Match Day Man Utd v Arsenal, Saturday 19th November 12:30

[Benji]

Will we get to see this famous backbone Arsenal apparently have?

 

[JimJams]

Excellent from Coq on Rash there.

 

[Benji]

Can't believe how bad Arsenal have been, but at the same time it's the most obvious thing to happen in football of all time.

 

[JimJams]

I could do Wengers fucking job!

 

[Jamie_SFC]

Undeserved but great header.

 

[thespus]

Year of the OX! Undeserved, but

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Robbed a point here Arsenal great play from Chamberlain but Rashford has to do more there, quality header from Giroud was saying he should have been brought on earlier as he's the only man in the Arsenal team capable of winning a header. They'll definitely be happy with the point, can't wait to hear Jose's post match bollox.

 

[smat]

Fair result.

 

[Stevencc]

Good performance by United, particularly the second half - but we couldn't muster up more than a single goal and you are always vulnerable heading into the last few minutes with such a slender lead. Arsenal didn't deserve anything from the game so it's disappointing to come away with just a point but not the end of the world. I think Jose might have considered ending it all had Arsenal snuck an even later winner!

We've got a string of very winnable fixtures coming up in December, though, so hopefully we get a few results together to push on up the table and find ourselves in a healthy position come the end of the year.

Valencia was man of the match and I was happy to see Jones complete another 90 minutes and look very solid.

 

[thespus]

Our worst performance of the year, and it earns a point at Old Trafford against Mourinho. Not bad, not bad at all.

Worth noting: Man United looked significantly more fluid without Ibra, not that Rashford was particularly dangerous.

 

[Storzy]

Games like that are why I understand the Wenger out lot. He completely fucked that game is an appalling starting line up.

A better side would have hammered us.

Liverpool, Middlesborough and now Man Utd are our three worse perfomances this season and they've come with same midfield partnership. It's like sticking your dick in the electic socket. Once is dumb, but three times?

 

[JimJams]

I think Mourinho should just talk about the positives as there were plenty for Utd. Looked the better team for the duration of the match, limited Arsenal to one effort in the second half and most times the opposition won't be that clinical.
Given how they've played this season he should be well pleased with the performance if a little disappointed with the result.

 

[thespus]

Games like that are why I understand the Wenger out lot. He completely fucked that game is an appalling starting line up.

A better side would have hammered us.

Seeing Mourinho barely improve upon Moyes and LVG before him has me baffled by the Wenger out lot. Pep and Klopp have arrived in the league, and aren't performing too much better than Arsenal - if at all. Where are the worldie managers available for hire that will walk in and replace Wenger?

Managers get lineups wrong. It's a 9-10 month season, not a particular Saturday.

 

[Storzy]

Seeing Mourinho barely improve upon Moyes and LVG before him has me baffled by the Wenger out lot.

I don't care about Mourinho or Man Utd really. I personally blame Wenger for that performance more than anyone else, even more so that it took 80mins before he made the right changes.

I think we missed an opportunity to beat a poor Man Utd side. It's so frustrating.

 

[Pagnell]

Fair play United, went for it as I thought they would. It was a long shot that even Mourinho would park the bus at home.

Draw as expected, United the better of the two but neither doing enough to really deserve the win. Liverpool and City just need to take advantage now.

 

[JimJams]

Games like that are why I understand the Wenger out lot. He completely fucked that game is an appalling starting line up.

A better side would have hammered us.

Liverpool, Middlesborough and now Man Utd are our three worse perfomances this season and they've come with same midfield partnership. It's like sticking your dick in the electic socket. Once is dumb, but three times?

I don't see why that was such a horrendous lineup. There's only 3 differences between your usual lineup there and Jenkinson is enforced.
The fact Xhaka got himself a booking after 12 minutes of being on the pitch probably does show he was right not to start him. Then you could argue Iwobi for Ramsey? But he probably wanted the Welshman to drop deep and help control the middle a bit.

 

[Stevencc]

Fair play United, went for it as I thought they would. It was a long shot that even Mourinho would park the bus at home.

Draw as expected, United the better of the two but neither doing enough to really deserve the win. Liverpool and City just need to take advantage now.

 

[thespus]

I don't care about Mourinho or Man Utd really. I personally blame Wenger for that performance more than anyone else, even more so that it took 80mins before he made the right changes.

