We seem to be more conservative as a team than we were way back under Dave Sexton. At least he kept the wingers out on the flanks, we just seem so pedestrian and lacking width to break teams down. We need to play with wingers rather than wing backs. It isn't helping us at all asking them to be our outlets, especially when they aren't specialists in the position.
FA D FA Cup 4th Round
Cambridge United 0:0 Manchester United
Post-match discussion
Fri, 23 January 2015
He was on the bench for 60 odd minutes.
The moaning on here
People need to calm the feck down.
this.
You tell me....Frustrating. Especially when the guy replacing him is shifted out on the wing when he is actually a huge lump that can't run.
That's about right.
Well to be fair if you compare the line ups you use to the one that played tonight then tonight is worse. 2 of the games you link we nearly had reserve squads and squad players playing and 1 of them we won!
Tonight was just dreadful, it's not even the result it's the fact we're so tedious and dull to watch. Football at the end of the day is about entertainment and for me we're anything but entertaining to watch.
That's clearly where you stopped reading, because the rest of the sentence referred to the context of English football.
Tell me, which other club in the English league has he managed and had a stormer?
On his form this season, it will be no great loss.
We were the culprits tonight. Did nothing to move the ball around. Confined ourselves to passing backwards and sideways as we've done for the past several games. Front line was completely static leaving a void between them and Carrick and the back 3. Flank attacks were better on the left and completely shite on the right given it was Fellaini (bizarrely so) and Valencia.
This game's an example of our general malaise. Louis needs to take the rap for not correcting our greatest flaws, and that's off the ball movement. Nobody tries to play it through the middle, or draw defenders off to make space and create opportunities to play meaningful incisive passing. He and we have certainly seen enough games to know what's wrong. The amount of chances we're creating is absolutely abysmal and unbecoming of a team trying to challenge for the title and play in Europe.
This game's an example of our general malaise. Louis needs to take the rap for not correcting our greatest flaws, and that's off the ball movement. Nobody tries to play it through the middle, or draw defenders off to make space and create opportunities to play meaningful incisive passing. He and we have certainly seen enough games to know what's wrong. The amount of chances we're creating is absolutely abysmal and unbecoming of a team trying to challenge for the title and play in Europe.
Again, as everyone here would agree, it's because we have been poor and not because they are that good. That's the whole point of why people are getting mad.
He has a good point. How is United expected to win if the other team won't just let United win? And how can United cope with the fact that the match is played outside and on grass?
Breathe in, hold for 10 seconds, blow out through mouth. Repeat 10 times.
There, feel better.
Now don't hold back let us know what you think.
Me too.
Though we were a bit embarrassing - should have been able to break them down. But it's a funny old game.
The pitch was the biggest problem, the ball bobbling around scared our players half to death so there was no pace to anything we did, just slow plodding build up because no one could dribble with it or judge a pass properly. Crap but whatever, its not the end of the world.
My highlights:
The Cambridge player blocking two of their shots on the line.
Herrera MUST have made an impression on LVG's mind. It's also conclusive proof he exists
Em.
I just started laughing at Jones, so that was funny I guess.
I got promoted during the match, which is nice.
FA Cup match against OT that we should win, should score a few goals at home. More minutes for Januzaj etc?
The Cambridge player blocking two of their shots on the line.
Herrera MUST have made an impression on LVG's mind. It's also conclusive proof he exists
Em.
I just started laughing at Jones, so that was funny I guess.
I got promoted during the match, which is nice.
FA Cup match against OT that we should win, should score a few goals at home. More minutes for Januzaj etc?
Give him a little time.
One positive! Another game.. A lot of our players needs more games. Rafael, Shaw, Januzaj needs game time and Valdes will probably start against them. 
Of course not. We have drawn with conference sides before like Burton and Exeter 0-0 both away and at home in the last decade in the FA Cup and been knocked out by lower league teams like Bournemouth.
It was a poor performance but we will win the replay.
Again, kept good possession, but it seems that we struggle to break teams down when they defend with eleven men behind the ball. We were just too slow in possession, which allows teams to move across the pitch with ease.
Also, has anyone else noticed that our centre midfielders played way too high up the pitch today? This isn't the first time this has happened, therefore, i'm led to believe this is a tactic by Van Gaal, but I honestly can't see the benefits of it. It leaves our centre backs and holding midfielder isolated, thus playing long balls, often resulting in losing it. If we do lose it, because our midielders are so high up, teams find it easy to counter us. Lastly, surely teams that are defending deep prefer this as they just have to basically mark our players, instead of being dragged out of position.
Second half it got a bit better. Van Gaal made a good tactical chance and it seems that he told Januzaj to stay wide, in order to stretch a compact Cambridge side. At times, it did work and Januzaj was able to get the ball into the box, but unfortunately didn't fall to any of our players.
This is to be expected when they come to Old Trafford, therefore, I feel we need to go with width on both sides, which should hopefully stretch Cambridge, meaning there should be more room in the middle.
Didn't play particularly well tonight, but what we need to remember is that we're still in the tie, and with the replay at Old Trafford (although on paper we should have won tonight) we should be winning and progressing through to the next round.
