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Crystal Palace 4:0 Manchester United

Selhurst Park

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    Litch said:
    Genuinely McFred was better set up than any midfield this season, and thats saying something...
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    By far, and it was odd that when he was playing well last year the genius basically dumped him for Sabitzer to begin the transition to this insane midfield.
     
    It's kind of fitting this is how we're ending the season as we draw over a decade of Glazer transfers post SAF to a close. Just lays bare the huge issues Ineos have with everything, from the medical department to the squad, to the coaches to the tactics, we look like a club in limbo.
     
    So poor in every department. Do we expect this United to come out in the second half all guns blazing or whimper to a 4-0 defeat as the home fans Ole the feck out of the last ten minutes?
     
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    Casemiro...that's one of the worst performances I've seen from a united player in some time. Awful
     
    We need to keep playing this way so that, when the injured players return, they can do the same. Or something.
     
    Bobski said:
    By far, and it was odd that when he was playing well last year the genius basically dumped him for Sabitzer to begin the transition to this insane midfield.
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    You are not wrong....
     
    Ace of Spades said:
    :lol:

    As opposed to a child who refuses to accept that these are the players he bought. It is objectively the truth that these are his players, the ones ETH bought in the team himself and that won't change just cause you are in denial. Keep deluding yourself if you want, but his players are playing just as shit as the ones he 'inherited'.
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    Is English not your first language? I notice you keep using "bought" when it seems you actually mean "brought". There might be a bit of a language barrier which means your original post was wrong because of spelling rather than intention. In which case I take back my laughing smiley and the first two statements of the last post (although not the last one, using "fanboys" is very childish).

    But still, the only players in this starting lineup that are definitely "his" are Onana, Antony, and Mount. Those are the only first choice signings. The rest are a collection of signings the club made for him, free transfers as we're skint, and youth players promoted because we've run out of senior players.
     
    Cantona in disguise said:
    Hes been poor tonight but the kid is being shafted by the fact the midfield other than him is non existent. A decent set up and he will be a cracking player.
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    True but I still hope he progresses physically. Going to the Euros, not sure if that is good or bad for his development, a great experience but he needs a solid pre season.
     
    Just turned the sound down at half time. You can’t ask a Scouser what they think about a United. He shouldn’t have a say.
    We know the problems.
     
    Ceteris said:
    Most of the players at Palace would be considered not good enough for our team, how are they able to help their team keep the ball and sustain attacks and defend?

    Then look at us, so many gaps in the team, players struggle to find a team mate to pass to.

    I get the injuries, you cannot go through a season without any but any player that comes in should know what the team is trying to do.

    Right now it's like hoof ball from Onana or let's pray Garnacho can do something.

    A Manchester United manager should be able to organise a team, this guy can't
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    But if you have a midfield and CB’s with no athletic ability or legs how do you actually do anything? Again it is pretty obvious what we are trying to do, we just don’t have the players to do it and if anything he maybe should bite the bullet and just become a low block team and hope we can counter.
     
    ETH half time team talk. ‘More of the same lads’ we’ve been unlucky so far
     
    House Mkhitaryan said:
    "Let's let him finish the season"

    Great idea
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    To be fair, we could have hired any manager and we'd likely be losing this game quite soundly. We never win at Palace and they're flying with their new manager. We'd likely have played less shit though, I guess.
     
    Cantona in disguise said:
    Absolutely appalling. Lots of injuries but surely in that situation you keep it tight and make it difficult for the other side to break you down.
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    My point exactly, he has no clue about this.

    We get the same setup regardless of who we play or which players are available.

    Fergie would put a team out there and the message would be clear, we are not here to lose.

    Look at the hole in our midfield and he knows we don't have any legs in there
     
    Dobba said:
    I love that word is the only bit you can argue about :lol:
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    You want me to argue with a pillock like yourself who makes things up and uses smilies every post? It's easier to let you idiots believe what you want. Of course I've hate watched United and wanted us to lose every game this season.
     
    Unam333 said:
    I find it interesting that even though we try very hard to press, we never seem to get the ball, always a step too slow, whereas the opponent can just break up our attack easily and the transition looks so seamless.
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    Because we are very predictable playing slowly and safely rather than trying to make things happen, but we do it with a team that look like they've never played together. Like they're trying to figure everything out while they're on the pitch. Theres no hardcoded attacking patterns that players just fall back on instinctively because they've practiced it 100 times on the training pitch. Every player receives the ball, looks up, thinks about it, decides not to play a more dangerous pass that might hurt the team and look to play square or backward passes that are "safer".

    But the opponents are pressing and taking a chance on guessing that we're going to play those square and backwards passes, so they press and gamble that the pass isnt going to be great or the touch might give the chance to win the ball. Its not a safe pass when opponents are pressing and know that you're going to pass the ball sideways or back rather than run the ball forward or try to play a creative pass.
     
    Litch said:
    Genuinely McFred was better set up than any midfield this season, and thats saying something...
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    Yep, we did amazing work in downgrading the McFred midfield partnership. Didn’t think it would be possible from the club but the players we’ve bought and the mangers tactics are just destroying any chance we have.
     
    Isotope said:
    Yeah. Said it over and over again. Injuries or no injuries, the team doesn't look like a well coached team. That's not down to the players quality.
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    For the umpteenth time the expert analysis has shown our midfield being infront of the ball from the opposition throw in and exposing the back line.

    That's basic basic football
     
    sparx99 said:
    I’d rather play an 18yr center back (Jackson is it on the bench) than Casemiro or Evans. He might get physically bullied but he’d have the legs to play higher up the pitch.
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    Yeah but that's a very short term approach. Given how likely he is to be bullied, and how bad we're playing at the moment, throwing him into an away match to concede a few goals and probably get dominated could impact his confidence quite heavily.
     
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Score Predictions

45,92,30
  • Man Utd win
  • Crystal Palace win
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Detailed Results

  • 21% Crystal Palace 2:1 Man Utd
  • 14% Crystal Palace 1:2 Man Utd
  • 13% Crystal Palace 2:0 Man Utd
  • 10% Crystal Palace 3:1 Man Utd
  • 9% Crystal Palace 2:2 Man Utd
  • 8% Crystal Palace 1:1 Man Utd
  • 4% Crystal Palace 1:3 Man Utd
  • 4% Crystal Palace 1:0 Man Utd
  • 3% Crystal Palace 0:2 Man Utd
  • 2% Crystal Palace 4:1 Man Utd
  • 2% Crystal Palace 0:1 Man Utd
  • 2% Crystal Palace 3:0 Man Utd
  • 2% Crystal Palace 3:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 0:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 2:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 4:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 4:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 6:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 0:3 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 1:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 0:5 Man Utd
  • 1% Crystal Palace 0:9 Man Utd
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  1. Crystal Palace
  2. Man Utd
Possession
43% 57%
Shots
18 7
Shots on Target
10 2
Corners
6 2
Fouls
12 8

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