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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on April 04, 2015, 02:05:24 PM
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Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Lowton, Delph, Sanchez, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke.
subs: Given, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cole, Gil, Baker, Grealish.
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Still no Gil :(
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Them: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Mata, Fellaini, Young, Rooney.
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Bloody hell that's what 4-2-3-1?
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Come on Villa please surprise me and get something out of the game.
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Weimann must be brilliant on a training pitch
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Nice and attacking. I'd rather have Gil in instead of Weimann, but that's becoming a bit of a running theme.
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Nice and attacking. I'd rather have Gil in instead of Weimann, but that's becoming a bit of a running theme.
I'm convinced that Sherwood doesn't rate Gil sadly.
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
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Is Sinclair injured?
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No Sinclair, Bacuna or Gil = no creativity, poor line-up.
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At least we have JackJo(n)e(s) on the bench.
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
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I wonder if Tuesday's game has had any influence on the line-up?
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Really!?
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
Yep. Just the kind of brainless, lazy, yet highly skilled player that Old Trafford either makes or destroys.
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I'd hardly say he's in the last chance saloon. He's been our best player of late.
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I'd hardly say he's in the last chance saloon. He's been our best player of late.
Yep
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
Yeah, bit of a strange comment that one
Weimann being included is rarely good news. What do we think formation wise? Sanchez and delph holding, weimann tucked in on the left, nzogbia right, with gabby and benteke up front? Alternative I presume is 4231
Is Hutton injured as well then? Good to see a bit of defensive cover on the bench again
Think lowton is going to get annihilated against mata and Valencia. Perhaps wiemann has a crucial role in doubling up against them
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
Yeah, bit of a strange comment that one
Weimann being included is rarely good news. What do we think formation wise? Sanchez and delph holding, weimann tucked in on the left, nzogbia right, with gabby and benteke up front? Alternative I presume is 4231
Is Hutton injured as well then? Good to see a bit of defensive cover on the bench again
Think lowton is going to get annihilated against mata and Valencia. Perhaps wiemann has a crucial role in doubling up against them
Hutton is starting.
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
Yeah, bit of a strange comment that one
Weimann being included is rarely good news. What do we think formation wise? Sanchez and delph holding, weimann tucked in on the left, nzogbia right, with gabby and benteke up front? Alternative I presume is 4231
Is Hutton injured as well then? Good to see a bit of defensive cover on the bench again
Think lowton is going to get annihilated against mata and Valencia. Perhaps wiemann has a crucial role in doubling up against them
Glad that you all now rate Nzog and great news if you are right. Since Hutton is in the team and Sinclair is not in the squad, what do you mean?
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Brave line up again. I think they'll score at least 3. That said I can see us scoring against their backline. Good to see Hutton back as Bacuna was awful the other week. He'd get murdered against Utd.
I think we're probably going to lose but hopefully we'll go down and make a game of it.
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Bloody hell that's what 4-2-3-1?
Looks like that but could go 442 if needs be.
Guess Weimann will be asked to press high on Carrick. He did a similar role well on Gerrard at Anfield a couple of years ago. With Gabby and Nzogbia on either side of Weimann.
Def would have gone with Bacuna in midfield. Delph is going to have to be like an energiser bunny covering with the likes of Sanchez, Nzogbia and Weimann next to him. Not much pace about those three which United will try and exploit.
Could really do without a hammering here.
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I do fear an absolute battering. It's sods law that Manure are finally in good form.
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I'd hardly say he's in the last chance saloon. He's been our best player of late.
he's had two half decent games in 4 years,
and he's now our best player !!
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Nice and attacking. I'd rather have Gil in instead of Weimann, but that's becoming a bit of a running theme.
I'm convinced that Sherwood doesn't rate Gil sadly.
Westwood is in the same boat it looks like.
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I'd hardly say he's in the last chance saloon. He's been our best player of late.
he's had two half decent games in 4 years,
and he's now our best player !!
Of late.
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Think Charlie has been ok lately
Weimann is in last chance saloon
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I'd hardly say he's in the last chance saloon. He's been our best player of late.
he's had two half decent games in 4 years,
and he's now our best player !!
Of late.
he had a couple of reasonable performances 'of late' both games where we were playing the best football we have played all season, and the team as a whole were great,
he would be the very last person I would be relying on to make the difference against utd today,
so although you might think he's our best player 'of late' we shall see how it goes
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Sod's law. I bought and put Sinclair in my fantasy team yesterday as we play twice this week. So blame me!
