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26 Dec 2025 23:40:37
Great to win tonight but some bizarre substitutions. Hopefully de ligt will be back soon. Heaven and martinez were very good.
27 Dec 2025 07:32:09
The first half proved that Utd are far more comfortable playing with a back 4.
Hopefully Utd continue to play 4 at the back. Thye looked more fluid and entertaining.
26 Dec 2025 22:29:12
Jesus should have beaten Villa and lost, were very lucky in the second half but got the three points. Heaven was excellent again, our keeper is quietly going about his business, he has been a great signing. Great to see Martinez back too. Must say the substitutions were very strange, but 3 points, clean sheet, more kids getting experience.
22 Dec 2025 11:39:41
We seem to be winning or losing on fine margins.
We are improving but I’m a bit disappointed to see the back 4 in the bin.
23 Dec 2025 10:31:12
When did it go in the bin? Did you see Dalot’s position for most of the game, he was playing high up on the right like Amad the game before, and Yoro moved across to make it a back 4 (badly as it turned out) . The system looks better, more fluid, hopefully the results start to come.
21 Dec 2025 18:49:54
Overall pretty good performance, don't think we deserved to lose that game.
21 Dec 2025 18:46:40
Signing off for Christmas!
We were the better team, they had the best player on pitch. Simple as that.
All the best to everyone on the site. Thank you so much to the Eds for giving us this platform and putting up with us.
Merry Christmas to those that celebrate it and a prosperous NY to all.
21 Dec 2025 16:53:41
In the highly unlikely event that we get a 0-0 this evening I'll be delighted.
21 Dec 2025 15:57:23
All talk about forwards in January, we are one of the highest scoring teams, it goals we are leaking is the issue. RA looks to be pushing and Zirkzee and Mainoo out too. We need a strong holding midfielder before we sign anyone else.
I think we spent too much on attackers in the summer, l would have left sesko until we got the Midfield sorted first. Big game today, big test, need a big performance.
15 Dec 2025 23:10:53
The 3 goals from open play were all due to terrible midfield play. We conceded some really dangerous chances for the same reason. This constantly happens, this midfield is going to get Amorim sacked.
Bournemouths 1st goal, shaw loses the ball, makes no effort to track back and mount is running back covering where Casemiro should have been.
2nd goal Bruno gets absolutely done by tavernier, let’s him run about 25m to put in a pass under no pressure for the goal.
3rd free kick
4th midfielder runs for 20m through Bruno’s channel puts in a through ball under no pressure.
We’re loosing points on the regular due to not picking up midfield runners, they go through us so easily. Playing in our back line must be a nightmare. The sheer lack of any protection.
15 Dec 2025 23:24:36
I'd love to see us in a 433 shape from January on and go out and buy Elliott Anderson and play him kobbie and Bruno in midfield I think it would be brilliant Shaw and mazraoui full backs delight Martinez in the centre Cunha sesko mbeumbo upfront with amad and mount as subs.
18 Dec 2025 19:47:20
Rewz nothing to do with the shape or selection? They're going to get him the sack?
With only 6 clean sheets, 21 losses, 15 draws, 87 goals conceded in 59 games (all comps), not sure it's the midfielders that will get him the sack, if, he gets sacked.
20 Dec 2025 13:36:31
RA still talks a good game, but imo just so far out his depth, it’s laughable……
We still got no striker, we still got poor defence, poor midfield, Dorgu is going backwards, Ugarte is total waste of time, we are hoping the GK is OK, but we are judging him against Onana, so happy with small mercies on that one.
Deligt can’t be relied on, Yoro going backwards, not one player improved under RA coaching and it’s now been a year, that’s a big worry, so even if you disagree on individual players it’s impossible to ignore the fact no one is improving under the current management set up and for me something as to give, Ineos have to admit they made a poor choice and cut there loses.
Anyone who thinks Martinez is any answer to defence is deluded, he was not very good before the injuries, so probably be even worse now, if that’s even possible.
15 Dec 2025 23:00:15
After watching the match tonight I think a 433 would really work well for us during afcon and even after it my question is what team would everyone play mine would be
Lammens
Dalot de light Martinez Shaw
Casemiro
Mainoo Bruno
Mount Cunha
Sesko.
15 Dec 2025 23:44:10
Definitely not martinez if you pardon the pun he looks well short 🤣.
Id have big concerns on Shaw so swith for heaven or yoro and shaw for dorgu and it looks a strong 11 John.
2 really tough games coming up and i'm really looking forward to them. I don't care who plays nor the system that's nothing to do with me. Ask 100 people you'll get 100 90 different opinions.
15 Dec 2025 23:58:04
Probably right ken Martinez looks off the pace probably heaven then but Luke Shaw is ten times the player dorgu is.
16 Dec 2025 00:09:39
Cas is out next week.
18 Dec 2025 12:37:23
Personally, a 433 formation has to be the choice against Villa.
15 Dec 2025 22:08:58
Does anyone on here think that 2 points from 9 at home to Everton, West Ham and Bournemouth is good enough for the “manager” to keep his job?
Pathetic.
15 Dec 2025 23:01:19
It's not the manager failing to defend properly!
15 Dec 2025 23:05:23
Not being funny Andy but we are definitely on the right track and it think backing him in January is the thing to do.
15 Dec 2025 23:17:10
Should have got more out of those games no doubt about it but no i would not fire him Andy if it was up to me. Its still a bit too much 2 steps forward 1 step backwards but its getting better imo. We are more competitive than we were. Still lots of holes and inconsistency. We are improving in nearly every single measurable.
Not everybody has the same tolerance level for the speed of the improvement.
What did you expect? That's the question. I look at the positives and i'm very aware of the negatives. I've still have high tolerance on the negs as I understand that he has not got ideal players and has very limited options. So we have different tolerance levels for the pace of our improving but I do understand that others see it differently.
Its a mad season.
I think the top 2 will pull away as imo they have the best coaches squads and experience.
But who'd have thought we would ahead of Liverpool Newcastle spurs at this point having dropped those points yet behind palace.
Its all so tight and we are just not good enough to have taken those 7 points you speak about which would have seen us in 3rd 3 points off top.
So its all a case of coulda shoulda woulda very fine margins. But we are just found short just not good enough with a squad well short of good enough. But imo a long way from where we were when he took over. Do you think our squad is good enough to be within 3 points of the top. I don't yet if we win those 3 games and let's face it we should have then we sit 3 points off top with a squad we all agree is well short of that. So i'd say he is doing ok and good be better we have not been quite good enough to be 3 points off top. But its frustrating as we could be closer with even 4 more points from those games.
In short I think its getting better and I share some of your frustrations 😁.