Man Utd vs Aston Villa post-match thread

[The Edge]

I've just watched the replay of the game. John McGinn's miss is an absolute howler. We should have gone ahead. It was an easy chance. And I've already mentioned this once on here but their second goal? Dendoncker:  what in the name of god was he doing? Hands behind his back and kneeling down like a fucking altar boy before their player even hit the ball. Cowardly and utterly useless defending. He should never play for our club again. Never.

[VillaTim]

I've just watched the replay of the game. John McGinn's miss is an absolute howler. We should have gone ahead. It was an easy chance.

scuffs it , totally panicked when it just needed a cool head to just stroke it home

[john e]

We normally come away from Old Trafford with a deep sense of injustice
But yesterday was all on us, we got what we deserved second half

[Drummond]

We missed a couple of really good chances that on another day would have gone in.

There's no doubt we were under the cosh and second best in the second half but we could easily have come away with something.

We need to win our next two, regroup, and enjoy the breather in January. Hopefully we'll get a couple of new signings in to help as well and go for it in the second half of the season.

[VillaTim]

Is it just me or are we always shit on boxing day?

I can't recall our last win, but I remember defeats to Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, and a shocker away at Brentford in the Championship.

Yesterday was fucking shit from start to finish. Festive my arse.

Swansea 2-1 away in 2018, Norwich at home 2019, a really scrappy 1-0, ala relegation dogfight. Palace at home 3-0 in 2020 lockdown. Lost to Chelsea at home in 2021 and Liverpool at home last year.

Did we not lose 3-0 at Coventry in one of Big Ron’s seasons?

Yeah the flying pig scored a hatrick, had the mispleasure of being there

[supertom]

Maybe some midseason tiredness is kicking in but last few games for a variety of reasons, we've just lost our composure and that structured mentality. Obviously the Brentford nonsense. Against Sheff Utd we played the patient game we've generally done quite well but after VAR chalked off the Bailey goal, we really started to lose that composure, rushing final passes, losing that control and discipline at the back and letting Utd into the game.

Against United we go two up, take our foot off the gas and didn't expect the shift of tempo United produced, which in fairness going by this season I didn't think they had. In all honesty, it was mostly via Garnacho taking the game by the scruff with some help from the erratic product of Rashford.
We lost focus, concentration. Players were lacksiadasical on the ball at the back. We rushed every pass in the final third or players just ran into cul-de-sacs.

Unai knows it, he's been bemoaning the same thing so I really hope the players respond. Last thing we want to do is go into the Burnley game trying too hard to win it, or worse, expecting to have an easy game and getting taken by surprise.

Awful way to lose a game but the positive is, this was our first defeat in 10 games in all comps. But there have been warning signs. We've built our position largely on carrying out a game plan with a level head and high levels of concentration. If the latter drops as it did against Utd, we saw that our offside trap was getting beaten too often. Too indecisive defensively too. We can't forget pragmatism. McGinn seems to get caught between what he wants to do on the third goal and it just bounces off his leg. And the corner came from Lenglet pissing about. I'm all for playing out from the back but sometimes you fuck the ball into row z.

Likewise we need to be more wily on transitions. Time and again United cut through and we should have been more aggressive. Take a yellow rather than concede. Some games we're gonna have to use a lower block. Particularly if we're not going to be aggressive enough in the center of the pitch or press their back line quick enough.

[Rudy65]

Between us and Spurs for 4th imo

[remy]

The day after the night before.
Went to bed raging, had the game in our palm and it slipped through. Don’t think I’d been as angry and disappointed if it had been any other team.
As high as I was in the 1-2 wham bam week, this was the 180 flip.
However:
They’ll lose to Forest and we’ll beat Burnley.
Emery can only do so much with the current players available.
We’ve reached the half way point and THIRD in the league - what a ride we’ve been on!
Monchi has bound to have a few targets we’ll be prepared for a 2nd half season assault. Play the stiffs in the cup game and the first team gets some time off, regroup and recuperate.
Wouldn’t matter if a Teletubby was commentating- the manure wankfest is inevitable because of the scripted narrative. The longer they stay shite the quicker the doughnuts leave them in droves and will join citeh.
Brummie reds - what a turd-fest I’d be fucking embarrassed to talk in public.
All we did is delay their manager’s sacking.