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4231 I reckon. Sinclair the latest in the very long list of last minute, surprise, undisclosed injury victims, then? And Nzog is in the last chance saloon.
Not been watching N'Zog play recently?
Yeah, bit of a strange comment that one
Weimann being included is rarely good news. What do we think formation wise? Sanchez and delph holding, weimann tucked in on the left, nzogbia right, with gabby and benteke up front? Alternative I presume is 4231
Is Hutton injured as well then? Good to see a bit of defensive cover on the bench again
Think lowton is going to get annihilated against mata and Valencia. Perhaps wiemann has a crucial role in doubling up against them
Glad that you all now rate Nzog and great news if you are right. Since Hutton is in the team and Sinclair is not in the squad, what do you mean?
I made a mistake on Hutton. I was looking for him at left back
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It's annoying that Sinclair is out.
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Brave line up again. I think they'll score at least 3.
Agreed, it certainly is a 'brave' line up as defined by Sir Humphrey Appleby. Why Gil isn't ahead of a few Tactics has selected today, I have no idea, is Westwood injured?
This could get ugly.
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We're going to smash these lot so much we'll start 3-0 up against QPR.
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That lineup is going to leave us very open in midfield.
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He's been really quite unlucky with injuries has Sherwood. Gil has to consider himself really unfortunate not to have started again today. Let's hope he makes a difference when he comes on. I think Weimann's work rate will be critical in midfield as will Gabby's in closing down their players.
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Gabby, nzogbia and benteke exploiting a lack of pace, understanding and possibly quality is essential if we're going to get anything out of this
I've a nasty feeling we're gonna get a bit of a pummelling though. I'm having nightmares about lowton in particular
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Attacking line-up but still fear a straightforward win for them, especially with Rooney up front and Mata in the team. Carrick & Flailing Limbs Fellaini will dominate mid-field as well. :(
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The more I think about it the more I really hope we're not playing 442. I can envisage fellaini getting constantly free and breaking into the box. I guess we were a bit short of options if Westwood is out (which I'm guessing he is?)
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It does look like 442
Hmmmm
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It does look like 442
Hmmmm
It does a bit. Good counter-attacking system if we can keep it tight.
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Come on Villa, hate listening on the radio though - is there long left ;)
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Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, in case you want to listen and did not know.
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According to the blokes on the wireless they should have had a penalty.
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According to the blokes on the wireless they should have had a penalty.
Dive from Rooney.
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You diving bastard Rooney.
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They should. Clear penalty and probably red card. Let-off.
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I read we only have 1800 tickets for this. With a capacity of 76000? You'd think they could give us 3 or 4 thousand. Wankers.
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Maybe I need to see it again.
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Looked a penalty to me.
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Looked like a pen & red card but Rooney went down too easily when he felt Clark's hand on his neck. Seen them given though especially for them
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According to the blokes on the wireless they should have had a penalty.
Dive from Rooney.
Yes and the usual righteous indignation from shrek.
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Revenge for 2010 final, by the sound of it.
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Rooney made the most of that. Didnt work!
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Rooney went down easy but that was a pen and a red card
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I read we only have 1800 tickets for this. With a capacity of 76000? You'd think they could give us 3 or 4 thousand. Wankers.
That's probably all we asked for.
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Maybe I need to see it again.
Arm was up but Rooney threw himself to the ground. Clumsy from Clark though.
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make a tackle ffs
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Standing off too much.
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young went through as if we were all blind
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Got to get much closer to them.
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Sounds like we're getting a bit of a pasting so far. I reckon we're just lulling them into a false sense of security.
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We're under quite a lot of pressure.
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Not looking good is it
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We're making it far too easy.
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Out of both teams, we are currently in third place.
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Fuck me, they spend more time going to other grounds to talk about how it's 0-0 there then they do covering the live game. Knobbers.
Leicester 1-0 West Ham
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good counter attck but poor by weimann there
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Leicester 1 up
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It does look a bit ominous. I still think we'll win 1-0 with Gabby scoring though :)
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Young just walked past nzogbia there
And mata did there
We're lacking the players to put a foot in
Decent counter there though. We're gonna need to make the right choices with those
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young went through as if we were all blind
Afraid that he'll go down for a pen probably the cheating weasel.
