Match Reaction vs United

[Bumble]

Don't think anyone thinks we need 3-4 top players in every position. We have had a very good start to the season, our best result in the league was possibly Swansea away. I expect us to win home games. The problem with the united game was very similar to many other united games, united didnt need to be top drawer to beat us. We do need a clinical striker, giroud fits really well into the way we play but he sometimes isn't selfish enough and misses opportunities in close games. Overall no one can complain about our start to the season, but we have been here before and its a long season. Be good to get walcott back though.

[Globalgunner]

Football fans are surely the most blinkered individuals in any walk of life. Someone said that Dortmund didn't create any good chances. REALLY!. I seem to remember Reus swinging at the ball just 2 feet from our goal line and missing.
The honest truth is that just like the Manchester game we were craps 1st half and better 2nd half. In neither game can you overwhelmingly say we were the better team. The differences that we one one and lost the other game.
Our record against United is absolutely atrocious. Call it the Fergie effect if you wish but he was in the directors box on Sunday. I still maintain that until we do better against City, Chelsea and even this crap Moyes United we will not win this PL.
Unless of course, if winning the league is not our objective, as some seem not to mind as long as they are winning the argument in their own minds.
In the big matches we always get found out, either due to tactics or eam selection, teams like West Brom can go to OT or Stamford bridge without fear. The only team we are prepared to shed blood against are the Spuds, and they really aren't our competitors for the league. If you keep making the argument that we can't compete with the moneyed clubs, then why even dream of winning the title, let's just stick either our 4th place championship, and keep hoping lady luck will nobble the big teams for us. Lack of money is not the reason why we fail, we have money, we just choose to spend it unwisely.

[The Ogg Monster]

Wenger spends money very wisely.

[Power n Glory]

Football fans are surely the most blinkered individuals in any walk of life. Someone said that Dortmund didn't create any good chances. REALLY!. I seem to remember Reus swinging at the ball just 2 feet from our goal line and missing.
The honest truth is that just like the Manchester game we were craps 1st half and better 2nd half. In neither game can you overwhelmingly say we were the better team. The differences that we one one and lost the other game.
Our record against United is absolutely atrocious. Call it the Fergie effect if you wish but he was in the directors box on Sunday. I still maintain that until we do better against City, Chelsea and even this crap Moyes United we will not win this PL.
Unless of course, if winning the league is not our objective, as some seem not to mind as long as they are winning the argument in their own minds.
In the big matches we always get found out, either due to tactics or eam selection, teams like West Brom can go to OT or Stamford bridge without fear. The only team we are prepared to shed blood against are the Spuds, and they really aren't our competitors for the league. If you keep making the argument that we can't compete with the moneyed clubs, then why even dream of winning the title, let's just stick either our 4th place championship, and keep hoping lady luck will nobble the big teams for us. Lack of money is not the reason why we fail, we have money, we just choose to spend it unwisely.

That’s not true. We’ve had seasons where we’ve beaten and taken points off the biggest clubs In the Prem but failed to beat the lower league teams and drop silly points. Losing away to Man Utd by 1 goal isn’t a title decider. We could probably lose/draw against City, Chelsea and Utd but stay within reach of the title if we manage to beat everyone below. Our rivals are dropping unexpected points against lower league teams and if we avoid that, we should be okay.

[Özim]

Got to agree about the Dortmund game, it was a great result and after the goal we improved dramatically and created a few chances, but before that they totally dominated and we could barely get out of our half (we defended very well admittedly) and on another day they might have scored which would have changed the game.

Against Man U it was more of the same, we didn't have a shot in the 1st half either and unfortunately for us they scored. I don't think it's great to start playing in the 2nd half, getting the 1st goal makes a big difference and if you don't get forward and create until the 2nd half more often than not you'll find yourself behind by the time you start going forward in the 2nd.

It's almost like we're intimidated by the bigger sides.

[Syn]

Little bit Chamakhy?

[Penguin]

Oh Ozil

[Syn]

I kind of expect that sort of thing. He can't stand getting hurt and if he properly went for it, Evra would've gone straight into his back. But straight after he had a brilliant opportunity to play Cazorla in on goal - an easy pass by his standards. Completely underhit it...those are the ones you want him making.

[Xhaka Can’t]

What the fuck is wrong with you people? He was coming down with flu or whatever that bug was. He was under the weather and he played accordingly.

The expectations of some here are ludicrous. He had a bad game. Big fucking deal. Also from the sounds of some here, he has been crap from day 1. That is simply wrong.

[Power n Glory]

I kind of expect that sort of thing. He can't stand getting hurt and if he properly went for it, Evra would've gone straight into his back. But straight after he had a brilliant opportunity to play Cazorla in on goal - an easy pass by his standards. Completely underhit it...those are the ones you want him making.

I'm not really sure he'd have been able to get a head to that one. It was whipped in fast from the look of things. The type of ball that was dropping over his shoulder. I think he got his timing wrong. Type of ball you want to control or poke your head out to the win the header if your sprinting at that sort of pace to make up the ground.