Fair play to you. You fought hard and didn't give up even at 3-1 down. You got everything you deserved. It is up to united to toughen up.
Was a dodgy refereeing decision that turned the tide in the game, however there is no excusing our capitulation. I think with all the poor results over the last year or so, this team has now become very fragile and even the slightest turn in momentum is all it takes for our players to crumble under the pressure. Fair play to Leicester, they never gave in and deserved what they got. We unfortunately deserved what we got, we need to be a lot tougher than that. We are seriously lacking leaders, particularly defensively
Six of the starting eleven weren't even at the club last season. Add to that the new manager and they should not be affected one iota by what's happened previously. It's no excuse, at all. People blamed Moyes the minute things went wrong so, while I wish every success for van Gaal and support him absolutely 100%, to lose at home to Swansea after managing to equalise and get back into the game and then lose 5-3 here after leading 3-1 is, quite frankly, ****ing piss poor and the coaching team have to take their share of the shambles we saw today. End of.
I'd like to add what a mistake it was making Rooney captain and seemingly now undropable. The captaincy was between him and van Persie and right now neither is a nailed on pick or deserving of an automatic place in the side. That said, I really have no clue as to who should have it. Jones maybe? If he could ever get fit.
That says it all really. The players crumbling under pressure following last season's woes, still applies to the defenders, in my opinion. I feel sorry for De Gea, the guy deserves better.
Blackett and Rojo? Not in last seasons team. Evans wasn't anything to do with the capitulation either. Smalling and Rafael maybe it could be blamed on a lack of confidence but I happen to think it's a lack of the requisite ability myself.
its alright fellas, looks like were getting relegated together see you guys in the championship next season
Evans and Smalling definitely because both were never on the level of Rio & Vidic in terms of stature or ability. The problem is that a defence works as a whole, more than the sum of its parts. If Evans and Smalling are affected, it will affect less experienced players around them. I really believe Blackett's confidence will become affected, if it isn't already. Rafael just doesn't know when to give up so you could have a fcking tornado going on around him and he'll still be diving in like a nutter. Mentally he is stronger than any of our defenders. Some may say that's partly the reason he's so rash. All things considered, I don't mind that part of his game. I think his performance today was more down to him only just returning after his injury, not being match fit, or match sharp. I don't believe he is the priority tbh. Put a solid defensive back pair next to him and he'll be fine.
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He'll have to play two holding midfielders away from home. That will mean dropping an attacking player and I think the choice is obvious, don't you Mr Van Persie?! As things stand we only have one centre half available for the next match!
6 penalties, 3 red cards. Mark clattenburgs last 3 united games. Not one outlet has mentioned this despite most of those decisions being wrong. He did however give us a corner that never was
Thank **** for WHAM. United have a **** defence. The RS have a ****..defence, midfield, and attack. They ensured my weekend wasn't totally ruined...
I'm surprised to see anti-Rooney comments... I thought the guy played with 100% passion, perfect Captain material? He may not have had a world beating game, but he was the one shouting at his team-mates to get their arse in gear, and he was the one running 70 yards to try and close down Vardy.
Anti Rooney comments? Me questioning the logic of making Rooney captain and therefore a nailed on pick is anti Rooney? Just **** off.
