Nick "Pisshead" Powell for Juan Mata

Philosophers, what was the deal with that substitution?

Why not Perreira? but Nick Powell who hasn't kicked a ball in the first team since Januzaj played wing back against MK Dons?

Weird, and if you believe RedNews has caused a bit of a problem in the dressing room.

Difficult to explain in a post, but PM postcode and I'll break it down for you in person.

Originally Posted by Neo

Difficult to explain in a post, but PM postcode and I'll break it down for you in person.

I'm sure a well educated fella like yourself can put it into words.

Why Powell and not Perreira?

I think the answer is, 'why not?'

Let me help you forge that narrative

https://twitter.com/barneyrednews/status/674558084455485440

He poses a threat in the air and has a wonder strike

i heard mata was straight on the blower to barney after the final whistle to let him know.

#staysonhere

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

Philosophers, what was the deal with that substitution?

Why not Perreira? but Nick Powell who hasn't kicked a ball in the first team since Januzaj played wing back against MK Dons?

Weird, and if you believe RedNews has caused a bit of a problem in the dressing room.

Don't agree with the sub. Also thought he should have started Carrick alongside Schweinsteiger

But Van Gaal is a stickler for fitness and once he thinks a player is fading in the game, he makes a chance regardless of seniority or how the sub might look on paper. That's the only reason I can think of.

As for why Powell, maybe he just doesn't rate Perreira and/or wanted some height and physicality in the side for set pieces. And ultimately there were two goals from corners late on

Mata struggled to pass to a teammate last night, or to stay onside. Love the fella, but he's got no grounds for complaining about being subbed.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Mata struggled to pass to a teammate last night, or to stay onside. Love the fella, but he's got no grounds for complaining about being subbed.

Odd post he played very well indeed

Originally Posted by silv

Odd post he played very well indeed

Was good in the first half particularly.

I would always leave a player like Mata on in a game like that, he can conjure something up out of nothing.

Should have been pushed further forward with two holding CMs behind him to prevent the counter

Originally Posted by hopkins

Let me help you forge that narrative

https://twitter.com/barneyrednews/st...58084455485440

Hope he asks to leave

Originally Posted by silv

He poses a threat in the air and has a wonder strike

Also a huge boost for the lad after a pretty £#%&!ing miserable 18 months, he must have been doing something right in training etc. it was him in the mix forcing the OG, so pretty astute sub tbf.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Mata struggled to pass to a teammate last night, or to stay onside. Love the fella, but he's got no grounds for complaining about being subbed.

Correct. Started well, faded and was bullied out of it, in both halves. Passing the ball straight out of play twice in 5 minutes probably did for him.

Thought Corsa look bright tbh. Nearly set Smalling up for a tap in

Originally Posted by silv

Odd post he played very well indeed

Meh, I saw two passes into touch and one offside where he was too slow to get onside. That's more than I need to get the out.

Originally Posted by hopkins

Let me help you forge that narrative

https://twitter.com/barneyrednews/st...58084455485440

£#%&! me how would they know?

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

I'm sure a well educated fella like yourself can put it into words.

Why Powell and not Perreira?

It's a good question, and I will enlighten you to your heart's content when we meet.

Come to this spot tonight at 1am:

Was a very odd sub. Not because Pereira should have come on, but what does it do to Mata's confidence to get hooked for £#%&!ing Nick Powell in a crucial match?

I suspect height at set pieces might have been a factor, but overall a weird change.

Btw, when you seem more keen on talking about/goading other United fans than anything else, it does make it seem that you're far more interested in being proven right than actually supporting the team. Just saying.

Originally Posted by elephantstone

£#%&! me how would they know?

Because he's spoken directly to someone who was in that dressing room.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Because he's spoken directly to someone who was in that dressing room.

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

i heard mata was straight on the blower to barney after the final whistle to let him know.

#staysonhere

#sage

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Because he's spoken directly to someone who was in that dressing room.

ok carlo, I will take that you from you. I thought it was like the one that was doing the rounds at the airport coming back that Fergie and Bobby Charlton snubbed LVG's handshake before the game.

Another belter was that LVG appears to be half cut