OFFICIAL: Manchester United v Liverpool|Premier League|Saturday 10th March 2018|12:30|Sky Sports

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Yes it is, it's exactly how we won the europa league final. Jose even said that was the plan afterwards.

"Can't tackle us in our own half if we kick the ball straight to their back 4"

so cowardly.

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Yes it is, it's exactly how we won the europa league final. Jose even said that was the plan afterwards.

"Can't tackle us in our own half if we kick the ball straight to their back 4"

we won on saturday, too. shameful then; shameful now.

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Yes it is, it's exactly how we won the europa league final. Jose even said that was the plan afterwards.

"Can't tackle us in our own half if we kick the ball straight to their back 4"

I believe the line was near enough how can you win the ball off us in midfield if the ball is never in midfield?

He was genuinely proud of that. You've got to respect the balls on him tbf.

Originally Posted by jem

seems to be a bit of revisionism re the first half. it wasn't as bad as the second, but we still couldn't retain possession and the fact that they failed to turn possession into chances wasn't really down to good defending. we looked light on numbers in midfield and the punts downfield that didn't land at rashford's feet via lukaku's head were just giving posssession back to liverpool. van gaal's possession for its own sake is better than mourinho's back 6 and long clearances.

Like Giggs said a while ago, bypassing midfield in the first half was always united’s tactic against Liverpool, as well as keeping the fullbacks back. It’s not a problem giving Liverpool possession when they are deep in their own half. Its giving them possession under the pressure of the press in our half where the issues are. That’s one reason they didn’t turn possession into chances.

Originally Posted by dunk

so cowardly.

And something Giggs said Fergie always did against Liverpool in the first half. Then opened up second half as Liverpool’s press slackened off.

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

Like Giggs said a while ago, bypassing midfield in the first half was always united’s tactic against Liverpool, as well as keeping the fullbacks back. It’s not a problem giving Liverpool possession when they are deep in their own half. Its giving them possession under the pressure of the press in our half where the issues are. That’s one reason they didn’t turn possession into chances.



And something Giggs said Fergie always did against Liverpool in the first half. Then opened up second half as Liverpool’s press slackened off.

If you think what Fergie did and what Mourinho does are even remotely alike you are sadly mistaken.

Even when we did drop off in such games Fergie would bemoan it after the match. It tended to be a natural thing the players did rather than his instructions. It's one thing keeping it tight, not over-committing etc. It's another entirely to just completely surrender your influence on the game and drop to the edge of your penalty area and invite trouble.

Arsenal away being a case in point. Fergie rope-a-doped them, nqat, but never lost the control to the point of having only 20% possession and barely being able to get out of our own area for 70 minutes by design, and being delighted with it

Originally Posted by dunk

Even when we did drop off in such games Fergie would bemoan it after the match. It tended to be a natural thing the players did rather than his instructions. It's one thing keeping it tight, not over-committing etc. It's another entirely to just completely surrender your influence on the game and drop to the edge of your penalty area and invite trouble.

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

Don't worry Jammy, we'll get them blinkers off you yet.