and try and get back in this.

caid · Mar 5, 2018

Criticism of McTominay is harsh imo.
Hes doing his job. Hes tracking his players, not giving the ball away. Positioning is good.

BluesJr · Mar 5, 2018

Peanut Butter said:
It's a poor 45 mins of football. Why all the dramatic posts?

Because this performance is in no way surprising. It boggles the mind how fans of this club can sit and watch this season and not be concerned, we are getting by the skin of our teeth at the moment. It’s always hanging on a knife edge.

Berbaclass · Mar 5, 2018

rooney2009 said:
It seems the Team has gone to pieces since we signed Sanchez,don’t know why but this is not good at all,I still expect us to win though

That implies we were a team before we signed him but in reality we all know it's been like this for long periods this season unfortunately.

We just can't seem to turn a corner and it's so frustrating.

Dec9003 · Mar 5, 2018

Wrong midfielder taken off but good player brought on.
Come on Rashford!

Drifter · Mar 5, 2018

Come on Rashers!!

Random Task · Mar 5, 2018

We'll win it 2-1.

kouroux · Mar 5, 2018

Irrational. said:
I think Mourinho is the least of our problems at the moment. The attitude and laid-back prima donna attitude of the squad stinks.

I feel you and I agree with you. I just cannot separate that terrible attitude from Mourinho. I mean it's his team after all. He signed and chose to play many of them. He has to be responsible on some part.

Sandyman · Mar 5, 2018

Rashford

Infra-red · Mar 5, 2018

All about the next goal. Come on now.

Cee90 · Mar 5, 2018

Hope Jose has had the hairdryer out at half time.

Irrational. · Mar 5, 2018

2-0

Ridiculous.

Dobba · Mar 5, 2018

Random Task said:
We'll win it 2-1.

Hope you didn't put money on it.

GifLord · Mar 5, 2018

hahaha
feck this team

pseudo_canadian · Mar 5, 2018

squidoo · Mar 5, 2018

Oh crist

R.N7 · Mar 5, 2018

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