WEEKEND FOOTBALL - 17/20 AUGUST 2018

[bodacious benny]

It appears to have slipped through the net that QPR managed by Schteve McClaren lost 7-1 today

[Chappy]

It appears to have slipped through the net that QPR managed by Schteve McClaren lost 7-1 today

How does he keep getting work?

[bodacious benny]

Cannot wait to play City

Aguero always seems to score against us too.

[Tsi]

Cannot wait to play City

Aguero always seems to score against us too.

Not even going to watch that game as it'll be a repeat of last seasons park the bus tactics

[bodacious benny]

Cannot wait to play City

Aguero always seems to score against us too.

Not even going to watch that game as it'll be a repeat of last seasons park the bus tactics

Yeah, won't be pretty.

Brighton 1-0 Man U.

[Tsi]

2-0 now

[krully]

Cannot wait to play City

Aguero always seems to score against us too.

Not even going to watch that game as it'll be a repeat of last seasons park the bus tactics

next season though, they'll be lured into a false sense of security and then WHAM! easy three points

[krully]

2-1

[TJR]

Man Utd 3-1 down to Brighton at half time

Eric Bailly is a walking disaster. At fault on all 3 goals. Nearly everytime I see him play he's a complete donkey. Got to be one of the most overrated CB's in the league.

[Bruuuuuuuuce ()]

Man Utd 3-1 down to Brighton at half time

Eric Bailly is a walking disaster. At fault on all 3 goals. Nearly everytime I see him play he's a complete donkey. Got to be one of the most overrated CB's in the league.

It's funny but if we were in Brighton's place this afternoon we'd have created f*** all, rafa wouldve invited them on and be 1-0 down.

[TJR]

Man Utd 3-1 down to Brighton at half time

Eric Bailly is a walking disaster. At fault on all 3 goals. Nearly everytime I see him play he's a complete donkey. Got to be one of the most overrated CB's in the league.

It's funny but if we were in Brighton's place this afternoon we'd have created f*** all, rafa wouldve invited them on and be 1-0 down.

I seem to remember last time we played Man Utd under Rafa we won. We got our tactics spot on that day and throughly deserved the victory.

[Tsi]

Please, just put Mourinho out of his misery and get rid of him before we get sucked into a relegation battle! I won’t go to any more games with him in charge!

Nick

[Bruuuuuuuuce ()]

It's funny but if we were in Brighton's place this afternoon we'd have created **** all, rafa wouldve invited them on and be 1-0 down.

I seem to remember last time we played Man Utd under Rafa we won. We got our tactics spot on that day and throughly deserved the victory.

I seem to remember our riveting and creative performance yesterday. The man's s*** scared of going to win games. He's a Spanish Moyes.

[TJR]

I seem to remember last time we played Man Utd under Rafa we won. We got our tactics spot on that day and throughly deserved the victory.

I seem to remember our riveting and creative performance yesterday. The man's s*** scared of going to win games. He's a Spanish Moyes.

Can't tell if you're on the wind up or actually serious.

It's fair to say he got it wrong yesterday but more often than not he gets it right. He's a far better manager than Moyes. He was working with a limited group of players (pretty much our Championship side) and achieved well beyond expectations getting us top half last season. It is clear to see the improvement in a number of players working under him as well.

[Tsi]

I seem to remember our riveting and creative performance yesterday. The man's s*** scared of going to win games. He's a Spanish Moyes.

Can't tell if you're on the wind up or actually serious.

It's fair to say he got it wrong yesterday but more often than not he gets it right. He's a far better manager than Moyes. He was working with a limited group of players (pretty much our Championship side) and achieved well beyond expectations getting us top half last season. It is clear to see the improvement in a number of players working under him as well.

Got it wrong is a understatement probably one of the worst performances i've seen in a long time.Some of his tactics and subs are mindbogglingly at times as well.

[Valentino's fast feet]

For me I think the biggest example of "got it wrong" was the Villa game when he first took over. But he had just took over, the man is brilliant but not a miracle worker. We were awful yesterday, and yes the buck rests at the manager - but the players were all crap, no one stood out as anything above average really. Lascelles and Clark did okay I suppose. We were lucky that Cardiff are a terrible team, a half decent prem side would have buried us.

And with regards to Benitez, there wasn't a lot he could do with substitutions, as two were essentially taken from him. The injury and subsequent red card limited his options. He went with a change in formation to try and cope with the situation, bringing Ritchie off was probably to avoid the risk of another sending off. Kenedy taking that penalty shouldn't have happened, but I'm not sure that's down to the manager. Ofter you see the players decide amongst themselves. Some even essentially steal it.

[UlversToon]

After this weekend I'm beginning to believe that there are actually at least three teams worse than us! Alcohol is, indeed, a wonderful thing!

[Colly]

For me I think the biggest example of "got it wrong" was the Villa game when he first took over. But he had just took over, the man is brilliant but not a miracle worker. We were awful yesterday, and yes the buck rests at the manager - but the players were all crap, no one stood out as anything above average really. Lascelles and Clark did okay I suppose. We were lucky that Cardiff are a terrible team, a half decent prem side would have buried us.

And with regards to Benitez, there wasn't a lot he could do with substitutions, as two were essentially taken from him. The injury and subsequent red card limited his options. He went with a change in formation to try and cope with the situation, bringing Ritchie off was probably to avoid the risk of another sending off. Kenedy taking that penalty shouldn't have happened, but I'm not sure that's down to the manager. Ofter you see the players decide amongst themselves. Some even essentially steal it.

He said on MOTD that Kenedy was the penalty taker, it's Ritchie first (who had gone off) then Kenedy. Which says an awful lot about Joselu and possibly Muto too...

[bodacious benny]

Most of Shelvey and Ritchie's corners and freekicks were s*** all game so they'd probably have missed too

[TJR]

Ritchie is a good penalty taker as he's proved. Joselu has took one for us and missed. Harsh to criticise Muto as he's only just a new signing so will have to prove himself in training first.

Rafa said the players decide amongst themselves the order. Ritchie forst and Kenedy second. So Kenedy obviously must be a good penalty taker in the mini tournaments the players have in training.

There is no problem with that. The issue is that Kenedy had an absolute shocker and especially after that Kenedy free kick the senior players have to step up and take charge of the situation. Either Shelvey needs to go and take the ball off him or Lascelles as captain has to intervene and take the ball off Shelvey and hand it to Shelvey/Muto/Diame.