Mancs away match thread.

[Harry Squatter]

When is Cissoko back?

[mike23]

Thought we were the better team for long periods but gave away another really poor goal from a corner and kept messing up our final ball when in promising positions. Still it was an improvement over most of our recent trips to Old Trafford where the entire team usually collectively seem to forget how to play football and it was certainly a lot better than Saturday. Frustrating night and it's been a shit week and really need to go and get a win at Sunderland on Sunday now or that good start to the season will have been completely undone.

[Hand Shandy]

It's hilarious some of the excuses people make. What has being on the right got to do with the inability to hit a shot on target or find a team-mate with a pass, two things Jordan Horrenderson seems to struggle with every single game?

 

What is he exactly? I'd play him at right back just because he's hopeless at anything besides running.

You're not even trying now...

[magicrat]

Even though we went out of a competition losing to the Mancs I was a lot more pissed at that abortion of a game against Southampton on Saturday. We were the better team tonight and the side had a decent balance about it. If we play like that every game we wont lose too many .

 Saturday Rodgers fucked up royally and we got exactly what we deserved.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

It's hilarious some of the excuses people make. What has being on the right got to do with the inability to hit a shot on target or find a team-mate with a pass, two things Jordan Horrenderson seems to struggle with every single game?

 

What is he exactly? I'd play him at right back just because he's hopeless at anything besides running.

Are you hard of reading? I was replying to a specific points. Dave, pull up the drawbridge, mate.

[old skool tom]

3-5-2 is deffo best system with our 'legless' midfield three (apart from Henderson) at moment and it will help having Suarez & Danny together upfront.

 

if we can somehow get men in box quicker (not easy with slow CMs) and improve our final ball/selection we'll be force to be reckoned with.

[Fugitive]

It's good to see that FF is still full of twats... Well done!!!

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Shitters to lose, but once Suarez and Sturridge are 100% fit, Moses kicks on and Coutinho comes back I think we'll be alright. We were OK today with a front 3 that hadn't played together and two clearly weren't as fit as they could be. 

Probably our best performance of the season even though we lost and we gave away a shit goal. Other than that I don't think they troubled us that much.

 

This.

[cmuller]

Can't fault the effort but the quality still isn't there. Central midfield needs an overhaul. Full backs need an overhaul too. God knows what's happened to defending and attacking as a unit also. Our set up and tactics has led to players being really isolated with and without the ball far too much in every game this season.

[lebron]

Played well enough 1st half, but as soon as they got the goal the game was over.

 

A note on the refereeing. How high is the bar for one of their players to get a booking at their place? Ridiculous the stuff they get away with

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Can't fault the effort but the quality still isn't there. Central midfield needs an overhaul. Full backs need an overhaul too. God knows what's happened to defending and attacking as a unit also. Our set up and tactics has led to players being really isolated with and without the ball far too much in every game this season.

Aye. Central defence and in attack we have more quality and better cover than before the summer. Probably a better goalie also. Main focus in the next windows should be central midfield where we need one player to go straight in and improve the team. In addition a new right back to challenge Johnson as first choice.

[Bur]

Played well enough 1st half, but as soon as they got the goal the game was over.

 

The harsh, damning reality. But chin up, only two points off the top, we were top of the league not long ago. Nothing to worry about. *buries head in sand*

[Ne Moe Imya]

Even though we went out of a competition losing to the Mancs I was a lot more pissed at that abortion of a game against Southampton on Saturday. We were the better team tonight and the side had a decent balance about it. If we play like that every game we wont lose too many .

 Saturday Rodgers fucked up royally and we got exactly what we deserved.

 

Sums it up well.

 

I rather liked the 3-4-1-2 experiment.  Get Johnson back on that right side, Cissokho on the left and I think it makes good use of the players we have as it allows all of them to play in their best positions.

 

We'll still be a much better side when we have our own Yaya Toure in midfield, mind.  That Lucas-Gerrard pairing will be the death of us.

[skend04]

A bit more encouraged by tonight's second half performance. Hopefully can kick on with it but have to say Gerrard needs to ditch England as he just doesn't have the engine anymore to do both. He's been coasting since getting back from international duty and with no sign of him being benched we are in essence asking Lucas to cover a lot more yards and hence make more mistakes.

[Dr. J]

Lucas played very well the first half - got forward, broke up their play in their end and covered some ground.

 

Still, our midfield could not control the game when the opposition was Giggs and Phil fecking Jones.

[Carvalho Diablo]

We bossed that from start til finish.

 

The difference was that Graham Gooch haired twat Clattenberg. Fucking shithouse AIDS ridden shitcunt turbo bastard.

[derykw]

We really should be beating Utd`s second string but we didn`t play to bad I suppose. The final ball/touch/shot consistently fucked us up though.

 

I quite liked the system but as with any system it`s only as good as it`s weakest component which brings us once again to central midfield. It worries me greatly that we`re relying on what I think is one of the weakest midfields in the division. Apart from a spell midway in the first half when Lucas won a few balls and made a few good passes, the engine room spluttered along in it`s usual ineffective fashion. It puts little pressure on opposition possession and creates very little for our forwards, if we have  to rely on what we have long term then I think we`re in trouble. Gerrard looks almost totally spent.  

[BCM]

Fuck me that was abysmal tonight against  a shadow united side. I think De Gea made one save. Sturridge was awful.

On to sunday

[Jairzinho]

 

It's hilarious some of the excuses people make. What has being on the right got to do with the inability to hit a shot on target or find a team-mate with a pass, two things Jordan Horrenderson seems to struggle with every single game?

 

What is he exactly? I'd play him at right back just because he's hopeless at anything besides running. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wri-eCPc3Io

[TheHowieLama]

Get in!!! IP check please.

[dennis tooth]

Eh? No, I thought he was superb. Sakho, yeah?

 

Whats that 1 draw from 3 games he's played in?

[TheHowieLama]

Again - priceless, but obviously trying too hard - back to zero.

[stringvest]

At least that was better than Saturday.  United are shit though, and we were worse.  Can we please jib Lucas now.  Sterling's shit Chuck Berry impression when running is doing my head in as well. Get Henderson in the Lucas role, where his lack of bottle will cause less of a problem.  Our new CB is nothing if not entertaining.  I think he'll be fine once he gets used to the English game and the round globe thing that we kick about.  

[dennis tooth]

Ive only stated two irrefutable facts, reference to another first game exit from a cup and the results in games Sahko has played in vs win win win before that, I'll also throw in a reference to a strong possiblity back to the vague hope that is seventh at the weekend.

[TheHowieLama]

C'mon man - two games. Two, not three. Like the Coutinho thing - stay away from facts and stats, You are bigger than that minutiae.