Manchester United vs Crystal Palace : Official Matchday Thread - 05/12/21 @ 2pm

Originally Posted by no fun

Disagree

Rashford gave 55% effort today compared to 35% on Thursday

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

Wasn’t the same formation so I doubt it

The most notable difference was pushing Rashford closer to Ronaldo and Sancho being a bit freeer. Centre halves both pushed up which they did against Arsenal. Full backs both pushed forward.

Originally Posted by believe

Spanish very similar too and you’d have to expect Lindelof to speak at least one of the Latin languages. Makes much more sense why Maguire looks confused a lot

I can speak a little of both Spanish and Portuguese and i'd say there isn't really that much commonality. The Portuguese run words together, drop vowels and generally sound to the ear like an angry Russian. They can often understand Spanish but the other way can be less easy.

Originally Posted by no fun

Disagree

Rashford gave 55% effort today compared to 35% on Thursday

I guess Stats don’t lie.

Originally Posted by tatty

I can speak a little of both Spanish and Portuguese and i'd say there isn't really that much commonality. The Portuguese run words together, drop vowels and generally sound to the ear like an angry Russian. They can often understand Spanish but the other way can be less easy.

Glad it wasn't just me who noticed that.

Was quite pleased over all. Nice to see a side like palace reduced to set pieces and half chances as opposed to carving us open and creating half a dozen proper goalscoring chances, like most sides have been doing at old trafford.

effort was good, first half was totally dominant, just need to sort out some of the link up play in the final 3rd but overall, a good start.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

I guess Stats don’t lie.

Ok will reword it

Rashford gave a half arsed effort today rather than a Not really arsed effort on Thursday

Originally Posted by no fun

Ok will reword it

Rashford gave a half arsed effort today rather than a Not really arsed effort on Thursday

Some of them are definitely concerned that they'll have to work for a living.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Was quite pleased over all. Nice to see a side like palace reduced to set pieces and half chances as opposed to carving us open and creating half a dozen proper goalscoring chances, like most sides have been doing at old trafford.

effort was good, first half was totally dominant, just need to sort out some of the link up play in the final 3rd but overall, a good start.

Shows the value of being on the front foot. Being proactive. Especially at home. Even when the intensity dropped in spells, it wasn’t for a lack of trying. One of the most criminal aspects of this team is how we let periods of the game just drift by, which is usually when the opposition starts to build in confidence and start going at us.

I thought Palace came out well second and half looked better when they adapted their formation to match ours, but we pushed again to get to the win and we deserved it. Aggressive, positive, proactive. That takes the pressure off the defence so much.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

Some of them are definitely concerned that they'll have to work for a living.

That’s wythenshawe for you

Originally Posted by no fun

Ok will reword it

Rashford gave a half arsed effort today rather than a Not really arsed effort on Thursday

That’s very harsh…the lad just lacks confidence at the moment. Today was a clear step in the right direction and I expect him to get better and better over the next few weeks

they should let rashford take free-kicks.

Originally Posted by jem

they should let rashford take free-kicks.

In the reserves.

we finally have a manager talking about our tactics, formations and what we could have done better application wise in his post match interview.

I’m £#%&!ing delighted

Originally Posted by marlo

https://twitter.com/brfootball/statu...519287303?s=21

Originally Posted by saffers

Did you read oles tactics Board?

It’s common knowledge what he was all about.

Originally Posted by marlo

Did you read oles tactics Board?

It’s common knowledge what he was all about.

Absolute shambles...

Crazy story here from his time at Cardiff:

At times, Cardiff’s woeful form seemed almost oblivious to Solskjaer.

Following a 2-1 home defeat to Chelsea, he entered the post-match interview area and to the amazement of the media, started doing keep-ups with a balloon. “It’s good for your control,” he said.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...skjaer-Cardiff

Originally Posted by saffers

Absolute shambles...

Crazy story here from his time at Cardiff:



https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...skjaer-Cardiff

Give it a rest. This a match day thread. And you moan about others harping on about the past?

astounding how high up the pitch we played.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

astounding how high up the pitch we played.

What are we going to do against a ball over the top for a pacy forward to run onto?

Originally Posted by armchair

What are we going to do against a ball over the top for a pacy forward to run onto?

That’s what the verm have Van Djick for

….. but don’t worry Dave loves to come off his line