Young Boys 2:1 Manchester United

largelyworried · Sep 14, 2021

Irritating. We were strolling, then the red card changed the game.

Not sure Sancho was the right call to take off. Makes our counter attacks one dimensional. I’d have taken off VDB or Pogba myself and gone 4-3-2, with Sancho and Ronaldo tasked with stretching them on the counter.

bosnian_red · Sep 14, 2021

Maybe switch to a back 3 bringing Varane in for Van de Beek, Pogba sliding back next Fred and using Bruno and Ronaldo as a front 2.

talking robot · Sep 14, 2021

Oranges038 said:
It's live on RTE2 in Ireland. If you can get that through the player on the website.

cheers

Kearnkoff69 · Sep 14, 2021

Escobar said:
Pogba can move to midfield to flood that if needed

That's logical - hopefully that is the plan.

Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
You cannot be serious?

Rado_N said:
wot

Pogba has been non-existent on the pitch today and it's a bold call to trust that he won't have one of his low-effort days where he doesn't work on defense and he gives the ball away cheaply trying to do tricks. When you're down to ten men, you need everybody on the pitch to be working hard and in unison without the ball. I'm not arguing that Sancho was good, mind. Our wing play in general was mediocre at best prior to the sending off.

Cantonagotmehere · Sep 14, 2021

This pitch is awful.

Pogba better start working, that chance right after the red was all on him being lazy.

Shark · Sep 14, 2021

el3mel said:
Young Boys quality are pretty low. We'll need to have a defensive disaster for them to score. I'm honestly not that much worried.

GOAT will bang on a second goal and we'll win 2-0. We have Ronaldo. Calm down.

I think you're underestimating them, they've already came very close to scoring on more than one occasion.

Leftback99 · Sep 14, 2021

Terrible from AWB. We'll lose this now.

Denis79 · Sep 14, 2021

Crimson King said:
I mean how can you compare a subjective decision in a football match to something that mental? Are you simple in the head?

Haha that turned hostile fast.

Bobcat · Sep 14, 2021

bondsname said:
That was dreadful I don’t think we look match-fit or motivated.

Was pretty bad, but the turf isnt helping at all. Everyone is slipping around like its an ice rink

Dazzmondo · Sep 14, 2021

charlenefan said:
Not sure Dalot on for Sancho was the right call, both in terms of the game but also Sancho's confidence

Feel Varane on for one of Bruno or Pogba and go 5 at the back with Sancho as a wing back might of been better, would have made us stronger at the back and still give us the running power on the wings

Sancho was awful and offered nothing defensively in that half. It had to be him taken off with how poor he was performing. Bruno's been great so taking him off would have been madness and despite being poor in this game Pogba's been one of our best players so far this season. Dalot is attacking anyway so don't really see why playing Sancho at wing back would make more sense. We need to score another anyway, not shut up shop.

Jazz · Sep 14, 2021

It's a game like this we could use Varane's composure

Inigo Montoya · Sep 14, 2021

Crimson King said:
Ok well people are being pedants now. I don't think it was a red card and I don't want that to become the norm in football. It was unnecessary and has spoiled the rest of this game.

AWB has spoiled it, the card was inevitable as soon as he went over the top.

Dr Foo · Sep 14, 2021

Judas said:
Textbook VDB performance for Utd thus far.

If that's textbook, certainly wouldn't mind him starting more. Pity about the red card and others being anonymous

Sandikan · Sep 14, 2021

TMDaines said:
Having stepped away from match threads in the main this season, I must say that I don’t recognise some of the narratives surrounding our players.

Player who makes mistake = tonnes of very definitive comments about how crap they are, have been, and how we're needing their position upgraded as part of our overall jigsaw.

That should see you through any game all season.

lex talionis · Sep 14, 2021

LawCharltonBest said:
Wasnt even a foul. If anything, should have been a yellow to the Young Boys player for simulation

White text?

RedDevil@84 · Sep 14, 2021

TMDaines said:
Having stepped away from match threads in the main this season, I must say that I don’t recognise some of the narratives surrounding our players.

What narrative? Everyone wants their non favorite player to be subbed off

Dec9003 · Sep 14, 2021

Nick7 said:
I thought we were quite good until the red. Seems an unpopular opinion of course.

Me too, I think if people spent less time whinging in here and more time watching they might’ve enjoyed it a bit more. :lol:

Anustart89 · Sep 14, 2021

RedDevilUnited369 said:
Name a RB that’s never been sent off…I’ll wait.

And I’m talking about the best you can think of

I'm not talking about getting sent off per se.

I'm talking about getting sent off because of a chronic inability to control the ball properly despite that being an obvious weakness for the duration of his career. That doesn't happen to the best, because by virtue of being the best, they can control a football.