That's the entitlement of the #WengerOut Twitter warriors. If there is a perfect manager in this league, I'm all ears.

I understand some frustration at not having a better go at an okay Man United side, but everything is relative. We look the strongest we have since Vieira left, and are currently well in the mix, six points ahead of the most expensive football squad ever assembled...that can't manage a win against our most shit performance.

 

[Storzy]

I don't see why that was such a horrendous lineup. There's only 3 differences between your usual lineup there and Jenkinson is enforced.
The fact Xhaka got himself a booking after 12 minutes of being on the pitch probably does show he was right not to start him. Then you could argue Iwobi for Ramsey? But he probably wanted the Welshman to drop deep and help control the middle a bit.

We've tried the Coq-Elneny partnership before and it just doesn't work. Out of all of our combinations in the middle it's the one that always seems to have us play shit as a team.

Ramsey and Xhaka were both options to replace on of them and nether were picked. It's all well and good making a mistake, they happen. But we can't keep making the same one.

 

[Storzy]

That's the entitlement of the #WengerOut Twitter warriors. If there is a perfect manager in this league, I'm all ears.

I'm not asking for Wenger's head, I just said that I can understand their frustrations. Afterall we've proved that midfield combo doesn't work and yet there we are trying it when we have other options.

 

[Bilo]

Surely Leicester winning it last season shits all over that theory. Same goes for Atletico.

Meanwhile United are yet to win a big game this season with a 0-0 at Anfield a particular highlight.

There are exceptions but aside from Leicester, which was a fluke neither of us will likely see again, Atletico have far and away the best defense in the league with a genius at the helm. They're dominant despite conceding possession much rather than because of it.

 

[Nilsson]

Three consecutive home league draws now. All decent performances with more than enough chances to win too. We really need to start killing games off. Us dropping deeper and Giroud and Chamberlain coming on made the equalizer inevitable.

 

[silkyman]

Excellent from Coq on Rash there.

Better than having a Rash on your Coq at any rate.

 

[Nath]

Worst I've seen Arsenal play in a long time. Unbelievable how we didn't get the win. We actually played well in the second half, however lacked the cutthroat attitude once we got the first goal.

Fair play to Giroud & the Ox though. Great cross and thumping header from the big man.

 

[smat]

Worst I've seen Arsenal play in a long time. Unbelievable how we didn't get the win.

Absolute rubbish. So bitter.

Arsene played it perfectly. What's more, it was straight out of the Mourinho playbook. He went for a draw and he got it. Keep United within touching distance until the last 10-15, and then make those attacking changes and pounce. And it came off beautifully. Just admit it.

Don't recall United having any real chances other than the goal. I make it 1-1 on clear chances.

Watching Arsenal have a game plan and pull it off is a thing of beauty. JUst a shame some people are too bias to see it.

 

[Stevencc]

 

[Nilsson]

Absolute rubbish. So bitter.

Arsene played it perfectly. What's more, it was straight out of the Mourinho playbook. He went for a draw and he got it. Keep United within touching distance until the last 10-15, and then make those attacking changes and pounce. And it came off beautifully. Just admit it.

Don't recall United having any real chances other than the goal. I make it 1-1 on clear chances.

Watching Arsenal have a game plan and pull it off is a thing of beauty. JUst a shame some people are too bias to see it.

lol

Love how you're trying to make out this result is some sort of masterstroke by Wenger, getting a draw at Old Trafford really isn't that special these days and if he got his starting line-up right you'd have probably caused our woeful back four some serious problems. One shot on target against Valencia, Jones, Rojo and Darmian is pathetic. Coquelin played well but I wouldn't even say Arsenal defended particularly well, we're just very shit at finishing chances. Rojo's header was as good a chance as any.

 

[Nilsson]

We've not had a shot on target despite lots of the ball in United's territory, and United have had 2/3 decent openings and forced some decent saves out of Cech.

Don't recall United having any real chances other than the goal. I make it 1-1 on clear chances.

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In the second half we have been genuinely appalling.

Arsene played it perfectly

 

[smat]

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Btw we need to talk about Monreal. No, actually we just need to drop him for Gibbs.

 

[SALTIRE]

You don't listen to those idiots at FullTimeDevils do you? I thought you were better than that Stevie.