Lana1:
Glo just fûck me up all day

Anyways, wia do i even start from sef.
Good match. Great win.

Zlatan proving me right at what i late last year. Zlatan at 34 is 100% a better Striker than Rooney ll ever be at 30.

Bailly was solid as usual. Blocking everything left, right and centre. Southampton forwards had no answer for him. Anyways i'm still not impressed yet. Make i watch the Manchester Derby after the international break b4 i jump on Bailly hype train.

Shaw. Oh my God! Where are those Arsenal fans that were putting Shaw and Monreal in the same sentence last season?? If not for Moreno, only God knows what might ve being with his combination with Martial down that left flank last season. Boy is obviously one of the best LBs in d league. What is a Monreal for where Shaw dey

Pogba was all over the place. MOTM performance for me. And the difference between him and Herrera was as clear as Arsenal and a UCL trophy. He might ve cost so much, but his quality was there for all to see tonight. Only time will tell if he'll end up justifying his price tag.

Martial needs to sharpen up. His decision making was poor today and was taking too much time on d ball. Hope he regains form soon enough. Coz an IF Martial and Shaw would prove too much for the opposition to handle.

As much as we all hate Rooney and hope to see him relegated to the bench, his presence in the team cant be downplayed. Nice assist but still hope he finds his way to the bench sooner rather than later.

Good start to the season. Its still too early to get our hopes up. But i want to see what we'll play against City b4 i adjust my expectations for the season.

elampiro:


That was Van Gaal's time. Gaal had specific duties for players. Rooney wouldn't have given it to Mata, else he risks the wrath of Gaal.

Rooney has been taking penalties since that time. Rooney even took a penalty in the pre-season.

patrickmuf:
It will take a couple of games for Martial to get in to full rhythm, he has a lot to adjust to, like the fact that he is no longer the teams undisputed talisman, the extra defensive duties that comes with his role and the extra bit of attention he gets from opposition defenses...
Overall, as the season progresses, spaces will open up for him when teams begin to focus more Ibra through the middle, Mata/Valencia on the right and Pogba's driving runs from deep...

SIRcumalot:
things are surely looking up.
not too long ago person would have to start scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a way to say something positive about the team.

hopefully marital picks it up soon.
he can't afford a sophomore slump to many guys waiting to take that spot.

Lana1:
Bros. U think u know, but u know nothing.
Rooney was stripped of PK duties after that Liverpool game. Later dat season, we played West Brom at home. They scored and we had a late penalty to draw d game. Van Piersie took the pk. Not Rooney.

Last season, we had one or two pks. One in the ucl against wolfsburg. And another one in the league. Mata took both of em. He scored the first and missed the other. Fact is Rooney has been stripped of pk duties since the Liverpool. And he hasn't played a pk for us in any competitive match since then. Na only for England e dey flex muscle dey take pk.

And u're even mentioning Pre-Season. Are u serious?? Even De Gea can take pk in pre-season. But u'll neva see him take one in an important league game.

Rooney has been kicked off pk duties. However u take it is ur business.

elampiro:

In my opinion, Martial played well. He was just unlucky not to score.

elampiro:


Unnecessary essay.

Rooney, RVP and Mata were all dropped from penalties, and Herrera became our last penalty taker. That was under the former coach, Gaal. Even Gaal said when the next person misses a penalty, the duty goes to another player.

But we have a new coach. Out first penalty under Mourinho was taken by Rooney.

SIRcumalot:

am going off what I read on this page
didn't watch the game.
he should get some goals against Hull.

dopeJemi:


So why did you lie? You said rooney has been taking penalty kicks since that time

RAKITIC:
To all EPL fan boys can Usain Bolt do it on cold, wet night in Stoke?

lekkie073:
we dominated games last season but "who dominate epp"?

Jose is bringing in efficiency. "Get the job done" is the mantra.....not "keep possession" philosophy

TRendlona:





*Wenger since 2004* *Mourinho* came 2005 he won the league
twice and went. _Wenger still building the team_ *Ancelotti* came
and won the league and went _Wenger still building the team_
*Mancini* came won the league and went _Wenger still building
the team_ *Pellegrini* came won the league and went _Wenger still
building the team_ *Mourinho* came back again won the league
and went _Wenger still building the team_ *Ranieri* took Leicester
came from relegation zone and won the league _Wenger still
building the team_!! Im wondering what kind of a team he is
building since 2004.

elampiro:


Unnecessary essay.

Rooney, RVP and Mata were all dropped from penalties, and Herrera became our last penalty taker. That was under the former coach, Gaal. Even Gaal said when the next person misses a penalty, the duty goes to another player.

But we have a new coach. Out first penalty under Mourinho was taken by Rooney.

elampiro:


In my opinion, Martial played well. He was just unlucky not to score.

Lana1:
Na so u go dey lie all in a bid to defend Rooney. Mata was neva dropped from Pks. Even with Rooney on d pitch, Mata played most of our PKs last season. If memory serves me right, Herrera's only PK was against Liverpool last season. While Rooney dint even take a pk last season.

And only some1 who knows nothing go dey take Pre-Season so serious. Rooney is Mourinho's first choice pk taker. He took pk in pre-season but he couldn't take pk in an important league match.......at home abi?? First class Delusions of Grandeur.

parrotibaba:
I just de see "we are not dominating games" up and down in this thread. I don't think that Mourinho is interested in dominating games Phee-lo-so-phee or guardiola style, if na wetin people here de expect to happen. His philosophy is winning and defending well, not how much possession you had in a match or how you used your possession play to score a goal. He wants the players to start believing that they can win a match even without playing well, it's all about the wining mentality and I think it's a good thing to happen to our club considering what happened during the last 3 seasons. Of course we will drop points(no be every match you go win) but it's important that those situations are limited if we really want the league title this year. I expect us to play better against so called big teams because of the system that the team plays, the smaller teams are the ones that we should worry about.

eph12:

Please try to remember. Not fair when you just dig up statistics and call them facts.

parrotibaba:
I just de see "we are not dominating games" up and down in this thread. I don't think that Mourinho is interested in dominating games Phee-lo-so-phee or guardiola style, if na wetin people here de expect to happen. His philosophy is winning and defending well, not how much possession you had in a match or how you used your possession play to score a goal. He wants the players to start believing that they can win a match even without playing well, it's all about the wining mentality and I think it's a good thing to happen to our club considering what happened during the last 3 seasons. Of course we will drop points(no be every match you go win) but it's important that those situations are limited if we really want the league title this year. I expect us to play better against so called big teams because of the system that the team plays, the smaller teams are the ones that we should worry about.

Forget those guys bro, its the 3 points that matter... least if the opponent is extremely strong, we both will carry 1 point home

elampiro:


The general play will get better. It's still work in progress with a new coach.

SIRcumalot:

@elampiro thanks for the link.
that Shaw penarity soft sha.

parrotibaba:
I know that but it will be wrong for some people here to expect us to boss games LVG style, possession, possession, possession, sideways passes, etc.