Manchester United 2:1 Leicester City

el3mel · Aug 10, 2018

We started and finished well, but in between we looked poor. We have big problem in controlling the ball under pressure. Once we're pressed we start making awful mistakes and fail to string any 2 passes together. That needs to improve.

Bailly and Lindelof are great. Shaw is decent. Fred's quality is obvious but he still needs a good time to adjust to the pace and physicality of the league, lots of energy but needs to move the ball better.

Darmian and Mata are the worst on the pitch useless on defensive and offensive side. Rashford and Sanchez also look to be carrying on the same form of last season. Both need to improve.

Also tbf, people are exaggerating how good Leicester are. They had only one chance, one! Otherwise they're pressing well and controlling possession but nothing more. We can hit them with a second if we sorted our problems up front.

RedSky · Aug 10, 2018

Same pattern as pre season just we got a penalty early on. We've been out played for most of the game. Leicester did seem to fade in the last 10mins though.

Sanchez is a worry, just isn't clicking.

haram · Aug 10, 2018

Why are people suprised rashford is struggling against Maguire...

We need Lukaku on the pitch.

TheFlagStaysDown · Aug 10, 2018

BluesJr said:
Outplayed

Do you understand football?

if you think we are not then :lol:

pathetic football fan

M Bison · Aug 10, 2018

DesiBD said:
We need a RW much more than a CB

Without a doubt.

JonDahl · Aug 10, 2018

SwansonsTache said:
I wonder why Mourinho doesn't even contemplate playing Sanchez on the RW, would solve so much if he could take to it.

Did he play there for Barca and Udinese? Was he any good there?

freeurmind · Aug 10, 2018

SwansonsTache said:
I wonder why Mourinho doesn't even contemplate playing Sanchez on the RW, would solve so much if he could take to it.

Swapping Sanchez and Mata would make a lot of sense I agree.

Godfather · Aug 10, 2018

MrSingh2002 said:
Could change the front 3 at half time and improve.

Half fit Martial or Lukaku are probably better than this Rashford.

HR just isn't a number nine. Not in this system. Way too weak.

Laurentiu amt · Aug 10, 2018

Need Mata to show up, fred and poggers are working too hard trying to cover his side of the field and that drags the whole.midfield away.

I like Andreas barking instructions and clapping, shows some character.

2cents · Aug 10, 2018

First I've seen of Fred, he looks left-footed but doesn't seem too sure himself at times. A few promising moments though. Pereira looking tidy enough as well, would like to see him take a few more risks with the ball.

Front three picking up where they left off last season - woeful.

sglowrider · Aug 10, 2018

BluesJr said:
Outplayed

Do you understand football?

This is the match thread after all. Wild comments are par for course.

fallengt · Aug 10, 2018

Missed first half. How did we play

Mr.Ridiculous__ · Aug 10, 2018

I am liking the midfield interchange. Once Lukaku and Lingard come back in, we should be attacking better.

You guys are stressing out far too much.

0le · Aug 10, 2018

Yellow Black & Red said:
So what's the excuse going to be for Sanchez this season then?

He's utter utter trash. Garbage. Like playing with 10 men. An actual liability

Seems like he is fast becoming our new Rooney. Not a promising start, but lets see how the season progresses more before judging.

Redplane · Aug 10, 2018

Can't believe some of the whining again already. Half the players being bitched about havent even had a proper pre season or even played at OT or in the PL before like Fred.

BluesJr · Aug 10, 2018

TheFlagStaysDown said:
if you think we are not then pathetic football fan

You clearly don’t really understand counter attacking football.

Vilev · Aug 10, 2018

Random Task said:
The blatant lies in the post. Shocking.

What is shocking is the way we play, being completely overplayed by a fairly average Leicester team.

Eddy_JukeZ · Aug 10, 2018

We need to be way better on the ball.

Not a great performance.

Rashford and Alexis need to do way more up front.

DatIrishFella · Aug 10, 2018

Darmian, Mata, Rashford, and Sanchez have beem extremely poor.

Darmian has catastrophic failure all over him.

Tibs · Aug 10, 2018

So, not even 1% more attacking than last season.

Fred loses the ball too often, Sanchez, Mata and Rashford need to do more. Get Martial on for Mata.

Other than that, not bad at all. Shaw, Bailly and Lindelof solid, Pogba good, and Perreira is playing very well.

Jippy · Aug 10, 2018

Minimalist said:
In all seriousness, do you think we're playing well or something?

And a side note: what drugs are you on?

I thought we started well, but yeah it has been disappointing thereafter, barring that late burst.
Some of the comments re Fred have been ridiculous. He's clearly talented and eyes the forward pass.

The Red Thinker · Aug 10, 2018

Can we all just appreciate just how ridiculously good Pereira looks in CM. He has been phenomenal!

Siorac · Aug 10, 2018

I really really don't like this kit. Red socks? We look like Bayer Leverkusen, except playing worse football.

