[Withnail]

Winning requires scoring twice. I can easily see this match finishing 1-0 with few more chances.

Players are very rusty. It's evident that Kane and Rashford haven't played for a while. Looks like a friendly. Pogba needs to come on just to take some of the focus off Bruno. Spurs are having an easy time defending sitting deep when they only have to worry about 2-3 players.

I agree Pogba will come on, along with James going off. I was factoring that into things when saying we can still win it.

 

[Nickosaur]

Think we've been good, but not much cutting edge. De Gea and Maguire will get deserved stick for the goal but Rashford should really have put away his chance earlier in the half.

Still confident though. 2-1 united.

 

[Bastian]

But didn't he compete for it with Shaw? Looks very offside to me.

It's a tough call. You can definitely argue it was a second phase of play. We had control of the ball briefly in that whole episode.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

He was played onside by AWB i think

Are you sure, he looked off looking at the pitch lines.

 

[M Bison]

Bang on from Keane; less bothered about Shaw's part in it but Maguire and DDG, absolutely terrible for that goal.

 

[Stevondo8]

Bruno decent, everyone else piss poor. No intensity (perhaps understandable considering) but huge lack of care and quality in any forward pass

 

[dove]

Did Keane say anything about Ole? As he surely deserves a punching too.

 

[el3mel]

Yeah sure mate, like we have another goalkeeper just ready to g... oh.

I'll prefer to have Romero for the rest of the season.

 

[Superunknown]

Come on. This is night and day compared to before the break.

It may not be the crowd but they weren't given enough time to get properly fit.

The matches have all been poor so far

I agree that they probably weren't given enough time to get fit. Can't argue with that.
But, whilst Fernandes coming in did improve us (a lot), we have played tons of games this season where we haven't played too dissimilar to how we're playing now. Average with the ball, not incisive enough, silly mistakes, goalkeeping errors, weak in specific areas of the field (left back). It's not like this is a shocking difference to how we were playing in most of our games before, mostly pre-Fernandes.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

The last 3 goals we have conceded in all competitions have all come from goalkeeping errors.

 

[El Zoido]

Yeah, I'm not sure this is about the crowd. We didn't play too differently beforehand to how we're playing now. This is just us.

It’s not just our game, it’s all of them. It’s so weird. I watched the Saints game before this and it felt like nothing mattered. Football needs crowds.

 

[Crackers]

Keane's an embarrassment at times. Can't believe people lap up his shit.

Why? He's angry at the our play, for good reason. He may be a bit loose with his words, but he's not wrong in what he's stated (other than the punching lark)

 

[Santoryo]

The defense let us down the most. Conceding stupid goals like this shake teams hence why we even collapse in midfield while we had control earlier. That defending from Maguire(shouldn't even call it defending) was beyond bad.

 

[Betson]

Roy Keanes desire to throw punches is a good example of why he never made it as a manager

And also a good example of why he was the best captain we ever had.

 

[Swearing Budgie]

McTom, James and Fred are not really good enough at football for the Premier League

 

[Andycoleno9]

Sure but Martial is the opposite. All the talent and no work rate. It goes hand in hand.

But Martial with his talent will still score goals. James with his work rate and without real talent is useless in most of games. To be clear here; there are situations and games where he is useful but it is only when we are leading and other team goes all out in attack.

 

[DWelbz19]

Some of these are fecking lucky they don’t have a Roy Keane type of character in that dressing room.

It’s supposed to be Maguire. Believe it or not.

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

Shaw loves sucking into the middle of the pitch.

 

[Feed Me]

And Maguire

That was one of the best meltdowns I’ve seen in ages.

I’m not getting emotionally involved with United.

It was lovely during lockdown and I don’t want to feel like Keane

 

[PoTMS]

Can't see us scoring 2 now. The best we can hope for is a draw.

 

[TrustInJanuzaj]

It's a tough call. You can definitely argue it was a second phase of play. We had control of the ball briefly in that whole episode.

Im not sure we ever did so id disagree there.

 

[Judas]

To be fair how many points are people going to allow De Gea to cost us? I don’t have anywhere near the faith in him as I used to, and I know I’m not alone in that. He’ll make amazing saves, but a howler is never too far away. He still looks a mess at corners too which is a bit tragic.

 

[OldTrevil]

We were the better side for majority of the half. Pogba and Mason to come in for quality on the ball as mou will park a double decker. They capitalized on a mistake and we're not getting anything from the ref, tough to come back but doable with the right moves

 

[DevilRed]

Got his big contract, and quite predictably his form has gone down the toilet.

Might have something to do with his usual goalkeeping coach leaving us. He just seems like he is in a major dip of form.