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We are badly struggling here. We're not getting near them.
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Another reminder of how few goals we've scored. 19 all season is truly shocking
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Dire so far
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unlucky there
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Leicester have a penalty and a chance to go 2 up.
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Clark is playing very well.
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Leicester have a penalty and a chance to go 2 up.
Which is saved.
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Missing TC23?
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QPR 1 up now
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QPR 1 up at the Bitters.
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Missing TC23?
On loan from them so not eligible to play
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Bloody hell Leicester and QPR both up
This is a big big week for us
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rooney is loosing his hair today
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Hang in there Villa.
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Missing TC23?
On loan from them so not eligible to play
I know that, I think we are missing him
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QPR 1 up at the Bitters.
Fucking hell we don't need that.
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Surely bacuna in midfield ahead of wiemann would have been a good shout?
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Most pointless live commentary of a game ever so far. I assume it's 5Live. They hardly mention the game they are commentating on.
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thats a yellow
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Not a great start with Leicester and QPR both winning. Bet the bitters are doing it deliberately...
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How is that not a yellow for Valencia?
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That's a fucking awful challenge.
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How the fuck is that not a yellow??
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At least Hull are losing now
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Swans 1 Hull 0
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Shocking challenge on Delph.
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come on ref
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Young should've been booked for that one too. Petulant.
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We are doing ok.
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Lowton's positioning is woeful.
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QPR 1 up at the Bitters.
Fucking hell we don't need that.
It's early doors.
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Poor pass by Weimann - how he gets in ahead of Gil is puzzling. Must be rooting up trees in training
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Dive in for a challenge, studs-up, go over the ball and catch the other player.
Result: if you play for Villa, you get a red card. If you play for one of the Sky wankfest brigade, you get a brief talking to.
C**ts.
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We're so imprecise at times.
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3 times already that a lazy Weimann has failed to pressure and every time it resulted in a chance...
Clark immense though so far!
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weimann so poor championship
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Poor pass again by Weimann
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We can definitely hurt them on the break
We've spurned some relatively straight forward chances to get into dangerous positions already. We need more precision
Fucking hell wiemann. He's just shocking on the ball.
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Weimann is getting really good at letting us down with poor play.
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weimann so poor championship
Absolutely. I just don't get why he plays him.
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Overall though we've picked up a bit
We're just carrying a few substandard players. Especially down our left
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At least we haven't conceded early, how often would be normally be one or two down by now and game over
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We're not offering a great deal.
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manure gone off a bit
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We're missing cleverley aren't we?
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Weimann gets played for his work rate, not his ability. So with a bit of luck, he'll turn up at training on Monday smoking a fag or something.
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At least we haven't conceded early, how often would be normally be one or two down by now and game over
That's my thinking too. A third of the game gone and still level.
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Leicester 1-1
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West Ham level!!
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hutton needs to do a infamous on young
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We really need to use the ball better.
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poor CB
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Get in you hammers
Come on the baggies
Yuk
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Benteke has been woeful so far, his touch Weimann-esque
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Huttons doing a good job on the right side.
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a few weimans on manures team now
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5live pundit Chris Waddle yearning for a United win. Why?? He is a Geordie 1st & BBC drone 2nd.
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Is Davy provan, the co commentator winding anyone else up?
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hutton has been MOM with clark
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Weimann. Any chance of playing a nice crisp ball into someone's feet at any point?
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Looks like Hutton's injured
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QPR 2 up ffs
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Hutton injured. Could do without losing him with Bacuna being the alternative.
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If Hutton has to come off I wonder if he'd consider okore at RB and vlaar at CB?
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QPR 2 up
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Albion. Tossers.
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Swans 2-0 Hull.
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Oh dear, QPR two up, Bitters definitely doing it deliberately
But Swansea two up on Hull too so bitter, sweet couple of minutes
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Sounds like Albion have gone on their holidays early again, what a surprise
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Lucky for us we play qpr next then.
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Hutton ok
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Just what we need. QPR getting a much needed away win before heading to villa park
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MUST WIN ON TUESDAY!
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can Okore go rB with vlaar on ?
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Just what we need. QPR getting a much needed away win before heading to villa park
Isnt that game postponed cause of the cup?
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Fucking hell QPR winning is really not good.
