Champions League Group B

Manchester United 1:0 CSKA Moscow

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Tue, 3 November 2015 @ 7:45pm GMT
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    Frank Grimes said:
    Ah c'mon, Rooney has been good tonight, so far.
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    Don't think so. Maybe the reason you think that is that as a team we are playing better so this helps mask Rooney's performance. I'm not one of these people that say Rooney is finished, I just think he needs to be dropped atm.


    dichinero said:
    I'm getting more and more convinced of Rooney's decline. After a sharp start to the game he looks shot and less bothered as the game wore on. Dropping deeper by the minute is a sign of shying away from attacking responsibilities.
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    he was dropping deep sometimes but when the ball was out on the wing you could see him running into the box, I think he is trying to attack, but I do agree with you that maybe all of his heart isn't in it.
     
    Things I have noticed this half.

    Young is pretty good but better on the left

    Mata good few runs but less involved than the other flank

    Carrick is running more than usual. I guess the rest gave him some more energy.

    Martial seems frustrated a little

    Rooney is not good enough anymore BUT today he looks better because of the team

    Lingard shows his potential. Great build-up but lacking the quality final balls

    Overall, we look much better because of 1 reason only. We move the ball faster, from defense to attack.
     
    Kraftwerker said:
    Scoreline deceptive.

    This is a million miles from our other 0-0s.

    Would've been nice to see what Memphis could've done with some of the balls that have fallen Lingard's way.
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    Or Pereira/Herrera/Martial. Lingard has wasted a lot just by having a heavy touch really
     
    To think there was a time when we complained about the way United played under Fergie. I remember being irate watching United lose away at Norwich in 2012/13 and thinking the standard of football was abysmal. Maybe its hindsight but I think we looked more dangerous in that game than we have tonight.

    We have actually had some decent half chances, but there's been no conviction behind anything hit at the CSKA net. I've not believed we'd score and the players who have had chances haven't looked like they believed they score. There's no spark in this team, no life. Its literally all on Martial.

    On the plus side Rooney's been a lot better than in recent games. On the negative side everyone else has looked worse. Even Smalling's made some dodgy back headers. There's just no self-belief in this side.
     
    Wade3 said:
    And Lingard couldn't do anything with the space he was given, as I assumed.

    It's insane how much attention Martial receives from the defense, yet we still can't capitalize on it.
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    To be fair to Rooney, he's kept and distributed the ball well in this half. Lingard needs to compose himself a bit. But overall, we're looking sharp and I'm confident the goal/s will come.
     
    Would love to see Depay come on for Mata at half-time. We need some pace from the right to go with the pace down the left. That way, the CSKA players can't just sit in the middle - they'd have to spread.
     
    Rooney's been our best player so far, and Lingard the worst (although he does bring some pace and urgency, but his final ball is horrific).
     
    This first half has been miles better than anything we've seen in a long time in terms of attacking. Hopefully keep it up and more in the second half.
     
    I'm watching highlights from the other CL games.
    I am getting very jealous watching other teams score goals.
     
    Don't see the point in having both Bastian and Carrick on the pitch then the opposition has parked three buses. Bring Herrera on for Carrick for more drive.

    I think we've been good so far. We're constantly attacking and had decent chances to score, but Lingard and Rojo have been making the wrong choices more often than not. If Rojo knew how to cross, we'd have scored in the first half. Lingard needs to sort his shooting out as well.
     
    I thought the first 20 minutes was good but by the end of the half it was flat and similar to the last few weeks. Overall an improvement but we still don't create enough, and on the rare occasions we do fashion a chance the final ball or the shot is fecking woeful.

    Very frustrating.
     
    The intent has been better but still not really creating much
     
    At least we are direct and our play isn't boring. We actually look like we want to score a goal, which itself is big improvement.
     
    Kraftwerker said:
    Scoreline deceptive.

    This is a million miles from our other 0-0s.

    Would've been nice to see what Memphis could've done with some of the balls that have fallen Lingard's way.
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    It has been better. We have had more chances in the first half than we had in the whole match Saturday.
     
    Carricks best game for us this season by a distance as well. Controlling the game and showing his good passing forward as well.
     
    Rooney is actually playing well, whats going on?

    On a more serious note it wasn't a bad half but could've been better deliveries. Jesse off for Memphis for me and Carrick off for Morgan.
     
    dichinero said:
    Lingard is the only player running at people and he's the furthest up the pitch. Quit the bashing!
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    At least he is having a go. He may not make it here in the long run, but the boy can't be faulted for effort.
     
    Dear LVG

    Well done - you finally realized that our line-up up front should be Martial and Rooney just behind him.

    Way to go!
     
    Rooney has been fine. Lingard has energy but has snatched at the ball every single time. Martial is being doubled up on and Mata isn't getting involved enough.

    That right flank should be doing all the creating, and did produce the best moment, but almost everything else has come through Lingard and Rojo, who cant cross for shit tonight.
     
    Trizy said:
    Rooney is actually playing well, whats going on?

    On a more serious note it wasn't a bad half but could've been better deliveries. Jesse off for Memphis for me and Carrick off for Morgan.
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    That's going to be a tough one
     
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539,32,122
  • Man Utd win
  • Moscow win
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Detailed Results

  • 28% Man Utd 2:0 Moscow
  • 22% Man Utd 1:0 Moscow
  • 15% Man Utd 0:0 Moscow
  • 11% Man Utd 2:1 Moscow
  • 9% Man Utd 3:0 Moscow
  • 3% Man Utd 3:1 Moscow
  • 2% Man Utd 1:1 Moscow
  • 2% Man Utd 5:0 Moscow
  • 2% Man Utd 0:1 Moscow
  • 1% Man Utd 0:2 Moscow
  • 1% Man Utd 4:0 Moscow
  • 1% Man Utd 3:2 Moscow
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 Moscow
  • 0% Man Utd 1:2 Moscow
  • 0% Man Utd 0:3 Moscow
  • 0% Man Utd 0:5 Moscow
  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Moscow
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  1. Man Utd
  2. Moscow
Possession
69% 31%
Shots
15 5
Shots on Target
5 3
Corners
10 2
Fouls
13 11

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Szymon Marciniak

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