FA W FA Cup Semi-Final

Coventry City 3:3 Manchester United

Post-match discussion


Sun, 21 April 2024

Was I the only one completely emotionless? It doesn’t even matter, another abysmal performance owns us embarrassment and a free beating in the final, so what.
Only thing they can still fight for is that EL spot but even that seems unreachable, Erics latest comments show he’s gone and the players know it

Not the only one - I feel emotionless too. Obviously will always want us to win but hard to feel proud when we are consistently so poor and showing so little fight.
 
I just love the fact the neutrals would have been dead excited for an hour only for us to win on pens haha gutted lads
 
Speaking as a neutral, that was really poor from United. Coventry were the better side and deserved to go to the final. Absolutely gutted for them. I don't think it matters much in the grand scheme of things as City would hammer either side in the final.
 
I've been frustrated before this season, I've been angry. but in all my 50+ years supporting us, this is the first time I've been embarrassed. We were so awful my City and Chelsea mates haven't even text to mock....

the only good thing you can say is four good penalties and brave of Hojulund to go fifth having not been passed to for 120 minutes
 
We've done that a few times, where we've just shipped a couple of goals to throw a comfy win away.
But 3 goals, to a team as pony as Coventry? Unreal.

Thank goodness we at least have a tiny chance of a cup to look forward to.
 
Shame that Onana's two bookings don't see him banned for next PL games...
 
The most unsatisfying win in my decades of being a United fan. I seriously felt bad for Coventry and I have never ever in my life have felt that for our opposition. The only feeling should always be us winning

Disgusting performance, disgusting attitude

I dont care for any of these players staying except for Mainoo and maybe Dalot + Garna. And the only concern about Ten Hag sacking is - zero confidence in INEOS's ability to recruit a decent replacement, otherwise - I am very much done with Erik and his bullshit
 
What a feckin mess. I've not advocated for ten hags sacking yet, but I am now. I'd like him gone. Enough of this absolute mental bollocks.
 
I’ve never been so disgusted with our players as I am today and they should be ashamed of themselves, we don’t deserve to be in the cup final and ETH and a lot of our squad don’t deserve their fecking jobs.

I can only pray that Ratcliffe is fecking ruthless this summer and bins ETH and a lot of the players off once the season ends, absolutely fecking gutless cnuts.
 
Wonder if Coventry will regret not going at us earlier, felt like they showed us far too much respect early on and let our dodgy defence off the hook and gave us a lot of space to work in. Once they got their tails up and actually dared to go at us they noticed how much success they could have (much like every other team) and probably should've won it.

We should use every game between now and the end of the season as preparation for the final, get the game plan down to a T, we're going to need it.
 
A man getting 2 yellow cards and staying on the pitch even though the ref is aware of it. Didn't think that was possible until today. Game's gone mad.

Who cares anyway, we're there. ETH got a chance to at least give us something now after this shambles of a season.
 
I’ve never been so disgusted with our players as I am today and they should be ashamed of themselves, we don’t deserve to be in the cup final and ETH and a lot of our squad don’t deserve their fecking jobs.

I can only pray that Ratcliffe is fecking ruthless this summer and bins ETH and a lot of the players off once the season ends, absolutely fecking gutless cnuts.

Summer? I'd bin him tonight after that pathetic display.
 
Keep your tippy tappy nonsense, and keeping the ball.

I want to see my team comfortably on top, throw it all away, then win it back.

Give me drama, give me self harm, give me heartburn.

sell all of them
 
Should be buzzing but I almost feel embarrassed

We’re fecking shite
 
ETH knew exactly what he was doing, take a lead, let them back in so they believe in themselves and then wallop them in penalties.
 
I've been frustrated before this season, I've been angry. but in all my 50+ years supporting us, this is the first time I've been embarrassed. We were so awful my City and Chelsea mates haven't even text to mock....

the only good thing you can say is four good penalties and brave of Hojulund to go fifth having not been passed to for 120 minutes

I’d rather the piss taking than the pity we get now
 
Can't take off your one player who is breaking up their midfield play, and replace him with a man who cannot run. Because that happens.

Bring ericksen on for more on the ball compsure by all means, but you take off scott, have two deep mids and leave bruno as 10 if you want to do that.

Ten hag understands football, so I wonder why he is doing these things.
 
I have never felt more embarrassed for my team to win. In a semi-final too. Ten Hag is done. We are a shambles.
 
Undeserved. Eth has lost the players. No communication with them before the start of ET. None of the players looked his way. The team is disjointed, and change starts with the manager, hopefully sooner rather than later.
 
Shambolic

Don't care how the goals went in but a normal team does not blow a 3 goal lead in a semi final with 20 minutes to go. Glad a lot of them felt a bit sheepish at the end and didnt celebrate too much. Never has a penalty shootout win felt so hollow.
 
Are we perturbed that the most athletic man or the club seems to our 71 year old part owner?
 
A man getting 2 yellow cards and staying on the pitch even though the ref is aware of it. Didn't think that was possible until today. Game's gone mad.

Who cares anyway, we're there. ETH got a chance to at least give us something now after this shambles of a season.

That’s the rules though, I assume it’s been like that since forever.

Saying that, I doubt they ever expected goalkeepers to start acting the bell end.
 
ETH knew exactly what he was doing, take a lead, let them back in so they believe in themselves and then wallop them in penalties.
Yep, toying with them, it was never in doubt. Brilliant by Wan Bissaka at the end playing him offside.
 
I've been frustrated before this season, I've been angry. but in all my 50+ years supporting us, this is the first time I've been embarrassed. We were so awful my City and Chelsea mates haven't even text to mock....

the only good thing you can say is four good penalties and brave of Hojulund to go fifth having not been passed to for 120 minutes
They haven’t text you cos we’ve won mate
 
Basing this on nothing at all. But for any neutral out there is that one of the craziest fa cup semi‘s ever?
 

Man of the Match

Harry Maguire image Harry Maguire 33% of 213 votes

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Score Predictions

134,27,6
  • Man Utd win
  • Coventry win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 21% Coventry 1:2 Man Utd
  • 19% Coventry 1:3 Man Utd
  • 17% Coventry 0:2 Man Utd
  • 11% Coventry 0:3 Man Utd
  • 7% Coventry 2:1 Man Utd
  • 4% Coventry 2:3 Man Utd
  • 3% Coventry 2:0 Man Utd
  • 2% Coventry 0:1 Man Utd
  • 2% Coventry 1:1 Man Utd
  • 2% Coventry 1:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 3:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 2:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 0:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 3:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 1:5 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 3:1 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 1:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 0:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 3:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 4:2 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 9:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 2:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Coventry 0:5 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Coventry
  2. Man Utd
Possession
42% 58%
Shots
18 28
Shots on Target
5 6
Corners
6 8
Fouls
8 10

Referee

Robert Jones