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Its been a few days since the derby loss and emotions are no longer running high.
There have been calls for drastic changes, however united did win their first 4(including community shield) games, so maybe the calls are not warranted. Does jose need to bin rooney ,fellani (both obvious yes's), valencia,and blind. Or does he need to see out a few games? Personally a midfield 3 of pogbs herrera and schnderlin is required,but i wouldnt be too down hearted if he went back to square one with mata rooney martial Ibra Fergie always said the biggest thing to come from a response is the next game. I think it is vital united dick feyenoord on thursday to gather some momentum |
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It was a narrow defeat to one of our major competitors for a top 4 spot, with a slightly undercooked side containing 4 new players, 2 making their first starts under a new manager and system.
Yes the first 30 minutes were grim, but they'll learn from it. Worth noting that Mkhitaryan did his thigh in again during the game and is now out for 3 weeks, rushed back.. |
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City were very, very good and we were very, very poor.
However the lads dug deep, got themselves back in it through sheer will and were in the game right up to the final whistle. The attitude of the players was very good. We've a new spine to the team and they're still learning each other's game. Also the manager is still learning about the characters and strengths of his players. Unlike the last few years I'm confident that we can suffer a setback like this and then go on and put 5 or 6 back-to-back wins together. Obviously it's not nice losing to those mongs but games like that can help to put a spotlight on areas where we can make improvements (certainly more so than easily beating a useless Southampton side). |
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I'm just gonna enjoy this season. Saturday was a @#%&!, but at least it wasn't boring. I won't get to see the game tomorrow sadly but the team selection will be interesting. This Thursday/Sunday era is gonna take some getting use to. re original post(er) - it isn't necessary to add a little 'hate caveat' to the mention of Rooney's name you know. EVERY SINGLE TIME |
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you could say it was an overreaction to losing to a city team without their best player and with a joke goalkeeping debut that people are saying we need to ditch fellaini and rooney, play a 3-man midfield, mkhitaryan was injured, etc.
but, in order to do that, you would have to ignore everything that was said before the game. and a lot of what has been said for.... um.... well, years, actually. |
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Meh. Like any defeat it hurts but, still extremely early in the season and we've lost bigger derbies than this, in more embarrassing circumstances.
The manager and the players will learn from this, there'll be a reaction, we'll win the next four and we'll be in great shape going into the winter/Christmas period |
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the most disappointing thing about the derby was the unbelievable stupidity of what mourinho was trying to do. |
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Only just watched the game and it was pretty abysmal stuff, but this is still a team in transition. No real authority at the back, a very dubious midfield pairing and an aging strike pairing. Plus Mourinho certainly made a mess of selection and gameplan. City look much further ahead in their progress, as Guardiola seems to have got his message across quickly, but there's so much obvious development for United to go through that you'd hope we'll be better in the second half of the season, and then next year. |
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Well given that I dearly hope Rooney, Fellaini and maybe even Zlat are not in the side next season, I'd like to think so. The lack of authority at the back is still an issue. Presumably Blind will make way for a more experienced head before long. |