Also, has anyone else noticed that our centre midfielders played way too high up the pitch today? This isn't the first time this has happened, therefore, i'm led to believe this is a tactic by Van Gaal, but I honestly can't see the benefits of it. It leaves our centre backs and holding midfielder isolated, thus playing long balls, often resulting in losing it. If we do lose it, because our midielders are so high up, teams find it easy to counter us. Lastly, surely teams that are defending deep prefer this as they just have to basically mark our players, instead of being dragged out of position.
Second half it got a bit better. Van Gaal made a good tactical chance and it seems that he told Januzaj to stay wide, in order to stretch a compact Cambridge side. At times, it did work and Januzaj was able to get the ball into the box, but unfortunately didn't fall to any of our players.
This is to be expected when they come to Old Trafford, therefore, I feel we need to go with width on both sides, which should hopefully stretch Cambridge, meaning there should be more room in the middle.
Didn't play particularly well tonight, but what we need to remember is that we're still in the tie, and with the replay at Old Trafford (although on paper we should have won tonight) we should be winning and progressing through to the next round.
Ah the old acs... Fecking bastards better not be £40.
With a second/third string mix lineups.
I'll keep pointing that out because it has to be said really.
I think the worst thing is that I'm no longer surprised at United failing to win away from home.
We are paying those 11 players about £2 million a week collectively. I'd expect them to handle a shit pitch better than they did tonight.
He's been trying since we played Queens Park Raisins apparently but getting a grip on that Brylcream'd Just For Men Barnet is not easy when his arse is constantly twitching!
Cheer up you miserable bastards, its Friday!
You only have to laugh. As I'm on a performance based job, if I was churning out what these guys were, then I would have been out longgg ago. And I would have done it for a tenth of their price too!Look at those line ups, then look at today's line up.
There goes the weekend!
Gotta be happy for Cambridge.
We got knocked out against Bournemouth with a first choice team and they were in the old second division.
We left out Rooney, RVP, Mata and Shaw out tonight so also rested and rotated players. Either way does it really matter. This is hardly the worst result or performance in the club's history, it's happened a few times in the last decade so it's not even unprecented. Why do people have to be so melodramatic?
Any news on LVG post match comments
I think LvG will be pleased with the performance. We kept possession quite well. Good game.
They had 11 men behind the ball because we literally stopped attacking, turned around then passed the ball backwards. We actually forced them to have 11 men behind the ball by playing the ball back in front of all of them.
Because technically, it hasn't exactly happened like you say.
Why are people so eager to sweep it under the rug? One might also ask.
Why should LVG be beyond criticism?
Blame van Gaal all you like, but for eleven Manchester United players fail to beat Cambridge is completely unacceptable, regardless of system and tactics.
I'm not appalled, but our performance was disappointing. We can blame the pitch, the rain, the ball or whatever, but this one can't be blamed on the manager. We had vastly greater quality of talent, yet could barely bother their keeper.
Some of our players and most of our fans need to realise football isn't just about having XI better players and showing up.
Cambridge defended okay, the weather was sh*t, the pitch was a minefield and things didn't drop our way. It's hardly the first or last time there'll be a match like that in the FA Cup.
Matches like this are always bizarre, and sometimes you just need a moment of magic or luck to make the breakthrough. Didn't happen today, but if we play like that OT we'll annihilate them.
Cambridge defended okay, the weather was sh*t, the pitch was a minefield and things didn't drop our way. It's hardly the first or last time there'll be a match like that in the FA Cup.
Matches like this are always bizarre, and sometimes you just need a moment of magic or luck to make the breakthrough. Didn't happen today, but if we play like that OT we'll annihilate them.
Doesn't fecking work like that.
He's supposed to give them a clear idea of how he wants them to play though.
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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20%
Ander Herrera
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16%
Adnan Januzaj
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5%
David de Gea
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4%
Phil Jones
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3%
Angel Di Maria
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3%
Daley Blind
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2%
Michael Carrick
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1%
Radamel Falcao
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1%
James Wilson
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 419 ratings.
Score Predictions
551,22,14
- Man Utd win
- Cambridge win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 33% Cambridge 0:3 Man Utd
- 17% Cambridge 0:4 Man Utd
- 15% Cambridge 0:2 Man Utd
- 11% Cambridge 0:5 Man Utd
- 6% Cambridge 1:3 Man Utd
- 4% Cambridge 1:4 Man Utd
- 3% Cambridge 1:2 Man Utd
- 2% Cambridge 0:1 Man Utd
- 2% Cambridge 0:0 Man Utd
- 2% Cambridge 1:5 Man Utd
- 1% Cambridge 2:1 Man Utd
- 1% Cambridge 1:1 Man Utd
- 1% Cambridge 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% Cambridge 5:0 Man Utd
- 1% Cambridge 2:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 3:0 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 3:4 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 2:5 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 4:1 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 3:1 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 3:2 Man Utd
- 0% Cambridge 3:3 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Cambridge
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 25% 75%
- Shots
- 5 16
- Shots on Target
- 0 6
- Corners
- 4 7
- Fouls
- 6 13
Referee
Chris Foy
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Luke Shaw
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replaced by Ander Herrera
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replaced by Robin Van Persie
