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Manchester United 2:1 Swansea City

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Sat, 2 January 2016 @ 3:00pm GMT
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    Godfather said:
    Well obviously our board and manager do not know it. Also I don't fecking care whether it has a good effect. This team under LvG has no hope anyway, so show them how you feel. I can't acutally believe this. Ppl pay stupid money for those horrorshows but are too lazy or stupid or embarrassed to show some emotion?
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    So you actually want it to demoralise the players/club/other fans further while also insult the match going fans for not supporting the team properly? :lol:
     
    The board are just making sure we are firmly out the title race and even the top 4 race before they take action. Nice one.
     
    John Hartson talking total sense, Mata, Herrera and Schweinsteiger are doing fvck all, they should be far more creative.

    Everyone is destroying Rooney, yet he's getting nothing from his supposed suppliers.
     
    Martial needs to be making runs off the ball.
    This walking football Schniederlin, Mata, Smalling and Blind seem to be playing does not help the team one bit. It continuously takes the sting off the game.
    Bastian, Young, Ander and Rooney are the stand out on effort so far. Mata and Jones are not doing bad as well. Smalling though is taken over the Jones role be disorganising the the whole defensive set up.
     
    LVG should have been sacked after the Norwich game. Since then the club have got everything it deserves in this poor run of performances/results. It's time the board become accountable for this as well.
     
    Spock said:
    Upgrades required during the January transfer window:

    An upgrade on Rooney, who can still see the game but has lost the ability to do anything about it.

    An upgrade on Mata, who's too physically weak to impose himself in this league.

    An upgrade on Van Gaal, who cannot inspire his players.
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    The lift we will get from sacking LVG will get that spark back into the players imo.
     
    It's clear that LvG's over reliance on Rooney as the spearhead will continue to cost us. What we have lacked is a striker that can run at the defenders, break past the defensive line and keep the CBs busy. Rooney is doing anything but that. He keeps dropping back because he is bored but what he needs to do is to put pressure on that back line. Is it really worth sacrificing Martial for Rooney? This game has gone as I predicted.
     
    I have given up now completely ...
    We are so poor, it's deeply concerning.
    We just can't score a fecking goal...
    Woodwards should call an emergency meeting to figure out where the goal is going to come from because this coaching staff is so ineffective.

    Somebody scores a frigging goal **********
     
    It's not as bad as Norwich or Stoke, but we don't look too threatening either. Can someone explain why we always seem to play well for the first 20 minutes then there's a sudden turn-off? It's almost like those guys are being told to go very hard for 20 minutes and if you don't score then drop off the intensity.
     
    Red Dreams said:
    we are best when playing counter attacking football. but we insist on playing this passing crap even against sides like Swansea.
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    With this team? I think you're confusing them with a Fergie team.
     
    I think we have been a bit unlucky today, we have had chances in the box but they have been blocked or saved, I mean the Rooney header from youngs cross, if it misses the defender it probably goes in, we need a break , I think when we score one the confidence will come back and a few more will be scored soon after.
     
    Looks like to many suffering from New year Hangover, Schmidfield and Smalling been particularly poor and slowing everything down. When we do raise the tempo there is too much rush without thinking.

    Pretty even, but LVG needs to have a word, Swansea only look dangerous because we are giving the ball away too much, which is unusual.
     
    Cee90 said:
    Whether we lose or draw this surely, surely, the silver lining has to be LVG getting the sack?

    Surely?!
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    Curb your ambition, he could shit on Woodward forehead and keep his job.
     
    Movement up front is poor. Martial forced to stay wide, Rooney drops deep to get involved. At one point Mata was the only man in the box with 4 Swansea defenders there.

    Louis needs to tell Roone to stay up top and in the box, and let Martial to be core central. He knows we need to score more goals, but he sets us up to play the same bloody way every game
     
    How many times do we have to go 3 at the back and realise it never works.

    We have taken yet another step back from the last match against chelski.
     
    Mister_Stubbs said:
    LVG should have been sacked after the Norwich game. Since then the club have got everything it deserves in this poor run of performances/results. It's time the board become accountable for this as well.
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    How do we get the board to notice?
    Boo more?
    Fly planes over OT again?

    I am genuinely concerned.
     
    Spock said:
    Upgrades required during the January transfer window:

    An upgrade on Rooney, who can still see the game but has lost the ability to do anything about it.

    An upgrade on Mata, who's too physically weak to impose himself in this league.

    An upgrade on Van Gaal, who cannot inspire his players.
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    That's not the issue, him being played as a right forward is the actual issue. Always has been, always will be and yet he continually gets played there. I'd just put him in his best position or put him on the bench, simple as that.
     
    It's clear as day our board does not like or want Mourinho. If they prefer this shite to him, that says it all really. Have a feeling Fergie and Charlton don't want him.
     
    Yet another 45 minutes down the drain with the players acting like we're 5-0 up.
     
    RedSky said:
    That's not the issue, him being played as a right forward is the actual issue. Always has been, always will be and yet he continually gets played there. I'd just put him in his best position or put him on the bench, simple as that.
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    He's not been particularly good when played as a number 10 either.
     
    raz30 said:
    I have given up now completely ...
    We are so poor, it's deeply concerning.
    We just can't score a fecking goal...
    Woodwards should call an emergency meeting to figure out where the goal is going to come from because this coaching staff is so ineffective.

    Somebody scores a frigging goal **********
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    It looks like either a draw or they nick it 1-0 as usual...:wenger:

    You know what LVG will say, that we have had terrible luck putting the ball in the back of net, but he can't score the goals himself...
     
    Dobba said:
    So you actually want it to demoralise the players/club/other fans further while also insult the match going fans for not supporting the team properly? :lol:
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    Well the demoralising part is sth the manager has managed already. We look shambles. And one has to ask himself how this man is still in job. So yes, showing the anger towards that fact is sth I'd like the matchgoers to do.
     
    I've always admired van Gaal, even when shit hit the fan during his Bayern stint, but good grief... this is shockingly boring football. Maybe it really is time for him to go.
     
    Shady said:
    It's clear as day our board does not like or want Mourinho. If they prefer this shite to him, that says it all really. Have a feeling Fergie and Charlton don't want him.
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    I think it's just Charlton that has a problem with him really.
     
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Score Predictions

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  • Man Utd win
  • Swansea win
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Detailed Results

  • 20% Man Utd 1:0 Swansea
  • 20% Man Utd 2:0 Swansea
  • 18% Man Utd 0:0 Swansea
  • 7% Man Utd 3:0 Swansea
  • 7% Man Utd 2:1 Swansea
  • 6% Man Utd 1:2 Swansea
  • 5% Man Utd 1:1 Swansea
  • 4% Man Utd 0:1 Swansea
  • 3% Man Utd 0:2 Swansea
  • 2% Man Utd 3:1 Swansea
  • 2% Man Utd 5:0 Swansea
  • 2% Man Utd 4:0 Swansea
  • 1% Man Utd 0:5 Swansea
  • 1% Man Utd 0:3 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 4:1 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 0:4 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 3:2 Swansea
  • 0% Man Utd 2:2 Swansea
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  1. Man Utd
  2. Swansea
Possession
55% 45%
Shots
19 9
Shots on Target
6 4
Corners
4 2
Fouls
14 10

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