Luton Town v Manchester United - PL 18/02/24 4:30pm KO - Official Match Thread

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Luton at home gave city one hell of a game, people have short memories.

This Luton has been a tough out at home against some of the top squads. Right now, Getting out of there with all 3 points is an accomplishment especially in light of what Spurs did. I think Spurs will get back on track. So, we could not afford to drop points while they are waffling.

ten's starting to go after refs #AshworthEffect

https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/1759301637678477504

Originally Posted by jem

10h making sensible points about the lack of focus at 2-0 and poor finishing of rashfraud, bruno and nacho. needs to notice they don't pass to hojlund and his goals are in spite of them. if he actually drops rashford, his words will mean something.

This. Hojlund is finding goals and doing without help. EtH needs to get those guys on the same page Hojlund or send them to the pine.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

https://twitter.com/GaryClownFace/st...YLX7uWa_g&s=19

£#%&! me that’s shameful
An old man would put in a better effort stopping Barkley

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Bruno did it as well as Garnacho. Could have been two extra goals there - Bruno’s annoyed me more.

The one time you actually want the ferret faced little frigger to @#%&! it first time and, for once, he tries to take his time.

He drives me bloody barmy at times.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

£#%&! me that’s shameful
An old man would put in a better effort stopping Barkley

Another example of how he loves to fight.

Looks like when you see a dad having a kick about with their 5 year old son and lets him dribble the ball around him

Originally Posted by thrills_pills_bellyaches

Casemiro is finished. Sell.
Rashford should be £#%&!ed off. Sell.
Luke Shaw is a liability. Sell.
Bruno is a shocking captain. Sell.

Onana just ain't it.

Hoijlund is £#%&!ing brilliant.
Mainoo is incredible.

Be brave in the summer, cash in where we can and rebuild properly. It's not worth keeping the majority of senior players. They genuinely hold us back.

It is really imperative we find some players who we can rely on to stay fit. This revolving door of defenders is becoming a £#%&!ing joke. It's never ending. One game a week and they can't stay fit.

We also need someone in midfield who has the ability to be a physical presence and get about the pitch, it's quite obvious that Casemiro's legs have gone, it's why he lunges into tackles and commits himself so early, he can't stay with runners.

Enjoyed that one

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

https://twitter.com/GaryClownFace/st...YLX7uWa_g&s=19

Ffs

Thought Rashford was ok ish. Massively frustrating but also did some decent stuff - put Garnacho through with the pass of the match - was unlucky with a decent effort but then he drops off - doesn’t work nearly hard enough.

Need to cash in on him if PSG are sniffing. Should get big dollar and we then need to buy well.

Can’t we have a tackling coach?

Sick of this trying to pick or Nick the ball from them like
Kenneth Williams playing Charles Hawtrey

That Osho £#%&!ed up but he new how to get tight - looked like he was wearing Razzers shirt with him at times

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

https://twitter.com/GaryClownFace/st...YLX7uWa_g&s=19

This was in injury time. He wasn’t trying to press. None of the team were. Instructions were to not get dragged out of position and keep our shape to make it as hard as possible for them to break down.

In isolation it doesn’t look great, particularly if you don’t know ball. Absolutely ridiculous to use it as an example of his pressing though

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

Drop him for who? Our wingers are horrific

indeed. hence why I keep saying we should play bruno behind split strikers (currently, nacho and rasmus), a 3-man midfield and let shaw and dalot provide width. I'd like some decent wingers, though.

rashford can £#%&! off to psg for £160mio. rasmus sets him up. he never passes to rasmus.

we should give amad some time, though.

Originally Posted by Ethers

This was in injury time. He wasn’t trying to press. None of the team were. Instructions were to not get dragged out of position and keep our shape to make it as hard as possible for them to break down.

In isolation it doesn’t look great, particularly if you don’t know ball. Absolutely ridiculous to use it as an example of his pressing though

Was deep deep into injury time.... Whole front three were £#%&!ed...

Again, Luton were very good today, they'll get utterly 5-0 next few games, ran like warrior's today ..
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Rashford will be an absolute steal for PSG. Lead the line heroically for 8 to 10 minutes.

https://x.com/beanymansports/status/1759308184219529281?s=46&t=46osAsCMaSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Seems alright in general this fella, but a couple of really salty comments after tonight.

Moaning that he only got 4 minutes of injury time in a game with few stoppages.

How many would you like, Rob? 8? Maybe the 9 that Wolves got when we were leading in our last away game?

We'd all say the same in a similar situation whether we believed it or not.

Was deffo more than 4.

Was shocked.....

As we're the home fans, he's feeding on that emotion...

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

https://x.com/beanymansports/status/...aSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Seems alright in general this fella, but a couple of really salty comments after tonight.

Moaning that he only got 4 minutes of injury time in a game with few stoppages.

How many would you like, Rob? 8? Maybe the 9 that Wolves got when we were leading in our last away game?

The journos love to set those comments up don't they.

it's such a cop out when managers drop the old "we don't get stoppage time because we're little old 'insert team name here'"

We were all expecting 8 or 9, so understandable.

On a wider note, these type of comments always annoy me, no matter who they’re from - you’ve had 90 plus minutes already to sort the problem out, and haven’t. So shh.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

The journos love to set those comments up don't they.

it's such a cop out when managers drop the old "we don't get stoppage time because we're little old 'insert team name here'"

They got 9 minutes of injury time in the corresponding fixture at Old Trafford

9 in our last away game when winning and we ended up playing 13

Lazy, stupid myth. Could easily get a charge for that too because it’s implying bias.

As you say, the downtrodden little club narrative is tedious. As the goals were flying at Sheffield United earlier, the commentators were giving it the “nothing is going for them right now”. Like they were unlucky or something. No, you’re awful and this is the result of it.

Luton have £#%&! all to complain about and would have lost by 4 or 5 if our forwards weren’t idiots.