Manchester United 3:2 Aston Villa

erikcred · Dec 26, 2023

sparx99 said:
As much as that looks bad for keepers I’d think you’d be hard-pressed to find any goalkeeper in history who hasn’t conceded a goal like that. The GK often has to react for any kind of touch on it. His actual error is not being a couple years further out to then claim the ball.

The point is that he's more to blame than the defence for this. Looks like we agree.

Ronaldo's ego · Dec 26, 2023

Evra is being very kind here.

Judas · Dec 26, 2023

Technically a woeful football team. We look utterly hopeless.

Camy89 · Dec 26, 2023

Anyone who thinks we looked well coached is an utter moron.

That defending for the 2nd goal, well coached? Really. Sit down.

lex talionis · Dec 26, 2023

RedDevilQuebecois said:
Professional and literal seppuku for United if they choose him. I prefer to go with Keano as an interim for the sake of make those lazy gits suffer for the next 5 months and then finding a full-time manager than waste one second on Potter.

I’m on board with Keano for the interim role, so long as he gets rid of our liability at keeper.

GazTheLegend · Dec 26, 2023

Rednotdead said:
Ally McCoist disagrees with you (as do I). He can see no obvious plan, it’s just 11 players out on the pitch, improvising.

Don't personally see it that way but fair enough, it's hard for me to defend right now.

Still think we can win this one.

DomesticTadpole · Dec 26, 2023

rooney2009 said:
Started watching after the 2nd goal and we have played ok
But we can’t score and we can concede easily so it may be a long night for us unfortunately
The injuries are killing us but the end may be near for ETH

That is my worry, we are attacking but cannot score, then I am terrified we get hit on the break. I am actually dreading the Forest game.

ElDiabloRojo · Dec 26, 2023

When does 'Jim Out' start.

Joking aside, we have to laugh at this team. Not worth crying over.

LDUred · Dec 26, 2023

At this stage we have to be asking whether Joe Hugill could do a better job at 9.

Denis79 · Dec 26, 2023

space said:
I know but this time it feels so much worse to me, I really had faith in ETH

It's bad, we have (in my opinion) the worst squad we've had since SAF retired.

Alemar · Dec 26, 2023

90 + 5min said:
It is time for McTominay.

Only if for Hojlund - Rasmus is useless.
Eriksen should be changed for Amrabat or Mejbri

RedDevilQuebecois · Dec 26, 2023

Suv666 said:
Reckon they’ll give to Zidane before Henry any day

Why is that? Henry has been selected to lead the bunch at the 2024 Olympics. If you can't get Zidane for that once-in-a-lifetime job with his service record, you can reckon that he won't get a coaching job at the FFF.

big_jeffstar · Dec 26, 2023

It concerns me how we constantly look like we’re just making it up as we go along, whether thats the defence, the midfield or the attack, it always feels like a happy accident if they manage to pass the ball to someone

JagUTD · Dec 26, 2023

RedRocket9908 said:
Dont be silly

Yeh, not far enough back. Who was the first Newton Heath goalkeeper? Worst keeper since before him.

Rooney24 · Dec 26, 2023

Onana is one of the worst players to ever play for us.

it’s beyond any doubt he is the worst keeper

DavelinaJolie · Dec 26, 2023

Hojlund just looks dejected now. His spirit has departed.

the_cliff · Dec 26, 2023

Rashford only player that comes out of the half with some credit tbh.

Thiagoal · Dec 26, 2023

Speako said:
Currently sat in the Stretty, as usual, for my sins. The lack of belief in this team is incredible. Zero. It’s gone. There’s only slightly more belief amongst supporters, who’ve tried to get behind the lads. Reaks of ‘89/90. It’s not even a great Villa side.

Congrats on finding some 4G

rajds89 · Dec 26, 2023

GazTheLegend said:
Don't personally see it that way but fair enough, it's hard for me to defend right now.

Still think we can win this one.

I’ll have whatever you’re having this evening please lad.

Red Dreams · Dec 26, 2023

Gore for Eriksen

Yakuza_devils · Dec 26, 2023

Oldyella said:
By some accounts he's far worse.

Nothing to lose, really. Onana is shocking. Need to be dropped.

Why the feck we bought 2 bad GKs in a window?

GazTheLegend · Dec 26, 2023

LDUred said:
At this stage we have to be asking whether Joe Hugill could do a better job at 9.

