Manchester United vs. Newcastle United

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Can't disagree there. Started with the post Ronaldo years, teams figuring they can get something out of games against us if they're aggressive and bothersome with the pressing.
Only way to fix that would be to get a tenacious and mobile box to box midfielder who can also retain possession, pass, and do some pressing of our own. (Read Vidal, but we'd never get him, he'd be worth 60 mil in the current market)

The midfield battle is so critical, if you win that you'll probably win the game (particularly with the individual quality we have up front). It is baffling that Ferguson didn't seem to notice or at least wasn't concerned by how ordinary we are in that area.
 
Cleverley has read the Caf and has decided to be much more active going forward today.
 
Cleverley is running with the ball in a forward direction. I'm confused.
 
Can't disagree there. Started with the post Ronaldo years, teams figuring they can get something out of games against us if they're aggressive and bothersome with the pressing.
Only way to fix that would be to get a tenacious and mobile box to box midfielder who can also retain possession, pass, and do some pressing of our own. (Read Vidal, but we'd never get him, he'd be worth 60 mil in the current market)

yup...barcelona exposed us, then only a handful of teams followed, and now it's everyone.
 
Adnan by far our best player but we haven't really asked Krul to do anything

Need Hernandez and Nani to start getting more involved and less sloppy in Nani's case
 
Cabaye desperately wants attention. He even sacrificed a decent counterattack opportunity for his own team.
 
32 minutes gone. Chances created?

Don't tell me we're playing defensively either. We're just clueless going forward.
 
Januzaj is our best crosser. All his deliveris are dangerous. Cleverley is the opposite of Cleverley and Nani's looking good.
 
Januzaj has been great. Cleverley has done well too when he has the ball. Hernandez hasn't been too involved but we keep whipping those crosses in and he'll get something. Nani needs to get the ball more in the final third
 
The difference between players - Januzaj on the left, whipped first time cross in it was excellent.

Nani would have tried to cut inside or hold onto the ball too long, Valencia would have lost confidence and fecked up and Young would have thrown himself to the floor
 
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