Manchester United 2:0 Reading

Name Changed · Jan 5, 2019

witchtrials said:
I'm not arguing for our best XI starting, by any means. Just pointing out that a combination of Lukaku's bad touch, Sanchez and Fred's risk taking, Dalot's more adventurous approach to right back etc. means we'll see less of the ball than we might like.

Fair enough. It makes me more confused when I look back at some of José's team selections. It's as clear as day who the best players in the squad are.

Ranchero · Jan 5, 2019

Rednotdead said:
McTominay and Fred are just utterly pointless.

Fred has been fine. McTominay for me is not good enough. I hope Chong gets a run out and why is Gomes not on the bench. I just don't get how Mason Greenwood is not even on the bench for this.

OneUnited24 · Jan 5, 2019

Midfield bar Fred haven’t offered anything. Think we need to replace one of them for Rashford or martial

peridigm · Jan 5, 2019

Fred couldn’t hold the ball in a bucket.

Garethw · Jan 5, 2019

Is Mourinho sitting in the dugout for us today? Zero intensity speed or desire from our team.

saivet · Jan 5, 2019

Second time Reading have carved us open

arnie_ni · Jan 5, 2019

owlo said:
Yes he's terrible. He can't hold the ball, run, pass or press. It's always somebody elses fault too, be it Valencia or Pogba or whoever else.

Scoring a penalty doesn't change that.

I wouldnt go as far as saying he's terrible. He's too slow and weak to be playing rw

sglowrider · Jan 5, 2019

Even Mata's first touch is letting him down today.

Random Task · Jan 5, 2019

Camy89 said:
Isn't Mata supposed be out on the right? Why does he insist on drifting into the middle? It leaves an enormous hole on the right.

Because 90% of our attacking plays originate from the left flank, it's only natural for our right wingers to drift inside. Lingard does the same thing.

luke511 · Jan 5, 2019

Andersons Dietician said:
Wondering when Pereira is going to realise he’s in the middle of a game of football and he’s supposed to move about, make tackles and stuff. Looks like he’s not I trested at all.

It looks like he's trying to get stuck in, it's not really his speciality to get tackles in though, he's not a no.6.

GaryLifo · Jan 5, 2019

I'm not happy with how poor this is

BluesJr · Jan 5, 2019

Name Changed said:
Fair enough. It makes me more confused when I look back at some of José's team selections. It's as clear as day who the best players in the squad are.

The fact he tried to fight against that makes him even more insane.

FootyGirl88 · Jan 5, 2019

Fred looses the ball too much

mav_9me · Jan 5, 2019

Garethw said:
Hopefully we don’t see many of these players starting games for the rest of the season.

I don't think it's the players per se. It's just difficult when you never really play together.

That by Fred was so poor.

Ranchero · Jan 5, 2019

Drainy said:
hopefully not literally?

Errr no.

pauldyson1uk · Jan 5, 2019

Shark said:
This feels like all our deadwood playing. Most of the players that need shipping out asap.

Squad players, every team needs them.

2 man midfield · Jan 5, 2019

Reading’s decision making in the last third is going to cost them a place in the next round. If they were a bit smarter they could be 2-1 up.

RedDevilRoshi · Jan 5, 2019

Reading have nothing in the final 3rd. All that possession is pointless if you can’t create a chance at the end of it

pseudo_canadian · Jan 5, 2019

Good feet from Andreas

peridigm · Jan 5, 2019

Garethw said:
Is Mourinho sitting in the dugout for us today? Zero intensity speed or desire from our team.

Dreaming of Dubai

buckooo1978 · Jan 5, 2019

bit chaotic this - giving the ball away far too easily - Fred in particular struggling

Bobski · Jan 5, 2019

Better opposition would be murdering us today with the space in front of the back 4, midfield has been dreadful defensively.

One Night Only · Jan 5, 2019

arnie_ni said:
He still has a role to do defensively the same way Sanchez and lukaku do

Yeah but you said he was doing nothing or something, he is, he is attacking, if we have 7 players who can contain readings attacks, it gives the front 3 more chance to purely attack?

Ronaldo didn't defend, ronaldinho didn't defend, Messi doesn't. A lot of attackers in front 3s don't defend. Salah is a good example for Liverpool.

SalfordRed18 · Jan 5, 2019

Happy to give Fred time.as he's still adapting, but it's legit criminal he has more minutes than Andreas this season.

Drifter · Jan 5, 2019

Our defence completely awol.

Ranchero · Jan 5, 2019

pseudo_canadian said:
Darmian reading passes well

Underrated.

Handré1990 · Jan 5, 2019

McTominay won’t be here long I think.

pseudo_canadian · Jan 5, 2019

Fred losing it carelessly again

Name Changed · Jan 5, 2019

Sanchez needs to shoot a hell of a lot earlier.

Sassy Colin · Jan 5, 2019

That should have been a nailed on goal, ffs!

pauldyson1uk · Jan 5, 2019

owlo said:
Mata is so dire for a supposed senior player.

Behave, what are you watching.

TMDaines · Jan 5, 2019

Reading look the more coherent team.

BluesJr · Jan 5, 2019

Handré1990 said:
McTominay won’t be here long I think.

Thank god. Taking up space in the squad.

ivaldo · Jan 5, 2019

owlo said:
Yes he's terrible. He can't hold the ball, run, pass or press. It's always somebody elses fault too, be it Valencia or Pogba or whoever else.

Scoring a penalty doesn't change that.

Except he can hold the ball and pass, he's one of the best passers in the team. If you're going to make up shit about him to reaffirm a bias, at least make it believable.

prateik · Jan 5, 2019

Sanchez

Making Lukaku look competent

Name Changed · Jan 5, 2019

Handré1990 said:
McTominay won’t be here long I think.

Any manager who wants the team to play a bit of football will have him out the gap.

VP · Jan 5, 2019

What's that the chant the United fans are singing? Sounds vaguely like made of stone

Kapardin · Jan 5, 2019

For an experienced player, Sanchez gets into good positions and messes up exactly like Lingard does sometimes. This is only Reading and he's still not acquitted himself so far.

red4ever 79 · Jan 5, 2019

Has Mourinho come back to the dugout for one time only?

SqueakyWeasel · Jan 5, 2019

pauldyson1uk said:
Behave, what are you watching.

Thank you, it's getting quite appalling on here!

Sassy Colin · Jan 5, 2019

Name Changed said:
Sanchez needs to shoot a hell of a lot earlier.

You can take the player out of Arsenal, but you can't take Arsenal out of the player.

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