Manchester United 2:1 Barcelona

lex talionis · Feb 23, 2023

Chungy said:
The more I watch the penalty, the worse it gets. The danger's been dealt with, the boy's running away from goal, why put your hand on him at all? Bruno was literally asking for the Barca player to dive there.

Absolutely true. Never a pk but why the fukk make it easy for the ref to give it?

mancsarered · Feb 23, 2023

BEST No7 said:
That ref is a disgrace. Honestly one of the worst penalty decisions I've ever seen. Absolute fecking joke! How he gives that as a pen when Rashford gets booted in the shins and gives nothing is mind boggling. And that diving cheating little cnut has been throwing himself to the ground every chance he gets.

If that pen is the difference in the score today, he should get the Simeone farewell down the tunnel.

Adam-Utd · Feb 23, 2023

the referee wants to be the star of the show, that much is clear. stopping the game to personally talk to both managers within the first 20 minutes of the game :lol:

fecking clown

The Brown Bull · Feb 23, 2023

Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
You've never played football. Sorry, it's just insanity.

I have. I played when that wouldn’t even be a foul.But these days, especially in Europe that’s a big error by Bruno.

simplyared · Feb 23, 2023

Garnacho för Sancho
Antony for Weghorst
Rashford down the middle

Winrar · Feb 23, 2023

TMDaines said:
Thought we had scored in every home game this season. Then I remembered. What is it about Spanish teams?

Really puzzling. We struggle badly against Spanish teams at home and I don't know if it's just to coincidence.

Reason why I wasn't too optimistic about today.

croadyman · Feb 23, 2023

Houdini said:
Busquets insted of Gavi and Pedri gives still a better team for Barca. Also FDJ is much better as 8. Still believe in ETH. He is better than Xavi so we gonna win this unless the ref pulls another pen or a red card.

Yeah he is marshalling that midfield like we saw in the 2011 final,definitely not getting the joy of last week so far

Sandikan · Feb 23, 2023

SuperiorXI said:
The pen decision was farcical but we let it get to us clearly. We regressed and Barca got better. You have to react at this level. Look at how Real Madrid reacted the other night, that's what you have to do. None of this head dropping shit. Get your head in the game.

How was it farcical? He's hauled the man down, needlessly.

James35 · Feb 23, 2023

At least the Bruno haters can tug themselves dry tonight if we go out.

2 man midfield · Feb 23, 2023

tothetop96 said:
There's pulling an arm back in a tussle for the ball, then there's grabbing an arm and turning the player around. He 100% causes the player to twist around, it's a clear foul

he literally doesn’t. He touches him on the arm. You’d think he’d gone full Smalling-on-a-corner from the way you’re going on.

bosnian_red · Feb 23, 2023

The biggest complaint with the ref is he's calling all the soft stuff for Barca's favor. You can argue all of them both ways, but been too biased towards Barca with them

Carlsen19 · Feb 23, 2023

IPTV’s dead and so are United.

Pronewbie · Feb 23, 2023

What I'd give for an RVP in this team.

Sylar · Feb 23, 2023

The only worry I have (except us losing haha) is that we tend to start second halfs with a shitty attitude (Leicester aside)

-Supreme- · Feb 23, 2023

Gandalf Greyhame said:
Easy to win 50/50s when the ref calls every one you lose a foul by the other side. They've made mistakes and we've not been allowed to capitalize because the reffing has been horrendous.

Exactly. Its impossible to build momentum when the ref blows against us in 50/50 situations

Josep Dowling · Feb 23, 2023

It’s not a penalty but ultimately it’s Bruno’s fault, take your arm off the player and it’s not given. He’s an idiot for doing that.

Art · Feb 23, 2023

Hope we get good Fred this half. How does a club aim to win anything with him playing big games night in night out. Boggles the mind

luck&neat · Feb 23, 2023

Cas, Martinez, and maybe Shaw and Varane the only players to emerge with any credit from that half.

I do not see the point of Weghorst. He "works hard", but doing what? His pressing is ineffective as he's always so slow to the scene.

Majority of the rest don't look like they could find a team mate if their lives depended on it.

Hope Ten Hag makes some changes for the second half.

Cloud7 · Feb 23, 2023

Is someone going to do some in depth analysis about how Wout is actually performing really well again?

Frank Grimes · Feb 23, 2023

Not sure why anyone is complaining about that penalty. Stupid foul from Bruno.

Greck · Feb 23, 2023

We wouldn't even be in this tie if that cnut Ronaldo didn't bottle sitter after sitter in the group stage

SuperiorXI · Feb 23, 2023

Sandikan said:
How was it farcical? He's hauled the man down, needlessly.

