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Originally Posted by MJ Ramone
Absolutely right.
The performances at home in particular were shocking. Fergie 'resting' players, sloppy as £#%&! defending, awful finishing.
Even the win against Galati was fortunate & uninspiring (that late deflected Rooney shot sealing it against the run of play at the time iirc)
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The team selections in the early games where all about giving players game time and taking the season long view. The home tie against Basel was waiting to happen though, Utd had been playing incredibly open football up to that point, and it was only a matter of time until someone punished them. Add to that defensive injuries and suddenly Utd were in trouble in the group.
Then the City game and the reaction to it which has been going to a very conservative style, grinding out games. The one exception to that was the Benfica home game when Utd played quite well and were unfortunate not to win. A this point the midfield injuries are piling up, Carrick is suspended and Utd go to Basel with the umpteenth different midfield combination of the season which make it impossible to build fluency in the play and leads to the dull percentage play of give it to the winger.