Man Utd Thread:

[Cunny Funt]

RIP Nobby Stiles

[magpie seanie]

Very sad news. A legend of the club. Heard his brother in law Johnny Giles on Off the Ball last night and it was emotional stuff. He had a tough last few years but by all accounts a lovely person.

[kerryforsam20]

Another defeat for Man Utd.  Rashford is great man score when winning 3/4 nil and then goes missing in the tight games.

[nrico2006]

Another defeat for Man Utd.  Rashford is great man score when winning 3/4 nil and then goes missing in the tight games.

Rashford has been the difference in more tight/games for United than anybody else the past 3 years. Stupid statement.

[Milltown Row2]

Poor enough fare...

United can't find the right formula to win in the league

[Cunny Funt]

A typical inconsistent United. 5-0 win midweek and today lose to Arsenal at home for the first time in 14 years. A poor game that had 0-0 written all over it from early on and probably would have finished 0-0 but for a silly penalty given away on 70 minutes.

In other news sad to hear Bobby Charlton has been diagnosed with dementia.

[BennyCake]

I knew when I seen Pogba starting it wasn't going to end well.

[kerryforsam20]

Pogba should be binned.  Poisonous figure. No shape to Utd team. Serious lack of width.

[From the Bunker]

Poor enough fare...

United can't find the right formula to win in the league

Domestic weekend games are tough after midweek champions League games. You need a solid squad. Arsenal have been 100% focused on this game since last weekend. Utd have been 100% focused since Wednesday!

[Farrandeelin]

Poor enough fare...

United can't find the right formula to win in the league

Domestic weekend games are tough after midweek champions League games. You need a solid squad. Arsenal have been 100% focused on this game since last weekend. Utd have been 100% focused since Wednesday!

Sure.

[Maroon Manc]

United were abysmal yesterday, far too much talk about Arsenal though who failed to create anything of note against a shambolic United. We treated them like they were Bayern Munich, an absolutely gutless display from start to finish.

I've defended Ole to the hilt so far but rightly so deserves a lot of stick for that yesterday, mentioned after Wednesday night we struggled for long periods to put a move together and the theme continued. Formation didn't work yesterday and should have been changed at half time but wasn't and couldn't believe he failed to change it at all, subs didn't work at all.

I've got no issue with him changing formation in Europe but he's can't do it in the league, never make any progress by messing about it with every week. Its going to cost him his job as will having faith in Pogba, he's 27 and not going to change. Every game there's an incident of him switching off or getting caught in the middle of the pitch when in possession, he's out of contract in 18 months and isn't an integral part of this time so needs to be dropped.

[Hound]

I've defended Ole to the hilt so far but rightly so deserves a lot of stick for that yesterday, mentioned after Wednesday night we struggled for long periods to put a move together and the theme continued. Formation didn't work yesterday and should have been changed at half time but wasn't and couldn't believe he failed to change it at all, subs didn't work at all.

I wasn't paying 100% attention to the match as I was doing something else at the same time, but pretty sure Gary Neville said in commentary that Ole did change tactics for the second half, which led to a much improved 3rd quarter (albeit Arsenal re-asserted their authority after that).

[NAG1]

I've defended Ole to the hilt so far but rightly so deserves a lot of stick for that yesterday, mentioned after Wednesday night we struggled for long periods to put a move together and the theme continued. Formation didn't work yesterday and should have been changed at half time but wasn't and couldn't believe he failed to change it at all, subs didn't work at all.

I wasn't paying 100% attention to the match as I was doing something else at the same time, but pretty sure Gary Neville said in commentary that Ole did change tactics for the second half, which led to a much improved 3rd quarter (albeit Arsenal re-asserted their authority after that).

Yeah he went from the diamond to a 4-2-3-1 which did beef up the midfield slightly but still had no real impact.

Another shocking performance and I see the have got Poch on Sky this evening. So with his profile being raised again I can see the pressure start to mount even further on Ole.

[BennyCake]

United were abysmal yesterday, far too much talk about Arsenal though who failed to create anything of note against a shambolic United. We treated them like they were Bayern Munich, an absolutely gutless display from start to finish.

I've defended Ole to the hilt so far but rightly so deserves a lot of stick for that yesterday, mentioned after Wednesday night we struggled for long periods to put a move together and the theme continued. Formation didn't work yesterday and should have been changed at half time but wasn't and couldn't believe he failed to change it at all, subs didn't work at all.

I've got no issue with him changing formation in Europe but he's can't do it in the league, never make any progress by messing about it with every week. Its going to cost him his job as will having faith in Pogba, he's 27 and not going to change. Every game there's an incident of him switching off or getting caught in the middle of the pitch when in possession, he's out of contract in 18 months and isn't an integral part of this time so needs to be dropped.

Neville said something along the lines of Ole trying to keep everyone happy is going to cost him his job, because trying to satisfy everyone means the team is all over the place and no consistency, shoe-horning players into the team out of position.

I do think Ole is too nice a fella, he's not ruthless enough. Ferguson was a ruthless dictator, and a strong character, and that's partly why he was as successful as he was. The good second half to last season saved Ole, and they feel he deserves more time because of that. But his days do seem numbered.

[magpie seanie]

United were abysmal yesterday, far too much talk about Arsenal though who failed to create anything of note against a shambolic United. We treated them like they were Bayern Munich, an absolutely gutless display from start to finish.

I've defended Ole to the hilt so far but rightly so deserves a lot of stick for that yesterday, mentioned after Wednesday night we struggled for long periods to put a move together and the theme continued. Formation didn't work yesterday and should have been changed at half time but wasn't and couldn't believe he failed to change it at all, subs didn't work at all.

I've got no issue with him changing formation in Europe but he's can't do it in the league, never make any progress by messing about it with every week. Its going to cost him his job as will having faith in Pogba, he's 27 and not going to change. Every game there's an incident of him switching off or getting caught in the middle of the pitch when in possession, he's out of contract in 18 months and isn't an integral part of this time so needs to be dropped.

Not for the first time I've come on here to post something and you've said it already. I'm one of Ole's biggest defenders and genuinely think he's making progress but he simply has to stop putting faith in Pogba. As well as the penalty, which I think needs no further comment, (and not the first time to do something like that in an important game), his general play was a complete liability to the team. Every time he gets the ball he goes the wrong way, tries the wrong thing, does his own thing.....and then his positional sense and workrate off the ball is as bad as it gets. He's going to cost Ole his job if this keeps up. Can't understand how he left him on afterwards and took off Greenwood.....was he worried about the potential controversy? I hope not but it was the wrong call. Pogba was far and away the worst player on the pitch. Weird how it's home games that United are struggling in.....you'd think no crowds would mean there's little difference where games are played. Strange.

Never really got at Arsenal which is annoying. I didn't think they were going to score and probably wouldn't bar that stupid intervention.