Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [12th - 17th August 2016]

[FrankJH]

How is there not a single commentator or pundit who is will to stand up and say "that was crap" when Rooney misses his 20th simple pass of the game or when he mis-controls the ball for the 10th time.

Do you really think that would make any difference to him playing?

Highly doubt it

 

[Shamikebab]

Schneiderlin on for Martial, bit of an odd one. I guess Herrera pushes further up.

 

[fez]

Do you really think that would make any difference to him playing?

Highly doubt it

Not at all but I am starting to feel like a nutter when no one in the media criticises Rooney and he keeps getting picked week after week off the back of dire performances.

 

[Shamikebab]

omg Rooney coming off, Depay getting a solid 4 mins to impress

 

[Droolinggimp]

Is it just me who thinks there are lose dogs running up the touchline?

 

[Nate75]

nvm

 

[Shamikebab]

Keep trying Nate, it's amusing.

 

[FrankJH]

nice attempt by Depay there, it didn't come off but he is trying

 

[Dimi]

Not the best of games, but a decent start from United. Should get better too with Pogba.

 

[Shamikebab]

Good save by De Gea, Fellaini somehow beaten by a guy a foot shorter than him...

 

[FrankJH]

seems to me like Utd want to draw here - DDG did brilliantly just then

 

[fez]

To be fair to Fellaini today, he has been decent and has worked really hard.

 

[Shamikebab]

bleh, shaky start. Fairly good defensively until right at the end. Bailly again played really well but we were woeful on the ball. Zlatan got no service at all, I wonder how long he'll be happy with that.

 

[Robbo]

That'll do nicely, not great but more than acceptable for a first game.

 

[FrankJH]

To be fair to Fellaini today, he has been decent and has worked really hard.

laughs - yeah working hard is all that title challangers are looking for in CM away from home

 

[Shamikebab]

Fellaini did nothing of note today. He didn't give them a goal, so that's an improvement but he literally just made up the numbers today. I'm not sure I'd call that decent.

 

[Mark1989]

Today's confirmed team: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino. No can in what's not a surprise Sturridge misses again due to injury, how many more seasons we gonna pay him to sit out I know it's not his fault and it's unlucky but enough is enough

 

[Nate75]

Keep trying Nate, it's amusing.

for me or you?

 

[Nate75]

anyways. Solid start.

Opening game away. Will take that.

 

[Jono8]

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