Manchester United 4:1 Real Betis

Judas · Mar 9, 2023

We look like a nervous team desperate not to make any mistakes. It’s sadly been a bit predictable how quite a few of these have performed.

We needed to make a positive statement tonight, look far off it so far.

hobbers · Mar 9, 2023

MackRobinson said:
Anthony looks like a midtable player at best.

Most midtable teams have far better wingers than Antony.

Leicester and Palace wouldnt start him.

laughtersassassin · Mar 9, 2023

I'll be very disappointed in ETH if he doesn't make some big changes.

Performances have to have consequences

Dansk · Mar 9, 2023

Fluctuation0161 said:
We are fatigued. Especially this starting 11. Changes needed.

If this starting 11 is fatigued, why the feck is it starting again? It's not as if they recently showed that they deserve it. This is raising some big, severe questions in my mind. For what possible reason would ETH start them again? They're exhausted and they turned the club into a global laughing stock a few days ago with a performance so awful that it would be grounds for immediate termination in most lines of work.

Lecland07 · Mar 9, 2023

We need someone who will actually cross from the right. Antony is completely ineffective - looks concerning for the future, to be honest. Fred put in more crosses than him.

Weghorst is a temp - you can see how much better we would be with a proper striker.

SAF is the GOAT · Mar 9, 2023

I'm Genuinely worried of us for the rest of the season

kouroux · Mar 9, 2023

Hughie77 said:
Feck I hate Spanish sides. Changes needed and stop the sloppy playing. My word they look tired slow. Casimero is having a mare again didn't think I'd say that. I can see him going to 60 then off if he doesn't get better. This side is waiting for errors off us and they got a few . And scored 1.

As far as Spanish teams go, these lot have been by far the least annoying so far in terms of shithousery

Cloud7 · Mar 9, 2023

Blood Mage said:
Weghorst and Antony beyond useless.

Camy89 said:
De Gea has single handedly produced quite a large aneurysm in my brain.

Business as usual then

Sandikan · Mar 9, 2023

Just a classic Europa game.
Silly night of the week, crap weather, uninspired.

We'll win this though.

Devil77 · Mar 9, 2023

Not our greatest of halves. However, how can VAR miss the handball leading up to Betis' goal? What's the point of video technology if they're not using it properly?

Murder on Zidanes Floor · Mar 9, 2023

Dansk said:
Does Weghorst have kompromat on ETH or something?

Antony

GlasgowCeltic · Mar 9, 2023

Hoof The Ball said:
Would have killed for Joaquin to play for us in his prime. Even at 41, gliding round our player like peak De Bruyne. Class act.

wherever Vicente is out there I hope he’s having a great day

Stookie · Mar 9, 2023

Ceteris said:
After Anfield, this isn't what we needed

No, but it’s what is expected if you start with exactly the same starting line up and their confidence is shot after that mauling.

DavidDeSchmikes · Mar 9, 2023

kouroux said:
As far as Spanish teams go, these lot have been by far the least annoying so far in terms of shithousery

it's only halftime in the first leg tbf

evil_geko · Mar 9, 2023

crossy1686 said:
He’s fecking shit and wouldn’t start for any top team in Europe.

Keep saying that to yourself, wont make it any more true though.

Rustyspider13 · Mar 9, 2023

Should be 2-0 up. Attacking play isn't clinical. I feel Fred and Dalot are slowing things down a bit. But still we've created enough. That handball rule really is ridiculous though. If VAR can overturn a goal due to a foul in the build up, why can't they do it for a handball?

I'm really tired of DDG's crap passing. I expect it to happen once every game, but to do it 4 times in a half is just pure shit. And it's not like he is putting it out of play either, he's playing it directly to the opposition.

This team has it in them to win this game comfortably. Whether they can get over their mental fragility is the question now.

Plant0x84 · Mar 9, 2023

Ayoze Perez is a mid-table game raising Cnut

Anduin · Mar 9, 2023

Antony and De Gea are on a mission to feck up this game for us, both are unbelievably shit. Antony looks like an academy player out there, what the hell is that?

Licha-Vidic · Mar 9, 2023

PoTMS said:
This midfield should be embarrassed. Got absolutely annihilated by two OAPs in Henderson and Fabinho on Sunday, now getting run ragged by a 41 year old today.

It's our most glaring issue with striking... If today we had a competent opponent we would have shipped like 3 goals by now. Everything is frantic and on the edge.

Ten Hag has to drop players and start playing even academy players who can hold on the ball.

