[Irrational.]

How have we looked since the goal?

A bit more stable, but that's more to do with Liverpool being shocked at having conceded against the run of play and it's knocked the stuffing out of them and their fans a bit.

 

[Janson]

I meant Going forward. Yeah on the defensive end he has not been great

He has potential going forward.

 

[Esquire]

We are clearly playing not to lose. That goal we definitely nicked.

Lukaku - is it me or has he lost just about every duel for the ball with VVD?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Jesus.

Not until a week on Tuesday.

 

[Foxbatt]

How did Lukaku let the ball bounce over his head? It was quite funny looking at the confusion on his face.

 

[Minimalist]

Great away support noise as always.

 

[Irrational.]

For a big strong striker, Lukaku gets muscled off the ball far too easily.

 

[Nogbadthebad]

What has happened to Lukaku, he's got the touch of an amateur.

I think he has packed on too much muscle.

I also think that the pressure is getting to him, Better players than him have wilted under the expectation here.

 

[ivaldo]

Thats pathetic refereeing. They need to be held to account for shit like this.

 

[clarkydaz]

We are clearly playing not to lose. That goal we definitely nicked.

Lukaku - is it me or has he lost just about every duel for the ball with VVD?

Pretty much

 

[Loublaze]

An illegal corner

 

[kouroux]

Lukaku is fecking shite. I am speechless

 

[Sandyman]

Why do we insist on trying to have Lukaku hold the ball when it has been clear for a while he can't do it?

 

[Zlatan 7]

Lukaku has not held one ball up and every time he’s jumped for a header he’s missed it.

The one time he manages to chest it his second touch leads to him chasing and then getting booked

 

[Moriarty]

Put the ball in the quadrant you cheating scouse bastard.

 

[Bojan11]

I remember people scoffing at the chance of signing Mandzukic because we had Lukaku.

 

[Stadjer]

Not imo. Henderson is better.

I was more comparing him to Matic and i would take him over Matic.

 

[kouroux]

An illegal corner

That was a FK basically

 

[Janson]

Jesus.

Yeah I know it's popular to say Henderson and Milner are garbage. In reality, they are very good players.

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Playing like Alan Brazil.

 

[Stadjer]

We are clearly playing not to lose. That goal we definitely nicked.

Lukaku - is it me or has he lost just about every duel for the ball with VVD?

No, he won against VVD before he fouled Keita

 

[The Firestarter]

Lukaku is fecking shite. I am speechless

And getting shittier.

 

[PoTMS]

I genuinely think Jones would be better at holding the play up than Lukaku.

 

[Rado_N]

DDG that was mint

 

[Janson]

I was more comparing him to Matic and i would take him over Matic.

Yeah, probably.

 

[Jazz]

For a big strong striker, Lukaku gets muscled off the ball far too easily.

Those extra pounds not helping him.

 

[jeff_goldblum]

Brilliant from De Gea even though it ended up being offside

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

Pretty much

He couldn't win duels against Daley Blind, how's he going to outmuscle VVD?

 

[Dante]

Lindelof and Lukaku have been really poor. Hererra and Bailly have been little better.

 

[RedFish]

Yeah I know it's popular to say Henderson and Milner are garbage. In reality, they are very good players.

They're very good garbage players.

Edit :functional I guess, does what it says on the tin. I.e not much.

 

[Moriarty]

Our bench looks like a fag break at a manic depressives convention.

 

[Ban]

Oh my god Lukaku. Putting all that muscle and forgetting how to play the game.

 

[Jazz]

Offside but I was happy to see Dave get off his line for a change.

 

[Stadjer]

I genuinely think Jones would be better at holding the play up than Lukaku.

Or Pogba

 

[Irrational.]

Put the ball in the quadrant you cheating scouse bastard.

I've noticed that too

 

[extincti fugax hominum]

He even can't use his giant body to protect the ball. Is there any point of Lukaku?

 

[mancan92]

Well we have essentially lucked our way to a 1-1 half. It's been awful

 

[Sandyman]

1-1 HT

 

[Irrational.]

We don't deserve to be level, we've looked diabolical at the back but we're in this somehow.

Deal with it.

 

[Nick7]

Shite

 

[ForestRGoinUp]

Little first half time wasting by Man United

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

Why do we insist on trying to have Lukaku hold the ball when it has been clear for a while he can't do it?

Because he can't outrun VVD?