Pathetic by us really. Could have being another 4-5 goals for them. Wrong attitude from the off, possibly wrong midfield line-up. SAF underestimated them again. Think had Spurs played to that level we woul have lost last weekend. Our luck ran out tonight.
Manchester United vs. Athletic Bilbao
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I have not heard about this boot rule before, the ref looked like he wanted to play on but then stopped it when Evra started putting his boot back on.
Then he seemed to signal at the player to kick it back to us and they just lump it forward and score.
Ah well, a 2-0 win away from home isn't out of the realms of possibility but it's gonna be tough seeing as how good a side Bilbao are.
Then he seemed to signal at the player to kick it back to us and they just lump it forward and score.
Ah well, a 2-0 win away from home isn't out of the realms of possibility but it's gonna be tough seeing as how good a side Bilbao are.
I expect us to play a strong side there. They will defend, which will suit us.
For those saying we're out, we can easily go to Bilbao and win by two goals.
League priority though, so not bothered if we go out, so long as City stay in.
League priority though, so not bothered if we go out, so long as City stay in.
Annihilate Now! said:feck off... now I have hope
Anyway, score 2 goals, keep a clean sheet and we're through. It's possible no?
Good game it was.
He was a threat today? Must've missed that. Yeah, he scored a goal by being in the right position, but he was shit the rest of the game.
What an absolute joke this turned out to be. Not that we didn't deserve to lose, but to an offside goal and a lump forward when they should have been giving the ball back after one of the most bizarre free kicks in the history of football. Disgusting.
Terrible effort tonight from the manager's approach to the players on the pitch. The only person who gave anything like a committed performance was the keeper
I thought it was Evans' ball to win, but Jones got in the way.
Exciting game for me.. who actually cares about the outcome, it is not the UCL..
poor officiating for sure but we were overwhemed in midfield.
Shows how much we depend on a plyer who changed his mind about retirement.
Bloody ell.
Shows how much we depend on a plyer who changed his mind about retirement.
Bloody ell.
They'll attack too. We'll need to play close to our best side from the start if we want to go through to the next round. What matches do we have around the other leg?
anything but our strongest available team would be an insult to them
Congratulations to Athletic Bilbao, they were better team on the night.
We were completely outplayed, but to lose two goals like that is a farce.
Personally I'd write off the Europa and focus on winning the League. At least that would be some way of restoring a below par season.
They will score at least 2 i am sure of it at home.
We need to score 4 then.
Imo its over.
Its the rules. You need proper equipment to play.
No, probably not the right word, but he still scores even when as you say he is shit. Our midfield is no goal threat whatsoever, if Rooney doesn't score we are screwed.
I don't care about europa leagues importance but we need to play our best team in the away leg so that atleast we get some of our pride back. We can't afford to again be raped.
They will defend? Why? They will change their entire system of play to suit us? Did they do that when they got the first away goal. They will play the same way they have been playing since Bielsa got them to follow his instructions and on this form I'd not be surprised to see us get beat in Spain too.
piss off
every game counts...you think fergie likes to lose ? lets go and lose 10 nil home and away. Im sure that'll have a positive effect on our morale
Anderson played very well today to be fair.
Positives:
De Gea
No new injuries (Smalling will need new stitches)
Anderson is back
2 more goals for Rooney. He goes on runs, so this wont harm his confidence.
Pretty entertaining game. They played really well.
De Gea
No new injuries (Smalling will need new stitches)
Anderson is back
2 more goals for Rooney. He goes on runs, so this wont harm his confidence.
Pretty entertaining game. They played really well.
2 lapses from players not covering a run or stopping when they should have followed in to clear a rebound and an offside for the goal in between. Another night for us in Europe this season switching off at the wrong times and it has cost us again.
A disjointed performance again from us isn't going to help us either.
A disjointed performance again from us isn't going to help us either.
This is very odd, instead of making players look like total idiots and poor footballers why dont we just sign a proper central midfielder? I don't know why we are suddenly conceding 3 at home to Athletico Bilbao, we are no disrespecting or underestimating them we are just choosing awkward lineups in a second rate competition we shouldn't even be in.
We really need to get our act together, why hernandez cant pass a ball 5 meters to a player who has 30 meters of space is beyond me and why the hell is Jones feeling the need to run from midfield to strike just to tackle one of their lads when players are already there? Sort it out.
We really need to get our act together, why hernandez cant pass a ball 5 meters to a player who has 30 meters of space is beyond me and why the hell is Jones feeling the need to run from midfield to strike just to tackle one of their lads when players are already there? Sort it out.
We have to buy Javi Martinez. He can play ball. He is going to be one of the best in the world.
I'm off to start a new league in FM with Bilbao.
I'm off to start a new league in FM with Bilbao.
their second was offside. The 3rd goal if I am understanding this correctly...they should have kicked the ball back to us and instead they score?
or was that wrong.
The players care,the fans who go to the matches care,and SAF cares.
Bilbao completely deserved the win despite two ridiculous goals.
If we want to redeem this then surely 4-3-3 with central midfielders is the way forward.
If we want to redeem this then surely 4-3-3 with central midfielders is the way forward.
We had an awful game, but have escaped with the tie still alive. No need for the drama.
because evra played the ball with a boot missing, you can't do that, is a free kick for the oponents
They have an impressive home record, requires a massive performance from us to go through. Strongest possible team.
Well, that's true. A great player should contribute more though, even on bad days.
Two shite performances in Europe at home in a row, we either think we can saunter through to the final with zero effort or don't give a flying feck about this competition. I don't know what it is yet.
I expected them to kick it back to us as even they must have thought it was stupid. Poor from them not to kick it back. But they did deserve the win, just not happy about the third goal.
quite looking forward to the return actually.
Think we will beat them...but not sure if it will be enough.
Think we will beat them...but not sure if it will be enough.
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