UEFA Champions & Europa League Football Thread ** spoilers ** [28th - 30th Sept 2021]

[Converge]

Well this is a load of old balls, ain’t it. Utter trash.

 

[turbot1984]

Oooh that was close, Utd defence half asleep.
Don't Villareal have an away kit?

 

[Stumble Bum]

Is it me or has Varane been massively overhyped.

 

[Reuben klang]

How are Utd still level, damn.

Does anyone have access to xG in games during the CL? Curious what it’ll be with the amount of chances they’re creating here.

 

[Sui]

United are very lucky Villarreal can’t finish tonight…

 

[fez]

Villarreal are literally just standing still with the ball at times, yet our team don't want to press? Weird.

I said this last week. We are so ******* bad at it. We don't tackle. We surround the player and stand off them about 1m or more and make them pass it. Then we have committed 2 players to a guy who doesn't have the ball anymore and he hasn't even been pressured into making a hurried pass.

The ease at which they move through us is just embarrassing. If their attack breaks down they just reform into their defensive shape at their own pace because we are so slow and clueless on the break. The only time we can break on teams is when they have pinned us back and committed their whole team into attack. VR are just committing a few players to each attack which is plenty considering how disjointed we are and how much space we leave.

I would genuinely love to know how many actual tackles we make in a match and how many of those are made outside our 18 yard box.

 

[The Running Man]

Dalot needs to get told to stay back.

 

[Robbo]

Is it me or has Varane been massively overhyped.

He's been OK (mistake today notwithstanding). Don't think any player will ever look great with a useless manager and no tactics.

 

[turbot1984]

Fernandes will get booked if he keeps pecking the refs head.

 

[adam cool dude]

We are playing with a left and right back who haven't really played at all.

Dalot is like a deer in headlights tonight. I would hook him at half time put Bailly in the center and Lindelof as RB. Obviously isn't working as we are totally exposed down that side.

 

[chroniclard]

Dross?

 

[Stumble Bum]

What is that spaghetti on Pogba's head??

 

[The Running Man]

We are playing with a left and right back who haven't really played at all.

Dalot is like a deer in headlights tonight. I would hook him at half time put Bailly in the center and Lindelof as RB. Obviously isn't working as we are totally exposed down that side.

That sounds terrible.

A huge lack of pace at risk would be ruinous

 

[turbot1984]

What is that spaghetti on Pogba's head??

Its called french chic

 

[turbot1984]

Morenoooòo

 

[fez]

Lol, Villareal should be 3, maybe 4 goals up right now.

 

[Mekrel]

We are playing with a left and right back who haven't really played at all.

Dalot is like a deer in headlights tonight. I would hook him at half time put Bailly in the center and Lindelof as RB. Obviously isn't working as we are totally exposed down that side.

Wow... that's an awful suggestion. No wonder you're backing Ole, are you discussing tactics with him by any chance?

 

[fez]

Aww, that would have perfectly encapsulated this half.

 

[Robbo]

Lol, Villareal should be 3, maybe 4 goals up right now.

We haven't created a single decent chance

 

[BaZ87]

Good to see Alberto Moreno's not changed one bit. Mad *******.