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Just what we need. QPR getting a much needed away win before heading to villa park
Long way to go though today. Going in two up at half time away from home can still be tricky and lot to happen in the other games, including Sunderland and Burnley tomorrow
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can Okore go rB with vlaar on ?
Lowton right and Clark left, more likely.
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We can't sustain this, they'll score eventually.
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Bacuna coming on a right back in this game is a scary prospect.
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Looks like Bacuna's coming on
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shit
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QPR three up now so in fact I think we can put that one to bed sadly. Pat Murphy sounds almost euphoric and we concede too. Bloody hell
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For fucks sake.
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That's that, then.
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Bollox
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So much bloody space.
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Oh bollocks
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Bollocks, shit bastard scum.
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Utd score and QPR 3 up
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And there you go. You can't just allow teams to keep piling on pressure. That's the game now.
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Shit. Was hoping to get to HT 0-0 but it's been pretty constant pressure all game
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I just knew that goal was coming
QPR THREE up now
Tuesday is huge and I'm worried
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Terrible defending for him to have that much space in the area.
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we need to close the bastrads down and be stronger
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Bollocks, couldn't hang on until half time. Lying too deep most of the time allowing them to play around the box
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Be afraid,very afraid.
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It is the hope that kills us. Plus QPR winning 3-0. Does hypnosis & a switch to another sport work?
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We can't sustain this, they'll score eventually.
Prescient, Paul - very prescient.
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well if were gonna get pumped , get grealish on for weimann.
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Sighs heavily.
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switched off there
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switched off there
I sure did.
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Our midfield has vanished.
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deserved lead goal for United maybe Guzan should have saved it, it seemed central enough. We have been really poor with the ball
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Can see us losing by 3 or 4 now.
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We're lucky it's 1-0. We need a massive turnaround, because I can't see us having any chance of getting a goal. QPR winning 3-0 means this is becoming a very bad day for us.
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Convinced the obsessed-with-Villa Bitters are giving QPR an easy ride just to spite us
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We don't look like we've come to win the game.
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Made the fatal mistake of thinking "if we can just hold on to half time...."
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'very occasional attack by Villa who have been very wasteful in possession' Chris Waddle. What the f#$@ has changed?
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Convinced the obsessed-with-Villa Bitters are giving QPR an easy ride just to spite us
I think that would be very foolish given their last five fixtures.
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Well it looks like we'll be seeing Bacuna at RB so we know what that means.
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May as well go for it now. Our GD isn't the worst but I'm not sure it's worth protecting too much
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Convinced the obsessed-with-Villa Bitters are giving QPR an easy ride just to spite us
I think that would be very foolish given their last five fixtures.
I'd go as far as six; Palace away.
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Another fucking late goal at the end of a half, the concentration is so poor.
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Thought we've defended well, Clark, Okore and Sanchez doing a good job.
Still lack that final ball to create something.
Still, you never know with Tims magic half time team talks.
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Its only a one goal lead. Sherwood's subs better be the right one's.
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Bacuna is coming on.
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Just been looking at the fixture list of the teams down there. Going to be an interesting end to the season. Hope we have the balls for it
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I didn't realise how tough hull's fixture list is:
A at Southampton, palace, Spurs
H v Liverpool, arsenal, burnley, Man U
I reckon they might struggle to get more than 3-4 pts there
I wasn't expecting that bloody QPR Score though
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Fucking West Brom have made this day really bad at the moment.
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We've been nowhere at it but we are only 1-0 down. Still a chance to get something but we need far more composure when we have the ball.
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Definitely need a tactical readjustment at the break. Id definitely get some game time into Vlaar. Lowton is getting exposed at left back too so could also make way. Young destroyed Lowton earlier in the season so moving him to right back is a worry too. Why not bring Grealish in, would help us hold on to the ball better anyway.
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Lowton, Okore, Vlaar, Clark
--Weimann, Sanchez, Delph
Grealish, Benteke, Gabby
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We've been nowhere at it but we are only 1-0 down. Still a chance to get something but we need far more composure when we have the ball.
Yeah but normally when we feel like that we end up getting an absolute pasting.
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Well it looks like we'll be seeing Bacuna at RB so we know what that means.
Two great free-kicks and a 2-1 victory.
