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Manchester United 2:1 Chelsea

Old Trafford

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Sun, 25 February 2018 @ 2:05pm GMT
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    DomesticTadpole said:
    M.E.N. half-time ratings.

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    David de Gea

    He is human. Beaten at near post for Willian’s goal. Punched turf in frustration. 4

    Antonio Valencia

    Crossing’s been off. Poor delivery opened door for Chelsea counter. 4

    Chris Smalling

    Threw a boot at countless balls into the box. Tried to stay calm. 5

    Victor Lindelof

    Early headed clearance calmed nerves but dragged out of position for goal. 4

    Ashley Young

    Tantalising duel with Moses. Put in some dangerous crosses. 5

    Nemanja Matic

    Tasked with marshalling Willian but sloppy in possession against his former club. 5

    Scott McTominay

    Chased shadows when it came to keeping an eye on Hazard. Caught for goal. 4

    Paul Pogba

    Quiet. Beaten in air by Moses for counter. 4

    Anthony Martial

    Grew into game on his favoured left-hand side and brilliant assist for goal. 7

    Romelu Lukaku

    Ended his top six hoodoo with composed finish. Great strength. 7

    Alexis Sanchez

    Fluffed his earlier chance but key role for Lukaku’s goal. 6
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    Harsh on Lindelof imo. I think he did well in the 1st half.
     
    Problem: Lack of quality attacks on the right, no high quality right sided midfielder.

    Jose's solution: Don't need one then. No RM formation. Check.

    Sanchez starts on the right and then play as CAM, ignoring the RM space.
    When we're defending, Lukaku drifts to the right like a false 9 to the right making more spaces centrally.
     
    crossy1686 said:
    No one's blaming anyone, especially after his heroics last week, but when a goalkeeper gets beat at his near post it's generally because he got his positioning wrong.
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    Again it's closer than a penalty. He goes near post, Willian hits it to the far post. He goes far post , Willian hits it near post so he had to gamble and was in no man's land. Short of reading willian's mind or being spider man anyone expecting him to save that is unrealistic.

    And read What's gone before saw at least 5 posts saying Ddg is at fault.
     
    Ok bits and pieces so far. Poor without the ball, slow with it.

    Martial has proper quality. He needs to see plenty of the ball, but he floats with it. He'll be a very good player in a couple of years. Sanchez underwhelming, much like in every game for us so far. Works hard. Pogba occasionally involved, but all too often missing - not sure what's going on here. Lukaku good goal.

    I'm enjoying it. Chelsea are pretty much playing the same as us - dropping off when we have it. It's open and could go either way. I think we'll be better 2nd half.
     
    Miracles do happen. Both morata and hazard are able to walk after appearing dead. Maybe they found the holy grail.
     
    No one dares get in the box or try and win the ball, it's weird.

    Mctominay done well against Hazard, which is a big ask for someone who's only started 3 games.
     
    BenjaminP said:
    Why is it so quiet at OT nowadays?
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    The way we play doesn't help tbf. Every time we got forward the fans drive the team forward more. The fans should be better but it's hard to make noise when you have 11 players behind the ball most of the half
     
    I like McTominay but I think we need to bring Carrick on. We are loosing the ball far too much. I'd like us to control the middle of the park a little bit more. All in all I think the boys are really trying. Chelsea was never going to be easy and I'm really happy for Lukaku, scoring in a big game as this will do his confidence a world of good.
     
    Hopefully they get their shit together. Bit lucky to be 1-1 heading into half time, we had 2 good chances created by martial but other then that, not much. Need much better play throughout and take control of the game. And definitely need a win. Draw not good enough.
     
    Laurentiu amt said:
    My honest opinion, you can't expect much from a side with 4 bang average defenders, two of them being 2nd hand wingers turned into 2nd hand fullbacks.

    The attacking guys do their best, try to do stuff, but honestly, we lack quality personnel in the middle and at the back. I usually don't support Jose as he's quite defensive and I hate that, but I feel he still needs 1-2 transfer windows.
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    Yeah but try explaining that to our fans when majority of them think Valencia is the best RB in the league. He is absolutely useless when attacking, does anyone remember the last time he actually made a successful cross into the box?
     
    krazyrobus said:
    Again it's closer than a penalty. He goes near post, Willian hits it to the far post. He goes far post , Willian hits it near post so he had to gamble and was in no man's land. Short of reading willian's mind or being spider man anyone expecting him to save that is unrealistic.
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    Think Dave's reaction after the goal goes in says it all. He knows he could have saved it and wasn't happy at getting beat there.
     
    DomesticTadpole said:
    Think they get as frustrated as us. Must be irritating working with other journalists who are at Wembley today.
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    I didn't watch the half myself. Started following this thread just before Willian scoring.

    Hopefully however we performed in first half, we play better in the second one because I'm going to watch!
     
    McTominay should never start a game for United against Chelsea, Mourinho’s pride ruining our chances. Absolutely shambles for the goal, schoolboy-error. Not a PL-player (yet) and nothing to suggest he will ever be
     
    Seeing players surround a ref is often criticised but there are times when it’s justified and an expected reaction. Seeing them surround a ref and be so indignant over a non event sums a team up.
     
    Pogba should come off and be replaced by Carrick.

    Martial should come off and be replaced by Mata.
     
    el3mel said:
    Glad to hear we'r trying that. Does it seem working or not ?
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    Overall, not really. Worked for the goal, though, which was the result of those three combining without space through the middle.
     
    Krits said:
    I know Lukaku got the goal. But I'm not happy with everything else he has done.

    Why do we seem to always seem to pass to the player surrounded by blue shirts when there is someone available in space as a better option?

    I'll take 1-1 for now. Need to be better in the second half. Can we please please please please play as a TEAM. Is it too much to ask? Just seems so individualistic. The one time we made a team move we scored. Sigh.
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    That’s Matic for you. He’s the least intelligent defensive midfielder in the entire northern hemisphere. Yes, he can win the ball but he has no clue on what to do with the ball.

    I cannot count the number of times he gave the ball away. He still sees himself in a Chelsea shirt, I guess. It takes a full minute for him to sort his legs out when receiving the ball. He’s not adequate for us at this level.
     
    Not anti Jose but his mentality is always defensive first.....bloody frustrating to watch at times even though it's proven to be effective.
     
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Romelu Lukaku image Romelu Lukaku 79% of 908 votes

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Detailed Results

  • 21% Man Utd 1:0 Chelsea
  • 14% Man Utd 1:1 Chelsea
  • 13% Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea
  • 13% Man Utd 2:0 Chelsea
  • 12% Man Utd 0:0 Chelsea
  • 7% Man Utd 0:2 Chelsea
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  • 1% Man Utd 0:3 Chelsea
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  • 1% Man Utd 0:4 Chelsea
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Possession
44% 56%
Shots
10 14
Shots on Target
5 7
Corners
3 4
Fouls
13 12

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