Yellow Black & Red · Aug 10, 2018

Rashford is not a number 9. He can't play with his back to goal, he's better receiving the ball deep where he has the pitch in front of him.

This match is really emphasising why the need to sign a winger should have taken precedent over a CB.

Mailo · Aug 10, 2018

Kevin said:
Deserves it. That's a kick out.

He isn't even looking at the player. I think it's unintentional.

Gandalf Greyhame · Aug 10, 2018

Very pleased with the defence (barring Darmian) and midfield. Pogba stepped up, then got carried away by his own overconfidence. Lindelof particularly has been very good.

Our front three have been sub-standard. None of them can hold up the ball or connect. Sanchez has started where he left off last season, Rashford has been poor, and Mata has been slow, cautious and mostly invisible.

Put Lukaku, Martial up front, and we'll get a few more goals.

SwansonsTache · Aug 10, 2018

Isotope said:
Is this another game that further prove, where once we get a ball playing CB, our style would be full flowing attacking football?

I must be fecking blind.

How Jose can look at that right side and think "yeah, ball playing CB is the missing piece" is beyond me. Starting to wonder if he is on the fizzy pipe.

Idxomer · Aug 10, 2018

Shaw looks way better than he was in preseason.

Ban · Aug 10, 2018

I like Fred.

TMDaines · Aug 10, 2018

We’re winning, I guess.

Christ, do we find it hard to get down the field with the ball though. Sanchez and Rashford just receiving hoofed balls with nobody in the same post code. Darmian’s making a real effort to get forward, but no one with the vision to slip him a ball to run onto. Mata might as well not be on the pitch.

Hopefully that will be one of our worst halves this season. We won’t be scoring many if not.

londonredmaniac · Aug 10, 2018

Really thought the early goal at home would encourage us forward.

Beaucoup · Aug 10, 2018

Random Task said:
Him and Shaw have been our best players.

Hope we’re not daft enough to send him on loan again, like the look of Fred too, nice to have a couple of proper technical footballers in the middle at last.

JPRouve · Aug 10, 2018

JonDahl said:
Did he play there for Barca and Udinese? Was he any good there?

Yes, yes and yes.

WR10 · Aug 10, 2018

Sanchez simply has no clue how to play football out wide. Put rashford on the right to help the training cone Darmian and leave Sanchez down the middle.

Mainoldo · Aug 10, 2018

Fred the read. What an active player! I like him. We are about 5 yards to deep. But this will be us for the season.

I’m not moaning though as long as we winning. I just cba too.

BluesJr · Aug 10, 2018

sglowrider said:
This is the match thread after all. Wild comments are par for course.

I find it so bizarre people can see a game so differently.

Sky1981 · Aug 10, 2018

Yellow Black & Red said:
So what's the excuse going to be for Sanchez this season then?

He's utter utter trash. Garbage. Like playing with 10 men. An actual liability

yeh. one of our kids can do better. and no. no sarcasm

manichester · Aug 10, 2018

Same old dross embracing.

Beagle · Aug 10, 2018

We look better with a slow buildup because our midfielders are our best players. There's no point launching it early with those 3 and the state they're in. Pre-season ballon d'or winner looks like might need a rest now.

An Irish Red · Aug 10, 2018

I think Bailly, Fred and Pereira have been good. Our attack has been woeful though. Rashford in particular has been abysmal.

RedDevilRoshi · Aug 10, 2018

Other than the pen, it’s been all Leicester. Very sloppy and struggling to string a couple of passes together. I will happily pay for Darmian’s flight back to Italy. Really like the look of Andreas Pereira.

Igor Drefljak · Aug 10, 2018

One thing about Fred, I hope he learns to remove letting the ball run through his legs. He's done it quite a bit and it seems to put him in trouble.
Teams press a lot more in this league, not as much time on the ball

Patrick08 · Aug 10, 2018

Kapardin said:
Midfield, Shaw and CBs have been good. But there is still zero attacking cohesion.

I am worried, does Sanchez look like he can score 20 goals this season?

Expect something better with Matic dictating the play.

Jippy · Aug 10, 2018

JPRouve said:
40 minutes into a new season without a proper response season for a new team is the perfect time to make this comparison.

Yeah yeah!

WoodysWallet · Aug 10, 2018

Sanchez is such a talent and he’s been wasted on the wing it’s scandalous.
Playing Rashford as a striker is a silly move from Jose I’m actually in shock that he’s started him in that position because it’s clear that he’s not even close to the standard of a Premier League CF.

Play Rashford on the left or not at all imo.

TheFlagStaysDown · Aug 10, 2018

Ashley R1+O said:
Yeah it can take time to settle on the ball, that is fine. But he looks very intelligent making darting movements to create space for passes. That is the important thing.

I will take it, it is promising and if Pogba gets to full match fitness and some better state of mind and we get proper front three we might see the best of him but too many players underperform around him so it is difficult but promising

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