Manchester United Banter Archive March 10 2019

10 Mar 2019 23:00:24
Hands up who thought we'd make top 4 before Ole came in. No, I didn't think so.

I'm just happy we're in with a fighting chance of it at this stage of the season.

One fairly unlucky defeat against a good team, doesn't change the fact that most of us would have given our right arm to be in this position in the last days of José's reign.

11 Mar 2019 05:53:27
Yes we were unlucky to be honest.
We always looked dangerous when we had a go at them.
We hit the post twice and Arsenal never really carved us open.
The penalty changed the game.

Martial coming back for next game will hopefully make a big difference.

11 Mar 2019 06:05:01
A fairly unlucky defeat to a club that is a waste of a Champions league place.

10 Mar 2019 18:48:42
Bad day at the office today. Had a bit of a bad feeling today and just felt like we wouldn’t be at the races. We looked sluggish and flat for the first 30. I don’t think the formation helped and when changed we looked better. Started the second half well and we created a lot of chances. I thought Lukaku should have buried a few of his chances today. His finishing was poor but his overall play was excellent. He is brimming with confidence but his finishing really let him down.

We were bound to have a loss and unfortunately it came in a massive game for top 4. Call me cynical but I think top is gone with arsenal’s Run in being so easy. I would put all our eggs in one basket for the champions league tbh. Shaw was brilliant once again and j thought Fred was really good at times today. Rashford looks like he’s carrying an injury. We should not get too down about today. We learn from this and go again.

10 Mar 2019 19:01:46
Well spurs aren’t exactly secure in 3rd and games aren’t played on paper, arsenal will drop points same as us and Chelsea and spurs, a way to go yet, we wasn’t quite at it, we still was the better team in terms of chances created, one of them days.

10 Mar 2019 20:10:01
Still 8 games left if we can win the games coming up and are still within a sniff come the city Chelsea games I think we will be fine.

Spurs have had games left.

Could come down to the Chelsea game for a top 4 place.

10 Mar 2019 20:45:05
The togetherness and positivity around the club has been incredible recently. Not going to feel too down about a game that just didn't go our way.

Yes we have to be more clinical in front of goal. Yes Dave the Save made a bad error in reading the shot. Yes the penalty was a soft as the turf under Steven Gerrards boot. But I thought we were always in the game and some days you just pick yourself up and go again.

We can still finish ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea and maybe Tottenham. Lot of football to be played yet.

In Ole we trust :)

10 Mar 2019 20:51:00
Massive loss a win I think would have pushed Arsenal out of the race for top 4, we cannot afford to drop points to city and Chelsea now. With spurs and Chelsea dropping points we could have put ourself into strong position, maybe the wake up call some of our players need after celebrating Wednesday like they won the quadruple.

10 Mar 2019 22:02:20
Jaime,

Do you think they shouldn’t have celebrated like that on Wednesday after one of the best nights in our history?

10 Mar 2019 23:49:19
Beaten at our own game today maybe even guilty of believing in our own hype.

The first 30 minutes weren't good enough. There was a real lack of intensity and aggression. We were passive and allowed Arsenal to grow in confidence. Matic looked rusty and well off the pace. A De Gea howler and Matic had to close the shot down quicker, the way he just ambled out was criminal especially in such a big game. The work rate and desire was missing for 30 mins. I don't mind sitting deep but there must be pressure on the ball and a desire to close down when the opposition enter the final third.

The second half was better and we pressed higher but Arsenal always looked dangerous on the break. Fred was guilty of carelessly giving the ball away in a really good attacking position and they go straight down the other end and he gives a stupid penalty away. Ok it was soft but there is no need to make that challenge, show him down the line and block the cross. He made two bad mistakes in a matters of minutes and we got punished. On such fine margins games are won and lost. Stay in the game, considering other results a draw would have been more than acceptable in a difficult away fixture.

For me the desire and work rate was missing today. Yes we created chances but we were timid and that real desire and hunger to close down and put the opposition under pressure was lacking. Arsenal beat us at our own game. We never looked secure and they always looked likely to catch us on the break. From an attacking perspective we were guilty of not releasing the ball quickly enough and getting caught in possession.

It's hard to be too critical but after Wednesday I expected us to be flying. I thought we'd at least get a point and feel we've missed a huge opportunity. I just can't help feeling disappointed.

Maybe I'm being a touch harsh but I'm now judging us from a higher standard. Too many individual errors and a lack of intensity cost us the game today.

10 Mar 2019 23:24:16
Jaime Jaime Jaime. Get real🤔🤔.

11 Mar 2019 05:44:05
With Martial returning, our attack will improve even more.

imo, we had the best chances in the game. The strikers had an off game.

