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[ilovepantyhose]

Originally Posted by lacoruna69

I want to discuss about the De Ligt bloody head incident.

i find it strange why the medical guy didn't bandage de ligt first time round, instead apply some sort of gel to stop the bleeding. obviously it didn't work and he had to go off the pitch to get it fixed for the 2nd and 3rd time. goodness what a cockup, in future just bandage lah, do it once do it good

the referee has to order him off the pitch, its known as the blood rule. from wiki: A blood rule is a rule used in many sports that generally states that an athlete that receives an open wound, is bleeding, or who has blood on them or their clothes, must immediately leave the playing area to receive medical attention. Though they may be able to play again later, they cannot continue until the wound is taken care of, bleeding has stopped, and all contaminated equipment has been replaced. The main concern addressed by these rules is the spread of infectious diseases.

[ronaldo1]

Originally Posted by ilovepantyhose

i think shaw malacia dun have luck with injuries, remb ronaldo R9? back then at inter kena serious knee injury, able to recover, then first match back and injured same knee again, ish suay max

garnacho is young, naturally will be inconsistent at this stage in his career. given his talent and development trajectory, he may enter his prime as early as 23yo

officially ETH will state its rotation, but also good to let zirkzee get some action so as to let him adapt to PL style, can see his understanding w teammates not there yet

actually shaw and malacia is left side right. so if thats the case dalot competitor is mazraoui, which I'm not sure is better than him. let's hope they continue to win!

[ilovepantyhose]

Originally Posted by ronaldo1

actually shaw and malacia is left side right. so if thats the case dalot competitor is mazraoui, which I'm not sure is better than him. let's hope they continue to win!

yea both shaw malacia are DL. given that this is mazraoui first season at the club, would say his performances are decent so far and his presence is to warn dalot not to be complacent. still early to determine whether mazraoui is better than dalot or not, but dalot mistakes is enough for me to vote 4 mazraoui. if all the defenders are fit, the starters will be mazraoui, de ligt, martinez and shaw. u see dalot sibei action keep high fiving his teammates but marking and concentration really kns

[ronaldo1]

Originally Posted by ilovepantyhose

yea both shaw malacia are DL. given that this is mazraoui first season at the club, would say his performances are decent so far and his presence is to warn dalot not to be complacent. still early to determine whether mazraoui is better than dalot or not, but dalot mistakes is enough for me to vote 4 mazraoui. if all the defenders are fit, the starters will be mazraoui, de ligt, martinez and shaw. u see dalot sibei action keep high fiving his teammates but marking and concentration really kns

actually I feel dalot ok. But I feel that he is not suited to the current team which is playing without an identity. His skillset can do quite well in other big teams. That being said, the last game was good and the upcoming fixtures are decent. Let's hope they build on it

[ilovepantyhose]

Originally Posted by ronaldo1

actually I feel dalot ok. But I feel that he is not suited to the current team which is playing without an identity. His skillset can do quite well in other big teams. That being said, the last game was good and the upcoming fixtures are decent. Let's hope they build on it

if ETH plays a 3-man defence with 2 wingbacks, dalot will have his fellow defenders to cover for him. when dalot is out of posn in a 4-man defence, man u is under pressure immediately whenever they lose the ball as opponents pour forward to exploit the huge space behind him

another impt aspect is that the winger or MC must also track back or cover at the full back posn until dalot recover, but somehow they are unable to and go into disarray when opponents attack. its a reoccurring issue and rashford covering at the DR posn when dalot was making forward runs vs brentford is a positive change

[ronaldo1]

Originally Posted by ilovepantyhose

if ETH plays a 3-man defence with 2 wingbacks, dalot will have his fellow defenders to cover for him. when dalot is out of posn in a 4-man defence, man u is under pressure immediately whenever they lose the ball as opponents pour forward to exploit the huge space behind him

another impt aspect is that the winger or MC must also track back or cover at the full back posn until dalot recover, but somehow they are unable to and go into disarray when opponents attack. its a reoccurring issue and rashford covering at the DR posn when dalot was making forward runs vs brentford is a positive change

That’s a great analysis. If their passing fundamentals can reach the levels of arsenal or city then it may work out

[lacoruna69]

Please stop defending Dalot!

He is a lazy fark bum who just stop tracking his man and he is only interested in going forward....doing long shots hope will score and gain glory.
Or super assist .....CCB...LB do this kind of crap for fark?
If want to do, ask botak to move him up to AML lah.

- Against Spurs, he let the B Johnson away and let him score.

= Against Porto, all 3 goals concede from his side. Probably the Porto coach knows he is the weakest and bo chap.

