What is the antidote to gegenpress?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Where was I wrong exactly?

United had 34% of the ball.

thought united absolutely bossed the first 30 minutes tbh. was very impressed with the way we started the game.

not sure what the possession stats have got to do with anything tbh - the vermin had 2 chances...

also the number of times they went back - not always forced - to their keeper... if that was a van gaal team they'd be booed off the pitch, slated in the media and derided and mocked on here and the rest of the web.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

thought united absolutely bossed the first 30 minutes tbh. was very impressed with the way we started the game.

not sure what the possession stats have got to do with anything tbh - the vermin had 2 chances...

also the number of times they went back - not always forced - to their keeper... if that was a van gaal team they'd be booed off the pitch, slated in the media and derided and mocked on here and the rest of the web.

if united were a van gaal team, mata would have scored the winner.

Originally Posted by jem

if united were a van gaal team, mata would have scored the winner.

what happened here then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bPC6muySE

Originally Posted by Sparky***

what happened here then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bPC6muySE

he got bored of beating them

Originally Posted by Sparky***

what happened here then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bPC6muySE

The players can't seem to take the Europa seriously

Originally Posted by Sparky***

what happened here then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bPC6muySE

it wasn't a league game.

also, dodgy ref and lino.

um.... also, we were shit and lacked ambition.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Where was I wrong exactly?

United had 34% of the ball.

How much of the ball did we have against Stoke? And in either case, is it really relevant??

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Where was I wrong exactly?

United had 34% of the ball.

Apart from liverpool not coming at United 'like a bull at a gate', United dominating the first hour rather than them, them taking advantage when United's intensity dropped, and the bit about United being on the back foot for the vast majority of the game, you were spot on tbf.