10 Mar 2019 14:57:45
I'm a little bit worried about today. Fatigue could be a factor for both teams but Arsenal will be really up for it after the Cup game. It's a massive 6 pointer given Spurs' result yesterday. I think we can terrorise their defence with our pace but it might be a backs to the wall job for long periods. Here's hoping the Ole effect and positive vibes in the camp carry us on to another huge 3 points. Arsenal have an easy enough run in after today so it's vital we go for the win. C'mon United!

10 Mar 2019 10:36:44
heya! lfc fan here. genuine question if you could choose between Liverpool winning the league or winning CL which would you want the least!?

10 Mar 2019 10:55:04
You are doing very well so far.
But to answer your question, hand on my heart - none. 🤣
If you win either then kudos to you.
I’m sure many a pool supporters will wish the same for us.
Other than that, we are all sharing this earth so peace to you all.

10 Mar 2019 11:00:20
I know some Utd fans will disagree with me here, but I really want to see Liverpool win the league this year. I'd rather Utd win it obviously, but that's not realistic at this stage, even if we keep up the recent form and win most or even all of our remaining games.

I really rate Klopp as a manager, and I wanted him to replace SAF at utd. His style of football is different from SAF's, but has a lot of similarities, and would have been a natural evolution of style which the players could have adjusted to and fans would have appreciated. Instead we got 3 managers who didn't have us playing anything remotely like the style of football we came to expect under SAF.

The way Klopp has Liverpool playing is great to watch, and since Utd aren't going to win the league this year, I'd rather see the title go to Liverpool, playing the way they are, than City (even though City play a more entertaining style than Pep used at Barca, it's still using possession defensively a lot, which is the antithesis of good football in my opinion) .

Also, if it's one or the other, I don't want Liverpool winning the CL, because Utd could still win that, whereas the EPL is gone for us. You can have the EPL, we'll take the CL, sound fair? ;)

10 Mar 2019 11:49:49
Thorne that right there is treason!


Off with your head!

10 Mar 2019 12:45:24
Thorne you need to take a long hard look at yourself.

10 Mar 2019 12:58:10
Whoever wins the league deserves it but i never want Liverpool to win anything.
That question is akin to asking a bloke would you prefer me to chop off your right or left bollock.
Thorne i think you have lost the plot🤣🤣🤣.

10 Mar 2019 13:01:00
Oh dear oh dear thorne.

Eds, can webhave thorne banned? Hahah.

10 Mar 2019 15:16:15
Its his opinion, just because we disagree with it doesn't make it invalid. Personally I think klopp is a plonker and salah is a cheat so obviously I don't want to see them winning. But the berties is as bad. If only Tottenham hadn't bottled it.

11 Mar 2019 15:13:22
Would you guys prefer City to win it?

It's going to be Liverpool or City. Personally, of the two, I'd rather see Liverpool win it, because I prefer their style of football to City's.

If Spurs where still in it, I'd prefer them, but they aren't.

10 Mar 2019 07:54:32
A win tonight vs Arsenal will see us level on points with 3rd place Spurs!

Who would have even dream of that 3 months ago.

10 Mar 2019 09:59:42
A 6-0 win and we leapfrog Spurs. Surely that's got to be an incentive for the Goobers to throw the match. Lol.

10 Mar 2019 10:38:03
amazing run. do ya worry that the temperamental players will put in a stinker if their feelings get hurt next season tho? seen it at chelsea a few seasons now and my wonder is whether manU are stuck trying to find siccess rather than build again?

10 Mar 2019 11:04:54
@Faithhinworks - No. I don't think the players are particularly temperamental (with one or two exceptions), just that JM crushed the spirit of the team.

So long as that doesn't happen again, and it took JM (one of the most toxic managers around) a couple of years to manage that, I think we'll be fine.

10 Mar 2019 06:44:03
Redevilfan, I really don’t remember the post you mentioned and I’ve searched and can’t find it. It certainly is fantasy football at the moment and way above any expectations I had.

If we win today then I think 3rd is there for the taking. Chelsea still have a game in hand but are inconsistent, we have the momentum and the mood so that makes today’s game a huge one.

And disagreeing with each other is fine mate.

10 Mar 2019 14:44:16
It's a long time ago now AJH. I think we can agree to disagree lol. It's all good fun.

10 Mar 2019 00:38:04
If you haven't seen it yet, on the club website, Fletch has an account of the 4-2 win at Highbury, the one where Keane and Vieira went at it in the tunnel. Fletch really gets into the mindset of a player in a game of such magnitude. He was such a dedicated player for the club.
His insight into what motivates a team player was very inspiring. Well worth a read before the match later.

10 Mar 2019 01:31:35
It's good isn't it. This fixture thrown up some incredible battles in the EPL years. Last year was one of my favourite games of the mourinho era.

It's a massive game. There will be many twists and turns to come yet, but winning tomorrow will be a big statement from either team. I hope the squad take some of that Keano spirit into the game tomorrow and look to dominate their opposite number.