Manchester United 0:2 Crystal Palace

Tom Van Persie · Sunday at 14:59

Ali Dia said:
Fergie told him not to take the job and I'm fairly sure he said in his book he was a great assistant but he was always complaining about money and he didn't think he had the personality to be the main man at another club. Then he rocks up at city...

They didn't speak for years after that but they thankfully made up a while back. I have noticed Kidd has been at a lot of games recently.

Who's Kissing Cameras? · Sunday at 14:59

paulscholes18 said:
Another first half without a SOT and another 0-0, this is like LVG 2nd season

But far worse, we finished level on points with City that season. This is far far worse.

Ekeke · Sunday at 14:59

Isotope said:
He gets passed by easily also.

Yet hes made the most tackles on the pitch

hellhunter · Sunday at 14:59

Wing Attack Plan R said:
Lucky it isn’t 2. They had one saved but just missed two other great chances. We could be losing 0-2 with 70% of the ball.

Could be worse, could get hammered 7-0 with 67% of the ball

giggs-beckham · Sunday at 14:59

Youd think it'd be Garnacho as 9 and Mainoo carrying on from the last game at 10. I dont see the point of experimenting with new things, if when they work they're changed again straight away

Ollie Derbyshire · Sunday at 14:59

Teja said:
I think the symptoms are obvious .. Mainoo isn't a CF and Ugarte x Bruno is too lightweight. CBs not stepping up from their line as usual.

I'd bring in, say, Collyer for Ugarte and Zirkzee for Mazraoui. Throw Amad at RWB. And yell a bit at Yoro and Licha to step into midfield.

How does that solve the midfield being too lightweight?

BluesJr · Sunday at 14:59

mitchmouse said:
maybe if we passed to rasmus in the box... I dare you to find a clip of us doing that...

He doesn’t create any space for himself to do that so the point is moot. Would probably just bounce off him too. Genuinely useless.

DJ_21 · Sunday at 15:00

Gandalf said:
Dalot and Maz off, Amad and Garna as wingbacks and Hojlund and Zirkzee on. Embrace chaos.

Would make us extremely attacking and could get us the win. But it could back fire and if we lost everyone would be on Amorims back.

Gabriel Djemba-Bebe · Sunday at 15:00

Agila Dathi said:
He is wearing it, it was visible earlier in the match.

Maybe he's taken it off? He was defending a throw-in literally a few metres away from where I was sat at OT and it was not visible on either arm.

Edit: never mind. I can see it's on his arm now he's come out for the second half.

Red Royal · Sunday at 15:00

Still feels like we play with the handbrake on . Attack, attack, attack!!

freddie the red · Sunday at 15:00

devilish said:
Despite knowing very well what united is, he still went to city and he celebrated a goal against us.

Too many people have something against former players who celebrate goals against their old club.
So what? They're working for their current employer and fans.
Kiddo's welcome at OT.

groovyalbert · Sunday at 15:01

I mean, I know it wasn't ideal then and special circumstances need to be taken into account - but we've gone from having Ronaldo, Cavani, Greenwood, Martial and Rashford as our attacking options to this. It's such a feeble downgrade.

Ekeke · Sunday at 15:01

giggs-beckham said:
Youd think it'd be Garnacho as 9 and Mainoo carrying on from the last game at 10. I dont see the point of experimenting with new things, if when they work they're changed again straight away

I dont think either setup is likely to be good, but Garnacho clearly wants to pull to the left and play from there so playing as #9 doesnt seem to be where hed want to be.

Mcking · Sunday at 15:01

We haven't looked any worse than we usually do with Hojlund or Zirkzee. I would say we have been much better.

Ace of Spades · Sunday at 15:01

Djemba-Djemba said:
We just never score in the first half under Amorim.

We had 10 shots, hit the post. We know our finishing is abysmal so hardly surprising.

Look at the last game where we were even more dominant and only scored 2.

devilish · Sunday at 15:01

freddie the red said:
Too many people have something against former players who celebrate goals against their old club.
So what? They're working for their current employer and fans.

