The Footie Thread

[Lord Tyrion]

Well, massive improvement from Everton. Good intent, more players attacking.

Spurs were woeful for much of the game. That was a sacking performance. The score looked close in the end but that was because our confidence is so shaky. We really should have been 4 up and the spurs goals would have been irrelevant.

Disappointing to see Moyes bringing on 3 defenders towards the end, we brought Spurs onto us. Great to get a win though. Hopefully will be a turning point for us

 

[Slime]

I just keep telling myself 'It's a project, a long term project'!
Hopefully this may trigger something during this transfer window.

 

[Red devil]

Newsflash, Calvert Lewin has scored a goal . Good finish as well

Normal service resumed, one on one with the keeper, never looked like scoring

Our kid,Evertonian, says if Calvert lewin has to think about it, he misses

 

[Red devil]

I'll just say it now

Absolute horror error from Onana

I've been saying this for ages, he's simply not good enough.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I've been saying this for ages, he's simply not good enough.

Never ever ever been anything near good enough . Most overrated keeper I've seen for the price tag. Really bad buy.

 

[Red devil]

I just keep telling myself 'It's a project, a long term project'!
Hopefully this may trigger something during this transfer window.

It is long term. Thing is we may not be alive to see the results

 

[Red devil]

Never ever ever been anything near good enough . Most overrated keeper I've seen for the price tag. Really bad buy.

I keep saying this. If you're going to buy someone they must be better than what's there. And never in a month of Sundays is Onana better than de Gea

 

[Swango1980]

Never ever ever been anything near good enough . Most overrated keeper I've seen for the price tag. Really bad buy.

Over-rated!? Most people slate him at any chance they can get. Not sure over-rated is the right word?

He'll probably get the headlines. But Utd were woeful again going forward. Lots of pressure on everyone in defence, when you have a featherweight attack.

Mainoo has dropped off a cliff compared to last season. Garnacho was woeful when he came on.

No idea what areas of the pitch Utd improve on first, though GK is quite far down list. Desperate for proper wing backs in Amorims system, and at least one or 2 midfielders / forwards who have a good amount of self confidence and will not shy away from a challenge or try and shift responsibility to others on the pitch. But all that might need to wait until summer

 

[Billysboots]

I keep saying this. If you're going to buy someone they must be better than what's there. And never in a month of Sundays is Onana better than de Gea

I’ve defended him to the ends of the earth, but you can’t keep making calamitous errors which lead directly to goals. Now that United seem to have adopted a strategy which involves the ‘keeper going long rather than playing out from the back, the priority is no longer having someone who is good with the ball at his feet.

I’m not sure Bayindir is a long term option but, right now, he can’t do any worse. United cannot keep rewarding mediocrity and turning a blind eye to mistakes of that magnitude.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Typical of Spurs to ruin a good football day


Great to see Forest continue to get the results

Brighton keeping themselves in the mix for European spots

And United

 

[Billysboots]

Over-rated!? Most people slate him at any chance they can get. Not sure over-rated is the right word?

He'll probably get the headlines. But Utd were woeful again going forward. Lots of pressure on everyone in defence, when you have a featherweight attack.

Mainoo has dropped off a cliff compared to last season. Garnacho was woeful when he came on.

No idea what areas of the pitch Utd improve on first, though GK is quite far down list. Desperate for proper wing backs in Amorims system, and at least one or 2 midfielders / forwards who have a good amount of self confidence and will not shy away from a challenge or try and shift responsibility to others on the pitch. But all that might need to wait until summer

There are just no goals in this squad. It’s been that way for a couple of years or more, and as a direct result we simply cannot afford to keep conceding soft goals.

If United are lightweight going forward, then we have to be absolutely rock solid at the other end, or we will continue to lose more games than we will win.

Bayindir has to be given a chance. If Amorim changes nothing, nothing will change.

 

[Neilds]

I wish managers would play proper wingers playing on the proper wing. All this getting the ball, stopping dead to cut inside and playing the ball backwards is proper boring!

 

[Swango1980]

There are just no goals in this squad. It’s been that way for a couple of years or more, and as a direct result we simply cannot afford to keep conceding soft goals.

If United are lightweight going forward, then we have to be absolutely rock solid at the other end, or we will continue to lose more games than we will win.

Bayindir has to be given a chance. If Amorim changes nothing, nothing will change.

Bayinder was booed my sections of Utd fans after Spurs. And was being slated against Arsenal, and considered responsible for their goal. He then saved a penalty, and had a worldy after that.

He may be worth a start. But, I just don't know if he'd definitely be better. Onana has kept Utd in it many times this season. He has had a nightmare moment today. But, changing GK now, behind such a flaky attack, it probably not going to make much difference

All very well having a solid defence. Easier to do that when you know you'll be defending all game. But, at home, when you are expected to attack, defence had to push up and help build those attacks. When your paper bags up front get out fought and lose ball in bad positions, your defence suddenly need to chace back. Did it OK most of the time, but must be so demoralising looking at your teammates knowing they are impotent in attack

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Over-rated!? Most people slate him at any chance they can get. Not sure over-rated is the right word?

He'll probably get the headlines. But Utd were woeful again going forward. Lots of pressure on everyone in defence, when you have a featherweight attack.

Mainoo has dropped off a cliff compared to last season. Garnacho was woeful when he came on.

No idea what areas of the pitch Utd improve on first, though GK is quite far down list. Desperate for proper wing backs in Amorims system, and at least one or 2 midfielders / forwards who have a good amount of self confidence and will not shy away from a challenge or try and shift responsibility to others on the pitch. But all that might need to wait until summer

Overrated enough to be "valued" at 45 million or whatever it was. Blokes a terrible terrible keeper at the basics

 

[Swango1980]

Overrated enough to be "valued" at 45 million or whatever it was. Blokes a terrible terrible keeper at the basics

45 million is bargain these days. Especially at Man Utd

 

[Norrin Radd]

Just in case anyone might have missed it .

Brighton won at old Trafford again for the third time running.

 

[Red devil]

45 million is bargain these days. Especially at Man Utd

It's half an Anthony

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Our kid,Evertonian, says if Calvert lewin has to think about it, he misses

He's the worst one on one striker in the league, yup worse than Nunes . Never looks like scoring. In those situations he either has a touch like a camel, see today, or hammers it straight at the keeper, see today .

I'd be happy to see him leave in the summer. How does your brother feel about him?

 

[Billysboots]

Bayinder was booed my sections of Utd fans after Spurs. And was being slated against Arsenal, and considered responsible for their goal. He then saved a penalty, and had a worldy after that.

He may be worth a start. But, I just don't know if he'd definitely be better. Onana has kept Utd in it many times this season. He has had a nightmare moment today. But, changing GK now, behind such a flaky attack, it probably not going to make much difference

All very well having a solid defence. Easier to do that when you know you'll be defending all game. But, at home, when you are expected to attack, defence had to push up and help build those attacks. When your paper bags up front get out fought and lose ball in bad positions, your defence suddenly need to chace back. Did it OK most of the time, but must be so demoralising looking at your teammates knowing they are impotent in attack

My point, though, is that Bayindir surely cannot do any worse than what we saw from Onana today, and what we have started to see too often again from him of late after a relatively solid start to this season.

The saves Onana has been credited with are saves you would really expect top ‘keepers to make. The mistakes, on the other hand, aren’t.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Just in case anyone might have missed it .

Brighton won at old Trafford again for the third time running.

I hadn't realised how good your recent record was against them until I saw some pre game stats. You have them in your pocket