 

[iluvoursolskjær]

He’s not far off the truth given DDG last 12 months vs his salary and status.

gotta agree as much as I struggle to shake off the loyalty to DDG. has cost us too much this season.

 

[sammsky1]

Pretty much, people on here falling for it and thinking they really mean anything they’re saying.

What should they say?

 

[Sassy Colin]

The more I see it the more shockingly poor De Gea was for the goal. Completely unacceptable.

He shouldn't have even had to make that save, if we had a functioning defence.

 

[DWelbz19]

The last 3 goals we have conceded in all competitions have all come from goalkeeping errors.

De Gea’s alright though, you know.

 

[Withnail]

Are you sure, he looked of looking at the pitch lines.

Even if he was, I don't think you can give that when he didn't touch the ball and two United players touched it before he won it back.

I wouldn't like to see that type of thing given against us.

 

[TMDaines]

Keane hates DDG the same way Souness can’t stand Pogba

Souness is irrational. Keane is entirely rational. United have one of the best keepers at the league, but for some reason he’s at Sheffield United. United shit the bed and are now having to pay a hasbeen £300k a week to tank their league position again.

 

[Crackers]

Shaw loves sucking into the middle of the pitch.

and then skulking back to the corner flag

 

[Kostov]

Fred and James the worst of the lot by far for me. DDG and Maguire shocking on the goal. Goal was undeserved but since then they've had us on strings. If we want any chance we need to move the ball about 5x faster, no clue what happened to the fast playing out of the back from pre-quarantine. We're so off the pace.

We can’t play LASK every week mate

 

[Santoryo]

Why? He's angry at the our play, for good reason. He may be a bit loose with his words, but he's not wrong in what he's stated (other than the punching lark)

Nah, he has to calm the feck down. Everyone is angry especially at the dense and DeGea for their blunder, no need to sound like a wild bully on tv spewing vitriol at people though.

 

[Betson]

Perfect chance for Pogba now(if he gets on soon), this is why we paid the big bucks. For a player who can turn situations like this around.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Got his big contract, and quite predictably his form has gone down the toilet.

Might have something to do with his usual goalkeeping coach leaving us. He just seems like he is in a major dip of form.

His form was in the toilet when he got the big contract. That’s the worry.

 

[FireballXL5]

If we get an early goal I think we can pinch this. Spurs are a poor team.

 

[jesperjaap]

All the talk of certain players we are are linked with not getting in our starting eleven and how we will challenge just adding Sancho for example, this first half emphasises a stark reminder of where we are actually at and its way short individually and as a team:
DeGea - He has turned into Barthez over the last 18months, a very good keeper making fantastic saves .....and letting in soft ones time and time again
MaGuire - Is a good defender, he isnt a great one by any means though, shocking how easily he got turned here
Lindelof - Just isnt good enough, positionally unaware and awful at tricking runners, weak in the air, he really is so average
Bissaka - I love him, but he does need to improve going forward
Fred and Mctominay - Been getting lots of plaudits and both have been the same again, Fred is decent and McTominay is great at breaking up play....and poor in distribution
Daniel James - Sorry, he really isnt good enough, has no vision or ability to play the final pass whatsoever, he is Theo Walcott mark 2
Martial - just doesnt do enough consistently

I wasnt confident of a top four finish before today and am still not. All these regular occurences leave me to say and not as an over reaction.....

Time to cash in on DeGea and use Romero/Henderson?

We need a centre back partner better for Maguire that covers his weaknesses as well, like Ferdinand did for Vidic. I like Bailly and Tuanzabe far more as options but it appears both struggling to stay fit. I still think we need to sign another centre back and sell most of the ones we currently have

Central midfield - Even the pundits saying we have several great options now there, do we? Matic bar the last couple of months looked like his legs had gone, Pogba has flattered to decieve his whole career desite his ability, Perreira and Lingard are pants amd McTominay and Fred are jsut decent.

Right wing - Obviously needs looking at James would barely start for any other premiership league club, why is he for the biggest?

Striker - Greenwood is of course a big hope

 

[-Supreme-]

To be fair how many points are people going to allow De Gea to cost us? I don’t have anywhere near the faith in him as I used to, and I know I’m not alone in that. He’ll make amazing saves, but a howler is never too far away. He still looks a mess at corners too which is a bit tragic.

Yep but no doubt there will be plenty will say that he's been great and only off form for a few months

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

NOT the game for James. So obvious Spurs would sit back. James is never going to succeed.

HE is a role player that needs space and counters.

 

[iluvoursolskjær]

He shouldn't have even had to make that save, if we had a functioning defence.

the whole defensive phase was shocking. 2-3 mistakes almost simultaneously.