Hauled him down :lol:

have a word with yourself

Hester_manc · Feb 23, 2023

As I sse it ETH has made 3 mistakes:

1) Weghorst should never play a game like this. He is overmatched.
2) Sancho should play on the right wing.
3) Bruno should play in the center.

Edwards6 · Feb 23, 2023

Robbie Savage doing my head in on commentary, spent most of the half just moaning that Rashford is playing on the left where he plays nearly every game!

Ibi Dreams · Feb 23, 2023

charlenefan said:
We've been completely outplayed, if Barca were just a bit better they'd be at least a couple of goals ahead

And if we were just a bit better we'd have scored that Bruno chance?

Barca have not been that good, they've created nothing. I doubt their fans are thinking they've been great.
.

Cutch · Feb 23, 2023

Tom Cato said:
Barcelonas penalty was a clear penalty. Redcafe would be losing their minds if the roles were reversed and we didnt get it, dont lie.

We got absolutely no one to blame but ourselves for the mess we are in at HT

There's been atleast 4 far more obvious fouls/freekicks we should have got. It's the inconsistency that's annoying everyone

The Brown Bull · Feb 23, 2023

Sandikan said:
Utter daft rush to win the ball when all he simply had to do was jockey the player away from goal.
Utterly ridiculous to give a pen away in that position.

The voice of reason.

Tom Cato · Feb 23, 2023

lex talionis said:
Absolutely true. Never a pk but why the fukk make it easy for the ref to give it?

He drags him by the arm, come on, lets not be this much of a homer team.

lex talionis · Feb 23, 2023

simplyared said:
Garnacho för Sancho
Antony for Weghorst
Rashford down the middle

Do we know what physical condition Antony is in? If he can't give 100% I'd rather not see a 75% Antony.

Samoerai Jack · Feb 23, 2023

Seems just a bit of nerviness and lack of composure that's costing us. Barca look sharper. The sheer number of fixtures this season will be a factor in that equation, as well as the thin squad.

That said, it's far from over. Barca have been more dangerous but haven't been able to convert into chances. If the team can regain their focus and score a goal it's all to play for.

Waynne · Feb 23, 2023

Wout doesn't pose any danger to their backline and we need extra body in midfield.

Sabitzer on for Wout so we can exert some sort of control on this game.

Adam-Utd · Feb 23, 2023

The Brown Bull said:
I have. I played when that wouldn’t even be a foul.But these days, especially in Europe that’s a big error by Bruno.

it’s still not a foul.

football is a contact sport, he barely touched him and definitely didn’t wrestle him to the ground.

he dived and the ref bought it (or was he)

DickDastardly · Feb 23, 2023

Art said:
Hope we get good Fred this half. How does a club aim to win anything with him playing big games night in night out. Boggles the mind

Hope we don't see him in the second HT

Scarlett Dracarys · Feb 23, 2023

Adam-Utd said:
the referee wants to be the star of the show, that much is clear. stopping the game to personally talk to both managers within the first 20 minutes of the game

fecking clown

They're like the mall cops and traffic police of the football world.

Josh 76 · Feb 23, 2023

mitchmouse said:
If we had the three guys in the BT studio in their prime, we'd be through to the next round already!

We would win the PL

Sandikan · Feb 23, 2023

El Jefe said:
Playing with 9 men. Sancho after a bright start wilts away as the going gets tough. Weghorst on the other hand is just painfully out of place at this level. The worst player on the pitch by a countrymile especially as a striker.

EtH needs to switch some of the positions around but most importantly we need to wake up on the ball especially in midfield.

Weigy always felt just a making the numbers up job, with Martial being the world's longest recoverer from minor niggles.
But it's painstakingly clear in some games, that's he's well off it, no matter how hard he works.

Judas · Feb 23, 2023

Mentally that first half was very pre-ETH.

Desperately need Second Half FC.

bdspeedy · Feb 23, 2023

Tom Cato said:
Barcelonas penalty was a clear penalty. Redcafe would be losing their minds if the roles were reversed and we didnt get it, dont lie.

We got absolutely no one to blame but ourselves for the mess we are in at HT

Self loathing fans. In the real world it's never a pen. It was bought and paid for by these diving cheats. Every f-ing game against Spanish teams, we get f-d in the a.

Cpt Negative · Feb 23, 2023

We’ve conceded two goals at home on Europe this season

Both really shit penalties

lex talionis · Feb 23, 2023

Tom Cato said:
He drags him by the arm, come on, lets not be this much of a homer team.

It really wasn't that much of a drag. There's of course no denying the contact, but the contact was minimal.

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