MATCH DAY 2 - Melbourne Victory V Manchester United (pre-season)

The TV adverts are great. Visit Melbourne have hired Irwin and Robbo to potter around Melbourne saying what they like.

Robbo says he likes the restaurants and bars, next advert he says “let’s go for a coffee”, bit of a continuity fail as the next shot he’s chugging a beer instead

What a life.

Hopefully ten Hag’s first order of business is to explain to these numbskulls that endless recycling is not actually the point of football. Teams that take 50 passes each possession don’t actually create many chances or score many goals.

Originally Posted by dunk

I do not get this obsession with Bailly, he’s utter £#%&!ing shit, but for some reason there appears to be some ridiculous belief he’s the one if he’s fit particularly on Twitter

Big Tone

Bailey would have easily got back for their goal but either chopped the guy in half or boot it and have it deflect in.

I think it’s more a case of Bailey is much better than slab for the way ETH wants to play. Neither are good enough, Bailey will put in 3-4 performances of a good standard then get injured or sent off or something silly.

The whole goal is a mess. Elanga and shaw are half a yard to their press, when shaw moved to press either Fred or lindelof (probably lindelof) has to make his move to cover shaws man , he gets there too late, slab is caught in mud on the Turn and if I’m being overly critical heaton could have come off his line a bit , the pass was from a. Distance he had time to close the angle a bit for the attacker .

Originally Posted by dunk

‘this level’? Australian premier league?

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1547899436562407426

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1547900312928677890

Ethan coming on buzzing. Garnacho still benched

Originally Posted by armchair

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1547899436562407426

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1547900312928677890

Not sure if they work in twitter but both vids link me to a sign up page for MUTV

Martial I bet Haggers is pleasantly surprised with him

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Not sure if they work in twitter but both vids link me to a sign up page for MUTV

Both work in Twitter.

Prefer this team....

Charlie savage if you squint, looks like de Jong

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Bailey would have easily got back for their goal but either chopped the guy in half or boot it and have it deflect in.

I think it’s more a case of Bailey is much better than slab for the way ETH wants to play. Neither are good enough, Bailey will put in 3-4 performances of a good standard then get injured or sent off or something silly.

The whole goal is a mess. Elanga and shaw are half a yard to their press, when shaw moved to press either Fred or lindelof (probably lindelof) has to make his move to cover shaws man , he gets there too late, slab is caught in mud on the Turn and if I’m being overly critical heaton could have come off his line a bit , the pass was from a. Distance he had time to close the angle a bit for the attacker .

*Bailly (he's only been here 6 years ffs)

Also there's literally no intensity in the fixture, pressing / half a yard slow etc is exactly the same thing you'll see in every teams pre-season matches (doubly so the ones on the other side of the planet).

These games are absolutely shite for preparing for a new season, ETH has his work cut out. We really need those 3 new signings in asap to get the quality up & have the guys implement what he needs. No surprise he's concentrated on getting players in that he knows & they know him.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Prefer this team....

Yep, much better footballing intent.

Originally Posted by armchair

Better after the goal but £#%&! Harry Maguire. I know he missed training but so did we and we all know how ten wants them to play.

Iqbal

Good choice to cast Telles as Martinez's body double. Wonder what we'll do with him when Lisandro arrives.

Donny looks like he's playing right up top as a false 9 or something, would be quite helpful if anyone looked to pass into the middle. Pressing really well though.

Laird has a touch of the Maguire's about him..... Very sluggish

Have to wonder who got the brown envelopes in the Amad transfer. Truck load of money for a midget with a false name that no one’s ever heard of.

Originally Posted by guerreiro

Have to wonder who got the brown envelopes in the Amad transfer. Truck load of money for a midget with a false name that no one’s ever heard of.

18 mill up front going up to 38 based on performances? He’s still a young player, not everybody is the finished article at 20

He’s good in tight spaces, clearly he needs to put some muscle on , but there’s potential in him. He needs games, a premier league loan would be good for him. In hindsight the rangers loan was a bad idea but he needs first team experience.

elanga is shit. Just shit!

Get well soon Gordon...