[Orton]

Souness is as annoying as Niall Quinn.

 

[DidYouForget?]

I knew feckin souness wouldn't give us any credit.

 

[Will Singh]

There goal has saved them from a utd goal fest. We ain't comfortable at the back and will need to buy a solid hard barstad at the back.

Blackett is getting better and better, LVG has shown confidence in him and I hope he in returns stamps his place Inge first team.

 

[simonhch]

He's not a LB.

Cop out. He's played lb a lot in his career, including for Argentina to wc final. He's gotten the basics wrong today and has to do better. Let's see how he does in the second half.

 

[OoopsMisclick]

are you even watching the game

Actually I am and defensivly blind is getting pwned alot and running out of position. He has some decent passes but his defensive work has been sub par

 

[devil in me]

Shaw needs to be first choice left back IMO. Bring in another cb to partner jones and we will look a lot stronger at the back. Give Blackett time to learn his trade and have him rojo and either Evans or smalling as back up, and offload the other one.
As for this game, we need to score early in the second half or else it's gonna be a nervous 45.

 

[vidal7]

We controlled the game, did really well. The defense needs more time, but blind is doing good. Evans is just not in good form, we need jones back, he is the best central defender at the club. Rojo looks a bit overawed by the occasion. He will get there. Jones and blackett should be the starting pair with maybe us buying one centre back in january who can organise things.

The attacking is just. Its sexy! The build up is good, the three upfront works, when they are all completely fit and understand each pther we will scre like crazy. It will be very exciting season in any way you can say.

 

[Sixpence]

Get Shaw on.

This. Him and Di Maria will destroy De Laet down the left.

 

[togg]

well..there isn't much we can do about the defense until January...so I reckon it's going to be a bit of a bumpy ride until then....

 

[RetroStu]

How can some people think Blind is having a bad game?, he's been one of our best players and i only saw him give away the ball once in the whole half.

 

[Idxomer]

Persie has been better than Rooney IMO, the later take too much time on the ball to decide his pass.

 

[Rudi j]

rojo has looked a liability at left back this game

 

[Mali_Zeus]

Fair play to Blackett. He's basically come in and told Van Gaal "don't you dare drop me." And he wont, he's been brilliant.

Yep he is cementing his position with this kind of games.

 

[littlepeasoup]

So, we're a bit Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde at the moment. I think we're not going to see too many 0-0's this season with our attack and defence.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

How can some people think Blind is having a bad game?, he's been one of our best players and i only saw him give away the ball once in the whole half.

spot on, some of the comments are just pathetic

 

[kouroux]

How can some people think Blind is having a bad game?, he's been one of our best players and i only saw him give away the ball once in the whole half.

I don't understand either.

 

[Sied]

Weird half, our problems really lie with the full backs atm, especially Rojo.

Expecting to see Shaw on for Rojo on about 60mins. Rojo is offering very little going forward and not seeming as solid defensively as he did against QPR either.

 

[OoopsMisclick]

How can some people think Blind is having a bad game?, he's been one of our best players and i only saw him give away the ball once in the whole half.

I just feel his positioning is off and looses out on duels. He has done decent passing but i feel he needs to shield our defense more.

 

[DevilRed]

Weird half, our problems really lie with the full backs atm, especially Rojo.

That's why he needs to play centre back but Blacketts form is preventing that.

 

[jojojo]

Love Blackett. Has Herrera been a bit too tidy or is it my idea? doesnt seem to be affecting the game that much.

Herrera's doing a lot of work getting the ball back to Di Maria and Rooney - I'm assuming that's his instructions for today.

 

[ScarleyUtd]

I don't think we look too dodgy in defence, I just thought Evans looked dodgy.

Blackett has been great.

 

[Mali_Zeus]

Persie has been better than Rooney IMO, the later take too much time on the ball to decide his pass.

Dont agree, Rooney has been better although RVP scored.

