Manchester United vs. Wigan Athletic

Buttner certainly is entertaining.
I'll give him that. He looks fairly good going forward on the ball. But some of the times he has tried to dribble in/out of trouble in our own half scares me. Has to learn when to just play the simply ball up and out
 
Take Hernandez and Giggs off and put RVP and Kagawa in there. Step up the pace too. We're too fecking slow atm
 
Giggs has to try a hollywood ball almost every time he touches it these days. Direct - 4-4-2 - disapointing.
 
We havent changed - spread wide cross ball into box, rinse and repeat even if its not working.

We look pedestrian as we lack dynamism as the whole gameplan is so simple, everyone just makes the same runs over and over again.

Tired and stale.
 
Noodle's "zombie passing" term is probably the most appropriate term ever created on the caf.
 
Never heard of this Buttner fellow.
 
I said this would be a tough game and people laughed at the idea...

have a feeling they're not laughing at the moment.
 
Welbeck and Hernandez look up for it at least and Buttner has a solid first half, the rest just look like they are in training as opposed to a competitive game, so lackluster.
 
Apart from Buttner doing well for himself and getting stuck in and some decent touches by Welbeck but no final product in that 1st half there's nothing much to get excited about. Hopefully a few of the rest of them will wake up a bit in the 2nd half.
 
Buttner reminds me of Heinze, gets stuck in big time. I like him.

We are far too slow on the ball. We don't seem to have a midfielder who runs with the ball. McCarthy and McArthur are running forward when they get the ball, Carrick stands still and kicks it. It takes the urgency out and makes us slow and predictible. Even Scholes is at it.
 
Just missing tempo, a bit more pressing off the ball would be nice but with Vidic, Giggs, Carrick, Scholes and Ferdinand on the same pitch it's a risk. Some of you guys need to chill out.
 
Crap corners by Giggs = check

Scholes can't tackle = check

Lb that can't cross = not checked

United can't score without Rooney = check

Welbeck lively but can't finish = check

Hernandez just running around Park style before he eventually gets replaced by a better player at 60 mark = check

Crap pen = check

Nani being Nani = check

Can't defend set pieces = check
 
I thought when we got the pen that it would either turn it into an afternoon stroll or an impotent performance. It's not just a lack of urgency, I mean of course when we've got Carrick, Scholes and Giggs in midfield we need really tireless legs around them and balance. We don't have a left winger and Hernandez has been pretty anonymous.

Welbeck and Scholes the easy stand-outs so far.

Looking for a double-sub from the start of the 2nd half. van Persie on for Hernandez and Kagawa on for Giggs.
 
We started well enough but we randomly just stopped playing quickly and it's become like many games were last season, except we don't have any goals get. Bring on Valencia and RVP for giggs and Hernandez and we'll be set I think.
 
Like to see RVP and Kagawa come on beginning of the second half.
 
Welbeck has been neat but there's not enough movement. Always see people comment on the midfield not offering enough but where's the movement? Nani has done one good run from outside to inside but apart from that most players are static. Welbeck is doing some neat interplay but he's not making many runs in behind, neither is Nani and Hernandez has done little. I'm not entirely sure where Giggs is playing, he's not really playing left wing and he's not really playing in the middle, sort of inbetween but lacking the energy to carry the ball forward dangerously though he has done a few nice passes.
 
I don't understand why there is not more rhythm from the players.The tempo is way too slow, it's been a recurrent big problem.Lethargic performance, United have become so boring to watch in terms of playing style
 
No its just a buzz word that half a heads cling on to because they cannot express themselves.

Why bother expressing yourself when a term that has been so extensively explained does so for you so aptly?
 
Crap corners by Giggs = check

Scholes can't tackle = check

Lb that can't cross = :not checked

United can't score without Rooney = check

Welbeck lively but can't finish = check

Hernandez just running around Park style before he eventually gets replaced by a better player at 60 mark = check

Crap pen = check

Nani being Nani = check

Can't defend set pieces = check

Pretty much bang on, I usually defend Chicharito but has been nonexistant today.
 
Nani needs a new contract and hug, sort it out SAF. Quality player but he hasn't looked as assured of himself this season.
 
I like the look of Buttner but we lack a bit of urgency elsewhere,I expect Fergie to get into them at half time.

Fergie should make changes at HT instead of waiting and hoping things change as he usually does.
 
Surprised people are having a go at Giggs. Well, not at all surprised, but you're wrong anyway. He's misplaced a few but he's created at least three chances out of nothing with clever first-time balls. That's worth a few that don't come off. But it's pearls before swine...