Lyng · Sep 14, 2021

Sensible move is to put Varane in instead of Lindelöf.
Would probably swap Fred for Matic aswell.
We need to be as defensively sound as possible.

Inigo Montoya · Sep 14, 2021

Jazz said:
It's a game like this we could use Varane's composure

I can see him coming on

Ali Dia · Sep 14, 2021

Inigo Montoya said:
His technique isn't bad at all. He played a lot for AC Milan last season so he deserves a chance.

Think he played as a LB too

He’s good but it’s going to take him a few games to get going. I think the CL being less frenetic should hopefully be a little easier on him

Crimson King · Sep 14, 2021

Nick7 said:
this doesn’t mean anything. You can disagree with literally anything. Doesn’t mean you’re right.

FFS, seriously? I said reasonably, in the context of a football match. I don't think I'm right about everything in the world, ever.

Maureen-yo · Sep 14, 2021

arthurka said:
Great response.. he has been terrible tonight so what the feck does what he did last week have to do with that. Absolutely horrendous performance.

Read your initial post where you state, “he doesn’t do anything and just loses the ball” yet my post is the bad one.

#07 · Sep 14, 2021

With 11 we cruise this. With 10 we pray.

Beachryan · Sep 14, 2021

Does anyone really think City or Chelsea would struggle here? Or even Liverpool?

Because that's supposedly our level. A team with our resources should be able to still control a match against the weakest CL group team.

But, we don't really look like we have our collective sh*t together. It's all down to that midfield, and coaching it to be functional.

Get Ronnie off for someone with energy, pull Pogba back and keep the ball. Be dull, stodgy and in control.

Djemba-Djemba · Sep 14, 2021

Nick7 said:
I thought we were quite good until the red. Seems an unpopular opinion of course.

Me too.

We were in total control.

RedDevil@84 · Sep 14, 2021

el3mel said:
We'll need to have a defensive disaster for them to score

We are always one step away from that disaster, usually.

YouOnlyLiveTwice · Sep 14, 2021

Annihilate Now! said:
We have always been absolutely terrible when we go down to 10 men for as long as I can remember.

I remember a game against City with Blind and Fellaini in midfield where we did quite well.

Rustyspider13 · Sep 14, 2021

We had control until that loose touch from AWB. The idiotic decision to lunge in could cost us not only this match but also the other 3 games as I don't have faith in Dalot's defensive ability, hopefully he proves me wrong.

At least we have the goal, a beautiful ball by Bruno, neatly finished by Ronaldo. It gives us something to defend and we'll have to do a lot of it in the second half as YB know this is their best opportunity to get points in the group. Mason for Pogba and Matic for Fred at 60 mins and pray we get over the line.

Jazz · Sep 14, 2021

Inigo Montoya said:
I can see him coming on

I hope so. All is not lost yet. We need some composure though.
They should look at Ronaldo who was still hustling even after the red card. He just puts it behind him and gets on with it. The other lads will have to do the same.

TrustInJanuzaj · Sep 14, 2021

Ruined the game but it’s defo a red I reckon.

Inigo Montoya · Sep 14, 2021

Ali Dia said:
He’s good but it’s going to take him a few games to get going. I think the CL being less frenetic should hopefully be a little easier on him

This is his chance. Play well here and he can stake a claim for Sunday too

tenpoless · Sep 14, 2021

YouOnlyLiveTwice said:
I remember a game against City with Blind and Fellaini in midfield where we did quite well.

Now that's the type of midfield this team needs.

VinzentFTW · Sep 14, 2021

Clear red, but we should still win this easily. Its fecking Young Boys. Dont lose your heads United

Raveneye · Sep 14, 2021

Inigo Montoya said:

It's not a bad call, I think. We're down to 10 men and will need more energy to cover ground defensively. Young Boys will want to stage a comeback and Jesse is suited for running into the space they'll leave behind.

Dan_F · Sep 14, 2021

Why are they talking UEFA and the Euros. It’s a red in the Prem without a doubt. You can argue whether it should be, but it would be given.

Regalia · Sep 14, 2021

Anything we win this year is going to be because of Ronaldo. Imagine this game without him. Red card + zero control + no early goal. Young Boys have lacked the quality but as usual, we are being cut apart by an inferior lineup.

VidaRed · Sep 14, 2021

I just started watching. Why has it started earlier than usual ?

RedRonaldo · Sep 14, 2021

We need someone quick to do the counter.

The Purley King · Sep 14, 2021

Dvb has done well.
Awb definite red. Caused by a wank first touch.

Sancho was poor again before being subbed.

But my main complaint is that fecking pitch. How can the most prestigious competition in the world be played on that? It’s a fecking joke.
Should not be allowed football is played on grass not this abomination

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