05 Mar 2018 23:07:42
For me the performance was truly shocking from start to finish, but there is something to be very hopeful about.

If we can play that badly and score 3 goals (even against a severely depleted Palace) then there is no reason when we play better we can't become a goal machine. Hopefully the protective puppy fat has been shed now and the true Utd animal will be released.

This could be the most important 90mins in many a year for us, purely because it showed Jose that his negative tactics are redundant. If we can have the attacking intent from the get-go as if we are 2-0 down then we will be a very hard team to beat. After the 2nd Palace goal his game plan was torn up and it was just do whatever you can to score lads, something an armchair fan can instruct.

I truly hope that Jose dispenses with the 3 sitting midfielders now, allows the players to attack in numbers and with that the confidence will come. We lack any plan going forward as a team because we rarely attack as a team, no patterns to our play minimal chances created, but we have class individuals, who will improve as a team if given the opportunity. So this lesson could be a real blessing worth far more than a grindy 3 points against relegation fodder.

This could be the match that finally proves to Jose that he is managing Man Utd and we can outscore anybody - just stop with the defensive focus!

1.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 23:16:31
Good post beast can’t argue with any of that. Jose was forced to take the shackles off and low and behold we score 3 goals. The spirit can not be underestimated so to come back from behind twice in the last 2 games shows we have the ability to dig deep and grind out victories. But I don’t want us to always be grinding out victories. If we take the game to teams, with the attacking talent at our disposal, we will beat teams convincingly. This weekend against Liverpool we need to attack Liverpool and not allow them to press us. I would start mata and Carrick so that we can ensure our ball retention is good and dictate the tempo of the game.

2.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 23:20:37
Shocking from start to finish. We won 2-3. But "from start to finish" we were shocking. Again, hyperbole will kill us all.

3.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 23:54:54
Good post that Beast we need to be a bit more ruthless but the main issue is team coordination we are playing as individuals rather then as a team.

4.) 06 Mar 2018
06 Mar 2018 07:26:35
We always look flat when we play 3 in the middle, never get enough support to the front 3.

5.) 06 Mar 2018
06 Mar 2018 08:42:07
I don't agree with your sentiments beast. It's easy in a big comfy chair (although based on your comments I'd think your sitting on thorns named Jose) to preach attack, but when you are in the hot seat, things change.

So sit back and enjoy the victory lads.

6.) 06 Mar 2018
06 Mar 2018 08:44:45
Beast, I basically agree, but worry about further exposure of our decidedly dodgy defence to further counter attacks. We only look good re goals conceded because of a world class goalkepper in DDG.
Fix the defence then I am with you 100%.