Bournemouth v Manchester United - PL 13/04/24 5:30pm KO - Official Match Thread

ten in there now telling them all they played great.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

i honestly don't get why he won't make some changes, particularly in forward areas. Why on earth doesn't he give Amad or Mason Mount some minutes, they can't be any worse than this utter garbage we're witnessing surely?

I just don't understand it

At this point, there's no point in trying. Rashford does £#%&! all but is an ever present. Casemiro has been awful for months. Amad and Mount both scored recently but don't get a sniff. It's just weird.

Originally Posted by AK14

It’s very odd.

Amad did well in the cup and I know he was suspended for the next (?) game but I genuinely thought he’d have had some minutes when he returned.

feel he's saving our best players for the cup and for next season when we have something to play for
and rashford's been sold

It’s hard to put into words just how shit that half was from us
Pure excrement

If they purposely tried to play bad they’d find it hard to be as bad as that

Off the ball structure is a complete shambles
How ETH can put these bullshit tactics out each week and then watch us get embarrassed time and time again is beyond me

Get the hamster in midfield and that lazy #@&%! Rashford off at half time

Originally Posted by Baron

Seems like only Bruno has it in him for this today.

as usual.

Originally Posted by Vedder

Why does he play players who let him down every £#%&!ing week the shithouse @#%&!. Get Mount and Amad on the pitch ffs.

and why does he play an unbalanced team?

and why are his tactics so £#%&!ing stupid, especially the instructions to the fullbacks?

and why doesn't he change things when it's not working?

week after week after week after.....

rashford and 10h can both £#%&! off.

£#%&!ing just do something you bald div.

Your job is on the line and you’re sticking with the same old %@#$&!s which has put you on the naughty step in the first place for £#%&!s sake

Originally Posted by larry

feel he's saving our best players for the cup and for next season when we have something to play for
and rashford's been sold

Staying up?

Some lazy players in this set up. Even when we were rank, the piss poor players tried. We will still win this as this lot are a pub side at best.

Que sera sera

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

Yep, easy to conclude that this is low energy low quality football but that’s just what people who don’t understand the intricacies of the game say. Eg This obsession with us facing so many shots on our goal - it’s a deliberate tactic because Erik knows that inviting shots means we have a huge amount of space to use on the rest of the pitch. Whilst shots are being made. It’s things like that people just don’t get unfortunately.

Beautifully said, Hyman. It’s insane just how many people on here don’t actually understand what they’re seeing. You expect it in your local pub, or when discussing football with - shudder - women, but on a forum dedicated to football? You’d think the standard of knowledge and insight would be a few levels higher.

People think it’s about winning every game, but for those of us who appreciate the sport on a deeper level, it’s actually about playing “the beautiful game” how it’s meant to be played: beautifully. Is it rough around the edges? Of course it is, Erik has only been here a couple of seasons. With the right players in, and a proper structure above him, this style of football would very soon find the respect and love it deserves.

“We’re shit!” Yeah pal, if you don’t understand ball, we’re shit. I’m sick of the know-nowts shouting the loudest.

Originally Posted by Dacter

£#%&!ing just do something you bald div.

Your job is on the line and you’re sticking with the same old %@#$&!s which has put you on the naughty step in the first place for £#%&!s sake

Yep. Rashford is a disgrace yet starts every game. Understand this frustration. Becoming impossible to defend.

At this point it’s only sheer antipathy and the fact he binned off Sancho that’s keeping me from going full ETH out.

Every game its the opposition making 3 passes ending in a shot on goal numerous times. Nothings done about it. No change in formation, no change in game to stop the opposition. Its time to go for 10hag and most of this team.

Why do we always sign the least Brazilian, Brazilians.

Honestly £#%&!ing shocking. He's moved from a rough patch to an actual liability

The players don't help each other out at all. Everyone is always 1v1 against the opposition, they just leave their team mates out to dry, they point at the opposition player and that's it. Nobody goes to help their mates out, they're all on different pages.

Amad on… for Rash Garnacho

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Beautifully said, Hyman. It’s insane just how many people on here don’t actually understand what they’re seeing. You expect it in your local pub, or when discussing football with - shudder - women, but on a forum dedicated to football? You’d think the standard of knowledge and insight would be a few levels higher.

People think it’s about winning every game, but for those of us who appreciate the sport on a deeper level, it’s actually about playing “the beautiful game” how it’s meant to be played: beautifully. Is it rough around the edges? Of course it is, Erik has only been here a couple of seasons. With the right players in, and a proper structure above him, this style of football would very soon find the respect and love it deserves.

“We’re shit!” Yeah pal, if you don’t understand ball, we’re shit. I’m sick of the know-nowts shouting the loudest.

So true. So so true. Well said mate - people need to educate themselves.

Originally Posted by RedNick80

Amad on… for Rash Garnacho

I’m putting kid to bed is this serious? for £#%&!s sake

Of course Marcus the unsubbable stays on.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

i honestly don't get why he won't make some changes, particularly in forward areas. Why on earth doesn't he give Amad or Mason Mount some minutes, they can't be any worse than this utter garbage we're witnessing surely?

I just don't understand it

And of course he takes our biggest threat off

Starting to think rashford has appearance clauses in his contract…

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

And of course he takes our biggest threat off

Starting to think rashford has appearance clauses in his contract…

We've just just a manager who's scared of a player.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

The players don't help each other out at all. Everyone is always 1v1 against the opposition, they just leave their team mates out to dry, they point at the opposition player and that's it. Nobody goes to help their mates out, they're all on different pages.

Mainoo tries to, but he can’t do it all by himself. We are the cliche of a team full of individuals

There’s no partnerships in this team. Nobody who links up well with anyone else.

We could still get something out of this. Might even be another thrilling comeback, but it’s papering over the cracks. The performance dictates results and ours is consistently dreadful.