The Manchester United Thread XXII

Now this is an overreaction.

Come on now, we have clearly improved.

Now this is an overreaction.

Come on now, we have clearly improved.

Mate you're turning into United's version of Ty.

I don't think fundamentally there was much difference between our attacking plan this game and Liverpool other than a Rashford quick fire double. Long and direct in attack, 6-3-1 passive numbers game in defence.

Why does he wait in most big games? His game plan is based on United keeping a clean sheet, like the first Spurs game he doesn't care whether the goal comes in the first or the final minute. Its risky and poor plan, but I don't think it can be called arrogance specifically against Sevilla when we are happy to ceed possession and influence in most games of this magnitude. As I said Sevilla are not a good team, certainly not defensively, so I don't see how being so cautious is arrogance. We showed Sevilla far too much respect, rather than not enough.

I didn't say we lost the game because of Pogba though neither did I blame the loss on any specific player. I just pointed out that Sanchez and Pogba have been quite bad for us.

The reason I call it arrogance is because United tonight, I Thought, looked like a side who felt like they were going to win without putting any effort in. Like they could meander through this 2 legged tie and eventually Sevilla would bow down and let them have it. You simply cannot win games like That, especially in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Mourinho should be taking this seriously, win the game first, **** about later.

We have improved from Van Gaal and Moyes. That is true.

But he's had more time than both, spent a **** more and David ****ing Moyes went further in the CL.

Sanchez has been awful since he came.

Its ok though because he runs around a lot chasing after balls he loses.

@trapking
Nah enough is enough.

Do we have an identity in our team? No.
Is going into every big game with a defeatist attitude something we should appreciate? No.

Give a top manager the time and budget Jose's had, we'd be much closer to City and wouldn't be laughing at getting knocked out of the CL by a team with a negative GD in La Liga.

On Sanchez, I don't think dropping a known selfish attacker who has spent the last few years doing whatever the **** he wanted, into a disfunctional attacking system and saying do whatever the **** you want just make sure you track back, is ever going to end well.

Be real, if Sanchez had gone to City he'd be lighting it up. Pep knows who Sanchez is and still wanted to sign him a second time. He's a good player.

@trapking
Nah enough is enough.

Do we have an identity in our team? No.
Is going into every big game with a defeatist attitude something we should appreciate? No.

Give a top manager the time and budget Jose's had, we'd be much closer to City and wouldn't be laughing at getting knocked out of the CL by a team with a negative GD in La Liga.

Sanchez has been awful since he came.

Its ok though because he runs around a lot chasing after balls he loses.

bring in Tony Kross and swap him for Pogba.

Away goals rule literally came into play to stop teams parking the bus away from home.

Mourinho still does it.

Cost him in 2013/14 against Atletico and it’s cost him against Sevilla.

Don’t get why you wouldn’t attack a team shipping 5 to ‘defensive’ Atletico and ****ing Eibar.

Mourinho just thinks “important game” and immediately plays defensive. Doesn’t even seem to consider anything else and it’s laughable at this stage.

Quality manager over his career, but the resources generally available to him have been plentiful. He might get the odd result in a big game, but his football is painful to watch and he’s never gonna win the biggest competitions playing like this.

I just don’t understand why he set up so defensively in a game he had to score in. Did he just assume you’d win 1-0 and was too arrogant to consider the possibility of a Sevilla goal? 🤔