Much better from the youngsters. How long has Andrea Pereira plays football? How can a Brazilian be so bad with the football. I think Elanga deserves Cup and some games when the season start. Looks like a proper player in Utd shirt.
QPR v Manchester United (Friendly) Saturday 24th July 2021 @ 3pm BST | 4-2 loss
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Looks a real danger doesn't he? Was impressed. He was clearly a bit nervous at the start and had some heavy touches but looked much better in the final 20mins. Took his goal very well.
No. In his however many games with Man Utd they've all been losses and draws. You're the first to notice.Has Pereira ever won a match with us? Feels like we haven't
Let us hope we at least gained fitness and that we can build on the performance with more first team players back. The youngesters did alright though. I think it was the senior players and the collective play that lacked.
Who cares? It's clear most of them won't be used, as they weren't last season.
You're losing your shit over nothing.
Parties are overrated
Nice twist of post, when I've clearly targetted criticism on our senior/2nd string players. Now it's our 'youth team' loss?
Whatever agenda you want to bring. I thought our youth played far better than the 2nd string players, and that is worrying.
Exactly. Some of the lads gave a good account of themselves. We actually played some really nice football in that last half an hour when we had the most kids on the pitch.
Everyone talking about it being a lesson for the youth team players but they came in and basically put some gloss on the performance. It was the first team players that were to blame.
Elanga our best player by miles despite a couple of poor touches and some poor finishing.
You serious? I was joking saying that, but wowzer if that is actually true. Feck sake
EDIT: nah man, it's not true!
It's a pre-season friendly and you barely had any first teamers, results are irrelevant.
That being said, I am asking for permission from the sensible Man United fans to wind up the idiots who are moaning about the result. You know they deserve it!
That being said, I am asking for permission from the sensible Man United fans to wind up the idiots who are moaning about the result. You know they deserve it!
Meltdown in preseason? Judging by this thread, yes.
We had a strong team out there, bar pellistri and mengi the rest are first teamers with bags of experience.
Shows the lack of depth in the squad, yes only a friendly but we're Man Utd and you play to win everytime you wear the badge.
Shows the lack of depth in the squad, yes only a friendly but we're Man Utd and you play to win everytime you wear the badge.
What we already know Matic, Pererra, Williams, James, Tuanzebe not good enough as back up players. Some promising cameos from our younger players and they seem to have some basic understanding of playing together.
Okay dear
Fill yer boots.
Yep. Could have easily finished 4-4
The young players played better.
Garner looks average sadly, I expected more from him. Levitt looked good, always showed for the ball. Elanga was fantastic. Dont think Hugill will make it, looks bang average. Shoretire, Galbraith and Mjebri looked bright but still need to develop more.
Elanga, Pellistri, Levitt, Williams and Garner need loans. Pereira, James and Lingard need to be sold.
Garner looks average sadly, I expected more from him. Levitt looked good, always showed for the ball. Elanga was fantastic. Dont think Hugill will make it, looks bang average. Shoretire, Galbraith and Mjebri looked bright but still need to develop more.
Elanga, Pellistri, Levitt, Williams and Garner need loans. Pereira, James and Lingard need to be sold.
Roger that, duffer. This is Papa Base. You are go to engage. I repeat, you have green light to engage at your discretion.
Only if you agree that Champions League's don't mean much if you don't win your domestic league the same season.
I guess I am new to this forum so I don't know much about individual posters but my god, the extent to which some people seem to be rattled by this essentially meaningless game (save for fitness) makes me think it's the first pre-season they've watched.
I thought the second half was actually quite good from the youngsters, save for that 5-6 min spell when QPR scored 3 goals. Dominated the ball and created some good moments too. Elanga, in particular, looked very sharp. The player who most disappointed me today was AWB, who looked like he didn't look like he wanted to expend too much effort.
I thought the second half was actually quite good from the youngsters, save for that 5-6 min spell when QPR scored 3 goals. Dominated the ball and created some good moments too. Elanga, in particular, looked very sharp. The player who most disappointed me today was AWB, who looked like he didn't look like he wanted to expend too much effort.
preseason friendly meltdownThis is 100% one of our biggest problems and isn't something that can be solved overnight. Really annoys me when I hear people saying to pay whatever it takes, then you have this problem down the line. Phil fecking Jones is on an absolute bomb.
We also need to not hang on to some of our youth players so long.... If it is clear they aren't gonna make the grade well them whilst they still have value.
Good thing you're not in any way involved as a judge of players being able to make it through.
Didnt say he is wank. Its just that we are stacked in his position. Would be great if he makes it but i feel Hannibal and Shola have good chance to make it here.
You believed that Bruno had said he wanted to leave if Pogba doesn't sign a new contract. No wonder they can keep making stuff up.
Ole? I agree.
That was not a strong team and maybe two of them were first teamers.
Winning is nice but it's not very important in Pre-season. The players will learn more from losing.
Totally agree. Ole needs to tell their agents to find them a new club. I rather play the youngsters and hope some setup to take their mins.
Doesn't have to be a pr move, just a journalist praying on people's desire to back their own narrative
Couldn't agree more.
Haha
Agree to disagree. I am more impressed by his touch, dribbling, attacking intent than worried by his missed chances
Not sure if I'm a sensible united fan but you are a sensible Chelsea fan. Go right ahead
The senior players should all be very sheepish after today's game. Yes, it was only an exhibition match. However, to my eyes, we looked much better once we went pretty much full youth+Mata.
Lots of mistakes from a lot of players with a lot of senior experience. Not much anyone can be proud of.
For the likes of Elanga, yeah the lad made a few errors, but he's not supposed to be a leader in this type of match. Plus he still scored eventually.
For a lot of players all this match did is lower the fee any buying club might be interested in paying.
PS) Levitt looks ahead of our other midfielders. Going to Croatia maybe not as crazy as it seemed.
Lots of mistakes from a lot of players with a lot of senior experience. Not much anyone can be proud of.
For the likes of Elanga, yeah the lad made a few errors, but he's not supposed to be a leader in this type of match. Plus he still scored eventually.
For a lot of players all this match did is lower the fee any buying club might be interested in paying.
PS) Levitt looks ahead of our other midfielders. Going to Croatia maybe not as crazy as it seemed.
I have more concerns about low quality of the brodcaster than our performance today. Can't believe I had just subscribed for this.
Don't think anyone's praised them for conceding 4 have they? There's a difference between genuine criticism and using a preseason game for agenda posting.
Giving Pereira a contract of £50k a week, Williams £65k a week is simply a crime against humanity.
Absolutely. Might be a great change, if pogba stays, etc etc... Just ridiculous to think that some paper could report it correctly being more likely than some paper just making it up
I wasn’t criticizing, I’m pointing out a general rule of thumb, that an article without a quote is almost always rubbish. But just because it’s made up doesn’t mean Ole won’t go 433. Maybe the reporter heard 433 has been discussed, who knows, but it’sa good rule of thumb, especially in “silly season”.
His game has gone up a couple of notches the past 12 months
I really don't think many of our young players have a future here. Probably only Amad, Elanga, Pellistri and Mejbri to be honest.
Also what an absolute joke that we still have Peireira here stinking up the place.
Also what an absolute joke that we still have Peireira here stinking up the place.