He wasn't great, but he did a good job of stretching the game and gave us a decent out ball at times. Needs to work hard on his final pass/shot.
Cuadrado, Hummels, Vidal and we're well and truly sorted. Imagine.
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He wasn't great, but he did a good job of stretching the game and gave us a decent out ball at times. Needs to work hard on his final pass/shot.
Cuadrado, Hummels, Vidal and we're well and truly sorted. Imagine.
Impressive display and one thing I noticed most ( CONFIDENCE ).
Of course they're not.We were playing two U21s CBs in the second half and not conceded any goal.But I think their players on the pitch were serious enough about their performance.
Agreed!
Excellent performance, would add to the difference Van Gaal has made is that what difference Moyes made to the PL champions of 11 pts margin, he knocked the stuffing out of the team last season, then half the people on here start to believe we are a mid-table team, sick of hearing this, be proud, we are Manchester United.
Like the new system, suits our players, Blackett really impresses me, not seen much of him before the tour, but assured and calm for a youngster, great prospect.
Also predicted the score correctly (again)
Some shuper football first half! What a difference
Almost spit out my water watching that
He shot with his right. His left leg is there. How do?
No it's just a realistic thing to say. Real has not been in form at all during this cup. I know United fans want to praise everything under LVG now but some here are starting to sound like scousers.
You are right about young improving a lot but I am not so sure about him as a wing back defensively. His performances have been really good. Fletcher on the other hand was great before his illness but it was his ball winning capability that I remember more than his composure on the ball. Not saying he was a slouch on the ball but that wasn't his strength. Today though he looked like a great playmaker and outshone Alonso IMO.
True. That was very clear. But both Mata and Kagawa are intelligent players whose movement is pretty good, but neither of them is very quick.
This is utterly unfair. All that most people are saying is that we played well. Probably Real were not to the level they were in the latter stages of the Champions league, but to assert that we looked good because they were not trying is downright absurd.
As I said when fletch is healthy he's boss in midfield.
I really don't think they would risk losing Ronaldo regardless of how many fans want to see him play. So either his "injury" wasn't as bad as they let on, it was all a scheme to mess with Van Gaal's head over team selection, or they put him in as a "last resort" to try and win the game. In my opinion, it was the latter. Ronaldo hasn't looked well all summer, and Van Gaal doesn't strike me as the type that could be put off easily.
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More like Marca blurred the stadium to hide red shirts than photoshop more white shirts to be honest.
But what does it matter if they gave it their all or if they are in form or not? . Beating Real Madrid 3-1 is a great result and that gives fans and players alike confidence in the new system and ¨trainer-coach¨. When was the last time we were this excited about our team? We should not look at any other teams and their reasons for failing, just look at ourselves and be proud of today.
That has to be the worst technique I've ever seen
Well, we'd agree to disagree about that. United were good. Real had absolutely dominated Inter, with second string players (I had been to the game). No one is claiming that we will win the title yet. So not like scousers. All that most ppl here claim is that we will play exciting football next season and the pre-season provides enough evidence to support that.
Zaha is still raw. I suspect we will see him loaned out to a Premier League club where he would be expected to refine his skills. Same with Micheal Keane as well.
With Zaha we would need patience, no point in hurrying him into the squad. I don't see a role for him in a 3-5-2 system. After watching the pre season it should be clear now to LvG that he can't play as striker but can only be played as a winger.
A loan spell under someone like Martinez or Koeman with regular playing time in the prem should do wonders for him.
Maybe you are just the type whose glass is half empty. Or you just criticised for the sake of it. Anyone who's not blind would see the difference the team made (in terms of confidence and how to play fluently etc) between now and last season.
Real not being in form is partly because their opposition has been better. Today we are the better team and a team which a months ago came 7th and fans are asking a wholesale shipping out.
If you want to choose to be negative after a game like today, you don't deserve to be happy. Let us be happy for the team and for the new manager will you?
Lingaard is quality
I know a lot of people want us to go spending but with him, Januzaj, Zaha, Powell, the keane bros and Blacket and Shall and Welbz we have a solid squad
I know a lot of people want us to go spending but with him, Januzaj, Zaha, Powell, the keane bros and Blacket and Shall and Welbz we have a solid squad
I agree completely.
LVG is going to have a lot of interesting choices to make after this tour. Ok it was nowhere near a full strength Real but they were there to win that's for sure: imagine 3 out of 3 losses in this competition : real have enough pride to try and aviod that at all costs. IMO every one of our players both starters and subs can be proud of their game today. For me the standouts were Jones, colossal in central defence - sure there must be some great face close-ups - Young, who is being the stand up Young we all hoped for when he arrived at OT rather than the cowardly diving one and Kagawa who is just so creative with the ball. special mentions for pretty much everyone else...
Applied glue to shoes to keep feet on the ground
Applied glue to shoes to keep feet on the ground
LVG is going to have a lot of interesting choices to make after this tour. Ok it was nowhere near a full strength Real but they were there to win that's for sure: imagine 3 out of 3 losses in this competition : real have enough pride to try and aviod that at all costs. IMO every one of our players both starters and subs can be proud of their game today. For me the standouts were Jones, colossal in central defence - sure there must be some great face close-ups - Young, who is being the stand up Young we all hoped for when he arrived at OT rather than the cowardly diving one and Kagawa who is just so creative with the ball. special mentions for pretty much everyone else...
Applied glue to shoes to keep feet on the ground
Were you watching the same match I did? I thought Zaha was awful. Cleverly was average at best. Michael Keane had a nightmare, but I'd not be too harsh on him because he was against one of the 3 best players of the world.
He shot with his right. His left leg is there. How do?
More funny stuff was what some tweets reaction, such as this: 
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"Greetings young Jedi, what brings you to our remote sanctuary"? "I'm searching for a Micah Richards penalty"!
5:37 PM - 2 Aug 2014
Kean was most definitely not having a nightmare!
Keane was very good tonight. His only mistake was the penalty..
Well said.
Whenever he was in a 1-v-1 against Bale he got skinned. Admittedly he did look good in possession at times.
There was another time in the second half when Bale got past him like he did not even exist, and de Gea saved Isco's deflected shot.
Did more than I would expect from such a young player. I was positively surprised.
Is/Was there a press conference with van Gaal after the game by the way?
Still need another CM & CB.
That's just not true at all.
really? please elaborate?
Keane will stay. We need the defensive cover regardless of if we bring in another CB.
Where did I say we weren't better? Where did I say we didn't make improvements? Get a grip and read my posts. I simply claimed Real wasn't in top form so this win is not to be overstated. That's just being realistic not negative as you suggest.
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