The Footie Thread

[Pin-seeker]

No it's not, but throwing the league away to try and get a result against your biggest rivals shows a small club mentality.

I didnt expect "favours" obviously, but he could have played a team tonight and Thursday that was 75% strong by using his squad, rather than one that is 25% "strong" and one that will be his best available.

We should have done more ourselves throughout the season, even with the interminable injuries, but you expect a bit of integrity from the "world's biggest club" TM.

Here we go again ???????‍

 

[pokerjoke]

Is it what's best for United though?

Just giving up the league like that, no matter how unlikely?

If it was Liverpool tonight, Leicester Thursday, tonight would have seen him play his strongest team of the week.

They used to act like a big club, but like 2 years ago, thats gone out of the window.

Remember when Ferguson had a go at Leeds for "cheating their fans", well the chickens have come home to roost.

Totally agree
Play the whole season then just drop it like a stone,bloody infuriating.

 

[clubchamp98]

Foden for me.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Given the situation I think he did exactly the right thing.
Just one note to it the lack of fans allowed him to do it.
As I am sure 70,000 fans would not have liked that tonight.

Apart from Jota we havnt got a proper finisher and this season it has bitten us.
Mo scores but misses to many to put games to bed.

70k made no difference when they let city beat them at home 2 years ago. In the last few minutes, Man U just kept the ball, hardly attacked despite being 1 nil down. I wonder why?????? All gladly accepted the loss.

A bit different to when we beat Blackburn at Anfield, that they didn't take advantage of. Therein lies the difference.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Could Liverpool have taken half their squad around the world and kept a few back for villa last year Pete?

Maybe he feels like the league deserved him to play a full strenght team against you as that's what he would have done for the original fixture.

So whilst it may have helped and hindered others. Maybe he's actually doing the right thing and planning he's strongest team as he would have done.

We had a three games out in Qatar, not just one, and a league title wasnt at stake.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

So Zaha ( once again ) goes down under the slightest touch in the box

The pundits - “clever from Zaha” “won the penalty” - no it was a dive because the touch wasn’t in anyway strong enough for him to go down.

 

[pokerjoke]

No it's not, but throwing the league away to try and get a result against your biggest rivals shows a small club mentality.

I didnt expect "favours" obviously, but he could have played a team tonight and Thursday that was 75% strong by using his squad, rather than one that is 25% "strong" and one that will be his best available.

We should have done more ourselves throughout the season, even with the interminable injuries, but you expect a bit of integrity from the "world's biggest club" TM.

I must be ill that’s twice I’ve agreed with you.
I couldn’t believe it when I saw the team sheet ,I actually thought we were in the C/L final at the weekend

 

[AmandaJR]

If I could have playercam on one player (trying to see through slightly biased specs) then it would be Foden. Player of this season and many to come I hope. He's a joy to watch.

 

[Papas1982]

We had a three games out in Qatar, not just one, and a league title wasnt at stake.

Let's be honest Pete. You had more chance of winning the cup that utd did the league.

You wrote off a comp for something you seemed bigger.

Utd did the same. And also, maybe just maybe did so for the integrity of the league by making you play a string team like you would have last week

 

[Liverbirdie]

I must be ill that’s twice I’ve agreed with you.
I couldn’t believe it when I saw the team sheet ,I actually thought we were in the C/L final at the weekend

Go and have a lie down, Tony, it'll soon pass.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Let's be honest Pete. You had more chance of winning the cup that utd did the league.

You wrote off a comp for something you seemed bigger.

Utd did the same. And also, maybe just maybe did so for the integrity of the league by making you play a string team like you would have last week

You dont throw leagues away to your city rivals, without shedding blood.

Your saying man u have shown integrity - sorry mate, even trying to see an opinion out of left field, I just dont know where you get that from?????

 

[fundy]

Am a massive Foden fan, but hes started 15 prem games plus 11 as sub, been on the pitch for less than half the time City have played, scored 7 goals and had 5 assists

Cracking player and will be a world beater, but not player of the year for me, not enough of a contribution

Would be choosing between Dias, Fernandes and Kane, think Dias shades it

 

[clubchamp98]

So Zaha ( once again ) goes down under the slightest touch in the box

The pundits - “clever from Zaha” “won the penalty” - no it was a dive because the touch wasn’t in anyway strong enough for him to go down.

I don’t like this.
He delibaretly put his leg in front of Redmond .
They all do it Owen was good at it .
That’s why pundits will be no better than refs in the VAR box.

 

[Papas1982]

You dont throw leagues away to your city rivals, without shedding blood.

Your saying man u have shown integrity - sorry mate, even trying to see an opinion out of left field, I just dont know where you get that from?????

Because they should have played a full strenght team against you last week.

So if they had gone full against leicester and then weak against you. You've benefitted where you shouldn't have.

And they didnt throw a league away. They may have given up on it. But that's two different things.

 

[fundy]

Because they should have played a full strenght team against you last week.

So if they had gone full against leicester and then weak against you. You've benefitted where you shouldn't have.

And they didnt throw a league away. They may have given up on it. But that's two different things.

why did they have to play a weak side against one and full strength in the other, why not rest 5 for each game?

 

[Liverbirdie]

why did they have to play a weak side against one and full strength in the other, why not rest 5 for each game?

Papas - as this.

They could have easily done the 60/30, play 60 minutes today, 30 minutes Thursday if required. Man U do have a big squad.

Again, I wouldnt expect any favours, and always expected him to keep more of his better players for our game, but he could have easily have picked a decent team for both.

 

[GG26]

The big difference for Leicester this season is that they have beaten all of the “big 6” in the league this season, whereas last year we struggled to get anything against them.

 

[Tashyboy]

The big difference for Leicester this season is that they have beaten all of the “big 6” in the league this season, whereas last year we struggled to get anything against them.

If memory serves me right you’d didn’t beat City, you battered them.

 

[davemc1]

Congrats to City, a wonderful feeling. Yous even have the benefit of open pubs to celebrate ??

Roll on August, it’s been a horrible season for me, both football wise and no fans.

 

[SaintHacker]

And at the other end of the table, its nice to remember what it feels like to actually win a game!