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we've produced some brilliant football this season and some great performances. we're erratic though, and overall our finishing hasn't been good enough. this season certainly isn't going to sit long in the memories of the glory-hunters. which is a shame for them, because it could end with one of the greatest nights in our history. imagine what mugs like you would have made of 91 |
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ooh yes, don't ever let those magical, fleeting moments fool you into thinking you're enjoying it will you. difference here is that there'll be united fans enjoying it for what it is. and there'll be glory hunters moaning about what it is.. |
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reel it in ffs |
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Last season a popular take was that other teams allowed us to dominate games and control most areas of the field. We are increasingly seeing how much it has to do with approach as we are more inclined to cede much of the play. It's been going on since before Southampton largely hammered us in the cup final. Even West Ham with ten men had more of the game in December. The transition from being a proactive side to a reactive one is almost complete, which is a huge change in approach, but aside from hearing people who complained endlessly about style last season now ignore the issue, the bigger concern is that it doesn't appear to be effective for us. Chelsea at OT worked out, but our performances in recent months as we have become more defensive have been really poor. Mourinho has inevitably seized on the chance to complain about a few injuries and fixtures as an excuse to go full Mou, but the Chelsea game aside he's been unable to use that pragmatism on the field to great effect. We are very fortunate to be in the final later this month, and he did us no favours in getting us there with the tactics last week. One thing seems certain: the approach is unsustainable at this club without results. Although given the way he's serenaded by the fans after they've watched us finish 6th while not bothering to compete in games he's said he doesn't want to play, maybe he will ride the popularity wave for a while. Bring it, bitches. |
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i longed for it to work, and for us to master the change of tempo required, and for our individuals to know exactly when and how to exploit the patterns we used. but it never. and the opposition pretty much knew it was n't going to. the threat we've carried this season has certainly lessened as it's gone on. but unlike last season it has been almost completely down to a lack of goals. mourinho is more reactive than van gaal, nqat. but he also gives more freedom in attack, and they have largely failed to meet their remit. |
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I reckon Mata, Mkhi and Lingard may have preferred more organisation playing in the last third than more freedom when they break forward from their full-back positions.
Some players don't mind having some semblance of a plan of attack. Much talk of how erasing the players' memory would be Mourinho's remit, but the more time he's had with them the more clueless they've looked going forward Can't help but wonder how Rashford and Martial would have got on this season with some help playing the straighkacket style of last spring |
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also only fair to say that he has come on well and clearly has in no way been held back by mourinho in terms of his development. just wish we'd seen a bit more variation and flexibility in team selection at 9. |
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