Manchester City v Manchester United

The new VDS looks more like the new Ricardo at the moment. On a serious note he's young and learning so lets give him a bit of time.

We're producing very little chances to score. Food for thought for SAF.

Actually, with the possession we had, this game needed a Berba so close to their goal
 
City have been beyond crappy and we have played some good combinations - yet they are ahead.

Starting from scratch lads, get this done!
 
Why the feck are people blaming our midfield. De Gea isn't having the greatest of matches and Rio had a bit of a shocker. Some of you are fecking idiots.
 
We completely dominate them and then that happens.

Now for a half of the billion pound team defending for their lives with those utter gimps singing blue moon.

De Gea needs to sort himself out, this isn't La Liga.
 
No creative midfielder, no decent defensive midfielder, inexperienced goalkeeper = This first half display.

The midfield's been fine. We have completely outplayed City. We have lacked abit of killer end product but that's due to overplaying around the box if anything and the wingers not putting in great crosses.

We have conceded two goals due to bad defending if anything although De Gea has to take some blame for the second. City are also a set piece specialist team.

Abit fecking gutting really as we deserve to be ahead, but find ourselves two behind.
 
De Gea had a huge mistake on the second goal...100%, first goal Rio's problem...other Macheda in, Carrick out, Cleverly in, Welbeck out
 
Some poor performances, Evra continuing from where he left off last season getting caught out a few times. Rooney's not looked great, Young and Welbeck have hardly had the ball. The midfield dont look like doing anything.
 
Ah wells... Wembley generally hates us and it's the Community Shield... Ominous signs for De Gea and Evra, tho'... De Gea's not looked top class, really, so we're not immediately sorted for a top goalie in him just yet, and Evra keeps up his weird decision-making and lack of discipline.
 
our defending btw was shit for both goals as well. :mad:
 
we haven't lacked creativity. We should've scored by now. We had 66% possession at half an hour and we were literally all over them. Passing through their backline for fun. But since they scored we've completely lost our heads.

They couldn't get in the game while it was 0-0 but since the first one went in our positioning has gone to pot. Literally the team is all over the place and that was illustrated graphically by the second goal. Dzeko could've driven a tank through the middle of us even though the keeper really should've done better.

Its worrying to see us lose our heads like that just cos we go 1-0 down. Irritating as it is we're united we shouldn't just mentally collapse when we concede.

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Bit shellshocked really, thought we played pretty well that first half, so not really sure how we're losing.

Negative points, Vidic, De Gea and Evra.. the latter still not showing signs of returning to his old world class form and the lack of penetration up front, lots of great build up play but no real clear cut chances. Young done well for me, played with alot of conviction.

If we can get one early, we're still in this, but I just hope if we do lose this, it presses Fergie into buying a midfielder even if that position's not really to blame for the result as it is, Carrick and Anderson did decent in that half so should be exempt from criticism.
 
Jesus Harold Christ, same old negative matchday thread.
*shoots self*

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We basically dominated for half an hour and made City look really inferior (but created zip), then Ferdinand, Vidic and De Gea decided to collectively have a nughtmare ane now we're out of the game.

I really don't see how that can be spun as a "we need Sneijder" agenda, but no doubt it will be.
 
We were playing so fine football, yet had only two shots at goal. And keeper's done poorly for both goals, if you set VDS as the acceptable standard.

Reminds me a bit of arsenal now
 
Why the feck are people blaming our midfield. De Gea isn't having the greatest of matches and Rio had a bit of a shocker. Some of you are fecking idiots.

Because the midfield is not doing it's job of protecting it's defenders

So less of your insults !
 
Can we get some height in our attack if every bloody time we end up just lofting the ball into their box.. Berba on please eventhough Welbeck hasn't been bad at all..
 
The midfield's been fine. We have completely outplayed City. We have lacked abit of killer end product but that's due to overplaying around the box if anything and the wingers not putting in great crosses.

We have conceded two goals due to bad defending if anything although De Gea has to take some blame for the second. City are also a set piece specialist team.

Abit fecking gutting really as we deserve to be ahead, but find ourselves two behind.

How many chances have we created ?
 
I love how you can play a team off the park for 30 minutes, but concede from a set piece and a long shot that swerved at least twice on the way... and the team is shit.