I wonder about that myself. There's nothing left to lose this season, might as well see if Hugill can step up.

sparx99 · Dec 26, 2023

flameinthesun said:
The general lack of IQ amongst the likes of Bruno, Rashford, Dalot, Garnacho (although still young) is crazy. Everything is rush to the goal as quickly as possible, try a killer pass, shoot from every angle. Ineos will need to make a decision, stick with these players and we have to be content playing 4 2 3 1 and our best weapon being the counter because thats the only way to exploit the likes of Bruno, Rashford. If they actually want us to become a true technical team then they need to start by getting rid of a lot of these players chiefly Bruno, Rashford, Dalot, AWB, Varane, who all either don't have the technical ability or the IQ.

Some of those things are on the players. Decision making is appalling from the players. But Ten Hag definitely instructs to be direct. He’s never seemed to have a problem with the constant shooting from Rashford, Antony and Garnacho. That is all by design.

They need to be told to not shoot unless in the box. We need to cancel all goal bonuses and have them given assists bonuses. They might try and set each other up then.

Pes6Monster · Dec 26, 2023

Oranges038 said:
He's not a top defender, he's a 36 year old free signing who's been thrust into a dysfunctional team and has still be one of the best performers.

Blaming him for that goal is total bollocks.

Oranges038 is the PES2 name for van Nistlerooy. How United could do with him tonight.

PES2 is the game which named Rangers after another Irish province than Ulster. I used to play it for hours in between GTA Vice City. Twenty plus years ago.

WTF.

Suv666 · Dec 26, 2023

We should have sacked eth ages go this charade of fecking our entire season just to give the manager enough time is such bs
It’s obvious he’s not turning it around and I dont want him making any more signings

Oldyella · Dec 26, 2023

Everyone saying we started to play after the second goal. Did we, or have Villa just eased off with a 2 goal lead? Feels more like the 2nd to me.

Hester_manc · Dec 26, 2023

Red Dreams said:
Gore for Eriksen

Eriksen has been our best.

The Hilton · Dec 26, 2023

Rednotdead said:
It works by Ten Hag simply proving yet again his utter, clueless, uselessness.

But he's not the only manager who's proved that, and at least Ten Hag had some success before that.

Moyes is objectively the worst manager post Fergie, for all of them the wheels have fallen off, but he's the only one who didn't get a decent season out of us first (and that's having inherited the champions, a far better team than any other manager has inherited).

redshaw · Dec 26, 2023

We took advantage of their high line last time, just. We kept getting in and grabbed a goal. They have a 2-0 lead so they don't have to play such a high line now so will be interesting how they switch after halftime.

James35 · Dec 26, 2023

FrantikChicken said:
I doubt he gets sacked only because I don’t think anything will happen before the PL approves everything with the takeover, which apparently takes 4-6 weeks

I don’t believe for a second they don’t have a say now behind closed doors. The Star Trek guy there now is just for show until it’s official I would guess. We keep him longer though it just becomes an even bigger farce. Change is needed now not in February.

bosnian_red · Dec 26, 2023

Starting to play after we are 2-0 down at home isn't anything to be encouraged about. It's just players getting some extra motivation to save some shame, while the opposition also sits back more to try and hit us on the counter rather than press us like they did at the start. It's garbage, as is usual these days. They dominated us in the opening bit and the goal was coming.

groovyalbert · Dec 26, 2023

Welcome Sir Jim - hope you've got deep pockets

klayton88 · Dec 26, 2023

the_cliff said:
Rashford only player that comes out of the half with some credit tbh.

He spent most of the half bitching and moaning

Speako · Dec 26, 2023

Thiagoal said:
Congrats on finding some 4G

Can actually log into WiFi these days. Literally the only slither of any improvement on anything this season.

Judas · Dec 26, 2023

I don't think this team excels at anything positively. It's just so painful seeing how brainless we look all over the pitch.

grahamo · Dec 26, 2023

We haven't scored in over 7 hours of EPL football. Chelsea game was last time we scored. Unforgivable!

Matt Varnish · Dec 26, 2023

Verminator said:
I'd pick Sylvester Stallone before Onana.

Showing your age now, Michael Caine at centre forward?

sammyhol · Dec 26, 2023

I’ve been really pessimistic on here in the last few months.

But that is probably the best we have played in weeks.

Just 2 horrendous set piece goals conceded.

But we haven’t created that many chances in a half in god knows how long.

But the goalkeeper is horrendous. The ball bounced next to him, 3 yards out from goal. Just horrendous.

We got Robert Huth’d on the second one.

Ekeke · Dec 26, 2023

Hester_manc said:
Eriksen has been our best.

He's played one great pass to put Bruno in, other than that hes been poor

Judas · Dec 26, 2023

klayton88 said:
He spent most of the half bitching and moaning

He was making run after run after run, and barely ever being picked out. It was infuriating to watch.

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