After an undeserved win last week United were back to losing ways as they went down to defeat at Brighton. Bit unlucky actually, they played alright and but for a freakishly funny disallowed goal they might have won.
Danny Welcrap has started the season well with goals against Everton and now United. If he can score against Arsenal and City too this season I might have to start putting some respect on his name. That's a very big IF though.
Big Games James has started the season very well too and almost made it 2-0 as Brighton were in the ascendancy. Welbeck was denied by the bar but then United equalised with a massively deflected Diallo shot and the game suddenly became very open.
Brighton were throwing men forward and got caught by a quick counter that ended with Fernandes crossing to the back post where Garnacho finished it off. A couple of Brighton players appealed for offside whereas the United players and commentators seemed oblivious to it. I think Zirkzee knew, he looked a bit sheepish in the celebrations.
The Brighton players were right though, the ball hit Zirkzee’s knee just as it was crossing the line, and he was well offside. Cue lot's of bleating about it being unfair and not in the spirit of the game etc. It’s hilarious. Such a freak incident that we probably won’t see again all season in any league. I’ve seen loads of people saying that shouldn’t be offside and the rule is stupid blah blah blah, but this is an open and shut case. I’m not just saying that because it’s United either.
You can’t allow that goal to stand regardless of whether it’s accidental or not. It doesn’t matter that the ball was going in anyway either. He’s in an offside position and he knocks the ball over the line. You can’t judge these things on a case by case basis as there’s no subjectivity in this kind of offside. It is or it isn’t, and this is. There’s no controversy here and it’s just tough shit.
United’s misery was complete when four minutes into stoppage time Joao Pedro was left all alone at the back post to head the winner. Actually he wasn’t all alone, Brighton had another player waiting behind him. There were no United players anywhere near him though, which was proper schoolboy defending. Eight of them in a ten yard space, like they were doing a fucking rondo! Bet that doesn’t happen against us this week though. Pricks.
Interesting that Hag (I’m going to call him that from now on as I found out this week that my Dad thought that was his surname and that Ten was his forename) chose to not bitch about the disallowed goal and instead said that Zirkzee could have been more aware. Not sure what the lad could have done differently to be fair to him. He slid in after the initial cross and then can’t get out of the way when the shot hits him. Still, if Hag wants to throw his players under the bus that’s fine by me. Hopefully he’s doing more of the same on Sunday.
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