We haven't stretched them enough and Swansea look very comfortable defending what we've got through the middle.
FA Premier League
Manchester United 1:2 Swansea City
Old Trafford
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
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We need to relax it is a marathon not a sprint.
Players are still playing like last year and look nervous, LVG will do something at HT.Pathetic, absolutely pathetic. We have injuries but nobody has stepped up out of our experienced players.Well that was wank!Dissapointing.
I agree, i think it was City who tried to play a similar system when Mancini took over but they quickly learnt it doesnt cut it in the PS. Given how most teams try and get you on the counter we have just given them a clear run at our defence where the likes of Jones/Smalling arent coping - they arent a vidic and rio...What the feck is this bullshit. Get the hairdryer out Van Gaal, we fecking need it.We seem really slow, not enough quick interchange. Nothing coming from the left at all. Hoping for better second halfWe could play until Monday and we won't score. Might be a blessing in disguise to get Woody get off his fecking arse.
Who was all over the place for the Swansea goal.Front trio looked piss-poor, all three of Rooney, Mata and Hernandez created very little if anything. Shame Lingard got injured as he's looked probably the best player when he was still on. I'd put 90% of the blame on the midfield for the goal, where the feck were Fletcher and Herrera ? Whole 16th yard line was open screaming 'shoot' to anybody who got the ball there. Jones looks pretty poor too, getting outmuscled by Bony most of the time and I think that he got blocked by him for the goal.
And yea, Blackett made a mistake in positioning for the goal too.Im let down by this. No power. No willingens. Goes to slow. Where is the pre season attacking?In a system who rely solely on the team, you can do nothing when Mata, Young, Herrera, Rooney and Hernandez are being useless.
Of course. In this system, all the forwards have to be able to hold up, link the play, etc. Chicha is one dimensional and completely messes up the offensive aspect of the team.
Ok didn't think about that. So what, we're still playing 11 men out there.1 nil down and cue the overreactions.
Credit where credit's due, Swansea have pretty much played the perfect game so far. They've defended well, managed to score on the counter, and have taken the sting out of the game.
Let's see if we have an answer in the second half.
You wonder if they are not doing as he said, or some of them and have reverted by to Moyes football. If they aren't he will pulverise them at HT.Standout performance from the captain so far... After they scored, we've been awful.Well, that was rubbish. I'd take Hernandez off as soon as possible and get someone on who can control the ball and pass it without needing ten touches to set the ball up.
Still the same old problem with our defending, we just don't make teams have to work in order to get a goal. Even though I thought it was a clear foul on Jones by Bony they cut through us way too easy. Looked as much a midfield problem as a defending problem to me though.BT Sport and there fecking adverts ...I hope to see something like this in the second half.
De Gea
Smalling - Jones - Blackett - James
Herrera - Fletcher
Mata
Januzaj - Rooney - Naniswitch to a 4,4,3 louis!! Our wing backs aren't productive enough and there's no point having all the ball if you cannot create chances.Rooney, Hernandez and Mata have been distinctly unimpressive.Not a real good half from us. We are controlling possession, but doing nothing with it. Fair amount of miss placed passes from midfield towards our strikers as well.
We really need to change something to get more penetration, otherwise I can't see where a goal is going to come from and Swansea will likely get another goal on the break as they have looked dangerous the few times they have broken forward.Carbon copy of the Valencia game so far.The goal killed our entire momentum.We have too many British players who can't pass or panic under pressure or just players who can't control a ball (Hernandez).
We knew it already but that half just shows how weak our squad has become over the last few years. We need to finally spend some real money to get back to the top.How many Woodwards does it take to make a signing?45 minutes that could easily have been under Moyes.
we will concede far too many goals with this defense, far far too many.
plenty of the ball but with Fletcher doing sod all Herrera can't create chances so it's last season all over again.
barely get the ball to our attacking players and when we do teams are happy to just crowd them out because we can't cross well for shit.
Problem with Hernandez is that if he needs more than two touches on the ball he'll get himself into trouble just about everytime.worth bearing in mind, we have no Welbeck, RVP, Evans, Shaw, Carrick, Rafael, Valencia
Been better than the captain by virtue of actually moving.I should be surprised, why am I not surprised? Oh yeah, that's because this is one of the worst squads we've had in a few years.Boring half of football so farSome players are just charity picked. They have no place in Manchester United's first teamI don't think this 3 at the back will work with Jones and Smalling in it.Herrera worst player on the pitch.We need to switch to 4-4-2 and start getting some more crosses in.We dont look like a top 4 team.
We miss quality in defence and midfield.
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Man of the Match
Runners-up
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25%
Adnan Januzaj
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19%
Wayne Rooney
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10%
Tyler Blackett
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7%
Ander Herrera
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3%
Chris Smalling
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2%
Nani
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2%
David de Gea
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2%
Marouane Fellaini
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1%
Ashley Young
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1%
Jesse Lingard
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 458 ratings.
Score Predictions
710,6,26
- Man Utd win
- Swansea win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 27% Man Utd 3:0 Swansea
- 23% Man Utd 2:0 Swansea
- 18% Man Utd 3:1 Swansea
- 10% Man Utd 2:1 Swansea
- 8% Man Utd 4:0 Swansea
- 4% Man Utd 4:1 Swansea
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Swansea
- 2% Man Utd 1:0 Swansea
- 1% Man Utd 0:0 Swansea
- 1% Man Utd 1:1 Swansea
- 1% Man Utd 3:2 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 0:5 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 5:3 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 1:2 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 5:2 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Swansea
- 0% Man Utd 3:3 Swansea
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Swansea
- Possession
- 60% 40%
- Shots
- 14 5
- Shots on Target
- 5 4
- Corners
- 4 0
- Fouls
- 14 20
Referee
Mike Dean
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Adnan Januzaj
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replaced by Marouane Fellaini
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replaced by Nani