 

[Sam]

We desperately need the 3rd goal. If we get that early I reckon we'll go on to get 4 or 5. If we don't, I fear they'll nick something.

 

[Wayne Van Persic]

Van Persie is great.

 

[slir32]

Not a bad half, look good going forward but a bit suspect at the back.

 

[Shane88]

rojo has looked a liability at left back this game

Evra Mk.II

 

[Sixpence]

Hardly any praise for Di Maria's goal from Sky.

 

[hbgreg]

Cop out. He's played lb a lot in his career, including for Argentina to wc final. He's gotten the basics wrong today and has to do better. Let's see how he does in the second half.

No he hasn't, it's like Blind. Blind is a DM who can play LB. Rojo is 90% of the time a CB, Sporting supporters on here say he's a lot better at CB and not good at LB.

 

[Sassy Colin]

The space they gave Di Maria for his goal, great finish, but he shouldn't have been given that time and space

 

[Infra-red]

We'd concede 5 or 6 playing like this against a side with real pace and quality (eg Chelsea); the defence is a shambles and getting pulled all over the place, no shape at all. Rojo has been awful. Overall there's nothing much between the sides other than a moment of brilliance from Di Maria.

 

[M16Red]

From RAWK:

Rooney hanging on to his wig there doing that 40 yard dash

Anyone else think it would be strangely for the best to finish 3rd in our CL group, so we can get a shot at the CL through winning the EL?

Scouse logic?!

We don't buy proven, world class stars... we buy potential and try and mould them.

Sounds familiar

fecking dobby the house elf looking c*nt.

LOL

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Souness refusing to admit ADM is class

 

[Red Dreams]

Di Maria, Rooney, Falcao and RVP have all been superb.

If we score one more, they will give up and De Laet is going to be off with his dirty play.

 

[00ivatsa]

Actually, I thought Blind was solid, it's his second game with us after all, on the other hand, Ander has been a bit anonymous, which disappoints me, we need him to put more pressure on Leicester's midfielders.

 

[DevilRed]

Herrera has been fantastic and winning a lot of balls back.

 

[revel911]

Persie has been better than Rooney IMO, the later take too much time on the ball to decide his pass.

The Di Maria goal shows that if people are making the runs, Rooney passes. Rooney is taking so long because RvP is not making the short runs.

 

[Orton]

Souness refusing to admit ADM is class

He was struggling alright. No wonder after that howler he came out with before the game.

 

[DarkXaero]

That goal really fecked us up. We looked like scoring every time we had the ball before that. Hope LvG gives them a stern talking to at half time, that was a very poor second part of the first half.

Blackett carrying the defence on his back. Rooney the weakest link in attack. Falcao taking baby steps, but you can see he'll get much better. RvP stepping it up. Di Maria is fecking surreal, Ballon D'or candidate.

Leicester has the defence of a top 6 team ffs.

Yea I agree, we were in a very comfortable position after that second goal amd it was set up to be a rout. But that Leicester goal came right away while we got complacent. And while we were certainly lazy in defense, its made worse by the fact that the ball was probably out of play and the goal shluld have never happened.

 

[Andre Kagawa]

We will never hold onto to a 2-1 lead. Please, please score early and take control. Can see this ending 2-2 though

 

[Fools gold]

Anyone else love to punch Jaime Carragher? I hate everything about him...his face and his accent annoy me

 

[BootsyCollins]

Falcao is great with his "weak foot". Amazing ball to Van Persie.

Di Marias chip was worth a couple of millions by it self. He looked up before he got the ball and knew where the goalie was. Could only concentrate on the chip it self.

Leicester continue to play with high pressure. I think they will take some points from good team who comes to visit them.

Our defense is a little shaky. All four has not been on their best today.

Still, the differnce from last year is that i sit with the feeling that we will outscore most of them

 

[J-Stander]

Rojo and Rafael have been poor, and Evans was terrible before he went off. Get Shaw on to tighten things up.