Our record against bottom of the barrel teams this season

VidaRed

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Wolves v Man Utd : Won 0-1 | Shots on Target 6-3
Man Utd v Newcastle : Won 4-1| Shots on Target 7-3
Young Boys v Man utd : Lost 2-1 | Shots on Target 5-2
Watford v Man utd : Lost 4-1 | Shots on Target 7-3
Man Utd v Young Boys : Drew 1-1 | Shots on Target 5-5
Norwich v Man Utd : Won 0-1 | Shots on Target 5-5
Newcastle v Man Utd : Drew 1-1 | Shots on Target 8-4
Man Utd v Burnley : Won 3-1 | Shots on Target 6-3
Man Utd v Wolves : Lost 0-1 | Shots on Target 2-6
Man Utd v Boro : Lost on pens | Shots on Target 9-3
Burnley v Man Utd : Drew 1-1 | Shots on Target 3-5

4W, 3D, 4L

Out of those 4 wins, only two were comfortable wins and we had a bit of luck to win the other two.

An abysmal record, even with a scarecrow as a manager we shouldn't be getting rolled over by these lot. For me, its primarily down to the players themselves.
 
Wolves are currently 8th and if they win their 2 games in hand they go a point above us so not sure why you consider them a bottom of the barrell team?
 
dcrompton said:
Wolves are currently 8th and if they win their 2 games in hand they go a point above us so not sure why you consider them a bottom of the barrell team?
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Should replace them with the draw against us.
 
We have a weak mentality and crumble under the first bit of pressure. We don't have even one player who can control the game the way Keane, Scholes or Carrick could, and when these shithouse teams are coming at us can take the ball, slow the tempo down or pin them back with incisive passes. Our Captain is often the one putting us under pressure in the first place.
 
dcrompton said:
Wolves are currently 8th and if they win their 2 games in hand they go a point above us so not sure why you consider them a bottom of the barrell team?
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True. Our squad probably cost like 100 times more than theirs though. We always struggle against them though.
 
VidaRed said:
An abysmal record, even with a scarecrow as a manager we shouldn't be getting rolled over by these lot. For me, its primarily down to the players themselves.
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I don't think it's quite that simple to be honest. We've had this problem for a while i.e. we can't break down teams who put XI men behind the ball.

I am actually more positive after Boro and Burnley, because in both games we really should have been 3-0 up at HT. It's been a while since we've consistently created several good openings in a game, so hopefully the goals will start to come. Certainly under RR, I can see what we are trying to achieve going forwards and with the counter-press.
 
I get the sentiment.
We are odds on to win matches that we draw, or worse lose.

But our form as a collective, and individually make for a good part of the oppositions team talk.
Kick them when they are down.

A run of performances where we defend well, and take out chances - resulting in wins, would help to ride the wave of doubt in our own players, but also in the opposition.

The challenging part of the, is looking at the fixtures. Odds ON for the next 3 in the league. Odds OFF for the 3 after that.
 
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