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Have to hope Newcastle & Spurs do us a favour tomorrow then beat QPR on Tuesday. Getting a bit squeaky though
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Fucking West Brom have made this day really bad at the moment.
At least, we can always rely on Allan McGregor. Worst keeper in league surely. Another howler from him for Swansea's first
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Have to hope Newcastle & Spurs do us a favour tomorrow then beat QPR on Tuesday. Getting a bit squeaky though
Indeed.
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I don't get the Hutton love-in. So many goals that we concede come down our right hand side. To be fair he was injured for the one today, we were really under the cosh, Tactics Timothy deserves the kicking for trying to 'see it out until half time'.
N'Zogbia has also played true to form. We may have ben on the back foot for most of the 45 but you could take almost any journeyman out of Palace/Burnley/Hull's midfield and they would have made more contribution today.
Luckily there are some players out there doing really well. Okore looks class, Clark has been excellent and Sanchez has been the only midfielder to really pressurise his opponent.
ManU have played well but it should still be 0-0. We can improve, especially if we can get a bit of decent possession in their half.
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Hope Tiny Penis gave the Bitters what for at the break. I wonder what odds are better, between us and West Brom getting something.
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that is fucking poor
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Bloody hell Benteke
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FFS BENTEKE!!!
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Fucking hell Benteke.
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Fucking hell Tekkers. What is up with him this season?
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Fucking hell benteke what the hell was that?!? Great chance!
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Good move from us there, broke well. Woeful effort from CB
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It wasn't a great ball from Weimann to be honest. But that was still a shit effort by CB.
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We really needed Benteke to put that chance away!
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I'm telling you we can get a chance on the break here
Grealish and gil might give us that little bit more quality in the final third. But they're not great defensively. Maybe last 20 if we can hang on til then
I can't believe we're falling for young's predictable tricks
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ffs get Nzogbia off, showed Young inside there for a free shot
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Can't believe Ash Young is gonna be 30 soon. Time flies.
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Can still hear the villa singing. Can't hear the home counties much.
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It's so easy to defend against us.
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Yeah nzogbia has been back to blind alley Larry today
Would much prefer him getting one on one v blind
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Why not send the free kick into the area instead of passing it around and eventually back to the keeper.
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Can still hear the villa singing. Can't hear the home counties much.
Well Utd have not exactly been brilliant today. They'll probably still win comfortably, but like much of this season their results have been far better than their performances.
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Weimann is a liability
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This free kick is going in isn't it?
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not been vintage manure
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2nd time Weimann gives away a freekick close to the box and in the center
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Why not send the free kick into the area instead of passing it around and eventually back to the keeper.
Maybe we're losing faith in Benteke winning an aerial duel. He's been a bit powder puff today.
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'ull down to 10 men
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rubbish
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Terrible delivery.
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awful
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Terrible free kick by Delph - just floated to De Gea. As bad as anything Westwood has done
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Why have we got delph on free kicks? Surely bacuna or nzogbia?
Delph just loops crosses in there
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We're without doubt the worst side at delivering set pieces in the whole bastard world, at every level of football, include Under 7 Girls football.
No hyperbole.
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We aren't scoring here, I think it'll probably end up 3-0.
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Baker coming on????
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Baker coming on?
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Baker for N'Zogbia?
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Baker on for N'Zog. Curious
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Bitters get one back
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Baker coming on for N'Zogbia.
That's a rather Lambertesque change from Timmy there. Clearly tactical.
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Baker on for N'Zog, I've got to say that is a bizarre decision.
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Bitters get one back
We need them to level that game.
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Get Gil on.
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Great save Brad.
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I see Zoggy played in his usual position of 'non existent' for 60 minutes.
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That is, well, an odd substitution.
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Fellaini should have scored that.
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Should have been two thanks for Lowton's woeful defending, lucky.
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So, Clark in midfield? Or 3 at the back....if so, why not Vlaar?
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Lowton competing against fellaini at the back post isn't going to end well is it?
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Possibly re-arranging the defence to push Bacuna into midfield - Clark at left back and Lowton on the right possibly.
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Switching over Lowton and moving up Bacuna I bet...
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Lowton RB, Baker LB and Bacuna RM I thnk.
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Baker on for N'Zog, I've got to say that is a bizarre decision.
Trying to settle 1-0 I reckon, so probably going to be 3 or 4
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Weimann is a liability
This infinity.