[Steve67]

Between us and Spurs for 4th imo

5th place wouldn't be so bad.  Still moving in the right direction, potentially a Champs League place for next season.  I'd take it right now if offered. 

[Brazilian Villain]

Between us and Spurs for 4th imo

That's how it looks after last night. I may be more positive in a month's time.

[ChicagoLion]

We have blown a massive opportunity to confirm our top 4 aspirations and maintain momentum.
An absolute sickener.
I can not find any solace in that performance , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
How many times have we been humiliated by those detestable wankers?

[Axl Rose]

We have blown a massive opportunity to confirm our top 4 aspirations and maintain momentum.
An absolute sickener.
I can not find any solace in that performance , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
How many times have we been humiliated by those detestable wankers?

It's dreadful mate. Ruined my week. A win against Burnley would help, but fancy losing to those useless fucks, the way they've been playing.

Defence was laughable. Carlos was utter shite. The whole team was to be fair.

[ChicagoLion]

We have blown a massive opportunity to confirm our top 4 aspirations and maintain momentum.
An absolute sickener.
I can not find any solace in that performance , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
How many times have we been humiliated by those detestable wankers?

It's dreadful mate. Ruined my week. A win against Burnley would help, but fancy losing to those useless fucks, the way they've been playing.

Defence was laughable. Carlos was utter shite. The whole team was to be fair.

The worst thing about it ,they were on their knees. A comprehensive defeat would have set the***** back even further. Now it’s glory glory days just around the corner
A bright new era, we even gave the useless twat with a face like a baboons arse a career changing goal to set him on his way.
A few of our lot should be ashamed.

[RamboandBruno]

We have blown a massive opportunity to confirm our top 4 aspirations and maintain momentum.
An absolute sickener.
I can not find any solace in that performance , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
How many times have we been humiliated by those detestable wankers?

It's dreadful mate. Ruined my week. A win against Burnley would help, but fancy losing to those useless fucks, the way they've been playing.

Defence was laughable. Carlos was utter shite. The whole team was to be fair.

The worst thing about it ,they were on their knees. A comprehensive defeat would have set the***** back even further. Now it’s glory glory days just around the corner
A bright new era, we even gave the useless twat with a face like a baboons arse a career changing goal to set him on his way.
A few of our lot should be ashamed.

Emotions run high understandably, but 3rd in the league, halfway in. I’d say other that Emi and Torres most of them are performing at levels they never knew they had. I don’t any of them have anything to be ashamed off, the opposite in fact.

[Clampy]

We have blown a massive opportunity to confirm our top 4 aspirations and maintain momentum.
An absolute sickener.
I can not find any solace in that performance , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
How many times have we been humiliated by those detestable wankers?

It's dreadful mate. Ruined my week. A win against Burnley would help, but fancy losing to those useless fucks, the way they've been playing.

Defence was laughable. Carlos was utter shite. The whole team was to be fair.

The worst thing about it ,they were on their knees. A comprehensive defeat would have set the***** back even further. Now it’s glory glory days just around the corner
A bright new era, we even gave the useless twat with a face like a baboons arse a career changing goal to set him on his way.
A few of our lot should be ashamed.

Emotions run high understandably, but 3rd in the league, halfway in. I’d say other that Emi and Torres most of them are performing at levels they never knew they had. I don’t any of them have anything to be ashamed off, the opposite in fact.

Absolutely. The fact that they managed to get us into Europe from such an unlikely position last season and now sitting third, they have nothing to be ashamed of at all