Wolves v Manchester United : Official Match Thread : 29/8/21 4:30pm

That could well have been The Scottish Player's best ever game for United tbh.

Think I've got PTSD from that first half

Originally Posted by dunk

Think I've got PTSD from that first half

Likewise.

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

Still putting the pieces together

and we're done.

oh.

Originally Posted by jem

and we're done.

oh.

Still

I’m aware there’s a piece down the back of the sofa.

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

I’m aware there’s a piece down the back of the sofa.

that is literally our war chest.

The amount of piss boiled by us signing Ronaldo and then winning todays game by not playing well only proves how relevent we remain despite not having won the League since Fergie left.

Hated, adored, never ignored.

Originally Posted by sweetleftfoot

The amount of piss boiled by us signing Ronaldo and then winning todays game by not playing well only proves how relevent we remain despite not having won the League since Fergie left.

Hated, adored, never ignored.

indeed. but with a shit midfield of which we should all be ashamed. I don't care about boiling piss; I care about being competitive.

Originally Posted by jem

indeed. but with a shit midfield of which we should all be ashamed. I don't care about boiling piss; I care about being competitive.

We finished 2nd last season and have improved the squad. We have won 2 and drawn 1 this season, 2 aways included, so we are competitive by definition?

What we aren't is blowing teams away, and others are. I would love for Camavinga to come in but it isn't going to happen. We are lumbered with McFred, Matic and Pogba. Van de Beek obviously isn't fancied, and the goblin will be sold for Ronnies wages.

Im just enjoying everyone hating us again. Its our place in the world and I find it comforting.

Originally Posted by sweetleftfoot

We finished 2nd last season and have improved the squad. We have won 2 and drawn 1 this season, 2 aways included, so we are competitive by definition?

we've played three shit teams and we were miles from competitive last season. soz.

Originally Posted by jem

we've played three shit teams and we were miles from competitive last season. soz.

No not really, we were actually top of the table for a short while after the new year. Faded at the end for various reasons, which maybe gives a slightly misleading impression overall.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

No not really, we were actually top of the table for a short while after the new year. Faded at the end for various reasons, which maybe gives a slightly misleading impression overall.

we missed pogba and we had some shit decisions go against us (sheff utd...and for city... villa offside), but.... be honest.... being top flattered us. we played some shit football.

Originally Posted by jem

we've played three shit teams and we were miles from competitive last season. soz.

Agree but the hope is we'll get better. The players are there (except in midfield).

End of last season's concerns about the manager persist though - he won't always get saved by individual brilliance.

Was Sancho even on the pitch yesterday?

Worst full debut I've seen for a long while.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

Was Sancho even on the pitch yesterday?

Worst full debut I've seen for a long while.

It got me thinking about that leaked menu from the other week - defo think Sancho is a plain cheeseburger and chips guy with Jesse and Sheezy. It’s shaken my faith, ngl.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

Was Sancho even on the pitch yesterday?

Worst full debut I've seen for a long while.

Calling it now.

He will flop.

He’s the black Kagawa. A Blakagawa. Should have got Bellingham from Dortmund instead.

Good win but what was the shape about? It was a mess. Ole has got to improve on some things otherwise he will be in trouble. We won't get away with it all the time.

Please tell me we’re not worrying about Sancho for £#%&!s sake? Once he’s played in the right position and in a settled team, he’ll be fine. Can already see his ball retention and passing is first class.

I’m worrying more about Heathers. What kind of medication has he been on after that surgery? First Henderson, then Lindelof for CM and now writing off Sancho after one game. Something’s off there.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

Good win but what was the shape about? It was a mess. Ole has got to improve on some things otherwise he will be in trouble. We won't get away with it all the time.

It was a shambles, again. That midfield pairing won’t work, ever. Playing James on the right rather than Sancho is clearly idiotic. Wee following a similar pattern to last season. Start off a mess and (mostly) recover thanks to the sheer quality of some of our players.

Originally Posted by jem

that, de gea's saves, mason's goal.....brilliant. the problem is that we are relying on moments of individual brilliance and not team performances. we are so much less than the sum of the parts. and the midfield is a black hole.

Sums it up. One of the most disjointed performances I've ever seen but we won.

If we're not buying anyone I have no idea how ole fixes the midfield. It's disgusting. How hard can it be to buy a competent DM?

Fred is an absolute abomination. Just awful. The ethelaustin kante.

Originally Posted by shenwen

Please tell me we’re not worrying about Sancho for £#%&!s sake? Once he’s played in the right position and in a settled team, he’ll be fine. Can already see his ball retention and passing is first class.

I’m worrying more about Heathers. What kind of medication has he been on after that surgery? First Henderson, then Lingard and now writing off Sancho after one game. Something’s off there.



It was a shambles, again. That midfield pairing won’t work, ever. Playing James on the right rather than Sancho is clearly idiotic. Wee following a similar pattern to last season. Start off a mess and (mostly) recover thanks to the sheer quality of some of our players.

Dont disagree but I think even Ole’s shite set up can’t explain how poor we were in the 1st half. I’m not sure Fred being Fred can either. Bruno was garbage for the majority of yesterday as was Shaw and many others. None of that is on ole.

My main issue is that none of the problems of last season have been eliminated. We’re hot cold stop start. It’s not a title winning foundation - that’s for sure and we have a squad capable of winning it this year.

If he can’t fix it then he’ll be gone by the end of the year and that will be fair enough.

Can laugh about it now because we won but by god that first half hour especially they were just running through the middle of us in invisibility cloaks.