[2 man midfield]

No he won't want to be a bit part player which is what he'll end up being if he doesn't improve rapidly. His pride won't allow him to. We just have to make a deal with him.

Hopefully it isn’t some “we’ll pay your wages while you bugger off” deal like with Rooney and Nani.

 

[red4ever 79]

Reminds me of the Debry game earlier in the season

 

[Adcuth]

Does the VAR time get added into injury time?

 

[automaticflare]

So slow our midfield is very poor and we have no pace wide. Lukakus touch has been terrible again

Hope we get through this today the other lads needed a break too.

 

[Judas]

For a team that should be fresh, the tempo and speed of play has been far too slow. Ole needs to sort it out at half time, doesn’t look like a group of players desperate to get in the first eleven.

 

[Fracture90]

I like him but I think he's been careless.

Nah, he was a bit shaky in the first 20 minutes, then he took over.

 

[Ciddy]

You can so clearly see why none of these front 6 players are first choice, and none of them have any prospect of ever being first choice either.

McTominay and Pereira aren't going to be good enough for this club. Fred looks like a £10m signing not £50m. Lukaku is a colossal downgrade on Rashford in every department. Sanchez plays like a player on £40k a week not £400k.

Can’t agree with this more. It saved me having to type it myself!

 

[yamo123x]

Really poor disjointed performance. Sitting here wanting Sanchez Fred and pereira to impose themselves and they are well short.

%68 possession for reading tells it all

 

[tenpoless]

Fred keeps losing the ball..

 

[2 man midfield]

If I had to introduce someone to football.

This wouldn't be the match.

Some of these players look like they’ve just been introduced to football.

 

[Jazz]

We need to put this game to bed. Ole looks suitably unimpressed. I reckon he'll have something savage to say at halftime.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

Name me a worse midfield in existence than Fred-pereira-Mctominay?

It doesn’t exist. Sunday league level quality among them 3.

 

[simplyared]

Fred just cannot keep losing possession the way he does. We're playing Reading ffs.

 

[pacifictheme]

Yeah it's looking more and more like Andreas is rushing it and wasting possession, not good! You're right.

Hes had some good moments and some crap ones like most of thr midfield and attack today. Sloppy game by us so far.

 

[kouroux]

Fred keeps losing the ball..

He is a bit clumsy isn't he ? Lukaku has been invisible

 

[TheGame]

It’s the basics againt a side near the bottom of the Championship. A lot of these guys have had a decent run this season and failed.

Some have, others have been in and out of the team, difficult to put form together like that.

 

[automaticflare]

Does the VAR time get added into injury time?

+5 mins injury time so that suggests yeap

 

[pauldyson1uk]

It’s not a bad team and they are not bad players but a lot of this players have not had a lot of football recently and are not match fit and being match fit is quite important at this level.
Also this players have not played together a lot.

At last a sensible post.

 

[the chameleon]

He did say that he’s going to give every player in the squad a chance. I think that’s reasonable. It’s then up to some of these players to take the opportunity.

I thought some of them would have extra fire in them to deliver, especially because they have something to prove. Based on the performance, I think some of this lot will be offloaded within two windows of Ole stayed.

I’m disappointed with a lot of these guys today, as they haven’t taken their chance.

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

Romero has made more saves than Jaakkola

 

[2 man midfield]

Darmian is having a good game at CB. Tbf he’s always been a good defender, just aids going forward so it makes sense.

 

[JinnerJamie]

Welcome back Mourinho

 

[red4ever 79]

Does the VAR time get added into injury time?

Should be an extra 5 mins then, plus they guy was down for at least 3 mins after the Lukaku mid air shove

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

I don't think anybody expected a brilliant performance with this lineup.

But this has been fecking woeful. As bad as anything under Mourinho

 

[Name Changed]

Excellent defending by Darmian again.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Sanchez and Fred off at halftime

 

[IrishMcD]

Jim Beglin is hard to listen to

 

[SirAF]

I like him but I think he's been careless.

Pereira has been terrible.

 

[Fracture90]

Eh? What game are you watching?

This gotta be the laziest, genetic attempt at looking more knowledgeable than the other person...

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

If Reading had a goalscorer in their team, they could easily be winning this

 

[RedIan]

Predictably crap huff and puff game with so many b teamers playing. Reading totally dominating possession and look the better team whilst we try and play on the break, im totally unconvinced by Fred. Pierra and mctominay not good enough but at least we didnt waste £30mil on the later two.

Needs to make changes in midfield or real danger Reading will get back into it.

Edit 2-0 ill get my coat

 

[Sanchez7]

Swift is a good player. Very good on the ball.

And gives it away

 

[peridigm]

Does the VAR time get added into injury time?

Looks to be.

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

2-0

 

[SwansonsTache]

Midfield can't create, which would have been okay if they could shield..

 

[Jazz]

Good from Romero

 

[Ballache]

Darmian has been our best player so far, Fred decent.
Lukaku really needs to step up and so does Sanchez.

Edit: Sanchez assists Lukaku

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Get in there!

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

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[GifLord]

Well done Luka

 

[Mick321]

Rommmm yesssss, very undeserved but I'll take it!

 

[Fracture90]

I'm pretty sure Lukaku's touch is listed as a tackle in some leagues.