It's incredible the whole team the only players who can stay with the ball 5 seconds when pressed is Licha and Shaw everybody else is hot potato session.

Incredible.

devilish · Mar 9, 2023

Weghorst is really shit. It's like playing with 10 players when he is around

RedPed · Mar 9, 2023

Shakesey said:
I was particularly impressed with

Go on...

Hester_manc · Mar 9, 2023

ETH makes some weird decisions;

1) Why play all 11 who lost 7-0 against Liverpool?
2) Why keep playing Weghorst? Should a striker not be able to score more often?
3) Why keep playing Dalot, when he can not defend, and AWB has done so well this season?

sixdwarf · Mar 9, 2023

Starting well but then fading. We still look shaky at the back and we cannot keep relying on Casemiro. Fred is going through one of those unconvincing spells. Weghorst is sadly a willing donkey. And i am still to see anything that makes Antony anything other than an overpriced showpony.

Thank god for Rashford

kouroux · Mar 9, 2023

JagUTD said:
If Wout could finish.and VAR worked we'd be 2 or 3 up.

But he can't and it doesn't, so a bit flat and it's 1-1.

Wout had a chance blocked, great defending tbh. The other one wouldn't have helped, he was offside. I don't think he missed a legit opportunity

crossy1686 · Mar 9, 2023

Cassidy said:
Don't disagree we need a midfielder (or 2). We quite obviously need a CF more in my opinion. CM is second on the list. We probably need 2 CFs too by the way.

We need a CF but if we get two midfielders we can keep the ball better and fashion better opportunities instead of this rush to get the ball into space for the forwards to do damage in behind. We also can’t defend a lead because we can’t keep the ball in the middle and have to hope Martinez, Varane or Shaw will bail us out when we get cut open.

DevTheRed · Mar 9, 2023

Pellegrini looks more livelier than our midfield

Drifter · Mar 9, 2023

Apart from not scoring, Wout as had a decent game

Beachryan · Mar 9, 2023

No one's mentioning him, but lots of the problems are stemming from Fred. He's not doing his job as a central midfielder. He's offering no control whatsoever, and is running around like mad, leaving spaces all around him.

This is a match for some intelligence in the middle, and we just don't have a single option it seems. McT isn't any better, and Eriksen is obviously injured. I'd stuff Mainoo in there tbh.

We're so much better than this lot too...

Unam333 · Mar 9, 2023

Ok, it seems I am the only one, but I think we played well enough: we looked pumped. However, we look sloppy as well. Our play looks so rushed, so I'd like to see our players to calm the feck down and be patient.

Lecland07 · Mar 9, 2023

kouroux said:
Wout had a chance blocked, great defending tbh. The other one wouldn't have helped, he was offside. I don't think he missed a legit opportunity

He shouldn't be offside, though. That is on him.

I Am Zlatan · Mar 9, 2023

We need to finish our chances, we could be looking at a completely different game if we were able to capitalize on the chances we created.

Sassy Colin · Mar 9, 2023

Any United supporters in tonight?

Seems like Gary Neville has taken over 99% of Cafe accounts this evening.

RedIan · Mar 9, 2023

In general i think we played well, made a good number of chances and should have taken at least one of them. we were the far better team.
Betis are more than decent on the counter and we have to be careful. It Felt a bit panicky at times in our defending..

Id like to see Garnacho or Sancho on for weghorst or Anthony as they offers more of a goal threat than the two of them.

Woziak · Mar 9, 2023

hobbers said:
Most midtable teams have far better wingers than Antony.

Leicester and Palace wouldnt start him.

ETH only mistake, he now knows the PL finds out mediocrity!

ShinjiNinja26 · Mar 9, 2023

Get Weghorst and Antony off, put Rashford up top and bring on Garnacho and Sancho.

Someone · Mar 9, 2023

Really hope ETH isn't one of those managers who're too stubborn for their own good. WW isn't working, neither is Antony.

PoTMS · Mar 9, 2023

At this moment in time, Pellistri is better than Antony.

T_Model101 · Mar 9, 2023

Hargreaves trousers are so tight, it's like he's wearing leggings :lol:

moodyred · Mar 9, 2023

De Gea created alof of problem for us today and mostly not even under pressure. Should really have saved that goal I feel. His positioning was not good and I feel shaw should not have been drawn into the centre.

JagUTD · Mar 9, 2023

crossy1686 said:
He’s fecking shit and wouldn’t start for any top team in Europe.

He probably would though... Have you seen some of the keepers at the top clubs?

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