Manchester Utd vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[paul_e]

Benteke missed some sitters today. One of them was very strange.

of the 3 in the 2nd half the first was a sitter and a shocker of a miss.  The header he was slightly underneath it rather than coming on to it, it was a very difficult chance.  The 3rd would've been a wonder goal, he got a toe on it but there are very few strikers who'd have even managed that.

[john2710]

Westwood, as neat & tidy as he is with the ball, never tracks his man nor offers any real defensive cover in front of the back four. He does an awful lot of pointing to tell others who to mark etc... We need better options in midfield, in fact we need to have some options everywhere, as the current squad offers no options.

It was by no means a poor performance & 4-1 was very flattering for Man U. They got 3 goals without ever looking threatening.

Man Utd's reign is over & those gloating bastards need to get used to it. Bayern will rip them apart. As much as I dislike Liverpool it would kill Man U fans if they won the league.

[Goldie.7]

When Gabby left the pitch he gave a little smirk of 'You're taking me off' can anybody think of a single decent thing he did today because i'm struggling. The commentator also said he looks overweight.

Won the free-kick we scored from.

He went down like a sack of spuds i thought. I guess that counts though.

I'd be playing Tonev and Albrighton for the next couple of games and take Gab and Andi out of it.

Good shout. I want to see Tonev smash one in, it's gotta happen sooner or later by the amount of practice shots he's got in.

[silhillvilla]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

[Lky]

Gabby dived for their second goal trying to win a free kick. His diving pisses me off and he needs a kick up the arse for doing it every game.

The 3 up front and formation need changing. You simply cannot afford to keep playing 2 strikers who are off form / not good enough depending on your opinion. 6 league goals between them and both  play every week ? Its not as though they create chances for others. As others have said there seems to be a lack of back up despite the numerous signings in the close season.

Don't blame Clarke for the first goal. He can't mark 2 opponents at the same time. Honestly, its impossible

A game of ifs and buts for me. Honestly didn't think we played that badly (probably compared with the rest of the dross this season).

If only Gabby hadn't fallen over
If only Gabby hadn't dived
If only Benteke didn't miss 2 sitters
If only the ref had given the penalty (nailed on)

[PaulWinch again]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

Yes he has.

[silhillvilla]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

Yes he has

Oh, when ?

[PaulWinch again]

I remember him forcing a save from a fair range, can't remember who against. Never the less, he's not great but let's not go over the top.

[Dave Clark Five]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

Yes he has

Oh, when ?

Rödinghausen.

[LeeB]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

Yes he has

Oh, when ?

Away at the Stripeys

[Tom_Mc9?]

I might be doing this wrong, but I saw little to get angry about today. We played okay, they played okay. Their goals went in, ours didn't. Manchester United were always going to get a reaction today - it's unfortunate it was against us. Some of our players did okay, we were unlucky that Benteke didn't have his shooting boots on. It really wasn't as bad as some people are making out.

[Des Little]

We need a proper raking out in the summer.

[Jimbo]

I thought it was 4-1? That's pretty bad, whichever way you choose to look at it.

[PaulWinch again]

This Manure side has lost pretty frequently this season, and yet we've still lost 0-3 and 4-1 and it's not really good enough.

[supertom]

Sorry but Tonev is dreadful . Has he had a shot on target at all for us yet ?

Yes. Can't remember which game it was mind you, but he started it brightly, got a shot on target (not really testing) but regressed to high and wide soon after.
To be fair one of his shots today was a whisker away from the top corner.
He's not great but he's quick, fresh as a daisy, and one of the only options we have. I'll happily throw him in at this point. We're all but safe so we may as well rotate a bit and start getting players like him and Helenius as ready as we can for next season.