Great sub. 
[FA Youth Cup 3rd Round] Manchester United vs. Southampton
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It's even better, for me. Jesse's was pure instinct. Chong knows exactly what he's doing with his first touch. Bergkamp-esque.
Fabulous goal
Great sub.
I'm happy he brought on Chong. I wanted him to hook Gribbin though.
Agreed, if he consistently showed the same drive on the ball as he's begun adding to his game off the ball lately. he'd be an even better player. Chong is a good example imo of someone who is composed and confident on the ball but shows a good level of urgency too.
Yeh i'm messing. I didn't think Buffonge should have come off either.
Hamilton has really stepped up this half. He struggled during the first few minutes of the 1st half. Much sharper and tenacious now.
O'connor is class. So composed.
This referee does not like penalties.
Gribbin went down too easy
Indy Boonen out of no where! 
You're trained to. At the end of the day, the defender obstructs him and makes no effort to play the ball.
Up to a point I agree, but it was only a tentative grab at the arm when he was in a better position to shoot or cross, albeit on his less favoured foot
hmmm. not ideal. Poor defending in the end
Just like the first team...
Brilliant finish by their O'Connor.
Good goal to be fair
Bit of a statue from the defence there for that goal, but it was a good one.
Would've expected their lad to score from there with no pressure on him to be honest. Not god enough by United from a defensive perspective.
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Well...
balls
Where's the midfield gone?
Wow. We're out.
They made shite of our defenders before both strikes.
They made shite of our defenders before both strikes.
Thought it was in
Good save but he needed to be more inventive with the finish.
Could have been 1-3!
Yeah I feared that our defenders would be our downfall. We have looked shaky way too many times this season - and we can't rely on our strikers to score Three times in every game to win.
Having said that - some of our attacking players have been really poor today. Have to give Southampton credit though.
Having said that - some of our attacking players have been really poor today. Have to give Southampton credit though.
Only if our players were a few inches taller!
Balls
and we're out.. football, eh?
What a let down that was
Well as I've said it's not good to underestimate Southampton... At least Valery and Volkins are fantastic on FM and Slattery is always a huge talent.
Think it's a bit harsh to criticise our defence unless you're including the midfield that should be protecting them in that.
Time wasted like feck then the ref blew up early!
Shame but still a very talented group.
Shame but still a very talented group.
They were there for the taking imo, United didn't really turn up
Third time in less than 10 years that we are beaten at home by a much inferior side ?
Didnt expect that we will go out so early but im not that shocked to be honest, this is a really unbalanced team as we have a lot of quality in 3 AM positions(Gomes, Gribbin, Chong, Dj, Boonen) but the rest of the team is bang average at best apart from O'Connor in defence who looks very good.
Picked the wrong line-up really. Should have started Chong or Boonen or both. Lack of penetration in the first half.
It's not about that, it was basic errors. Warren should've come to close the ball down on the first goal, instead he was used as a shield. The ref should've called for a foul on O'Connor initially for the 2nd, but a lot happened between then and the goal. Whelan gets turned way too easily and Warren doesn't get out quickly enough again. Also, Gribbin doesn't fit this side, I don't think. He slows the ball down way too much, even though he had a big hand in the goal.