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Get Gil on for Weimann.
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Neither Zog or Delph have brought anything to the proceedings.
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We're still monumentally shit at throw ins.
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The sub pushes Bacuna further up but i'd prefer Clark playing at LB instead.
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We've got to get some guile on soon. Gil or Grealish.
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Throw in straight to their player. Do we not practice throw ins in training?
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Is Gil on the bench?
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Shit atmosphere - how can 70- odd thousand people make so little noise?
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I see Zoggy played in his usual position of 'non existent' for 60 minutes.
He's not the only anonymous player today
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So far we're getting what we deserve
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Is Gil on the bench?
Yes.
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Gil or Grealish need to come on. We need to offer something.
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It's just such a strange substitution. How much has it actually changed? We're now a bit worse going forward at left back. He already had one sub used up by injury, so to expend another one on such a cosmetic change is really quite baffling.
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I see Zoggy played in his usual position of 'non existent' for 60 minutes.
He's not the only anonymous player today
Correct but he's still has been very poor.
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United seem to have ran out of ideas a bit. Sanchez has done a good job for us defensively today, shielded Clark and Okore well.
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sanchez oh dear
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Is Gil on the bench?
Yes.
Proper question: Is Gil STILL on the bench and Weimann STILL on the pitch...?
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I take it we're just trying to keep it at 1-0 for now, then going for an equaliser late on.
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Is Gil on the bench?
Yup, unfortunately there rather than twenty yards further forward.
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Has Gil run over Sherwood's dog?
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United seem to have ran out of ideas a bit. Sanchez has done a good job for us defensively today, shielded Clark and Okore well.
Almost..........spoke too soon
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Fucking hell, Sanchez' passing is dire isn't it.
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Fucking dismal
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Delph has too much to do. He's having to pull wide to cover the lack of width. He's then having to cover in the middle for the complete lack of mobility of Sanchez.
It's one man against Utd's entire midfield.
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Di Maria on for diving, once played for a big club, Young.
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Di Maria and maybe Falcao coming on. They're panicking!
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Sanchez . . .
Grealish or gil soon please.
For wiemann.
Would be lucky to get anything out of this but we might just get one good chance
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You know how we love giving struggling opposition players/teams a boost?
Di Maria nailed on to create a couple
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shame that CB chance wasnt put away
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Delph has too much to do. He's having to pull wide to cover the lack of width. He's then having to cover in the middle for the complete lack of mobility of Sanchez.
It's one man against Utd's entire midfield.
Yep. That's the problem with straight 4-4-2 when you have to make the play - the midfield gets too open. Good for countering, but not so good for chasing the game.
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This is awful.
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This Utd side is hardly the side of giggs, kanchelskis and cantona is it? Pretty boring
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Make a change before it's too late Sherwood.
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Their so much better at pressing the ball.
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Benteke's having one of those days where he looks like a poor man's Paolo Wanchope.
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This is embarrassing even if it is man utd
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Cole but not Gil >:(
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Benteke has been very very poor so far.
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They're applying a lot of pressure now. Something needs to change. Commentator reckons Cole on, it wouldn't be my choice.
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Seems Cole might be coming on. What about Gil or Jack?
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Joe Cole coming on! Will he last the last 15 minutes?
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Joke ole coming on
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thats a chance
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Never fear. It's time for Joe Cole.
Weimann's done alright second half - Gabby's been totally anonymous.
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Joe Cole to come on? Looks like the end for Gil then. Pity
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Okore should have buried that
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Got to be doing better there Okore. Oh for a Martin Fuckin Laursen.
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lee hendries on
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Ooh that was a great chance for okore
Lovely ball in
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Nice free kick from Bacuna there.
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Sherwood is clearly never going to play Gil.
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god bloody cole
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Okore, should have hit the target there.
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We will hardly get a better chance than that, super delivery from Bacuna
Cole on, another nonsense substitution from tactics Tim
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Falcao is definitely gonna score isn't he?
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We are lucky to be only one down the number of times we give the ball away, possession and passing terrible
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At least the right one got subbed off...
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They bring on Falcao. We bring on Joe Cole. *Sigh*
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Only way we'll score is a fuck-up by them
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thats bacunas fault ffs
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I don't really understand Sanchez over Westwood at all. Or no Gil...
Qpr will be a huge game
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Bacuna's fault that one.
