It feels like this is the modern coaching team we’ve needed for a long time. Something to eventually rival and go toe to toe with the best teams in Europe again instead of hoping to sneak a result.
Erik ten Hag | 2022/23 & 2023/24
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First half was the best drilled United performance I've seen in a long time. Martial pressing like a madman ffs. The passing was really crisp too.
We need to calm down a bit, it's only pre-season and one game.
But it's seems pretty clear that we are the best team in the world again, and that's pretty nice.
But it's seems pretty clear that we are the best team in the world again, and that's pretty nice.
His MUTV interview was brilliant. Was happy with some things, gave the commentators a reality check “Liverpool played three teams let’s not get carried away” and then said “there were many mistakes - not so easy for you to see but they were there” He then had a nice mutual appreciation exchange with Andy Cole.
There’s just something about this guy that makes me think this is it. We’ve had false dawns before so I don’t wanna get carried away but…..
There’s just something about this guy that makes me think this is it. We’ve had false dawns before so I don’t wanna get carried away but…..
Hope this is the way we play for the rest of the season albeit inconsistent.
This year top 4 is the target and should be achievable.
Just happy to see us playing positive football as a team again for next season.
This year top 4 is the target and should be achievable.
Just happy to see us playing positive football as a team again for next season.
Exactly what I've wanted from a manager.
He's setting the standards early, the players will know just winning isn't enough.
On some days we will score a lucky goal and win, but other games we won't be so lucky. We need to have a fantastic baseline to stop these wishy washy performances we saw last year.
Closest I can think of is the other Dutch manager. Think he won 7-0 and then won 5 out of 6 including beating Liverpool and Madrid
Other being a draw
Then we lost first home game of the season
To fecking Swansea
De Jong is clearly the key part for him and hopefully he comes in soon, especially as midfield is the most important position for controlling games
Got Moyes' vibe here. Winning useless trophy on very first game, but getting sacked before end of season.
It's nothing alike.
Recency bias is a wonderful thing. Had to read that a couple times… White
At least he doesn’t shit himself playing out of the back and has a bit of athleticism
Amazed that's your reaction.
We had like half the team injured for that game.
Moyes lost his first game.
The mutv reporter is really annoying, wish they'd just have King Cole replace him.
Give it a rest.
You clearly missed the part where we actually had some nice patterns of play and looked like the players knew what the plan was and how to construct attacks rather than each player just trying his own thing and hoping something comes off. But yeah, Moyes vibes...
Are we just going to ignore that Moyes inherited a title winning team
Yeah, gutted we won
Man.. I thought the "vibe" word is giving away.
Tough crowd
EDIT: at least, plenty to grill tonight.
I know this was a preseason friendly but if we put this kind of performance against some of the rubbish teams ,it will be a great start. Just want the feeling to come back that today we are going to annihilate somebody. Also I know there will be some inconsistent performances but want us to stop thinking "what if "after every game.
Great result though.
Great result though.
Maybe they were wearing the same colour underwear as well.
Dutch never wear underwear.
Great win but let's not get too carried away...they could have been 2 up before we even had our first real attack!
Good start though...and we finally won a trophy
Good start though...and we finally won a trophy
I'll get slated for continuing the Moyes talk but yeah it seems like a lot of people keep forgetting this. Guy took a league winning team and ended up outside of the CL places when he got fired. He was a disaster.
Really said all the right things in the interview, especially seeing mistakes he also gave a few points about what went well. It's a good contrast because Solskjaer would have given such a positive interview to the extent it would come across delusional.
I think the players will have ample room to learn from ETH.
I think the players will have ample room to learn from ETH.
By that logic it would be better if we'd lost.
I thought the Telles as LCB experiment deserves some discussion. Is he so desperate for a ball playing LCB that he was willing to throw Telles in there?
Is that what Martinez will do in the squad?
Is that what Martinez will do in the squad?
We didn't have CB and we have 3 LBs.
For me it’s not the performance itself I am most happy with, it’s the intentions we saw in first half (second half team did well but played more individually). We saw pressing from our attacker and a high line from our CBs. DDG left his line several times, we tried to play through from the back, etc etc.
It felt like we finally played with a plan and like we are heading somewhere. And I haven’t had that feeling since Mourinho’s early days.
I think it was a case of giving him a game and resting Lindelof/Varane
No other CBs in the squad is all IMO. But generally, yeah ETH of course wants a left footed CB.
How did malacia play second halve for anyone that watched it?
Wonder if both coaches knew that United team A would play Liverpool B, and then United B against Liverpool A in second half.
Bit scared we might be too good now. Don't want the league to be boring.
Yeah, but their A came out against our 15-minutes-tired B. And we held them scoreless while adding another goal.
Correct, Jesse Lingard played left back
Got done by Oxlade-Chamberlain I think at one point but recovered ok. Looks like he has a good touch but didn’t do much.
Lost to a Thai League XI first game.. So no
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