You know the ones - loads of possession, but no penetration and they win by a goal or two.
Actually having shítloads of chances and still losing 1-3 was even more galling, if anything.
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You know the ones - loads of possession, but no penetration and they win by a goal or two.
Actually having shítloads of chances and still losing 1-3 was even more galling, if anything.
The match only panned out the way it did because The Arsenal's defence gifted the ****s two ****ing goals in the first ten minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
We weren't 'brave' or 'unlucky' (as I have read elsewhere), we absolutely played into a Mourinho team's game plan. We didn't make it hard for them.
De Gea? The double save was class, but the rest of them were no better than Fabianski's when Swansea beat us at home.
In short, Wenger out.
True. Although that said, I did find going two goals down quite calming. It removed the hope that normally makes big games so unbearable. Unfortunately, when we got a goal back, the tension returned - until, of course, they wandered up the other end and scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that about De Gea. The double save from Lacazette/Sanchez was astonishingly good however the rest or them were poor finishing or, in most cases, just bad luck for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Not convinced we played into Mourinho's game plan, though. They had to win and he knew it so they actually came to play. And other than a poor start (how many times has that happened to us in big matches over the past 5-6 years) we played them off the park. Had they soaked pressure while looking comfortable I would agree with you, but we really ripped them apart.
Apart from the start, I really enjoyed it. :-)
Reminded a bit of that bizzare game vs Charlton at Highbury.
Went 1nil up and then found ourselves 4-1 down...had 27 shots in goal that day.
Sometimes sh it happens.
Richard ****ing WrightQuote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
:nod: Between 2-0 and 3-1 it was a cracking game. At 2-1 it was next goal wins it but as soon as the Chilean gave the ball away I knew it was all over. Presumably we wouldn't have battered them like that if we hadn't given them the two goal head start.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
No. If we hadn't given them a two-goal headstart, we'd have tried to be cagey... and still lost by two goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I thought we went at them from the word go, another day and we win that game comfortably. We played as well, if not better, than we did against spurs. You just can't give any side a 2-0 headstart, let alone United.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
De Gea was superb but our finishing was awful, as was the referee.
Great atmosphere though, going for it like that. Apparently we had a decent shout for a pen near the end, even though I didn't think it was at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney