coogar:


falcao played well today - the question is, how many midfield passes got to him quickly enough? the answer is zero.

think of mata's goal last weekend. one slide rule pass from daley blind to rooney cut man city to shreds....and it was easy for rooney to feed mata.

we had nothing of sort today - rooney never made one vertical pass forward tonight. those sideway passes are a joy to defenders - it allows them to regroup before the crosses go into their box - it slows down the attacking play.

afrodoc2:


I posted 2 line ups before the match, in fact yesterday.
both had rooney in attack and falcao on the bench. but i also said i knew lvg would make that mistake of starting falcao.
i would have started rooney in attack, i have more faith in young,rafael,mcnair,valencia in midfield than falcao in attack

chrisley024:
C'mon. How would you start Rafael in the mid that hasn't been playing games when we've Pereira and McNair.

coogar:


we knew this was what he would do as at last week. an early goal from us would have destroyed his plan - with him needing to make an early sub but it's our fault we didn't capitalise in that first 15 mins when we had them by the throat.

he just said in his post match interview that he doesn't care about the possession of the purity even if it's 1% possession they have. it's all about the 3 points and the players who could have made the difference for us today decided to get crocked.

larride:


Yes, Chelsea parked the bus but they would have overrun our midfield without Rooney, Rooney in midfield keeps both Oscar and Fabregas in check. LVG tried with the starting line-up considering the available players, Falcao continues to fumble and soil his reputation the more and LVG sub was awkward and downright stupid.

afrodoc2:
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i actually i agree with you.
we needed less possession and more penetration in midfield.
rafael or valencia or young or someone else there while we played rooney in attack. there were too may sideways passers in midfield, not enough people willing to make incisive passes or run from deep

afrodoc2:
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i actually i agree with you.
we needed less possession and more penetration in midfield.
rafael or valencia or young or someone else there while we played rooney in attack. there were too may sideways passers in midfield, not enough people willing to make incisive passes or run from deep

afrodoc2:

-----------------------------------DE GEA--------------------------------

-----VALENCIA--------SMALLING----MCNAIR-------------SHAW-----

-----------------------------------HERRERA--------------------------------

--------------------YOUNG-----------------FELLAINI----------------------

-------MATA----------------------------------------------DI MARIA---------
---------------------------------ROONEY-----------------------------------

adnan,perreira,rafael,blackett,falcao on the bench

tess1:


He can afford to say he doesn't care about possession now. Last December when Newcastle did the same parking the bus against him and beat him he said only one team came to play.

I am so proud of the the lads except for Falcao to have played like this despite missing four key players. And all that Mourinho could still do was to come into the game parking the bus.

Falcao was a short one. Though we didn't have a choice but he should have risked him for the last 20 - 15 minutes.

Januzaj should be loaned out if they want him to improve his game. He's not on the same level as last season and that's because he's not playing regularly.

Blacket isn't good as a left back.

Missing four key players against Chelsea at Stamford bridge was going to be a difficult task. The positive thing to me is that this possession football philosophy has come to stay with all our players. We couldn't just use it to hurt Chelsea because Falcao played upfront.

afrodoc2:


over run which midfield with zouma and matic parking the bus.
You guys are not getting the point sha. whatever we gained in that midfield with rooney's play we lost in attack by playing a short one who cant stay on his feet

larride:


Falcao himself did not make himself available for those passes. he wouldn't even lure defenders away to free up space for his teammates. He did absolutely nothing today, how is the midfield going to give him penetrating passes when he doesn't make himself available for those kind of pass. Falcao was awful. EOD

afrodoc2:


We did not need to boss the game to that extent. Jose came to park the us, we would have bossed the game enough. what we needed was penetration from midfield instead of sideways passing. what will 71% possession benefit you if your 1st shot on target is in the 2nd half?
?

afrodoc2:

Why start Falcao in the 1st place with the shitstorm he has been serving all season?
i don't get it, was any of you actually thinking he would suddenly change today?

Dadehmola:


Rooney's starting role Is the issue here.

Let's forget hindsight - Look me in the eye and tell me you wouldn't have started Rooney in midfield today

larride:


Matic is still very goof with the ball at his feet and you wouldn't want him, Fabregas and Oscar to run circles round your Midfield. I understand your point but how are we going to ever score without first dominating possession. it's not always easy playing against teams that parked the bus and with good defenders. it's going to be hard.

MrTA:


problem with starting Rooney in midfield is that you now have a weaker midfield and a weaker attack since your better striker in doing a cover job in an already weak area. So why weaken 2 areas instead of one?

afrodoc2:


lol is it me you are telling?
some thought falcao would just wake up today and start banging in goals. his tendency to fall at the most crucial moments is a talent.
he can't hold up play, he cant pass, he cant shoot without falling.........what does he actually do well these days?
WE PLAYED A SHORT ONE......AND SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING

MrTA:

problem with starting Rooney in midfield is that you now have a weaker midfield and a weaker attack since your better striker in doing a cover job in an already weak area. So why weaken 2 areas instead of one?

Pdizzle:
Hehe, cry me a river. Dj Tval abeg knack me Awilo logomba

Dadehmola:


Rooney's starting role Is the issue here.

Let's forget hindsight - Look me in the eye and tell me you wouldn't have started Rooney in midfield today

Dadehmola:


More hindsight analysis...

If Rooney had played as a centre foward, how would he have given us that "penetration"? Wasn't it the same Rooney who missed a glorious chance in the early minutes and also shot tamely like a fat bítch in the 2nd half from a good position??

As a CM (and aside the misses), Rooney was actually one of our best players today. It's just unfortunate that falCOW seems to be getting worse by the minute!



He was given a chance to redeem his image, considering the injury concerns we had.

Like I said, the issue should be centered more on the reasons behind LVG's decision to keep him on the pitch for 90mins..

Tval:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6KHE2ICqg

chrisley024:
What's actually the problem between LvG and Shaw cos I don't why he's never allowed to complete 90mins?. The lad created our best chances and penetration and was subbed for Blackett

What a joke!

coogar:


we could have started rooney in the attack and still lose. how many open play goals has rooney gotten against john terry? you could count them on your left hand. hindsight is 20-20. there was nothing wrong with the personnel & formation. we played well, we dominated & couldn't have asked for more.

you still have to go back to the chance that rooney missed. if he had scored from there, everything changes. jose would have had to remove one of his defensive beasts for an attacking player which would have freed up space for us to batter them.

larride:


Exactly my thoughts. Today performance was top notch with everything being equal, we just wouldn't punish them when we had the chance early on but they did took their chances and that's the difference. We played well today and the boys should hold their head high up and concentrate on the remaining fixtures.

larride:


Exactly my thoughts. Today performance was top notch with everything being equal, we just wouldn't punish them when we had the chance early on but they did took their chances and that's the difference. We played well today and the boys should hold their head high up and concentrate on the remaining fixtures.

tess1:


He can afford to say he doesn't care about possession now. Last December when Newcastle did the same parking the bus against him and beat him he said only one team came to play.

I am so proud of the the lads except for Falcao to have played like this despite missing four key players. And all that Mourinho could still do was to come into the game parking the bus.

Falcao was a short one. Though we didn't have a choice but he should have risked him for the last 20 - 15 minutes.

Januzaj should be loaned out if they want him to improve his game. He's not on the same level as last season and that's because he's not playing regularly.

Blacket isn't good as a left back.

Missing four key players against Chelsea at Stamford bridge was going to be a difficult task. The positive thing to me is that this possession football philosophy has come to stay with all our players. We couldn't just use it to hurt Chelsea because Falcao played upfront.

coogar:


LVG said it was the best performance this season. he said he was happy with the performance but disappointed with the result.

we are not far away from the title, people. a couple of attacking additions and a top defender and we would be there.

afrodoc2:


all in all progress has been made this season, we can't deny that.
the general level of play has improved and we are starting to see a system in place.
2 things now

1) lets ensure we make champs league next season

2) go out and get higher quality players who can slot into this system for next season