Football - Never Say Die!

[Mexal]

What a crazy minute.

[polishgenius]

We have started to come back into the game, despite the immediate reply, but also we are lucky Arsenal have chosen to start with ten men.

[ljkeane]

A bit of a weird half. United look quite good on the ball in their defensive third but as soon as they pass it into midfield they look very blunt. Arsenal have largely been pretty comfortable but they’re also mostly not looking particularly threatening, until they went behind and immediately carved United open to equalise. They then went back to not doing much.

ETA: Good bit of VAR work there for me. Very similar to the Eze one against Arsenal. Unusual that they overturn it but the right call I’d say.

Edited September 3, 2023 by ljkeane

[polishgenius]

Arsenal finally bringing on their 11th man, ideally we would have been leading by now.

 

 

Hojlund showing early signs he's got the physicality and movement we need at least.

[Corvinus85]

Arsenal got away there. Looking complacent in defense.

[Corvinus85]

Double tap ensures victory.

[polishgenius]

That was all the more irritating coz after the shit first half hour we were good. Lot of positive performances but mistakes at the back let us down. 

[Raja]

declan i've never said a bad word about you

[Spockydog]

Oh, football. Sweet, sweet, football.

Declan Rice 

p.s. That's what you get for cosplaying as Newcastle United 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Spockydog

[Mexal]

Didn’t we win on a last minute winner against you lot last year? Eddie right?

[Teng Ai Hui]

Gods, I love Ferguson time. How am I supposed to go to sleep after that?

[Raja]

Can united not show up in these juventus kits btw

Also, think we got away with it a bit there - we didn't seem like we wanted the win and played a lot of that in 3rd gear with a weird lack of intensity

can't complain too much cause fuck bruno and it's always nice to win against the old enemy

[Raja]

United were completely there for the taking all game

[Raja]

[Mexal]

6 minutes ago, Raja said:

Can united not show up in these juventus kits btw

Also, think we got away with it a bit there - we didn't seem like we wanted the win and played a lot of that in 3rd gear with a weird lack of intensity

can't complain too much cause fuck bruno and it's always nice to win against the old enemy

 

4 minutes ago, Raja said:

United were completely there for the taking all game

Both of these are true. That was Saka's worst game I've seen in ages. Just wasn't on it.

[polishgenius]

6 minutes ago, Raja said:

Also, think we got away with it a bit there - we didn't seem like we wanted the win and played a lot of that in 3rd gear with a weird lack of intensity

 

 

Tbf I think that happened because after we scored you remembered we're really good on the break so pushing up in our faces the whole time probably isn't the tactic. 

 

8 minutes ago, Mexal said:

Didn’t we win on a last minute winner against you lot last year? Eddie right?

 

Yeah. Irritating innit.

[Mexal]

Also, Declan Rice was fantastic all game. Goal was a good finish to that performance. Monster.

[Raja]

3 minutes ago, polishgenius said:

 

Tbf I think that happened because after we scored you remembered we're really good on the break so pushing up in our faces the whole time probably isn't the tactic.

It wasn't even about committing people forward though - we had so many situations where just a bit of patience and composure with the 3-4 people we had in attack and we would have had the goal.

[Raja]

Viera stock going up

[Nas!]

Was hoping to see both clubs flexing their title credentials but nothing of the sort from either today.  Good late business from Arsenal but that overall performance won’t have Pep too worried I shouldn’t think.  
 

I see Dec is starting to get used to operating 1) with his team in possession, and 2) further up the pitch.   That interception where he reached his leg out  (87th minute-ish?) was perfect Rice and might have been really important to the game.