Match Day Thread Manchester United v Southampton (BT Sport 1 ) - 8 pm 02/02

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Why don’t we get players sent off when we play the relegation teams? Always a top 6 team. Knew this one was a defeat before the game but the mental toll is worrying for the team. Can’t even blame the ref, var or the weather.
 
LincolnSaint said:
Another disgusting half of football when down to 10 men. I really don't understand why we throw the towel in so ****ing quickly. Where is there ****ing pride?

This season had so much promise at Christmas, we had a chance to really kick on. A paper thin squad and the worst owner in the Premier league has ensured that just surviving in the league is the ceiling of our ambition.

**** Gao
Gao out
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The team were shell shocked. It's not great by any means but we're down to bare bones, playing with 10 men against one of the best teams in the league. We bounced back from the 9-0 (and in style) and we'll bounce back from this. We've just got to grit our teeth and bare it tonight.
 
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Power to the Billies said:
He may not be able to change players as such, but surely he should be able to coach a bit more about shape front he touch line. When we have the ball, the movement is so poor tonight, that we keep giving it back to them. I know it is harder with one less player, but it is part of Ralphs job to stem the tide.
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Thing is, we almost never do backs to the wall defending, so now we're forced into it, we're not very good at it.

If I was Ralph I'd be telling them to press just inside our half.
 
Archers Road said:
Thing is, we almost never do backs to the wall defending, so now we're forced into it, we're not very good at it.

If I was Ralph I'd be telling them to press just inside our half.
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Not sure i agree - we had back to the wall pretty much with 11 players v Liverpool and we won 1-0. It wasnt like Pool had 10 players ahead of the ball.
 
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tomw24 said:
City in July was more backs to the wall. We can do it in the right scenario.
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Maybe so, but they are professionals, and they should be able to keep more shape. I’m not saying Ralph should go, far far far from it, but he doesn’t need to intervene and direct from the sidelines, and v Lei and tonight, he just looks like he is watching Nightmare on elm street as a 7 year old boy.
 
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