They can do whatever they want but then don't expect any respect once back. It takes two to tango

Berbaclass · Sunday at 15:01

Can't see any changes.

Teja · Sunday at 15:02

Ollie Derbyshire said:
How does that solve the midfield being too lightweight?

Collyer is less technical / more physical than Ugarte. I think that's fine for this game?

Smores · Sunday at 15:02

Hoof the ball said:
Has anyone seen or read Dalot's interviews?

The man is an enigma.

In his interviews he comes across as intelligent, articulate and can verbalise tactical concepts much like a top coach does.......

Yet, when he hits the field his iq debuffs by about forty points.

Almost like a footballer who's being played completely out of position.

redshaw · Sunday at 15:02

Dannn411 said:
Mazraoui off. Amad wing back. Hojlund/Zirkzee on as CF. Mainoo to RWF.

Yes, this please.

Bobski · Sunday at 15:02

Ekeke said:
Yet hes made the most tackles on the pitch

Again, because he goes for everything, and he is good at it, but it does mean there are going to be plenty of times he gets beat and the opposition are in on the CB's. As with anything it will require a careful balance of the midfield to counter that weakness while also getting the most out of his strengths.

Don't think anyone believes Bruno is a long term CM, but we do need his progressive passing with this group.

Ollie Derbyshire · Sunday at 15:02

Teja said:
Collyer is less technical / more physical than Ugarte. I think that's fine for this game?

I wouldn’t say he’s more physical than him at all. More so than Bruno for sure.

Djemba-Djemba · Sunday at 15:03

Ace of Spades said:
We had 10 shots, hit the post. We know our finishing is abysmal so hardly surprising.

Look at the last game where we were even more dominant and only scored 2.

We've scored 2 first half goals in the last 16 games. It's a horrible record yeah.

Banana Republic · Sunday at 15:03

Mazraoui was great as a RB, but he’s ineffective in this RWB role.
Amorim will have to make changes early on.

Superunknown · Sunday at 15:03

I don't think we necessarily need to make subs straight away, but I will say that we need to be better with our forward passing and movement. Bruno's first instinct at times is to loft the ball into the box or to play a really long pass, whereas I think we need to go for shorter, quicker passes to get around them. This is where I think Amad, Garnacho and Mainoo can really shine. We need to get them on the ball more and work it quicker. Next opportunity we have, we have to take a shot and hit the target, even if it's only to inspire confidence in the rest of the team.

If we do have to make a change, then Amad to full back is the most likely change. I'm tempted to see what happens if we bring on Collyer next to Ugarte and push Bruno further forward. It might mean we get more control in the middle.

Ace of Spades · Sunday at 15:03

Lerma is causing Ugarte problems.

hellhunter · Sunday at 15:04

Even for his not great at RWB standards, Mazraoui is having a poor game

Walters_19_MuFc · Sunday at 15:04

Better by Ugarte

Catt · Sunday at 15:04

Predictable

Bebe · Sunday at 15:04

Mazraoui is having a terrible game

TrailMonkey · Sunday at 15:04

I don't mind us being patient and knocking the ball around a bit safely, so long as we're doing it with intent, eg to create space, encourage a runner, etc. Still completely blunt in attack - says a lot about Amorim's belief in forwards when he leaves them out for a midfielder. We really are horrible to watch in the final third.

jamesjimmybyrondean · Sunday at 15:05

Why are both our wingbacks and 10s spread out wide

Hester_manc · Sunday at 15:05

Amad has not had a good day so far.

Idxomer · Sunday at 15:05

Sub Mazraoui off or move him to RCB.

Squeaky_Bum_Time · Sunday at 15:05

Bebe said:
Mazraoui is having a terrible game

I was complaining about him being completely invisible, but maybe that’s better than him being involved :lol:

JBG · Sunday at 15:05

Our passing is shocking at times

kouroux · Sunday at 15:05

Mainoo is positionally lost

Houdini · Sunday at 15:05

When was the last time we scored during the 1st half at Old Trafford?

Ceteris · Sunday at 15:06

Three passes, give the ball away. How can you sustain attacks

daveskimufc · Sunday at 15:06

Can't make simple fecking passes all game

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