- Against Brentford, he did it again. Let Pinnock get away from him when the corner comes in.

He clearly didn't put enough effort (or rather no effort at all) in the man marking. Just want to try his luck and pass the 'sai' to his other teammates.

You all go watch the above matches again and see lazy fark Dalot give up the marking n let the opponents score with ease.

[asiancigar]

MOURINHO 2 - 1 BOTAK

[Marmots]

I had previously predicted that will win vs Fenerbahçe, but I think it is unlikely now. Draw maybe the more probably result.
A lousy 2-1 home win against Brentford and ETH thinks the team is very together and has fighting spirit.
ETH has habit of underestimating teams and tinkering with tactics, it does not bode well.
Fenerbahçe is under pressure, managed by a former Man Utd egomaniac who will want to do everything he can to put one over the club that sacked him.

But still sticking to away win.

Bruno is not playing, so this unknown can potentially be in Man Utd favour as style of play will be significantly different.

Each side faces eight different teams (four at home, four away). The top eight overall advance directly to the round of 16; sides finishing from ninth to 24th will contest the knockout phase play-offs, with the victors going through to the last 16. From then on it is a straight knockout.

Based on the above, if Man Utd don't start getting some points, auto qualifying will be out of reach, may even finish outside of 24.

That said, if you view the current Man Utd team, they are actually not weak,
Injuries remain a curse, Mainoo suddenly off match injury for weeks with some players frequently on long injury layoff.
I feel the management of players health and injuries and recuperating can be a lot better.
Something is wrong somewhere.

The spark for the last Man Utd renaissance happened when the final piece of the puzzle, Eric Cantona came onboard.
Everything thing else is history.
Does the current team lack such a talisman ? Who can be it ?
Or will need a different manager to better motivate the players ?

Man Utd remains in a transitional period.
Significant changes has been made, but still seem to be heading nowhere if not south and more heartaches.
I will be surprised if ETH is still there at end of season, but RvN by his admission is not ready yet and needs more time.
If Man Utd stick with ETH till the end of season, will RvN be ready then ?

[ilovepantyhose]

with fernandes suspended, might be able to see zirkzee as no.10, casemiro came off vs brentford so ugarte will deputise. evans is latest casualty so lindelof will start. mazraoui to sub on for a few matches after his surgery

[lacoruna69]

Originally Posted by ilovepantyhose

with fernandes suspended, might be able to see zirkzee as no.10, casemiro came off vs brentford so ugarte will deputise. evans is latest casualty so lindelof will start. mazraoui to sub on for a few matches after his surgery

Read some rumor tabloids that Zirkzee wants out and hope a fast return to Italy.

He is fully aware of all the criticisms thrown at him.

He also explained that he is consider a "9.5" player, meaning occasionally will drop into midfield to carry the ball.

Will be interesting to see how he and Hojlund will play together....but knowing botak's style, likely Zirkzee will again be on the bench.

Not sure who will play in Bruno's absence.

Btw, match is 3am....

[ilovepantyhose]

Originally Posted by lacoruna69

Read some rumor tabloids that Zirkzee wants out and hope a fast return to Italy.

transfer rumors likely to be media stirring

zirkzee dropping deeper means that there is more physical presence in midfield as he can hold the ball or bring teammates into play, but going by his past few appearances, the understanding w teammates not there yet, hopefully can improve tonight. if casemiro is fit, then he will start with ugarte in midfield, eriksen be playmaker and zirkzee to sub on

[Marmots]

Mazraoui plays Bruno's position as central mid.
Weak link dalot as right back, with Lisandro playing left.


15th minute, Zirkee assists for Eriksen following good work by Garnacho.

49th minute, Fenerbahçe equalises....

Full Time 1-1

Expected, but still very disappointed and frustrated.

[lacoruna69]

Originally Posted by Marmots

Mazraoui plays Bruno's position as central mid.
Weak link dalot as right back, with Lisandro playing left.

14th minute, RashFord sees yellow.
15th minute, Zirkee assists for Eriksen following good work by Garnacho.

49th minute, Fenerbahçe equalises....
55th minute, Lindelof and Zirkee come off for Case and Hojilund.

1-1

Nothing to be optimistic at this point.

Nice summary!

FT : Fenerbahçe 1-1 Man U

A fair result. Quite surprise to see Mazraoui being move up to AM position.
Yes, Dalot weakest link as Fenerbahçe keeps on launching attacks on his side.
Man U took a surprise lead but fail to hold on.
3 consecutive draws in the competition. Qualification looks bleak.

Highlights :

Onana produced an excellent double save in the 1st half.

The One got sent off for protesting at the sidelines after referee decided against awarding a penalty.