Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [28th December 2013 - 1st January 2014]

A poor and boring performance from us, but a very important 3 points.

Really need some sort of creative flair in January (or drive in the midfield area), I don't think Kagawa is going to come good now sadly, no point keeping him. :(

Unfortunately our 2 best players (Rooney and RvP, GK aside) being out doesn't help at all. We are almost entirely reliant on them in our current state. At least Rooney is back next game.
 
Absolute embarrassment. Worst performance of our premier league history, and there's been some heavy contenders this season alone. Injuries aside, absolutely careless resting certain players in such an important part of the season. Makes next two home games must wins, no other option.

Welcome to management, Rene!
 
Robbo said:
Dire first half, we look like a pub team without Rooney.
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Well to be fair how many of the starters have barely played for a month or two

Kagawa (out wide yet again)
Carrick
Chicharito


Then Smalling as right back (because of injury and bookings) Young who shouldnt even be in the squad

Its not really that surprising.

Utd needed the points (and thankfully got them), but it shows how terrible the squad is - and how little game time some really decent players just arent getting for one reason and another.

Robbo said:
Really need some sort of creative flair in January (or drive in the midfield area), I don't think Kagawa is going to come good now sadly, no point keeping him. :(
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Really that surprised when the manager insists on playing him out wide for 90% of the limited opportunities he gets. Today would have been perfect to play him centrally but yet again he is shafted out wide.
 
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syke said:
Absolute embarrassment. Worst performance of our premier league history, and there's been some heavy contenders this season alone. Injuries aside, absolutely careless resting certain players in such an important part of the season. Makes next two home games must wins, no other option.

Welcome to management, Rene!
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To be fair if resting people for a tough away game ends up being the difference between winning at home and not. Would you prefer losing 2-0 here and dropping points in the next game, or thrashing today, win the next game?

Fulham have been gash away from home for god knows how long, years and years? Busy period, weaker squad, maybe a not particularly fit squad. Still an embarrassing performance but Hull have only conceded 6 goals at home so far this season.

Of course they HAD only scored 9 at home, and they managed to increase that by 67% in this one game..... which certainly isn't great.

It's not like Rene was brought in preseason, he's still in charge of the team he took over which realistically has some decent quality in, but has some serious problems engrained into it that will take more than a few games to overcome, probably a hell of a lot more than a few.
 
drunkenmaster said:
To be fair if resting people for a tough away game ends up being the difference between winning at home and not. Would you prefer losing 2-0 here and dropping points in the next game, or thrashing today, win the next game?

Fulham have been gash away from home for god knows how long, years and years? Busy period, weaker squad, maybe a not particularly fit squad. Still an embarrassing performance but Hull have only conceded 6 goals at home so far this season.

Of course they HAD only scored 9 at home, and they managed to increase that by 67% in this one game..... which certainly isn't great.

It's not like Rene was brought in preseason, he's still in charge of the team he took over which realistically has some decent quality in, but has some serious problems engrained into it that will take more than a few games to overcome, probably a hell of a lot more than a few.
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We've had a huge improvement under Rene, apart from today - no question. But resting Riether and Parker today was just silly, even after today they'd have a decent enough rest until new years. Starting Rodallega and Ruiz as well, one back from a longish injury and the other arguably our worst performer of the season. Could have started with Bent (or Kasami) up top and the usual players in midfield.

It's todays GD which hammers us, -22 is comical for Fulham. Will be interesting to see how the players pick themselves up from the worst result in over 20 years.
 
I see Silva picked up a needless late booking to ensure he's suspended for the Swansea game rather than risking one against Chelsea. Classy.
 
FrankJH said:
Really that surprised when the manager insists on playing him out wide for 90% of the limited opportunities he gets. Today would have been perfect to play him centrally but yet again he is shafted out wide.
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It's not all Kagawa's fault, but that doesn't change anything unfortunately. If Moyes won't use him (properly), why keep him.
 
Sunderland will be out of the relegation zone if they beat Cardiff today. Which is disappointing.
 
Robbo said:
It's not all Kagawa's fault, but that doesn't change anything unfortunately. If Moyes won't use him (properly), why keep him.
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I agree (and I still dont buy the food poisoning / over eating story either, just doesnt sound right at all) but in the right position (and on form) he was exactly what Utd needed today
 
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