Manchester Utd v Chelsea (PL) Wed 6th December 2023 20:15 GMT

[ozboy]

Got to sort out our full backs. 

For the first goal last night, Cucurella was so far out of position that he left two players unmarked on his supposed side. United switched the play to them, Disasi and Silva both leave the middle to pressure the cross (why both ? is there no communication ?)  leaving plenty of space for Maguire to shoot, and then McTominay to score after the ball rebounds off (who else) Cucurella.. 

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And then for the second goal, Reece James is far too far in field, leaving Garnacho all the time in the world to put a nice cross into the back post, where our other full back (Colwill) has gone to ground far too easily leaving McTominay with a free header. 

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The defence is a shambles. I think he's changing it up too much, and trying to be too clever with round pegs in square holes.

You can if you want say the attackers are no good and we bought badly. I disagree but fair enough. The lack of defensive Organisation though is completely on Poch.  It’s so frustrating. 

 

[axman2526]

You can if you want say the attackers are no good and we bought badly. I disagree but fair enough. The lack of defensive Organisation though is completely on Poch.  It’s so frustrating. 

And he is showing no signs of fixing that.

 

[Sexyfootball]

You can if you want say the attackers are no good and we bought badly. I disagree but fair enough. The lack of defensive Organisation though is completely on Poch.  It’s so frustrating. 

Fortunately United's attackers were worse than ours, which at east avoided a truly embarrassing scoreline.

I can't see how Cucurella's and James' lack of discipline in their positioning is Pochettino's fault. I highly doubt he told Cucu to play at LCB if he felt like it. Or told Colwill to go to ground if he got a slight tap on the back, You can say he shouldn't be picking them, but he has so many injuries that he doesn't have the luxury of benching or leaving players out if they are fit. We had a bench full of academy players as it was ... 

 

[ozboy]

Fortunately United's attackers were worse than ours, which at east avoided a truly embarrassing scoreline.

I can't see how Cucurella's and James' lack of discipline in their positioning is Pochettino's fault. I highly doubt he told Cucu to play at LCB if he felt like it. Or told Colwill to go to ground if he got a slight tap on the back, You can say he shouldn't be picking them, but he has so many injuries that he doesn't have the luxury of benching or leaving players out if they are fit. We had a bench full of academy players as it was ... 

I can see how it’s his fault. I will bet that if red nose was managing players would do what they were told. But red nose would never change his back line every game and Silva would have been moved on last season or the season before. 

 

[just]

You can if you want say the attackers are no good and we bought badly. I disagree but fair enough. The lack of defensive Organisation though is completely on Poch.  It’s so frustrating. 

Could be worse. We could have appointed Postacockloo. I'm not sure he can even spell defend but he is starting to set records at Tottenham. His one tactic is play at 10,000 miles an hour and get everyone up to the halfway line. It's Ossie Ardiles fantasy football all over again.

 

[axman2526]

Credit to Bournemouth for doing to United what we should have done but we're incapable of.

 

[Bebe1980]

Credit to Bournemouth for doing to United what we should have done but we're incapable of.

Spot on and credit to the ex chelsea player too:

Every time the former Chelsea and Liverpool man took possession around the United box, his first instinct was to threaten the goal.

His finish maximised the sodden conditions as he used the pace of the low cross after Lewis Cook had taken advantage of static United defending as Bruno Fernandes looped a clearance out of the penalty area to steer the ball in at the far post.

Solanke was a constant threat. He also struck the base of a post with another shot across goal and it was his header that led to Marcus Tavernier turning home what he thought was a second, which was ruled out for offside.

 

[Backbiter]

^^Yes, he's really improved as a striker. Maybe we'll put in a £100m bid if we don't sign Toney. Or Osimhen.