need Fellaini to deal with all the crosses into our box
FA Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 1:0 Manchester United
The Hawthorns
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- Sun, 6 March 2016 @ 4:00pm GMT
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This is soooo boring. Why are West Brom so boring? They're like that one kid in the class who did that one pointless homework and reminds the teacher about it so everyone gets in deep shit.Watching us play, I think we can win the title.Never has a game called for Fellaini as much as this one at half time.
What!?! We are awful. It was evident in Mata's two idiotic challenges. Deserve nothing from that first half.What the feck is this shitWell I wonder if the players realize that its easier to score when they're in the box?
Pretty sure Van Gaal will put Fellaini upfront to try cause some havok in the box.Pulis is probably disappointed we're down to ten as it actually puts pressure on him to win a game of football.
He was clearly annoyed.
Crap half, even before the sending off. We take 0 risk when going forward. Regularly getting into good positions and having 1 or even 0 players in the box.
Yea he doeskin look interested at the moment, hasn't had his haircut either which is unusual for him.Memphis for Martial.It's quite genius really. LVG clearly recognised that teams going down to ten men this weekend seems to make them stronger (for whatever reason) and so Mata getting sent off was probably a tactical decision
Why did Rashford not run at them when we were on the break, just slowed the whole game down and waited for WBA to get back into position, might as well just run at them and see what happens.
We'd probably be better off with 10 men....You'd swear there was nothing riding on this match at all with the way the team have performed in that half, they seem devoid of any motivation or conviction whatsoever(prior to the sending off too). Dismal.Blind carrying on his form from the Watford game. How he has become our first choice centre half is beyond me.
Thankfully Smalling is keeping us in the game, but it's impossible to see where we're going to find a goal. Expect Rashford to go off quite early in the second half, if not during the break, probably with Fellaini replacing him.Why are they trying to play long against a West Brom side that's set up to keep the ball in the air.
Carrick slowing down the play constantly is to blame for a lot of things going wrong today. Releasing the ball quickly on the deck will solve a few problems on the attacking front.
All I can say for the rest, I miss CBJ and Varela.We're definitely the two most boring teams in the league. What a Sunday!We'll probably scrape another 1-0 win and all be rosy once more, regardless of playlng like utter shite for the umpteenth time this season.Fletcher begging for yellows both times. Fecking twat.This match has a very dead rubber/end of season feel to it.Mata's first yellow was a fecking joke, just retake the free kick ffs!I agree with you AN.
Feels like I'm watching United from December again. Just so dull and boring, move forward and pass sideways back. When we do get in positions to cross they're dreadful.Grim stuff, but I still us digging out the win.Football ruined by Mike Dean once again, though Mata can have no complaints.
Dean is a parody of himself.We're fecking useless with 10 men (not that we were better with 11). Can't keep the ball to save our lives. I know playing with 10 is much more difficult, but there's no excuse for this fecking shite!
I'm also starting to dislike Darmian a bit. He's way too safe with his passing, which is absolutely shit and he's absolutely useless in the final third. Valencia's crossing is much better and that's saying something.
We really need Varela, Schneiderlin and maybe Memphis as well, but I don't see a way for us to win the game.Martial and Carrick have been awful. Smalling has been our best player by far.
Mata deserves a serious bollocking, if he actually wants to play for us anymore. The lackadaisical attitude he showed on those two yellows was disgusting. There was no cause for either one, especially that both were in our half and there was absolutely no danger. I don't have any argument on him being sent off.
I also think Rojo has been terrible with his positioning. He hasn't been coming forward for an overlap, which would help to free up Martial, but that may be instructions he was given.Slow tumescent football we play like its a practice match no endeavour and no passion.
We are awful, but I still think we will win. Snatch a dirty goal any time between 72:38 and 81:45 and then hold on for it.
Daley Blind from an odd free kick I reckon.
BELIEVE!
Think he was probably tired, did seem strange. Unfortunately I don't think this was the right game to play him in. West brom are physical and he's clearly not fully developed like that yet .West Brom vs LvG's Man Utd. Neutrals would of switched off by now if we weren't down to ten.Will be tough. West Brom have little pace or width, I'd take Darmian off and go 3 at the back. We need to win this game, and I think we would be better off restoring our attacking shape.
Make them do the majority of defending, and they do not have the tools to counter I don't think.can someone point in the right direction on that first yellow card please? Why was it a yellow? If the ref doesn't assemble ten yards, then how can he say Mata isn't 10 yards?
...and there's no United player in the box.
He might be but him slowing the play constantly is taking the element of surprise off the attack and basically allowing them time to mark our attackers.
yeah. we may just fluke it.LvG has obviously seen another record to break before he retires
Yup. The philosophy was well and truly back before the sending off. Happy to recycle possession around the middle of the pitch, absolutely no penetration. The horny philosophy is obviously dead.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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14%
Anthony Martial
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10%
David de Gea
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9%
Juan Mata
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3%
Jesse Lingard
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3%
Ander Herrera
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2%
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
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1%
Marcus Rashford
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1%
Daley Blind
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1%
Marcos Rojo
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1%
Michael Carrick
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1%
Matteo Darmian
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1%
Memphis Depay
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 378 ratings.
Score Predictions
386,63,116
- Man Utd win
- West Brom win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 25% West Brom 1:2 Man Utd
- 18% West Brom 0:2 Man Utd
- 13% West Brom 1:1 Man Utd
- 11% West Brom 0:1 Man Utd
- 7% West Brom 1:3 Man Utd
- 5% West Brom 0:0 Man Utd
- 5% West Brom 0:3 Man Utd
- 4% West Brom 2:1 Man Utd
- 3% West Brom 1:0 Man Utd
- 2% West Brom 5:0 Man Utd
- 2% West Brom 2:2 Man Utd
- 1% West Brom 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% West Brom 3:1 Man Utd
- 1% West Brom 0:5 Man Utd
- 1% West Brom 0:4 Man Utd
- 1% West Brom 1:4 Man Utd
- 0% West Brom 2:3 Man Utd
- 0% West Brom 4:1 Man Utd
- 0% West Brom 4:5 Man Utd
Match Stats
- West Brom
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 47% 53%
- Shots
- 9 7
- Shots on Target
- 2 1
- Corners
- 4 5
- Fouls
- 8 7
Referee
Mike Dean
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah
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replaced by Morgan Schneiderlin
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replaced by Memphis Depay