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They think it's all over...
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and there it is.
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Well...not a surprise. Fair play that's a class goal.
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goodnight ;)
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That's that then. Have to say it was a good goal
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Good goal
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How predictable was that.
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And there you go. All comes from a shocking pass in midfield. Fucking woeful display.
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What's Timmy got against Gil?
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Great goal that. Fantastic
Bacuna and lowton at fault. Even okore getting beaten
I hope the baggies are at least tiring QPR out for us
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United seem to have ran out of ideas a bit. Sanchez has done a good job for us defensively today, shielded Clark and Okore well.
United have had their minds on their next game against Man City this half. They're just enjoying a run around in the sun.
Maybe the subs might wake them up.
Bollox.
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Benteke scores, 2-1
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Oh we've scored
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Big Ben 8)
2-1.
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YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS. BENTEKE
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All because of Bacuna sloppy pass.
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Come on!!!!!
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YESSSSS!! This ain't over yet.
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Get in! Right now launch forward.
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Fuck me. They really switched off there. That's Villa-esque levels of ineptitude there.
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Benteke baby
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Sloppy goal that one!!
Come on villa let's just get that one more chance!!
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Game on.
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They've basically put in the minimum of effort and cruised past us.
We are still right in the shit.
It won't be matches like this that get us relegated though, it'll be the winnable ones we also manage to lose so often.
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Should never have been a goal but we'll take it.
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Bacuna set piece in the last five is what we need
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Hopefully this will end 2-2 and NOT 3-1
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I may get a little bit happy if we can nick a point from here.
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I love it when Waddle calls us 'these'. Twat.
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Shit corner by Cole
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I fear Benteke's goal might make them push for more now.
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Shocking corner from Cole there
I want bacuna on those
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Even Joe Cole can't take a decent corner.
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That's all we need, a shit corner kick
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What a fucking shit corner. How can professional footballers consistently fail to beat the first defender ffs. See it all the time. Rage inducing. What a waste.
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What a fucking shit corner. How can professional footballers consistently fail to beat the first defender ffs. See it all the time. Rage inducing. What a waste.
Yep. Really boils my piss too.
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Only way we'll score is a fuck-up by them
De Gea obliges nicely.
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I love it when Waddle calls us 'these'. Twat.
He still hasn't got the hang of "Guzan" after years of getting it wrong.
Leicester winning now too.
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Oh good, Leicester have scored a winner, it's been a good day...
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Maybe it's a disease that afflicts all the players, these shit set pieces, not just Westwood and Delph
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They're more likely to score a third than we are to equalise here.
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Fuck Leicester goal
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Albion down to 10 men.
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Stupid foul by Gabby - Jones had nowhere to go
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Oh Gabby. If you had a brain you'd be deadly.
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Brainless Gabby
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fuck off Gabby you lazy twat, another corner for us there if he hadnt fouled the defender
Why isnt Bacuna taking these set pieces?
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Yea shove Jones in the back you DOPE!!!
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Cole is blowing out his arse already and has been a bit of a liability so far
I hope Sinclair is ok for Tuesday
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A lot of results not going our way since the Sunderland win. Qpr thus week will be horrible. Win or bust
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Cole has a massive bald spot
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I know bacuna isn't really a right back but he looks so much better there
In the melee of midfield he doesn't seem to have the technique to bring the ball under control
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Swansea 3 - Hull 1
At least someone else is having a bad weekend.
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fuck nuts
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Crap.
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A lot of results not going our way since the Sunderland win. Qpr thus week will be horrible. Win or bust
Draw it is then.
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Bollocks
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Ho hum.
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3-1. Too bloody easy
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And there we go.
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Garbage
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I didn't expect any sort of result here but the leicester and QPR results are a real kick in the teeth
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Well what a predictable afternoon.
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Well done Delph. Pathetic.
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Oh well. At least we don't have to play them again this season.
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Delph and Bacuna have cost us 2 sloppy goals.
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Herrera gets two. Runner from midfield driving toward the opposition box.
Shame about the rule that doesn't allow us to do that.
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Delph messing about there.
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Lack of concentration at the end of the half again. Poor to concede from a drop ball in the United half. Rooney far hungrier than anyone in a White shirt.
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The game wouldn't have been complete without a goal in injury time for the opposition
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Fucking useless, can't even win a dropped ball