Manchester United - News, Developments & Season

[eyan]

The difference in laLiga quality is on display
Cerebral vs Power football, that's it

Which cerebal? What have they done against inferior man utd team? Nothing. Busquet playing rough is a cerebal football? He ought to have gotten 2 yellow cards. Stop being biased?

[eyan]

Man Utd made a mistake starting the game by sitting behind until the goal. Coming out to play has shown Barca is not special, at least so far. So far, it is 8 attempts for Man Utd against 2 for Barca.

[danfo driver]

very surprised at Barca's struggle to control this game

Really?

How can a COUNTER ATTACK coach play Arthur, Busquets and Rakitic in midfield and you expect fluidity? A possession coach will have his strikers pushing up so that those slow three can use their passing ability closer to the box. Dude is playing a slow possession-based midfield and having his strikers drop off! By the time the midfield has the ball, they take ten years to reach the opposition's box.


A winger needs to come in for Rakitic and push Coutinho to midfield.

[Coach]

Ajax going hell for leather, not making any of it count. #michaelkatsidis. Knocked out in Turin?

[charlie]

Ajax going hell for leather, not making any of it count. #michaelkatsidis. Knocked out in Turin?

That's what we thought when they went to the Santiago Bernabao.

I wouldn't underestimate them.

[danfo driver]

Ajax going hell for leather, not making any of it count. #michaelkatsidis. Knocked out in Turin?

That's what we thought when they went to the Santiago Bernabao.

I wouldn't underestimate them.

People are still underestimating that team! Ajax will only fall if their inexperience allow it.

They have a fantastic coach! If Barca had sense, that's the coach they'd be trying to get.

[txj]

This game is prime example of why Valverde will never be a beloved Barca manager, whatever the number of titles he wins...

[charlie]

Oya na Freenality for Messi

[charlie]

Ouff,..fooled everyone

[charlie]

Pique majesterial

[txj]

Smalling finally gets a yellow card. Thought it would take a stabbing for him to get one!

[Senator WIRES]

Where is Ohshi?

[Senator WIRES]

This Nah practice session.

[Coach]

There’s a refreshing, f*ck you, oozing out of every incisive Ajaxian pass. How brilliant a turn of events were their positive, up and at ‘em, heavy metal football, to make it beyond Turin. However...the Old Lady is Jezebel, Dalilah and Medusa in one. Not a trick will go unplayed.

[The YeyeMan]

Valderde is worse than I thought!



All these clubs with talented players stifling their talent by hiring very poor coaches.

The worst example of this was Mourinho at Real Madrid.

[txj]

Valderde is worse than I thought!



All these clubs with talented players stifling their talent by hiring very poor coaches.

The worst example of this was Mourinho at Real Madrid.

Valverde is not a poor manager; just a conservative one...

[marko]

We gave Barcelona far too much respect in the first 20min, at the same time, we lacked the quality to provide any types of threats, i will expect Barcelona to perform the same at the return tie, is it over? Thry scored via an own goal, United will have to perform the same at the nou camp, tall order

[txj]

very surprised at Barca's struggle to control this game

Really?

How can a COUNTER ATTACK coach play Arthur, Busquets and Rakitic in midfield and you expect fluidity? A possession coach will have his strikers pushing up so that those slow three can use their passing ability closer to the box. Dude is playing a slow possession-based midfield and having his strikers drop off! By the time the midfield has the ball, they take ten years to reach the opposition's box.


A winger needs to come in for Rakitic and push Coutinho to midfield.

They've had fluidity all season with the trio, especially with Arthur.

The thing is, Valverde never pushed the envelope on the road in the CL this season, and has been content to play centrally in MF in front of the opponent, without letting anyone run behind the defence, as u noted...

It has to do more with the conservative nature of the coach...

[Ekorian]

Man Utd made a mistake starting the game by sitting behind until the goal. Coming out to play has shown Barca is not special, at least so far. So far, it is 8 attempts for Man Utd against 2 for Barca.

Are you a student of the game. Barca came out with a solid plan that was well executed. They scored the invaluable goal and retreated to defend while waiting for a 2nd goal via counter attacks.
Anyway, what an interesting game

[mcal]

...expected result. Error goal it is.

[Tunisian Gooner]

Ole's at the wheel.....

[kalani JR]

Could have been Poch.

[The real deal]

Boring game
Was like a walk in the park...MU won't even play in their own backyard.