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was the ref biased when he didn't card lukaku? or when he didn't give Liverpool a penalty?
Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [13th - 17th October 2017]
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I know Liverpool were missing Mane, but Bailly and Pogba would have made a big difference for us in this sort of game.
I agree though, it's still early days for all teams.
The players didn't seem to be putting in the same level of effort as the Liverpool ones.
I'm not saying he was good, at all, but the whole team were woeful.
Like in the previous Liverpool - Utd games where he was the worst player on the pitch?
Pogba has done nothing in the midfield against us historically so I doubt it, also Mane gets 6x the chances if he played. (That's how this works right?)
Fellaini makes a way bigger difference for how you play whether you like it or not
It was not a performance issue, it was the way you set-up. Exactly the same as last season, pack the defence and hope for the best with a long ball up to Lukaku. You can't expect your midfield to create chances when their main focus is to defend.
you cant compare (fairly, which I know is a strange concept for you) his performances last season to this
Bailly would have had him in his pocket
You can't say with certainty Pogba would have dominated the midfield, but with Matic and Herrera alongside him I think the game would have looked very different. All ifs and buts, maybe Mane would have ripped us to bits, etc.
To me it looked like we struggled to pass the ball at all, it wasn't always hit long, it was hit long because the passing was dreadful.
I would hope Mourinho would set us up defensively and play on the counter, that's the most logical way of winning against this sort of team, but we didn't look solid or assured at all.
To me it looked like we struggled to pass the ball at all, it wasn't always hit long, it was hit long because the passing was dreadful.
I would hope Mourinho would set us up defensively and play on the counter, that's the most logical way of winning against this sort of team, but we didn't look solid or assured at all.
And you can't claim he would have dominated the game either
Jesus Frank!
Soldato
And bailly, Jones and smalling both together spread a nervousness throughout the team.
I’m just going to put that performance to the international break, players looked fatigued and lacklustured.
And you can't claim he would have dominated the game either
well considering he is CLEARLY our best midfielder, it would have a considerable positive effect on our performance
Everything is relative. How can you expect your attacking players to influence the game when they're not in our half? The only time you're creative players were getting on the ball was when they were chasing long balls hit into the channels.
That doesn't mean he would have dominated the game.
Lallana, Clyne and Mane would have improved our side too. I'm deciding that Clyne would have dominated your wingers, Lallana would have been all over your midfield and Mane would have score 15 goals. #FrankLogic
Oh give it a rest. How old are you?
Caporegime
I imagine some of it is natural instinct and ingrained in them as a kid/teen when training, seems pretty much mandatory if you want to be one of the greats.
This ain’t a game of Yu-Gi-Ho son.
Soldato
salah diving no yellow
can running into young no foul
rashford getting fouled multiple times ref plays on
Looool
Caporegime
lol Palace defending is terrible.