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Manchester United 0:1 West Bromwich Albion

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    Definitely the tactic to use against this lot. Just nothing special in this team to break a bus down. Sideways over and over..
     
    Wayne in midfield does not usually work. Fellaini is useless, Valencia is being him usual self. You do not have to be an Einstein to figure out how to defend against our lot. If we feck this one up today, then LvG shall be blamed for his stubborness supreme.
     
    I mean ok i get that West Brom are parking the bus but why doesn't anyone try and gamble on something?, a flick, a through ball, a piece of individual skill, A SHOT.
     
    With faster passing and speed, West Brom are there for the taking. Doesn't help Rooney has a poor first touch and Herreras passing has been awful.
     
    This is just disgusting football. How Fellaini plays games like this ahead of ADM I have no idea.
     
    Back to earlier in the season again. All foreplay and no penetration.

    We've got to play quicker so they don't settle into their defensive tactics against every attack. There's no space for us to operate in.
     
    AltiUn said:
    Just out of curiousity what tactic can actually beat a parked bus?
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    Have to play with a really high tempo. No dicking about. Move it about from side to side at pace and there will be space opens up.
     
    Can we get some dribbling, some diving, some one-twos, something? Pass pass pass, cross, miss target, corner, cleared, yawn.
     
    Poor half, bossed possession but no penetration apart from RVP's chance, not enough urgency being shown by the players. Need to be moving the ball a lot faster to get through this lot.
     
    Tough to break down a side that parks the bus like west brom. We need to pass it around quicker though and obviously have Di maria on the pitch.

    Rvp has looked good, as has young and Valencia. Herrera and mata decent, Rooney and fellaini quiet.
     
    We don't have any dribblers or nearly enough pace to pull the rigid West Brom formation out of shape and open up some space.
     
    Adam-Utd said:
    Needs to change things up. Why are we worried about dominating possession against a team that is happy to give us the ball?

    Get Rooney up there with a 442, get young and Di Maria on the wings and get the fullbacks bombing on.

    We will never score at this rate!
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    That's the last tactical change we need to make. We need somebody in midfield, alongside Herrera, that is prepared to play a pass into or over the top for Van Persie.

    Rooney further up will just contribute to more crosses and an easy day for the West Brom back four.
     
    Does anyone else stream have the new fast and furious song playing or is it just me. Great song by the way.
     
    A lot of sterile possession and a lot of players looking out of sorts. Our centre halves look most happy passing across the back, Herrera's been off his game, Rooney's not suited to the patient short passing game, the team as a whole looks disjointed. Van Persie has bee the only plus point.
     
    We are not going to break up teams that park the bus like that. Way too slow. Everyone needs way too long to actually control the football. We need some one touch football. Those feckers really know how to play against us though. Incredibly how much we struggle against such teams.
     
    Fellaini is being kept out of the game. Young and Mata have been our best players.
     
    AltiUn said:
    Just out of curiousity what tactic can actually beat a parked bus?
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    Speed and movement. Simple.

    Playing slow and across their back line won't do it.

    You can also attract them into your half and hit them on the counter. We did this once, but shit ball at the end killed the movement.
     
    You do realise a lot you guys sound so much like Arsenal these days?

    As in you destroy a few teams then any team that doesnt want to be beaten and you arent beating is parking the bus.

    Time for the players to step it up, 3 games in a row is not just the opposition parking the bus, its United lacking any creativity, pace or ability for long periods.
     
    Seriously how many times did we do that 'pass to Mata, Mata to Valencia, Valencia to Herrera, Herrera vastly over shot cross' move in that half?
     
    We need to do what Valencia did more often. Be a little unpredictable. Daft to have a shot from there, but got it on target and causes mayhem. Too comfortable for WBA when we've got playing taking too long on the ball and not taking enough chances.
     
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  • 23% Man Utd 3:0 West Brom
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  • 13% Man Utd 3:1 West Brom
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80% 20%
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26 6
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9 3
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9 3
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10 11

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