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Manchester United 1:0 West Ham United

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Sun, 14 March 2021 @ 7:15pm GMT
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    The Mitcher said:
    Why the hell would you ever put James at right back? Mental.
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    I think it’s more a case of getting AWB off the pitch. It’s pretty embarrassing to be seeing what other full backs in the league do offensively compared to him.

    I’m not even talking about getting crosses in, he can’t even make 10 yard passes a lot of the time.
     
    Got a little bit better towards the end of the half after an awful start. We're controlling and West Ham are not even trying to attack, hopefully we can up the tempo and precision a lot after the break.
     
    If Moyes was our manager we would be playing this way. If Ole was the West Ham manager would he be playing like this too?
     
    Adamsk7 said:
    I'd honestly see if Telles or Shaw can play right back, I am losing my rag with AWB on what seems like a weekly basis at the moment.
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    I wonder if AWB could be converted to CB. He has a natural talent for defensive work and he's still young enough.

    I mean why not?
     
    Painful first half, not helped by Moyesie setting up like Burnley's way more negative tribute act.
     
    UncleBob said:
    Rashford is a bit thick
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    He's one of the main culprits for our zombie tempo. Not just tonight either.

    Way too often puts his foot on the ball and slows everything down, takes 8 touches when 1 will do, first touch frequently puts him in trouble and needs another one to actually get the ball under control.

    Prime example that fast players don't necessarily lead to fast football.
     
    Ole has done his job in getting the team proactively pressing but the quality isn't there. I feel we are more than just a Haaland away from having a full fearful attack.
     
    We have some painfully average footballers on the ball. Awb, fred, Mctominay, james, even rashford. And not like rest are amazing either.
     
    Tedious but entirely predictable. At least we're firmly in control even if we don't look like scoring at all.
     
    Moyes building a fecking Chinese wall in front of their goal. Fred and AWB poor. Greenwood and Lindelof have both been solid.
     
    I’d genuinely take off AWB, put James at right back and put diallo on.
     
    33% possession with no shot on goal or target. Without a doubt that West ham team under Moyes are the most defensive and negative team that has played in Old Trafford this season

    Rashford should have scored that first header chance, Greenwood has looked lively. Hopefully football is a winner 2nd half and Man United win.
     
    I don't think we were too bad today. Of all the laboured performances we've seen against this type of setup this hasn't been one of the worse ones. Which is an admittedly low benchmark.

    Can see they're trying to do things a bit quicker and we're making an effort to really push up and dominate, we just seem to lack the technical ability in a few areas, speed of thought, and timing of runs which constantly lets us down. We're always one moment away from losing the ball, especially when we speed things up due to deficiency of touch and weight of pass.

    We just need to not give away sloppy set pieces and keep at it. Not much more this lot can do. Hopefully something will happen.
     
    Adam-Utd said:
    We have no idea how to break down deep lying teams. You’d think by now the coaches might of realised this is now we struggle?

    we clearly do no work towards it. It’s infuriating
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    Oh come off it. We've been demolishing deep lying teams with regularity for a year now. Not every time, but usually.
     
    I didn’t realize we need to buy a second player for the same position to motivate the first player to play better. We finally see Shaw playing like he should’ve been in the first place, and now the same for AWB this summer I guess.
     
    How good an advert for the premier league this game is. West Ham not moving at all, this is what happens when teams come to OT for a draw. It's tough game to get through these teams, Rashford header should have hit target. Good save off Greenwood.
    2nd half will be the same there not moving looking for set pieces or a break, a bit of quality from Utd we get break through here.
     
    Think we were actually ok there, all things considered.

    We're essentially playing without a striker v 10 men, we've done well to create the chances/move the ball the way we have.
     
    It's pretty dire football, but we should still be up here. A very poor miss from Rashford and a great save from Greenwood. Can't really blame West Ham for playing like they are when it's so effective against us.
     
    arnie_ni said:
    I'd honestly take awb of at ht for amad. Play James rb high and wide. Amad tucked in a bit.

    No need to Victor maguire and awb. Play 3 at the back
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    This man gets it. AWB is a passenger when not asked to defend regularly
     
    Random Task said:
    I wonder if AWB could be converted to CB. He has a natural talent for defensive work and he's still young enough.

    I mean why not?
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    Probably because he has the footballing intelligence of a mid 90's playstation football AI player
     
    VP89 said:
    Ole has done his job in getting the team proactively pressing but the quality isn't there. I feel we are more than just a Haaland away from having a full fearful attack.
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    To be fair in games like these you do need a proper center forward who can take those half chances. Even city struggled against this westh side 2 weeks ago. The likes of James, Mctominay and fred are just not good enough on the ball.
     
    90 + 5min said:
    Agree. Would put more pressure on WestHam
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    I'd effectively be playing two the back. Shaw and James high and wide. Rash amad close to Greenwood. Bruno in the hole.

    Fred and mct have to be awake to the counter.

    Even Williams who is better attacking that awb.
     
    Moyes’ tactic is to bore us all to death and Antonio to nick one on the counter. I think we can/will score second half but it could get ugly.
     
    We are amazing at making it seem like we are not a good team because we refuse to finish dead-to-rights chances.

    Thursday , McGuire and James. Today, Rashford.

    Can't wait to see who misses a sitter in the second half.
     
    Apart from AWB, most of the team have played well enough considering their ability. But against such a negative setup you have to take the first chance. Unfortunately Rashford didn't. West Ham desperately want a 0-0 or jammy set piece goal. Ole needs to give Amad at least 20 mins if it stays 0-0, just for something different.
     
    Frustrating to not be ahead. Rashford should have scored.

    Greenwood done everything right on his chance.

    Right side needs changing. James hasn't need involved at all
     
    We need a few players making runs ffs, for some reason we like making it easy for clubs to park the bus.

    Need a few breaking through the lines from midfield. Movement.
     
    They keep mentioning the lack of runs from the forwards but I think part of it is down to them wondering who is going to play them in as neither of our midfielders have it in their locker 95% of the time. I thought Shaw, Bruno and Mason started to get a hold of the game in the last 15 minutes, Mason looking our biggest threat.
     
    It’s frustrating that on the very rare occasion we get a ball in the box, we have only 1 player in there. I’d like to see Rashford and James further forward.

    Bruno is also playing too deep as he’s not getting any space but that takes away a forward player. We could sacrifice either of McFred and drop Bruno back into a no.8 and put on another forward player.

    We need more in the final third
     
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Score Predictions

118,17,57
  • Man Utd win
  • West Ham win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 22% Man Utd 2:1 West Ham
  • 19% Man Utd 1:1 West Ham
  • 16% Man Utd 1:0 West Ham
  • 11% Man Utd 2:0 West Ham
  • 7% Man Utd 0:0 West Ham
  • 6% Man Utd 3:1 West Ham
  • 4% Man Utd 3:0 West Ham
  • 4% Man Utd 1:2 West Ham
  • 3% Man Utd 2:2 West Ham
  • 3% Man Utd 0:2 West Ham
  • 2% Man Utd 0:1 West Ham
  • 1% Man Utd 5:0 West Ham
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 West Ham
  • 1% Man Utd 4:2 West Ham
  • 1% Man Utd 2:3 West Ham
  • 1% Man Utd 3:2 West Ham
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  1. Man Utd
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Possession
62% 38%
Shots
15 7
Shots on Target
4 0
Corners
6 3
Fouls
12 2

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