*OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD* Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur 08/08/15

Shocking start but improved after the goal as you would expect

Still not very good though

Much improvement needed

Replace Mata with someone who has a bit of pace and it's a lot more threatening up top, too predictable just going down the left over and over.

Darmian excellent so far, Memphis with promising bits of play.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Roll on may

Slow.

Players in their wrong positions.

Passive.

Centre backs still pretty ropey when asked to anything remotely taxing.

Rooney

At least the full backs & central mid is sorted.

Galloway's reaching out to Stoney in Twitter...

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/629993726362914816

Good to see our midfeild pressing and wanting the ball plus not being bullied
It needs time to gell and with some additions to attack and a CB this team will take shape

£#%&! off Rooney, you useless @#%&!.

Originally Posted by Knockers

Galloway's reaching out to Stoney in Twitter... https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/s...93726362914816

£#%&!ing hate that @#%&! with a passion

What we are doing very well is plugging up the centre of midfield and winning possession back from Spurs anytime they try to build centrally. What we are not doing very well is stretching Spurs once we win the ball back. Everything is very compact, and it's making it difficult to create clear chances. Shaw doesn't seem to be overlapping at all, whereas in the last fixture Young and Blind killed Walker by doubling up. Mata is very slow and drifting quite a lot- he plays much better with Herrera inside him-, breaking down the structure. Darmian is a giant upgrade, and Romero is nervous as you'd expect.

Originally Posted by Knockers

Galloway's reaching out to Stoney in Twitter... https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/s...93726362914816

Always great to judge a team on the first game of the season .

Originally Posted by Macca1990

Darmian excellent so far

I'd say that's overstating it. He's doing fine though.

Rooney is embarrassing.

Originally Posted by Red Al

£#%&!ing hate that @#%&! with a passion

Yep.

Galloway isn't much better either.

Originally Posted by teflon_terry

Rooney is embarrassing.

Rooney will be looking over his shoulder next summer NQAT

Originally Posted by teflon_terry

Rooney is embarrassing.

Just think he plays like a man five years older. Possibly because he came through so young. Van Gaal will definitely have to reassess his bullet proof status at some point.

Originally Posted by utd99

Just think he plays like a man five years older. Possibly because he came through so young. Van Gaal will definitely have to reassess his bullet proof status at some point.

Once he's beaten the goal-scoring record, he'll be droppable.

Young and Mata must be amongst the most uninspiring first pick wide men United have had in my 30 years watching them.

Originally Posted by utd99

What we are doing very well is plugging up the centre of midfield and winning possession back from Spurs anytime they try to build centrally. What we are not doing very well is stretching Spurs once we win the ball back. Everything is very compact, and it's making it difficult to create clear chances. Shaw doesn't seem to be overlapping at all, whereas in the last fixture Young and Blind killed Walker by doubling up. Mata is very slow and drifting quite a lot- he plays much better with Herrera inside him-, breaking down the structure. Darmian is a giant upgrade, and Romero is nervous as you'd expect.

Yes, Mata is surely at risk if Pedro comes in, another player making runs in behind could change the whole balance of the attack. Memphis looks a forward rather a winger, could be wasting him asking to do the more disciplined role that Young fills.

Originally Posted by teflon_terry

Rooney is embarrassing.

this........ one piece of play towards the end of the first half and gets the ball 40 yards out from goal and plays a safe sidewards pass, in years gone by he would have been running at the spurs defence trying to beat a couple of players and get a shot off, he has lost that bit of zip he had, has the touch of a donkey

Originally Posted by Red Al

Rooney will be looking over his shoulder next summer NQAT

Is Luke Shaw going to be moving in with him over the Summer then?