Manchester United vs Aston Villa Post-Match Analysis

[Nunkin1965]

I find it VERY strange that supporters get upset and have a knock at those of us that find it alarming that a man who said a few days ago he wants to win a cup at Aston Villa plays a weakened team away to Man Utd who were there for the taking. Martinez should have been included and with only ONE fixture left before the world cup what did we have to lose (unless they were 'resting' players incase they get injured and could not play for their country )  if so that's a disgrace and a bloody insult to the 8,000 + who spent their money going all the way up there to watch that embarrassing CRAP and a comedy show from the Goalkeeper. Lose Sunday and it's 1 win from 3 and not looking good before the return.

Fans and the club bang on about our illustrious history yet it seems they want to throw away the cups at the first sight . We aren't getting into Europe through the league anytime soon and that's a FACT. We should be going all out in the league cup FFS

Piss off you troll, you don't deserve to be debated with. You clearly only turn up when things aren't going well, you post in bad faith and try and wind people up.
There's enough of this in the world as it us with having this fine forum sullied.

He's a parody of that SilhillVilla fella who used to post on here

He's very good at it also.
But probably needs another hobby.

[brontebilly]

Only saw the goals this morning but Mings was shocking for three of them and the hologram behind him obviously causing chaos too. Lovely dinked finish by Ollie for the first, a surprise! Even with the team selection to be ahead twice in the second half at Old Trafford and not force even penalties is very disappointing.

[Clampy]

Just either ignore or block him. I blocked someone on here a while back and it's well worth doing, trust me. Wilma will be next on the block list, he's just a troll.

[Risso]

I can understand wanting to see some more of the squad play, but not changing the goalie. It's quite possible and indeed likely that you can go a whole year without your replacement goalie ever being called on, so it's not as important to get match time into him. All he had to do was ask Danks or MacPhee for an honest appraisal of Olsen's performances to date, and they'd surely have told him that he's absolutely fucking atroious at every facet of the game. It was a stupid mistake, hope he learns from it.

[coreyfeldman]

Just either ignore or block him. I blocked someone on here a while back and it's well worth doing, trust me. Wilma will be next on the block list, he's just a troll.

Actually didn't realise you could do that sp thanks for the tip

[Flin5tone]

I was called all these things before and was proven right. If Gerrard put that team out there would be meltdown on here.

Yes, Sunday was great but so was Brentford under Danks then those same players went up to Newcastle and fell apart. If you want to get carried away over beating Man Utd at home that's fine but we've seen it time and time again.

We shouldn't be playing a weakened team away at Man U in the cup at the same time talking about winning the bloody thing and being in Europe.

[Flin5tone]

Just either ignore or block him. I blocked someone on here a while back and it's well worth doing, trust me. Wilma will be next on the block list, he's just a troll.

Actually didn't realise you could do that sp thanks for the tip

Can't accept other opinions regarding our team?very strange.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Clampy. How do you do that? I can’t see the option. There’s a couple I tend to scroll through so would save time.

[BC Villain]

Already caning the manager nine days and two games into his appointment. Four days ago we beat these c*nts comfortably at home in the league for the first time since 1995. Criticism of team selection at this point is thoroughly and utterly mental.

No.  Caning a manager for needlessly discarding a cup competition that represents an opportunity for us to go far in - a week after he sat there and told us winning a trophy was important to him.

Sunday was brilliant,  but totally irrelevant in this in the context of tonight.

It didn't occur to you that he wants to bring silverware within the next four years to a club that hasn't won any in 26 years? You don't think it is a bit OTT to think we should win it in season one and bea them twice in the one week when we have beat them four times in 27 years?

I've not said I expected us to win silverware this season.  I've said I expect us to "make an attempt" to win something.  We've had a long string of managers in recent years who've treated both cup competitions with contempt.  I support Emery 100%, but he got that wrong last night.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Enjoyed the trip away and the pre-match drink in the Quadrant. Villa fans created a great atmosphere at very old (decrepit) trafford. Their fans are weird and what's with shoving their vocal support (not that they could be heard) up into a corner like they're visiting supporters.
The changes especially in defence worried me pre-game. That said we more than held our own for 75+ minutes and besides Emery needed to see the players he's inherited in competitive action. They had a purple patch towards the end to which we had no answer. It happens...we had ours against them last Sunday to which they had no answer. Scoring 2 goals against that lot last night was only 1 off our total number of away pl goals this season, so Emery has improved us already as an attacking force on our travels.
I didn't see enough from the likes of Ings, McGinn, Olsen (62 international caps...they must have shit keepers in Sweden), Chambers and Ludwig to think they'll be starting many games. anytime soon.
Trip home was painless, glad overall I made the trip.

[Chris Smith]

I can understand wanting to see some more of the squad play, but not changing the goalie. It's quite possible and indeed likely that you can go a whole year without your replacement goalie ever being called on, so it's not as important to get match time into him. All he had to do was ask Danks or MacPhee for an honest appraisal of Olsen's performances to date, and they'd surely have told him that he's absolutely fucking atroious at every facet of the game. It was a stupid mistake, hope he learns from it.

It’s standard practice for PL managers to play their second keeper in cup games. For Emery who only really has these three games to assess what he might need in January it was pretty much forced on him.

[Clampy]

Just either ignore or block him. I blocked someone on here a while back and it's well worth doing, trust me. Wilma will be next on the block list, he's just a troll.

Actually didn't realise you could do that sp thanks for the tip

Can't accept other opinions regarding our team?very strange.

Not from a troll like you, you're not worth the hassle.

[tomd2103]

He picked the team he did for a reason. Of course he would love to go on and win the competition but the bigger picture is he has to assess the squad and make judgements before he can expect the owners to shell out millions on replacements. He's now in a better position to tell the owners the state of the squad. Even if he did go with his best 11 there's no guarantees of a win and a risk of injuries. His brief will be to make sure of our PL status at all costs. We're perilously close to the relegation zone and that really must be his priority.

I can see that point, but I'm still a little disappointed with the team that started last night.  It doesn't mean that I think Unai Emery is a bad manager or he isn't going to do well at the club, it's just that I didn't agree with his approach last night. 

It's not just him that fields teams like that in the cups though and I think it's one of the areas where there is a disconnect between some fans and managers. 

[The Edge]

I was called all these things before and was proven right. If Gerrard put that team out there would be meltdown on here.

Yes, Sunday was great but so was Brentford under Danks then those same players went up to Newcastle and fell apart. If you want to get carried away over beating Man Utd at home that's fine but we've seen it time and time again.

We shouldn't be playing a weakened team away at Man U in the cup at the same time talking about winning the bloody thing and being in Europe.

You're right. He should have risked playing all of our first team a couple of days before a VITAL Premier league game. Obviously that would of guaranteed victory and with only Man City, Liverpool and Newcastle left in the competition we would have definitely gone on to win the cup. He has had several training sessions with them so why would he need to have a look at them in a competitive match? If he's any good he would know they're not good enough just by using his spidey senses. He's had a whole two weeks with them now. It's a massive failiure not winning the LC in his first season.

[Clampy]

Clampy. How do you do that? I can’t see the option. There’s a couple I tend to scroll through so would save time.

I can't remember now, haha.

Can someone else help Mark block the troll? Thanks.