Official Match Thread. Man Utd V Burnley 3pm

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Jem, we know you want pretty football and you want it now, but who is going to provide it? Please don’t say Pochettino, because even if he does, you’ll be complaining about finishing 5th or 6th

I do like pretty football. but I don't think it's too much to ask for us to be defensively organised, to have a solid midfield, to look as though there is some kind of plan going forward.... I'm not expecting cantona-esque flicks from joneseh. just like to get the impression they've trained together. it's not just poor execution letting us down, it's poor management. if we're winning, we always finish looking nervous and, if we're losing, we finish looking desperate. I think we'd look more confident and consistent if everyone knew what they were doing. we're always waiting for a bit of magic, but that's not reliable. pretty football is what you stick on top of basic competence; it's not a starting point.

Originally Posted by Buck

If the manager creates an environment for positivity and encourages attacking, free spirited football then any young forward will respond.

If the environment is stifling it's natural to feel demotivated.

Martial is pulling up good stats in spite of the tactics, because of his talent. His talent in undeniable.

Nonsense. We attack in most games especially at home. Martial and Rashford just aren't consistent enough and miss chances. Both are still young so we need some experience up there.

Since the City loss the fans and more worryingly the players seem to have thrown in the towel. £#%&!ing soft @#%&!s. STILL HAVE FIVE MONTSH OF FOOTBALL TO BE PLAYED! SEASON £#%&!ING ENDS IN MAY YOU £#%&!ING POOFS!!!

Originally Posted by Red Santos

STILL HAVE FIVE MONTSH OF FOOTBALL

Originally Posted by Sparky***

And now we are and we're going to have to spend twice as much as them to get on their level, because that's the nature of the market now.

Serves the £#%&!ing tight £#%&! #@&%!s right.

right. because the glazers are losing sleep over us not being on city's level.

more likely, they'll have looked at the money spent on lukaku and decided that the transfer market doesn't represent good value. gate receipts? check. on track for cl qualification? check. new trousers? check.

Originally Posted by puressence

Utd could easily at the time got both aguero and silva and thought City were paying to much and didn’t bid. We were linked weekly with silva around that time and aguero joined in 2011 and fergie said he wouldn’t pay that much

about the sum of it. Fraggle was Glazers man and budgeted accordingly. Wonder what his bonus payment for services rendered was?

Originally Posted by dunk

One has been coached, one has been told to defend..

To be fair, you don’t know what he’s been told; None of us do. Being given no instruction and just not following instruction would look like the same thing. There are plenty of times, even since his first season, that Martial has been far enough up the pitch with us in possession that smart runs would put him in behind. He just won’t do it. Ball to feet, ball to feet, ball to feet, every.single.time.

Mahrez would be a great asset at 30 there’s players outhere if you’re scouting network is good players costing a lot less can be bought then coached sick to £#%&!ing death of these 50
Plus £#%&!ers.

Originally Posted by utd99

To be fair, you don’t know what he’s been told; None of us do. Being given no instruction and just not following instruction would look like the same thing. There are plenty of times, even since his first season, that Martial has been far enough up the pitch with us in possession that smart runs would put him in behind. He just won’t do it. Ball to feet, ball to feet, ball to feet, every.single.time.

Pretty sure Mourinho dropped Martial for great swathes of last season because he didn’t work hard enough defensively, even admitted it IIRC. Doubt that has happened to Sterling..

https://twitter.com/barneyrednews/status/945783473071181824

Marhez would be a good shout.. knows the league, already settled in England, where ad this Brazilian kid would be too much of a gamble, madness to sign him now and then loan him back for the rest of the season, we need players to improve the starting 11 now, we have enough youngsters with potential in Martial and Rashford.

Mourinho getting slaughtered in the media today but nobody asking the question they should be: why is his current team playing so badly.

Job done.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Mourinho getting slaughtered in the media today but nobody asking the question they should be: why is his current team playing so badly.

Job done.

Indeed. Deflect, deflect, deflect poor Jose

Originally Posted by dunk

Indeed. Deflect, deflect, deflect poor Jose

But enough about our attacking strategy etc

Originally Posted by Kangared

its morning here, you're the thick c*** who needs to go to bed

? It is 10-00 am here in Atlantic Canada , so that is interesting K.

Originally Posted by MOE1948

? It is 10-00 am here in Atlantic Canada , so that is interesting K.

Originally Posted by ziggyman17

Marhez would be a good shout.. knows the league, already settled in England, where ad this Brazilian kid would be too much of a gamble, madness to sign him now and then loan him back for the rest of the season, we need players to improve the starting 11 now, we have enough youngsters with potential in Martial and Rashford.

We thought Lukaku might be a good signing for us on that basis

Originally Posted by Clownbones

He's done nothing to allay fears he doenst care about style.

Fergie didn’t give a shit about style during his first 3 or 4 seasons at united, and he said as much at the time. And judging by his 4-5-1 in Europe abomination and his last few seasons in the league he hadn’t really changed when circumstances called for it. He was as pragmatic as anyone.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

We thought Lukaku might be a good signing for us on that basis

15 goals in 24 games.. was bought to score goals.. could have had more goals, but that ratio is good., bed wetters think he should be scoring 3 goals a game.. started the season on fire but as soon as the service dried up so did the amount of gials he scored..

Originally Posted by Clownbones

You don't even need to spend a lot to TRY and play good stuff. A lot comes down to the message you put to players. The confidence and freedom you give them.

Half our players looked shackled. Mkihitaryan looked terrified today. ...
.... They play with freedom.

Maybe it’s the expectation, nay the demand, from the fans for instantly brilliant football, and huge criticism for the players when it isn’t delivered, or whenever a mistake is made, or whenever a win is not achieved, which is the message shackling some players.